Kun Fayakun's
The Cold of the Night and the Night Chat
No matter how short the story is, letting go and forgetting is still not an easy thing.
Tonight the tahlilan event is over. All the families and neighbors have gone home. Abi, Umi and Aldo also returned home after the tahlilan event was completed.
Everyone returns to their respective busyness. The weather was pretty cold tonight. Zeva was sitting in the back garden, enjoying the night view. He digests and tries to understand his life's destiny.
Two things in his life happened on the same day. Are you confused about being happy or even sad? the two of them were like two sides of a coin accompanying each other.
"Ze let's get in the air it's getting colder here" said Lena
"Le first, I still want to be here" fixedly staring at the star-studded sky Zeva said.
"Jude, we go in first. The air's getting colder. If it lingers here we can get sick from the night wind" Klara said.
"Emm come in first. You guys just sleep in my room. If you want to change clothes, wear it as usual do not hesitate yes. I still want to be here" Zeva said staring at her two best friends.
"Ze we sleep in the guest room only. Did you sleep in your room? then doctor Kahfi want to try? the time we slept four is not funny. Emm do you want us to keep fit again anu-anu, this should be your first night" Klara said in a slightly flirtatious and mocking tone.
"Hahah Ze what do you want? ah I can-can my holy eyes are stained because of the first night you guys" said Lena added to the laughter.
"Don't tell you" Zeva said as she pinched her two best friends' worries.
Lena and Klara smiled at least this unfunny joke was able to make the curved lines form beautifully on Zeva's lips.
"Jaudah Ze's. But we two keep your minjem shirt. Only sleep is not in your room" said Klara.
Zeva simply nodded in response to Klara's words. Now his two best friends have come in and left him alone.
"Anu-anu? basic Klara is there" Zeva smiled again while shaking her head slowly.
Back to the star-studded black sky. Tonight was very quiet only the sound of crickets could be heard. The air was so cold it pierced into the bone.
"Ze" the voice broke Zeva's daydream. He turned his gaze toward the source of the voice and found a young man who had now become her husband.
"Tok" for a moment both of them were silent and just staring at each other "Sit down" Zeva said as she looked towards the side.
Kahfi slowly stepped up and sat down beside Zeva. The atmosphere tonight is very calm. Plus the light of the lamp is a little bristling because Zeva sits in the garden behind the house. The place where his late grandmother often spent time if bored.
"Here's cold Ze. Aren't you cold?" kahfi said breaking the atmosphere of silence.
"Little bit. Although it is cold here it feels calm" Zeva said by still staring at the sky.
"Still sad?" Kahfi turned her gaze to look at Zeva. The gazes of the two met and immediately Kahfi looked back at the black sky.
"if you are crying. If crying makes you feel calmer then do it Ze" Kahfi said while staring at the sky.
"Honestly Ze is confused to be happy or sad. If you are happy for what reason and if you are sad for what? Ze gets both at the same time. It's as if everything is side by side approaching Ze" said Zeva.
Zeva rubbed her own two arms. The cold air was getting bone-chilling.
"Cold? come here" Kahfi said as he spread out one hand. Zeva looked at Kahfi still in silence.
"Come here" Kahfi drew Zeva's body plan to get closer to her.
"You should be happy Ze. Because God is all good, he presents sadness by losing and then God gives happiness by presenting new people as a complement to your life later" Kahfi said while embracing the body of Zeva.
"But the dock is as short as her memories, forgetting and letting go is not an easy thing to do right now" Zeva opened her arms and grabbed Kahfi's waist.
For a moment Kahfi was happy. The hug from her was not rejected by Zeva even Zeva embalmed the hug.
"Do it slowly so that it doesn't hurt. Letting go does not mean we also have to forget as a whole, we can still remember everything but we must keep moving forward so as not to fall too long" said Kahfi.
"Bismillah though difficult, but all will only be memories. Sooner or later every living thing will definitely return to the owner of life" said Kahfi again.
Zeva was silent in Kahfi's arms. The comfort he got. Even before between the two there was no one to express their love or feelings. But for some reason without rejection and awkward feeling Zeva accepted even returned Kahfi's embrace.
Kahfi spoke but received no response from Zeva. Kahfi slowly held onto both of Zeva's shoulders. Slightly shifted Zeva's body in order to see Zeva's face.
"You didn't sleep then why did Ze shut up?" Kahfi asked when she saw Zeva.
The gaze of the two met "Either Doc, being close to you feels comfortable. At first a sense of insecurity appeared but for a moment to hear your explanation, Ze felt calmer again" said Zeva.
"You are" Kahfi pinched Zeva's gaunt cheek with both hands "Come here" Kahfi again grabbed Zeva's body into his arms.
"Dogs"
"One heart later, the Doctor won't leave Ze right?" Zeva took off her embrace and looked at Kahfi's face.
"Why ask so Ze"
"Ze was just scared. Ze is afraid to be disappointed again when love has been present in the heart but again abandoned like before" said Zeva honestly, while bowing her head.
"I will try to bring love between the two of us. And I'll also try not to leave you Ze. Not only with words but I will only prove through Ze's actions" Kahfi assures Zeva.
"We're going to run this household together. Try to trust each other. We are committed to each other. Bismillah for everything that begins with the bismillah will not cease in the midst"
Zeva just kept quiet to hear Kahfi's explanation. True love is not present in his heart. But not only is love expressed through words, but the most important thing is a person's actions.
"Let's go in Ze. It's almost 11pm, the night is getting late and the weather here is also getting colder" said Kahfi.
Both got up and went into the house. The night conversation between the two creatures of God did not escape the attention of Mother and Papa Malik.
After leaving the kitchen Mother and Papa Malik accidentally saw Zeva sitting in the back of the window near the kitchen. His intention was to approach Zeva but his steps stopped when he saw Kahfi appear to approach Zeva.
By seeing the interaction of the two from afar Mother was happy, at least Kahfi was present as a figure who was able to understand the sadness and circumstances of Zeva.
"May Kahfi be a man and a good priest for Ze ya Mas" said Mother looking at Papa Malik with a smile.
"We can only pray dear" said Papa Malik.
Zeva's room has cleaned her body and is going to sleep. Zeva wore a long-sleeved nightgown with an instant hijab that she used to wear at night.
"Why still wear Ze hija" asked Kahfi when he saw Zeva.
"Ze's habits are like this doc"
"Tell me husband and wife and have muhrim so just open the hijab if there are only two of us" said Kahfi looked at Zeva.
Instantly Zeva fell silent tying Klara's words about tonight. Tonight will they be as their two best friends have said.
"Emmm, look at it Doc. Ze is still not used to without hijab" said Zeva.
"It's as comfortable as you are" a smile rose on Kahfi's lips.
Zeva began to lay down her body on the left side of the bed.
"Dok, is the doctor not going to sleep" asked Zeva when she saw that Kahfi was still sitting in her room.
"Yes Ze for a minute"
"Is the doctor angry?"
"Emm angry why Ze?"
"That's what emm is, emm well Ze will open this hijab now" said Zeva. His hand was holding the hijab and it was about to open.
"It doesn't matter if it makes you uncomfortable, let's go to sleep" Prevent Kahfi.
Zeva was still staring at Kahfi "I'm not angry Ze" Kahfi said and hugged Zeva's wrath.
"All right"
Both of them also lay their bodies on the bed and began to dissolve in their respective dream world.
Real men will not get angry if there is only a small problem. Even that problem is not solved.
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