Friendship Has Changed Destiny

Chapter 32. Last time in the hospital

The promise to be faithful to each other has now been they pledge the symbol of a pair of white-eyed gold rings that are very beautiful, as beautiful as the mood of both of them. The blessing of the mother they have got, just ask for the blessing of both Angga's parents later if Angga returns.

The two now look engrossed in their conversation, telling each other about the memories of when they were little, when they were new acquaintances and when they were made. Now they feel like the world belongs to only two.

Time continued to pass, there was no drowsiness in their eyes even though the clock had shown at 2 am. Angga asked Zia to go to bed to rest. Zia refuses, she is afraid when Awakened Angga has already left her.

"Sleep, baby, you need to rest. I promise as long as you sleep I won't leave you. I'm gonna sit here looking after you until I wake up in the morning."

"What do you promise, you won't leave before I wake up?"

"Yes, I promise you."

Zia also tried to close her eyes, finally she fell asleep with her hands still clutching Angga's fingers.

Angga also continued to hold tightly to his lover's fingers as if not willing to leave him. In view of the plain face of her lover who looks sad there. He will stay awake all night, he does not want to miss the opportunity to see his lover who does not know when else he can meet.

Zia was awake as her grasp slowly slipped away. He saw Angga who was about to stand up, Angga realized that and then he said,

"Sleep again, I'll go to the toilet for ablution, I want to perform tahajud prayers."

Zia simply nodded while looking at her watch it turned out to be 4am already. Then he immediately tayamum and do tahajud by lying down.

After performing the prayer, the two continued with the teaching, reading the holy verse of the Qur'anul qarim while waiting for the arrival of the dawn prayer time.

Adhan Subuh also reverberated, Angga said goodbye to Zia to perform dawn prayers in the mosque in the hospital environment. Because as good as praying for a man is praying in the mosque bersama'ah.

Based on the word of the Prophet SAW :

..." The congregational prayer is 27 degrees more important than the solitary prayer"(.(HR. Al-Bukhari no. 645 and Muslim no. 650)...

And for those who perform dawn prayers will get the priority/privilege, among others:

Gain sustenance

...Allah distributes the sustenance of the servants between the morning prayer and the rising of the sun (HR. Baihaqi)...

As the key to victory

...The Messenger of Allah, when he was about to invade a people, delayed it until dawn. (CHR. Bukhari)...

Closer to the door of heaven

...Whoever performs the bardain prayer (the Fajr and Ashar prayers) will go to heaven. (CHR. Bukhari no.574 and Muslim no.635)...

A barrier to hell

...Will not go to hell people who pray before the rising sun (dawn prayers) and pray before the sinking of the sun (ashar prayers). (CHR. Muslim no.63)...

As a source of light during the apocalypse

The dawn prayer will be one of the sources of light that will illuminate his ummah when all the light sources in the world have been extinguished.

...Whoever prays the morning prayer is in the assurance of Allah. Do not try to make God prove His promise. Whoever kills the one who prays Allah's morning prayer will demand it, so that He will immerse his face in Hell. (CHR. Muslim, At-Tirmizi and Ibn Majah)...

Gaining blessings from God.

Angga and Zia were confident in Allah's promise, even under any circumstances they continued to pray.

After Angga left for the mosque, Zia immediately performed dawn prayers in her nursing room with a fixed lying position.

Upon returning from the mosque Angga spent the rest of the time before his departure to talk back with Zia, giving each other a message so as not to leave the prayer. When it is hard and happy to remember Allah, God willing, the way out for all problems and blessings will always come to them.

While Rania and mom were on their way to the hospital, they stopped by a stall selling breakfast. Rania bought a few packs of rice so that mother, Zia and Angga could also come to breakfast.

Arriving at the hospital, Rania immediately took out the rice she bought earlier and asked everyone to have breakfast together.

Now is the time for Angga to leave. Angga will go back to the apartment first to change clothes and take his bag then go to the airport.

Angga bids farewell to his mother, Rania and finally to Zia. She held tightly to her lover's hand, kissed her forehead, and asked Zia to keep smiling.

Zia could only say "Be careful dear", while smiling but tears flowed from both corners of her eyes.

It is heavy for Angga to leave his lover but what a great power of responsibility must be resolved immediately.

He said his greetings and moved his feet without looking back again. In his heart he said "Goodbye my beloved, wait for me,

I'll definitely be back for you".

Every meeting must be a farewell, whether it be for a while or forever. It is sad if we have to part with the people we care about, whether it is parents, friends, family or lovers.

Cry if you want to cry but do not get too late with sadness. Life must be lived, time will not wait for us to stand. Raise your shoulders, strengthen your steps and strengthen your heart to meet the future, continuing to hope that there will be happiness waiting.

Now that the three of them live in this nursery, Rania hugs her best friend who is still crying. I also tried to calm Zia down.

"Don't worry son, if Angga's son is your soul mate he'll come back. Always ask God, son, because only He is the determinant of everything, now we focus on your recovery first, then you two immediately take care of the problem of college enrollment. So you guys want to take the SBMPTN test at USU?"

"God's Insha becomes ma'am" answered the two.

"Tomorrow Rania will start looking for info ma'am, when registration opens."

"Good boy, the sooner you take care of it the better. Even with the busyness will make Zia forget her sadness."

"Yes, yes ma'am" replied Rania.

"Oh yes son, about the cost how? you have not been actively working, while the hospital costs aja nak Angga who is responsible, is it possible for money to go to college you also ask to nak Angga."

"Mother don't worry, Angga has already transferred money for Zia's needs to enter the university. This ATM card has been handed over to Zia.

This is a promise, ma'am, long time ago. She started working in her Papa company when we had not tested, she wanted to give Zia with her own hard work. Before he left, he'd kept his promise, ma'am."

"Well, Angga, we won't be able to repay him."

"Mother don't worry ma'am", said Rania.

"Rania has also spoken with Papa ma'am, after Zia recovers we can work at Papa's company. Papa promised to find the right position for us. So Zia can finance her own college as well as finance the needs of the family's mother."

"Alhamdulillah", answered mother and Zia together.

"Is that really Nia?", asked Zia.

Rania nodded as well.

"Thank you Rania we owe so much to you and your Papa. If I've been back to work, I have income, so we don't put any weight on Angga's shoulders."

"In friendship there is no indebtedness of Zia. Your happiness is my happiness and your hardship is my problem. So we should be able to find a way out of every difficulty. That's what friends are for."