The End of Hope
64 Eps. Deadline Time

"Yes, if I go, I'll get out of the restaurant. But I don't know, si. How about it later," replied Naya while leaving Nia there.

Naya was still hanging up her answer when some customers came. Naya and Nia were busy serving their orders and clearing some places. It is still morning, usually customers who come like this are those who have not had breakfast.

Naya also actually has not had breakfast, but she intends to save money because she will have many needs. He was still worried whether to follow his father's advice to go to his childhood hometown first or find a new boarding place.

'If only I could pray istikhoroh at this time as well.'

"Nay, I called my mom, said you could stay in my house for a while. The rent, the same as the rent at your rented house" Nia said on the sidelines of their busy lives.

Naya just smiled in response to Nia's words, she did not mean to stay there even if only for a while. Because Naya thinks she should live in Nia's house, it's the same as feeding herself as slander. A vicious cycle of temptation whose line will not break because it is always in touch, treasure, throne, woman.

There were three men who also lived in the Nia family runah, although they had their respective busyness but given Naya's status, it was very risky for him. Yeah, worry about that, slander. No matter how much he tried to guard himself, the devil's trap was often so subtle that humans would not feel if they were already in his enticement.

Naya realizes that she does not live in the days of Rosul and his best friend, who are far from stories of infidelity or seductive teasing.

It was once said to have happened during the season when the friends of Rosul from Mecca migrated to Medina. Because in Madinah has created a conducive religious environment. At that time there was a friend who had been reconciled to each other by the Apostle. They are bound by brotherhood because of the great bond of faith and devotion. Until one of them said to a friend who had been sent,

"O my brother, I have three wives, choose one of them, whichever you like. So when you have chosen her, I will divorce her so that you can marry her."

Subhannallah! It's an unusual sacrifice, giving a wife to her sea-brother, a one-bond brother because of God. Brotherhood which aims to strengthen each other.

This is a great temptation to give a wife. But, because of his humility, the friend who was offered the wife, answered, saying,

"That's not necessary, brother. Just show me where the market is?"

The friend chose to do business, that is a story about a friend who is famous for his wealth, he is Abdurrahman bin Auf.

In the afternoon, when the time of her shift is up, Naya meets Nha's mother, she will talk about her desire to move. Naya will leave after receiving her salary this month. Everyone has their turn to pay their salary. Now it's Naya's turn to come in.

"Bude.I payday today." said Naya joking with a sweet smile.

"Yes, yeah. It's your part."

"There's a bonus, right?"

"Ck! it was already that time." meant by Ms. Nha is the gift envelope from Ares at that time including bonuses!

"Oh, that's yeah... Hmm," Naya nodded, "But bude, what if I don't work here anymore?"

"Why?"

"You move, bude. You again take care of the heart, keep the feeling so as not to hurt continue to see the former happy, heheh" Naya joked.

"You know from the beginning, you've seen them happy over the suffering of others. Why hurt, especially if you want to be combined?

" Nah, now I don't want to" Naya replied as she looked away.

"Where are you moving to?"

"Maybe I want to go to Bude. But while I'm waiting for my papers to clear up, I'm still helping bude here. Let me get a free lunch. Can ya? It is good to save money to eat. Hehe," said Naya honestly.

"Can. Does Sarita know?"

"So. Rudian's family no one knows yet, bude."

If he used to be able to live in his own house, he could set aside a little of his salary that he dresses for round-trip expenses, also for other purposes. But right now, his salary money had to be used to pay the cost, it was very unlikely that he would have to use it for anything else.

Ms. Nha also realized, the salary money she gave to her employees was small, just standard for workers like them.

After receiving his salary and saying goodbye, Naya returned to her boarding house. He will use the remaining time given by the authorities as a grace period to leave the place.

Naya sat pensively, thinking back on her decision, she had set her heart on going to the village her father suggested. He then contacted his aunt to ask about the situation and also the house he could occupy there later.

"How are you doing, Auntie?" naya said after she managed to contact her aunt, and said hello.

After that a woman's voice came from behind the phone, her aunt in the village replied,

"i'm doing fine. Alhamdulillahot. We rarely meet just because your mother is dead, you should come here often." Naya smiled and said,

"Sorry, bi..."

"Let me still be your aunt, did you forget your brother and sister lived in a place farther away from you? Are you going to visit here Naya?"

" Right Auntie, I'm going there I heard from my father that my aunt wants to move out, which means the house is empty. Can't I take that house now?"

"Of course we can" answered his aunt, "if you don't need the house, then we'll sell it and we can split the money for two, but you'll have to share it with your brothers,"

"Yes, aunt. I know," answered Naya, "while the house hasn't been sold, I'll use it."

"Naya, do you want to come here with your husband, don't you have a regular job?" asked aunt.

"Auntie, I am now alone, therefore I need a house maybe also I will use it for a long time," said Naya.

"Are you divorced? Too bad." said his aunt again sounding very disappointed.

"Yes, that's how it is." replied Naya as she let out a small laugh.

" Well, then I'll wait for you, when will you come?" ask aunt

"About a week, maybe. Until I finish getting the divorce papers,"

"Well, you're patient, Nay. I wait, Auntie's happy that someone's helping,"

Naya promises to help with her belongings before her aunt moves to the place where they will settle down with her husband. After all the talk ended, Naya was pensive and thought that she had to take care of all the identity papers with her new status at the civil registry office. He needed a certificate that he was not married, and he had to take care of it himself at the Civil Registry Office.

She at least took 1 week, and most likely she will meet her ex-husband Rudian, to be able to sign a legal letter that their relationship is over. Thinking that he had to take care of his own divorce papers, he felt sad.

At the beginning when they began to fight often in the household. Naya thinks that she won't need such a letter unless Rudian wants a divorce and takes care of her papers to have Naya sign it, as a condition that she will be in a relationship with another woman. But right now it was precisely him who did and most likely he would take care of this with Rudian.

Naya took a breath in thinking about this something unexpected. Destiny sometimes looks weird. Is this his fate? The difference between fate and fate is very thin. When you walk from where you stand to get out of the house you have to go through a door, then that is your fate. But when you walk to the door you fall, that is your destiny. That's a small example of the difference between fate and destiny.

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The days run like a long train carrying all the events and events that it goes through. Naya through her usual days, she still helps out at the restaurant and takes care of the moving needs on the sidelines of her job.

Naya several times met with Aries as if she was not close to him, although the man tried to greet or approach her Naya only answered Ares questions as necessary. Naya did not say anything to him even as if nothing had happened to her.

The grace period given by the authorities to the residents of the boarding house is almost over and Naya has managed to take care of some of the necessary letters for her transfer as well as for her new identity.

Naya meets with Ares while on her way to Rudian's house, the man stops his car and descends when he sees Naya standing on the sidewalk, waiting for public transportation that will take him to the house he once occupied with Rudian. But the house is now occupied by Rudian and his new wife.

When he was in front of Naya, Ares asked, "Where are you going?" he seemed curious, this was the road to Rudian's house. Ares behaved as usual to put both palms in the pants pocket.

"Eh, Mr. Ares. How are you?" asked Naya nervously.

"I'm good."

"How's Yoni? Is she healthy?"

"Yes, he is healthy everything is fine," Ares replied calmly.

"Alhamdulillah" said Naya grateful.

And for a moment after that they were silent no more conversation. Naya repeatedly looked out at the streets, not intending to tell Ares where to go. Then Ares repeated his question,

"where are you going?"

Then Naya simply smiled as she replied, "i need a minute."

"Then let's go with me" said Ares. Naya thought it would be a shame to ask ares to drive her to Rudian's house, for sure she would ask a lot and then make something even more embarrassing for Naya.

Finally Naya avoided him and he replied, "no need. It's a normal affair, so I don't have to drive me."

"What do you want to ride, angkot?" asked that, Naya nodded.

"I've told you that if you ride in a car I also take a car, if your reason is that I'm not an angkot driver nor is it a muhrim, what's the difference?" argue Ares.

Naya is upset that the man repeats the same words every time he refuses to be delivered. Finally Naya said frankly to avoid something that he did not want, he also felt that his honesty might actually soften Ares' heart.

"Sir, I want to go to my ex-husband's. I don't want misunderstandings to go any further. So I don't want to be ushered in by you, I'll go alone."

Sure enough, Ares no longer forced to escort Naya, but curiosity arose, Ares asked,

"To Rudian's house, why are you there again, do you want to be scolded again by him?"

Naya closed her eyes by holding back the resentment in her heart. After all, this man knew all the problems.

"Sir, I'll take care of my divorce papers. So don't interfere anymore. I beg you." said Naya. He's tired already.

"Oh." it's like that's the answer that came out of Ares' mouth.

Naya went away. Ares also looked at Naya with a difficult gaze to interpret shortly after that Naya got the public transport she needed and she left Ares just like that. Ares also sees Naya leaving him until the public transport is no longer visible to him.

Naya finally stops in front of her house, the house she once occupied. It felt like just yesterday he left it, but without feeling he had not lived in the house, for more than a month. Seeing the house that was still the same condition even though there was no self to take care of it, there was a little bit of need in his heart.

Naya approached, when she heard a noise such as the noise of people singing or joking and even the sound of laughter was heard clearly from outside. Very noisy and disturbing. This is not good, interferes with the comfort of another person or his neighbor, should not be.

'Are they so happy or are they partying celebrating Yola's 4th monthly pregnancy?'

Naya walked closer and before Iya knocked on the door, the door was opened first from the inside and the face of Dero's sister from Yola appeared before him. He smiled as he said,

" Naya's sister finally showed up" Dero said.

It turned out that not only the dero came out there were several other men who also saw it, bending their heads out their doors while looking at each other. They seemed to ask, who is this?

Without waiting to be invited, then Naya walked to the door, she asked,

"You're Dero, right? you're Yola's sister, right?" Hearing Naya's question, Dero nodded politely.

"Why are you here Dero?"

Dero smiled as he replied, "since Mbak Naya left I've lived in sin, and these are my friends all."

Maya wondered why so many people were there where her husband went where Yola was? Naya entered the house after saying her greeting and all the men there answered simultaneously.

"Let's go, Mbak Naya, this is also Naya's house. I just use the atmosphere, but there are no people" said Dero.

Naya did not pry Dero's words, she went in and saw the contents of her drawers and cabinets where the things she once had, she stored, the items were still intact as they used to be, and the things were still intact, when he left no one touched him.Of course there is no one, who needs such an item, if who lives in this house people like Yola and Dero.

Naya opened the closets and then stuffed her belongings into a large bag that she deliberately carried. Naya felt she had to take him, because she was about to move in.

"Bak Naya came home just want to take the stuff?"

"If so, why?" Answer Nanya.

"Mbak Naya doesn't want to see Bang Rudi?" hearing Dero's words, Naya furrowed her eyebrows and asked back,

"Where is Rudi now? he should have gone home, right? I need a little, I usually go home at this time" Naya said as she buttoned her big bag. He finished putting all his stuff in.

Then Dero replied, "Bang Rudi is in the hospital, mbak. It had been almost a week of treatment." Naya was immediately shocked.

"What pain did you get?" ask Naya.