Guarding the Heart

Reno and Livia

Adinda walked closer to Dimas who looked cool playing his phone.

"Mas" call Adinda.

"Hmm" Dimas is still focusing on his phone screen.

"Sinta wants to take me to the hospital to visit Bu Kenken. Yes, yes" Adinda said asking for permission.

Dimas turned his gaze from the phone towards Adinda. The handsome man then looked seriously at his wife.

"May, but I'll take you there" said Dimas.

"Mas, how's Sinta? He did, take the bike" Adinda protested.

"Leave it here. Or a meeting at the hospital if he still wants to go there" said Dimas did not accept Adinda's protest.

Adinda took a breath. Sometimes Dimas' attitude irritated him. Adinda turned her body around leaving Dimas to meet Sinta again in the living room.

"Sin, are you going to the hospital again? You see Dimas wants to take me there" said adinda told Sinta.

"Oh so. Yes, I got on the bike, huh. We met there" said Sinta. The sister smiled happily. Thank goodness I can understand it.

"It looks like Dimas is now being possessive with you" continued Sinta whispering into Adinda's ear.

Adinda just laughed a little listening to Sinta's words that had a point. As long as Dimas' attitude is positive, it is not a problem with her husband's possessiveness.

"If so I go first, yes" said Sinta.

"Yes. See you at the hospital, yes" replied Adinda.

Sinta left first. She returned to her room to change clothes.

***

Arrive at the hospital

"I'll just wait outside" Dimas said as they reached Bu Kenken's room.

"Mas, just go in. Accompany me" asked Adinda to pull Dimas' hand. Seeing Adinda's hopeful eyes. Dimas nodded his head.

Tok.Tok-sign.Tok.

Adinda knocked on the door. He and Dimas entered after being heard from inside the room a male voice had invited them in.

"Assalamualaikum" said Adinda.

"Waalaikumsalam" several voices in unison answered the greeting.

"Mba Dinda" called Amanda to look at Adinda and Dimas coming in.

"Mr Dinda. I'm Toni, Bu Kenken's husband" said a man introducing himself.

She cupped both her hands to her chest. Not to forget, he also introduced Dimas to Mr. Toni.

"Yes, Sir. How's Bu Kenken doing?" Ask Adinda.

"That's what I was confused about, when Miss Amanda came over. I woke up and asked to see Ms. Dinda" explained Mr. Toni.

"What's up, huh?" muttered Adinda curious.

Adinda walked up to Amanda who was still sitting beside the bed where Bu Kenken was lying weakly.

"Mba, Mrs Kenken wants to talk to Mba" Amanda said.

"What does Kenken want to say?" ask Adinda slowly.

"Dt ... Linda!!" call Bu Kenken in his weak voice.

"Yes, Mom. I heard"

"Mother is sorry. Please forgive me, yes" Bu Kenken pleaded. Tears flowed in the corner of her eyes.

Amanda and Adinda looked at each other. Why did Mrs Kenken apologize?

"Yes, Mom. But about what? You don't have to think about it first" Adinda told Bu Kenken.

"I'm sorry mom, because she was the one who took your pictures at the mall at the time" said Bu Kenken in a trembling voice. The water is not stopping flowing.

"Amanda, I'm sorry too, yes" continued Bu Kenken glancing at Amanda.

"Yes Allah. So the mastermind behind all the events that almost damaged my household yesterday because of Bu Kenken's act" Adinda only sat up because of her shock at hearing the confession from Bu Kenken.

Amanda, Sinta, Farhan and Dimas who were in the room also seemed very surprised to hear the confession from Bu Kenken. They look at each other in disbelief. Why did Bu Kenken have the heart to make such a slander.

"Why can you make such a slander on us?" ask Amanda.

"That's ka .. because of the mother's envy of Adinda. She was always praised and trusted by the principal when many other senior teachers including the mother" Bu Kenken replied honestly.

"Fathers and mothers please forgive my wife's mistakes" said Mr. Toni then approached his wife.

My sister looked at how she should behave. Because this woman is the friendship she and Amanda became fractured. He has not forgiven Amanda.

Finally Adinda and Amanda and their husband sincerely forgive all the mistakes of Bu Kenken.

***

After the dramatic scene, Adinda and her friends went home. Adinda and Amanda have forgiven Bu Kenken's mistake.

"Mba Dinda, I'm sorry too, yes" Amanda said as they walked along the hospital corridor.

"Yes. Already, forget. As Muslims, we should forgive each other. Moreover, we already know who the mastermind is" Adinda smiled back.

"Eh, don't-don't feel me. Mrs Kenken has been in 40 days, so she wants to apologize to you" Sinta said.

All eyes were directed towards Sinta. "Just feeling, you know" said Sinta was stared at by four humans as if ready to pounce on him alive.

Sinta immediately closed her mouth as if she did not want to talk anymore. Afraid of wrong talk.

***

Two days later

It turns out that Sinta's speech at the hospital the other day was not wrong. That night, after Adinda and her friends swerved in and heard the confession from Bu Kenken, she breathed her last.

"I didn't expect, yes, it was the day of our last meeting with Bu Kenken" Amanda said, recalling the incident when Bu Kenken came out of a coma.

"Yes. Apparently he has not been able to leave quietly because there is still business in the world that is not finished" Sinta continued.

"Alhamdulillah, Bu Kenken still had time to apologize with us" Adinda saw Amanda.

"Yes, Mba. At least it will relieve Bu Kenken in the grave later" Amanda said.

The faces of the other fellow teachers still looked sad because they had lost their professional peers.