Flowers from Heaven II

Eps. 63

A month later, Zahra and Arka begin to reorganize their lives. Trying to rise from his sadness, and start walking as usual again.

Arka is busy with her office business, while Zahra returns to take care of her house, she does not think back to teaching the Kambali, because she feels her mother-in-law needs her.

Today is Saturday, the company is off, Arka just out for a meeting with a client from Madura for a while, then accidentally met his friends during High School at the Cafe where he met with his client.

"Arkaaa.." shouted a friend as he waved his hand at Arka

Arka then turned to a group of men, who turned out to be all school friends in high school. For a long time he had never met his friends, because Arka was studying outside Negri, making him lose contact with his friends. With a happy expression, Arka approached her friends.

"Sir Rio, Joseph come home.. I'll meet them first." Arka told the two confidants

Then Rio and Yusuf left Arka who was still in the cafe and chose to be with her friends.

Arka waved her hand, then shook hands with everything, her smile so fluffy on her face.

"Wiiih actually became Bule for a long time living in England" said Dimas who happened to be very close to Arka and they were classmates

"Yes, bro, very busy." said Arka while sitting next to Dimas

"Eh uh how are you doing now? Married already?" ask Arka to everyone because they are curious

"Wiiihhh yes already dong.." answered everything compactly

Arka just nods with a fluffy smile.

"I even want to have 2 children, Ka." Dimas told Arka

"Oh yeah? Alhamdulillah.. Whose wife is your wife?" ask Arka because she does not know her friends married when and with whom

"Eh uh you definitely don't know.. This dimas is paired with the woman he always said in the past" said Indro another Arka friend

"Oh yeah? With Ayu?" ask Arka not to believe

Dimas smiled embarrassedly, because Ayu and himself were always teased each other in class, Ayu's appearance made him bullyan friends.

"Oh yeah if you how? You look very closed even in social media" asked Dimas who is also curious about the life of Arka now

As Arka's face became gloomy, she recalled her marriage to Zahra, about losing her son.

"Why are you, Ka? Your life will be good, you do not need much tuition because of the scholarship, nor do you need to apply for a job because you have directly become the owner of your parent's company" Adit told Arka

"If that is Alhamdulillah.. Justaaa.." said Arka stopped, as soon as he thought back would lose the candidate of his heart

"What's the matter, Ka?" asked Dimas gently because he knew his best friend was having problems and sadness

"I've been married for almost a year now, and I've just lost our future son" Arka said sadly

"Astagfirullah, you are strong.. All must be due to God's permission, and there must be a silver lining" Dimas said as he patted Arka's shoulder gently

"Yes, Dim thank you.. That's not all I'm sad about." Suddenly said Arka

All focused on listening to Arka, all his eyes were fixed on Arka who was sitting with her tidy suit.

"Why then, Ka?" ask Adit curiously

"My wife must install KB because it should not be pregnant again in the near future, also stated that the next pregnancy will continue to be at risk as yesterday we lost it, because of weak content" arka said her eyes could not lie, but her aunt gave a faint smile

"Patience, bro, it is only human speech, not necessarily God's plan" said Indro with his mother's feelings

"Aamiin hopefully." said Arka slowly

"If you're afraid of not being able to have children, try to marry again with a new one, who knows you immediately have children. Maturikan You are also fairly capable if polygamy" said Adit as he pleased while joking because he likes sandpaper-ceplos

Everyone laughed and dissolved in his nostalgia during his school days, Arka did not take Adit seriously because he was a person who likes to joke and ceplas ceplos

Zahra overheard it, and so did Nisa. They came to the cafe because they happened to be shopping, when they met Rio at the mall parking lot, Zahra and Nisa asked Arka whereabouts, then told she was at the cafe with her friends.

"Let's go home, Mas Arka may still miss his friends" said Zahra as soon as his face turned to melancholy

Nisa then agreed, Arka had not seen the two, Zahra and Nisa had left the cafe.

Arka returned home before the Ashar prayer, he went straight to his room and laid his body in a mattress. Zahra was on the toilet, cleaning her body, so did not know her husband was coming home.

Arka really did not know with the presence of Zahra with her mother to the cafe, then heard the words of her friends.

"Darling.I accidentally met my high school friends at the cafe after a meeting. So come home late" Arka told Zahra who had just finished dressing and sat at her dresser

"Oh so.." replied Zahra coldly, she was busy combing her wet hair

"Yes, I'm glad to see them again.. Feel like you have friends again" said Arka with a smile expands it

Zahra fell silent, she gathered her courage to start a conversation. He had already thought about it carefully. After finishing combing her hair, Zahra walked over to her husband, then sat on the side of the mattress.

"Mas.." said Zahra slowly

Arka immediately turned her head, even though she had just closed her eyes.

"Yes why?" arka answered his wife

"Heemhhh.." Zahra still gathered her courage to speak

"Why baby?" asked Arka when she saw his wife was hesitating

"just talk, baby.." continued Arka when Zahra long time no voice

"Mas..would you like to get married again?" asked Zahra to dare herself

"Why are you asking like that?" arka replied in astonishment, unable to believe his wife had said so

"It's likely that I will have a pregnancy like yesterday, making you not necessarily able to have a child from me." said Zahra in a trembling voice

"You want to have kids, right?" zahra said her voice was soft, her eyes were sad to withstand the weight of tears that had piled up there.

"I would love to have a child, the presence of a child in the middle of our home life. But I never thought about marrying anyone again" answered Arka gently, now her position so sit and hug Zahra from behind

"You don't think it's a baby. We try our best, we keep asking God." continued Arka quietly, while whispering in Zahra's ear because Arka put her chin on Zahra's shoulder from behind

Zahra was relieved by her husband's answer, and hugged her body back.

The arcs then say goodbye to Zahra to come down, see the pet fish first, and wait for congregational prayers in the mosque later and Zahra understands.

Arka went down, then to the fish pond because it was his favorite. Arka saw his mother watering plants in the backyard, while Omanya was sitting in the backyard while reading the Qur'an.

"Buuu.." said Arka with his promise

"Yes dear." answered Nisa gently

Arka then told Zahra's words to Nisa, because all of that was ringing in her mind. Arka did not want to marry again, but because she was afraid of not being able to have children.

"Son, in Islam it is permissible for a husband to have more than 1 wife, the limit is 4. But if the husband is able, not only financially able, but also able to be fair" said Nisa advises Arka

"But a woman is heavy enough to share her husband with another woman, she is jealous. Only women of choice can afford polygamy. Maybe Zahra said it like that because she had heard your friend's words while at the cafe. "continue Nisa said at length, while still watering the plant with water from the hose he held.

"Zahra heard Adit's words at the cafe?" ask Arka not to believe

"Yes Nak. Mom and Zahra had been shopping for household needs, and met Mr. Rio at the Mall parking lot, then we asked you and Mr. Rio told us, so we intend to follow you, uh just getting close to Zahra had heard that remark" said Nisa telling me everything

Arka was silent her thoughts everywhere.

"Had to have been jutek as well" said Arka in his mind

"Arka did not think at all about marrying again. Arka wants to be like Dad only loves 1 woman, and is loyal until the end of his life" Arka told Nisa

Umi who had listened to their words and then chimed in.

"You're right Arka.. Your father was a loyal man, before he married your mother many women who came to him hoping to marry, but your father was already very in love with the figure of your mother, your mother, though just heard the story about your mother from your late Grandfather." Umi told Arka

Nisa just smiled shyly at her in-laws, as did Arka she smiled listening to him.