Black Heaven

Gus should know!

Five days have passed, now the condition of Intan is much better than before. He has been coming back to his contract since yesterday afternoon. No more tears than a few days ago. Slowly, the face came back cheerful due to the support of the people closest to him.

"Don't be discouraged, being a girl who isn't a virgin isn't too bad. You have to be passionate, to make your life better." Yes, that's the encouraging sentence spoken by Tommy when Intan was still in the hospital.

"Don't worry, son. You can definitely get a husband who can accept your circumstances." This is what Mr. Gatot said before Intan came out of the hospital.

Intan is happy, because he has three people who are very concerned about his life. He could not imagine if at that time God did not meet himself with Kinar, surely his life was more ruined than this.

The sky began to show an orange hue, the king of rays began to prepare to go home to the place of the contest. The birds began to fly in search of the nest before it became dark.

Intan sits on the terrace of the house to enjoy the work of the Creator which is very beautiful to look at. He sat cross-legged on the chair on the porch of the house while petting his beloved cat was—Blacky.

"You must be honest with your Gus, he must know his brother's depraved behavior. It's up to him to decide how, as long as you've unlocked the crime of one of his family." This is the advice Kinar gave me this afternoon before he left for the studio.

Intan let out a rough sigh, his mind and heart were at war at the moment. He was afraid that if he had to reopen the old wound that began to dry, he was afraid that Aji would hate him even more.

"Maybe Kinar's suggestion is correct, at least my burden is not too heavy after this," Intan muttered as he looked at the sky which increasingly revealed an orange silhouette.

Intan immediately got up from her seat, lifting her black cat up on the shoulder. He goes in to retrieve the cell phone in the room, he wants to contact Aji to make an appointment. But just as he stepped, there was a white Avanza car that stopped in front of his house.

No longer need to make an appointment, because the person who will be met by Intan at this time has come. Aji got out of his car, he immediately took a step to meet the girl standing at the door.

"Assalamualaikum ..." said Aji after standing in front of Intan.

"Waalaikumsalam .. please come in, Gus." Intan gives way to Aji, then he follows behind the man who is walking into his contract.

Aji sat in the single chair by the door, and he put the hand he had on the table, "this is your favorite meal, Tan." Aji's voice this time sounded softer, not a voice peppered with anger like a few days ago.

"thank you, Gus" Intan said, nodding his head. He tries to behave normally in front of Aji even though his heart rhythm beats irregularly.

Intan got up from his seat, he went to the kitchen to get a cold drink stored in his refrigerator. Not to forget he prepared the brownie pandan that he bought this morning.

"Please, Gus. Sorry there is only this in my refrigerator," Intan said after putting a tray containing drinks in bottles and dishes containing pandanus brownies.

"thank you, sorry to bother you," Aji said as she looked at Intan, "how are you doing now? does your stomach still hurt?" ask Aji after Intan sits down.

"it's better, Gus. Alhamdulillah .." said Intan while looking at Aji.

Intan came back in, I don't know what else he did in there. Five minutes later, he returned to the living room in a more polite dress.

Aji develops her smile, when she sees Intan wearing a long skirt that is combined with a short-sleeved oversize shirt. Aji's heart beat returned to normal, he didn't have to endure a turbulent feeling when he saw Intan's previous appearance, either, earlier he was wearing half thigh hotpans combined with sleeveless shirts with a V neck model, making his chest look tempting.

"Why is Gus smiling to himself? do I look funny?" intan asked after seeing Aji smiling towards him.

Intan turned his face the other way, he did not want to linger staring at those shady eyes. The eyes that always make him fall in love many times, even after feeling heartache due to the anger that had enveloped the eyes.

"I hope we don't discuss the issue of heaven and hell anymore" Intan said with a straight forward view, he was not looking at Aji at this time.

"Why? is there anything that makes you dislike those two things?" Aji begins to lure Intan so that he finds the answer to the puzzle given by Pak Gatot and his two children.

Intan looked at Aji with a face that could not be interpreted. He does not like to discuss things that lead to religion, "discussing more pleasant things seems to be much better," said Intan with a view that can not be separated from Aji.

Aji nodded his head a few times, He started to see the murat of unrest on Intan's face. This time he must succeed in uncovering what is actually hidden by Intan. His heart was ready to accept all the answers that Intan would say later.

"And God preferred to see women who would close the law. Closed clothes can protect women from the heat of hell fire" said Aji while staring at Intan.

Intan raised one corner of his lips, it felt like he wanted to laugh freely after hearing the sentence said by Aji, "meaning they all close the aurat not because of Allah dong! but for fear of feeling punishment in hell! So, who exactly should we be afraid of? Hell or God?" sarkas Intan while looking at Aji with his sharp gaze.

"To my knowledge, Kyai Yusuf once counseled all his manners, saying 'do all good because of Allah. Not for the reward or for anything else', then what should I do, Gus?" Intan raises a striking question for Aji.

Aji smiled after hearing Intan's question. He was happy to hear the question, though he himself was confused as to how to answer it. Aji was relieved, because Intan still holds the guidance from the Abah even though the situation is not like it used to be.

"Why didn't Gus answer my question?" ask Intan again after seeing Aji just silence, "I once closed the aurat and did all the commands of God, but in fact God does not love me. God let me fall into the heat of hell in this world" Intan said with two black beads staring intently at Aji.

"What do you mean, Tan? don't twist anymore" Aji leaned his face towards Intan. He was increasingly curious about all the words spoken by Intan.

Intan laughed after seeing Gus' response. Laughter that sounded bitter in Aji's ear, Tears were back in the eye of Intan, her lips slowly down wet her smooth cheeks.

"I don't want to imagine how heaven and hell will feel in the afterlife. I think what makes me happy in this world is heaven, while what hurts and makes my heart hot, hurt and sick is hell. God has placed me in the hell of the world by sending the paw-rat Aga to Gus' house!" intan said with a hardened jaw when calling the name Aga.

Aji gasped when she heard her cousin's name mentioned. His heart seemed to stop beating, after guessing what Aga did to the girl of his choice.

"Maybe it's time for Gus to know everything that happened four years ago. Aga has ...."

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