
Elsaliani kept trying to calm her thoughts and feelings. Although his heart continued to run and nervousness enveloped his entire body, he still tried to neutralize the situation by showing off his sweet smile. Take a moment to take a breath and confidently give an answer to Mikeal.
"Khm, he's Iqbal, hm....Brother Iqbal, he's not inside, it's like he didn't come home last night." Elsaliani.
"All right!" Said Mikeal who did not want to make things worse. Although still confused by his attitude Elsaliani even felt awkward with Elsaliani's words, Mikeal decided to stop asking.
"Sorry!" Pinta Elsaliani while bowing her head, the right even more makes Mikeal frown
"Why apologize? never mind, then excuse me and thank you for the time." Mikeal then stepped towards the place where his motorbike was parked.
"Wait...." Pinta Elsaliani spontaneously made Mikeal stop his steps and turn back to the direction where Elsaliani was.
"Yes, what's wrong?"
"Hm,, look, hm, El, actually El, hm, El, El wants to ask Mikeal's brother for help." Clearly Elsaliani with great difficulty and a look that was filled with anxious expectation.
"What can I help you with? say it!"
"Look, hm, you know, actually you don't know what's going on here?"
"Less know a little bit, why?"
"May you please buy it, hm,,, pem,, not actually, hm,, look, please buy it..." Elsaliani ran out of words to explain his request to Mikeal.
Mikeal who understood what El really wanted to convey, he immediately offered to deliver Elsaliani to his destination.
"Come, I'll deliver!" Bargain Mikeal.
"But, is it okay for you to come out with El?" Asked Elsaliani who looked a little frightened.
"What does that mean? Or maybe El is afraid that Brother Iqbal will be angry because El is on my way? el calmed down, let me be clear with Brother Iqbal."
"No, that's not what El meant, he's not gonna get mad, it's just, hm,,, is, does Brother Mikeal not mind walking around with an ugly girl like El? what people say."
"Why does El talk like that? I don't have any thoughts at all, let's take it!" Mikeal.
Hearing Mikeal's explanation makes Elsaliani can breathe with relief, at least now she understands that not everyone thinks like her husband. The two immediately shopped at a nearby minimarket, after buying the items he needed, both went straight home, Mikeal again drove Elsaliani to the front gate of his house.
"Thank you very much, next time for sure El will repay your brother Mikeal's kindness." El said after getting off Mikeal's motorbike which stopped right in front of the gate.
"Either. Hm, can I ask you something?" Ask Mikeal.
"Did El never leave the house? Don't know any roads in this area?"
"It doesn't have to answer, come in! the next time El needs my help, ask for it, don't hesitate. I'll be happy to help El, then excuse me, Assalamualaikum!"
"Wa'alaikum salam"
Mikeal immediately glided with his favorite motorcycle, after the shadow of Mikeal disappeared, Elsaliani immediately went inside.
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"Elsaliani, El...Where are you? damn women, get out of you!"
Iqbal's shout was accompanied by mounting anger. His feet continued to step throughout the room, his sharp eyes as if ready to pounce, his steps stopped when his two eyes saw the figure of Elsaliani who was sitting in fear with his hands embracing both knees. With his back against the wall, his face looked very pale, his lips trembling. But the condition did not make Iqbal's anger subside, he instead violently grasped tightly the veil that covered his chest.
"Mikeal, what did you tell him? why does his behavior look so strange to me today? he must have been here this morning, right? Let's answer, don't make me angry!" Iqbal asked with a large voice and a rough scuffle.
"El, El, I'm sorry El!" Pinta Elsaliani who now began to shed tears.
"I'm sorry you said? girls don't know thank you! why don't you just die anyway? why did you come into my life? why have you ruined all my hard work all this time, you ruined my dream?"
Iqbal continued to curse and denounce as he pleased. Iqbal's hand violently pushed Elsaliani's head hard against the wall. With the rest of his energy mixed with the fear of Elsaliani trying to rise, but again his rough hand Iqbal pulled the veil of Elsaliani.
"Look yeah! You are a disaster to my life, you should never appear in this world, so I don't have to endure all these problems!"
"I'm sorry El, please forgive El!" Pinta Elsaliani with tears growing.
Slowly Elsaliani tried to release his body from the grip of Iqbal, but what happened Iqbal even more tightened his grip.
"Death, get out of this world!!"
Shouted Iqbal with a voice echoing in the room, Iqbal's hand again pushed Elsaliani's body to the floor. Iqbal's action further made Elsaliani jerked in shock, his body felt so much pain. Slowly he tried to get up, because his condition was so weak that added with a fear that ensnared his entire body soul made him by himself fall back on the floor.In the instant his consciousness disappeared, he disappeared, Elsaliani fell unconscious.
Seeing the state of Elsaliani made Iqbal step closer to Elsaliani's body lying weakly on the floor, Iqbal's hand tried to touch the pale face of Elsaliani, then tried to resuscitate him from his stupor. After doing so for several times, instead of making Elsaliani aware, he made blood slowly come out from behind his black veil that Elsaliani was wearing until it hit Iqbal's right hand, seeing this, Iqbal panicked and quickly released his hand from Elsaliani's face and without command, Iqbal's body away from Elsaliani's body.
"How's this? what am I supposed to do? how about we come here!" Iqbal muttered that he was beginning to worry about Elsaliani's state.
Iqbal kept pacing back and forth, until finally he decided to lift Elsaliani's body and lay him on the bed. Opened his veil slowly, then cleaned the blood flowing on his face, then treated and bandaged the wound on the left forehead Miki Elsaliani. After everything was done Iqbal did, but Elsaliani was not yet conscious.
Ten minutes had passed, Iqbal was still sitting with worry and a gaze that kept on pointing towards the direction where Elsaliani was lying.
At that moment Elsaliani slowly opened his eyes, when he realized that Iqbal was now right in front of him, in that instant, Elsaliani immediately woke up and quickly covered his entire body with a blanket, Elsaliani kept trying to get away from Iqbal's range.
"I'm sorry El!" Pinta Elsaliani and still trying to get away even though by crawling, and without realizing it even made El's body fall to the floor. Slowly Iqbal stepped closer to Elsaliani who was still on the floor opposite the bed.***