Friendship Has Changed Destiny

Chapter 3. Be assured of God's help

After the departure of Bella and Lusy, Zia just sitting limp on the side of the quiet road while holding her knees and resting her face on her knees while crying.

The courage and rigor of Zia collapsed immediately looking around him which only saw big trees, bushes left the road, rustling leaves blown by the wind and the sound of birds and other small animals chirping.

While crying he imagined what if there was not a single person passing by. How will he survive if there is no water and food to wait for people to pass there according to the words of Bella and Lusy.

How when night comes that there must be only darkness and cold air, not to mention if there are wild animals and appear people who mean evil for example raping him.

The shadow of his family's worries, especially his mother, continued to appear adding to his heartbreak.

One by one the shadows kept turning around in his head. But finally he returned resigned, he instilled confidence in his heart that God did not sleep. God will help him get back home.

With confidence Zia stood firm and wiped the rest of her tears while stepping her legs trying to return. The smiling shadow of his mother, father and sister waiting for him restores the courage and spirit within him.

"Bismillah" said Zia.

"I have to be brave, I have to be strong, I have to be strong, I have to be able to return home at any cost for my mother, for my father and sister's sake", Zia continued to say that as she walked away.

Half an hour later, he was startled by the sound of the car coming, the car was heading towards Zia. Zia immediately waved her hand to ask for help in order to return to her house.

After the car approached, "That's Bella's car, why are they back huh", Zia asked inwardly.

Will they help Zia or will they hurt Zia again?, Zia did not care. He continued to step forward regardless of the whereabouts of Bella and Lusy who had stopped the car nearby.

"Let's go up!", they exclaimed.

"Let's hurry!, or you want to stay here, let the beast eat. So already know the gembel do not dream to be in line with our level, the gembel ya still just loose and do not try to fight us again", snapped Lusy again.

"Let's hurry!, you cry, you must have cried, see your eyes are like salted fish eyes", Bella also chimed in.

Not minding Bella's talk anymore Zia immediately went up, rather than her having to spend the night in that place. In his heart he said, "Thank God, this is the proof of Your help. You have opened the doors of the hearts of my two friends, though they were evil to me, but You still show a side of kindness in their conscience. I am sure of Your help, O God."

"This is your phone card!", Lusy returned the Zia phone card they had taken forcibly.

"This time we are kind enough to give you a chance, next time we will really throw you away so that no one will help you" Lusy continued.

The car sped away and they arrived at the public transport terminal leading to Zia's rented house.

"Down! yelled Lusy, you can go home by yourself right? don't-don't Bell he also doesn't have money to just fare."

" Hemmm", Bella just cleared her throat hearing Lusy's scorn.

Smiling mockingly, Lusy took out a single note worth Rp.100,000, and forcibly put it in Zia's bag.

"Create your fare and make your bag strap" he continued.

Zia immediately went down, the car door was closed firmly by Lusy then Bella drove her car quickly leaving Zia at the terminal alone.

Usually after school Zia will go home first to change her uniform, eat and perform prayers just left for loundry where she works. Zia was forced not to go to work because of Bella and Lusy.

Finally Zia arrived at her house, Zia immediately opened the door with a greeting, then walked towards her mother's room. He wanted to see his mother first before cleaning himself up to fulfill the obligation of prayer whose time was already delayed.

Seen her mother was still asleep making her anxiety disappear, then she closed the door of her mother's room and headed to her room to clean up and worship.

Indeed, his mother had worried why Zia had not come home but then her mother thought maybe Zia went straight to loundry to work.

Because the condition of Zia's mother who is not healthy makes her body weaker and eventually she overslept.

In the residence Rania look deserted, there are only a few servants passing by there doing their respective duties.

While Rania stood on the balcony of her house watching the arrival of dusk with a sense of loneliness in her heart. He daydreamed when his mother was still there, he missed the caress and affection of the mother. His father was too busy taking care of his business that branches almost in every area.

Although every day his father called to ask him the news, had eaten or not and what about the new Rania school and many more still not the same as if his papa was nearby.

"Haahhh", with a long sigh Rania passed from that place to her room to rest while waiting for the arrival of maghrib.

Large house, many vehicles stay choose to use which, want to eat well also live eating already there is serving, want what facilities are in the house, want what facilities are in the house, everything she asked for was always given her papa but the loneliness and emptiness in Rania's heart could not be treated with just material.

Unlike the one faced by Zia, the affection of her father and mother and sister is quite a lot he got but in terms of material family is very lacking so Zia had to join in working to help her family's finances.

After the maghrib prayer, the children of his neighbors have begun to gather in his house to get lessons from Zia starting from the not good at reading, SD level, and, SLTP even has some students who are the same level and age as him.

With great patience Zia taught one by one her students in alternating times that had been scheduled according to the level of education of each student.

The activity was completed at ten p.m. Les Zia students have returned to their homes. After completing her duties, Zia did her personal tasks given by her school teacher.

After all the tasks were done he just rushed to his room to rest and immediately fell asleep. Although busy and tired whatever Zia never left the prayer.

In accordance with the Word of God in QS. An-Nisa verse 103 means :

..." Indeed, it is a time-determined duty upon the believer"....

It is clearly stated that prayer 5 time must be done.

In every third of the night Zia also always wake up to perform Tahajud prayers.

The Word of God in QS Al-Isra' 79 states that :

..."And on some nights worship because as an additional worship for you, may your Lord lift you up to a place of praise"....

A third of the night is the best time for a servant to talk to his Rob, complain, cry and ask. Where most other humans are sound asleep that is where the greater chance will be granted the request of a servant. Be assured that God's promise is certain.

This belief makes Zia a strong and polite person. Zia simply asked for every prayer God gave her and her family the strength to face all the trials that came.