
"Where's maryam?" amar asked his grandmother who was eating his breakfast, and he did not find his wife there when they usually always had breakfast together.
"Well, you guys got a problem?" granny asked Amy and Amar could only sigh heavily. Since dawn, Maryam had not spoken to Amar. If asked just nod or shake.
And Granny Amy already suspected there must be a problem, because Maryam who went straight to campus in the morning without breakfast first, Maryam's face also looks different from usual.
"You must be causing trouble" Granny Amy accused. Amar who was neatly ready to go to work, even though his intention was to take Maryam herself to the campus as an apology.
"I didn't accidentally snap Maryam last night"
"Why?" granny asked Amy and she looked surprised and also did not accept Amar's treatment.
"Maryam met her in prison without my knowledge, I hate that"
"But you can speak well, Amar. Maryam is not a dissident woman, if you speak well she will surely obey your orders"
"I know, I'm just out of control, I'm afraid that if Maryam is close to that woman, she could be harmed as well"
"You better apologize to Maryam, her face looks different this morning"
"I've apologized so many times"
"Are you just yelling at her or doing something else?"
"I... I accidentally grabbed her shoulder hard"
"Astaghfirullah, Amar..." Granny Amy looks disappointed with her granddaughter's "Don't play physical, Amar. Have you forgotten how the Maryam family raised Maryam? There was no violence, even they never snapped at him"
"I'm really sorry" said Amar "Yes, I went to the office first"
Amar left after kissing her grandmother's hand, again a new thing that she did only after marriage, what else is the cause if not Maryam, Maryam always said goodbye and would kiss Granny Amy's hand when she was about to leave or go home. He did that to Amar as his husband.
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Faraz and Hubab took Afsana to the hospital to check her legs. Afsana who walks on crutches occasionally grimaces in pain.
After the examination, the doctor said it had improved a little, still had to do a routine examination and when Afsana asked when it could be fully recovered, the doctor instead said five to six months, of course making Afsana sad, because he can't go back to his pesantren.
"Actually, later we can check again, if you want to go back to school, it does not matter if the swelling has healed and the pain is reduced, as long as not to walk and stand. Do not go up and down stairs. The core must be really heart so that your bones re-integrate and there is no bending"
Afsana was immediately gloomy to hear that, but Faraz immediately comforted her.
"What the hell, Deck. Don't be sad, I'm sure you won't have to repeat again next year"
"But the next exam is three months away, sister" whined Afsana.
"In two months time maybe you can come back" continued the doctor who immediately made Afsana sparkle "I will try to do my best for your recovery, but once I remind, I will, it's not healed completely. Your bones are still not perfectly fused, you still have to continue using crutches. And also still have to keep checking, is it possible in your boarding school?"
"Can" Afsana replied "I mean, I can apply for a license to go to the hospital"
"That's good" cried the doctor who also looked happy because he saw Afsana who looked excited.
"Thank you very much, Doctor" cried Hubab.
After the examination, they prepared to go home, at the exit, Afsana was surprised to see a girl and some nurses who brought the girl with a banker and wounded, a girl familiar to Afsana.
"Maria.." cried Afsana who surprised Faraz because Faraz was busy calling.
"Marya?" faraz and Afsana asked, pointing to the patient being taken.
"What's wrong?" ask Hubab.
"That, Bi. Maria, Afsana clay Maria earlier, her assistant Kak Faraz that you know"
"Yes, Abi remembered. You may have seen it wrong"
"Well, she's Maria, maybe she was in an accident. Sis, let's find out" Afsana's pinta, and Faraz nodded, to see if it was Maria, Faraz contacted Hira, but he did not answer.
While Faraz, Afsana, and Hubab try to find the person Afsana means.
Faraz's phone rang, and it turned out to be Hira.
"Sir, Maria is in the hospital" Hira said directly across the phone. Of course Faraz was surprised, it turned out that Afsana was right.
"I'm also in the hospital, Hira. Last time Afsana saw Maria who said she was hurt, where were you?"
Hira immediately told Maria's nursery.
"Afsana, it's Maria. You go home with Uncle. Let sister Maria see first" Faraz exclaimed to Afsana, but Afsana seemed to dislike Faraz's request, she looked jealous. Realizing that, Faraz chuckled amusedly, making Afsana glare.
"But I had an important meeting with Bilal and our business partner, Abi went home first and what's it?" hubab and Afsana asked.
"Let Ana come home with me, Uncle" continued Faraz and Hubab nodded and left.
Faraz and Afsana find Hira wandering in front of a room.
Hira seemed very worried and frightened, then he saw Faraz and Afsana coming.
"How are things?" ask Faraz
"It's still a doctor" Hira replied.
"What's going on? Why did Maria have an accident?"
"He jumped from the second floor of his house, he was really depressed"
"Astaghfirullah" murmured Afsana "But why did Mary do that?" further did he see Maria who seemed to turn into a Muslim woman, then Afsana looked at Faraz "Is it because Faraz refused her feelings?" afsana's great-grandson made Faraz sigh heavily.
"Astaghfirullah, no, Dek. He has other problems" Faraz said. And Afsana believes it.
Then the Doctor came out, Hira immediately asked Maria's condition.
The doctor said Maria's condition was still keritis, she had a brain injury and had to undergo surgery immediately.
Then the doctor asked who was Mary's guardian, or who was in charge of Mary. Hira looked at Faraz with a pleading gaze. And of course that makes Afsana more confused.
"I'll be in charge, Doctor" exclaimed Faraz later.
"Sister?" Afsana looked at Faraz in disbelief "Why should Big Brother? Doesn't he still have a father"
"His father is in prison, Dek" replied Faraz who once again made Afsana surprised.
"And her fetus?" ask Hira.
"Fetus?" screeched Afsana and once again looked at Faraz.
"Not the big brother, honey" Faraz insisted "Do you think the big brother would do that?" Afsana of course immediately shook her head.
"It's a miracle, despite bleeding, but the fetus is fine. So you have to do the surgery immediately, and take care of the administration, sir"
"Yes" replied Faraz.
Afsana still does not understand what happened, what else is why Faraz should be responsible to Maria.
"I'll explain later, honey. Do you believe in the same brother?" Afsana nodded, of course she believed Faraz.
Then Faraz took care of his administration, and a Doctor came, giving a letter of declaration that the operation was carried out with the consent of his guardian, and Faraz came to him as the party responsible for Maria.
Afsan and Hira were sitting in the waiting room, the two of them did not know each other, so were not involved in any calculations.
What else Hira feels Afsana has a special relationship with Faraz, seen from how Faraz treats her and talks to her.
Then Faraz came, and he sat down beside Afsana.
Faraz began to tell her what happened to Maria, this was even the second time Maria tried to kill herself. Faraz said he helped Maria only as a form of her sympathy and humanity, because she did not have anyone else. What else is his father in prison for killing the man who had impregnated Maria.
Afsana was shocked, sympathetic, and saddened by what happened to Mary. But suddenly a question came to his mind.
"Is that why Brother Faraz rejected Mary and accepted me?"
"Astaghfirullah, Afghanistan..." Faraz stared in disbelief at Afsana "Afsana, Brother did have a crush on Maria and it was a long time ago, and if brother did love her, then sister would definitely accept him under any circumstances, no matter what, what's more now he's already a Muslim, and regrets his past. Brother will definitely accept her and the fetus that is in her womb. But she rejected him because she did not love him. Brother accepted you because sister loves you, Afsana. It may even be that love existed long before sister knew Maria, it's just that sister was very insensitive, not aware of her, sister just realized her when she heard you accident, sister was very afraid of losing you"
Afsana glazed through the glass to hear Faraz's long explanation. And it dismissed her thinking that Faraz rejected Mary because of Mary's circumstances.
"Even Mary has often said, there is no way a sister continues to praise a sister, brother mumujimu because brother loves you, and again, sister dengga sensitive to it. When everyone objected that you were educated in Lebanon, not only did you object, but you obviously forbid you, because you wanted to stay away from you, and maybe even by that time you already love your sister"
"Ana believes" Ana whispered while removing one tear from the corner of her eye.
Faraz smiled happily at Afsana's reply.
"Thank you, honey. And whatever you do to Maria, because you care about her, even if it's anyone else, you'll do the same"
Hira who heard the conversation of the lovers was touched to see his second love, touched to look better Faraz, touched by Afsan who always wanted to understand, but also there was a sense of pity for Maria.
Hira only hopes, one day, that Mary will get a man as good as Faraz, who will love Mary sincerely.
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Tbc...