The Pledge of Love The Hafizh Qur'An
she's my good mother-in-law.

In the silence in the kitchen, there was the sound of a bell coming from the front gate. Umma Hasna turned her head towards Noah, the girl was still busy roasting the chicken vigorously.

He released an apron on his body and walked out to open the door.

Up ahead...

Umma Hasna's smile widened, when she found Zahra's car there. He also went out and stood in front of the closed fence. With Zahra's sweet smile, she greeted the approaching Umma Hasna.

"Goddessa, geulis... Long time no come you neng." He said excitedly as he opened the gate lock.

"Assalamualaikum Umm, how are you?" Grabbing Umma Hasna's right hand, then politely kissed her.

"Good Walaikumsalam Alhamdulillah, sorry Umma's hands dirty ya."

"It's okay Umm.... This Zahra just stopped by for a while, to deliver Abi's care for Ustadz Rahmat."

"Ohh... MashaAllah thank you, but come in for a moment. Umma's cooking."

"Thank you, Zahra is in a hurry. Because Zahra has to go back to the office."

"Just for a moment, later Umm bring grilled chicken for you iftar in the office ya."

"Sorry again, Umm, thank you. But it's best not to because Zahra is not fasting today." Zahra tried to resist as subtly as possible, she was just not feeling good if she met Faqih and Noah inside.

"It happens that you are no longer fasting, please help taste Umma yuk's cooking. Just for a second."

"Ta..but Umm?" Zahra's hand had been pulled in by Umma Hasna, of course she could no longer refuse.

From the living room alone the aroma of roasted chicken has smelled delicious, mixed with other scents. Very delicious as it seems.

Slowly entering the kitchen, he saw Noah burning the chicken.

"Assalamualaik." As for Zahra, Noah looked over.

"Walaikumsalam.... MashaAllah brother Zahra?" Nuha's cheerful smile just went straight, it felt very happy when she saw Zahra in front of her.

With, Wait? Umma Hasna embraces it? It seems he never did that to her. Uhh... No, it's not good to think bad like that. Inner Noah continued to clash between bad thoughts and good thoughts that continued to calm his heart.

"You're burning chicken?" Zahra asked, the girl looked very messy, with a dirty apron, hands greasy with margarine, until Angus who also stuck to her face. Zahra could not bear to see that. While Nuha just nodded quickly as she widened her smile.

"Zahra's? Cobain first yuk you are not fasting. Umma get ya."

"Sorry Umm, Zahra don't bother."

"Don't hesitate ahhh, made as usual...." Said Umma Hasna rubbing Zahra's shoulders gently, Noah's gaze was fixed on Umm Hasna's hand Although his lips were still smiling, but honestly he began to realize, if his mother A' It was never that smooth on her. Umma Hasna turned towards Noah. "Neng, please get me a plate."

"Ah... Yes Umma." In the spirit of Noah approached the plate storage cabinet not far from where he was standing.

"Your mother, no need. You're going to fast, it's not good if Zahra eats here."

"It's okay." Umma Hasna grabbed the plate that had been stretched out from the hand of Noah. And get the rice from the rice cooker.

"Your mother is enough, not much."

"You have to eat a lot... Here taste the rice liwetnya delicious or not yes, because Umma does not taste." Umma Hasna grabbed some of the side dishes and sambalnya as well. "Well, where are you going to eat?"

"Really Umm, I'm not good at eating here." Zahra was still trying to resist, she was really bad with Noah. Because from then on the girl just stared at him, without talking anything.

"It's okay, come on... In the middle room it's okay." Umma Hasna turned back to Noah. "Neng, the chicken is please behind. Shake up." The Umma Hasna.

"I.iya Umma." Noah smiled faintly, wiping the sweat on his forehead. The two women came out of the kitchen. Noah looked down lethargic.

On the sidelines of him doing the job, he also heard Senda joking Umma Hasna with Zahra outside. Laughter from Umma Hasna made him realize that Umma Hasna had never laughed after that with him. Even if he invites Umma Hasna chat was very rarely responded to, besides yes, emmm, ohh... That's why he's more often clumsy himself.

But it's the same with Zahra now. It seems Umma Hasna likes Zahra more than she does.

A clear thread dripped from his net, many times he was overwhelmed by bad thoughts about his mother A' Faqih. Like Abi's message, loving the mother of our husband is a field of reward.

But why does it feel like this sudden pain?

He really wanted A' Faqih to come back quickly, He wanted to be embraced by A' Faqih now, because in this house only A' Faqih was able to give him peace of heart.

The ringing of his cell phone made Noah wipe his tears. The name A' Faqih was on the screen, and Noah smiled.

He immediately lifted the chicken from the grill, then walked and sat on the table chair.

"Hallo Assalamualaikum A'a?"

"Walaikumsalam warahmatullah neng. What do? A'a miss." Says Faqih from sebrang. Noah smiled with his eyes back. Just like Noah, he missed.

"Nuha too, A'a coming home at what time?"

"This is going home. What are you doing? It hasn't been answered yet."

"Nuha is grilling chicken." Answer cheerfully.

"Oh my God, must be tired? I'm sorry to try to get home quickly."

"Don't rush A', just slow down. And Noah knew it was the same Umma." Noah looked at the door, and there was still the laughter of Zahra and Umm Hasna.

"Is that so? But, it's fine over there, right?"

"Hehehe why? From earlier we chatted while joking, A'a nelfon so cut into our exciting chat." Noah answered, his tears returning. Though Sedari earlier let alone chat while joking, there was not even a word other than a reply from Noah's question to Umma Hasna.

Faqih was silent for a moment, seeming somewhat in disbelief at what he heard from Noah's words.

"Will...?" Call Nuha.

"Yes neng, emmm A'a close yes... A'a want a way home." He said, hearing that, Noah was very happy.

"Be careful, A'a..."

"Dear ones... Neng wants A'a to bring what?"

"Nuha wants nothing but A'a's safety." Answer Noah.

"MashaAllah, yes God willing A'a slowly walk. A'a bring some Avocados? Or want a Cilembu yam? Oh or maybe Bogor tales? Hehehehe It's after that."

"Hehehe, anything A'a... What matters is that A'a's home safely."

"Yes dear, yes A'a closed yes Assalamualaikum."

"Walaikumsalam warahmatullah A'a." Noah turned off his phone, hugged the phone.

"The wind goes to A'a... Wanted to hug A'a." Nuha muttered softly as she chuckled with her hands rubbing her wet eyes.

Noah moved back to finish his work which was only a little more.

While the outside seemed to be getting more fun chatting, Nuha still tried to brush off all the bad thoughts that seeped in her mind by beristighfar many times and prefer to finish the job quickly.