The Agent's Shadow Bed
What Sign

Aisyah left her contract which some days in her place in Jakarta. He carried his bag walking away from the place towards the stop which was on the edge of the highway. Before long a bus headed for Jakarta-Bandung stopped in front of him. Aisyah got on that bus. He sat in the middle seat. It just so happened that her seat was empty only Aisyah was sitting on that chair. His face is sad. Last night she cried thinking about her problem. Aisyah threw her face towards the glass of the bus. He turned his mind to the scene outside the glass.

Aisyah was determined to leave Jakarta. He did not want to remember anything related to Maxsimus. Aisyah was determined to forget about it and bury deeply all the flavors she had stored all this time for the long-haired man. The love story he saved from the first time they met on the side of the highway until now must be removed Aisyah and let all disappear never to return let alone be in the same place.

"Maxsimus, are we not fools? Does that meeting mean nothing to you? Am I the only one who feels this love alone?" inner Aisyah. Perhaps Aisha was so confident that she forgot that Maxsimus could have loved others.

Aisha tried to make peace with herself. Although it was heavy but he had to try to do that in order to step forward. Without remembering the injury again.

"Oh Allah, I am doing my best. Although it was painful," inner Aisyah. Her dream of seeing again was to meet Maxsimus. There is no reason to go to Jakarta anymore. He's seen it all. Maxsimus and his loved ones. Not Aisha but Elyana.

Aisyah leaned her head on the chair. Trying to calm down while thinking and praying. Everything in this world belongs to Allah subhanallahu wa ta'ala. Aisha had to be sincere if Allah wanted to take her back.

On the other hand, Axel had just arrived at Aisyah's contract. He parked his bike right in front of the veiled woman's contract. Axel came to the contract. She has a podcast schedule with her friend on one of her YouTube channels. Axel was forced to cancel it first in order to meet with Aisyah.

"May Aisyah be invited to talk," said Axel. He wished the veiled woman would talk to him. Yesterday Axel let Aisyah calm herself down so that Aisyah could think clearly. It will take time to accept everything. Aisyah must have been very disappointed at the identity that had not been in accordance with what she believed. Axel had been a shield for Maxsimus for many years so that Aisyah did not know it turned out that the man she loved was Maxsimus not Axel.

Geck! Geck! Geck!

Axel knocked on the door three times. While saying hello. But there was no answer from within. Until he waited a while in that place. Fortunately, the contract manager came to him.

"Den Axel!" said it. The man seemed happy to meet the owner of the contract who rarely came to the place. Moreover, showing the trunk of his nose as the owner of a contract of thousands of doors that are now handed over to him responsibility.

"Pak Nurdin," Axel said to the man wearing the sarong and the peci. His name was Nurdin, who Axel trusted to take care of the contract. He is the one who holds the key to the contract and takes care of anything related to security, comfort, and order in that place. Axel was too busy to take care of all that. He was busy with the schedule of gigs on water and off water. Not yet morning to be a guest star, model, film artist or soap opera that sometimes do.

"Den Axel's looking for who?" ask Nurdin. He knew Axel was approaching the veiled woman who had recently been living in the rented.

"Aisha lives here" Axel replied. Of course Nurdin must know because Axel once told him to prepare a contract for Aisyah. After all, Aisyah was a special contract occupant that Axel entrusted to Nurdin.

"Non Aisyah just got out of contract. He gave me the key. He said Non Aisyah wanted to go back to Bandung," answered Nurdin explained to Axel about Aisyah's departure. Before leaving Aisyah gave the key to her contract to Nurdin as the contract manager.

"To Bandung?" Axel was surprised to hear Nurdin's explanation. He did not expect Aisyah to leave Jakarta because of the problem. Though Axel just wanted to talk to Aisyah and convince the veiled woman to accept her love. And want to be his wife.

"Yes Den, didn't you tell Aden?" ask Nurdin. Axel should have known. He was the one who took Axel to that place.

Axel shakes. Aisha told him nothing. Even Axel tried to call and chat to him but the phone is not active. It was as if Aisyah was deliberately letting others not care and care for her. He wants to be alone and calm his mind of anything.

"What time did he go sir?" ask Axel. He wanted to know what time Aisyah left that place. Maybe Axel still has time to catch up or bring Aisyah back.

"Barusan, fifteen minutes ago," answered Nurdin. Not long ago Aiayah left. Before Axel came.

Axel immediately said goodbye to Nurdin and said his greetings. He rushed to put his helmet back on and got on his bike. Axel was riding his bike leaving the contract. He had to catch up with Aisyah and bring her back. This time Axel could not stay silent. There is someone to fight for.

"Aisha, why should I go? I know you love Maxsimus but you also deserve to be happy instead of letting yourself drift in grief" Axel said as he rode his motorcycle down the highway. He did not know where to look for Aisyah. Maybe take a bus or other vehicle. All he had in mind was to go to Bandung who had no idea where it was.

"Where should I find you, Aisha? I want us to study together. I learned to be faithful and you learned to forget Maxsimus," inner Axel again. He hoped to find Aisyah. Axel doesn't want to regret it. Aisha is a woman worth fighting for. He's nice and sholeha.

Inside the bus Aisyah just remained silent and looked limp. He tried to eat breakfast but nothing could get into his stomach. Aisyah just quietly listened to some people talking and the crowd on the bus. Pedestrian traders choose to take and get off the bus, as well as buskers and passengers who only go to the next stop.

"Assalamu'alaikum's chat. Good morning gentlemen and mothers." The sound of someone greeting the passengers of the bus headed Jakarta-Bandung. Those people were focused on looking towards the man standing in the middle of the hallway. While Aisyah just silently looked at the glass of the bus. He didn't realize there was a person in the middle of the bus.

"Wassalamu'alaikum." Everyone answered. Although they come back indifferent and indifferent. That person was considered a busker as usual.

"Morning!" greet Axel back to make the atmosphere warmer and friendlier.

"Morning!" answer everything.

The cheers of the people answered the greetings and greetings of the man in the middle of the bus hallway. They did not know why the man in the middle of the bus hall stood up and held the guitar in his hand. He looked mysterious and strange.

"This morning I will sing for you all. Especially the pretty lady." The man wearing the hat and mask pointed towards Aisyah who was sitting and silent even his gaze was only towards the glass of the bus. Aisha did not listen to what the man said. His mind is somewhere else. Even though his body was in that place.

The passengers still seemed indifferent and did not care about the person because it was considered a bus driver like usual who climbed into the bus.

"What song do you want?" tanyakanya. He wanted to know what song the passengers wanted. Everyone has different opinions. Most people like the same thing.

"Song Cinda And Missing from Leo Band!" Someone answered. Leo Band is a famous band in Indonesia. That's why they love their hit songs.  Songs that describe a person's mood. Good people who fall in love until they are heartbroken.

"Yes!" The others agree. They also want to listen to the song Love And Missing from Leo Band. A song that is popular among young people.

The man immediately sang and performed the song Love And Miss from Leo Band. The song is so profound and illustrates how beautiful Love And Miss someone is to his lover. Until the passengers listen to the song. They felt listening to the song Love And Miss live in that place. They drift away and focus on the person who sings it. They were able to be ignorant.

"Thank you" he said.

Everyone on the bus clapped except Aisyah who was still silent and stared at the glass. They were amused by the song that the man was singing. Then the person walked towards the seat Aisyah occupied because there were no other empty seats on the bus. He sat right next to Aisyah.

"If heartbreak the cure is love. Not tears" he whispered.

"Where are you going?" tanyakanya.

Aisha remained silent. His mood was uncomfortable he needed to be alone.

"Here's a beautiful place to calm down and meet other princes."

Aisyah took a deep breath and exhaled slowly. He was annoyed with the man who had invited him to talk from earlier.

"Assalamu'alaikum" Aisyah said to the man wearing the hat and mask.

"Wa'alaikumsallam" he said.

"Sorry, I don't want to talk. Later if not I answer Masnya disappointed," said Aisyah.

"Sir, I just want to talk. It's up to Miss to answer or not" he replied.

Aisyah rolled her eyes and turned back to the glass of the bus. Letting the person speak for themselves throughout his trip to Bandung.

A few hours later we arrived in Bandung. Aisyah got off the bus and so did the guy. He continued to follow Aisyah. Makes the veiled woman feel terrorized. On the bus, Aisyah did not answer. He kept telling me here and there like a storyteller.

"Why did you follow me?" ask Aisyah. He stopped his footsteps and looked back.

That person advanced forward parallel to Aisyah.

"I want to go to a friend's house" he replied.

"But don't follow me also Mas time," said Aisyah.

"Ah Ma'am is beautiful. My dear friend's house is here" he replied.

Aisyah lazily argued that man from earlier was smart to find an excuse and continued to follow him like a tail. He chose to put his foot back forward. Letting that guy keep following her. Aisyah's feet stepped faster than that person. He felt himself being stalked constantly making him feel insecure.

"I must get to Rahma's house immediately" Aisha's inner. He moved his feet faster towards the house of his best friend who happened to be on the side of the road. Rahma Azizah was her best friend when she was in the pesantren first. before going to Jakarta Aisyah had lived with Rahma in Bandung. Rahma became Aisha's only friend who understood her well.

Aisyah rushed over to Rahma's house and knocked on her door more intensely. Not forgetting to say hello.

"Wa'alaikumsallam's chat. Aisha," said Rahma. It was nice to see Aisyah coming.

Aisyah immediately pulled Rahma's hand into the house and closed the door. It was as if he was frightened by the man who had been following him.

"Why are you Aisyah?" ask Rahma.

Aisyah regulates her breathing that was boring because it runs quickly. He tried to calm himself.

"There are people who followed me from the bus to this place" replied Aisyah.

"Then anyway? I saw you coming alone" said Rahma. He did not see anyone following Aisha from behind.

"So he followed me. Really Rahma!" answer Aisyah.

Rahma who did not believe Aisha's words immediately opened the curtains in the living room and showed Aisha that there was no one outside.

"No! Aren't you?" rahma.

Aisyah approached and looked outwards. There is no one outside Rahma's house.

"So he followed me" said Aisyah. Surprised to see outside there was no one even though Aisyah remembered that the man had followed her.

"Yes now you drink first and eat! We just talked again" said Rahma.

Aisyah nodded. Then Rahma went into the dining room and forgot the man who had followed her.

Outside, Axel sat on a branch of a mango tree. He went straight up to the top of the tree as Aisyah walked into the house.

"For the sake of the woman named Ayesha I must ride the mango tree," inner Axel.

Kriiing .. kriiing .. kriiing ...

Axel's cell phone is ringing. Make the handsome man pull out his cell phone and see a call from Jennifer.

"Damn, Oma has already signed up again. Die me if I can't take Aisyah," inner Axel.