Don't Take My Son

Outside of Conjecture

Rafael rushed to leave Kharisa's house after getting a phone call from Andre, he was going to wait for Kharisa who had not yet returned from the hospital, even though the rain had subsided. He delivered Rakha after being invited to walk in the mall, more precisely invited to meet his oma from Jakarta who he said he wanted to meet his granddaughter. But after receiving news from Andre that his cousin saw Vania meet Kharisa in his room and Kharisa was crying, she said, but Andre did not know what they were talking about because when Andre went into the marketing room he saw two women sitting opposite whom he saw Kharisa occasionally wiping his cheeks wet with water eyes, Vania herself was positioned against the door so that Andre could not see her face. Andre also paused to go into his room, he chose to leave the marketing room and contact Rafael.

On the way to the hospital, his heart was unsettled, his mind wandered into imagining what had happened to Kharisa. He was worried that Vania would mess with Kharisa, Vania would already know who she loved, the mother of her child, her mother would have told Vania. It could be that Vania hit Kharisa, what did Vania say that made Kharisa cry? It must have been painful words, hopefully Vania did not commit physical violence to Kharisa. That was what Rafael had in mind during the long journey to the hospital.

In a hurry he entered through the side door of the hospital after parking the car in the usual parking lot. He impatiently waited for the elevator doors to open with other hospital visitors. He must also be willing to wait for the queue of visitors who have been waiting in line to use the elevator, hospital visitors are quite crowded because it coincides with the hours of hospitalization patients. Finally he preferred to use the stairs to the sixth floor, with a little running he stepped up the stairs of each floor until he arrived on the sixth floor.

With a gasp he stopped for a moment to take a breath before entering the marketing room. He went in because the door was open, he found no one but Kharisa who was sitting on his sajad was folding his face, Kharisa had just finished praying Maghrib next to his desk.

"Sa...are you okay, right?" Rafael approached Kharisa with a worried face, while Kharisa was astonished to see Rafael appear before him.

"El.....? What was? Why are you here?" Ask Kharisa wonder.

"You're okay, right? Vania didn't do anything about you, did she?" Rafael's worries are still not gone, let alone seeing Kharisa's swollen eyes.

"Vania? No.." replied Kharisa while shaking his head. He stood up, keeping his prayer tools in his desk drawer.

"Thankfully...What does he say, what does it hurt you?" Rafael asked, now he wondered what Vania had done to Kharisa. He was a little relieved to see Kharisa was fine, physically he was not hurt, but did not know with his heart.

"You know Vania's here?" Asked Kharisa wonder, did not Rafael go to take Rakha for a walk?

"While Andre said, you don't care what Vania says, don't take heart, I'll talk to her." Kharisa frowned at Rafael's words, surely Rafael was wrong to think, would have thought Vania hit him.

"El why are you here? What if someone sees us both here? You'd better get out, I'll go home, too." Kharisa realized that they were only two in the room and he was sure in the other room there were still staff who had not returned home, usually the financial and HRD staff who look at home are in the office until night.

"I'm worried about you Sa, Bang Andre see you cry when you're alone with Vania. You're okay, right?"

"I'm fine. We were just talking to both of us. I can't tell you now, I have to go home, Kasian Rakha must be waiting for me, oh yeah tumben ngajak Rakha streets on weekdays?" Kharisa tidied up his desk, saved the file to the file cabinet, then turned off his computer.

"Actually I invited Rakha to meet his oma, sory I didn't say, I'm afraid you don't ngijinin. Mami misses her grandson, you have to believe me Sa, if my parents have accepted Rakha as their granddaughter they love Rakha very much." Rafael was convincing. Kharisa was stunned for a moment.

"I have to go home now." Kharisa took his sling bag and jacket from the cabinet, he did not respond to Rafael's remarks.

"No El, I'll go home alone, I'll wear a jacket." He put on his jacket which can protect his body a little from the cold of the night wind. Rafael was waiting for him.

"But Sa's cold outside, it's raining too, I'm anterin." Rafael said firmly.

"Would I or you come out first, I don't want anyone else to misunderstand seeing us together." Kharisa did not comment on Rafael's remarks, there is no way he was escorted home by Rafael, how the hospital employees responded if someone saw him.

"Oh yeah you haven't prayed Maghrib, have you, El? You better pray first, I go down first. Assalamualaikum." Kharisa hurried to leave Rafael who was still silent with his disappointed face, Rafael did not try to pursue Kharisa, even though he was actually curious about what Vania did, were they just chatting normally? Then what are they talking about? If only talking why make Kharisa cry?

Kharisa arrived at his house at seven o'clock at night greeted by his son who had been waiting for him since last night, he rode his motorbike slowly, in addition to slippery roads after the rain, it turned out that the night wind felt so cold that it penetrated his skin, true said Rafael, the weather tonight is so cold, surely because it rains.

"Momy why did he come home so long ago? I was waiting for Momy back there." Said Raka with her pouting face.

"Momy waits for the rain to subside dear, the rain is great, it's also raining here right?"

"So Dady said he wanted to pick up Momy, why isn't Momy the same as Dady coming home, Dady so don't come here anymore huh Momy?" Rakha asked disappointed. Kharisa also answered one by one the questions of his son who was in his time to know many things.

After he finished answering questions and listening to his son's story he headed to his room, then took a bath and had dinner.

Now he was in his room, sitting leaning on his bed, next to him Rakha had slept soundly after being read a storybook by Kharisa. He could not close his eyes, but he was already sleepy until several times yawned. Apparently he was remembering the chat with Vania. He did not expect Vania's attitude to be completely unexpected. He is still trying to digest and understand the words of Vania, does that mean that Vania succumbed to him?

" You who are more entitled to be with Rafael, you and your son need Rafael more than I do, so come back to Rafael, be a whole family to your son."

"You can't think of me, lie if I'm not disappointed or sad, but I can handle it. I'll talk to my family, as soon as I can, I'll explain to them, I'm sure my parents will understand Rafael's condition, so it's not hard to break off our engagement."

"Promise you'll come back to Rafael, for your children's sake, believe me I'll be happy to see you can be together to be a family and live happily."

It was really unexpected, and he became amazed at the figure of Vania who was willing to let go of her loved ones for the happiness of others. Is this what we call loving sincerely? Then what after the sacrifice of Vania should he return to receive Raphael? Will he live with Rafael to build a full family for the sake of his beloved son. Will he face Rafael's mother who is not yet clear whether to accept him or not as his son-in-law. Now that's what he has to think about and consider well. May Allah guide him, and facilitate all his affairs. That's Kharisa's hope right now.

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