
With a slow step, Afsana walked, looking for the origin of the voice that had disturbed her since. Sobbing someone, Afsana approached the person who was in a corner of the room that was quite dark, the person hugged his knees and continued to sob, even his body to tremble.
Afsana ventured to touch the person's shoulder and looked up.
"Mary.." exclaimed in disbelief. Maria's hair was random, even many wounds all over her body. So horrible.
"What's wrong with you, Maria?" Afsana tries to touch Maria but Maria dodges. He looked at Afsana with reddened eyes, while tears flowed freely on his injured cheek. It was not a blow wound, but a terrible and disgusting wound. Afsana grimaced and even made her stomach churn and nausea.
"Medicine..."
"Aagghh"
"Afsana, what's wrong?"
Afsana blinked her eyes many times, adjusting to the light in her room. Afsana's breath hunted, cold sweat soaked her body. He looks around her.
"What's up, son?" once again her mother's voice made Afsana flinch.
"What time, Ummi?" asked Afsana while wiping the sweat on her forehead.
He's dreaming, Maria with terrible circumstances. How could? What was?
"Hour 11, why are you sleeping at this hour? Faraz was here, he bought you a cake"
"Sister Faraz here?" her mother nodded.
"You coming down?" asked his mother and Afsana nodded. His heart was still pounding because of the dream earlier, it was terrifying.
Downstairs, it turns out Faraz is still there. And Faraz throws a smile at the arrival of his beloved heart. But as Afsana approached, Faraz frowned looking at the pale-looking Afsana.
"What's up, Dek? You sick?" faraz asked worriedly and Afsana immediately shook her head.
"Like he was a nightmare, sleeping at this hour is not good" said Ummi.
"Don't think too much about it, it's just a sleeping flower" Faraz exclaimed, "I'm not buying you a cake"
Lita helped her daughter sit on the couch and then she herself left there because there was work she said. Faraz gave the cake to Afsana.
"Still, sister" said Afsana then tasted her cake.
"The same, dear" said Faraz.
"Darling... Dear. Remember, it's not halal" exclaimed Maryam who somehow just appeared.
Then Maryam sat down next to Afsana and enjoyed the cake.
"Sister, the two of them are not allowed you know, later on in the devil's seduction"
"There was Ummi, Marry. He's back a minute"
"The reason" accuses Maryam but then laughs amusedly and it makes Afsana tick at her.
"Yes, sister wants to go to the office" exclaimed Faraz then stood up, he rubbed Afsana's head and then pinched Maryam's cheek anxiously making Maryam glare at her.
"Today I don't have any activities, so I'll keep you here all day" Maryam told Afsana. Afsana was happy about it, but she still could not forget her dream.
"Marry, I actually had a dream, it was terrible" said Afsana.
"What dream?"
Afsana told her dream about Maria, and she felt it was very real, and also very terrible.
Maryam tried to comfort Afsana, saying it was just a sleeping flower, perhaps also because Afsana thought too much about Mary and Robert's words before dying. Kathy tried to think the same thing.
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In the middle of the night, Afsana wakes up because the dream is coming again.
Afsana even felt asphyxiation, and her body trembled, Afsana took out a bottle of water that was on the nightstand.
He sipped slowly, then took a breath and exhaled, trying to raise his pounding heartbeat.
The vibration of his cell phone back made Afsana jerked, quickly he took his cell phone and saw who sent a message in the middle of the night.
A look of calmness was seen on his face as he read the message.
Kak Faraz^^^^
^^^"Have you prayed at night?"^^^
Me
"Just wake up, brother"
Kak Faraz^^^^
^^^"Yes, evening prayer gih"^^
ME
"Sister, Ana's been having nightmares twice, Ana's scared"
Just now that the message was read, Faraz immediately called her, Afsana quickly answered her.
"What dream, Deck?" Faraz asked worriedly.
"Mary's Dream, Brother. It's been awful, twice already"
"Maybe you think too much of Maria, don't worry, Maria will be fine, Deck"
Faraz said he could not calm Afsana just like that, what else Robert who continued to beg even prostrate in front of him, it was as if taking the peace of Afsana's life. Now on top of that horrible dream, what exactly does that dream mean?
" Deck..." Faraz called him because Afsana never spoke.
"Tomorrow Ana and Maria?"
"Yes, let me pick you up. But in the afternoon, I have an important job"
"Yes, Ana'll take Maryam later"
"Yes, that's it, Assalamualaikum, brother"
"Greetings waalaikum"
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Hira still faithfully accompanied Mary who never realized, and he was very saddened by Robert's death. What he had to say to Maria later, if Maria knew her father had died, she would have been even more depressed.
And Faraz, Hira also knew, Faraz could make Mary endure, if Faraz would accept Mary, then Faraz could be Mary's strength.
But it felt too selfish, Faraz had done a lot for Maria, even financed all her treatment, Faraz also had a future wife.
Hira smiled wryly at the thought of it, Mary was a foreign woman in their life, but they were always there for Mary as if Mary were part of their family. I don't know what their hearts are made of.
"Milk..." Hira looks up and Maryam appears with Afsana.
"Hi.." said Hira and he smiled stiffly at Afsana who was just in his acquaintance "You want to look at Mary"
"Let's take care of him, if you want to go home or rest, whatever. We can replace it" Afsana said with her sweet smile.
"But you're sick too, Afsana"
"What do I do" replied Afsana reassuringly. Hira has to go home. Her parents must be worried because now Hira is more often in the hospital.
"Yes, thank you. I have to go home" Hira replied. Afsana and Maryam nodded.
Mary was still lying unconscious, and seeing Mary, Afsana recalled her dream. But he tried to make it happen, as Faraz said, it was just a sleeping flower, and perhaps Afsana thought too much of Mary.
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The doctor called Faraz into his room to discuss Maria's condition.
Doctors said Maria's body was getting weaker, while the bruises on her brain widened even more than doctors expected.
The operation must be re-done. And if Maria is still in this weak condition, then Maria could have lost her life during the surgery later, but if the surgery is not done, then the bruises will get worse, the more severe, and that was the same as making Mary die slowly.
"So, what am I supposed to do, Doc?"
"We have to treat Maria first, until she's better, we can only pray that everything is okay and we have to have a second surgery soon"
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Faraz tells of Mary's condition to Maryam and Afsana. The two girls were very sad.
"It's strange, sister" exclaimed Maryam "We fought to die for Mary's life, but Mary herself did not want to live and instead wanted to die"
"But we have to keep helping her, Deck. If Mary dies, then Mary dies by suicide, and we know it's a great sin and her place in hell. While Mary is now our brethren, we must help her as much as possible to spare her from the wrath of God"
Afsan arrived to stand up and took his crutches after hearing Faraz's words, he entered into Mary's ward, he walked up to Mary's ward and gently stroked Mary's head.
"Don't die under these circumstances, Maria" Afsana exclaimed softly.
Afsana remembered her dream, and she also remembered the words Robert, right only Faraz can make her survive?
"Sister Faraz here, Maria. He's always there for you, at least, hang on to him. Because he loves you"
"Afstana?" faraz exclaimed with perfectly glaring eyes, not believing what Afsana had told Maria.
Afsana turned to Faraz who was at the doorstep, and Afsana was already in tears. It hurts to say that to Maria, but if with that Maria can survive, then Afsana is okay to do it.
Maryam who heard that couldn't believe it either.
Maryam immediately led Afsana out of the room.
"What are you saying, An?" ask Maryam not to believe it. Afsana was sitting in a chair and she was crying.
"I dream, Marry. Maria in a dark room, with terrible wounds all over her body"
"It was just a dream, Afsana." cried Faraz annoyed.
"But what if it's a clue, brother? And Faraz himself said, if Maria dies, then she dies by suicide. And we know it's a big sin and God will be angry at it, but maybe God will be more angry at us, because we can help him, but we don't help him"
"What are you talking about, Ana?" maryam asked while sitting next to Afsana.
"Marry, Maria loves Faraz very much, so Brother Faraz can be his strength to survive, he can be a reason for Maria to survive"
"But sister doesn't love her, Afsana. And you couldn't pick her out just out of pity"
"It's not just pity, brother. But it helps two souls out of the darkness"
"Enough, Afsana. You are making your sister dizzy" cried Faraz with a stifled growl. He never thought about what Afsana was talking about.
"Sister Faraz..." Afsana tried to stand up despite the slight difficulty. He stood in front of Faraz.
"If you want to accept her, be her strength, then she has a second chance to live and live a better life, you can guide her to the path of God, sister. Brother can help two souls, brother"
"But what about you, Afsana?" sela Maryam's. With tears in her eyes, Afsana said
"I can still have Brother Faraz as my brother, like I used to. But Maria doesn't have anyone, all she's got is her love, and it's just Brother Faraz"
"An... We can help Mary in other ways" cried Faraz "Sister loves you, and brother can't lose you"
"We can still have each other as brother and sister" Afsan replied quickly "And in what other way can we help Maria?" afsana asked with a sob and Faraz certainly could not answer, because the Doctor had done everything for Maria but Maria still did not show any progress.
"We can't take decisions like this for granted, our extended family knows you love each other, they're happy and excited waiting for your marriage. We should talk to them, and ask what we should do next" Maryam said.
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Tbc...