Mahabbah Love Khalisa

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"It doesn't look so cute yet." Rindang praised the red-colored dress that had not been completely finished in front of him. Khalisa is amazing when making clothes like now. As a student majoring in design Rindang was very impressed by Khalisa's work.

Khalisa took a deep breath and threw his body beside Rindang. He leaned his head to close his eyes that felt tired due to lack of sleep.

"Fright pale your face." Rindang touched Khalisa's forehead to check if his best friend was feverish because his face was pale.

"Lack of sleep." Murmured Khalisa, last night he sewed a dress for Renata that late at night and only took a short nap because he had to wake up before dawn. This afternoon after college Khalisa continued sewing again and did not come to the Azfan store.

"It's such a rush, Ama's birthday is still next month."

"I want the hunt to go home and bring the dress, later if there is anything less I will stay add the details again."

"Yes, you need to rest." Rindang warned Khalisa not to neglect his own health in order to make the clothes because he knew Renata would not be happy to see Khalisa like this.

"Ama was hospitalized but everyone there was so compact to hide from me." Khalisa is upset to know this, he is not someone else why they should hide it.

"When has Ama been treated?" Rindang was surprised to hear Khalisa's words.

"The last time I called Ama's face was pale last night I saw Ama again in the hospital but she said only medical check up, I'm not a kid who can be lied to by that."

"Yes, maybe Ama does not want to make you worry especially to burden your mind."

Khalisa turned to Rindang, why does no one agree with him. He is the grandson of Renata already duly he knew about his Ama state.

"Why see me?" Rindang scooped Khalisa's face. "Is this good?"

"Nob." Answer Khalisa briefly.

"But I'll never get married." Rindang took the meringue cookies jar and devoured it.

"Why, why did you say that?" Khalisa took the jar in Rindang's hand, it was a cake with the main composition of sugar so that Rindang should not eat it.

"Who would marry a sick girl like me?" Shady smiled but both of his eyes implied the despair captured by Khalisa.

Khalisa put down the jar, stunned at Rindang's question. It did not sound like the Rindang he had known all along. Rindang is an optimistic person and thinks positively then now suddenly he says such a sentence.

"You're pretty, you're pinter, you're independent and out there a lot of people like you, so don't tell me how it is."

"They know I'm outside."

"What is your purpose for dating Jason if you have no intention of getting married?"

"Sa, now what the purpose of marriage is, must have children right and I've been quite tired and tortured as well as all the medical circuit that I have to walk now, I can't imagine what it would be like to get pregnant and what pain it would be if I had to get pregnant." Rindang's eyes glazed over even though he had tried hard but still in the end he would look fragile in front of Khalisa.

Khalisa could not reply to Rindang's words other than with a hug, he bit his lips with all his might to hold back the cry. Khalisa should not cry in front of Rindang, it will only make Rindang even more desperate.

"There will be men who accept whatever your circumstances." Khalisa whispers.

"I want to live like this without getting married."

Khalisa was silent, he did not want to argue with Rindang anymore.

"I'll be Nanny your son later."

Khalisa broke down the hug, "Nanny is really premium, can't pay her salary."

"It can be the price of friendship."

"No story is like that." Khalisa throws a sofa cushion at Rindang. "You're gonna sleep a little bit." He laid his body on the sofa, slipping his legs behind Rindang's back.

"Have you ever discussed marriage as Jason?" Ask Khalisa.

"I told you that whenever I didn't want to get married, Jason said he could understand that."

"Keep if Jason marries another girl how?"

"It's okay, you know I've never been serious about guys but this time it's Jason who I've been dating so much that I can't escape, actually I'm tired of this relationship even though Jason's good."

"Are you happy with that relationship?"

Rindang put his shoulder around, for him to have a girlfriend or not it feels the same. Without a guy, he can do it all by himself. He can make money and have a place to live.

"Follow your God, it's like yelling." Shady leaned his head against the sofa, his gaze glaring far away.

"You mean?"

"I mean—" Sentence Floating Leaf. He turned to Khalisa who had closed his eyes. He let out a heavy sigh, lately he has been anxious to end his relationship with Jason. Rindang is not at home if dating for a long time with the same person. Jason is the first person to reach a record past one year with Rindang. But now Rindang began to lose his guard, not because he wanted to move on to someone else. But because Rindang doesn't want to have a boyfriend anymore. There are many things she can do besides dating.

******

Azfan pressed the door sensor with his thumb before opening the apartment door. When he entered, he was surprised to see Khalisa sleeping on the sofa with Rindang, they were fighting each other's legs. How could they sleep together on a narrow sofa.

Azfan stepped very slowly so as not to cause a sound that could wake the wife. Khalisa must have been exhausted from lack of sleep last night.

"Mas."

Azfan stopped the step of hearing Khalisa's voice calling out to him.

"Haura, are you awake?" Azfan turned the body, free it runs tiptoe if finally Khalisa stay awake.

"Well, what time is it?" Khalisa got down slowly from the sofa because his legs almost touched Rindang's head. Khalisa forgot what their last conversation was before he fell asleep.

"Hour 5."

"Astaghfirullah, I haven't prayed ashar!" Khalisa running through Azfan into the room that means he sleeps so long that he misses the ashar time.

"Dry your face first Haura." Azfan put Khalisa's face towel on the edge of the bed.

"Thank You." Khalisa dried his original face and put on a mukena.

"I took a shower first."

"Yes, it's." Khalisa turned to see Azfan enter the bathroom, he rushed to establish the Ashar prayer which was already late.

Meanwhile Rindang also woke up from his sleep, he wriggled out a hand fumbling the table looking for a cell phone to look at the clock.

"Well, sleep." Rindang muttered indistinctly, he checked one top message from Jason.

I slept in your apartment tonight.

Rindang snorted reading the message. They never slept together even though Jason stayed at Rindang's apartment. But now Rindang just wants to end his relationship with Jason. Rindang admitted that Jason is the perfect girlfriend figure that many girls crave. Evidently Rindang level brother who likes to rent his own on Rindang knows the fact that Jason is his girlfriend. Jason is good, willing to obey all Rindang's will, the trick point is Jason is good at taking pictures. But all that can not make Rindang feel at home for long.

Rindang dialed Jason's phone number. It didn't take long for Jason to answer Rindang's phone with his heavy voice.

"Sorry I just woke up." Leaf rose from the sofa stepping towards the window facing the street. You can see the UII campus from here. "Jason, let's break up." Said suddenly.

"What's? what did you say?"

"Let's break up."

"Why, am I wrong are you shady? we're all right again why you're suddenly breaking up."

"You are good and perfect." But I'm tired of having a boyfriend like a burden on my life.

"Rindang, you can't just break up I did that, we've been dating for over a year, I don't think we'll ever break up."

"From the beginning accept you, I've said that I can't guarantee we'll date for long."

"But the proof is we can get through that one year."

"Jason, I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry about you but I can't anymore."

"Let me have a good reason, or are you another guy?"

"Nothing is."

"Keep why?"

Rindang closed her eyes tightly ruffling her hair in frustration, nor could she describe the reason why she wanted to break up with Jason. Why must there be a reason while he Rindang accept Jason for no reason.

"I'm not happy with this relationship."

Silent. No response from Jason. A few seconds later, Jason's heavy breathing rang out.

The connection suddenly broke. Shady sighed heavily, was he evil? he was evil.

******

Azfan noticed Khalisa who never woke up from his prostration. He had finished changing clothes after bathing but Khalisa still established prayers. Azfan was glued to his place, he would not move until Khalisa woke up from his prostration.

Did I shower too soon?

Azfan was relieved when Khalisa finished prostrating, he saw the wife's shoulder rise and fall quickly while sitting last tasyahud. Azfan wondered why Khalisa was crying. What makes my wife sad. Who would dare make Khalisa cry.

"What's Haura doing?" Azfan approached Khalisa who had finished praying. "Why is Haura crying?"

Khalisa saw Azfan with a tearful face, he hugged Azfan without saying anything. Khalisa had no intention of crying but he had neglected to establish the Ashar prayer. He had a long time to pray at the beginning of time.

"Have not cried, Haura fell asleep earlier." Azfan now understands the cause of Khalisa's crying. "Next time Haura don't be too tired again until lack of sleep kayak last night, yes." Azfan rubbed Khalisa's back, "may Allah forgive us."

Azfan broke the embrace after Khalisa felt quite calm, "god my wife is very beautiful even though she is crying." Azfan wiped Khalisa's tears. "Tonight I'll cook, Haura, what do you want?"

"I want to follow Khalisa's God!" The sound of Rindang's cry made Khalisa and Azfan shocked.

"Rindang why?" Azfan moved from his seat as well as Khalisa. They went to the living room because Rindang was there earlier.

But not only Rindang, there is Jason also in the living room of the apartment. Khalisa and Azfan don't know since when Jason was here.

"What's wrong?" Khalisa was confused to see Rindang and Jason both put on faces full of anger.

"Khalisa, I know you're Rindang's best friend from childhood but you don't take him from our Lord."

Khalisa turned his back, "I never took the Shade from his Lord."

"Now Rindang wants to break up from me, because he wants to follow your God, does that make sense?"

Khalisa was stunned to hear Jason's explanation, he saw Rindang in disbelief. Now Khalisa remembers their last conversation before he fell asleep. But Khalisa did not think that Rindang would make a decision so soon.

"Now you sit down." Azfan asks Jason and Rindang to sit down so that everything can be discussed carefully.

"Rindang, what exactly did Jason say?" Khalisa sat next to Rindang. "That's why you broke up with Jason?"

"Khalisa." Rindang touched Khalisa's thigh staring at his friend who was wearing the mukena stickily. "I want shahadah." Seriously mean.

Khalisa widened, his eyes glazed over in disbelief at what Rindang said. Khalisa's looking for a lie in Rindang's face but he can't find it. Seriously with his words.

"Alhamdulillah." Khalisa pulled Rindang into his arms, his tears melted profusely, it was a happy cry he had never imagined before. Khalisa gave infinite thanks because God has given guidance to Rindang, his friend.

Their friendship has been established since they were both children. Rindang and Khalisa are good friends despite different beliefs. They are people who are obedient to religion. Khalisa never influenced Rindang to become a Muslim with him. Khalisa whispered every night that God would guide his loved ones.