《 FACE BEHIND VEIL 》

THE LONG DISTANCE RELATIONSHIP Part 1

A week after the sermon, Faiz returned to Medina to work for a few weeks and the rest he would ask permission because he was getting married. After marriage Faiz's plan was to bring Alinka to Madinah so that Faiz and Alinka would not be hindered by the distance back and stay together there until the completion of Faiz's contract work. All life plans after marriage have been neatly arranged in Faiz's own mind.

 

That morning Alinka left his home for the airport intending to drive Faiz back to Medina, to be honest he was so heavy to let go of Faiz but what can be done is all they have to pass first for the sake of happiness after marriage later.

 

“Bi, let's all be ready right?” sahut Alinka while getting ready to enter the car.

 

“Already son, come on, Bu cepetan Bu enter our child in a hurry nih.” Call Abi to Alinka's mother.

 

“This mom is ready,” replied mom out of the house and locked the door. All family members accompanied Faiz's departure to Medina except for his brother who was busy working and Alinka santri entrusted to his confidant Ustad Amar to take care of all.

 

“Sorry yes Bu if kak Faiz departs not at 09.00 Alin will not rush like this.” Alinka.

 

“Iya no papa son, let Bi leave later we even mishapangan.” Sahut mother on abi Hasan then the driver began to run his car to the airport.

 

A few hours drive, Alinka and family just arrived at the airport, because the distance from Alinka village itself is very much different from the distance from Faiz's house to the airport quite close.

 

“Assalama... Ummi, Abi sorry Alin late yes.” Alinka when she just got there.

 

“Not too late really, still a long time dear.” Reply Umm Fatimah.

 

“Kak Faiz where Mi?” asked Alinka curious who had not seen the figure of Faiz.

 

“Faiz is going to the toilet, why miss?” tanya ummi while teasing Alinka.

 

“Not so ummi because from earlier kak Faiz does not look.” Alinka replied in embarrassment.

 

“Who is Faiz's brother? From earlier the name of Faiz's brother was called mulu until hot ni ears brother.” Faiz suddenly got behind Alinka.

 

“Astagfirullah.. brother, make people surprised.” Surprised Alinka until wrong behavior.

 

“Bikin surprised what makes kangen nih?” fashion Faiz.

 

“Do not know ah,” Reply Alinka while looking down.

 

“Sorry yes, from now on you brother lives first, this is all for the next 3 months really, you promise you always keep the bond that has been coiled in our ring finger.” Faiz spoke so softly to Alinka that Alinka could not bear to look him in the eye.

 

“InsyaAllah sis, Alin will keep this bond until brother returns home and says “Qobiltu Nikahaha wa Tazwijaha bil Mahril Madzkur Haalan..” Reply Alinka blushed shyly.

 

“InsyaAllah wait for brother until sister come back yes.” Faiz said with a smile to Alinka who kept her head down.

 

Alinka just nodded and smiled thinly too.

 

“Kak.?”  alinka Sahut.

 

“Iya what's wrong?” answer Faiz.

 

“This bring with brother, so that brother always remember God, me and our bond.” Alinka said while giving a small parcel in her hand.

 

“What is this?” ask Faiz.

 

“Later there also brother tau, do not forget to use yes kak.” Alinka's Message.

 

“Syukron.” Faiz answered while accepting the item and smiled happily.

 

Alinka answered Faiz's gratitude with a smile.

 

Not long after that Faiz took off from Indonesia to Medina and Alinka shed a little tears when he passed from before him.

 

“Come now we go home.” Mother's voice awakens her from daydreams.

 

“Iya ayo Bu, the work of Alin in the cottage has been very piled up, lately Alin was busy at the Alin sermon and the children of santri only held by Ustad Amar.” Answer Alinka.

 

“You do not want to stay at home ummi for a while nak?” tanya Ummi Fatimah while inviting Alin to stay at his house again.

 

“Not first Ummi thank you, Alin want to take care of the children santri first until the Alin foundation is quite developed rapidly.” Alinka answered so gently.

 

“InsyaAllah after marriage later, your foundation will be a big foundation Faiz will take care of all.” Ummi Fatimah.

 

Alinka smiled at Ummi.

 

After that, they separated and returned to their homes.

 

Upon his return from the airport, Alinka was immediately busy with his work pending and the next day Alin also had to fill his missionary safari event which Alin had agreed to before.

 

Every day went on like that to the point of taking Alinka's own break.

 

One day when Alinka was teaching her students in the cottage suddenly Alinka felt dizzy and Alinka had stopped for a moment when he was giving a material to his students.

 

“Astagfirullah.” Alinka holds his head.

 

“Ustadzah why?” ask the princesses.

 

“Papa kok Just dizzy a little.” Alinka answered with a smile and then continued the material to them.

 

Not long later without Alinka realizing it felt something dripping from his nose and Alinka also checked by fingering with his own hands, it turned out that it was a drop of blood coming out of his nose.

 

Alinka tried not to panic and was calm, he just took a tissue to clean the blood and the hours of the lesson went back until finally Alinka went home and rested for a while and then went to preach.

 

“Why did I have a nosebleed?” alinka murmured in the heart.

 

“What's it because lately I've been feeling soybean?” ask her little heart curiously.

 

And Alinka did not pay attention to it all, when the time of dzuhur arrived he immediately prepared to set out to fill his preaching in the village sebrang.

 

After praying and getting ready, Alinka also told her mother to go to da'wah because the pickup car had arrived in her yard.

 

“Bu Alin takes show first yes.” Alinka kisses her mother's hand.

 

“Eat first son, you haven't had lunch!” answer mom to him.

 

“Later there Mom, now Alin hastily kasian who has been picked up long wait.” Alinka said as she walked towards the pickup car.

 

Then Alinka left and not long after that Alinka arrived at the event.

 

His arrival was immediately welcomed by the event committee and immediately invited him into the already crowded and full assembly by the congregation.

 

“Assalamualaikum ustadzah.” A committee event.

 

“Wa’alaikumussalam.” Answer Alinka while raising both hands and summarizing the special characteristics of greeting akhwat to the Brotherhood.

 

“Mari please enter.” Take that committee.

 

And Alinka began his preaching until the time of Ashar.

 

After the end of the event Alinka was escorted back home by the event committee because it included the terms and responsibilities of an event committee, because since Alinka does not have his own vehicle, therefore he must be transferred and picked up by the event committee.

 

After nightfall, when Alinka was about to eat dinner the dizziness was felt again.

 

“Astagfirullah.” His mouth while holding his head back.

 

“In a day why does this dizziness keep coming, what exactly is this dizziness?” alinka muttered as she was in the room alone.

 

Alinka also sat for a moment because he held back the dizziness and then he again experienced nosebleeds.

 

“Astagfirullah, nosebleed again?” tanyakanya.

 

Alinka immediately brought a tissue box and immediately cleaned the blood.

 

“Subhanalah blood is very much and do not want to stop out.” Mumbled.

 

To the extent that the tissue in the box was almost exhausted because Alinka used to clean the blood.

 

Not long after, the nosebleed blood stopped and Alinka cleaned the traces of blood on his face and went out of the room for dinner.

 

“Lin, did you have lunch?” ask mom while giving her a plate of rice complete with side dishes.

 

 

“Astagfirullah son, Ashar you said? Do not in the usual in nunda eat deh, your activity schedule is solid your stomach should not be left empty for long.” Omel's mother to him.

 

“Again kok Bu, abis earlier Alin just came directly at the start of the show.” Alinka defended herself.

 

“Ya still, if you had brought supplies you can while eating on the way, tomorrow-tomorrow you bring stock mom ready in do not nolak.” Said mom worried.

 

“Iya deh Bu.” Alinka replied with a slight frown.

 

Then he ate it with his food.

 

After dinner Alinka was immediately headed to the cottage and there the children santri had been waiting for his arrival to give some material on the night today.

 

When in the middle of the material discussion time suddenly the dizziness came back and felt very powerful until Alinka fell unconscious.

 

“Astagfirullah.” He held his head and fell to the floor.

 

“Ustadzah, ustadzah!!” shouted the children santri,

 

Then one of them reported the incident to Abi Hasan.

 

“Assalamaicum.. Kyai, Kyai..!!!” the sahut santri.

 

“Iya want what?” abi answered when he opened the door.

 

“Ustadzah Kyai, Ustadzah.” The boy panicked.

 

“Why with Ustadzah?” ask Abi.

 

Then the santri suddenly ran away and Abi immediately followed him.

 

In the hall Alinka cottage has been surrounded by all the children santri while crying and trying to resuscitate him.

 

“Alin, Alin, you why son, this abi darling realize!” sahut Abi Hasan when he saw his favorite daughter was already drowning on the floor.

 

Then Abi took his daughter to the house.

 

“Bu,, Mom, Alin passed out Mom.!!!” abi shouted from the front door.

 

“Astagfirullah abi, Alin why.?” ask mom in panic.

 

“Do not know Mom, said the children suddenly Alin fell unconscious.” Answer Abi.

 

Then she opened Alinka's veil so that fresh air could enter and she could breathe freely, how shocked the mother when she saw from Alinka's nose flowed a lot of fresh blood.

 

“Abi Alin also nosebleed bi,” sahut mom panic.

 

“Maybe our son sapean Bu so make it like this, tomorrow-tomorrow let the abi who went preaching first replace Alin during Alin's illness.” Abi Hasan.

 

Then she cleaned the blood coming out of Alinka's nose and brought it into the room.

 

Not long after that Alinka realized then,

 

“Where's Mother Alin? Not that Alin was talking again huh?” ask Alinka confused.

 

“You fell unconscious earlier in the hall of the cottage, the children who told Abi if you fainted son and Alhamdulillah now you are aware.” Answer mother.

 

Alinka was pensive after hearing the mother's explanation.

 

“Kata abi from tomorrow you do not have to go da'wah, let abi change in your position first, you better now rest a lot, so, lately you are always busy when you will be at your own sermon that prepares not to mention on the sidelines of leisure you need to take the time to teach children in the cottage, he said, no capenya you.” Say mother.

 

“That's all Alin Bu's responsibility, Alin should be able to live it all.” Answer Alinka.

 

“Yes but your body also needs to rest he cape you force keep working, working and working.” Omel mother.

 

“Ya already tomorrow Alin follow mother, Alin will rest.” Alinka answered while hugging her mother and smiling sweetly at her.

 

“Not anything mom Just worried fear there is nothing with you, where soon you will get married, surely you are busy yourself again to prepare it.” Mom hugged Alinka back and kissed her forehead.

 

“Neither ma'am, there will be a WO who takes care of all for the preparation of marriage.” Answer Alinka softly.

 

“Better like that, do not take care of everything later you fall ill again.” Say mom while looking teary.

 

“Now Alin is not papa kok Alin Just soy sauce.” Sahut Alinka tried to make his mother calm.

 

Then the mother and son embraced each other.

 

“Have you had enough rest yes, mom wants to continue the work of mom.” Mom's lawful.

 

“Iya Bu.” Alinka answered while lying on her bed. Then Alinka also tried to sleep early in time to restore his stamina.

 

And it kept repeating itself for a month, because Alin always ignored the incident he was not aware of what he was suffering until his body condition got worse and his body began to take care.

 

“Alin, I want to ask since when does Alin continue to have nosebleeds accompanied by dizziness?” ask your mother when taking care of her weakly lying self.

 

“Initially since Faiz's brother returned to Medina and Alin thought it was just plain sauce Ma'am, because Alin took care of all the needs of the sermon himself.” Alin replied while taking his medicine when the mother gave him some kind of medicine.

 

“You also always do not want if you take you to the doctor to be examined, actually what is happening to you son, I am worried, I am worried, every time I hear you fall unconscious often because of nosebleeds, in the cottage, in the da'wah, in the assembly, as often as lately you drop son, son, I'm sure this is not just soy sauce, so from that you want tomorrow I invite you to check with the doctor.” Mother said a little about the events that happened to Alin lately.

 

Alin nodded and agreed to his mother's request but on one condition.

 

“But Alin asked, mother do not tell first the condition of Alin in ummi Fatimah and abi Fakhry ya Bu, especially until Faiz kak tau, Alin did not want to make them worry.” Alinka's Message.

 

Mother nodded her head to sign that she agreed to the agreement.

 

Then the next day Alin was taken to one of the doctors who were in the city where Alin lived, the doctor asked for complaints that Alinka felt lately.

 

“So how do you feel?” ask your doctor when checking for Alinka.

 

“Last-lately I often feel dizzy accompanied by nosebleed docks, then the stomach often feels pain, even though the contents are not filled at all, eating this wrong eating was wrong.” Alinka.

 

Then the doctor pensively and checked the state of Alinka.

 

After examining Alinka, the doctor told the mother a little that Alinka had cancer, how shocked the mother was when she heard the explanation.

 

“But InsyaAllah there is still little hope for Alinka to recover as long as Alinka routine for treatment.” Obviously doctor.

 

Mother could only sigh and hope that her daughter Alinka could recover.

 

After they returned home, the mother always looked gloomy while taking care of Alinka who was sick, the mother always diligently gave her medicine every day and took her check up to the doctor.

 

At one time Alinka was confused to see the changes of her mother after taking her to the doctor and trying to ask what disease Alinka suffered so far.

 

“Bu, Alin noticed after we came from the mother's doctor looks always moody, indeed what the doctor said about Alin Bu's disease?” alinka asked curiously.

 

Mom just sighed then gently stroked Alinka's head.

 

“Sometimes ummi and abi Fakhry should know about your current condition son, you do not always try to cover this all, especially on your future husband Faiz.” Mom said a little to Alinka.

 

“Where has your communication with Faiz been all this time?” ask Alinka.

 

“Alright Kok Bu, Brother Faiz always contact Alinka whenever he has time.” Answer Alinka.

 

“Thank God if so, but next time you have to be honest about your current condition to him.” Say mother.

 

“Good Mom later in the right time Alin will be honest for the pain of Alin on Faiz.” Alinka replied back.

 

Mother was silent and quickly left because she had to finish other homework.