Mahabbah Love Khalisa

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A magnitude 7.0 Scala Richter volcanic earthquake rocked Central Java Province and Yogyakarta Special Region. The earthquake was caused by the increase in activity of Mount Merapi since last week. Dozens of earthquakes were recorded in a day and this was the most devastating earthquake during the eruption. The areas affected by the eruption of the mountain include the districts of Boyolali, Magelang, Klaten and Sleman. Flight activity was temporarily halted due to heavy volcanic ashfall.

Azfan was stunned to hear the report of a reporter on television when he just arrived at the hotel after studying at the Huma parent publishing company building.

The earthquake was also what made Surabaya residents scatter out. Apparently the earthquake came from Mount Merapi which was felt until Surabaya.

Azfan tried to call Khalisa and Rindang's phone numbers but no one answered. Azfan was pacing around with a huff in his room. Azfan should know the state of Khalisa now. He should be able to go home this afternoon. But the airport was closed temporarily due to volcanic ash rain of Mount Merapi.

"God protect my wife and my family." Mumbled.

Azfan sat at the end of the bed, television still aired the current situation in Magelang district due to the earthquake. The main roads were cut off so traffic was blocked. Azfan hopes to return home using the land route extinct already.

Azfan's phone rang to his surprise and immediately answered the phone without reading the caller's name.

"Hello, how's it going in there, everything's fine, isn't Haura?"

"Azfan, this is Papa so you're not Khalisa anymore?"

"Yes Pa, Azfan is studying in Surabaya and the plan this afternoon is also Azfan returned home but the flight path is closed."

"Papa called Khalisa but there's no answer."

Azfan sighed heavily rubbing his wet eyes, he could only pray that Khalisa would be fine as well as the others. Why should there be a disaster like this when Azfan is not with Khalisa. Mount Merapi activity is increasing but yesterday the community can still move as usual.

"Hopefully it's fine, Papa shut it first."

"Yes Pa."

Daniel disconnected after greeting.

Azfan called his mother in Bantul to ask about the situation there.

"Assalamualaikum Mas."

"Waalaikumussalam Safa, where's Mom? how's things going in there? you guys are okay, right?" Azfan asked after hearing Safa's voice across the street.

"We are all well Mas, just the walls of many houses cracked, just now we again see Mas Azfan live broadcast on YouTube continues suddenly there is an earthquake."

"Thank God you're all right."

"Mas Azfan went with Khalisa right?"

"No Safa, Ma'am Khalisa did not come, Mas try to connect him but not appointed, we pray that Mbak Khalisa is fine yes."

"Aamiin Mas, Safa will always pray that we are all well."

Azfan also talked to his mother to make sure he was okay. Azfan also asked his mother not to panic and not to stop praying for protection from God.

Azfan heard the door of his room being knocked several times, he disconnected the phone to see who was coming.

"Azfan, I SMS Khalisa not bales, he's fine right?" Huma appeared when Azfan opened the door, his face riled after hearing the news of the eruption of Mount Merapi and the earthquake.

"I also tried to phone Haura but it hasn't been lifted yet." Azfan ruffled his hair in frustration. It feels like he wants to fly from here to Sleman and find Khalisa.

"Try the phone again, surely everyone else is panicking now and Khalisa is not perfect to see the phone."

Azfan read the last message Khalisa sent about 1 hour ago.

Hope the study is smooth Mas, the hunt home I miss, kangen beratttt!

No matter how many times Azfan read the message, he looked up a little to hold back his tears that would soon shed.

"Let's go down first, the others are waiting for lunch." Take Huma.

"You go first, I'll follow." Azfan closed the door again. How Azfan could eat if he himself had not heard the news of Khalisa.

Azfan finally tried to call Kafa's phone number after several times his phone did not get an answer from Khalisa. It took a long time for Azfan to hear Kafa's answer, until the last dial when Azfan was about to press the red phone icon, a new Kafa voice sounded.

"Kafa, you're the same Cece you didn't care about since the phone wasn't picked up."

"Hello, yes I'm with Cece again, we're home now."

"Hospital? what's wrong with Haura?" Azfan almost dropped his phone hearing Kafa and Khalisa were in the hospital.

"Ce Khalisa is okay."

Azfan exhaled a sigh of relief, he threw his body onto the sofa after a few seconds ago made tense.

"Ce Rindang had to be taken to the hospital because his blood sugar rose drastically because it was so panicked Ce Rindang did not use his insulin pump."

"How are you feeling now?"

"Still treated by a doctor, Cece Khalisa's eyes until swollen Mas he cried all the way because it's a real danger Mas, we can lose Ce Rindang."

"Hopefully the condition of the shady immediately stabilized, Mas can talk to your Cece?"

"Attent."

There was a rustling sound for a moment and then Khalisa changed his voice to say hello.

"Mas, I'm sorry I didn't pick up the phone because I missed it in Rindang's apartment."

Azfan shook his head, at a time like this Khalisa still had time to apologize when Azfan should have apologized.

"It's out of our control, ma'am."

"Once the flight schedule reopened I must have gone straight home, while I wasn't there Haura promised me to take good care of myself."

"Just calm down, before leaving, Mas Azfan had prayed for me so that God would always protect me and our baby so there was nothing to worry about."

Azfan covered his mouth with one hand so that no sobbing could be heard. Khalisa could hide his sadness and fear from others but not Azfan. Khalisa's voice trembled and Azfan could hear him clearly.

How now Azfan wants to hold the tiny body of Khalisa and say everything will be fine. Khalisa's determination made Azfan feel guilty. After this Azfan will take Khalisa wherever he goes.

"Mas, I'll call you back after I get back to the apartment."

"Yes dear, assalamualaikum." The connection was cut off after Khalisa answered his greetings.

Azfan could not calm down just by hearing Khalisa's voice, he had to go back to Sleman immediately. Azfan kept praying that God would protect his wife there.

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Khalisa's thumb rolled the prayer beads in his hand, his mouth incessantly whispering shalawat. Khalisa leaned against the sofa with his eyes closed, he was in that position for an hour. Khalisa hopes to sleep even if only for a short time because the clock has shown at 11 pm.

Meanwhile Rindang lay in the gurney, his condition had started to stabilize after the doctor handled it. He made it through a critical period as his blood sugar soared. Fortunately, they took Rindang to the hospital on time if it is not certain that Rindang's life will not be helped, said the doctor this afternoon.

For diabetics like Rindang, he must pay extra attention to his blood sugar. If it were to decline drastically it would also threaten his life.

Khalisa opened his eyes when he heard the door open, and Kafa appeared to enter with a plastic bag in his hand.

"I bought meatballs, Cece hasn't eaten a malem, has he?" Kafa sat next to Khalisa putting down the package. "Dapet bowl too."

"Oh Allah, eating meatballs is almost the middle of the mallem?" Khalisa glanced at the wall clock to make sure that his vision was not wrong. He is most anti-eating more than 9 p.m.

They are usually educated discipline by Renata and Jaya including about eating. But since Khalisa has not eaten dinner, he will fill his stomach with meatballs that Kafa carries.

"It's the best meatball during my stay here, Ce, try it." Kafa poured the meatballs into the bowl and brought them closer to Khalisa.

Khalisa said basmalah before tasting the meatball sauce without adding anything. Kafa also begins to devour the meat before it gets cold.

"God is angry with us until He gives this kind of disaster." Kafa's chirps in his chews.

"Astaghfirullah, Istighfar Kafa, don't think that Allah is angry."

"I don't think God is angry, only now is he angry."

Khalisa shook his head, "God loves us, with this disaster God wants us to remember Him more, God asks us to return."

Kafa went silent to digest Khalisa's words and stopped chewing to understand the sentence.

"You must also feel that after this disaster we remember God more, this is a sign of God's love."

Slowly Kafa nodded, hesighfar in heart because he had misjudged God.

"Don't look at anything from the negative side, like when Mahira gives food you say she insulted you and thought that you didn't have money to buy food when Mahira's intention wasn't that, try to see something from the positive side."

"I can't."

"Can."

Kafa no longer replied to Khalisa, he could not change his view that easily. After all, he was not Khalisa who always thought about the good of others. No. gabe. Kafa does not want to be weak because it has such a nature.

"It smells good to God." Rindang's voice surprised Kafa and Khalisa who were enjoying meatballs. The smell of beef broth plus celery and fried onion woke Rindang from his sleep.

"Mindang, I'm sorry I woke you up." Khalisa moved closer to Rindang's gurney.

"Nothing, the nose's sustenance." Rindang rubbed his eyes, he had slept too long until his back felt sore. "Tomorrow I can go home, right?" He looked at Khalisa.

"The doctor still has to check on you again, your face is still so big that you asked to go home."

"Khalisa, you know that the hospital itself is like a second home for me, I often go in and out of the hospital so you don't worry too much."

"Why don't I worry, you didn't have an insulin pump."

Rindang smilingly rubbed Khalisa distended stomach, he was still given a chance to see the world. "Alhamdulillah, may I still have a chance to see you innards."

"Of course you can." Khalisa rubbed the black veil of Rindang. Believe it or not, Rindang's closet is now filled with black clothes.

"I can't wait to be called Ai." Shady woke up from a sleeping position, "continue to eat it, I want to go to the toilet."

"Do you want to be delivered?"

"No, it's a pro." Shady down from the gurney stepped into the toilet to urinate and wudhu because he had not prayed isya'.

Khalisa continued eating, he will stay here as well as Kafa. The earthquake that shook last afternoon traumatized Kafa, he did not want to go far from Khalisa. When together like Kafa is calmer especially Azfan is not on the side of Khalisa.

"Tomorrow our campus will send volunteers to the evacuation site of residents affected by the Merapi eruption."

"Cece is coming." Sahut Khalisa fast.

"I also join if so, medical students are encouraged to follow because if there is another natural disaster gini must be many diseases that quickly spread." Kafa hopes his presence there will be useful for residents affected by the Merapi eruption.

"God willing, Cece's brother wants to be a doctor." Khalisa smiled proudly to see that this Kafa had grown up and was much taller than him. Boys grow up faster.

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