
After thinking long enough, Zuena finally accepted Adam's invitation to go to the hospital to visit Ahtar, none other than the doctor who handles Adam's disease.
It did not take long for a Zuena to stare at her appearance, just by polishing her face a little with some makeup that was not too noticeable and also puckered her hair upwards. While his clothes only wear long levis pants and also a black teen-style t-shirt.
“You are not wrong to wear this kind of clothes to the hospital and meet with Doctor Ahtar? What if there will be his family, for example his father so.” Adam saw Zuena's clothes from head to toe.
“Do I have to change my appearance just because there are them or meet them. I don't want insecure, I want to. so myself.”.
“Already! Are we going to the hospital or not?”
“Be! Time yes no, pity Doctor Ahtar.”
“Ya already, come on! Old highly.”
Adam does not care about Zuena's clothes anymore, now he enters the car that is supported by Zuena's personal bodyguard. Shortly thereafter the car was driven at moderate speed.
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“Abi, pray dzuhur later Ahtar want to be makmum. Abi, can you.. help Ahtar to the bathroom?”
Yulian nodded, as a father he was happy when he saw his son who was never negligent as human obligations while in the world.
Even though Ahtar can't stand for too long at least he still wants to pray five times. And as a father who wanted to always teach kindness and duty, Yulian helped Ahtar to the bathroom.
“Wash your face first, son. Wash your face first, clean your mouth and after that new ablution. Let Abi help!”
“Ha... ha... Abi is not disgusted when helping Ahtar brush his teeth like this?”
As soon as Yulian turned his head, he looked at Ahtar, shaking his head slowly. Yulian had never imagined that Ahtar would say that. But Yulian only replied with a smile.
The prayer of four rakaats during the day has now been performed by Yulian as Imam and Ahtar as makmum.
Allah is All-Forgiving and Allah SWT also allows His people to lay down their bodies while performing the five-time prayer obligation if His servants are completely unable to stand and sit.
Degs...
‘Oh... God! I saw it again with such a move. What exactly is that movement? So many, and even so long they do. But... in my heart it makes me. envy.’.
Right in front of the inpatient room Ahtar Zuena and Adam were standing, both of them peering behind the small glass from out there. And Zuena kept asking in her little heart about the movements made by Yulian and Ahtar, because she had never seen a single one out there.
It was the church that Zuena always used to worship. So did Adam, because both of their parents were Christians.
“Whose are you, huh? Why is it in front of the door of this room?”
Hafizha's voice shocked Zuena and Adam while still standing there.
“I'm Adam, sorry if our whereabouts may have been disturbing. But... we have good intentions, want to see Doctor Ahtar.” Adam's voice was stung so friendly with his typical adult.
“Oh... want to see Bang Ahtar! Yes, you guys just go in!” bring Hafizha.
Hafizha opened the door slowly, and at that time Yulian and Ahtar had just finished performing the congregational prayer.
“Assalamu'alaikum, Abi... Bang Ahtar,”
Hafizha greeted Yulian and Ahtar. Adam and Zuena followed Hafizha from behind.
“Why are you back again, Son?”
“That's Abi, Hafizha's laptop missed.” Hafizha pointed her index finger towards the table.
“Dan... they who?”
Yulian looked at Zuena and Adam with a pushy look. Even Yulian's gaze sharpened even more when he saw Zuena's unnatural clothes.
“Hafizha also doesn't know who they are, Abi. But... they know bang Ahtar, he said want to go.”
“Iya, Om. I'm Adam, Doctor Ahtar's patient. And this is.. my cousin, Zuena.” Adam also made a sound as Yulian looked at the two.
Yulian was bearded, though not sure but the gaze changed with a smile that welcomed the presence of Adam as well as Zuena.
While Ahtar who felt that the topic of their chat was just silent, because Ahtar felt he did not know at all about the two.
“Bang, it looks like Hafizha... know the woman,” whispered Hafizha.
Ahtar just kept quiet, left Hafizha babbling alone. Even Ahtar did not look at Zuena who was chatting with Yulian and Adam on the sofa in the room.
“Thanks! Because your intentions are both good towards my son. Sorry if He has not been good at talking to you, his patients.” Yulian returned to her feet with a smile.
Zuena felt a happy chest popping when she was with Yulian. Even Yulian's chatter seemed different from her own father, not as close as when she was with Yulian.
“Sorry, may I ask you something, Sir?”
The sound of Zuena on the air made Ahtar and Hafizha immediately set their sights on Zuena sitting down.
”Please! Just ask what you want to know, son!”
“So when I was outside I saw you and... Doctor Ahtar did a movement, but I don't understand what movement is?”
“That's the name of prayer, Nak.” Julian just smiled.
“A Muslim and a Muslimah are obliged to pray five times, namely dawn before sunrise, dzuhur when the sun is in the middle, ashar when the afternoon before sunset, maghrib when humrah masyriqiyah lost from eastern horizon and while isya' at night.”
“It's okay if you want to know that gesture, son. Not in this city a lot of people who adhere to various religions as well. Most importantly we should respect each other.”
Yukian smiled back, which made Zuena smile. Even that smile was transmitted to Ahtar and Hafizha, but that smile had faded from Ahtar's lips when he saw Tristan coming with Humaira.
“I've been working on something I can't delay, it's about the project we're on... Canadian. And this time I'll be back to leave Humaira with your family, Yulian.”
Degs...
Ahtar who heard clearly Tristan's words was eager to refuse. But the one who had the right to give an answer was only Yulian, Abinya who was the head of the household.
“I will accept, as long as you do not go more than five days. You should know Tristan, even though you are my best friend but I can't let your daughter into my house just like that. Because there is a man who is not his mahram.” Yulian confirmed his words.
“Iya, Julian. I understand you mean it.” Tristan mangosteen.
After that Tristan bade farewell to Yulian and Humaira. And after Tristan's departure, Ahtar immediately returned the goods Humaira had given him. It might look disrespectful, but Ahtar was unwilling to keep it for too long.
Ahtar tried to stand up with Hafziha's help. Then he gave the parcel and the flower to Humaira who stood by Julian.
“Humaira, sorry! Maybe my actions will look disrespectful and could hurt your heart. Because I can't accept all of this. But before... I thank you,” Ahtar said in a very soft tone.
Humaira's brownish beads kept tears welling up there. Even his eyes were already dewy, tears were ready to fall at any moment. With a wounded and disappointed heart Humaira accepted back the thing.
“Bang Ahtar, is there really no chance once again for Humaira to get love Brother?” humaira asked with a roaring heart.
Yulian, Ahtar, Hafizha, Adam and Zuena were immediately shocked by Humaira's question. Even Ahtar immediately turned around, his eyes staring hard at Humaira and looking at Humaira's face covered with a veil.
“Nothing. Why don't you just hand over all this to Allah SWT? You should know Humaira, if you love His people then you must first love His Lord.” Ahtar could no longer contain his anger.
The loud voice echoed in the room. Even the ears that hear it. Yulian who heard it was so shocked, wanted it to feel like he broke up the fight. But Yulian wanted to see how mature Ahtar was in his attitude and speech.
‘Dia... men who are not approachable. But.. charisma makes my appeal thrashed.’ Zuena is monologuing in the heart.
“Allah SWT alone gives an opportunity for His servant to repent. Then why bang Ahtar can't give me a chance too?”
“Because I have no love for you, Humaira. And I have a feeling it's only to one woman... Zuena.” Ahtar answered the origin with an alibi-only statement.
As Yulian, Hafizha, Adam and Humaira were shocked, even Zuena whose name was called her heart shook and also felt speechless.
”Ahtar... Humaira, please end this! It's in the hospital, not in a public place.” Yulian instantly felt his head throbbing pain.
“And you Humaira, Abi will find you a better place than Abi's house. Follow Abi now!”
With a continuous roar of tears Humaira followed Yulian out of the room and headed towards the parking lot. Shortly thereafter the car was driven by Yulian at medium speed.
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In the room still shrouded in silence, there was a deep sense of awkwardness towards Zuena who was still standing there.
‘Aware Zuena, this is unlikely to happen. He's too good for you. Forget his words from your memory!’ zuena said in her heart.
“Sorry! Doctor Ahtar, it looks like we have to go first. May you recover soon and recover soon, in order to treat your patients like me,” said Adam.
Because of feeling bad Adam also pulled Zuena to get out of the room just like that. But when the footsteps were still heard immediately Ahtar said his voice, typical of adult men.
“Thanks! You are present in my life.” Without looking Ahtar expressed her gratitude to Zuena.
Adan continued to pull Zuena's arm and finally they actually left the hospital.
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“Abi will tell your Papa, if Abi let you stay here for a while. What happened in the hospital earlier, never repeat!”
“You should be able to take care of the marwah that you have been guarding all this time, Humaira. It is not appropriate if you continue to pursue love in the world. Leave everything to Allah SWT, because the soul mate will never be exchanged and has been written in the book eternal.”
“Later Abi will ask Abdulkah to deliver some of your necessary clothes during my stay here. And also..your needs.”.
Yulian said goodbye after feeling Humaira safe with Dania, one of Khadijah's friends who lived in a small rented, but fit if used as a place to live only two people only.
While on his way back to the hospital, Yulian kept remembering, turning back Ahtar's words about Zuena. Even Yulian felt unsure of Ahtar's own feelings.
Occasionally Yulian takes a deep breath, remembering Ahtar's complicated love story, the more complicated story he used to be with Aisyah. Even though they had to pull each other first to strengthen each other. But this is different...
”How could Ahtar say such a stupid thing? What if Zuena feels heartache if Ahtar is wrong in mentioning the name of his true heart idol.”
Seriate...