Love Shielded Risue

apologies Kania

The days change again...

It's been almost a week A'a in Riau. He held three events in different cities. The increasingly dense schedule, making the togetherness between the two increasingly rare. However, intimacy is still created even if only via telephone.

"Tomorrow to go what time?" Ask A'a across the street. After Maryam asks permission to go with Arshila and her son to one of the amusement parks.

"Eight o'clock, but two o'clock inshaAllah has come home. It's worked out before A'a gets home I'm back."

"All right, be careful. Don't be so tired. Tomorrow we'll take a walk to Cibodas."

"Yes A'." answered Merr. They were still chatting until the hour hand showed at eleven o'clock at night. Not long A'a said goodbye to ask the wife to sleep because he also had to sleep immediately to refresh the body for tomorrow's agenda.

***

The next morning, Merr said goodbye to her mother-in-law after that took the start by bringing her own car to the area where Arshila lived. Although it is further away but it does not matter, that is why it takes seven o'clock so that it is not too late to get there.

Arriving at the location...

"A lot of people, it turns out?" Arshila raised her hand above the eyebrows facing down. Avoiding the blinding sunburn.

"Number of days off" said Merr.

"Yes, yeah."

"How's Daffa? Entering now?" Ask Maryam excited. The boy nodded too. "Okay, let's go..."

"Let's gooo–" Daffa followed while pulling the hands of Aunt Maryam and her mother who immediately followed while laughing.

Inside the amusement park they are exciting by riding some safe rides for children. It seems that the active Daffa running around here and there makes Arshila and Merr quite overwhelmed to chase after him.

After being satisfied to play, it was time to rest for lunch before entering the Dzuhur prayer time. They visited one of the ready-to-eat food court shops there. Eat the boy's favorite fried chicken flour.

"Ummi, which has a lot of tomato sauce," said He pitched a little typical of children's sandals.

"Don't do much, it used to be all there was. It will be easy to add..."

"Hiiisssh wants more, that's a lot!" Pintanya.

"Hadeeehhh.. Abi Dayat's son!" cibir Arshila made Mary laugh. He sucked a fizzy drink in his cup after which he remembered something.

"Shil, how's Kania doing?" Ask Maryam. Shila was silent for a moment, took some water and drank it.

"Getting worse. He even had his second p*yud*ra appointment yesterday" he replied after siphoning off his carbonated drink.

"It's natural..."

"If you knew what his condition was like now? You'd be much more sorry to see it..."

"Oh Allah, Kania."

"Oh yeah, yesterday when I went to see him. He's been wondering about you."

"Wondering what?"

"About you," replied Shila as she occasionally stuffed rice into her own mouth. "He said he wanted to see you, Merr."

"Meet me?" ask Maryam not to believe it. Arshila then nodded.

"He'd love to, meet you. What the goal is, I don't know. But he's changed a lot, look his face is not judes rich right before the pain."

Maryam was pensive, to be honest she was eager to visit Nia. But in the hospital there must be Ustadz Akhri. If the same A'a does not matter, but if alone will not be a problem later.

"Is Nia still in the hospital?"

"Still in RSCM. After this is his intention I want to look at him again. Ummiku is also there, eat it later I want to get off at the MRT station."

"How about going home?"

"Picked up, Bang Dayat. He'll be home soon."

Merr thought for a moment– I'd better take Arshila with me. All look at Nia, just a moment A'a must understand.

"Shilla, I'm coming. All right, you keep looking at Nia."

"May, but if you can get permission first with your husband." Arshila proposes being countered with a nod of the head by Maryam.

The two arrived at the hospital, Merr contacted her husband again but was not picked up. Maybe Bilal is still busy or maybe at one o'clock this afternoon he is on stage with his debut team.

"Well Merr?" Ask Arshila while holding the child's arm just so as not to run.

Merr put her phone back in the bag and nodded.

I'll tell you later A'a.. –Hinnya. They walked side by side into the hospital.

Because the children were forbidden from entering the nursery, Daffa was entrusted to Karimah's mother who happened to be there to accompany Nia, because Akhri was having a short business outside.

While walking through the hospital hallway, Maryam's heart was overcome with worry. Among her who has not been allowed to be with her husband, added Nia's response later when she saw him. Will Nia accept his presence, or not?

Tok...

Arshila knocked on the door and opened it. Because in that room there was only Kania alone since Ms. Karimah came out to the two of them in the hospital lobby.

"Assalamualaikum–" Arshila entered first after Maryam. "Kania– are you sleeping?"

The woman opened her eyes slowly. "Walaikumsalam, I just close my eyes" he replied. For a moment he was silent when he saw Maryam who was also there. "Ciece?"

Maryam smiled, "Assalamualaikum, Nia?"

Nia's lips trembled, her net twitched until a puddle appeared that obscured her gaze. Slowly his hand was raised asking Maryam to approach him. Quickly the woman approached closer where Mary's hand was immediately held.

"I'm happy, meet Cece. I'm grateful, I can still meet Ce Maryam." The puddle in one of his eyes overflowed, just coming out and flowing down the cheek. Maryam herself could not help her grief. The woman who was once fresh and beautiful, now looks thin and pale.

"Sorry, I just visited you" said Maryam rubbing gently the back of Nia's hand that was holding one hand.

"No papa. I'm happy and embarrassed to meet Cece in such a bad condition." Nia returned to shed her tears.

"Shame on what?"

"Because I get my punishment, I'll often be bad for Cece. I took Cece's happiness, so now?"

"Sssssstt.. Don't say that, Nia."

"Hiks.I am shadowed by the sin of Ce. My thoughts are on Cece. I'm scared to death and haven't had time to apologize to you, so scared, Ce..."

Simultaneously, Akhri came but he did not enter just standing near the door that was slightly open because they did not close it tightly when entering so that the conversation inside sounded.

"You'll get well, don't say it like that."

"Don't comfort me anymore, I'm resigned to my condition now. All I want is to apologize to you, does Cece forgive me? By all my nature?? Or maybe Cece wants to avenge me, first?" His shoulder clasped Mary's hand.

Merr shook her head, "i won't be able to reply to that, I've long forgotten everything."

"Know? Not one bit of trouble? I've taken Cece's happiness, I've removed Cece from Bang Akhri's side. Is there no grudge against Cece? Just tell me, throw everything at me. I will accept that, even if Cece wants me to kneel, I will. Because I was greedy to want Bang Akhri's love alone without thinking about Cece who actually had the same rights first." Nia's cry was further broken from her regret.

"Astagfirullah Nope. You need to know I never once thought badly of you. Even after I parted ways with Bang Akhri." Mary hugged Kania... "Trust me, I have never held a grudge against you. The heartache may be because I am also a human being, but I have forgotten all about it because of the new happiness I have from my current husband. Wallahi Nia, I never felt you had taken Bang Akhri from me. I just thought about giving up because I'm not the perfect woman you are."

Akhri looked down sluggishly, his hands gently rubbing his wet eyes.

"Hiks.in fact now I'm much less perfect than Ce Maryam. Do I also have to give up on Bang Akhri?"

Mary nodded quickly. "For you, of course! You don't have to give up because you've given Bang Akhri the rights, your three children? That must be enough for him."

Akhri sighed again, He chose to stay away from the door and stopped listening to the conversation inside.

"Stay optimistic for your recovery, yes..." Merr let go of her embrace and wiped Kania's tears.

"I can't possibly heal, Ce. I've resigned," he replied hoarsely trying to smile

"Concuse yourself with the Power of Allah SWT. You must be healed!"

"Although healing is also free. I don't have a pair of things that are valuable to a woman."

"You're still beautiful. I'm sure Bang Akhri will always love you sincerely."

"Hiks..." Nia could no longer answer, other than crying as she pleased while apologizing continuously.

# note: Sometimes we regret our attitude that always succumbs and makes it a weakness so that it is easy for people to beat and trample our self-esteem. But here we must realize, to be victorious does not mean having to fight against the possibility of even more evil deeds. Protecting yourself may indeed, or may retaliate with the same minimum. But the more beautiful thing is to choose silence. It is Allah Himself who shows His power, and opens the door of the heart in His way.