The Journey of Love Habibah..
When home?

The next day, very early in the morning Nur Laily called Habibah. He said that he already missed Habibah and his small family in the city.

But in the middle of his fun chatting like a child who was missing his mother. Suddenly came Habibah's mother interrupted their conversation that seemed fun at hearing.

"Darling, can grandma talk to your Uma for a second?" asked Sumarni's mother as she approached Nur Laily.

" Oh, yes, grandma. For a moment, grandma, I tell Uma first if grandma wants to talk." replied Nur Laily while conveying the intention of her grandmother to Habibah.

" This is Grandma, I live first, Grandma. Eat first, hungry not yet breakfast. Hehehe." said Nur Laily, handing over the phone in his hand to his grandmother.

" Assalamu'alaykum son, how are you? What about your womb? Is it okay? Or are there any complaints?" greet Sumarni's mother as soon as she put the small device on the side of her ear.

" Thank God, ma'am. Mother herself how is she? What about dad? Is everything okay?" habibah is full of longing.

" Thank God we're okay. Oh, yeah son. Last week there was a phone call from Qodir, he said his mother is now sick and wants to see you.

He also asked for your phone number but I didn't dare to love you. So, what do you think? Do you want to call your mother-in-law back?" ask her mother again.

" Later yes Ma'am, Bibah ask the same mas Zelly. My son cannot answer now. You see, now there is a husband, so you have to ask the husband first and ask for an opinion first from the husband. If the husband gives permission, then Bibah love the same news mother yes.

Mama Masurai is sick what did she say, Mom?" ask Habibah.

" Qodir didn't say what pain. Just saying it hurts and wants to see you. He said it had been almost a year. Maybe the pain is pretty bad, son, especially that long." replied his mother.

" Hopefully not to bad, ma'am. Mama Masurai is a very good person, hopefully the pain is only as a digurgur sinanya and his charity because he is a patient person." said Habibah full of hope.

" Amiin.... Hopefully. Oh, yes, until I forget. How's the son of Zain's handsome mother? He said he was in school? What's he doing now?"

" Thank God, Mom. Zain is good, and he's in school now. Now still at school, ten o'clock just got home."

It did not feel like the two had been talking for almost an hour.

Their longing was slightly healed. Habibah is very eager to go back to his hometown and meet his family.

But circumstances that do not allow him to travel far.

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In the afternoon, Habibah and Zelly and Zain were sitting in the garden behind their house. Enjoy the shady atmosphere of twilight.

Zain was playing with his mom. And Habibah only noticed the joy of the son with Zelly from a bench in the park

" Oh, yeah. Mother called this morning. And tell me that Mama Masurai is now sick. He said it had been almost a year of pain.

He said he wanted to meet me, too, Zain. Even if I hope he is okay. But I don't feel good, do I?" said Habibah in the midst of the cheerful laughter of Zain playing.

" Later yes dear, if your circumstances have made it possible to travel far. We'll be in touch with your in-laws.

If now you are patient first, just pray that he will soon recover as before. Don't think too much. Don't let it later have a bad impact on you." replied Zelly reminded that his wife was not too carried away with thoughts about her in-laws pain.

Because he is worried if something happens to his wife and children in the womb if his wife is too burdened mind.

" Yes, mas. I will try not to think too much about it. But if his phone call is okay? Who knows by calling him his situation can improve " said Habibah hopeful.

" May dong, baby. Call time can't be? Do you have her number?" ask Zelly again.

" Nothing yet. I will ask my mother first." Habibah replied with a smile.

" Kirain has his number." - Timpal Zelly pinched his wife's nose.

Habibah just smiled shyly behind the veil he was wearing.

Habibah feels grateful to have a husband who is so understanding as Zelly. She did not even think that her husband did not ask her many questions about her in-laws.

Habibah could only thank him for his understanding. Even Habibah increasingly felt his heart was enveloped in a warm feeling when Zelly said the sentence.

" Till at any time, under any circumstances they are still your dear in-laws because there is a blood bond between them and Zain. Because there is Zain then there is no term ex-in-law or son-in-law even though there is an ex-husband or wife."

As Zelly said those words, Habibah felt peace in her heart.

The worry that had existed also disappeared instantly. Especially during their conversation, Zelly did not turn his face away from Habibah at all.

That made Habibah feel really attentive to him.

The reason is, most when the husband and wife are talking often one or even sometimes the two do not look at each other's faces.

It was as if their conversation was just a formality between them

But it's different with Habibah and Zelly. While they were talking, the two looked at each other while talking. It looks trivial, but actually the trivial thing is very big influence in strengthening the bond between them.

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The next day, early in the morning after finishing breakfast and drove Zelly and Zain up to the car for work and school. Habibah immediately contacted her mother to ask for her mother-in-law's phone number.

After getting his phone number, Habibah immediately contacted the phone number with mixed feelings.

Between longing, worrying and being happy.

Long wait for you, finally someone answered his phone call. The one who answered the phone was Qodir.

After a bit of small talk, the phone finally switched hands to the mother-in-law who missed her.

" Assalamu'alaykum mom .. How's mama doing?" Gently Habibah greeted his mother-in-law who according to Qodir had been difficult to communicate with by anyone.

There was still no response from her mother-in-law. Habibah continued his words in the hope that his mother-in-law would respond to him.

" Mama, this is Habibah ma .. Mama, Habibah misses mom. Habibah is eager to meet my mother. Mama listen..?" continued Habibah who was suddenly sad because he held back his crying.

" When are you going home, son?" suddenly a weak voice came from the other end of the phone.

Habibah gasped when he heard that sentence. Between happy and confused Habibah heard it. A question he thought was a little strange.

" Mommy always waits for you and your granddaughter to come home. Mama misses you guys. So you guys go home quick, son? Don't be there too long, later if you go home mama will cook your favorite food." he continued with his raucous voice.

Break up Habibah's defenses. His tears could no longer be contained to hear the question that was said in-laws.

There was a pain in his heart as he began to think of some possible possibilities that were currently happening to his mother-in-law.

Although he tried to dispel all the possibilities that suddenly appeared in his turn.

" Patience ma, later if Zain has school holidays we will come to meet with mama." that's the only sentence he managed to say.

" Mama's granddaughter is already in school? How fast is school? What school is it?" she asked as if she could not believe that her granddaughter had gone to school.

"Yes ma, Zain is in Kindergarten now. This year God willing entered SD." Habibah replied with increasingly chaotic feelings.

" Why not go to school here? How far away is the husband? Pity no one takes care of your husband here. There's a woman who I think likes your husband, you don't like to see him close to your husband. You go home quickly.. "

Questions and requests that broke Habibah's heart. Now she was convinced that something had happened to her mother-in-law. And it's not a trivial thing.

" Yes, ma.... God willing, we will get there soon. Pray for us ma, hopefully we are given the age and ease to go there." replied Habibah with tears that continue to wet his cheeks.

" Later let me tell Qodir to pick you up... Let's not bother walking."

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