
"I wonder why he wants to see me?"
"Where did I notice the look in his eyes earlier, was his gaze so sad? Did he keep a secret? And want me to know the secret?"
"Ah no, no! I need to get away from her. I don't want any misunderstanding between me and him in the eyes of others."
Halim muttered to herself after Halima's departure.
"I'd better close my shop soon, I want to rest. My body is so tired today. Cleaning a store that is not big like this, but tired is amazing."
Halim was still muttering. Then he arranged the goods as usual and closed the shop.
He immediately went home and laid his body on the bed.
"The ship should have arrived tonight at port city B. Tomorrow my wife and children will be able to receive the gifts I sent them through Anton."
"I miss you so much, you guys are fine there and wait for Papa to pick you up later."
he muttered with a smile imagining the cheerful faces of his son and wife.
Over time he fell asleep on his back. Now he enters the realm of his subconscious.
He was walking on a narrow and slightly dark road. He heard the voice of a woman crying.
Halim looked for the origin of the voice, after arriving at the voice, Halim approached the woman. He cried flanking his face on both knees.he raised his face. Halim was surprised, she recognized the figure of the woman.
"Malgene?" said slowly. Halim stood up and stepped up leaving Halima alone.
"Wait on! Don't go!" Halima held Halim in a soft voice.
Halim stopped, but did not look. He was waiting for what Halima would say.
But Halima did not speak, Halim became confused. He turned his body and looked towards Halima.
He was surprised to see blood flowing out of Halima's wrist. Halim quickly approached Halima who was already lying down. He held Halima's head.
"Halima, what are you doing? Why are you like this?" Halim asked in panic and was also worried.
"Halim, I don't want to live! I want to die!" Halima answered Halim's question in a low voice withstanding the pain and soreness she felt from her wrist which she sliced herself.
"Don't be crazy! Life and death are none of your business! That's almighty business!" Halim advised Halima whose consciousness was already weak. "Hold on! I'll take you to the hospital!" Halim carried Halima and walked out of the dark passageway.
Halima shook her head, "Don't help me! I don't want to live! Please, bury my body well later if I'm dead" he said, then he was unconscious, while Halim did not know.
Halim continued walking until she came out of the dark hallway. He paused for a moment. He saw Halima's cold, pale face.
"Galima! Halima, wake! Halima!"
"Galima!" Halim awakens from her dream by calling Halima. He sits in his bed.
"Astaghfiullah! It's a dream like real!" he said while sweeping his face with both hands. "How does bis a-I dream of him?" He glanced at the wall clock at 6:15 p.m.
"I want a Maghrib, I'd better take a shower."
Halim immediately bathed and prepared to go to the mosque to perform Maghrib prayers in congregation with other worshippers.
After praying he sat for a while in the mosque. He thought back to his dream.
"You're thinking about something, Halim?" ask someone while sitting next to Halim.
Halim was surprised to hear a voice nearby, she glanced beside him. Halim greeted him because he knew him.
"Mr? You just look here again? Where's dad?" he asked the old man he had met before.
The old man smiled, "Father is not going anywhere, only you do not recognize the Father" he replied casually.
"No way! I don't, don't recognize the Father." Halim defended herself.
"But, if it wasn't the Father who approached you, you wouldn't have come to the Father, would you? Even though you were there." The old man explained while pointing at his seat before he approached Halim.
"I'm sorry, Halim didn't realize it" said Halim.
The old man chuckled, "It's okay young man! You seem to be thinking about something, what are you thinking?" the old man wanted to know.
"Father knows better what I'm thinking" said Halim humbled. He knew the old man must know what was on his mind. As he knew his wife and son.
The old man smiled again, "You are praising the young man too much! Will soon enter Isha. You want to order something, do you want to hear it?"
"Yes, with pleasure," answered Halim sincerely, "Please speak, I listen." he continued, allowing the old man to speak.
"You are a good man, son! You can help people, but you also have to pay attention to yourself. Do not let your kindness be misunderstood by people. And do not be tempted by satanic persuasion, for they are real enemies to men" said the old man seriously.
Halim felt confused to interpret the old father's words. He wanted to ask further but unfortunately, Adzan Isya was already reverberating.
"Let's take ablution and prayer together" he asked Halim.
Forced Halim to hold his curiosity again about the speech. He thought it would happen again like that time. The old man will disappear when they will shake hands after prayer. So there was no chance for him to ask further.
Who is that old man? Always disappear when finished praying. Will I see him again later? He said he wasn't going anywhere, only I didn't recognize him. It's a very difficult puzzle for me to answer.
batin Halim while walking home.
Because he daydreamed, he did not pay attention to the surrounding, until he was hit by a woman who was running in fear. Luckily he just shifted from where he was.
"Sorry!" said the woman without looking at Halim and continued to run strongly. Halim just stood looking at the woman who was running.
"Hey! Stop right there!"
Halim turned to the origin of the voice telling the woman who hit him earlier to stop.
He saw three men running through him chasing the woman who hit him.
Halim did not want to interfere in other people's affairs. He remained indifferent and continued walking until he got home.
Halim immediately entered the house, he immediately joined Denis and the others at the dining table. He took a plate and scooped up the rice and side dishes, and then he ate quietly with Denis and the others.
After the meal, Anton's employees went into his room to leave Denis and Halim at the dinner table.
Denis brewed two cups of tea and invited Halim to sit for a while on the porch while enjoying a cup of tea.
"Bang, ahead yuk! We sit for a while there enjoying the wind while drinking this." take Denis as he raises his two hands holding two cups of tea.
Halim follows Denis. They sit side by side. "Bang, Denis went to his shop, but you're closed, brother where?" ask Denis curiously.
"Oh, Brother did not go anywhere, Brother did close the tempo earlier, Brother tired of cleaning the store. So Brother came home for the rest." he explained, glancing at Denis. "Why did you go to the shop, brother?" tanyanya sipped her tea.
"There's nothing, Bang. Denis was just walking to his shop" Denis replied, looking down.
It made Halim think something, "Don't lie to you brother! You know there's something you want to talk about, and this is also the reason you made your brother tea, and brought you here, right?"
Denis smiled wryly, "Ah This brother, always able to read Denis' gestures. Ab_"
"Udah, just say it! Don't brag the obscure anymore!" refute Halim. He returned to sip his tea.
Denis clucked, "Abang, I saw Samnia kissing Brother. Do you like Samnia?" denis asked, not daring to look at Halim.
Halim hit Denis's eel. "Okay, sick bang!" denis complained, "Why hit me?" tanyanya's confused.
"Your head is very dirty, so Brother punched." explained Halim while slowly hitting Denis with his index finger.
"You know you have a wife and children. Why should you like other women? Especially the Samnia, there is no reason for you to like it." explained Halim.
Halim thought of something, she smiled mockingly at Denis, "Abang know, you're jealous of my brother? You have a crush on Samnia?" he asked, looking at Denis' face.
Denis's face flushed, shaming. It is not appropriate that he is jealous of Halim who has a family. "But why did Samnia kiss Brother?"
"Abang doesn't know, he kissed Abang suddenly." Halim explained. "You just calm down. I'll help you be with Samnia."
Denis smiled happily, "Are you really going to help me?" tanyanya.
Halim finished the rest of the tea and answered Denis's question. "It depends on your attitude!"
"Well, what a brother! Denis has always been good to you, brother! Brother can't help Denis!" denis did not accept.
"Abang will help, but it all depends on her own Samnia, to be able to make you her boyfriend. And one more thing, you're not jealous if you're close to Samnia?" Halim deliberately teases Denis.
"Dragon!" Denis was embarrassed. Halim laughed happily because she had teased Denis. He stepped into the house that had earlier thanked Denis for making tea for him.
"Thank you for the tea. Fits my favorite. Brother go in first, you don't stay here long. Quickly finish your tea and enter istrahat. Remember that! Lock the door well, and check the window before you go to bed." she told Denis.
"OK, Bang!" sahut Denis's.
Halim immediately entered and headed to her room.
He thought back to his dream, and also the words of the old man in the mosque.
"Did my dream and the old man's advice have something to do, huh?"
"The old man really made my brain think harder. But I'm happy, because there's someone who always advises me."
"If I think about it again, the voice of the woman who bumped into me was exactly the same as Halima's. Is that maybe him?"
Halim speaks for herself. Satisfied with his thoughts, he decided to rest.
While Denis, he was still engrossed in sitting alone on the porch while thinking about Samnia.
"Samnia, you must be my soul mate whom God sent for me."
Denis finished his tea and went inside the house. He locked the door and checked all the windows and went to his room to rest.
"Samnia, would you like to be present in my dream, tonight? I want to dream of you!" denis muttered before she fell asleep.