Seikhlas Clouds Accompany Rain

A determination

In the morning, Noah placed a cup of coffee in front of her husband, who was sitting on the porch beside the house. While enjoying the sound of water gurgling from a small pond that always accompanies his free time.

"A', didn't you go to the store today?" Noah asked carefully, after yesterday a lot of silence and made him hesitant to reprimand.

"Today, A'a didn't open the store first, Neng," he replied briefly.

"Why?" ask again while sitting down.

The man sighed, "today Aaron should come to the store," he replied, who had an appointment with the man to visit his shop to take orders and share knowledge.

Noah was silent. Actually when he found out that Aaron died Faqih himself seemed a little hit, even he came that night to take care of his body to deliver him to the pit tomorrow.

"Limit the age of every human being and what the process of death is like no one knows." Faqih continued before he fell silent again, where his right hand holding the prayer beads was trembling.

An uncomfortable, dominant feeling of fear was raging in his chest at this moment. He breathed heavily. So Noah stroked her husband's hand. He could also feel the trembling of Faqih's hands that were slightly wet from the cold sweat.

"A's fine, right?" Noah touched Faqih's face and turned to her. The man nodded then turned back to face the pool.

Just a few weeks ago, He and Aaron discussed the chapter of death. But, Aaron had already felt, how terrible the process of death was.

"I can't imagine being Qonni." Nuha leaned her head on Faqih's shoulder as she continued to kiss His hand before grasping it tightly. "A'a, I love A'a. Be healthy, A'..."

Suddenly, both of his eyes cut into the river. The time she feared the most was the time when her parents, children, and husband left her first.

"Life is like this, Neng. There's a meeting, there's gotta be a farewell. Ready not ready, his name life will surely meet with death. Whoever is given the gift of halal love in his heart, then he must also be ready if God will later take him back without the process of bargaining first. That's an absolute thing we can never refuse."

Noah nodded slowly, with tears on his cheeks. After all, love for creatures is not eternal. God is truly the owner of living souls, and to Him alone all will be restored. Then when that time comes, no one has the right to oppose its decree.

"I want to rest a little, okay? I feel uncomfortable again."

The woman by his side nodded. He understands very well, Faqih if you have heard the news of the death of the closest people especially if you take care of the corpse as well, will certainly be a lot of aloof while contemplating. Not infrequently the man cried in fear on the prostrate, after entering the hole. And usually he will take days or even weeks to be able to normalize his heart again.

Without speaking again, Noah immediately rose to his feet leaving Faqih to continue his ministry while rolling the seeds of prayer beads in his right hand.

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An uncomfortable feeling also occurred to Zahra, the woman who had been at Harun's sermon. Right now, he was pensively staring at the room window from his study chair in the corner of the room. While enjoying a cup of honey tea, the girl looked at the dewy glass.

I came here for my friend. He wants to kill Zahra. (Pay)

At that time Zahra did see Aaron not so bad. In appearance and religious knowledge. However, because his heart was still locked tightly. He can't take it. Especially when the young man invites him to live with Aaron's parents. He has objections.

All this time he wanted a marriage that no one intervened in his house. In the sense that Zahra just wants to be alone without going with her parents or in-laws.

The girl raised both her hands and offered a prayer for the man. Hope Aaron can be placed together with other shaleh people. Yes, although brief at least he had known the man closer.

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After two weeks, Qonni still regularly visited her husband's grave to pray while giving up longing. Together with Gus Mukhlis wife Ning Maulida and the driver who drove the two women, they got out of place and walked away.

From a distance, a man walked alone in another lane, so Qonni was unaware of Ilyas' presence as they were about to cross paths. The young man stopped his steps for a moment, looking at the plain face with no makeup at all that used to decorate his cherry face all this time.

Guilt returned to his heart. Because until now, he had not dared to say sorry directly to Qonniah. Back Ilyas stepped his legs until further eroded the distance between the two.

"The address, Ning." Ilyas greeted Ning Maulida politely. Then to Ayudia with her arms cupped in front of her chest.

"Guardas, Ilyas. Long time no see. Are you feeling better?" Ask him friendly.

"Alhamdulillah, Ning," he answered, glancing briefly at the woman next to Gus Mukhlis' wife. "I want permission to take Aaron's grave."

Ning Maulida smiled. "Please, we'll excuse you first, yes. Assalamualaikum."

"Walaikumsalam warahmatullah," he said. At the sight Qonni seemed to nod once at him before waltzing away.

The man had not yet stepped foot, he still set his eyes on the two women in all black clothes.

All I heard was that Ayudia's pregnancy was a little weak. Aaron was always on standby by his side.

Ilyas sat down before looking down and continued his steps slowly, approaching the mound where Aaron's body was buried.

"Assynolt, Run. Sorry, Anna just came back. Now Anna's body is so good that you can ride the bike again here." Ilyas squatted while sowing flowers on top of the tomb which also had fresh flowers on it. After that offer prayers for the deceased solemnly.

After a few minutes of long prayer. Ilyas again sprinkled the rest of the flowers that were in the frictional pouch.

"Run, Anna knows this is all fate that cannot be denied. But either way, Anna still feels guilty about Antum until this second, or maybe until Anna dies." The man sighed holding back the tightness that suddenly choked his throat.

The man grasped the land that had begun to fill with Japanese grass which was deliberately planted and cared for by the caretaker of the tomb.

"Sorry, Run. Anna made Antum's wife a widow. In fact, even the child-to-be Antum must be orphaned before his spirit is blown." The young man took off his glasses before wiping off the two glazed eyes.

There was a great desire which he wanted to convey at this time over Aaron's tomb. However, because the idahic period of Ayudia was not finished. Ilyas said it. And choose to be quiet while determined to account for what he has done.

Ilyas got up while rubbing the sepulchre of Aaron's tomb. Then waltzed away from there after saying his greetings.