Mother to My Nephew

74. The Angel of Heaven

After the supermarket they went straight to the hotel. And now they're in the room booked by Ms. Elly's suite room.

Annisa sat in the eyes of the hotel room where she was staying. A room this big and this big was only occupied by the two of them. Even his spacious bed could be for sleeping three with Rafa. Annisa went to the bathroom and opened the bathroom door, the bathroom was quite spacious as Annisa's room in Elly's house. Annisa sighed.

What is this big bathroom to make, Annisa thought.

The bathroom in his house is small but used by many people.

Toriq approached Annisa who was looking at the bathroom.

“Why?” ask Toriq.

“No why-why,” replied Annisa.

Annisa closed the bathroom door and sat down on the bed.

“Why? How come it looks so lethargic?” tanya Toriq looked at his wife's lackluster face.

“So remember Rafa. He would have been happy if we had brought him a stay here,” Annisa replied sadly.

“Later sometime we invite Rafa to stay at the hotel. Now we enjoy our time together,” Toriq said.

“Remember Rafa wants a sister,” whispered Toriq in Annisa's ear.

Toriq tried to open Annisa's veil, but he was in trouble because Toriq did not know how to open it. Finally Annisa opened her own veil.

Toriq shifted Annisa's shoulders to face her direction. Toriq looked at Annisa's face.

“Mamah beautiful, very beautiful. Absolutely an angel of heaven for Papah,” whispered Toriq.

Then Toriq kissed Annisa's forehead so deeply. Then down kissed Annisa's nose and then gently pushed Annisa's body up on the bed. Toriq kissed Annisa's lips gently. This was the first experience for Annisa so she did not know what to do. Toriq knew this was his first experience so that his wife did not reply or refuse his kiss. For Toriq it did not matter, but he was so happy because he was the first to kiss his wife's lips.

Allaahu akbar Allaahu akbar.

Toriq immediately stopped his activities and immediately slipped on the bed with a face of despair.

Annisa turned to the side and smiled at her husband's desperate face because she had to stop activities that her husband found enjoyable. Annisa tilted her body to face her husband.

“Propos, yes Pah. There is still time to continue again,” Annisa said as she stroked her husband's face.

Annisa kissed her husband on the cheek, then she got up and went to the bathroom.

******

Toriq and Annisa had just finished their congregational magrib prayer, and suddenly Annisa's phone rang. Seen on the screen of her phone a number she did not know, Annisa frowned. He hesitantly answered his phone.

“Assalamualaikum,” says Annisa.

“Waalaikumsalam. Long time to answer the phone? More responsibility, huh?” a woman's voice was heard across the street.

Annisa did not reply, she just frowned confused who the woman was?

“ini Trousers, Nis. Elsa tea,” said the woman.

“Oh, Teteh. What's up, Tea?” ask Annisa.

“Awaited Ua Elly family dinner in the dinning room later at seven,” Elsa said.

“Do not come, yes!! There's Annisa's in-laws too. Indehoinya delivered later again!” exciting Elsa.

“Iya, Tea,” Annisa replied.

“Awaited yes, Nis. Assalamualaikum,” says Elsa.

“Waalaikumsalam,” Annisa hangs up.

“Sure Elsa, yes?” ask Toriq.

Toriq memorized the late Meisya's sister-in-law very chatty.

“Ah is Elsa's wits, bothering people who are on honeymoon,” Toriq said.

“But there are Mamah and Papah too,” Annisa said.

Toriq sighed.

“Can not this time we miss not joining the family gathering?” ask Toriq in despair.

Annisa approached her husband and kissed his lips.

“Forwarded later when you have dinner, yes!! Now we take the time to get together with the family,” Annisa said gently.

“Bener, huh? After dinner, no pause, yes!!!” ask Toriq to convince.

“Iya, dear,” replied Annisa.

“Okeh then. Let's get ready,” Toriq said.

*****

Toriq and Annisa walked towards the dinning room. Toriq walked while embracing Annisa's waist. For some reason when Toriq and Annisa when entering the dinning room heard Rafa's voice chattering. There was also the voice of Umar who was talking to Rafa. Sure enough when they approached the table they saw Rafa and Umar, even they saw Mother Titien and Mr. Ernawan and Aisyah.

“Well this is the bride we've been waiting for,” said Elsa when she saw Toriq and Annisa coming.

“Over the road? Just down from top to bottom a long time ago. First hunt with family Aunt Titien,” Elsa grumbling.

“Mama Father, what's up here?” annisa asked while kissing her parents' hands.

“Acquired Roland,” replied Mother Titien.

Toriq and Annisa also kissed the hands of Pomegranate Mother, Mr. Syamsul and also kissed the hands of Ms. Elly and Mr. Supardi.

“Mamah,” Rafa hugs Annisa.

“Sayang Mamah,” Annisa returned Rafa's embrace with longing.

“Rafa dong is not crying and not naughty,” said Rafa when in the arms of Annisa.

“Smart son Mamah,” praise Annisa while peeking Rafa's cheek.

“Where, how many rounds?” tanya Elsa approached Annisa and Toriq.

Annisa just answered with a smile.

“Bang Toriq, Abang's wife is still small but calm, yes,” Elsa told Toriq.

“Iya dong's. Whose wife was it,” replied Toriq.

“Have not talked just. Now before we eat we pray first to give thanks because Toriq and Annisa have found the moorings of his heart, and may their households be sadinah, mawadah and warohmah. And soon blessed momongan,” said Ms. Elly.

“Aamiin,” says everything.

After they finished praying, they had dinner together full of family. After finishing dinner when Mother Titien and Mr. Ernawan were about to go home Rafa was not fussy when told to come home with Enin Titien and Aki Ernawan. As if he knew that both his parents needed time alone.

“Mamah and Papah macih no ulucan, yes?” rafa asked as he carried Annisa.

“iya, dear,” replied Annisa.

“Do not be naughty, yes,” order Toriq while gently shuffling Rafa's hair.

“Iya, Papah,” replied Rafa.

When the elevator opens, Annisa lowers Rafa, then Titien holds Rafa and brings Rafa into the elevator.

“Dadah Mamah, Dada Papah,” Rafa waves his hand until the elevator door closes.

Annisa was sad to see him, Toriq embracing his wife's shoulder while rubbing his wife. Then the elevator door to the upper floor opened, Toriq took his wife into the elevator to return to their room.