Mahabbah Love Khalisa

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"Ko Levin still likes Khalisa?" Finally Rindang could ask that question because Kafa was far ahead so would not hear their chatter. Rindang just wanted to remember Levin to bury the taste deeply because Khalisa was already happy with Azfan.

Levin did not immediately answer because he also did not know how he felt at this time about Khalisa. Levin could not say that he no longer liked Khalisa, but when he saw Khalisa laughing, Levin was also happy.

"I am sincere in God's word." Levin answered wisely, he did not want to answer still like it or not, because Levin also could not dive into his own heart.

"Alhamdulillah, I hope Koko finds a woman who is as good as Khalisa." Rindang smiled behind his veil, a smile that Levin could not see.

Levin smiled touching his chest that felt rumbling hearing Rindang's words. Slowly he assures the prayer in his heart.

"Emang no Banyuwangi girl who haunts ya?" Canda Rindang, they managed to catch up with Kafa who seemed to be engrossed with his own world, the single was enjoying his solitude.

Levin shook his head with laughter, although many nurses or doctors approached him and showed interest in him but he did not respond. Levin just wants to find knowledge, not another. For Levin they are best friends nothing more.

"Maybe because I've never had a boyfriend so I don't know how to approach a woman."

"It's a lie." Rindang does not believe that Levin does not know how to approach women because he often sees Levin's sweet attitude to Khalisa. It's just that Khalisa has put feelings on other guys so he pretends not to know Levin's feelings.

"But I'm really amazed by you shady, I almost cried just saw your appearance like this."

"That's very lebay." Shady twisting eyeballs, from earlier Levin did not stop discussing about his appearance now.

"It's not easy, is it?"

Rindang nodded and smiled bitterly, if remembered the journey to become what it is now is not easy. But now Rindang feels everything is getting easier. Rindang let his savings drained to pay penalties on brands that have contracted him to work together.

"Through zhidao." Levin understood very well how Rindang felt because he had also felt it let alone their family must have been initially unsupportive. I feel so foreign in my own family. "You can get to this stage is amazing, Rin."

"This is all thanks to Ko Levin because I can meet a lot of friends in the converts community, anyway I want to say thank you very much Koko and Om Daniel who have made this community."

"I don't do anything, you fight alone with God." Levin felt it was inappropriate for Rindang to thank him.

"But Koko don't get me wrong, I'm not as good as I look, I'm still the old shady, the shady Rindang who likes slippery and hyperactive, sometimes embarrassed by my own appearance." Laughing at the end of his sentence.

"The same appearance of behavior cannot be equated because closing the aurat is mandatory, which is important you do not violate the sharia."

"If Koko used to be the hardest thing after becoming a Muslim?"

"Mmmm," Levin glanced at Kafa who was walking beside him, he was trying to remember what was the heaviest thing he felt first. Because it's been a long time Levin almost forgot. "Family anyway, surely every Lunar there is a satire of a large family, if you?" Levin was also curious about Rindang's story.

"Not eating bab1 anyway." Shady laughed again, he was a big fan of processed meat bab1 but after the convert he had to completely abandon it. He could not slow down as he studied the Qur'an.

"Could replace the cow."

"And don't drink liquor, Koko knows for herself what I was like." Shortly after knowing Khalisa, Levin also automatically knew Rindang so that they know each other's habits. "But once again I'm lucky to have Khalisa, he's been the most instrumental in my life all along." For Rindang, without Khalisa he would not know how much pleasure it is to love Allah—God the Most One.

They didn't feel like they were at the very back of the museum. Just this time they discussed something heavy, not just an empty joke but more than that. They exchanged stories and encouraged each other. Levin understood very well what Rindang felt so that he could give a shot of motivation to him.

"Where is it?" Now Rindang only realized that from earlier he did not see Khalisa. "I'll call you soon." Rindang pulled out his phone to ask Khalisa whereabouts.

During Rindang spoke to Khalisa by phone, Levin unconsciously continued to pay attention to Rindang. It was only when Rindang ended his conversation that Levin regained his senses and immediately turned his gaze in the other direction. Levin beristigfar many times in his heart because he saw Rindang who had tried to cover all parts of his body. Don't look at you Vin.

******

The meeting ended with a lunch together after the prayer at a traditional restaurant located near the Al-Bayan museum. Various typical dishes served on a table surrounded by 7 people. Levin, who had originally come alone, joined Khalisa.

They pray before eating. Gudeg dishes, krecek and skin crackers and oseng-oseng mercon in the form of spicy cooked goat offal have been presented on the table.

"I try first." Azfan ate young pieces of jackfruit that had been cooked with gudeg seasoning, he made sure that the gudeg was in accordance with the taste of Khalisa or not. "Maybe this is too sweet for Haura."

"I ate something else." Khalisa can lose appetite if open it with a gudeg that has a taste too sweet.

"Khalisa doesn't like sweet?" Ayin looked at Khalisa who was sitting right in front of him.

"Yes, Ma'am, I love to hurt and Mas Azfan is the opposite." Khalisa chuckled at the end of his sentence.

"How about different tastes?"

"No, I make pedes and not sweet, so I'm equally guilty."

"Who's son is that?" Rindang pointed at the boy about a year old who was walking closer to Azfan's seat.

Azfan came to see the boy and slightly teased him, the boy wearing a lion-shaped shirt laughed. His big eyes glistened at Azfan.

"It's funny, where's your Mama?" Azfan rubbed the boy's head with anxiety. Azfan looked towards another table not far away from him. They seem to be the parents of the child. They don't realize if their son walks off the table.

"His father ate it again until he didn't realize his son was running away." Khalisa.

"Let's go back to Papa Mama later they confused nyariin you." Pinta Azfan in a child who actually does not really understand the sentence. "You want some Anterin?"

"You." The boy's reply left Azfan and the others flabbergasted. They thought that little boy did not understand what the parents were saying.

Azfan took the little boy back to his parents.

"Geez, who is this Adek carrying?" The boy's mother finally realized that her son was nowhere near her. "Thank you, I just learned to walk so active again." He took over the boy and took his.

"It's okay, he's not naughty." Azfan smiled faintly and then returned to his desk to continue the delayed meal.

"Funny ya." Khalisa muttered as Azfan sat down next to him.

"Funny." Azfan nodded, his bright yet faded smile still mesmerized at the little boy who approached him just now.

A drop of clear crystal fell on Khalisa's spoon, he cried in silence without sobbing. Khalisa did not want anyone to know what he was feeling right now including Azfan. Khalisa is good at hiding his sadness and pain.

******

For the first time Daniel and Ica visited the rented house of Khalisa and Azfan. Their arrival to Sleman is indeed devoted to staying at the house by bringing Zunaira who will enliven the atmosphere.

"The comfort of Ma's house." Daniel's gaze swept across the front of the white-fenced house. There is a carport that is enough to accommodate one car and motorbike. There is a mini fountain in the middle of the park that is not spacious. Khalisa did not plant anything in the park except grass.

"Where's Ma's Cece?" Zunaira bows her head from the car window, she can't wait to meet Khalisa.

"Sabar Zunai, Mama has called Cece said he just finished eating, again the way home." Sahut Ica who also looks around the house of Khalisa and Azfan, this is wider than his rented house and Daniel was in the early days of marriage.

"Mommy wants to plant flowers there." Ica pointed at the empty front garden, she could not see the empty land without planting anything.

"Buy aja tomorrow ornamental plants and Mama fullin deh the garden." Daniel understood very well on his wife's hobby of farming.

"But Khalisa will later bother to take care of his plants, he was already quite busy in college."

"Plant flowers that do not need a lot of care, so it will not take time Khalisa."

"That's Cece's car!" Zunaira exclaimed to see Khalisa's car slowly moving closer.

Daniel and Ica both turned their heads toward the car that was still at the end of the road. Zunaira's eyesight was quite sharp. Zunaira got out of the car jumping around impatiently wanting to immediately hug Khalisa.

"Circe!" Zunaira slammed into Khalisa's arms as soon as Cece got out of the car. "Cece abis from where?"

"From the same museum Ko Kafa and Cece Rindang, the same two Cece teams also." Khalisa replied when Zunaira took off her arms and moved on to Azfan. "Don't ask for a sling." He warned Zunaira.

Khalisa kissed his mom and dad's hands and hugged them. Khalisa did not return to Banyuwangi for a long time because his college schedule was getting crowded.

"Because now it's 6 years so Zunai won't ask for a sling again." Cetus Zunaira with a serious pretentious expression.

"May hold on for a minute." Azfan stretched out his hand to hold Zunaira.

"Until dalem ya." Zunaira was excited when Azfan brought her into the house. "Tonight you can sleep with Cece and Mas?"

"Can."

"Can't."

Azfan and Ica answered simultaneously. Ica shook her head at Zunaira.

"The room has only two ma here." Azfan lowered Zunaira onto the sofa slowly.

"Zunaira sleeps with Papa and Mama." Tukas Daniel put down the suitcase they had brought.

Azfan kissed her in-laws' hands and hugged them. Daniel and Ica do not consider Azfan as a son-in-law but like their own son even Daniel more often call Azfan than Khalisa. Daniel used to test Khalisa's memorization through video calls but now Azfan has replaced him. That's why the intensity of Daniel and Khalisa's chatter over the phone is much reduced.

"Mama, Papa and Zunaira have lunch yet?" Ask Azfan.

"Udah, we stopped by the front restaurant before entering the complex." Answer Daniel.

"That's not very good for Ma's food." Khalisa took off Zunaira's sagging hair strap and tidied it up.

"That's why it's so quiet." Zunaira said innocently.

"Eh Zunai can't say that in front of other people." Ica advises Zunaira.

"Azfan moved into the room." Azfan pulled his suitcase.

"Well, you don't sleep in this room?" Daniel sees Azfan carrying his suitcase into the room closest to the living room.

"Haura doesn't want to be in this room because the window is too low." Bright Azfan, he said Khalisa was afraid if someone suddenly entered when the window was equipped with a trellis.

"Mama and Papa rest first, must be tired of driving for hours." Pinta Khalisa, he can see the tired face of papa and his mother.

"Zunai is also sleepy." Zunaira got off the sofa stepping past her papa into the room.

Ica jiggled though Zunaira more sleep during the trip. Daniel also follows Zunaira, who wants to sleep for a while before entering Ashar time.

"Where are the results of the doctor's examination?" Ask Ica when Azfan also left the living room to clean up. Ica wanted to ask that question a long time ago but it was inconvenient to talk about it over the phone.

Khalisa explained that the doctor said he had a slight ovulation problem characterized by excessive menstrual blood. Doctors say Khalisa could have been pregnant normally but for now he is advised to do IVF because Khalisa did want to get pregnant soon.

"So Khalisa wants IVF?"

"Doctors say that if you want IVF must be really ready to have enough rest, healthy eating and should not be stressed while now Khalisa's college schedule is very solid, very solid, the doctor did not want this process to be in vain because Khalisa lived it half-heartedly."

"Azfan how?"

"Mas Azfan absolutely does not mean Khalisa to immediately get pregnant Ma."

Ica pulled Khalisa into her arms to strengthen her eldest daughter, she could not see Khalisa sad. Ica wants to take all of Khalisa's grief for herself.

"Khalisa never give up because the grace of God is very broad, Ai Aisha was given the belief to have Kafa after 4 years of marriage."

Khalisa closed his eyes, he never gave up on God's infinite grace.