When Hamzah Met Alifa
Sleeps

Hamzah and Alifa kept quiet while in the car. The two of them sat in the back seat and both turned their faces away, taking their eyes out the car window.

While Haida who sat in the front seat occasionally glanced through the rearview mirror while watching the movements of Hamzah and Alifa. 

Haida let out a long sigh while praying in her heart that Alifa could soften her attitude towards Hamzah.

Two recovered minutes later, they finally arrived at Haida's mansion. As soon as the car stopped in the front yard, Alifa went straight down, slammed the car door and walked quickly into the house.

"Hamzah, you are patient in facing Alifa huh?" haida said to Hamzah after seeing Alifa's behavior. "She was like that because since childhood less get the affection of her parents. But believe me, Alifa is actually good."

Hamzah smiled briefly at Haida and nodded his head. "Yes, Oma. I will keep trying to be patient."

"But if Oma notices you've fallen in love with Alifa?"

Hamzah nodded for a moment. He smiled awkwardly and was confused as to what to answer.

Hamzah himself did not know what he was feeling. Hamzah realized he was angry when he found Alifa talking to another man. But is that enough to be said to be in love?

Fortunately, Joseph came at the right time. The teenage boy walked after running by calling his Oma.

So Haida's focus was diverted from Hamzah's answer, which made Hamzah himself breathe a sigh of relief.

"Tomorrow I'll be at school there'll be a festival, Oma. The teacher asked the parents to come. Oma can come to my school tomorrow" Yusuf said in a spoiled manner.

Haida frowned looking thoughtful. Then he chuckled in disappointment and said, "Well, how are you, Joseph? Tomorrow, there is also a need."

"What if Mas Hamzah comes?" hamzah offered himself.

So Yusuf and Haida turned to Hamzah accompanied by a smile that expands on their lips.

Joseph nodded in agreement. The teenager's smile grew to show a row of white teeth.

After the short conversation was over, Hamzah went to his room. He opened the door and found Alifa who was already curled up on the bed.

Hamzah only glanced at Alfa who was busy playing mobile phones. Then he went into the bathroom to clean himself and ablution.

It has become a habit of Hamzah before going to bed for sure he will abudhu first. When he finished, Hamzah took a piece of cloth from the closet.

Then Hamzah approached Alifa who was lying down. Alifa herself turned away from her phone and looked at Hamzah's astonishment.

"What do you want?"

"Can you stand for a minute, Fa."

Alifa, still angry at Hamzah, ignored her husband's request. He looked back at the phone screen and said in a jutek tone, "No way."

Hamzah sighed, and the next second suddenly, Hamzah held onto Alifa's body which caused the woman to scream in panic.

Apparently Hamzah wants Alifa to get off the bed for a while. He put Alifa on the side of the bed, then he flicked the cloth over the surface of the mattress by calling it basmallah.

Alifa who saw Hamzah's actions snorted with a mocking face.

"Geez, you're so old-fashioned it turns out."

"This is sunah the apostle of Allah shollaullahu 'alaihi wasalam, Fa," Hamzah said with a calm expression.

Alifa. Then go back up to the bed because they do not want to argue long with Hamzah.

Alifa is back playing her phone. Surfing on social media but Alifa's attention was diverted to Hamzah lying next to her.

Although the gaze of Alifa's eyes looked at the screen of the mobile phone, but Alifa could hear Hamzah reciting the holy verses of the Quran, namely the letter of Al-Klas, the letter of An-Nas, and the letter of Al-Falaq.

Through the corner of his eye, Alifa saw Hamzah blowing his palm, then rubbing it all over the body. 

Forehead Alifa shriveled in wonder. 

Is that the ritual before Hamzah's sleep? So strange. Thought Alifa in the heart.

After that, Alifa could still hear Hamzah reciting the verse of the chair that was connected with dhikr.

"Why, Fa?" 

Suddenly, Alfah became wrong. He hurriedly looked away, scratching his non-itchy head as long as his brain looked for the right reason.

"No. There's nothing. I saw a lizard on the wall over there."

Alifa pointed at the wall next to Hamzah. Then Hamzah turned his eyes, looking for traces of lizards that he said were nearby.

"Where? There's no lizard either."

"So there was," said Alifa, insisting on lying.

Hamzah breathed a long breath. He smiled faintly realizing that Alifa was actually watching him from earlier.

"Say, Fa. You're watching me again, aren't you?" terka Hamzah's.

"Dwelling. Don't ge-er you yeah! Where might I be paying attention to you."

Hamzah shrugged his shoulders. Then pull the blanket to cover his chest and he sleeps by tilting his body.

"Don't forget what I did, Fa! Let your sleep not be disturbed by the devil."

Alifa looked away. He tried to focus on his phone.

Then, Alifa was aghast, because she was only aware of one thing. So Alfah shook Hamzah's shoulder.

"Hi, wait! How did you sleep here?"

Hamzah who was half sleepy turned to Alifa. "Where do I sleep?"

"Ya, diluar lah."

"Oma definitely won't let me sleep outside. There will be someone who will get angry."

Alifa fell silent and thought. Then he muttered, "Yes too?"

Alifa shook Hamzah's body back to sleep. "Yes but you don't sleep in my bed. Hi, up! Move to the couch!"

Alifa's orders were not heeded by Hamzah. Because the man had already fallen asleep into the dream realm.

Makes Alifa tickle. Not wanting to spend free time, Alifa also made a fortress from a pillow between himself and Hamzah.

"Well, this is better" muttered Alifa who felt the idea was brilliant.

Then, Alifa swooned her phone back until it did not feel the time had shown at eleven o'clock at night. 

The mood is getting quiet. In the big house it's just Alifa who hasn't slept. Then Alifa started to feel creepy. He was watching a horror movie on his phone. 

Alifa felt that there were a pair of eyes watching her from a distance. Then Alifa rubbed his nape and immediately turned off the phone.

Brakes.

"Aaggrrh."

The shutters were blown open by the wind, causing Alifa to reflexively scream. Gathering all courage, Alifa got out of bed to close the window.

"Kok I can forget not to close the window anyway," muttered Alifa while tightening the curtains.

At that moment, Alfah remembered a message from Hamzah. So Alifa also followed the ritual before going to bed as Hamzah did.

However, suddenly there was a thunderous roar of lightning that there was a loud sign tonight will descend a heavy hit.

Alifa was getting scared and unable to sleep. Even his body was trembling so afraid of the sudden noise that was snatching up in the sky there.

At that moment of fear, Alifa's brain was no longer working properly. He brought down the pillow fort between himself and Hamzah.

Alifa closed her body right next to Hamzah. She lay down and hugged her husband. Only then could Alifa feel calm and finally fall asleep.