Wisdom of Love: KALA LOVE TREATS WOUNDS
A DELAYED EXPLANATION

Kamil sat on the sofa while slipping his legs and rubbing his stomach which now feels stiff and uncomfortable due to being too full. The atmosphere that had felt tense now feels relieved after Rabiah's return.

"It's my stomach" said Kamil.

"Don't eat with the second wife, eat two more," said Rani who entered the room and found Kamil in a relaxed position, "that's right, that's right, pake ignored the first wife again," he continued to approach Kamil while holding his hand complete with his upset face.

"Rani?" kamil said, lowering his legs, "have you eaten?" ask Kamil.

"Udah kok was the same bang Jono in the cafeteria, exclaimed loh eat both," he said with a ketus tone.

"Sorry, I'm sorry, I can't be honest under the circumstances, Rabiah's mood is not good, I'm afraid he won't accept the fact if I say it at that time," lang Kamil while standing and holding both hands Rani.

"When do you keep this a secret?" rani asked still with her crashing mode.

"God willing to come home later I'll tell you the truth,"

"Promise?"

"Yes I promise, I also feel guilty if it continues like this."

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While elsewhere, Rabiah who had just arrived home was just silent uninspired. Even the TV that was currently on in front of him no longer cared. Various prejudices seemed to be flying in his mind.

"Hufh, positive thinking, positive thinking, positive thinking" he said, hitting his ears slowly so that his bad thoughts disappeared.

While waiting for Kamil to come home, Rabiah decided to rest for a while on the sofa, hoping that by sleeping, his heart and mind could be calmer.

Time rolled so fast, Rabiah woke up as he felt that something was gently rubbing his head. Slowly Rabiah opened his eyes, faintly seeing a man sitting before him rubbing his dark hair gently. To normalize her newly awakened vision, Rabiah blinked a few times, until her husband's handsome face was clearly plastered before her.

"Why did you get home so fast?" asked Rabiah after he got up from his sleep and kissed the back of Kamil's hand.

"Just go home on schedule, it's 5 o'clock baby, '" replied Kamil softly.

"Geez, I'm sorry, I mean Biah was sleeping," Rabiah's great-grandson felt guilty for not welcoming the husband as usual.

"No papa dear, I understand you must be tired after cooking and delivering food directly to the office" said Kamil then sat right next to Rabiah.

"Mas, want to drink coffee, Biah makein first well," said Biah then moved from his seat, but his hands were immediately held by Kamil.

"No need Biah, you just sit here, mas also want to say something to you," said Kamil with a serious face.

This time somehow Rabiah's heart suddenly beat fast. Now he sits back in his place.

Gently, Kamil grasped Rabiah's hand, then dipped it. "Biah, you know, even though our marriage happened at the request of both our parents, but somehow it's so easy to fall in love with you, I really love you right now," kamil's words managed to make Rabiah's white face now look red. He could not be denied, he was very happy to get an expression of love from the husband, a second expression of love that he received after both parents.

"Thank you, Biah, good to hear that,"

"Did you love me as your husband?"

Rabiah was silent for a moment, "yes mas, Biah is now in love with mas as well,"

Kamil smiled at Rabiah's reply, "thank you for loving the mas, I am very grateful for all that God has given to the mas, including the wife of a sholehah like you," Kamil said, making Rabiah blush in shame.

"But Rabiah, there's something I have to say to you, actually" Kamil's explanation was delayed when Kamil's phone rang.

Kamil picked up his phone and was about to turn it off, but he paused when he saw who was calling him at this time.

"Mama?" muttered Kamil and immediately answered him.

"Hello, assalamu 'alaikum, ma, '" Kamil told Maryam across the phone.

"..."

"What's? Papa's sick what ma?" asked Kamil with a worried look.

"..."

"..."

"Yes ma, wa'alaikum salam," he said and turned off his phone.

"What's wrong with papa, ma'am?" ask Rabiah to worry.

"Papa's stomach disease relapses baby, we'll go see papa yah?" bring Kamil.

"Of course, let's go there now, ma'am."

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The Abdullah residence

Kamil and Rabiah were in the room and saw Abdullah lying limp after vomiting several times.

"What's papa's condition, ma?" ask Kamil.

"Udah is a little better, only a little weaker," Maryam replied, twitching her husband's hand.

"What did papa eat? How can I suddenly relapse?" ask Kamil.

"There was a neighbor who came to bring a songkolo to stay up late, and papa you like it very much, he said delicious," said Maryam, making Kamil furrow his eyebrows.

"Songkolo staying up? That's the name of the job?" kamil's plain question made Rabiah slightly hold back his laughter.

"Not mas, songkolo staying up late is the name of the food used in Makassar, which is another name for the sticky rice, the sticky rice that is eaten together with coconut milk, it is delicious, mas," explained Rabiah.

"Well, that's right, duh mama often with ummi you nih, so the food was mama call use the language of origin ummi you," timpal Maryam chuckled and Rabiah joined in smiling.

"Keep what else did you eat after that, ma?" ask Kamil again.

"After that, papa drank orange juice, he said good afternoon eating songkolo stay up late and continue to drink orange juice, mama was initially hesitant to make orange juice to papa because he had not had lunch before, but papa you insist, he said his lunch in exchange as songkolo stay up late," said Maryam.

Kamil immediately applauded the eidat after hearing his mother's explanation.

"Want to relapse, glutinous it contains gas and can also stimulate stomach acid, especially for people who have a history of ulcer disease such as papa, if eaten a little may not cause ulcers, especially for people who have a history of heartburn, but if you eat in large quantities that are dangerous, especially after eating glutinous instead drink orange juice that clearly contains acid, certainly further increase the chances of recurrence of stomach ulcer disease papa," lang Kamil at length.

"Yes, mama explained earlier, your father was stubborn, fortunately the doctor quickly came and immediately gave the drug by injection, so the effect was faster felt," said Maryam.

"Yes ma, thank God because papa's condition is now better," said Rabiah.

After seeing Abdullah's condition, Kamil and Rabiah now sit in the living room with Maryam while telling stories.

"Oh yeah, are you filled in or not, baby?" tanya Maryam suddenly made Rabiah momentarily silent.

"Be-yet ma," Rabiah replied briefly.

"You have no plans to delay pregnancy, right? Given that you're in college right now, "look at Maryam.

"No, no" replied Rabiah.

"Gak ma, from the beginning of marriage until now, we never had a plan to delay Rabiah's pregnancy, maybe it was not time," replied Kamil who was worried if Rabiah felt uncomfortable with his mother's question.

"Yes mama just ask, because the son of a friend of mama who has been married for 5 years until now his wife is not pregnant, because after the beginning of marriage, his wife immediately uses contraception to delay pregnancy," terang Maryam's.

"Yes ma, my mother is calm, we will not delay pregnancy let alone use contraception, but she should not urge us, because after all the child is sustenance from God, if in Kasi alhamdulillah, if it does not mean that God still wants us as his parents to improve ourselves to be better so that we can be role models for our children later," said Kamil.

"Yes yes, mama knows, you are well if you talk about it like you know better, here and there is a mama who taught you to talk," said Maryam, making Kamil can only grin stupid.

"Sorry ma, not Kamil ngajarin mama, Kamil just ingetin mama," said Kamil while scratching his head that does not itch.