Mahabbah Love Khalisa

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Azfan could not match Khalisa's steps when passing through the Kafasa hospital corridor when usually he deliberately slowed down so that Khalisa could match it. But Khalisa was far ahead and even he half ran to get to the room where Renata was being treated.

Khalisa did not tell anyone that he and Azfan were going home. That's because no one told him Renata was hospitalized.

"Mas." Khalisa turned his head around realizing that Azfan was far behind. He did not find Azfan behind him. Khalisa back down the corridor he passed just now, he was afraid Azfan stray because this is the first time Azfan came here. "Mas." He approached Azfan. "I'm sorry, I left you." Khalisa took Azfan's hand so as not to be left behind again.

"I knew Haura was in a hurry to meet Ama." They got into the elevator to the third floor.

Azfan looked at Khalisa next to him and his gaze fell on his wife's shoulders. The small shoulder must bear a burden so heavy that the responsibility of a hospital of this size. Azfan was amazed at the relationship between Kafa and Khalisa because although the younger Kafa was willing to suppress his ego and medical college replaced Khalisa. Azfan understood why Kafa was angry with Khalisa until now. But Azfan will prove that he can make Khalisa happy. Not what Kafa thought of Azfan.

"Haura," Azfan rubbed Khalisa's shoulder.

"Hm?" Khalisa turned to Azfan, "why?"

"Haura don't hold everything by yourself, I'm Haura's husband, don't bear it yourself."

Khalisa was stunned to hear Azfan's sentence, whether Azfan knew that he was holding back crying since he arrived at the hospital. Khalisa gave a smile and nodded.

"That's Ama's room." Khalisa pointed to the room number I closest to the elevator.

Khalisa pushed the door, his gaze immediately fixed on Renata who was lying weakly on top of the gurney. It turns out that Renata is good at acting because when calling Khalisa, he behaves as if he is fine.

"Some." Khalisa's voice shocked Daniel and Ica who were unaware of his presence. Khalisa came closer to the gurney holding Renata's hand and kissed her.

Renata slowly opened his eyes and smiled at Khalisa's presence. Renata rubbed the top of Khalisa's head, he missed his first grandchild terribly.

"Say Khalisa's coming home next week." Renata rubbed Khalisa's red cheeks. His grandson is an adult but for Renata, Khalisa is still a little boy who likes to play chases and whine for ice cream.

"Pa, Ma." Azfan kissed her in-laws' hands. "I'm sorry we didn't tell you before we got home."

"Sit Fan." Ica invited Azfan to sit down. "Khalisa know?"

Azfan nodded.

Ica and Daniel feel guilty for hiding this. They did it because of Renata's request that Khalisa focus on college and not think too much about it.

"Where is Ama?" Khalisa was sitting beside the bed staring at Renata's pale face. "I made a dress for Ama."

"Oh yeah?"

"She has to be cured so she can try the dress." Khalisa rubbed Renata's hair almost completely bleached. Renata answered him with a faint nod.

"Azfan, can we talk to Khalisa for a second?" Ica asked Azfan, he wanted to talk about Renata's current condition. They plan to move Renata to a hospital in Surabaya to get better treatment and facilities.

"By Ma." Azfan answered with a nod. Azfan felt so appreciated by his in-laws that to talk to Khalisa they asked him for permission first as husband.

Though they raised Khalisa with great difficulty, sacrificing energy and material that is not small. But after adulthood they handed it to Azfan sincerely. Then how could Azfan not treat Khalisa well.

When Khalisa came out with his parents, Azfan approached sitting in the chair that Khalisa had just occupied.

"Azfan, thank you for taking care of Khalisa." Lirih Renata saw Azfan.

"Father don't thank me for this Azfan's duty as husband."

"You have to promise not to hurt Khalisa, yes."

"Azfan will never hurt Khalisa, never Ama." Azfan convinced Renata.

Renata closed his eyes together with a drop of clear crystal that escaped past his temple.

"Ama don't think too much, now the most important thing is that Ama can recover." Azfan looked at Renata as if he was about to say something that was difficult to express. "What's so upsetting Ama's mind?" Ask in a soft voice.

"Ama just thought who would pray for Ama because Ama's children, sons and grandchildren are all Muslims." Renata squeezed her blanket to hold back the grief.

"Why is Ama talking like that?" Azfan rubbed the back of Renata's hand.

"Ama wanted to see the great-grandsons of Ama who was born Khalisa, Kafa and other grandchildren of Ama but Azfan—you know that as much money as Ama has it can not prolong life."

Azfan turned his face helplessly looking at Renata who was staring at him with a pushy look implying such a deep sadness. Azfan looked up slightly trying to swallow his tears back. Azfan's heart as if sliced to hear the words of Renata.

Azfan forced a smile and went back to see Renata, "Ama want a female or male great-grandchild?" He noticed Renata's deathly pale face, as well as the rest of his body. Renata's skin that was white increasingly looks pale like it is not drained with blood.

Renata smiled, "men seem funny to your first child because if women he will bear a great responsibility like Khalisa."

"May we soon be entrusted by God to have offspring."

"You guys planned it?"

"Khalisa was always restless because she did not get pregnant immediately but Azfan always said that later God must love at the right time."

"Don't leave Khalisa if she's slow to get pregnant."

Azfan shook his head strongly, "it did not cross Azfan's mind at all."

Renata asks Azfan to bow so he can rub the top of his head.

The door opened, Khalisa and papa and his mama returned to the room. Khalisa's face is grim because doctors say Renata's health is declining. That was because Renata often woke up at night which caused her blood pressure to drop dramatically.

"Ama was transferred to a hospital in Surabaya tomorrow, yes, there the facilities are more complete so Ama can be healthy again." Khalisa told Renata.

Renata looks faint nodding, he is willing to do whatever as long as his health is restored.

"Tonight let Khalisa and Mas Azfan take care of Ama, Mama and Papa just rest at home."

"It's okay, Pa, we came home to take care of Ama." Azfan Sahut.

"Rame is here." The arrival of Kafa diverts everyone, he sees Khalisa and Azfan who are already here. Kafa first returned to Banyuwangi with Umar and Aisyah after they finished attending studies. "I came home two days ago." Kafa seemed to understand the meaning of Khalisa's gaze.

"Oh yeah?" Khalisa's eyebrows are uplifted.

"If so Mama and Papa go home first, tomorrow morning just come back again." Tukas Ica said goodbye to Renata.

"You don't keep fighting, you don't want to be a kid anymore." Daniel looked at Kafa and Khalisa in turn. "If there's anything straight on the phone."

"Yes Pa." Khalisa nodded obediently, he never wanted to fight with Kafa. Khalisa wants to make peace with his cousin's sister.

"Darling, Mama's coming home." Ica kissed Khalisa's forehead.

Kafa sat in a chair near the gurney as Daniel and Ica left the room. Kafa asks Renata to rest and not overload his mind with unimportant things.

"Why don't you want to apologize to your Cece?" Renata looked at Kafa, hoping that his two grandchildren would reconcile.

"Why, how do you make me sorry Cece?" Khalisa asked in a low tone to melt Kafa's heart even though he knew at this time his sister was frozen like a glacier that despite the sun he would not melt.

"Ama will eat oranges, let Kafa peel." Kafa ignored Khalisa, choosing to take an orange on the nightstand.

Khalisa took a deep breath and sat down beside Azfan, it was no use to continue talking to someone who even saw him he was reluctant.

"Haura hasn't eaten dinner yet, what do we order online." Azfan pulled out his phone, he remembered that Khalisa refused to eat on the plane when his wife had not eaten anything since last afternoon. "Haura must eat if she wants to take care of Ama."

Khalisa seemed to think and put his head on Azfan's arm.

"The grilled chicken on the deck of Jinggo's hotel." Khalisa also saw the screen of Azfan's phone that was opening the inter-messaging application.

"Why not eat food?" Azfan looked at Kafa who was still peeling oranges.

"Kafa, asked Mas Azfan was answered." Renata said because Kafa continues to behave as if there are no Azfan and Khalisa in this room.

"Propay ya." Khalisa rubbed Azfan's arm.

Azfan smiled, instead thinking more about Khalisa's feelings.

"Ama want Kafa nginep here too?" Kafa feeds the orange on Renata.

"No need to rest at home, tomorrow there will be a morning lecture. Let Cece and Mas do it." Answer Renata. "Kafa keep Akong at home."

"okay." Kafa mangosteen, he also did not want to sleep one room with Azfan.

"Haura wudhu used to gih, we pray here ya." Pinta Azfan when they heard Adhan isya reverberate. The room was large enough to be used for prayer. "His soap is in the front bag's pocket."

"Yes, I'll go to the bathroom first." Khalisa kissed Azfan's cheek because no one saw them and then got off the couch. Khalisa took a pouch where he kept his skincare before going to the bathroom.

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Renata saw Azfan and Khalisa were establishing congregational prayers in the room. Kafa has just come out to pray isya in the mosque as well as saying goodbye. Renata again advised Kafa to apologize to Khalisa or at least Kafa would forgive Khalisa even though he was innocent.

Looking at the scene before him at this moment, Renata slowly confirmed Aisyah's remark that Khalisa's current happiness was Azfan. They seem to love and care for each other. Renata can calm down a bit even though Daniel will not comply with his request to let Khalisa stay in his current apartment. Renata believes that Daniel has chosen the best for his son.

"Want to eat?" Khalisa asked after he finished praying, he cleaned the food on the table while Azfan still did not move from the top of the prayer mat.

"Satisfied am I just finished one orange."

"Good night." The door of the room opened and Levin appeared with a medicine box that Renata had to take tonight. "Loh Khalisa, when is it coming?" Levin smiled broadly at Khalisa's presence in the room.

"Not long ago Ko." Khalisa praised Levin's appearance as a real doctor in a white robe.

"The medicine is taken." Levin put Renata's drugs on the nightstand. "Now there is Khalisa so there is no reason to be lazy to take drugs again."

After putting the drug Levin just realized that in the room there is also Azfan, of course where there is Khalisa there must be Azfan. Levin had forgotten himself and was too happy when he saw Khalisa to not realize that the woman he liked was married.

"Unfortunately Ama is not diligent in taking her medicine?"

Renata avoids saying that he has been diligent in taking medicine when really he is very bored to consume various kinds of drugs. Renata felt the drugs were noisier in his body so many types of drugs taken.

Levin set the height of the gurney so that Renata's body was more upright to take medicine.

"Shops watch the night?"

"Yes Khalisa, later if you need something press the bell yes let the nurse directly samperin."

Khalisa.

"I'm sorry I forgot you had the hospital." Levin laughed, he used to say that to other patients.

"Saking frequent trips to the hospital is forgotten." Khalisa Kanda.

"Ama's blood pressure is stabilizing, definitely because of her granddaughter's arrival so Ama can be calmer." Obviously Levin after checking Renata's blood pressure.

"Thank you doctor for taking care of my most beautiful Ama."

Levin smiled, his cheeks heated up called the doctor by Khalisa.

"If you'll excuse me first." Levin left the room after he finished examining Renata. He also had a chance to exchange views with Azfan who was folding prayer mats.