The Aisyah Love Pier
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When the heart begins to soften, the feeling of love will be present little by little in the heart. No need to think about the feeling of being upset, because by itself a sense of calm and peace will approach.

Even if I don't know how you feel, let me begin, to love, though not necessarily to be loved. I just want to carry out my duty, no matter how you will finally consider me, because God will be a witness to how I will become a devoted wife for you.

(Aisha Sidqia Rahman)

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Aisyah and Akmal stood side by side on the wall near the operating room. The two are still awkward to talk to each other, like teenagers who are still kasmaran but still shy cats.

"Ma, look at Brother and Sister-in-law. Exactly like I was in the Middle Ages who if I met the love of monkeys would be embarrassed like that," whispered Aira while chuckling.

"Yes too, let them enjoy the process of introduction and such a beautiful approach, seeing how they behave, you are sure that among them there has grown the seeds of love even though they have not realized it yet," lirih Shalwa's.

"Have you eaten?" lirih Aisyah turned her head towards Akmal whose body was much taller than her.

"Not yet, had not had time to eat when going here," replied Akmal Lirih while playing his phone.

"In that case, can I accompany you to eat?" tawar Aisyah, immediately made Akmal turn to her.

"But if you don't want anything, I'll stay here" Aisyah's great-grandson then bowed back.

"Do you want me to eat?" Akmal wanted to make sure, he did not expect Aisyah would offer to accompany him to a meal.

"Yes, I told you that" replied Ayesha.

"Yes, come on." Akmal now stepped first after saying goodbye to Sofi's mother and Shalwa's mother.

While Aisyah walked while bowed behind her because she could not keep up with the man's wide steps. Akmal who began to realize Aisyah chose to walk behind finally stopped his steps, making Aisyah hit the wide puggung Akmal accidentally.

"Astaghfirullah," he said in surprise and rubbed his nose a little sore.

Realizing that, Akmal immediately turned around to look back at his wife's state. "Sorry, are you okay?" tanya was a little worried

"Yes, it's okay, just continue the path" replied Aisyah.

"But you walk beside me, not behind me" Akmal said.

"I-iya, but please, the road is slow, I can't keep up with your broad footsteps because" Aisyah's great-granddaughter, made Akmal try to hold back a smile, why so adorable this woman.

"Alright," he answered briefly, very contrary to his heart that wanted to speak at length.

They also stepped back together to the dining area which is not far from the hospital. No one spoke, only silence accompanied their steps until they arrived at a Malay restaurant.

Akmal started ordering his food, while Aisyah ordered only drinks.

"Why not order food?" ask Akmal.

"So I ate with Ainun, now I want to accompany you to lunch" Aisyah replied, making Akmal nod his head slowly.

They went back into their own minds. No one starts the conversation until Akmal finishes his meal.

Not long after, they returned to the hospital to wait for Zafran's surgery to be completed. And true, a few moments later Zafran finally ejected from the lan space in a state of unconsciousness.

"For now, let Mr. Zafran rest, just one person who takes care of him. Later after Mr. Zafran realized, you can visit him again," said the doctor and left.

"Saying the doctor, you go to rest, let me keep Zafran here, later I will tell you that Zafran is conscious," said Sofi's mother.

They finally agreed to Sofi's words by going to a nearby hotel where Aisyah and Ainun stayed overnight.

"Mama and Aira will rest together, you too well" Shalwa's mother looked at her son.

"I-yes, Ma," Akmal replied, then saw them enter and closed the door.

"You must not forget to rest well," said Ainun, twisting his eyes at Aisyah and entering her room.

Now Aisyah and Akmal remain. Somehow the veiled woman always felt nervous when alone with a man with the status of her husband, she could not even imagine what she would feel when in a closed room with the man.

"You don't want to go in?" akmal asked when he saw Aisyah just silent while holding her key card.

Hearing the voice of the male baritone behind her, made Aisyah slightly surprised. "Sorry, this has just been opened" he said as he opened the door.

"Please come in." Aisyah slightly shifted her body to the side to let Akmal in, then she entered later.

Aisyah was momentarily silent when she saw that Akmal was now sitting on the bed. Slowly he approached the man even though he had to try to behave normally in the middle of his heartbeat which felt very fast.

Aisyah positioned herself to open her husband's shoes, making the man startled and reflexively pulling his feet away.

"Sorry, I just want to help take off your shoes" Aisyah said.

"No need, I can do it myself" Akmal refused. Not because he did not want to, but he just felt unfamiliar and uncomfortable if Aisyah crouched in front of him to just open her shoes, although he knew that it was one of Aisha's forms of devotion to herself as a husband.

Aisyah simply took a slow breath when she saw Akmal open his own shoes. He felt a little lethargic because Akmal refused his help.

"Do you want to take a shower? Let me prepare some warm water for you," Aisyah bargained back.

"Yes," Akmal replied briefly, this time the man did not want to refuse the wife's offer again, he realized Aisyah would definitely feel disappointed if she always refused the offer of help from him.

After a few minutes passed, Aisyah invited Akmal to take a bath first, and the man complied without saying much. Up to 30 minutes had passed, Akmal came out of the bathroom wearing a bathrobe while drying his wet hair with a small towel.

"It's tea for you" said Aisyah bowed as she placed a cup of tea on the nightstand without looking at the man.

"Thank you" Akmal said, sitting on the bed, right in front of Aisyah.

He stared at Aisyah's slightly bowed face making Aisyah look down even deeper. Akmal pulled both ends of his lips forming a thin smile looking at Aisyah's timid expression.

Feeling misbehaved because in the face, Aisyah intended to go from the presence of Akmal, but Akmal's very fast hand movements immediately held Aisyah's hand.

"Wait, I want to make sure of something."

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