First Love of Ustadz

Chapter 34 Sadness in solitude

Rhea stared from the window of her room as the clouds were marching along the sky that was slowly changing color to dark.

His eyes stopped on a mango not far away near his house. The mango tree still belongs to Pondok Pesantren Al-Mukmin because it is in the Pondok Pesantren area.

His saliva seemed to drip looking at the mango fruit hanging with its width on the tree.

Indeed, Rhea's pregnancy can be said not to complicate it, because she until now never experienced morning sickness and other symptoms that require her to rest.

Rhea was happy with her pregnancy, happy with her life at this time so that her pregnancy never troubled her, she was still able to do activities as usual.

Rhea's pregnancy is unknown to Mirna. Because of her shame the other day, Mirna is rarely in the Pondok Pesantren area. He did not want to hear any gossip or gossip aimed at him. He was actually very embarrassed, yet he could not change what had happened.

Rhea did not follow the Maghrib prayer in the Mosque because before the adhan maghrib roared Rhea mangalami mild stomach cramps, but she did not want to take the risk, especially now her husband is not with her. For three days her husband will be staying with his first wife.

Rhea was performing her own maghrib prayers at her home. By the time he broke his own fast, suddenly his tears were dripping. She felt sad, perhaps the effect of her pregnancy was making her too sensitive, because it was not usually her like this.

I don't know why Ustad Fariz's heart was not calm. After the Maghrib prayer he searched for Rhea in the Mosque, but there was none. His heart grew unsettled because all day he had not met Rhea, his beloved wife.

After the Maghrib prayer, Rhea contacted her husband because she wanted to ask for something. He remembered the mango that was on the tree. So she wanted her husband to bring her the mango for her.

Ustad Fariz's phone shook as she was on her way to Rhea's house. He immediately ran towards Rhea's house when he heard Rhea needed him.

Tok..

The sound of the door being knocked on made the dreamy Rhea regain consciousness. She immediately opened the door because she heard the voice of her husband calling his name.

"Zahra, baby, open the door" exclaimed Ustad Fariz from outside the door.

Rhea opened her door and Ustad Fariz hugged her.

"Darling what's wrong? You're okay, right?" ustad Fariz asked in a worried tone and she moved Rhea's body left and right to see the condition of her body.

"Father Bie, I just want to eat something again" said Rhea accompanied by a sweet smile.

"Alhamdulillah.. hufft.. I think there is nothing, because my heart is not calm from before your mind," said Ustad Fariz while inviting Rhea in and sitting in the living room chair.

In her heart, Rhea was grateful because what she felt earlier could also be felt by her husband. He became even more convinced that they were indeed matchmakers.

"What do you want to eat hmmm?" asked Ustad Fariz who was squatting in front of Rhea who was sitting on the chair by rubbing Rhea's hand.

"Bie, would you like to not take mangoes on the tree next to the field?" asked Rhea hesitated.

"Owalah.yeah would want dong dear, you just wait here yes. Oh, how much do you want?" ask Ustad Fariz before leaving.

"Follow it, Bie, I want to see him take it. Can you?" rhea said with a pleading look.

Ustad Fariz smiled and nodded.

"Yes can dong dear..," he said.

Then he took Rhea to the mango tree that Rhea wanted.

"That's Bie. No, not that one," exclaimed Rhea showing him the location of the mango he wanted.

"This one?" ask Ustad Fariz.

"Not Bie, less right-hand dikit," Rhea pointed with her finger.

"Yes, that's Bie" replied Rhea sumringah.

Ustad Fariz picked up the mango with a pole that he took from the storeroom.

"Mas Fariz, how come you're here, right now, you shouldn't be at my house?" suddenly Mirna was near them and reprimanded her husband with a tone of annoyance and emotion.

"Myrna. For a while I took this mango fruit first for Rhea," said Ustad Fariz who still with his efforts to get mango for Rhea.

"The job is to take care of people anyway, why the whole husband took mango night-night gini. Buy in the market can you" said Mirna by taking a pole from her husband's hand and throwing it in any direction.

"Myrna, what the fuck you are" exclaimed Ustad Fariz who was shocked that the pole was taken by Mirna.

"Mas is nothing. Mas is more concerned with her than I am Mas's first wife" exclaimed Mirna with emotion.

"You're wrong Mirna, I've never distinguished you, it's just that this time Rhea-"

"Bie, go home with Miss Mirna. I'm doing fine. I'll take care of everything myself" Rhea said in a slightly trembling voice.

"But-"

"I beg Bie," now Rhea's voice has been hoarse to hold back the cry.

"Already, you two just go, let Rhea be with Umi," Umi's voice distracted them.

Umi followed Mirna. Because actually after Maghrib Mirna came to the house of Umi Sarifah to find her husband. Knowing that her husband was not there, Mirna emotionally said she would look for him at Rhea's house.

Umi Sarifah who heard the words of Mirna who was emotional became worried with Rhea. Because Umi Sarifah knows that Rhea will always accept whatever Mirna does without fighting her.

Umi Sarifah followed Mirna behind her. And it was very coincidental that Umi was in that place at the time when Rhea needed a place to lean.

Ustad Fariz was disappointed with Mirna, who never appreciated Rhea as his wife. Rhea always appreciated Mirna as her husband's first wife.

Ustad Fariz was heartbroken to see Rhea saddened by Mirna's words addressed to him and Ustad Fariz knew that Rhea must be crying.

Ustad Fariz follows Mirna as her hand is pulled by Mirna towards her house.

Rhea was at home with Umi Sarifah. Now he is crying in the arms of Umi Sarifah.

"Prophey of Nduk. Umi know this is very heavy for you, especially if you are pregnant. Umi knows for sure you really need your husband at the time of pregnancy as it is now, Umi had felt it, so Umi knows what you feel," Umi Sarifah carried Rhea in her arms.

Rhea wept spilling all her sorrow in the arms of Umi Sarifah.

"You want Nduk mango? Let Ustad Jaki take it," Umi Sarifah took her phone in her pocket.

Rhea stopped Umi Sarifah from contacting Ustad Jaki.

"At a moment isya' Umi, later only after finishing tarawih," by wiping away her tears Rhea smiled at Umi Sarifah because she did not want Umi Sarifah sad to see him.

"Are you really a gapapa?" Umi Sarifah asked in agitation.

"Rhea is fine Umi. Now Umi just go home, soon isa'," said Rhea whose smile still expands.

Umi Sarifah looked at Rhea fixedly, she knew the sadness that Rhea was feeling right now. But he must obey Rhea's will so that Rhea feels calm.