9 Requests for Love

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The night had passed but the problem in the heart still settled. Not even the eyes were able to shut quietly due to anxiety. Restless thinking about the bad things that might happen or trying to reconcile the heart with the good things that may be present to treat the wound.

That's how Razik if in the face of problems, although he looks calm but his mod will be disturbed. Even this morning his appetite evaporated just like seeing ummi who was still indifferent to him. Abi did not not not know there was a problem in the mother and child, just sometimes pretended not to know it better. Likewise with Zia, he tried to keep smiling so that Abi was not too aware of the problems that enveloped the moment this morning.

"Zia why are the dishes washed?"

Ummi still stays warm to Zia, it seems like he is just angry at Razik.

"No papa ummi, ummi was tired of cooking so now let Zia do the dishes"

"zia was cooking too"

"But Zia is still young so still strong"

"O so Zia wants to say ummi is old and not strong anymore?"

Zia fell silent and looked at Ummi for a moment. Ummi's smile expanded instantly at Zia's fearful expression.

"Ah ummi"

Now their laughter broke the silence.

"Ummi don't be mad anymore with Razik mas, hum"

ummi smiled warmly.

"Ummi said Razik's mas will be very tormented if ummi continues to silence him"

Ummi clasped Zia's hand.

"Ummi feels guilty to you son"

Zia nodded

"Ummi my relationship with Razik's mas is getting better. Talk to Razik mas ya ummi?!"

Ummi nodded, although it was heavy but true what Zia said. Even the goal was to get them to go home to talk about this.

"Ya ummi will talk about it with Razik later. Hum Zia after this was told to go home, it has been two days that she is not feeling well. Go see him son"

"What pain do you have?"

"Not only common colds, but ummi has not told you guys come so ummi thought it's better you come to him so that you can be suprise"

Zia smiled warmly, her in-laws love her so much.

"Alright ummi after this Zia left"

ummi nodded.

"zia, this is for you"

"what is ummi?"

Zia opened the paper bag handed over by ummi and saw some hijab strands.

"ummi is proud of you son. may remain Istiqamah"

Zia just nods and hugs ummi. afterwards ummi elevates Zia to finish her occupation.

After completing her work, Zia asks Razik for permission to see her. Of course Razik allowed it, even he wanted to go with Zia to meet mami, but Zia forbade him because Razik had to solve the problem today.

"The truth is, don't you go by yourself?"

"Yes mas. Anyway you should get ummi to talk, okay"

Razik nodded.

"Send my regards to mommy, later if the atmosphere improves I will follow"

"Alright, that spirit yes, hubbi"

Razik is fascinated to hear Zia call him hubbi. It was clearly visible from his face that blushed in embarrassment. Even he did not realize Zia's car was getting away.

"Well, too, gone are misses"

Said Razik seeing the departure of Zia's car.

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Razik saw ummi reading a book. He did not expect there would be a time when ummi was angry at him like this. Ummi if you have been silent a sign that he is very angry and gives up. As he remembered it was only twice that he faced the cold ummi like this.

Razik approached the ummi and sat in front of the ummi, he gently massaged the ummi leg. Ummi who was shocked immediately closed his book and stared intensely at Razik.

"Ummi don't be mad at Razik anymore"

Seeing the sad face of his son certainly makes the heart of ummi melt. Ummi stroked the hair razik sign of his anger began to subside.

"Ummi is disappointed with you and feels guilty for Zia as well as her parents. Ummi is disappointed to see you've ruined your morale for the sake of that woman. In the past Razik was a good and polite child, Razik knew the limits because it was ummi to defend you in front of Abi when Razik wanted to enter public school, because ummi believed the same Razik. But seeing you lightly embrace in front of Zia and easily step foot into the woman's room, alone. Astaghfirullah, ummi's trust is destroyed son. Ummi felt like she failed to be a mother"

Ummi's heart was broken as Razik's heart saw ummi shed tears because of him.

"Razik apologizes ummi. Razik realized Razik was wrong, I'm sorry Razik ummi"

"Pardon Ziah, for he whom you have hurt the most and repent to God for what you have done is a great sin, son"

Razik nodded obediently. Razik was so slapped with the words ummi, he seemed to have just realized so many sins that he committed.

"Now ummi will interfere in your household affairs, you've hurt Zia enough"

Razik stiffened, he was afraid of the thing he thought that ummi would say.

"I mean ummi?"

"Have you forgotten Syifa or divorced Zia?"

Sure enough Ummi mentioned divorce.

"Ummi want to separate me from Zia?"

"Until today ummi has maintained a strong relationship with Zia, but Ummi does not want to oppress Zia. Don't you realize Zia was hurt by you son?"

Razik fell silent, not unconscious, just not wanting to notice.

"Razik conscious ummi. But since that honeymoon our relationship has improved, even we have become a real married couple"

Hearing that ummi felt there was hope for her son's household.

"I still love Zia ummi. I'll defend it"

"Then Syifa?"

"Give me time to finish it"

"How long?"

Razik doesn't know how long it will take.

"And how did Razik prove to the ummi that you wanted to keep him?"

There was a sense of disappointment in Razik seeing that his umminya no longer believed him, Razik smiled bitterly.

"One Week, give Razik one Week to end it all and start a new one with Zia"

He knows this decision is not easy for his son, but if not the parents who set the record straight?

"And Razik wants to hold a wedding reception with Zia next month"

Ummi's eyes are perfectly rounded, this is what he always wanted from his son.

"Yes Razik sure ummi. Ummi knows Razik's feelings"

"Yes ummi tau"

Ummi led Razik to his feet and hugged his son tightly, he was very happy with the decision taken by Razik.

"Ummi Razik pick up Zia first"

Ummi nodded

"Go"

Razik wants to leave but apparently there is still someone who wants to tell

"Razic"

Razik turned

"Yes ummi?"

"Don't hurt Zia again. If you continue to be so someday he can leave you because, who can bear to continue to be hurt? Everyone always needs love. Ummi just reminded, ummi ngak want you to regret later. A hum?!"

Ummi's words are like a slap to Razik, really hurt. Razik smiled bitterly and left ummi.

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"Asalamualaikum, mommy...."

Zia snuck in because she had no answer from anyone in the house.

"Mommy's son comes home...."

Call Zia half yelling

"Non Zia, non Zia when will I go home?"

"Bru aja bik, where's mami?"

"Oh mistress over non, on the balcony"

Zia was a little disturbed, because every mama there must be something that bothers her.

"Mommy why bik? Fighting with papi, huh?"

"It feels like they're not getting along"

"Continue?"

The aunt raises her shoulder a sign she doesn't know anything or doesn't want to tell.

"Okay, let me have the same mom"

Zia passed by leaving behind a aunt who was still thinking about her master.

"Mommy..."

Zia immediately slammed into the arms of her mother. She likes her mom's hug because it feels so warm. Although it does not look clear but it feels enough that Zia mami is having problems.

"Mommy's son, when are you coming home?"

"Just now, oh yeah"

Zia put her hand on her forehead to measure her body temperature.

"Normal"

"Mommy is healthy"

"It's not wrong if a doctor is sick"

"If the doctor is sick who will treat him"

"Other doctors, it's Zia"

They smiled warmly, looking familiarity between them.

"Zi..?"

Zia turned her gaze to the mami sitting beside her.

"Hum?"

"You happy?"

"Me?, I'm happy"

"With Razik, are you happy?"

Zia fell silent, as the shadow of Razik and Syifa flashed through her mind. I want it to feel like she's crying in an ummi hug but she's holding it.

"Mommy also knows what the ummi knows"

Zia's blood rippled violently, she suddenly felt nervous.

"Mommy..also go there?"

Mommy nodded

"Ummi and mami don't intend to interfere in your affairs but we only carry out the responsibilities as parents"

Zia immediately sat down in front of mom, she felt so guilty about giving the burden to her mom.

"Maafin Zia mi, Zia..."

Zia felt her chest tightened so she could no longer speak, only tears fell down.

The sickest parents saw her son's tears, and mother led Zia to sit back on the sofa. Ummi hugged Zia warmly, making Zia unable to endure the grief in her heart. Zia has been holding it herself for a long time, Zia has not cried like a child and I don't know why lately she is not able to control her emotions, sometimes she is so emotional, she is so, sometimes it's so frustrating and sometimes so desperate to cry like this.

"Zia mami's son, sorry mami. Mommy made you experience all this. If only mom hadn't forced you to marry Razik then you wouldn't have experienced any of this"

Zia shook her head, she disagreed with what her mother said.

"No mi, mami knew the soul mate was the destiny of God and this is the path that Zia might have to face. There's nothing wrong here"

Mami forced her smile and wiped away Zia's tears.

"Zia doesn't know why Zia is so whiny today"

"The color you've kept the wound for a long time, sometimes the heart is tired if it continues to be hurt"

Zia nodded. It may be true, said Mami, she was tired of storing the wound.

"You still strong, son?"

Zia nodded.

"Zia will survive mi, Zia will not give up just like that"

Mami didn't even understand what her heart was expecting right now, on the one hand she didn't want Zia to get hurt anymore but on the other hand she wasn't a person who understood Zia's heart, if her son breaks up with Razik there's no guarantee Zia will be happy afterwards.

"Lately our relationship has improved and hopefully that's a good start to my relationship with Razik ya mi"

Mami returned Zia's grasp, she smiled warmly at the child.

"Zia if one day you are tired then go back to mami. Mommy will always develop a hand to hug you son. Whatever your circumstances, mom will be happy if you lean on mommy. Don't think your mom will be burdened because no child is a burden on her parents, hum...!"

Zia nodded in agreement, at this moment Zia felt that there was a place to go home for her.