Mahabbah Love Khalisa

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Khalisa, I'm Naura Naira's older sister. Let's meet at De Jeeva. I want to talk to you about something. Please let me know whenever you can meet.

Finally Khalisa got a message from a contact named Naira after a month more he had not heard from Naira since they made a video call with Rindang. But the sender was Naira's brother. Where's Naira? Why Naura used Naira's cell phone to send messages to Khalisa.

"Don't Naira go back to Indonesia." Khalisa muttered while reading the message once again. Why did Naira not tell Khalisa if he did return to Indonesia. At least they can meet and talk.

"Khalisa, let's take a photo together." Rindang called Khalisa to join him.

Khalisa never returned a message from Naira's sister, he put his phone in a bag and joined the others. This is a special day because Rindang started opening his buttons for the first time.

Anjana Boutique is finally in the middle of another famous boutique in Alindra Mall Banyuwangi. There were not many people present, only some of Rindang's closest friends and relatives. Since becoming a Muslim, many friends have stayed away from Rindang. Few can accept Rindang with his newfound trust. But Rindang is not sad, he believes God has best friends for him.

They took photos together in front of the boutique many times with various poses. Among them were only two men, Jonas and Levin, who faithfully accompanied the wife.

"Azfan told you to come home?" Rindang asked because he had seen Khalisa busy with his phone.

"Not really." Khalisa almost forgot to reply to Naura's message. He pulled out his phone to reply to the message.

Let's meet tomorrow, today I'm again in Banyuwangi.

"SMS from who?" Tanya Rindang was curious.

"Well, I told you right if Naira had been there for a month no news continues suddenly there was an SMS from Naira's number."

"Alhamdulillah if that's why you say strange." Rindang also had time to call Naira but there was no answer so he thought maybe Naira was focusing on pregnancy let alone her birth getting closer.

"It's weird that Naira didn't send, her name was Naura her brother Naira."

"If Naira was here now, I mean in Sleman."

"Maybe." Khalisa was also unsure as he only got a short message from Naura.

"What did he say?"

"Then I meet."

"Naira's brother, can you see me? do you know him?"

Khalisa. He had never even met Naira's older sister Naura. Later Khalisa will ask Azfan because Azfan never mondok in pesantren owned by Abah Naira certainly he knew about the Naira family.

Khalisa's attention was shifted to hear the sound of Azka's crying, his gaze swept across the boutique looking for Azka's whereabouts. Azka has always been a rotating trophy not only when meeting family but times like this Azka will always move from one hand to another. Azka must be getting bored and thirsty, that's why she cried.

"Oh my goodness, I'm sorry Khalisa, I just photographed the three of them just now eh Azka crying." Excited one of Rindang's friends who was present that afternoon.

"It's okay, Azka's thirsty." Khalisa lifted Azka off the sofa and pet her. Some time Azka began to stop crying after being in her Umma sling.

"Papa Yuk, will you?" Levin reached out to Azka.

Azka leaned her body on Levin, which meant that he wanted to be carried by Levin.

"Don't rub his eyes in pain." Levin tried to hold Azka's hand that kept rubbing her eyes. "Congratulations huh?" Levin kissed Azka's face until red, he was anxious to see Azka's puffed cheeks.

A few moments later Azka again whined so that Levin directly gave Azka to Khalisa.

"Susuin is gih." Rindang gave the code so that Khalisa immediately breastfeed Azka in another room.

"Azka thirsty yes or bosen, Mom calls Abi first yes let Abi pick us up." Khalisa stepped into another room that will be a resting place for boutique employees later. The room is not too big but enough to eat and establish prayer.

Khalisa breastfeeds Azka to stop her crying while she calls Azfan to pick her up at Alindra Mall.

"Hello, Bi please pick it up, Azka is starting to fuss, it's time for bed."

"Yes Umma, I'm walking now."

"Thank you Bi." Khalisa cut his connection after saying his regards.

"That's a big blow to Umma's son." Khalisa rubbed Azka's head that was soaked in sweat.

Like most children, Azka is very active and never wants to be quiet especially now she has started to crawl. His sleep was reduced to play.

Azka reached out to touch Khalisa's cheek.

"Umma bite ya." Khalisa pretended to bite Azka's hand but instead of fearing Azka laughed. "Eh, where's the milk, baby." He rubbed the milk that flowed into Azka's cheek because Azka suddenly took it off.

Azka began to close her eyes when she returned to breastfeeding. Khalisa chanted sholawat for Azka. This is a habit that Azfan does. Not only sholawat usually Azfan also recited short letters to Azka.

"Sorry Umma yes, Azka will be a sister at a very small age, Umma will try to do the best for Azka and Azka's sister later." Khalisa kissed Azka slowly, afraid to wake her up.

Khalisa was surprised when the door of the room suddenly opened because he was breastfeeding but it turned out to be Azfan.

"Well asleep?" Azfan approached Khalisa.

"Is the way it's done?"

"Udah, let's go home and I'll rest." Khalisa pinched his shoulder which felt sore.

"Let me carry Azka." Azfan took over Azka carefully.

They came out of the room and said back to Rindang and Levin. Rindang thanked Khalisa for being present on the first day of the opening of his boutique.

"I'll miss Azka." Rindang kissed Azka. "And Umma too." He also embraced Khalisa. They will not meet for a long time because they are busy with their respective jobs.

Rindang will definitely be more busy after opening his boutique, Levin also works and lectures so they will be difficult to arrange time to meet.

"May all be well." Khalisa patted Rindang's shoulder twice.

"You too." Rindang did not want to cry on this happy day but because his meeting with Khalisa was so short, he became upset. "Take care of yourself."

"Surely."

Now they have their own lives. Sometimes Rindang misses the time when they still live in the opposite apartment. Cook, eat and sleep together. At that time, there was only one thing they could not do together: worship. But now that Rindang has the same belief as Khalisa, distance actually separates them.

After Khalisa and Azfan were completely invisible, Rindang just cried, he hurriedly went to the room that Khalisa had used to breastfeed Azka. Leafy crying alone, although this is not the first time but it still feels the same.

One month ago when Rindang visited Khalisa's house in Sleman, it was also hard to leave. Rindang is not satisfied to spend time with Khalisa.

"We can go to Sleman whenever you want." Levin followed Rindang. Among the many people present, only Levin realizes that Rindang went to this room to cry.

Shady raised his face, he thought he had succeeded enough to hide the sadness but it turned out Levin remained aware of it.

"You can pray for each other, so even if you can't see each other every day but your prayers and Khalisa's prayers will always meet in the sky." Levin pulled Rindang into his arms.

Shady nodded faintly, he hugged Levin tighter. In his heart, Rindang thanked Levin for coming to comfort him.

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"Umma sad?" Azfan glanced at Khalisa who was sitting beside him. Azka had fallen asleep on the carseat in the back. Azfan knew Khalisa was holding back his tears. Now Azfan realizes why the friendship between Khalisa and Rindang can last a long time, it is because both have in common that is good at hiding sadness.

"Not really." Khalisa reviewed the smile on Azfan but his eyes glazed over and even his lips trembled as he held back the tears.

"Want to buy something?" Azfan asked, in hopes that it could comfort Khalisa's grief.

"Just go to the house anyway, we haven't been packing." Khalisa leaned his head. "I'm not sad, instead I'm very happy because Rindang's dream was realized, we have the same dream that has its own boutique because Mama used to take me to Ai Aisyah's boutique."

"Umma can also have her own boutique."

Khalisa shook his head, "the origin of Rindang can make it happen, I think that's enough." As long as Khalisa can still design clothes and sew them he is happy.

"Oh yes Bi, I just got an SMS from her sister Naira." Khalisa switched the conversation because he doesn't want to cry now. Khalisa will save it for tonight. The perfect time to shed tears is one-third of the night when only God can hear them.

"Naira has two sisters." Azfan remembers Naira as the third of four children.

"Naura's name."

"Why suddenly SMS Umma?" Azfan glanced at Khalisa before returning to focus on the streets. As far as Azfan they do not know each other or have known each other before but he does not know because Khalisa could suddenly chat with strangers.

"I don't know either, but she's using Naira's number and I'm calling, like, saying something important."

"When?"

"I promise you tomorrow, maybe it's a little afternoon because we get to the airport at about 8am."

"Well, where am I going to meet you?"

"In De Jeeva." Khalisa pulled out his phone to check the reply from Naura.

Let me know exactly what time you can come.

"But tomorrow Abi will have a study."

"Ah right, I almost forgot to profit Umma ingetin."

"It's okay I'm alone, Abi bring a car let me take a taxi."

"Tomorrow I'm with Brother Fawas so Umma can bring a car."

"Thank you Bi." Khalisa smiled wryly, he replied to Naura's message mentioning the time to meet tomorrow.

Azfan smiled, why thank you when it was Khalisa's car. Of course Khalisa can use it at any time. But Khalisa always said that all his belongings belonged to Azfan as well.