The Story Behind the Curtain
Dreamtime

“Erli wake up!” Rafan shook his wife's body slowly.

Erli who woke up from his sleep immediately hugged Rafan tightly.

“What's up?” ask Rafan to panic.

“Xavier, he wants to kill me. And ... You're not helping me! Even you went from that place, leaving me who almost died.” Erli explained the incident he had experienced in his dream earlier.

“Ighfar Erli! It was all just a dream not a reality,” said Rafan while thrusting a glass of milk located on the nightstand.

Erli drank the milk her husband gave her and a second later she returned to talking.

"But the dream felt real. Even my heart is still beating!” he said with his hand holding his chest.

“You're just exhausted. Get changed and sleep again!” rafan's word and the man's hand stroked Erli's head.

After a debate about her divorce with Rafan, Erli cries to sleep.

“You sleep here only, yes. I'm scared!” erli said, the girl's face looked pale.

Rafan nodded slowly and led Erli into the dressing room. After wearing blue pajamas, Erli returned to the room and laid her body on the bed.

A pair of brown-colored eyeballs looked seriously at Rafan's face without batting his eyelids.

“Thank you God, You have sent this good man for me!” mummified Erli lirih.

However, Erli's soft mutter was heard clearly by the husband, how surprised he was to see the figure of the man he admired looking back at him.

Her husband sat down and clucked, “Erli ... Erli, when are you going to wake up like that? Sleep quickly!"

“Ah ... Forgive me!” sahut Erli was nervous, rushing he turned his gaze and closed both of his eyelids.

Since their first meeting, Erli always respected Rafan and never once did he call Rafan's name.

***

The ticking clockwork sound woke Rafan from his deep sleep, the young man's eyes glancing at the clock hanging on the wall.

“Yes Allah, it's five o'clock. Why didn't anyone wake me up?” he said slowly and hurried to the bathroom.

After finishing the bath, Rafan woke Erli who was still asleep.

“Erli wake! Come, we pray together,” said Rafan Lirih while shaking Erli's body using a bolster pillow.

Instead of waking up Erli instead shifted without opening his eyelids and the girl's hand patted the mattress as if telling Rafan to sleep next to him.

“Astagfirullah this girl!” decak Rafan.

“Looks like that thing could wake this kebo,” Rafan grabbed a kemoceng located on top of the closet and dabbed the chicken feather in Erli's nose.

The girl just rubbed her itchy nose mixed with amusement, Rafan thought his wife would wake up. However, Erli was still asleep and it irritated Rafan mixed with annoyance.

“What a hard ordeal woke this woman up,” said Rafan grumbling.

Rafan rushes to prayer and lets his wife sleep. After he did his duty Rafan glanced at Erli who was still lying on the bed, “Basar kebo. It's broad daylight hasn't woken up yet, has she always been?” gerutu Rafan.

The sweet sound of Rafan waking Erli from his deep sleep, the girl's net opened wide staring at her halal man teaching next to the dresser.

I think that woman really likes him. His courteous and good manners are alluring, which woman will not be charmed by him? he said slowly, how excited Erli was to hear the chanting of holy verses of the Qur’an read by the husband.

Rafan stops his activity and he glances at Erli, “Why not rush to the bathroom? You do not see the sun will show itself. Quickly shower and perform prayers!” Rafan sneered at Erli's negligent attitude towards his obligations as a Muslim.

Erli was surprised to hear Rafan's words, the girl moved quickly towards the bathroom without refuting in the slightest. Minutes had passed the newlyweds came out of the room and walked hand in hand towards the living room, where there were already many people gathered.

“Cie .. the newlyweds are out of her throne,” Rania interrupted by her little laugh.

All the gazes were fixed by the two people who were now sitting down, Erli turned his gaze in the other direction. The girl's cheeks were flushed with embarrassment, while Rafan had a flat face as usual.

The young man behaved as if nothing had happened in his life, another with Dewi—tante Rafan. Rafan's mother-in-law's sister looks at Erli with strange eyes.

“Eh, this newlywed has dry hair. Didn't you guys fight last night?” ask the Goddess with narrowed eyes.

Netra Erli stared wide at the husband, the girl moved uneasily. Erli did not expect to get such a question and he was unable to answer the strange question from the aunt.

“Do not ask like that, Auntie! The thing that Aunty asked was too sensitive and not good if we answered,” said Rafan with ease.

Hearing Rafan's reply, Erli exhaled heavily. How grateful she was to see her husband able to answer the question of her aunt, without causing discord among them.

“Have not spoken anything unreasonable. Come on, we're having breakfast!” take Zulaika while holding Erli's hand.

Zulaika's first daughter-in-law gave a sweet smile. Just stepping foot, there was the sound of a car engine that stopped in front of the house. Soon they heard greetings from behind the main door, a very familiar voice in their ears.

But not for Erli. Yes, only Erli did not recognize the voice, so curious Erli that he was willing to tilt his head to see the face of the person who was chatting with Rania—adik Rafan.

“Who's coming, Nia?” pekik Dewi while stepping his feet toward Rania who was still talking fun.

The face of Zulaika's sister-in-law looked very happy after seeing the guests who had come.

“Oalah .. cah ayu anyway. Come in, Son!” greet the enthusiastic Goddess.

Who the hell is coming? They really look so happy, Erli murmured inwardly.