Khairil: True Hope & Love
Chapter 13 | Travelling Abba
...A very gripping day at that time, could not immediately disappear from memory. The new happiness felt was instantly replaced by uncontrollable crying....
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"My wife? thank you for all your love and devotion for me. I don't know when that time has come? the time when the second farewell came to us. Where we won't be able to run from it because that's a sure thing. But we must believe that our second separation is but death. And it will not be long, for God will surely unite us again in His heaven. No one can stop us from coming together again. You believe all that, right? if you believe so much. For what separates us from heaven is death."
Mufid's remarks when in Egypt at that time, are still recorded clearly in the memory of Jizah's memory. She did not expect that it would be her last day to sleep in one bed with her husband.
When Mufid felt her body shivering and shaking so much, Jizah decided to go to the nearest minimarket to buy her an instant ginger drink to warm her husband's body. She left her husband still asleep. Mufid who felt Jizah no longer lying with him woke up. He slowly approached the door in search of his wife.
They live in a house with two families. The first floor is inhabited by native Egyptian families, while the second floor is filled by Jizah and Mufid.
Mufid went down the stairs carefully. And when he went down the last ladder, he felt that his body was no longer strong. Almost staggered forward, lucky with alacrity the first floor occupant of the house immediately refuted him and helped him to sit on a chair.
Mufid held onto his chest that felt so much pain and his breathing began to be irregular. Before Mufid closed his eyes, the last sentence he said was "Laaillallah". Someone who was with Mufid, immediately shouted to his wife to look for Jizah's whereabouts.
Jizah who just finished paying for what she bought at a minimarket near where she lives, suddenly has a bad feeling. With lips and hearts that continue to beristighfar and thoughts that are not in line he immediately went home quickly. And when approaching his residence, suddenly his neighbors approached him with panic.
That day, it was a painful day. When the body that always protects it is helpless. The husband whom he had always been proud of before God had left him and his children forever. But he remembered Mufid's words. Their second farewell was only death, and surely everyone would feel that way.
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Jizah's daydream immediately came to a halt, when a soft touch touched both shoulders. Khairil and Zurran smiled at him.
"Umma must be remembering the day Abba left us forever huh?" Asked Khairil and Jizah nodded
His two sons sat on his right and left side. The two rested their heads on Jizah's shoulders. This is their fourth year without Mufid. And tomorrow they will go to Tangerang to his tomb.
"If you remember again, that time was the announcement of Abang Khairil's graduation results, right?" Ask Zurran
Khairil who heard his sister's question instantly wiped away the little tears that came out just like that. "Yes, Brother has received a letter of approval and we plan to give a surprise to Abba and Umma who are far away in Egypt. We who are here are impatient to give the happy news, to the extent that Brother is said to be a madman because he smiles at all times, his happy ranking." Khairil laughed sadly remembering it
...#flashbacktimes...
That day, Khairil ran from her school holding an envelope that was still tightly sealed. He will open the house with Aisyah, Ali and Zurran. Upon Khairil's arrival at home, he immediately shouted to everyone in the house to gather in the guest room.
"Come here, Khairil wants to open this envelope together." Utterance
They gathered and Khairil immediately opened the envelope. With anxious hope to see the writing in it that says “Lulus”
"Alhamdulillah O Allah..." Khairil immediately made a prostration of gratitude. Things like this he had dreamed of last year and failed. Where he had to repeat school one more year because the bad nature has not really disappeared.
"We immediately tell Abba the same Umma in Egypt aja bang." Said Zurran, who also got a graduation letter the day before
"Don't be. We have to prepare a surprise for Umma and Abba via zoom to make it exciting." Said Aisyah who was pregnant at that time
In the end they prepared everything to make a long-distance surprise. Khairil's face was clearly the most eagerly prepared. It's obvious, because this is the show. However, at a time when they were busy making stringing messages to Jizah. Suddenly, Ali's cell phone rang and she saw her mother-in-law calling.
"Will pick up the phone from Umma first outside so they don't suspect anything." Said Ali
"Yes bang, don't tell Umma or Abba just yet." Khairil and Ali nodded their heads.
"Waalaikumsalam warahmatullahi... son?" Jizah's crying made her surprised
"Umma, Umma why are you crying? Abba and Umma are okay, right?"
"Abba.... Abba died, Abba is gone..." Jizah's cry broke out immediately
At that instant, Ali's strapping body immediately sat on the floor. His eyes widened and his head shook in disbelief.
"Umma, Ali knew Umma wasn't good at lying and joking. So please speak properly."
"Waallahi son, Umma here has been assisted by the embassy so that Abba's body can be buried in Indonesia. Umma asked for help with you, tell Aisyah and the others slowly huh? You must be strong and must not be weak from them."
"Innalilahi wa innailaihi Raji... Abba's? Well Umma, Ali will try hard like Umma. And Ali will take care of everything here." Said Ali and before long Jizah turned off her phone
Ali, who still could not believe what he had heard from his mother-in-law, sat still and daydreamed, somehow told Aisyah and the others.
"Ang? What was that saying, now you're silent." Zurran surprised him
Ali got up from his seat and immediately hugged Zurran. They both went inside and now Ali asked them all to sit down.
Ali hugged his beloved wife tightly.
"We must be sincere and patient with whatever God gives us. All living creatures will return to their Lord. Innalilahi wa innailaihi Raji... Abba is now comfortable on his best side." Ali tried as hard as he could say
"A-branch talk what the hell? Do we not like words like this equally? So now why would you say such a thing?" Said Aisyah did not accept and beat her husband's chest
Ali hugged his beloved wife tightly. He let his body be beaten by Aisyah and his clothes wet with his wife's tears. Meanwhile, Khairil and Zurran who heard that were both silent, no one spoke, let the tears flowing uncontrollably say everything.
"Abba? Forgive Khairil who has not been able to become what Abba wanted. But from this moment on, Khairil made a promise with Khairil himself. Khairil will replace all the tasks Abba used to do. Khairil is trying to be like Abba." Inner Khairil with right hand on his chest
...#Flashback...
Jizah hugged her two crying sons as she remembered the day. Maybe at that time only he and his two daughters were so fragile. And now he understood, the stubbornness that his two sons were showing at that time was only to strengthen himself.
"Dear Abba, look! our two sons have taken care of Umma as Abba had in the letter. Khairil and Zurran were like Abba, they could not see the water in the eyes of Umma, even if it was just a drop. Abba and Abang Tsaqif help do'a huh? to make both their shoulders stronger." Inner Jizah
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Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi Westarakatuh friends !! How are you guys doing? Sorry, I just got back
If I can be honest, friends, I'm still very difficult to adapt to the character Khairil. Unlike the character of Jizah who does have a female character like me. Meanwhile, Khairil is a male character who I rarely interact with the opposite sex other than my family.
So, I hope you can understand this. And one more, this chapter is devoted to Muhammad Khairul Mufid who when in the novel Divine Destiny: Happiness, Sadness and Perfection is not told.
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