My Bow to the Destiny of Love

Message from Amira

Chayra looked at Ardian while smiling at the man. These past few days, Ardian had always come home late. But, today he promised to go home quickly to accompany his wife to go shopping for baby equipment.

"Remember the promise yesterday. I don't want to know, anyway tomorrow Ardian must go home at three in the afternoon. Anyway, Brother should be home by the time of Ashar's prayer."

"Yes Dear. Hopefully there are no obstacles. I hope there's no schedule soon." Ardian rubbed his wife's head. Noticing Chayra's face that had been getting spoiled lately to her. Not that he was angry because of his wife's attitude. But the increasingly busy circumstances here make him sometimes confused how to behave.

"Do'i've always been with you, brother. Yes, although Brother Ardian often makes me upset. But, I am not a wife who does not know how to pray for a husband to get halal nutrition and blessings." Chayra glanced at her husband as she said that. Talking together like this made him more free to say whatever he wanted to say.

"Thank you, honey." Ardian pulled his wife's body and kissed her head. "I rarely do this now with you." Inhaling in the scent of the woman's body.

Chayra pulled away as she flicked her lips. "How come hugging kisses me when Brother mostly hugs and kisses the work file."

Ardian laughed at his wife. Pinched his cheek with a pinch. "You're good at stringing those words together. But believe me, kissing and hugging a file is not as good as kissing and hugging a wife." Returning to pull Chayra's body into his arms.

"If Brother Ardian doesn't say that, I assure you that last night was the last night I would sleep with Brother."

"Evil.."

"Yes, yes, the file is more important than me. Let her know to be conscious."

"Hehehe.." Ardian was whiny, getting his embrace tightened.

"I'm sleepy Brother."

"Well, you're sleepy? It's only eight, Chay."

"Actually I'm still curious about Kak Zidane's search results."

Ardian jerks. "P.. mentoring what do you mean?" He looked at his wife with fear.

"The search was on Alesha. He said, Brother Zidane wants to go to Alesha's house to ask Papa Panji's blessing."

Ardian breathed a sigh of relief. He thought the tracing his wife was referring to was a search of his past. This family knows almost all of their past. But Amira's recent threats have always been a burden on her mind.

'Are you, I have the disease? But, all this time I've been fine. In fact, if I get infected with the virus. It does not rule out the possibility that my wife and prospective children are also infected. But, I see everything's fine. Even the Obstetrician who handled my wife never said if there were any irregularities in the results of her examination every month.'

"Hey, why daydream?" Chayra patted her husband's cheek.

"Not really, honey."

"Still tired? My sister didn't come home last night, did she?"

"Yes," Ardian again tightened his embrace. "I'm just thinking later if you give birth, baby. I'm busy right now. I'm afraid I can't stand by and keep you full time. HPL when?"

"Mm. if not three more months, brother." Chayra toyed with the button of Koko's clothes that her husband wore. "mmm... Sis," looked up at Ardian.

"Mh.."

"Amira has been sending me immoral messages lately."

The deg..!

Ardian's heart was racing faster. "P.. immoral message how do you mean?"

"That's what's his name? He often sent videos of people infected with HIV AIDS. Tau not he even sent bad words. Wait, I got my phone first." Move the hand of Ardian who was still holding her.

"Now, I'll see first." Chayra handed the phone to Ardian.

My husband has a past that is not much different from the people in the video I sent. If those people could get infected. It does not rule out the possibility that your husband can also be infected. You have to be careful, Ayra. My husband had a very bad past. Don't let because you are too engrossed in loving her, you forget who she is. Remember,**** disease haunts your relationship.

Ardian recited Istighfar several times reading the message. "When did he send this message, honey?"

"Oh, don't think about it too much. Just let him do as he pleases as long as he doesn't physically disturb you." Ardian pulls Chayra's body until it falls on her lap.

"He didn't physically disturb me, brother. But I thought it was me that kept him poisoned. I'm pregnant again now. It's all my fault. If only I hadn't asked my sister to marry me. Of course Amira wouldn't do this."

"Srstttt..." Ardian hugged Chayra's body slowly. "It's not all your fault. This has all been our destiny. God has brought us together under different circumstances. But God wants me to become a better person. God did not unite me with Amira, because God knew that Amira was not the best for me. Amira won't be able to take me to be the Ardian I am today. Ardian in charge, Ardian who can establish prayers, Ardian who can read the Qur'an and Ardian which is more than Ardian before." Ardian watched his wife who was silent at all of his words.

"Don't think about everything she says, honey."

"I'm. I'm just worried, brother. How about..."

Ardian buried his wife's face in his chest. "Don't think about things you don't need to think about. If you're sick, then I'll feel so guilty that I can't protect you from the bad things that make you sick."

"But what if all Amira's words are true, sister?"

"So, honey, why are you saying that?"

"I. I'm just scared.."

"If I have the disease, the proof is that I am fine, until now. I never complained of pain or anything."

"The disease doesn't have an immediate effect once we're infected, brother. It takes a long time for us to realize its existence in our bodies."

Ardian breathed a heavy sigh. "That means you've been eaten by Amira."

"I'm not influenced by Amira's words. But, I'm just worried that his words will be proven."

"God willing, God will protect us from this evil."

Chayra was silent. His feelings are getting more and more unsettled. From yesterday, her feelings were not due to her husband. But...

"Did Amira say that because she wanted her sister back?" Staring at Ardian who looks uncomfortable with their discussion.

"Let's know, I've been wanting to kill that woman for a long time. He's really very evil. I'm sorry I made it a part of my life."

"Why is that? Isn't it because Amira Brother knows me?"

"Heh, it won't. If I had not known him, God would have prepared another way to bring us together. Never mind, I want to pray Sunnah first. Thinking of him makes me feel good."

Chayra came down from Ardian's lap. However, the man pulled back his body and landed a kiss on his forehead. "I beg you not to be influenced by Amira's words. He just wants to ruin our happiness. Moreover, soon this story will be perfect with the presence of our children. Not just because of Amira, you doubt me. God willing, I'm fine until now."

Chayra swallowed his saliva. "God willing, I will try to do as you suggest."

"Reduce the phone if it is a means to influence you. Have a lot of relationship with God, dear. I always said that to me. But this time I said that. I know you're feeling uneasy right now because that message made you doubt me."

Chayra glanced at her husband without a word.

"I'm ready for a full health checkup if you're still constantly doubting my health."

Chayra smiled warmly. "It doesn't have to be like that, brother. I'll try to take advice from Brother. Starting tomorrow, I won't be contacting him again. He's been interrupting our marriage."

Ardian returned his wife's smile. "Don't blame yourself for being like this. Remember, he left me first. I just asked him to wait for me. But he chose to leave. I love you because you love me. Learn to accept me with all my shortcomings. Yes, even though I know it's all very hard for you. You are willing to give up holy love in order to love a depraved man like me."

"Don't say that, Brother."

"That's why, you don't keep feeling guilty. He purposely cornered you so you couldn't live quietly."

"Yes, God willing.."

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