The One More Chance
Do'a

Adzan soon reverberated, Regan and Mila were already standing outside the house waiting for the others.

Gana is the first to come out, followed by Rio and Gea new they walk together out of the yard of the house.

Abra stood in front of the fence waiting for Zahra to close the door and the fence. Abra's steps slowly followed them from behind, wondering if the only thing he was looking at was their extended family.

Just when the adhan reverberated Abra stopped his footsteps and prayed that he, Zahra, Regan and Gea would get back together. May Allah hasten to melt the hearts of Zahra and Regan to accept himself and Gea.

"Why stop, let's hurry." Zahra called out while gesturing with her hand.

Zahra stopped her footsteps after realizing that Abra was far behind.

Regan, Rio, Mila and Gana had already run first in a race who was fast until the mosque.

Abra smiled back to move his feet toward Zahra and Gea who also stopped moving his feet not far from Zahra standing.

"Didn't get used to the mosque huh?, has been horrified adhan instead of rush even diem, want to be a statue?" Zahra nagged as she put her foot ahead of them.

Abra embraced the Gea punda while chuckling. "Do not have a friend to go to the mosque, pray aja along because no one knows what else is so makmum." Abra deliberately shouted for Zahra to hear.

Zahra turned her head for a moment with her fist making Gea and Abra laugh together.

"What did you think?" ask Gea.

Abra looked at Gea with a big smile, stroking the top of Gea's head fondly. "May as well as pray, we quickly become a family and have a big family."

Gea distanced her body from Abra. "Would you have lots of children?."

Abra laughed at hearing that. "Precious aminine ...."

"Amen ...."

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After dzikir one by one people stood up to go home, Abra still sat looking forward to calm his heart before standing up and turning around to see Zahra's face on the woman's shof.

The mother-mother's Dishof surrounded Zahra and Gea until Abra found it hard to see Zahra.

"Is he really your husband?."

Zahra just smiled answering the money back question of the repeat mothers.

"Why didn't he come here to sleep in your house?, this is your son too?, why doesn't he look like you or your husband?."

Endang's mother, a woman who is old and chatty, even one village also knows how her tabi'at.

"Or not from a second wife?." One of my mothers asked.

"Our night we slept in one house, right?, said the same Mr RT?."

Regan steps her feet quickly towards Zahra, she breaks through the crowd of Mothers pulling Zahra to stand up as well as Gea.

Mothers began to give the room to them, Regan took Zahra and Gea prayer mats after which looked at the mother's face one by one.

"This mosque is not a market, if you are curious we wait at Takmir mosque want to njai. Excuse me."

Regan pulls Zahra and Gea's hands out of the mosque.

Abra sighed following their steps from behind, to not far from the Zahra mosque as if prevented by someone and they were led into the house, Abra accelerated his steps following Zahra and children.

"Good morning sir, please come in."

It seemed like the owner of the house who welcomed him, there was even an old man already sitting in the guest room with Zahra and the children.

Abra entered the nearby seat separated from Zahra and the children were seated in a long sofa.

They shook hands and sat in an empty seat between Abra and the father.

"Look, I'm Eko as the head of RT and this is my new representative Joni. While he is the chairman of RW Selamet." Mr. Eko introduced himself and the others.

"I'm Abra sir" Abra introduced himself as well.

Mr. Eko smiled politely. "Sorry before because I also involve children. Actually the complaints of these residents have been from a few months ago, but we do not feel good to Zahra, especially you also do not stay at Zahra's house.

Last night some people reported if you didn't get out of Zahra's house which means you stayed overnight. So we as the head of RT and RW ask for clarity of your relationship from you and Zahra directly, because all this time we only heard from Rio, Mila and Gana if you're actually Regan's father even added a story."

Abra just silently listened to Mr. Eko speak until finished then glanced at Zahra who was just silent as if resigned, in contrast to Regan who stared at him with a sharp gaze without expression.

"I'm Zahra's husband" Abra said confidently as she looked at Regan before looking back at the fathers in front of her. "That's what I believe and our marriage is still registered with no divorce. There's a personal sloth going on that we parted a dozen years and just met a few months ago."

"So Regan is not an out-of-wedlock child as the mothers rumored all this time sir." Ratih, the wife of Mr. Eko commented while sitting next to Zahra.

Abra clenched his hands, every word that Bu Ratih said just now ignited his anger.

Zahra yaang sighed and Regan's tenacious guard held her back, though the words they heard repeatedly but not always could make the flames of anger difficult.

"Our marriage is valid religiously and stateally, there are marriage licenses and family cards." Abra's voice slightly shook restraining his anger.

"Yes, in the Zahra Family Card it seems like the name of the head of the family Abraham Ganendra, what is the name of Father Abraham Ganendra?." Joni tried to remember.

"Yes, my name is Abraham Ganendra."

"If you are still husband and wife why did you not come to stay at Zahra's house?." Mr. Selamet started talking.

Abra turned to Regan with a small smile. "Because I respect both of them," Zahra and Regan looked at Abra together. "They need time to accept me in their lives" Abra decided on their gaze. "So I gave up. More ...." Abra put on her smile. "My son forbade me to approach his mother before we remarry, even though we were husband and wife."

Fathers and Ratih's mother laughed at him, while Regan looked at Abra with a sullen face.

The three friends covered their lips in laughter, but were afraid to make Regan angry later.

"Maybe Regan means you repeat saying Ijab qobul Pak, if here the name renews the marriage." Mr. Joni said it while smiling a little.

"If you want to renew the marriage now, it happens that Mr. Salamet was a regent in KUA" said Mr. Eko.

Abra's big smile slowly disappeared, Zahra realized that because she had been staring at Abra.

Recollecting his promise of not asking for a chance and forcing Zahra to accept and forgive him.

Jemari Abra interlocked. "I will not force them to accept me, because here I am the guilty one" Abra said. "Then we'll excuse ourselves for having to go back to packing at home." Abra stood up first. "If the citizens don't believe we'll bring my marriage certificate, family card and ID card."

"No need sir, Zahra's family card already exists" refused Mr. Eko.

Abra shakes hands one by one during Salamet's turn, the man clasps his hands tightly with a sincere smile he said. "Hopefully after the amendment to Jakarta you will get back together and the problem between you is resolved. I pray from here" Full of sincerity

"Thank you."

Abra recalled the figure of Grandpa Arya a few seconds in Mr. Selamet, after he said it full of sincerity.

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