Melati At The End of Hope

Gratitude

Episode 29's

Month after month passed, the familiarity between Chia and Nesa was still intertwined. Not infrequently Nesa comes to Chia's house or takes Chia out and asks Chia, to teach her about various things.

Even Nesa began to learn how to close the aurat and now she is dressed more closed even though it has not occurred to wear a hijab or veil to cover her hair.

Dret dret!

The sound of Chia's phone, which she set with vibrating mode at that time.

"Assalamu'alaykum Chia, today I went to your house. Yesterday wanted to bring you something, but I forgot to take hehehe." A short message from Nesa.

"Wa'alaykumsalam, well what is it? can you come by Nes, today I want to cook rendang." Reply Chia.

"Asian". Reply Nesa briefly.

Chia just smiled looking at the reply of the message from Nesa.

Since Jamal was on a day off from work, Chia told her husband that her friend was coming.

"Sister! sister...!" Chia called Jamal while looking for where he was.

"Yes dear." Jamal's voice answered from the kitchen.

Chia who was in the living room immediately headed to the kitchen to visit Jamal.

"Nor what else." Chia hugged Jamal from behind.

"Manja very unfortunately brother, Kaka again make warm sweet tea. You want? Said Jamal who was dissolving sugar in his teacup.

"But didn't ask to make me?" Chia said asking while frowning and speaking spoiledly.

"What's wrong, baby, I saw you again as cool as reading a message on your phone." Said Jamal turned his body and returned the embrace of Chia who was still hugging Jamal from behind. now they embrace with the opposite position.

Jamal landed some sweet kisses and Chia's cheeks.

"So I read a message from Nesa, sister, she said she wanted to come and bring something for me." Chia said while still hugging Jamal.

"Oh that, keep? " Said Jamal who listened faithfully to the words of his beloved wife.

"I keep saying I can, now I want to ask permission from brother hehehe. Chia.

"Turn back, dear? you should ask permission to brother first, then answer your friend or not." Jamal said with a very soft speech, so as not to offend his wife.

"Yeah. Maapin Chia yes brother, but brother is not angry right? the problem is usually Nesa Dateng on her sister's work day." Chia said as she let go of her embrace.

Jamal smiled and stroked Chia's head.

"By honey, it's okay. Brother will be silent in the room."Jamal's reply made Chia happy.

"Thank you dear sister, cup" Chia kissed Jamal's left cheek, then Chia was about to run towards the living room, but Jamal's hand held her back.

"What?" Chia said in astonishment.

"One more dong kiss, later if the next one feels envious how." Jamal said, pointing to his right cheek and asking to be kissed.

"Ah brother." Chia smiled as she gave another kiss on Jamal's right cheek.

"The tea will not?" Tanya Jamal who was excited was kissed by his wife.

"No ah, make a brother." Chia shook her head.

"OK" replied Jamal briefly.

They walked to the living room and sat on the sofa, while Jamal enjoyed his tea.

A few minutes later;

"I cook first, brother." Chia moved from the sofa where she was sitting.

"Dear on, if you're here." Tempt Jamal while patting both thighs are usually made a pillow when Chia is sleeping spoiled.

"That's so flirtatious, sis, dreadlocks." Chia said as she passed.

Jamal chuckles at Chia.

Chia also busied herself cooking in the kitchen, today she cooked rendang menu.

A few days later, the cooking was ready. Chia instantly tidied up the messy kitchen after cooking.

Suddenly Jamal approached and hugged Chia from behind, with one hand holding a dirty cup of tea.

"Nitip one cup can?" Jamal said as he put his cup.

"Yes sister, Chia will wash." Answer Chia who is still focused on washing her kitchen utensils.

"Still beautiful" Jamal said and passed away leaving Chia in the kitchen.

"Hmm" Chia answered.

All the food was ready at the dinner table. Chia was waiting for Nesa to come and take her out to eat.

"Your friend didn't come, baby?" Jamal said while pulling a chair for him to sit on.

"So my brother, it's coming soon." Answer Chia.

"Aren't you a laper? Chia asked Jamal.

"Hehe is pretty good, let alone look at your tempting dishes. Worms belly up sister so on this demo." Jamal joked while holding his stomach.

"Yes, my brother ate first if so." Said Chia who immediately took the plate and filled it with white rice and rendang meat that was served at the dining table.

"Can? you're okay to eat first." asked Jamal.

"By dong, when people have laper told them to wait." Chia answered while presenting the food she had brought for Jamal.

Jamal smiled happily and immediately ate the food of his wife's cooking.

"Where's sis? yummy?" Chia asked waiting for Jamal's response.

"It's the same as a professional chef's cooking, it's even better because it's cooked with love." Reply to Jamal who looks greedy to spend his food bribe by mouth.

Jamal was always good at making his wife feel happy. Jamal could have been waiting to eat with Chia, but since Nesa was coming, Jamal chose to eat first to avoid meeting in person at one table, with a woman other than his wife.

After finishing eating, Jamal reasoned that he was sleepy and went straight into the room.

"Tumben, usually kak Jamal is the most anti-sleep after eating." Inner Chia felt astonished.

Five minutes later, someone knocked on the door and said hello. It is no mistake that Nesa came.

Chia answered the greetings, opened the door and let Nesa in.

"Hem is very fragrant, must be delicious cuisine." Nesa said while sniffing the aroma of cooking that smelled up to the living room.

"Yes dong, we eat right away." Said Chia taking Nesa to the dining table.

"How is this going?" Nesa said while lifting and showing a paper bag that she was carrying.

"Put it here first." Chia picked up and put the paper bag on the sofa, and they went to the dining table.

As usual, Nesa was always enthusiastic and gave an expression that showed that she liked the cuisine of her close friend.

The meal was finished, and they tidied up with the plate and the rest of the meal. Then go back to the sofa to see what Nesa brought Chia.

"Is that still?" Chia said impatiently waiting for Nesa who was opening the contents of the paper bag.

"This is it, so yesterday I bought four kerdungs, two blacks and two more beige ones." Said Nesa who had taken out the item she mentioned.

"Yes, continues?" Chia said questioningly.

"Make you two, make me two. One black one beige, so we're the same. " Answer answered Nesa enthusiastically.

Chia was still agape, she couldn't believe it. Is it true that her friend is now going to wear a veil? inwardly Chia wondered.

"Why not to be dumb." Said Nesa looking at Chia's expression.

"It's okay. I can't believe you really want to wear a veil now? " Say Chia with teary eyes.

"Especially what I'm waiting for Chia, you're the one who taught me, nasehatin me to be more self-respecting. Until finally I was at this point, where I began to get used to more closed clothes and it turned out I was comfortable. Now I want you to ajarain me, how do I wear a veil." Nesa Papar.

"Alhamdulillah. Allah has given Taufik and his guidance to whom He will." Chia said, they hugged each other and cried.

Chia immediately put the veil on Nesa, while sharing her experience and how to wear the veil on Nesa.

Nesa looked more graceful and beautiful with a hijab on her head.

Still in a happy and haru mood. Chia is grateful that Nesa is finally starting to change into a better person, and the good news is that Nesa has begun to forget the dark things she did with Dio.

"Thank you God for every pain that makes me stronger, for every repentance that erodes self-importance, for all the bad experiences that brought me to goodness and for the one friend who accompanied me to find my lost identity." Nesa prayed and gave thanks in her heart for all the life lessons she learned.

Now Nesa understood that choosing to give up hope is better than being shipwrecked in a deep sea of adversity.