Loving You In Silence

Episode 39's

“kalat. She's so close to you.” Answer Zahra. Anita scrunched her forehead. Guessing yourself in your heart. But he finally gave up.

“men who are very close to me, my father, my brother and Hanif doang. Don't you like Hanif as well? keep quiet all this time because you know I like him? Jeez Zahra.” Anita nyerocos patting her forehead.

He did not give Zahra a chance to correct his words. Zahra who felt accused instantly looked at Anita sharply.

“Anita.” Zahra screeched to cut Anita's ravings and managed to make Anita silenced. He took a deep breath before making a confession.

“men I like it actually..” Zahra gives pause. “kakmu. Mas Azzam.” Zahra added, then she lowered her head in waiting for a reaction from Anita.

Longtime. Zahra waited a long time for Anita's reaction. But he did not hear any sound coming out of his best friend's mouth.

Zahra looked up at Anita. It turned out that Anita was looking at him while smothering her mouth with both hands. And that made Zahra misbehave.

The flashback

The day Zahra first met Azzam. After Anita came from the hospital.

Tok to tok.

Assalamu’alaikum..

“wa’alaikumsalam.” says someone from inside the house. Male voice. Zahra thought the voice was Anita's father, Rudi.

Chequek.

“her friend Anita huh?” ask the foreigner.

“iya..” replied Zahra while nodding. Zahra gave the man a question mark.

“aku Anita's sister. Come on, please come in first. Sit down first deck.” Then the man went inside to call his sister. It didn't take long, Anita came out on crutches.

“ini lecture notes yesterday and today. Two more days I'm here again take it.” Said Zahra while giving a lecture notebook. So that Anita can still learn and not be left behind.

"apparently you have a sister? I thought you were an only child. Because your sister has never been seen.” asked Zahra curious.

“oh, the Azzam? Ja. My brother is a lecturer in Surabaya and continues his S3 there. That is why it is never seen. She just got home yesterday, after my mom called her to tell me I had an accident."

“ooo..” Zahra's mouth is rounded, but his eyes are probing trying to find the handsome figure earlier. Without Anita realizing it, Zahra develops a flowery smile.

Two Days later.

Zahra returns to Anita's house. Routines as usual, give and take notebooks. But this time Zahra's goal wasn't just that. He wanted to see again the handsome figure that had taken his heart. Mas Azzam's.

Flashback off

“if you are married to Azzam means I call you brother-in-law dong. iiuuh” Anita looked at Zahra strangely. Actually Anita only teases Zahra, but if imagined again immediately makes Anita shudder in horror.

“what the heck are you. thought distance wooiii..” sahut Zahra. He was upset with his best friend who talked without ever thinking first.

“wasn't it said that something was bothering your heart.What's going on? You choose Azzam mas or the person who proposed to you? What was his name?”

“Wild. I can't decide yet. I said I asked for time to consider. And of course I want to pray istikhoroh first to ask for instructions. But you only gave me a few days.” Answer Zahra.

“several days are enough to ask Zahra for guidance, as long as you pray in earnest. Kasian also if the man has to wait for your decision too long, it could be that he even missed a real soul mate because of waiting for you.” Anita.

Anita's words have a point, too. Cassian Wildan if you have to wait too long. Zahra the mangosteen agreed to Anita's words.

At once Zahra moved from her seat to the bathroom. He took ablution and put on mukena and performed the prayer of istikhoroh.

 Anita went to the soft bed. His hands are playing mobile. Checking some incoming messages. No message from Hanif.

It didn't take long Anita was asleep, while Zahra continued to pay tribute to the Owner of the Heart.