Love In Silence

Surprise for the Afifa

When his family is busy. Axel and Afifah were chatting together in the back garden.

"How areyou? it's healthy, right?" ask Axel.

"Alhamdulillah is well" replied Afifah smiling.

"What exactly are you?"

"I'm not papa,"

"I beg for your honesty. We will soon be husband and wife. I want us to be open to each other. However, if we are married, we cannot keep secrets. If there's a problem, we solve it together. Whatever the problem is and no matter how big the problem is, we'll face it together,"

"But I have no problem and I'm not hiding anything from you. Anyway if I keep something, you know,"

"You sure? Not hiding anything from me?" ask Axel again.

"Why are you? It's like you're cornering me. You're like I'm interrogating something, which I don't know, what it is,"

"alright. I'm sorry, I was wrong" Axel replied smiling.

"We go for a walk" Axel asked.

"Where to walk?"

"I have a very special place for you,"

"But I'm not good. While everyone else is busy, you take me for a walk,"

"No papa, just relax. I'll tell Aby and Umy that I'll take you out" Axel said with a smile that was answered only by a nod of his head by Afifah.

After that, Axel was looking for his Aby who turned out to be beside his house and was chatting with his father Andi.

"Aby?" call Axel.

"Yes, son, what's wrong?" adzriel asked as he looked towards his son.

"I'm going out with Afifah,"

"Where are you going?"

"To somewhere Aby. Secrets," Axel replied smiling.

"Yes, but not for long, yeah,"

"Umy you're out of business" replied Adzriel.

"Oh that, yes. Later if Umy find me, tell me, I'm out with Afifah,"

"Yes, you be careful on the road. Don't speed,"

"Yes Aby, ready. I'm leaving first,"

"Yes." Yeah."

After that, Axel immediately kissed the hand of Adzriel and also his father Andi who was there. Not to forget, Axel said his greetings first before leaving.

Axel approached Afifah who was waiting for him. "Come," Axel.

"Have permission?" ask Afifah.

"Here you go" Axel replied.

After that Axel and Afifah immediately went to the car that had been prepared.

Axel drives himself as usual. On the way, Axel stopped his car on the side of the road.

"Why stop?" ask Afifah wonder.

"Close your eyes first" Axel said while giving a cloth blindfold.

"Why should it be closed?" ask Afifah not understand.

"Because I want to give you a surprise" Axel replied.

"All right," Afifah relented. He closed his eyes so that he could see nothing but darkness.

After that, Axel drove his car back. Nobody spoke, they chose silence. When Axel arrived, he let out tears without Afifah's knowledge. Axel continued to shed tears because his heart was painful and like being stabbed by thousands of needles.

While Afifah himself feels very happy because Axel will give a surprise for him. He would not have expected that surprise would later be a disaster for him.

It was that surprise that would turn Afifa's happiness into a cry for her unforgivable mistake.

Afifah had disappointed Axel, and Axel could not forgive someone who had the heart to lie to him and use him.

Axel felt that the world was so cruel. But Axel realized that maybe God was planning something that was best for him. Because what is best according to Axel, not necessarily good in the eyes of God.