Mahabbah Love Khalisa

54

Khalisa came home first to Rindang and Jason. Rindang was surprised because Khalisa suddenly wanted to go home after taking a hat when they planned to explore the festival until the end of the road.

"You sick?" Rindang touched Khalisa's forehead, he noticed his best friend's face turned grim.

"It's so hot I don't want to walk anymore." Khalisa tried to find another reason not to make Rindang worry about him, he only wanted to go home after a conversation with Kafa. "Are you the same Jason?"

"I'm the one who should ask, are you okay to go home alone?"

Khalisa nodded in convincing Rindang.

"Yes, be careful on the road, I'll bring food for dinner."

"okay." Khalisa nodded reviewing a faint smile before leaving from there.

Khalisa leaned his head on the chair and closed his eyes, feeling the coldness of the AC hitting his face. Now Khalisa knew why Azfan was being cold to him when he brought him breakfast. Although Khalisa was never in the position of Azfan but he can imagine how the guy feels now.

"It turns out Kafa can go that far." Khalisa started running his car out of a crowded parking area by another vehicle.

Khalisa noticed an incoming call, he pressed the green phone icon on the monitor after pinning the headset on his ear.

"Good afternoon my beautiful Ama." Khalisa started, his grim face now smiled as if Renata was here.

"Dear afternoon, where is Ce Khalisa?"

"It's again on Ama's street." Khalisa glanced at the rearview mirror as he was about to join another vehicle on the main road. "Why Ama?"

"Cece okay?"

Khalisa was silent for a moment, "okay, what's the matter?"

"After the fight with Kafa?"

"No, did Kafa say we fought?" Khalisa believes that Kafa has also told Ama or Akong about this.

"Barusan Ama called Kafa, and he kept saying Khalisa was angry."

"Khalisa's not angry."

"Ama already know everything including your feelings as Azfan."

Khalisa spontaneously stepped on the brakes hearing Renata's sentence, since when? does everyone know his feelings too? Is it so obvious? Khalisa marginalized his car to focus more on talking to Renata.

"Ama supports whatever Khalisa's decision is."

Khalisa turned his back on not expecting that Renata would say so, he thought Renata and Jaya would oppose him as they were against Daniel and Ica's relationship. But it was unexpected that Renata would support Khalisa.

"Some believes in you."

Khalisa blinked his eyes, a speck of clear crystal escaped and his pair of eyes. If there is, Khalisa would like to hug Renata and kiss both cheeks and say thank you.

From childhood Khalisa was accustomed to the rules of Renata so he thought this time Renata would do the same. Like when Renata and Jaya determine the majors that Khalisa must take as well as his career.

"Ama also saw Azfan was a good man and able to take care of Khalisa."

Khalisa was speechless, he only cried bitterly while hugging the steering wheel.

"Khalisa said that Papa and Mama used to say yes, Ama is sure they believe in you too."

Khalisa nodded many times while rubbing his face wet with tears. The ease of God always comes to His people who always include God in their affairs.

"Ama close first, Khalisa be careful on the road, baby."

"Yes Ama, Khalisa go first." Khalisa disconnected and continued his journey to his apartment.

******

Khalisa still wore mukena when muroja'ah with his papa via video call after praying isya'. Not only Daniel, Ica and Azmal also listened to the reading of Khalisa.

While Rindang waited patiently in front of Khalisa while slightly plucking fish crackers on the table. He only returned after being content to go around the entire stand with Jason. His hair was tangled with sweat but as soon as it came, he did not shower but went into Khalisa's apartment because he had promised to bring dinner. In addition, Rindang worried about Khalisa who suddenly wanted to go home. But Rindang is relieved now to see Khalisa is fine and is reciting the Quran in front of his father.

Rindang brought two packs of klatak satay to Khalisa and himself but he did not want to eat it first. Rindang faithfully waited for Khalisa to finish.

"Khalisa's memorandum is still good, keep it up." Praise Daniel when Khalisa finishes his memorization.

"Inshaa Allah Khalisa keep this rote Pa."

"Khalisa okay?"

Khalisa's smile faded, every time Khalisa asked okay? so at that time Khalisa wanted to cry in the arms of his father or mother after what happened here.

"What's wrong?"

"Cece wants Azmal out?" Azmal voice. The child was indeed the most understanding despite looking indifferent on the outside.

"Sorry, baby, Cece will call Azmal." Khalisa's voice raspy after muroja'ah 1 juz.

"Azmal who calls Cece later."

"Okay, good boy."

Now Ica also appears on Khalisa's laptop screen with Daniel. They waited until Khalisa was ready to reveal what had disturbed his heart. As parents to them the most important thing is Khalisa's feelings. They don't want Khalisa to be sad for too long.

"Ma, Pa, Khalisa's in love."

Not only Daniel and Ica were surprised, Rindang was also shocked because of Khalisa's plain words. This is the first time Rindang heard a child say that to his parents. While Rindang has changed his girlfriend a dozen times, his parents never cared about it.

"Who?" Daniel is still trying to put his face as flat as possible, since becoming a papa he knows one day his children will express their feelings for the opposite sex. And now Khalisa has done it.

"Azfan."

"Khalisa, Mama and Papa once said that if you fall in love then there are only two options,"

Khalisa straightened his body to listen to the sentence that Daniel would say next. Khalisa glanced at Rindang who was glaring at him with his mouth full of crackers.

"First Khalisa harbored it and begged Allah to remove the feeling if it was wrong and not right for Khalisa to have or secondly Khalisa would express it but at the same time Khalisa had to ready to marry her or be rejected by her."

"Khalisa chose the second one."

"What if Azfan refuses?"

"Khalisa will receive whatever Azfan answers."

"But Khalisa must remember the fact that a woman is embellished with shame so Khalisa should not be excessive in expressing feelings, keep using polite language."

"Khalisa'll remember it's Pa, but that means Papa and Mama agree with Azfan?" Khalisa held a smile trying not to look too happy because however he did not know what Azfan's answer would be. Although this afternoon Khalisa heard a little sentence Azfan that the man will fight for him.

"We agree that as long as Khalisa is happy, as long as he knows Azfan, Papa knows he is a good man, several times he has also saved Khalisa, God did send him for you."

"Papa and Mama always support Khalisa." Khalisa wanted to hug the two of them who were only on the screen. They have always been the home of every Khalisa besides Allah.

"Geez, what a smile!" Shady unable to contain himself anymore, he jumped up and hugged Khalisa after their serious conversation. He fully supported the relationship between Azfan and Khalisa.

"Yes, you said you wanted to eat, we closed first."

"Yes Pa."

"Oh yes Khalisa, Ama said it had been catering for 30 days so that Khalisa did not need to cook himself for the sahur meal." Tukas Ica's.

Khalisa turned his back, Renata always paid attention to Khalisa when he himself did not fast. But during the fasting month Renata will always be busy asking the menu of open meals and sahur people who fast.

"Later Khalisa phone Ama."

Daniel and Ica disconnected after greeting.

Khalisa and Rindang looked at each other and smiled widely. Only then did they understand each other's feelings. Rindang also happy if Khalisa has decided something so big in his life.

"Let's eat, hunt the ice." Khalisa took off his face and moved from the floor. They moved to the dining room to enjoy satay klatak and rice and sambal.

"It's cold, wait for you to pay."

"Well, when I get spiked, there's Azmal too, I'll be a bad example for him."

They unwrap satay that instantly gives off an appetizing grill aroma. Rindang took more rice because the doctor said his blood sugar was stable lately so he was allowed to eat white rice.

"You'll stay here, right?" Ask Rindang in the middle of them to eat.

"Who are you?"

"You and Azfan."

Khalisa suddenly raised his face, Rindang had thought too far. Khalisa has not even expressed his feelings for Azfan and Rindang is worried about where they live.

"A lot of distance he thought."

"Well, if you leave here, it means I'm taking Jason to live with me."

"I'm not going anywhere, don't expect Jason to stay here." Khalisa looked at Rindang cynically, he did not want anything unwanted to happen to Rindang if Jason lived here.