
A clear morning of the cold mountainous Batu area did not shrink Mr. Rohman and the plantation workers to harvest the ripe apples. Reyhan is seen blending in with Mr. Rohman and the workers. He was seen laughing when he heard the workers laughing.
Zahra looked at Reyhan from her balcony. It was great that he saw the familiarity with his father. Her memory goes back to their divorce plans. She began to feel compassion for her husband who had longed for the father figure, and now she was so familiar, as if they were father and son. Will he be so selfish not to apologize to him, even the mistakes he made out of frustration from losing him.
Miss Maryam touched Zahra's shoulder, making her shocked and awakening from the daydream. Her maternal instinct felt that her daughter was having problems. Miss Maryam gently rubbed Zahra's hair which she let unravel.
" Zahra, every time you have a problem with Reyhan, I hope you guys solve it with a cool head. Every household must have a test, only each household has a different purpose,"
" Thank you ma'am, pray for Zahra to get through it all" Zahra replied with a smile. As if I had extra strength.
" Every problem will have a silver lining, in addition to maturing your thinking, you also strengthen the bond between you" added Miss Maryam.
" Mom, do we have to forgive if the mistake is fatal?"
" Everyone has mistakes, Allah is Forgive, why is it so hard to forgive?"
Miss Maryam left Zahra after hugging her daughter. Zahra looked back at the garden but did not see Reyhan there. Zahrapun spread his gaze trying to find his whereabouts. He then went down the stairs and went to the apple farm.
Zahra was in the middle of the plantation, trying to find among the plantation workers who were busy harvesting apples. He was disturbed when someone threw an apple bite on his head. He suddenly raised his head, he was surprised when Reyhan was on the tree while enjoying fresh apples.
" Mas Reyhan!!"
" Hey baby, here yuk, hem the fun!!" said Reyhan while showing off his apple bite.
Zahra shook the not-so-big apple tree, making Reyhan terrified and tightly clutching the tree branch. He shouted, "Zahra stop! are you going to kill me?"
" This tall tree won't kill you, just break your bones a little" Zahra replied.
" Beware of you Zahra, how he bullies me,"
Zahra was still shaking the tree, hearing Reyhan's screams the laborers laughed at him. Zahrapun laughed, and left Reyhan after he had mocked her.
Reyhan rushed down and shouted, "Zahra wait!"
Zahra menoleh ke belakang, melihat Reyhan mengejarnya iapun berlari. Merekapun berkejar-kejaran di hamparan rimbunnya tanaman apel layaknya anak kecil. Reyhan berteriak, " Awas Zahra ada ulat di kerudungmu,"
" Memangnya aku percaya, kamu menggunakan tipu muslihat lagi untuk menangkapku," jawab Zahra.
Zahra berhenti berlari karena kelelahan, tiba-tiba ia menjerit, " Aaargg ulat!"
Reyhan berlari kearahnya lalu menyingkirkan ulat dari kerudung Zahra dengan ranting kering, ia pun berkata, " Sudah ku bilang, gak percaya,"
" Makanya jangan sering bohong, kalau mau di percaya orang, " jawab Zahra dengan kesal.
Reyhan mengambil ranting menyodorkan padannya dan berkata, " Sudah di tolong, tidak terimakasih, sini aku balikin saja ulatnya,"
" Jangan! kamu jahat," Zahra semakin manyun.
Reyhan tertawa melihat ketakutan Zahra, Zahra merasa kesal, " Mas lihat siapa itu?"
Reyhan pun menoleh kebelakang, namun tidak ada siapa-siapa, " Mana?"
ketika menoleh kembali ternyata Zahra sudah berlari.
" Aww!" Zahra screaming.
Reyhan jumped from the top of the tree right in front of him, immediately hugged Zahra, and said, "I caught you,"
" Deliver!" zahra.
" Not anymore, who told you to fuck me,"
" Apa kamu lupa kalau istrimu ini masih nakal?"
" Iya aku ingat, aku akan menghukummu atas kenakalanmu ini,"
Reyhan hugged Zahra's body and landed a kiss on Zahra's lips. Making Zahra unable to dwell, until it dissolves in a swish of taste that he had long tried to kill when adjacent to Reyhan. The hot kiss made Zahra gasp.
Feeling Reyhan's embrace a little loose, he also revolted and released himself. He ran as fast as he could to the house, his heart cursing itself how he could dissolve the kiss, but he tried to kill the taste in his heart for Reyhan. Shame and sorrow mix into one. The distance he was trying to build easily he collapsed on his own. His heart continued to murmur,
" Should I forgive him, hatred, disappointed why it is difficult to dispel my love for him,"
***
The sun that from the morning gently illuminated was now covered in mist in the afternoon. The cold atmosphere is increasingly thrust into the joints when the rain spatter flushes this mountainous area. Makes its residents want to linger hiding in thick blankets. The aroma of coffee and fried food is more tempting to taste it, especially in the warm atmosphere of family gatherings.
Mr. Rohman, Miss Maryam, Zahra and Reyhan are gathering in the living room. They just chat while enjoying snacks as a complement to drinking coffee and tea. The television was lit only as an atmosphere enthusiast, because since no one had paid attention to the TV show, they were more soluble in their chat.
The night is getting late, the cold srmakin acute. Reyhan curled up under his blanket, while Zahra leaned on the bed busy with her phone. He turned towards Reyhan who was deliberately shivering with a voice coming out of his mouth.
" Do I want to get another blanket so I don't get cold? sorry in my house there is no room temperature control like in your house," said Zahra.
" No need, layers of blankets will not warm me, except your arms,"
" Don't start! not mode! you're pretending that I'm sympathetic to you?" said Zahra who refocused on her phone.
Zahra placed her phone on the table beside her. He also began to get cold, apparently the hot air had lowered his endurance at a cold temperature in his own hometown.
" I feel hypothermia" said Reyhan, shivering with cold
Zahrapun came closer to Reyhan, then grabbed hold of his body, "What's so cold? I'm making you a warm drink, right?"
" There is no need to hug me" said Reyhan, and his hand was clutching Zahra's stomach to get off the bed.
Zahrapun again settles down in Reyhan's arms. The warmth when coming into contact with Reyhan's body made him feel comfortable in the warmth. It felt like he could not rebel anymore to see Reyhan who was comfortable not shivering anymore. He glanced at Reyhan's face which turned out to be sleeping.
The warmth she felt changed the strange sigh she always felt when the man beside her touched her. His heart murmured, "Is this how Mas Reyhan feels when he wants me, every time he sees me without touching me?"
Reyhan suddenly moved his hand right on Zahra's chest, uncontrollably, Zahrapun let out a sigh, but soon he closed his mouth afraid that the man beside him would wake up to hear a voice coming out of his mouth, of course, he would be very embarrassed.
Reyhanpun turned to his wife who was still awake, he also began to tighten his embrace. Suddenly kissing Zahra's neck, Zahra sighed but did not refuse. He switched to kissing his lips, but Zahra was more excited so he continued the action. His hands guerrilla everywhere, seeing Zahra enjoying without rejection finally the distance that Zahra was building had collapsed that night.
They both let go of longing for days. The coldness of the mountains has warmed their relationship again.