
At 11:00 p.m
Zarow stood on the balcony in his room enjoying the breeze of the night, staring straight into the silence of the night. For almost half an hour he stood there after trying to close his eyes on his bed but never closed his eyes.
There was anxiety in his heart and mind, he was afraid that he could not be a good husband according to his religion. Zarow believes that giving material and decent living is not the only benchmark in being a good husband in the household.
While now he just started digging and studying his religious life back which he had long forgotten. His mind just kept on going there, he started covering his face with both hands.
Staring at the night sky that is not completely dark because of the many stars scattered, he should be happy today because his prayers are answered, instead of happy now he is just upset.
It is not that he is not happy because his application was received by Rainbow only he is not sure whether he is able to become a head of the household as expected Rainbow.
" God guides the servant to be a husband and a true household leader in accordance with your religious teachings, guide the servant if one day the servant missteps "his own murmur.
The night wind felt increasingly cold to the bone, he immediately went into his room back, closed the door that connects his room with the balcony.
Late at night he went back up on his bed, laid his body on his bed, now his gaze was straight up staring at the ceiling of his room.
Instantly his smile expands considering the moments when the Rainbow received his proposal, at that time he really felt very pounding, especially when pairing a fastening ring as a sign of his pinangan received.
But from all that the moment he liked the most was when he said goodbye to go home, Rainbow kissed the back of his hand to make him almost dumbfounded, because for the first time a girl kissed the back of his hand while shaking hands.
Once again he held his heart that felt thumping considering every shadow of the Rainbow that crossed his mind, he shook his head not understanding the feeling he felt lately.
" why has my heart rate been erratic lately?, do I have heart symptoms? " said Zarow asked himself. "ah there is no way that I have heart symptoms, I feel healthy just how "he still continues to talk to himself.
Zarow still continued to hold his chest, this time his heart beat back to normal like never before, he got up from his sleep & sitting on his bed fumbling his chest ensured his now stable heartbeat.
" normal again, ah why me? " said Zarow a little thought. "like tomorrow I have to see a doctor for my mastiin why "said Zarow still babbles himself.
The clock on the wall had shown at 12:00 p.m., but his eyes could not be closed and even brighter, he still continued to flip his body like before he finally decided to stand on the balcony looking at the darkness of the night.
" ah, why is it so hard to sleep gini anyway? " said Zarow.
Back again he turned his body back to face the ceiling of his room back, then Zarow again sat down and covered his face with both hands.
Zarow got down from his bed and walked towards the door of his room, because he could not sleep he thought of quenching his thirst for a moment which he had already endured.
Downstairs Zarow poured a teapot filled with drinking water into a glass, while going to drink the water Zarow listened to the melodious sound coming from the back area of his house.
He immediately downed his drinking water and went to walk towards the back to find the source of the melodious sound, increasingly traced the source of the sound comes from the home provided for ART and workers who work at home.
Zarow was stunned speechless to hear the sound he often heard before the prayer rang in the mosque, the melodious voice of someone who chanted the holy father of the Koran.
Hearing how beautiful the sound of the chanting of the holy verse of the Koran read by someone who was in the house of ART Zarow instead sat on a bench that was right in front of the porch of the house.
His eyes glazed over, though he did not understand what the reading meant but the reading of the holy verse touched his heart.
Zarow pondered over every act he had done so far, a sin he should not have done, how foolish he had thought all along.
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Rainbow woke up from his sleep, at the watch that was on his desk had shown at 01.00 in the morning, he then sat down while continuing to rub his eyes.
As usual every night he would perform his prayer service, he immediately got up and went out of his room towards the kitchen to take the water first.
After completing the ablution Rainbow directly entered the prayer hall and wearing his face, he immediately prepared to perform his prayer service. After a few minutes when he finished praying tahajud Pelangi then raised both hands to pray.
" allah who is merciful, most merciful, only to you is the servant begging for all the affairs of the servant, make the servant and the servant partner one day become a Muslim who has a firm faith, make him a priest who obeys you, O God, make him a slave partner who always brings the servant always close to you, open the door of the direction as wide as possible for him who has chosen to be the servant's life partner later "
Rainbow still continues to pray Zarow, he really wants Zarow to get the door of his guidance, he wants Zarow to be a better person and have good faith in religion.
Ms. Melati accidentally saw her daughter was performing the tahajud prayer as is her habit in every waking up in the middle of the night like this, she heard her daughter's prayers for her future husband.
Not much different from other mothers, Madam Melati also hopes that her daughter will live her household safely and peacefully and be kept away from any calamity.
The rainbow then stood up after he finished praying, released the face he was wearing, folded back and then put back into place. When Rainbow turned his body he saw his mother was currently standing near the door of the prayer hall.
Ms. Melati smiled at Rainbow who had looked at her, she then embraced her daughter and stroked her daughter's arm, of course, she loved her daughter only very mature and & never to complain.
" his prayers are special like tonight? " said ma Melati with a smile.
" heee, actually not special-special really mom, but like from now on Rainbow must pray well for mas Zarow " replied Rainbow with a smile.
Ms. Melati then let go of her embrace and clasped her daughters hands with a smile, she continued to look gently at the Rainbow, thinking if her current daughter even sounded very wise.
Rainbow smiles while kissing her mother's hand, as Rainbow's only child worries that after marriage she will not be able to live with her parents again.
" mom, Rainbow is afraid that after marriage Rainbow will not be able to stay with the same mother and father again" said Pelangi.
Ms. Melati smiled back to look at her daughter, it was natural for a married woman to come along with her husband.
" why afraid son, after all it is appropriate that the married woman lives with her husband" explained Ms. Melati.
If only he could choose, then he would choose to stay with his parents even though he was married later, but it could not be done because it was right, said his mother, who was married later, it is only natural that a married woman should go wherever her husband invites her to stay.
" but if I go from home later how will the same mother father?, surely the same mother father will be lonely, Rainbow so sad ma'am " said Rainbow.
" you don't worry about the same mother as the father, we will definitely be fine here anyway you can also just look at the father and mother at any time if there is free time " obviously Miss Melati, "which is clear you have to be happy with your husband later, baby, if you live happily, mom and dad are also happy here" continued Ms. Melati.
Rainbow hugging his mother while crying, he was very moved to hear every word that his mother said, mother's prayer is the most efficacious prayer in this world.
" how did you cry anyway? " said mam Melati while wiping away her daughter's tears. "you should be happy, instead of crying sad rich gini, if you cry frenziedly about her mother thought you were forced to accept Zarow again, it's also so sad if you are not happy with your choice, son " said Ms. Melati at length.
" not ma'am, Rainbow does not have to nerima mas Zarow, mother also do not think if Rainbow is wrong, pray the best for Rainbow same mas Zarow bu, mother also do not think if Rainbow is wrong, the same rainbow does not want to see the sad mother " said Rainbow.
He does not want to make his mother sad because of him, as much as possible he will make both parents continue to smile happily whatever will happen.
" if you don't want to see a sad mother, you have to promise if you will live a happy life, if you are happy mother and father also must be happy and will not be sad" said Ms. Melati.
" yes ma'am, insyallah "the answer is short.
" yes you have slept again, after all the morning prayers are still a long time" said Bu Melati.
Rainbow just nodded with a smile, he then walked away from his mother to his room back, at see his mother still continues to look towards him somehow money is thought by his mother at this time his inner.
After seeing her daughter enter her room, Ms. Melati also returned to her room, considering that the morning prayer is still long enough she will return to sleep again.
After being in her room, she began to lay her body on the bed right next to her husband, who was still closing her eyes.
" have you talked to Rainbow? " ask Abdullah whose eyes are still closed.
Mr. Abdullah was actually just a sleeping chicken, from inside the room he faintly heard the chatter between his wife and their daughter.
Ms. Melati turned to her husband who still closed her eyes, she had thought that if her husband was still asleep, it was actually her husband who was awake.
" talk a little, Dad, wake up too? " said ma Melati while asking.
" no, dad sleeps, but he sleeps a chicken, the sound of cliques wake up "said Abdullah, "by the way the mother of the same rainbow said what mom? " continued mr. Abdullah kepo.
Because only vaguely heard chatter between his wife and his daughter so that Mr. Abdullah was curious about what chatter the two of them were talking about.
" that's well, he said Pelangi was afraid that after marriage Zarow would be taken away from our house so he was afraid we were lonely he said " replied Ms. Melati.
" why did the rainbow think so ma'am?, right in this house we still live together ma'am, it is impossible that we are lonely " said Mr. Abdullah.
Loneliness is not a problem for him as long as the Rainbow gets happiness that is in accordance with what he expects, although what his daughter hopes is not just happiness in the world alone.
Ms. Melati continued to look at her husband, after her daughter married later they will live alone in the house, lying if they will not be lonely because all three of them have always lived together & never separated.
" rich want to live far away where our children well, even though they still live in one district, one area, which is clear if the dateng must only take an hour" said Ms. Melati.
" yes that's our son's mother, still think how we if he married, the father is very proud of Rainbow ma'am, thank God we have a child sholeha rich Rainbow" said Mr. Abdullah again.
While girls his age are busy with his world and make dizzy parents, his daughter is busy fixing herself for religion and the afterlife, Mr. Abdullah is very grateful his daughter grew up to be a sholeha woman.
She was as proud as her husband was to her daughter, her daughter was the most precious treasure to her. Her daughter grew up with a very mature personality.
" well, according to dad, will Zarow be responsible for our son? " ask mom Melati.
" insyallah ma'am, all husbands will be responsible for their families" Handoko said.
" if in the end Rainbow did not find his happiness there later how well? " ask mom Melati back.
Mr. Abdullah was momentarily silent because of his wife's question, as a parent of course he did not want bad things to happen to his son, he threw his rough breath from his nose.
" dad hoped Rainbow was happy ma'am, but if he wasn't happy, our door would always be wide open for him, because it is only in the parents where the child returns when he has a problem" said Mr. Abdullah