My Old Star
#109 Star Libra
"Honey let's go home now!" Arfan wakes up soft Mentari who has fallen asleep, somehow his room at home becomes the most comfortable place for Arfan to wade through dreams, and, though the club used to be the most liked place by him so he felt reluctant to go home to Grandma because it would definitely be asked about marriage.
Mentari squirms and grabs the blanket, it's ten o'clock in the evening. The sleepiness that Mentari felt suddenly disappeared because he was unwilling to make Arfan uncomfortable to rest.
"I'll wash my face for a second, brother." Mentari went into the bathroom and soon she came back to her husband.
They say goodbye to the club residents who are still outside their rooms, Zaki and Tomi are still chatting casually in front. Zaki also looks like he will return to the club but is stopped because Steven who has fallen asleep wakes up and calls himself.
"It looks like you should stay here Za" Arfan patted Zaki on the shoulder.
Zaki took a breath and exhaled back, "I'll learn to be a good Dad to Stev."
He breezed into Steven's room and accompanied the boy to sleep again.
Arfan and Mentari are already on their way home, the weather tonight looks quite bright a lot of stars scattered in the sky adding to the beautiful atmosphere of the night even though the moon still looks shy peeking out from behind the clouds, they did not expect that the sky would be as bright as this when this afternoon until the afternoon the black clouds wrestled into one dripping droplets of rain in groups even lightning struck so violently splitting the sky.
The power of the Creator of nature is incomparable, man should always be grateful because nature with all its contents was created for man. Unparalleled pleasure is given as a testament to His love for the millions of people who live on the vast earth of God.
The sun peeked at the star from behind the window of the car, "Look at it so beautiful, the Libra star is a kite!"
"Can you calculate the extent?"
"If I knew the diagonal and also the length of the sides I'd be able to calculate it, but this is the universe of Kak that we can't measure using a man-made ruler."
"Are you right, baby, should we always be grateful?"
"Thankful it is an obligation, Brother, God has given a gift that is unmatched even a treasure can never replace every favor that God bestows on us humans."
"I'm grateful to have you dear Mentari!" Arfan looked at his wife closely while still watching the road.
"If you leave tomorrow, then remember that I will always wait for you to come back!"
Mentari hugged Arfan's arm and leaned on the man's shoulder, if she could choose she wanted to always be with her husband without having to go anywhere or if they had to go they could go together, it's just that Mentari knows if Arfan's burden this time is quite heavy in addition to soon going to the semester exam for his students, he also has to pay attention to the children while practicing, he also has to pay attention to the children while practicing, set a strategy and of course think financially for the continuity of the club until he can no longer think of the company Grandma.
Arfan can even check company reports at night, plus prepare exam questions. Arfan often has to be willing to sleep late at night because he has to finish his business at once.
"I'm sorry, brother, if my existence adds weight to your life."
"Don't ever say that again baby, you're not a burden but a place to lean on my soul and body when I'm tired."
Mentari held a hug in her husband's hand until she fell asleep unconsciously.
Arfan for the umpteenth time must carry Mentari into the house because he always could not wake Mentari by seeing his face so peaceful when sleeping.
Arfan put Mentari's body on the bed and covered her.
Arfan took his laptop and started working on his job, checked the email that Arman sent him and researched every number by number listed there, marking the part that was lacking or needed an explanation from the sender of the report. Plus Arfan still has to check the tasks that have been done by his students, providing value that is in accordance with the results of their work.
Arfan is tired but the responsibility that makes him must survive in every thing he has to face. Not to mention the responsibility as a husband who has taken a girl from the shoulders of his parents to be given a living and guided to become a pious wife.
Mentari saw Arfan's laptop still lying on the table, "Sir Arfan must have been overtime again last night!" think Mentari.
Mentari rushed to fetch water for morning prayers then went to the kitchen to make Arfan breakfast.
Arfan returned from the mosque and went again to jog with already wearing sports clothes complete with a small towel in his hand, actually Mentari wanted to come along but he did not dare to say it to Arfan. Breakfast was ready, he arranged the food on the table and then climbed back into his room to take a shower.
Mentari came out of the bathroom and found Arfan already in their room, "Since when was Kak Arfan here, hadn't you gone for a jog?" Mentari thought astonished because Arfan was waiting for him. Mentari hesitated to approach for fear if it was just an illusion.
"Here baby!" Arfan patted the side edge of the bed next to him, but Mentari was still hesitant to approach.
"Don't be afraid, I'm your husband. You must be wondering why I'm so quick to get back from jogging?"
Mentari nodded, "I remembered something so I went back home. Sit here!"
Arfan reached into his pants pocket, took something from the inside and gave it to Mentari.
"It's wear for your purposes when out of town later, I let you go even though yesterday I said that I would give an answer after checking your content, but I've thought about it carefully, better go now and go home faster!"
"I feel your words are right Mentari, when you delay your departure it will further bulge your stomach and it will make you sure to have trouble when you have to do many things, I can't always be by your side. So I don't want to be a selfish man who for my own sake has to make you miserable later."
"This take it and use it as you please because the limits are unlimited!" Arfan gave a card to Mentari.
"So I can't accept it, I still have money for my education, I think my scholarship is more than enough for my college!"
"I am your husband and I am obligated to give you a living both born and inner, do not reject it because every month I always add the contents even when you do not want to accept it though."
"But Sis...,"
"Thank you baby, I'll take a shower. Wait for me, we have breakfast together!"
Arfan went into the bathroom, turned on the water and flushed his body. He cried with the water so as not to be heard by anyone to cover up how fragile his heart was without Mentari by his side.
Arfan is actually still not willing to let Mentari go, but for the sake of the future Mentari he should be able to toughen up for some time in the future without his wife.
Mentari himself waited for Arfan outside while flipping through the cards that Arfan gave him.
"Do I have to use it?" Mentari felt a dilemma, he knew Arfan was in need of a big enough fee for the club but why did Arfan give all that to him?
"Honey let's have breakfast, I'm hungry and have to go to college!"
Mentari made a sigh because he did not know if Arfan was standing in front of him, "O Allah Brother, I was shocked."
"Let's have breakfast because in the next few days I'll miss your cooking dear."
"Aren't you nauseous in the morning?"
Arfan shook his head when in fact Arfan was holding the turmoil inside him so that he did not let him look still experiencing morning sickness in front of Mentari and he did not want if Mentari saw him then Mentari would undo his departure out of town.