Dusk At the End Please

Extra Part 19: The Battle of Destiny and Do'a

Seeming to be hit by a boulder and unable to dodge, Akhtar stared in disbelief at what he had just heard. The doctor's explanation is so clear in his ears in fact able to make him as if squeezed by a large stone in a hole nan narrow, dark helpless.

“What does doctor mean?” the tan is weak, after a while dissolves in the darkness of taste and thought Akhtar finally made a sound.

“We are sorry Sir, this is what we have to go for. The state of Bu Shanum due to fatigue and dehydration made his body very weak. While the trauma experienced was the most dominant trigger affecting the baby who is currently also so weak. With a heavy heart in doing this action we must prioritize one of the two. Please immediately you decide we do not have much time” The female doctor who handles Shanum also explained slowly with a sad face.

“Pak Akhtar you must be strong, there are three lives that are currently waiting for your decision” Liani to be the person most aware of what the doctor says, his heart that feels tight because the news delivered by the doctor in fact still makes him think faster than Akhtar,

“What is this?” Ahsan and Fauzan who had just come from the canteen looked worried seeing them gathering with a tense atmosphere,

“ Bro, what's up?” Ahsan grabbed onto Akhtar's still dumbfounded shoulder

“ In, what's up?’ because Akhtar never spoke, Fauzan also repeated the same question with Ahsan on Indri.

“ A Akhtar had to sign a statement” Indri's answer hung, he looked at Akhtar who took the file he had given half slammed on the nurse beside him.

Akhtar held the ballpoint and the map open with trembling hands, and closed his eyes in search of the steadiness of what he would decide.

“Yaa Allah” said softly as his eyes were still closed and raised his head, everyone was fixated waiting for what Akhtar would decide. Understand if Akhtar is currently in a difficult choice.

Srettttt.

“I'm sorry I love” he said bitterly, Akhtar bowed lethargic with his knees getting weaker, he squashed on the floor with a restrained cry, trying to make his crying sound heard by no one. It makes anyone who sees it.

At the same time the two old men Shanum came, and, Ms. Hana was seen in a hurry to get to the princess's nursery after an hour ago to hear from her niece Indri if Shanum had regained consciousness. So did Ms. Fatimah who came almost simultaneously with Mr. Furqan and Ghifar.

“What is this?” all eyes were on Akhtar who was still sitting on the floor leaning against the wall that separated his room with Shanum's room. Hugging his legs with his head peeling above both knees, he even held on to his position when all his family members were present there.

Liani who knows the chronology of the current events also tells everything, she occasionally wipes the tears that continue to flow down her cheeks when delivering news about Shanum.

Everyone seemed shocked by the news they had just heard. How not, An hour ago they got the happy news with Shanum's consciousness but soon back in mourning for what happened to their beloved person.

Ms. Hana was not strong enough to hold her body weight, her vision grew blurred and suddenly darkened. He was unconscious and almost collapsed on the floor but was held by Mr Imran swiftly.

“Mother” Fauzan who stood three steps away from Mr Imran shouted quite loudly when he saw Bu Hana faint.

“Uwa” Indri was no less shouting, too,

Akhtar raised his head to hear the noise around him, he stood up and helped Mr. Imran who would hold Bu Hana assisted by Fauzan.

Finished helping her mother-in-law who was taken to one of the treatment rooms, Akhtar returned to his original place without a word. Everyone knows him.

"Mother....." Akhtar was no longer able to hold back his tears, he hugged Fatimah and shed tears that he had been trying to hold back.

"Shanum Bu" her voice was choked by her sobs,

"You are patient, son, believe me we can still maximize the effort with do'a. God never sleeps, He rules everything with the best of His provisions" Ms. Fatimah was not strong enough to hold back her cries and fears, but as a mother she also had to strengthen the son who is currently so fragile.

"I don't want to lose Shanum Bu, I don't want to lose our babies either" Akhtar spoke on the sidelines of his cries, sounding bitter and even looking very sad.

"We pray, Son, ask the same owner, no one really has each other we just titipi each other. Surrender to the above, He is the power over all the paths of our lives" Ms. Fatimah gently rubbed the back of the son just her wayangnya accompanied by a chant of motivational words, saying, although in fact he was also overwhelmed with enormous worries, but in front of the son of Bu Fatimah must remain strong.

"Defend son, you must be strong for your wife and children" Mr. Furqan, who sat beside Akhtar opposite his ex-wife, also strengthened the son. After seeing the situation of Bu Hana in his ward, Mr. Furqan followed Ms. Fatimah to help support the son.

"I'm sorry Dad too, all this happened because of Yasmin. I'm sorry I didn't take this into account, I thought the boy was an adult but in fact still did something without a second thought just to get your attention and dad's"

"On behalf of Yasmin father apologized, earlier he insisted on meeting you even to the point of pleading with Ghifar to be allowed to meet you to apologize but father did not allow it" Mr Furqan spoke with a bowed head, he felt very guilty for what happened to his daughter-in-law.

"It should have a deterrent effect on the princess, let her realize what she has done has sacrificed many souls" heard Mr. Furqan who apologized on behalf of Yasmin Bu Fatimah ignited his emotions, he said, she is very upset to find out that the mastermind behind Shanum's kidnapping is Yasmin, the daughter of her ex-husband and best friend.

"Yes Fatimah I know" replied Mr. Furqan languidly, still lowering his head,

"I don't know if I should be angry or not, really losing Shanum is the thing I fear the most right now" Akhtar again sobbed to imagine his wife was currently struggling with betting her life,

"Shanum would be angry if she knew I was giving up our sons to be second, but I really couldn't afford to lose Shanum Bu" Akhtar covered his face with both hands, he couldn't imagine losing Shanum.

Akhtar's decision to sign the statement was to choose his wife to be saved, his heart was tight given how happy Shanum was to be a mother.

"A mother's degree is three levels higher than father's because a mother of God is able to feel three things that a father does not feel are pregnant, namely, giving birth and breastfeeding and I'm enjoying first grade A, I'm happy to be pregnant with your children" Shanum said in their conversation when Akhtar was in Malaysia, and now it's back buzzing in his ears.

She always told her husband if he was okay and always happy to go through the period of conceiving him, giving Akhtar peace of mind when he had to leave the wife.

"Prophetter Son, we pray to Allah "Mother Fatimah rubbed the shoulder of the son with tears that continued to flow through his cheeks.

There was something warm in Akhtar's chest when he realized that if the one on his right and left were both his parents, he felt like he was rediscovering something he once had, and today he felt it again.

"The toughest of all human hopes, desires and struggles is destiny. But rest assured God also gives us the opportunity to change it with do'a"

Not only Akhtar who felt his heart was filled with warmth heard the sentence that was thrown by Bu Fatimah, but also Mr. Furqan. In the midst of household problems that are being faced, disappointment and regret that blends endlessly tucked hope to be able to return to feel the same household, mawaddah and warahmah as before with Bu Fatimah.

"and my prayer is that God may give me the opportunity to be with you again in the bonds of marriage that is sakinah, mawaddah warahmah as before, Fatimah" murmured Mr. Furqan in heart.