
Nabila looked at Rehan, "I picked up the phone for a second huh bang?" pamit Nabila while walking away to the corner of the balcony.
Rehan only nodded his head while smiling flatly.
"Hallo,, Assalamu'alaikum," said Salam Nabila ahead of the caller.
"Wa'alaikumsalam Bill, it's me" replied Hendra from the other end of the phone. "Bill, how are you? Sorry, just got in touch with you now." continued Hendra in a raucous voice.
"My news is good mas," answered Nabila briefly.
"Huh,," was heard on the other end of the phone where Hendra exhaled strongly, as if there was a heavy burden currently on his pelvis. "Bill, before, I apologized, because I knew I must have hurt you," paused his words, "I'm Bill's philandering, and I have to take responsibility for what I've done."
Nabila was still silent,,,
"Bill," called Hendra gamang when from earlier Nabila did not respond to his words at all.
"Yes, I'm still horrified" said Nabila flat.
"Next week Saras and I will get married," Hendra momentarily fell silent, "we invite you to attend the wedding later," he continued. "You can come, can't you, Bill?" asked Hendra expectantly.
"Yes, God willing I am present" still tried to answer as calmly as possible, though tears had run down her soft cheeks. After a moment of silence Nabila immediately hung up the phone and with all her might held her sobs to be inaudible, causing her back to shake.
Rehan who had been trying to steal his hearing while observing Nabila who was receiving a call, immediately realized what was happening with the girl. Rehan rushed over to Nabila and gently patted the girl's shoulder to channel a little strength, so that Nabila felt calmer.
"Sorry, if you want you can tell me to just share your burden, like I told you" Rehan said softly.
"When she turned around and looked at Rehan with a sad look and a puffy face, "i'm okay, I'm not, '" she said with a forced smile.
"But your eyes can't lie Bill, Bill," Rehan said, staring into Nabila's bead, as if to reveal that he cares about the girl.
Getting such a gaze made Nabila's cries break, her body trembling withstanding the tightness held in her chest.
Rehan swiftly took Nabila to sit back on the bench they had occupied, he leaned Nabila's head on his shoulder, "don't you tell yourself, cry as much as you do on my shoulder," while gently rubbing the back of Nabila's hand.
"Actually I have prepared my heart and mentality since two months ago," said Nabila in between sobs, "but still it hurts bang," he said, pilu, his tears were still pouring down Rehan's clothes. "Four years we've been in a relationship and even got to the engagement stage," still sobbing, "but I can't believe he's cheating on me with my best friend."
"Huh,," Rehan said, exhaling violently, "do you think a man like that deserves to be mourned?" rehan's question seemed to slap Nabila.
Hearing Rehan's words, Nabila stopped her crying, rubbed the rest of her tears violently and looked at Rehan with sadness. "Abang right, a man like him does not deserve my cry," he said softly while looking down deeply, "weeks I tried to make it clear, and indeed I can stay strong, but..." Nabila stopped his words.
"Why?" while looking gently at Nabila.
"I am sad because I have disappointed my parents and my family in the village, they must be very embarrassed to know I failed to get married" she said with a bright look far ahead.
"Bill, you still want your words, which comfort me when I'm sad?" Rehan reminded, "God will not test His creatures beyond his limits, rest assured there must be wisdom behind all the trials of life," while smiling warmly trying to encourage Nabila
"And did you realize that you weren't actually the one who got dumped?" looking at Nabila with a seductive look.
"I mean brother?" while knitting his brows did not understand.
"There's someone who snatched you away from her," still with a smile and Nabila's teasing gaze.
"Say bang, don't be kidding, Nabila doesn't understand," said Nabila curiously.
"I have seized you with my prayers" he said straightforwardly, "you know Bill, you know,,, after the death of my sister I always prayed to Him to be given a kindly angel who sincerely loved us, me and my son,," stopped his words for a moment while looking in Nabila's bead of eyes, "and when I first met you, I no longer mentioned the angel, but I immediately called it by name because I already knew the name of the angel."
Nabila frowned still did not understand the direction of Rehan's conversation.
"With His way of keeping you from him, and then meeting you with me and my son unintentionally, are you able to understand?" rehan asked while playing both eyebrows.
Nabila who began to understand the direction of Rehan's goal suddenly laughed, "ih, bang Rehan gombal deh," he said sulking.
"Kok kombal anyway," while scratching his head that does not itch.
For a moment the atmosphere became silent,,,
"When did your ex get married?" rehan asked to break the silence.
"Next week bang," replied Nabila flat.
"Would you come?" search Rehan curious.
"God willing," replied Nabila quietly.
"I'm anterine yes," Pinta Rehan, "and there's no rejection," Rehan half-forced.
"Hmmm,," Nabila muttered only in response to Rehan's request.
"For a long time we talked, knew and entered the dhuhur time," while glancing at the watch on his right wrist. "Suk yuk, we worship," and immediately rose from his seat which was followed by Nabila.
Rehan held back his steps and turned to face Nabila, "i will seize your heart with a do'a," he said softly and smiled with his hands gently rubbing the head of Nabila covered in hijab.
Nabila just smiled and shook his head, and immediately followed Rehan's steps inside.
\_\_\_ There must be wisdom behind all the events that happen to us, then think well to Allah \_\_\_ (Rehan)