Love Elsaliani

26.

"Thank you very much. El didn't know what would happen if El hadn't met Mikeal's brother, thanks again." Elsaliani said with gratitude that Mikeal had brought her home.

Mikeal's car stopped right in front of Iqbal's gate.

"Sama-sama El, besides I also happened to have business in this area earlier. Hm...it looks like Brother Iqbal is looking after you really well, isn't El?"

"I mean Brother?"

"El would never leave the house alone, right? so you do not memorize the road in this area, surely Abang Iqbal always deliver you wherever you go, right? lucky you El, can get a caring husband like Brother Iqbal."

"Hmm, yeah if that's how El's coming in now, thanks again."

"Yes, be careful El."

Elsaliani got out of Mikeal's car and rushed into the gate and rushed inside. When Elsaliani's hand was about to open the door, the door opened from the inside, and Iqbal was the one behind the door. Knowing that the husband who was now in front of him made Elsaliani immediately bow his head, Elsaliani's hand was getting tighter grasping the plastic bag in both hands. The atmosphere turned gripping in an instant, because indeed the two were only silent to each other, until the voice of Mikeal who began to approach the two, as if breaking the silence between Iqbal and Elsaliani.

"El, here's what you missed in the car." Mikeal said, handing the plastic in his hand to Elsaliani.

"Eh, hm..thank you!" Said Elsaliani nervously with a hand that immediately picked up the plastic given by Mikeal.

"Good morning Brother Iqbal!" Say hello to Mikeal with a smile.

"Again, where are you guys from? why is El's stuff left in your car?" Iqbal asked with eyes that kept staring intently at Mikeal and Elsaliani in turn.

"Oh, El was lost on the road, I happened to pass by and well I finally offered to drive El home, and El agreed." Mikeal.

"Okay, thank you for bringing my wife home!" Iqbal said, with a smile that he forced.

"Okay, if that's how I go home, assalamualaikum." Mikeal said and went straight home.

"Wa'alaikum hail!" Elsaliani answered with eyes that looked at Mikeal's back and disappeared from his sight.

"Sir, this is not what you think..." Elsaliani tries to explain to Iqbal what really happened between him and Mikeal.

"I didn't think of anything, let's go in!"

"Sir is not angry with El?"

"Why should I be angry?"

"So, sir really isn't angry?"

"Or do you really want to see me angry?" Tanya Iqbal then stepped back to approach Elsaliani who was still standing in front of the door.

"That's not it, I mean El...."

Without waiting for an explanation from Elsaliani, Iqbal's hand immediately touched Elsaliani's face and slowly kissed his forehead.

"Other times if you want to get out, tell me, I'll take you!"

"Bye..ba....ik!"

"Remember never to leave the house alone again."

"Yes." Yeah." Elsaliani replied with a look back.

"Good sir."

Elsaliani immediately ran to the kitchen and quickly prepared breakfast for Iqbal. After finishing with the cooking activities, Elsaliani immediately served fried rice with several other side dishes on the dining table. Elsaliani stepped into the TV room where Iqbal was watching his favorite cartoon movie. Elsaliani accidentally nudged a glass vase located on a small table in the corner of the room. The sound of the impact of the vase with the floor was enough to make Iqbal shocked, and immediately turned his gaze to the origin of the sound. Elsaliani was still stunned by what had just happened, he still focused on the shards of vases scattered on the floor, then quickly rushed to quote the shard.

"Sir, El promised that El would take his place. El change tomorrow, please forgive El! El was completely unintentional." Pinta Elsaliani who has been filled with fear that spread throughout the body. Even his fear made him no longer able to feel the pain in his fingers that were injured from touching the shard.

"Wake up!"

"Master please don't be angry! just for today, please don't be mad at El!" Pinta Elsaliani who was accompanied by sobs, then his hands immediately touched the right foot of Iqbal, who had been standing near him.

"I said wake up!"

"Whatever the price, El will pay. So please, just for today, please don't get mad!"

"I have to repeat it how many times so you can hear my words well? I said wake up, it means wake up!"

"Master please...." Elsaliani cried and tried to get up, but what happened was that he fell to the floor. Iqbal immediately grabbed the body of Elsaliani who was so weak, then clenched it tightly.

"Master, for today only, please don't be mad at El!"

"I won't be angry." Firmly Iqbal while gently stroking the head of Elsaliani wrapped in a veil.

"Thank you, thank you so much!" Elsaliani said excitedly as he released his body from Iqbal's embrace.

"Are you okay?"

"Hmm, oh yes breakfast has been prepared at the dining table, you can immediately eat now."

"Okay, all right." Iqbal answered and went straight to the dining table leaving Elsaliani alone in the room.

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After Iqbal disappeared from his sight, Elsaliani immediately cleared the scuffs scattered on the floor. After everything was done, he went straight back to the room to treat his finger that was injured by the shard.

After dressing the wound on his thumb and also the index finger of his right hand, now his fine left hand immediately grabbed a small cake box that he was on the dressing table and slowly opened the box until a cupcake that was brown mixed with pink, then he again took a small candle from the drawer and immediately put it on top of the cupcake and lit it.

"Happy 19th birthday Nurul Elsaliani, may long life, ease all affairs and also may soon get the happiness that you have been dreaming of all this time, may Allah protect you wherever you are. Stay up!" Elsaliani said to herself, without tears joining her prayer, and then blew out the candle.

On the doorstep Iqbal could only see what Elsaliani was doing, Iqbal's feet seemed to be stopped, unable to continue to move closer to Elsaliani.

"Abang, Abi, umi thank you for remembering your birthday, and for last night's prayer, I hope God will soon grant your prayers for good. Adek dear all of you, adek never blame you with what is right now, this is all because of a terrible mistake. Forgive Adek, for not living the way you expected. Adek promise, adek will accept all this without hate what else grudge. Maybe God is testing the limits of patience, so that the dick can be a more resilient man in the future."

Slowly, though still painful on his finger, Elsaliani still tried to move his right hand and took a cupcake and ate it.

"Hm. Waaah, just this time adek can eat the cake as much without being disturbed as Brother, very happy it does not taste in jahilin as Brother...." Obviously Elsaliani to herself tried to stay firm and smile even though her heart was tight with sadness.

This is the first year in Elsaliani's life, which should celebrate her birthday by herself.

"Khmmm, can I come in?"

"Sir....." Exclaimed Elsaliani in shock, he immediately woke up and his hand holding the cake immediately he hid it behind his body.

"Can't I come in?" Iqbal asked a second time, and without waiting for the approval of Elsaliani, he immediately stepped in.***