Akad Shackle

Support System

"Assalamu'alaikum Mother....has you slept? can you video call Athaya?"

Like the previous nights, the message is now always a conversation starter decorating the chat room Rahma and the Chairman of the Foundation. The name of the contact that Rahma has not changed since on her phone is stored the contact number, unchanged.

"Wa'alaikumsalam.not yet, but his Athaya again with his cousin. His cousin sister from Yogya came"

"Wah rame dong, so want to join"

"😊"

Three days had passed since Tama had openly expressed her love. Since then they have never met again. That night Tama all paid because early in the morning had to go to Malaysia to take care of his business there.

His heart was relieved after revealing his heart to Rahma, although he asked for time to answer but Tama believed this was an opportunity to maximize his efforts.

The time Rahma asked to give an answer to Tama used the man to further bind Rahma. Almost every morning and night Rahma gets attentive messages from Tama, even though only a short reply and even more often reply with emoticons but that does not discourage Tama from stopping the action. Pepet continues until halal, that's the jargon.

Like tonight, with his mode Tama sent Rahma a message asking about Athaya. These three nights he always took the time to video call with the five-year-old boy who had stolen his heart.

Tama was very amazed when the boy showed his training with his mother to take part in the da'i child race that will be held at his school in order to commemorate the big day of Islam.

As a result, Tama increasingly had a reason to contact the boy to ask about the news of his lomba preparation and said he wanted to become his main supporter and sponsor.

"May I video call now?"

The incoming message from Tama again received Rahma who is currently in front of the mirror applying special skincare for the night.

"But his Athaya is not yet in the room" Rahma replied through her message.

"Then can the vc be the same as Athaya?"

The reply message was immediately blue because Rahma who had not had time to close the message application screen, she immediately read it and could only shake her head with the modesty of her former boss.

"I'm sorry I can't" Rahma threw away the cotton she used to clean her face.

"Why Mother?" the greeting that always managed to make Rahma rustle.

"The mother is not wearing a veil"

"Ouh...then wear the veil first yes 😉" emot that again makes the heart of Rahma beat fast.

"No way, it's late. Time to sleep and rest".Rahma replied firmly.

Rahma really has not prepared herself to meet face to face with Tama virtually.

"😔"

Only disappointed emot sent Tama in return and reply Rahma only with a smile that is certainly not visible to Tama.

Rahma moved from where she was sitting, towards the door that sounded knocked from the outside. He opened it after knocking on the door of his room. Joseph came to hold Athaya who had fallen asleep minutes ago after being tired of playing with her cousins.

Tok....

Not long after the door of Rahma's room again there was a knock, he also stopped taking a phone that had sailed black on the dresser.

"Teh, it's Maya. Not sleeping yet? Can't you come in?" although they were brothers but manners and ethics were always awake, one of them knocked on the door when he was about to enter.

"Come on May" Rahma opens the door and makes room for Maya to enter her room.

"Teteh, what else? do you want to sleep?" Maya opens a chat, she sits on a sofa not far from the bed that Rahma and Athaya used to use.

"Steh, I want to talk seriously. Can't you?" Maya asks permission first, she doesn't want to make her brother uncomfortable with what he is about to say.

"Eumh..why? pake asked for all permission" Rahma frowned both eyebrows, her lips were throbbing, feeling strange with her sister's unusual attitude.

"I am serious teteh.." Maya who felt ridiculed by Rahma,

" Haha.iya.iya, just talk" Rahma chuckled, her sister still remains the same even though she is now the mother of two daughters who always make her anxious.

"Yusuf said there was someone else who deketin teteh, even he said it was ready to pelemanan. A Budi also said that his best friend father came again to meet a budi in the office and said permission to introduce his son as well as still" Maya said according to the information she received from Yusuf and A Budi during their casual chat in the living room.

Rahma who had just returned home after Isha from the pulpit made her unable to join the family chat tonight because she had not yet bathed and prayed Isha.

"Your husband doesn't look?" for a moment Rahma switched the conversation, she glanced at the slightly open door of the room.

"I have permission to talk to each other" replied Maya, she went back to the door to close the room door, understanding the meaning of the brother's glance.

Rahma reopened her headscarf and sat down on the sofa that Maya had occupied.

"Teteh still think about May" replied Rahma began to follow the direction of the sister's chat.

"What else does Tea think?" Maya advanced a little closer to herself sitting side by side opposite the older brother.

"Many, many things that need to think, many things that must be considered" replied Rahma relaxed but sound assertive.

"I think now is the time to move on" said Maya,

"You mean?"

"Yes, move on." Maya replied with a squint of her eyes,

"Move on from what? Hey teteh has long moved from Mas Anggara yes" Rahma threw a sofa pillow in her lap, as if understanding the meaning of the gaze of the middle sister mocking him. Do not accept if she said she still has not moved on from her ex-husband.

"Hahaha.." Maya's laughter broke. Joking sister brother who has not met for a long time still continues with various topics until it does not feel the time has passed almost an hour.

"Steams...." Maya sighed pausing her words,

"I want to immediately have a partner" said Maya finally, she finally arrived at her main goal of chatting with Rahma.

Rahma looked up, instantly stopping the rest of her laughter,

"I will support tea, A Budi too, brother-in-law, Yusuf, we all want to see you with the right people, who love you and Athaya. However Athaya needed a father figure in his growth. Because there is a father role that Athaya must learn that can not be replaced by A Budi or Joseph."

Maya spoke at length seriously this time. This is the content of the heart that Maya has long wanted to express to her beloved sister. Maya knows that Rahma has sacrificed a lot for her happiness. Staying away from her only sister made her think a little about her brother.

Rahma stopped the rest of her laughter from hearing Maya turn to serious talking. Many funny things he discussed with his sister made him laugh.

"You're right, lying if anyone says playing the double role is easy. Memorizing the double scenario in the drama alone is difficult especially in real life that we do not hold the scenario" Rahma smiled with her analogy,

"Eat him must open his heart immediately. I'm sure Athaya will be fine. Just how can you find the right person and this time allow us to help. Tomorrow his friend the late father will come. The day after tomorrow?"

"Ngajar, who said the day after the father's friend would come? Aa?" asked Rahma in shock,

"Heumm" nods Maya, as she,

"So Mr. Judge called to tell Aa that he was coming the day after tomorrow and I eavesdropped on him, huh...." Maya chuckles at the end of her speech and suddenly gets a plot of Rahma because her sister's habits have not changed from the past often become a source of information because they often eavesdrop on her brother or herself if they get a phone call.

"Thank you for being a good advisor, May, always happy to have a strong support system. You guys are everything for me" Maya hugged her sister,

"Stea is also everything to me.." Maya's voice was heard holding back the cry.

"Yes.in short, if something is good for you and Athaya Allah will certainly bring it closer together. But if it's not good for you and Athaya Allah will certainly keep him away, do'ain teteh and Athaya ya" Rahma concluded, unraveling her embrace and rubbing her wet cheek.

"Definitely tea, definitely" Maya said in a hoarse voice.

The chatter of the two sisters ended, the clockwork has shown ten o'clock more than ten minutes. Rahma entered the bathroom, about to ablaze and before going to bed. Maya returns to the room where her husband and children are.

Rahma's phone appears to be on, indicating if there is an incoming message notification in the application. Rahma grabbed her phone and took her to bed.

Slowly he lay down beside the son who had appeared to be asleep. But he woke up when he found so many incoming messages and missed calls from the same number.

"Can you join?"

"Naura...."

"Roman...."

"Naura Rahmania.."

Some of the messages Rahma received from the same contacts. Apparently, he had not completed a message with the owner of the contact. Rahma rounded her eyes as she read the last message sent from the Chairman of the Foundation.

"One message, keep your heart when we're not communicating." ^^^^^^^^^^^