Rainbow Blanketed Clouds
Building From a Common Starting Point

Zidan hasn't been able to parse the embarrassment of Cloud's question a few minutes ago. After leaving the cafe, the white Toyota Calya he drove to a nearby bookstore. 

A cloud followed behind Zidan entering the bookstore, watching the bookshelves he passed by.  

“Why do you do it here?” That question was not answered by Zidan. The young man chose to walk towards an end-of-the-line bookshelf, with the faithful Cloud walking behind him. 

“Kakak can learn from here.” Zidan handed me a book. 

Clouds also grabbed the book given by her sister-in-law with a thin frown on her forehead. There were a few questions that suddenly popped into his mind. “What book is this, Dek?” 

“In the book there are all the answers to my sister's questions in the cafe. There is a guide as well, so Brother Awan can learn from there.” 

The smile of the sumringah was engraved in the corner of the lips of the Clouds. Once again Zidan saved himself by giving an enlightenment, so there was no need to ask Ahmad's father. Embarrassed? For sure. 

“Thank you, Deck! Sorry brother can not be a good husband for your sister.” 

“Insyaa Allah Kak Awan. Hijrah is how to change the intention to improve yourself for God, not just to be a worthy husband for Kak Pelangi.” 

Pensive clouds. Thinking in the heart of his hijrah. To the Creator or simply to be worthy of the Rainbow. And Zidan can read the look on his sister-in-law's face. 

“Kak Clouds, humans are still able to give a sense of disappointment and leave their fellow humans, but not with God. For this love is man who loves God. Achieve the love of God, then all the inhabitants of heaven and earth will love you.” 

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With a still-shrinking step, the Clouds entered the room. The rainbow was performing the Maghrib prayer when her husband arrived home.

After the prayer, Rainbow smiled to find the Clouds sitting on the edge of the bed staring at him. 

“Mas are home?” 

“Newly.” 

"Have you prayed Maghrib?"

"Alhamdulillah." Before returning home, Awan and Zidan stopped by the mosque for Maghrib prayers.  

The rainbow opened the face and tidied it up, then he put it on the dressing table. He also took off the hair pigtails, so that his shiny black long hair was beautifully scattered. 

“Do not tie!” clouds said as Rainbow pulled her hair back. “Leave it first, I like to see it.” 

A smile on her lips Rainbow welcomed her husband's hand. The clouds pulled him slowly until he sat by his side. While her hands were caressing the hair, each strand felt very soft and fragrant. 

And the one thing that Awan liked the most, whenever he treated the Rainbow affectionately, his cheeks would become red which he then tried to hide by lowering his gaze. 

“So remove the tattoo?” 

“According to Zidan it is not necessary if in the process it causes pain and injury to the skin.” The clouds grasped the Rainbow fingers and linked them together. “But you yourself how? You okay if on my back there is a tattoo?” 

“Thank you, Hunny.” The clouds kissed the back of his wife's hand. “Actually there is something I want to say.” 

“Something.” 

“Tomorrow I'll work back.” 

The rainbow looked straight at her husband. “But Mas has not been able to walk long without tools.” 

“It's okay. Mostly in the office sitting. I have been on leave anyway. You're not afraid that if I get fired, you can have an unemployed husband.” The Cloud's speech made the Rainbow chuckle. How could a cloud of Wisnu Dewanto fear being unemployed, even though his parents have a large company. It was the clouds who were stubborn and always refused to join Fery's father's company. “Why laugh?” 

“You're funny, Mas.” 

"Funny what the hell?" He chuckles. "Oh yeah, I want to say something too."

The rainbow nodded in response. 

“If you agree, how about we go back home. It's been three months since our house was empty. I want to open a new page with you in our house. Start the journey from scratch again to form a family of sakinah, mawaddah, and warahmah.” 

The taste of haru filled the heart of Rainbow. Which woman is unhappy when her husband walks towards goodness every day. “I'll go wherever Mas take me.” 

The two stared at each other for a while. Until the attention of the rainbow is distracted by an object that is on the side of the husband. "What book is that, Mom?"

The clouds were startled, then reflexively hid his book under the pillow. "Not a book."

The clouds wanted to hide. However, seeing the eyes full of asked Rainbow made him unable to hide anything. "I'm ashamed to ask my father. So, Zidan suggested reading this book."

The rainbow face also blushed. He knew very well what book the Clouds were hiding.

"I'm sorry. Until now has not given an inner living that has become your right. Maybe it's a sin, but I still feel too dirty to come into contact with you."

Rainbow speechless.

"I will feel more sinful if I give you your due carelessly without good knowledge."

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The rainbow is asleep at night, but not so with the clouds. Sitting in a chair with lighting from a study lamp, he read sheet after sheet of books Zidan gave.

His face was flushed in the darkness.

God, it turns out that there are also prayers, right?

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