Black Heaven
The negative!
Three years later ....
"Negative again!" kuh Intan when he saw a red line in the testpek that is in his grip at this time.
Intan let out a long sigh, his heart disappointed after seeing the results of his test this morning. He sat on a closet with his head bowed. The hope that had filled his head was now gone. Since last night he had imagined how happy this morning because it had been two months late menstruation.
This is the third year that Intan and Aji built a household. They are always happy even though God has not allowed them to have children. Aji himself does not dispute it, he is ordinary even though he has not been blessed with a baby. It was very different with Intan, he was restless because he did not get pregnant, especially when he returned to Jombang, surely Aji's brother-in-law always asked about the condition of his uterus.
All efforts have been made Aji and Intan, they have gone to the obstetrician for a consultation on how the condition of Intan's uterus. Intan's uterus is fine, there are no cysts or fibroids. The thing that inhibits the fertilization process is because the Intan hormone is unstable, all of it is the effect of alcohol and cigarettes that Intan had once consumed. In the beginning of marriage, Intan's menstrual cycle was smooth but lately the menstrual cycle began to fall apart, sometimes once every two months or more.
"Darling ... Baby!!" Intan gasped when she heard Aji's voice outside the bathroom, she immediately cleaned the glass and the test in the bathroom, she did not want if Aji saw him do the HCG test every month.
"yes, what's wrong?" tanya Intan after opening the bathroom door. He looked at Aji who was crossing with a view that could not be separated from him.
"Are you okay?" aji asked after observing the expression on the wife's face.
"of course! I just finished BAB, Mom!" intan said with a sweet smile. He did not want Aji to know if he had just cried because of a negative test result.
Intan immediately came out of the bathroom, he took ablution water in the water faucet where he washed the clothes beside the bathroom. Intan rushes to the prayer hall and waits for Aji there, for now is the time to fulfill the obligations of the two rakaats.
As usual, the two always pray at home. They rarely go to the mosque because it is better for them to pray together at home than Intan to be hurt if they meet one of the gangs of the famous RT bu. Lately Intan becomes sensitive if anyone discusses pregnancy and children. She was sad to remember that she did not know what it was like to be pregnant.
The rakaat ritual obligation has been completed, Intan raises both hands when Aji starts to read the prayers after prayer. Intan shed her tears at hearing the verses her husband recited.
"Yes Allah .. Give the servant guidance, where the servant's fault is so that You do not believe to leave the forerunner of Adam's grandson in the servant's womb,"
"Hamba knows, if all this is the punishment that I have to get for all the actions that I have done before. I know that I have committed this cruelty to the body that You created. I ask forgiveness for all these sins, O God,"
"Pronounce the servant with another punishment, for the husband of the servant is innocent. Dear God, when he saw the look of his eyes that could not be hidden when he saw a child, he must want the presence of the fruit of our love both of us,"
Intan opened her eyelids after releasing all the chest-stifling burdens. Intan was surprised when she saw Aji was looking at her with eyes that implied sadness.
"Come here!" Aji spread out his hands, a code for Intan so that he immediately scattered into Aji's deck.
Aji showered the top of Intan's head with a kiss. He knew that his wife was sad because she was not pregnant. Aji himself does not dispute that because the child is the care of God.
"Don't be sad! didn't the doctor tell you, if you can't get stuck and have a lot of thoughts?" said Aji while rubbing the head that is still closed.
"I'm just sad, Mom. I'm scared ...." Intan had to stop her speech because Aji cut her off just like that.
"I'm not getting married again! I will not be polygamous like Abah and Gus Sholeh!" said Aji firmly. "you must be patient as God says in his holy book," continued Aji.
Yes, Intan is very afraid if Aji has another wife. She does not want to share her husband with other women, she is not willing if Aji loves another woman who can give him a child. Intan is really afraid of it because polygamy is allowed by religion.
"What do you want to make breakfast this morning?" aji asked with an unrelenting hand to rub Intan's head.
"I want to eat breakfast sambal tomato with tilapia fish" said Intan with a soft voice.
"Hmmm it looks good huh, you want to cook now? because I'm hungry" asked Aji while unraveling Intan's body from her.
"Of course, in the refrigerator all the ingredients are available," Intan said while releasing his face.
Finally, they came out of the place of worship. Aji heads to the room to pick up the laptop while Intan goes to the kitchen to prepare breakfast. He took all the ingredients out of the refrigerator and prepared for war with the fighting gear as the tilapia went into the frying pan.
After struggling in the kitchen for an hour, finally the breakfast menu is ready in the family room. Intan immediately went to the living room to call her busy husband in front of the laptop. Lately Aji is busy taking care of certification issues as he plans to list PNS. The plan, Aji will move to teach in east Java only. He has registered at one of the State MA in Mojokerto. He will be a lecturer at one of the universities in dapodic data.
"How come you've escaped yet?" tanya Intan after sitting next to Aji.
"No, just pray yes, so we can move to Jombang," said Aji with a focused view to the laptop.
"Surely, I always pray for the best for our household," Intan said while patting Aji on the thigh.
Aji immediately closed his laptop after completing the data needed. He had to organize his future after this, he did not want to stay in Tangerang, away from his extended family.
"That's so good!" murmured Aji when he saw the menu lined up neatly on the carpet.
"of course! who used to cook dong!" Intan puffed out his chest. He developed his smile—smile pride like got the champion of one tug of war race.
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