Hijab And Waiting

Rental House

Diana seemed busy packing all her supplies into a suitcase. Today Hafiz invited her to move into Hafiz's house.

"How dear? Is everything ready?" tanya Hafiz made sure.

"My name is Diana sister," Diana replied annoyedly.

"I must have a different calling than the others. There are many wives out there who miss the call of love from the husband, when you are called dear do not want to," added Hafiz again.

Well.he started preaching... Diana muttered in a mute.

Finally everything is resolved. Diana and Hafiz left for Hafiz's house, more precisely the house rented by Hafiz for one month, which was not far from Farida's aunt's house. They are escorted by Hafiz's cousin who owns a four-wheeled vehicle. Just 5 minutes from Aunt Farida's house, Hafiz's house is beginning to be seen. When the car entered a courtyard, Diana was very surprised by the sight she saw. The house that was meant by Hafiz was not as beautiful as he imagined.

Hafiz began to take down all of Diana's luggage. He took a key out of his pocket and opened the door. Diana was still and unexpected. His gaze began to go around.

Oh Allah....

what other ordeal is this? Is this a house or a warehouse? Do I have to stay here forever? Diana began to ask in her heart.

Hafiz looked at Diana's gloomy-looking face. It seemed like he could already read what Diana was thinking.

I'm sorry, honey, it's only temporary. Hafiz said in his heart.

"Come in, why stay there?" Hafiz broke Diana's daydream.

Diana immediately stepped into the room shown by Hafiz. His eyes were immediately fixed on the small 4-foot mattress that was in the room. Then he swept his gaze around the room, saw the wall made of bamboo called tepas was no longer painted. Not to mention the many small hole holes around that wall.

Oh Allah...

I need to be patient with this situation. The voice of Diana who wanted to cry for her fate was.

"Sister, Diana wants to go to the bathroom" said Diana, who was unable to contain her sadness but still looks ordinary in front of Hafiz.

"Oh, let me drive you," Hafiz led Diana to the kitchen and opened the kitchen door.

Diana looked back when she saw that the bathroom in the house was outside. He closed his eyes slowly to make sure that everything he was going through was just a nightmare. But after he opened his eyes, it turned out that what he saw was the same. Without realizing it, her tears rolled on their own. At once Diana immediately wiped away her tears because she did not want Hafiz to see her.

"Diana did not go to the bathroom, sister," said Diana hesitated to Hafiz.

"Why? Let me be with you" said Hafiz, pulling Diana's hand, but Diana immediately shook Hafiz's hand.

Then Diana left Hafiz and went into the room. He immediately threw his body into the bed. Then the tears spilled and could no longer be contained.

This isn't a dream. Nor is it a novel about a poor girl with a rich man. It's a real world life that may never be told anywhere. It's even worse than Oma's house. Is this really the destiny I have to live? Diana kept on cursing in her heart.

The Flash back On

"Are you sure what's going to happen?" aunt Farida asked Hafiz.

"Hopefully no Bi, Hafiz just wanted to see the sincerity of Diana's heart" replied Hafiz.

"But she's already your wife, son, what if one day she finds out and gets mad at you?" said Aunt Farida trying to remind Hafiz.

"What is your house, son?" ask Aunt Farida again.

"Auntie calm down, later Hafiz asked Ibnu to help take care of the house," replied Hafiz casually.

Before Hafiz proposed to Diana, he planned to build a simple house for them. Because his father's heritage house is already very unfit to live in. But he did not tell Diana about it. Hafiz just wanted to see how Diana's patience faced all the difficulties they would go through.

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It's raining so hard tonight, lightning's thundering. Diana was very frightened. Hafiz has not yet returned from Musholla to teach njai. Diana was alone in the house. As he was about to get out of the room, he looked around the living room was already filled with raindrops.

"Astagfirullohaladzim" Diana rushed to the kitchen to pick up the bucket and accommodate the drops of rainwater that fell to the floor.

"O Allah, strengthen your servant" said Diana, shedding tears.

Soon Hafiz came home with his clothes soaked. Diana who noticed Hafiz's arrival immediately opened the door and took a towel for her.

"Assalamualaikum" said Hafiz still standing at the door.

"Waalaikumsalam, this is the towel brother. Brother took a bath first yes, fear of pain," said Diana while giving a towel to Hafiz.

Hafiz picked up the towel that Diana had given him, then his eyes were fixed on the bucket bucket that was in the living room. He looked around the roof of the old house, it turned out that the condition of the house was very old. Then he looked back at Diana.

"I'm sorry, our house is leaking" said Hafiz Lirih.

"Why you should apologize. Out there even a lot of people who still have no place to live" said Diana plain. "Already sister, hunting bath," said Diana again when her heart really felt sad.

Hafiz went to the bathroom immediately. Soon after the rain began to subside, Diana was very relieved because the rain no longer dripped inside the house. Hafiz and Diana then perform maghrib prayers. Then they ate together. Today was the first day Diana cooked for Hafiz.

"Sorry, Diana is not used to cooking with firewood. So maybe there is a slightly burnt dish because the fire was too big earlier" said Diana, lowering her head.

"Why should I apologize, I should apologize for not being able to provide complete cooking utensils for you" said Hafiz.

They also started eating. Hafiz ate by using her hands directly, while Diana was still with her habit of using spoons and forks. Diana watched Hafiz who was eating voraciously. Actually he wanted to ask, but he paused his intention until Hafiz finished eating.

"What does it taste good?" diana asked doubtfully.

"Very good. You're good at cooking," Hafiz's praise made Diana blush in embarrassment.

"Ehm..kak, can you ask me something?" asked Diana innocently.

"Can you ask what?" Hafiz.

"Have this house been a long time? How not to renovate, brother?" diana asked as gently as possible so as not to offend Hafiz.

"This is a rental house, well there is no way we are renovating this house" replied Hafiz.

Gee whiz....Did he not have the money to rent a better house than this? O Allah. Strengthen this servant of Yours in accepting this trial of life, O Allah... Diana felt claustrophobic and wanted to cry, but she was still trying to cover up her sadness in front of Hafiz.