The Creak of my Friend's Bed
Finally Make Peace

Mickel and Kayla immediately bring Hendrik home, as they do not want Hendrik to continue lamenting his fate and blaming himself on the gravestone of Almarhumah Mey.

After arriving home, Hendrik seemed lost spirit. He prefers to keep himself in the room. And lost his life spirit. He often daydreams and daydreams remembering fond memories while living with Almarhumah Mey. Not feeling his tears flowing profusely when remembering his late wife.

"God, why am I so foolish not to heed the advice of my late wife. I was stupid for being so happy and forgetting everything. My carelessness and stupidity ruined everything. What should I do, God? I will never be able to forgive myself after what I did to my late wife and my future son. It's true the mother-in-law said that I was the one who killed my wife and my future son indirectly."

Hendrik constantly cursed himself, almost every day he was always like that. Until the time did not feel forty days of the death of Almarhumah Mey.

When Hendrik came to his mother-in-law's house to attend the forty-day celebration of the death of Almarhumah Mey, his mother-in-law did not allow him to even expel Hendrik and his family.

"Get the hell out of here, especially you Hendrik! seeing you only made this heart wound gape back! you murderer!" as Hendrik's mother-in-law.

Henry could only shed tears, he could not say anything. While Kayla did not accept with a rude remark from Hendrik's mother-in-law. And he also said something to Hendrik's mother-in-law in front of many people who had come to participate in the forty-day celebration of the death of Almarhumah Mey.

"Mom, when will you be like this? blaming our son constantly for Mey's death? when are you going to judge Hendrik?"

The words that Kayla had just uttered were heard by everyone even by an ustadz who was about to lead the event. The Ustads soon got up from their seats and walked over to Kayla and her family.

"Mother, I'm sorry if I interfered in this. Because by chance the words of my mother had been heard by me and even by the citizens who were present here."

"Look Mom, we must not judge over the death of someone, especially because of the element of accident. It's all God's destiny."

"God has destined someone to die in what way? some because of illness, some who do not have a history of disease can also die, right?"

"Also someone who was walking suddenly hit to death. Everyone in the world already has their own set."

"Stupid, death, sustenance, all of that already governs it. Kira is just a doer or a role to run the life in this world."

"While Akir's story of life is set by God. God is the director, and we are the director."

"Mom, if a mother like this is not good. Almarhumah will also feel sad, because in this way the mother has not been sincere with the death of the mother's child."

After hearing all the advice from Mr. Ustadz, for a moment Hendrik's mother-in-law fell silent as if she was permeating it.

Hendrik knelt at his mother-in-law's feet, "Mom, please don't punish me like this. Please forgive me, Mom."

The mother suddenly shed her tears," Hendrik woke up, don't be like this. It is precisely the mother who apologizes for all the words of mother who always hurt you."

"Thank you, ma'am, for forgiving me."

Everyone who saw the sight was moved and relieved as well. There was no more anger in Hendrik's mother-in-law. Both Hendrik and his mother-in-law thanked Mr. Ustadz.

Kayla and her husband and Hendrik's two sisters were also happy," Alhamdulillah O Allah, in the end there was no anthem of hostility. May it be like this forever."

Now Hendrik and his family are allowed to participate in prayer at the forty-day celebration of the death of Almarhumah Mey.

The show went well there was no obstacle. In Hendrik's heart, he promised to continue to care for and provide a living for his mother-in-law and three sisters-in-law who are still very small. Although he will stay at his home song along with his parents and his two younger siblings.

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The next day, Hendrik began work after forty days slumped and did not do any activities.

He realized if not well dissolved in sadness and cursed himself continues. If he does not work, then what about the life of Mother-in-law and her three sisters-in-law.

"Bismillah, I started working today. Honey, I'm sorry for everything that's happened. I promise you I will always look after your mother and your three sisters. I'll give you a proper education until your three sisters grow up."

Hendrik stared at the photo of the bride and her late wife. After that, he went to the office. Now Hendrik is more diligent in worship also fasting. Because he wanted to get some calm in his heart.

The first day of work, a lot of what Hendrik had to finish because for forty days, he was not at all struggling with office affairs. It was precisely Kayla who replaced her position for a while.

"Alhamdulillah yes brother, Hendrik is ready to go back to the cantilt. Hopefully there are no more problems in our family" Kayla said, smiling with relief.

Mickel smiled as well, "it's unlikely that there's no problem dear. As long as we are in this world, as long as we live, there will be problems. So our prayers may always be able to face all problems with airy chest and with patience."

Kayla suddenly smiled, which astonished Mickel, "dear, why smile? what did I say was a joke?"

"Sister, if it's a joke I'm no longer smiling but nagging. I'm surprised at you, usually you can never be serious. But this is very serious. Not as usual when you're serious, you're kidding" Kayla said.

Mickel simply responded with a glance at his eyes without a word more. He walked away from Kayla, muttering in his heart.

"Man is not satisfied. If I'm kidding in the crap, if I'm serious about it."

Kayla was not working at all, until she decided to go to Rindi's food stall. He also stepped into the house looking for Mickel's whereabouts, to invite him to participate. It's as usual, if wherever Kayla always takes Mickel.