Love Shielded Risue

hope is still delayed

Same morning but a different place.

Bilal opened the closet in his bathroom. He wanted to fill the liquid soap that had been exhausted, but his focus was diverted. He saw Merr's sanitary napkin still intact and as he remembered it was already over a month. Why hasn't Merr given her a holiday code yet?

Bilal smiled, he rushed out again to Maryam who was about to iron the clothes.

Greepp...

"Eh?" Merr was shocked when her husband suddenly hugged her tightly from behind, as she was standing in front of the wardrobe. "Shock me.. Don't take a shower?"

"So, but I'd like to ask you a question?"

"Ask what?" Merr frowned.

"You haven't had your period yet, have you?"

"Emmm..." He thought for a moment. "Eh, yes it's through the cycle. Even going into the second cycle."

"MashaAllah" murmured Bilal. "What sign do you have, right?"

"What mark? Nothing.." he answered while looking.

"Then anyway? We'll check, yuk."

Merr was stunned, looking at the happy face of Bilal who was hopeful. "No need for A', I'm sure this isn't it?"

"There's no harm. Come on, baby, we're going to the pharmacy."

Again he was silent, but Bilal instead walked to reach for his jacket near the door and put it on quickly. Merr herself sat quietly, worried about her husband's happiness that considered late coming that month was a sign of pregnancy.

"Come, get ready." she asked. But Merr actually held her arm that was about to come out. The woman nodded slowly.

"I don't think it's A'..."

"We only use tools, if not already papa."

"But?" Merr was moody, making Bilal crouch down before her holding both hands tightly.

"There's no harm, we're cheating again. I'm not going to be disappointed, neither are you. A'a hope you are also not disappointed if it turns out the results are still negative."

Merr nodded slowly.

"All right, we're going?"

"The clothes are still a mess A'. I want to iron the clothes that A'a wants to bring to Pekanbaru later on."

"Yes, I bought it myself. You pray yes, may the result be good."

"Yes, Aamiin..." Merr smiled faintly along with A'a who rubbed her head after it came out of the room. Walk with vigor and high optimism. Hope the wait for almost three years is sweet. He will soon get a baby.

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The pharmacy...

Bilal stood facing the ranks of the medicines laid out on the glass shelf. A pharmacist approached after serving the consumer earlier.

"What can you help me with, Mom?"

"That's what's his name?" Bilal thinks. "Just a tool that makes pregnancy ngetes."

"Oh, Testpack?"

"Well..."

"Just a minute, Mom." Bilal nodded as the apothecary approached one of the cabinets and took out some kind of pregnancy test kit. Then he went back to Bilal. "Please, which one will you choose?"

"What difference? The most accurate?"

"His accuracy averages ninety-nine percent, Mas. There's only a quick one who has to wait a few seconds." The pharmacist pushed one of them slowly. "It's just in the urine flush without being soaked just a little more expensive than the others, but quickly show the results."

Bilal grabbed it and smiled. "Which one is fast?"

"This, this same. But the average is the same, just differentiated from the brand."

"Take three of these, these, same of these."

"Well, there's more?"

"What a great vitamin for pregnant women, huh?"

"Usually the same blood enhancer as folic acid, Mas."

"It can be."

"Yes, it's both. Same with pregnant milk." Bilal. He seems very enthusiastic. The pharmacist smiled as well.

"Well..wait a minute, Mom? What kind of milk do you want?"

"The best" replied Bilal spontaneously.

"Ready, Mas. Wait a minute, yeah..."

"Yes." Yeah." Bilal waited a little. He took a deep breath and then breathed it. One of his hands rubbed his chest.

*S*maybe Merr is really pregnant. I'll be very happy.

All of his groceries had been neatly wrapped up in a scraping bag. Bilal then paid after that rushed home. Can't wait to see his wife to check.

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Back to the room...

Bilal said his greetings in haste but there was no answer other than the sound of the tap running in the bathroom. As if he could not hide his happiness Bilal continued to smile waiting in front of the bathroom door, until the bathroom door was open.

the wife was shocked to see her husband back. But suddenly she returned to gloom even more as her gaze shifted slowly towards the white plastic in her husband's hands.

"Come on the check, baby.I've bought three pregnancy tests," said Bilal.

Merr looked at her heart, unable to speak. It felt like he wanted to cry but was restrained, along with bitter that choked his throat.

"Yeah...?" Bilal did not continue when Merr immediately hugged him.

"Sorry A'. I let you down again" he said.

"what?"

"Just got my blood out. I am indeed useless as a wife," replied Merr feeling sad, she did not even dare to look at her husband's face. Not wanting to stare at his response. Bilal himself had frozen, but soon he beristighfar in heart and returned smiling.

"No papa, we're trying again."

Merr hugged him even tighter. "Sorry I let you down A'..."

"I'm not disappointed, honey. No papa," he replied with teary eyes. There is actually a little. But want how else.high expectations earlier seemed to make Bilal forget about the condition of the wife that he must understand.

"i'm not sure!" Merr let go of her embrace, her tears streaming down her cheeks. "A'a can be angry anyway, just tell me that A'a is disappointed in me. I'll take it."

Bilal shook his head, erasing the trail of tears, "what a disappointment I am for, let alone anger at you. Everything is not our power. So yes..no papa, we try again," Bilal's answer makes the wife look down lethargic. "the spirit of love..."

"i'm always excited, but A'a herself?"

"me? of course I was also always the spirit of love, it was natural that I was very enthusiastic. But yeah? no papa if the results are not satisfactory. I still love you. Now smile, yeah..." Bilal kisses her cheek making Merr smile, she gives a kiss back on her husband's cheek.

"Thank you A'a..."

"Yes, don't be sad anymore. Having to always remember our beliefs, no children doesn't mean we can't be happy."

Merr nodded. After that, she touched the bag in her husband's hand. "It's been a waste."

"No papa, about the test kit we can save. If the vitamin is said to still be consumed."

"His milk?"

"It can also be consumed" he said."

"I will continue to consume it." Merr grabbed the swish pocket. "Thank you A'. 'cause I'm late for the month you bought all this."

"Look, baby. Who wouldn't be happy to know that his wife is late for the moon??" bilal's reply made Mary back moody. "But that does not mean A'a immediately disappointed with you when you know you are not pregnant. Don't worry, your problem? A'a problem too. hope this fog does not drag on. We will be happy, maybe in another way. We never know what surprise is ahead."

Merr nodded. Where A'a once again spread both hands.

"Help here again" he asked, making Merr laugh with a whine of his pot and hugging the husband tightly.

"Thank you A'a. thanks..."

"A'a who thanks you. Because it's getting strong."

"Hiks..my husband's love."

"Dear my wife too." Bilal kissed his head gently while rubbing the back of the wife he was holding tightly.