Rainbow for Aqila
About Taste

"Dad, why is grandpa sad?" Joseph and Devan, who had been watching them in the back, asked his father

Devan wiped off the end of his watery eyes, and smiled at the son he was carrying

"Grandfather is not sad he is happy, because Aunty Qilla has recovered, and can return home in Indonesia"

"Now we're in?"

"Say he went out and called Grandpa and Aunty Qilla to eat, why come in again?"

"Later on, they haven't finished talking" Yusuf just nodded, asking no questions as usual

"What does Aqila think about rainbows?" Aqila furrowed her brows for a moment

"The rainbow is something beautiful, colorful but only temporary, it comes after the rain and the storm pass"

"Why did you ask?"

"Did Aqila not remember anything about rainbows?"

Rainbows

Those words were familiar to Aqila, as she tried to recall them even harder, pain assaulted her head

"Shhhh"

"Don't force it" Papa Arya stroked his daughter's head slowly

"You'll soon get a phone call" Aqila nodded slowly, and looked up at the sky filled with millions of stars

He looked forward and saw Reynald waving from across the street

"Papa, Aqila let Reynald's house go for a second!" Papa Arya who was not far from there nodded, it seems like he got an important call

"Why?"

"Let's see Orion more clearly" Reynald pointed to the sky and one of the constellations that formed there

"Come on!" aqila replied in spirit, the two men ran towards Reynald's house, and immediately climbed on the rooftop of the house, there was a complete telescope installed, Aqila did not expect Reynald turned out to be so fond of space

He often invites Aqila to see the stars and teach her various types of constellations, which is what makes Aqila feel not alone in this country, in fact, he was already so familiar with Reynald's parents, especially his mother who is indeed a native descendant of Indonesian people

"The sky looks so dark"

"Because now there are more and more lights and tall buildings" Aqila nodded in understanding

"Orion can be seen with the naked eye, but it is more beautiful with a telescope"

"I want to see her again" Aqila crouched down equalizing her height with that telescope and closed her one eye to see more clearly

"There's ufo" he said suddenly

"Where there is, it's a plane" Reynald replied with a slight laugh

"Well, there's a shooting star" he said again, Reynald looked up to notice

"I've told you several times, it's a meteor" Reynald replied

"Let's make a request" Aqila said staring at Reynald, the girl raised her hand and rubbed her face

"Do you believe in such a thing?" Reynald laughed a little

"I only believe in my god, but what's wrong is that it's not a detrimental investment" Reynald secretly smiled and raised his hand slowly as Aqila refocused on the telescope

"Valisha I want to say something" Reynald said, from a tone that sounded quite serious

"What?" Aqila looked at the man

"I'm..."

"Aqila"

"Aunty Qilla" the voice of the father and Joseph called out to him, Aqila saw the two waving towards her

"Well, I'll say it tomorrow, go home"

"Thank you Reynald, I'll see you tomorrow"

"Hmmm, equally"

Reynald saw the girl leave from the rooftop, Aqila again waved her hand when she reached the bottom, Reynald smiled and waved his hand back until the girl entered his house

Reynald stared at the night sky with the naked eye, the sky that looked dark because of the many lights that shone. Who is Aqila?, the first time he met he only considered Aqila a lunatic who was bored with life, but got to know the girl closer, more and more, he knew little about the personality and hobbies of the girl who often painted, Aqila also gave a painting of herself as a gift on her birthday yesterday

Unknowingly, the closer he got to the girl, the more feelings grew in his heart, more than just the word friend, love. The feeling that comes without can be prevented, because often they are together either to walk in the park, read books in the library, or see the stars like what they did just now

"Maybe I have you?" he muttered slowly, unfortunately he forgot his status, if he and Aqila would never be able to be together

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"Naufal, can I talk to you for a second?" Naufal was about to go check on the development of his new restaurant branch, he turned his head as Abi Umar approached him

"Kyai Uthman is in the hospital, can you see him later after coming home from there? We were all gone yesterday, he said he wanted to see you, can you see him for a minute?"

"God can do it"

"Be careful on the road, son"

"Naufal goes first abi, Assalamu'alaikum"

"Wa'alaikumussalam"

Abi umar looked at Naufal's departure, he held his chest, there was a little bit of tightness there, he was confused now, between guilt, pity, and thinking about how the relationship between the families in the future

In the afternoon, Naufal finished praying and went to visit Kyai Uthman in the hospital, as soon as he opened the room he saw Fadila, ummi and his ashes were talking

"Assalamu'alaikum"

"Wa'alaikumussalam" answered the three men simultaneously

"Naufal, I don't think you're coming"

"I happened to come home this way too" Naufal kissed Kyai Uthman's hand and cupped his hand in front of Fadila and Umi Zahwa, Fadila's mother. He placed the fruit parcel he carried on the nightstand next to the gurney

"Not bothering to bring something, you just come we're very happy"

"No hassle at all" replied Naufal with a small smile

"How's your restaurant doing now?"

"Thank God, God has made it easy to move forward as it is now"

"You are indeed a hardworking man, praying will not be enough but also your efforts that make it like that" Naufal only smiled lightly in response

"How is Mr Kyai? What did the doctor say?"

"The condition of his kidneys is getting worse, abi blood pressure sometimes suddenly rises" replied Fadila, Kyai Uthman was declared suffering from kidney failure six months ago, so he must routinely wash blood according to the schedule prescribed by the doctor, because his kidneys are no longer able to filter toxins and process body fluids

"Pak Kyai don't think too much, just focus on Mr. Kyai's recovery"

"I'm just thinking about Fadila right now, she's my only daughter, I want to see her get married before I leave"

"Don't talk about it now" Umi Zahwa disliked hearing her husband's words as well as Fadila's

"Abi" Fadila shook her head, feeling bad to see Naufal here

"What's wrong? Abi just wants to see abi's daughter in the hands of a good man"

Kyai Uthman clasped Naufal's hand and stared at the man

"May I ask you a favor, son?" naufal's feelings started to get bad at hearing that

"What do you ask for, kyai sir?"

"Will you take care of Fadila and guide her?"