Dusk At the End Please

Glimmer of Hope

The agreement of three women who will run the secret mission made Liani extend her retirement. He decided to remain in Garut for the mission to be completed soon.

Liani will ask Ahsan for help to refine her plan. He plans to apply for a two-week leave and steady will help Bu Hana and Bu Fatimah to consolidate their mission, reuniting Shanum and Akhtar.

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Dusk greeted, the sky was no longer as blue as before. Change the orange that is setting. Kumandang adzan maghrib alarms, when visiting furniture has ended, a small board hanging on the front glass door of the furniture was rotated showing close writing when viewed from outside.

Shanum took a breath and threw it away slowly relieving a bit of fatigue after making sure all the furniture had been transported by the tub car that Mang Ujang drove. Mr. Imran and Bu Hana had already gone home with Indri and the other team after first performing the maghrib prayer. There were only a few male employees who helped her transport the furniture into the car.

"Yogi, you go home just like you, wait for the Father who will pick you up" Shanum handed a bottle of mineral water to his cousin Yogi who is none other than the younger brother of Indri. He helped transport the furniture. Looking tired, sweat seemed to pour in his temple.

"Sorry tea, I'll go first, please pick it up. Routine schedule, if the week is busy there is still Monday night" he said with a funny face. Shanum rolled his eyes lazily, understanding the friend his cousin meant.

"Which tomorrow you don't have college? not that cape? Do you know if you want to walk? lookout!" Shanum blasts Yogi with questions and threats.

"Knew dong Teh, already the same permission Mr. earlier. You could say, as long as he came home no more than ten o'clock at night. I also want to go back to Enin's house, closer than the city. Tomorrow the lecture schedule runs out dzuhur so it can fall asleep again at dawn, hehe.." replied Yogi steadily, he had made a plan well apparently.

"Tuks of college, have you?" Shanum was not satisfied to remind his cousin of his primary obligation.

"Already dong Teh, there are bebebs who ngehandle" Yogi replied while glancing one eye that was reciprocated with a lips by Shanum.

Tiiii.n...

A motorist of the matic type sounded the horn and drove towards Shanum and Yogi chatted while unwinding. They are currently sitting on the terrace of FDF furniture after transporting all the furniture to the top of the tub car and the car drove by transporting furniture and some male employees.

"Well, that's me bebebku, Teh" said Yogi happily, he stood up to welcome the arrival of a girl riding a motorcycle matic.

As the girl greeted the two of them, Yogi introduced Shanum as his cousin's brother. Shanum welcomed it well. He told me to remember the time and stay focused on their studies.

Yogi and his girlfriend left after a few minutes of chatting. Shanum sat back on the porch waiting for Imran, who said he would come back to pick him up.

Several times he saw the clock on his watch, it had been over thirty minutes of Shanum waiting. The proud Liani will go for a while to find fried rice with Ahsan not yet back. He also tried to contact his father, ascertaining where his current position is.

While in the room Akhtar several times glanced at the clock on his wrist. He got word from Ahsan that Shanum was waiting for Mr Imran's invitation on the front porch of the furniture. Liani had just asked her whereabouts, she immediately told Ahsan about Shanum's state and swiftly Ahsan conveyed it to Akhtar. Ahsan deliberately took Liani away together when the woman who was always there for him said she would convey something important.

"All my colleagues, I think for tonight's report enough. Please send all the report files to my email. I will learn it again later. Now, please colleagues prepare to return to their respective homes and have a good rest. See you tomorrow. We'll be back at 9. Thank you" Akhtar closed his evaluation meeting today, his mind was already out of focus. Imagine Shanum himself waiting in front"

All employees disbanded after first receiving a helping hand from Akhtar. He was used to doing that to all his employees after every evaluation meeting. He did it as a form of appreciation for the hard work of his employees.

Not waiting any longer, he immediately moved on and went ahead. Akhtar saw Shanum sitting on the terrace floor facing the parking area next to the furniture building. He was taking a call from someone until he didn't realize someone was walking up to him.

Akhtar circulated his view, the special parking area of employees is now empty if all employees have returned home, there is only one motorbike parked there, which belongs to Mang Jaja, security guard on duty tonight.

Faintly Akhtar overhears Shanum's conversation with the person who is confirmed if the caller is a man.

"Yes, for sure if you eat mah will not miss the bath as well as let it smell all the time. You too, take care of your health. Immediately complete the tasks so that you can sneak into Garut"

"..."

"Yes, wa'alaikumsalam" Shanum concluded.

Akhtar was glued to where he was standing just about a meter behind Shanum so he could clearly hear what Shanum was saying at the end of his conversation. She concludes that Shanum just called Haqi, her husband.

Shanum was stunned, shocked when he turned his body to find Akhtar standing behind him. Staring at him with a difficult look.

"Sir Akhtar?" sanum. Akhtar was still unmoved, he dissolved in his own mind about what he had just heard ignoring Shanum's greeting which seemed to be frowning in confusion.

"Sir!" Shanum repeats his call but Akhtar still ignores him.

"Hey" cried Shanum who was upset that he did not also get a response from Akhtar, he just continued to look at Shanum without a word. Shanum's reflexes patted Akhtar's arm, making Akhtar aware of his daydream.

"Eh, yes, yes...what's the matter?" asked Akhtar nervously,

"What are you...what are you?" ketus Shanum was still upset with Akhtar.

"Sorry, sorry I was daydreaming. What's up?" susul Akhtar was a little panicked because she saw Shanum who showed her upset face.

"Eat him do not dream, entar kesambet tau tau rasa you know" joked Shanum.

"I am too late, same you" interrupted Akhtar who of course only dared to say in his heart.

"Ishh.mind daydream again" Shanum was again upset by Akhtar's again daydreaming behavior.

"Sorry, sorry" Akhtar cupped his hands in front of his chest, he scratched his head that was not itchy, embarrassed because he was caught again he daydreamed.

"You haven't come home yet?" tanya Akhtar is back in serious mode.

"Still waiting for you, it looks like you're still on the road" Shanum replied.

"My car was worn by my father and my female cousins"

"So you're here by yourself?" Shanum nodded his ass.

"Then I'll drive you, I'll take the car keys inside for a while" Akhtar turned around immediately.

"No need, pity you later on" Shanum prevented Akhtar who was about to step. Akhtar turned back to face Shanum.

"Try you call first, now where is the position of the Father. If you are still close to home, go back, I will drive you. Pity you if you have to go back and forth" Ahsan gave Shanum a solution.

Shanum called Mr Imran again, but never got an answer. He also switched to contacting his mother. But before Shanum clicked on the contact name, the mother had already contacted him first.

"Assalamu'alaikum, ma'am" Shanum immediately answered the call.

"Wa'alaikumsalam's chat. Tea, new mom gets home. But the car tires are deflated, most waiting for the mang ujang who pick up the car and use the car kolbak. Not anything? Mang Ujang is still on the road he said" Bu Hana explained his current condition.

"Ouh ..ya it's okay Mom, let's just ride a gojek"

"Yes, be careful on the road. Assalamu'alaikum" concluded Bu Hana hung up his phone and answered a greeting by Shanum. He also turned off his clothes.

"Can't get it?" guess Akhtar after hearing Shanum's conversation with Bu Hana on the phone and answered a nod of the head by Shanum.

"I want a gojek order" Shanum said when he saw Akhtar who was going to take his car keys.

"I'm the one who delivered, you wait here for a while" Akhtar half ran into the furniture building to retrieve his car keys.

The atmosphere of silence was very felt in the car, even though it was ten minutes ago the car drove away from the furniture area that was empty because time was crawling up to the night.

There was a debate before the car drove. Shanum who will open the rear car door was prevented by Akhtar. Akhtar asked Shanum to sit in front, not without reason Shanum chose to sit in the back seat. Their togetherness a few hours ago on the second floor was enough to make Shanum feel something that he had never felt again.

Since knowing about the truth of the news if Akhtar and Raina did not get married and Akhtar's status is still alone today makes his heart and mind often contradictory. Between wanting to open his heart and being self-conscious about his status as someone who was once married. Shanum believes Akhtar can get a better woman than himself with equal status of course.

"So your husband?" akhtar's voice finally broke the silence. He asked without looking, his gaze straight on the road he was walking through.

"Huh, husband?" Shanum frowned in surprise at Akhtar's question.

"Yes, were you on the same phone as your husband?" Akhtar repeated the question.

Shanum thought for a moment, recalling the last call from whom he had received.

"Oh..he.." Shanum just smiled in response to Akhtar's question. Akhtar turned his head for a moment, glancing at the smile on Shanum's lips. Sweetness, innards.

"Still in Jakarta?" Akhtar was still trying to break the awkwardness between them with the question of Haqi. But again, only a nod was answered by Shanum. He went back into silence, confused as to what else to discuss.

The atmosphere in the car was quiet again, the two people who still had the same taste were dissolved in their minds. Akhtar was at a loss on what topic he should discuss with Shanum at the moment. While Shanum, breathing a little relieved, begins to neutralize his mood after learning that Akhtar still knows that he is still married.

"Have you met our Junior High friends here?" Akhtar started the conversation again and was enthusiastically responded by Shanum. Akhtar smiled widely as his bait now hit, it turned out that the discussion about the memories of their school days in Garut became the right topic to be the subject of discussion.

They also chatted more and more familiar during the trip. Akhtar even ignored when there was an incoming call from Ahsan in his cave. He deliberately silenced his salary so that their conversation during the trip was not interrupted. Ahsan repeatedly contacted Akhtar, but Akhtar completely ignored him. Even some of the messages that Ahsan sent were only glimpsed at a glance by Akhtar.

Thirty minutes passed, the car Akhtar was driving to the yard of Shanum's parents' house. Akhtar apologized for not being able to stop by because it was already night, there were some reports that he had to check tonight regarding the results of his furniture sales today.

Akhtar also drove forward his car, when it was seen Shanum. There was a puffed up smile on Akhtar's lips as he left the place.

Time crawling the night makes the streets lenglang make Akhtar forward his car quickly. Only twenty minutes he had arrived at his furniture yard. Akhtar grabbed his device for a moment and turned on the screen a moment ago that he ignored before he got out of his car.

Akhtar clucked as he saw dozens of missed calls from Ahsan. Intended to call back his cousin iyu but suddenly the notification of the incoming message again reads from his device after he returns silent mode with ring mode. He widened his eyes as if in disbelief with the message his cousin had sent.

'Bro, pick up dong, I have some important news'

'Bro, lo again where the hell, let's pick up my phone, there's sad news and happy news or what's the name, which surely this is important for you'

'Bro?'

'Bro?'

'Bro?'

'Akhtar!"

'It turns out Haqi died a few months ago, he had an accident and died after being in a coma for a week in a hospital in Jakarta. So Shanum's currently single, bro"

The successive messages Ahsan sent made Akhtar's breath get stuck in his throat, he still could not believe what he had just read. Many times she repeated reading the last message Ahsan sent for her. Whether the feelings of what is now felt by Akhtar, all of them are not able to be described with any words. His mind said sorry and compassion for the fate that befell the woman of his tribe. But his heart felt if there was a glimmer of hope for him.

Akhtar turned his screen to the contact list, he called Ahsan quickly.

"Where are you?"

"GUE WAIT LO RIGHT NOW IN THE FURNITURE, NOW!!!"