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Farid's family was shocked to hear Afifa's words, and their eyes immediately turned toward Farid with questioning eyes as if asking for an explanation from him.
Farid looked clumsy, then he turned his gaze towards his sister Zia with a questioning look.
Zia returned Farid's gaze, then slowly raised both of her fingers while grinning the horse.
"Zia! you said the photo of the girl in Masmu's cell phone gallery was..," suddenly Bu Lek Faiq asked Zia while looking at her in surprise. But his words were stifled when he realized everyone in the room was staring at him.
"Photo?" ask Mama, no less surprised.
Everyone was silent, including Afifa as well as Fauzi. Moreover, Nadia who was increasingly bowed with her pale face.
"So here, Ma!" Suddenly Fauzi spoke up, "actually yesterday Farid wanted to buy a hijab for Nadia, but she didn't know what kind of model Nadia liked, so...Aji...Aji sent a photo of Afifa to Farid for his hijab example. Yes.., like that," Farid explained, to melt the atmosphere. But it looks crisp and still leaves questions from people there.
"Oh.., I see," said Umi Wafa and all seemed to nod. "So, this Afifa boy is Nak Aji's wife?" ask Umi Wafa again.
"Yes right, Umi! he's my wife and the youngest son-in-law of this house" Fauzi said.
The atmosphere in the house was melting again, chatter was going on between them, except for 4 people who knew exactly the past relationship of Afifa and Farid.
Afifa was a little relieved, but there was concern in her when she saw Nadia still bowed with her pale face. "Nad!" afifa whispered in front of Nadia's ears. But Nadia was still speechless, "You're fine right?" ask Afifa again. Afifa grew increasingly worried when she saw Nadia's eyes begin to glaze over. Finally he said to everyone to invite Nadia back into the room, because the time of Maghrib is almost here.
Afifa guided Nadia into her room, then Nadia sat on the edge of her bed, still silent, but there was a liquid coming out of her eyelids, until it flowed along the river on both cheeks without making a sound.
Afifa was getting worried and misbehaving. Of course, Nadia was not a stupid girl who did not understand the current situation. "Nad! Don't be like this, you believe in Anti, right?" afifa asked, holding Nadia's shoulder, and sat down on her nephew's right side.
Nadia turned her body to her left side so that she turned back to Afifa, she wiped the tears that had fallen with her left hand.
Afifa looked at Nadia's back, then she shifted her body and gently rubbed Nadia's back. "Anti know exactly how you feel now, Nad! But don't jump to conclusions before the tabayyun first, Anti Yakin, Mas Arimu didn't mean to hurt your heart."
Nadia again wiped her tears, "It seems, there is indeed not a little space left in Mas Ari's heart for Nadia, An! If Nadia can choose, Nadia also does not want to fall on Nadia's heart to people who do not want Nadia at all."
"Hey, dear Nadia, don't think narrow like that! can't you see her pure look when she sees you? Didn't you yourself say, that the view of Mas Arimu always makes your heart calm? then why are you doubting it now just because of this misunderstanding?"
Nadia turned her body towards Afifa. "Nadia doesn't want to just be an outlet for her unrequited love, An!" Nadia said with a pushy look towards Afifa.
"BabyAlloh, Naaad! our story has long been buried, he is not a fool who will constantly lament his fate just because of his unrequited monkey love, try to think positive! he must have had a reason why he didn't delete Anti's photo on his phone." Afifa took a deep breath, then faced Nadia and cupped her hands together on Nadia's cheeks.
"Nad! Trust the Anti! although at this time, Mas Arimu did not fully love you, but he once told your Uncle, if he was comfortable with you, would not the love begin with comfort? Anti believes that as time goes by, she will truly love you. Remember also your struggle all this time, even since you were still in Semarang, is this not the Taqdir of the almighty, so as to bring you back together? and right now, your fight will be on its way to its peak. Mas Arimu's family came all the way here to preach to you, doesn't that show its seriousness to you?" afifa said as she looked at Nadia with confidence.
"Simple!" The sound of Nadia's room door opening, Afifa and Nadia immediately turned towards the door, Fauzi's sturdy body stood there, he stepped in and closed the door again. Fauzi just stood up while draping his hands in front of his chest, staring pityfully at Nadia.
"Sister..," call Afifa. Fauzi turned his head, glanced at him sharply without speaking, then turned his gaze back towards Nadia.
"Deg...!" Afifa's heart skipped a beat looking at her husband's meaningful gaze, there was a hint of fear in her heart, that her husband would be disappointed in her due to the events that had just happened in the living room earlier.
Fauzi still did not speak, he just shook his head, then turned his body back towards the door because the voice of the adhan maghrib had sounded unpretentious from the mosque and mosque around this house.
"Sister...!" call Afifa again. Fauzi stopped his steps without looking back at Afifa, saying, "I'm going to Mushola first" he said, then stepped his foot out and closed the door again.
Afifa just danced a long breath while putting her hands on her chest, staring at her husband's departure.
Afifa came out of Nadia's room, she stepped into the bathroom, apparently in the living room was deserted, everyone was already in the small mosque beside this house, the purpose of Pak Haji Ramadhan is to make his worship more istoqomah while there.
As Afifa was about to enter, Mama came to him, "Thalita why aren't you invited, Fa?" ask Mama.
"Thalita was picked up by Madam Wulan this afternoon at her school, Ma!" afifa.
"O yeah? didn't you say, Thalita's been in your house for a few days? and don't want to go home to her mother?" tanya Mamah who had talked by phone with Afifa yesterday.
"Yes, Ma! but last time Afifa met her at school, she kept persuading Thalita to come with her, whatever happened, she looked so sad, she said she wanted to spend more time with her daughter."
"Oh.., that's. Yes already, you Wudhu first! change it later," said Mama later.
Afifa nodded then went into the bathroom.
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The prayer at the mosque has been completed, the guests who participated in the prayer there, one by one out and returned home. But Fauzi kept Farid from speaking for a while in front of the mosque.
"Wait, Rid!" said Fauzi flat.
Farid turned his body and stepped closer to Fauzi. Fauzi gestured for Farid to follow his steps towards the wooden chair that was some distance away from the house. The two settled there, there was a stiffness between the two, until Farid spoke up he understood the intention of Fauzi taking him to this place.
"I'm sorry, Zi! I didn't mean to keep any of Afifa's photos at all, they were old photos, I completely forgot to delete them" Farid said of feeling guilty about his boredom.
"I was thinking about my nephew's feelings at this time, even though he seemed to be a tomboy and an installment, actually his heart was very fragile, especially after some of the events that befell his parents. We love him so much, so I hope, you will never play with his feelings!" fauzi's voice was flat, but impressed firmly, and it was at once a warning to Farid of course.
Farid took a slow breath, as if he understood very well the purpose of Fauzi's conversation. "I know, Zi! even though my heart is not entirely for Nadia at the moment, trust me, as time goes on, I will continue to learn to love her, she is a good girl, and deserves to be loved, she also deserves to be happy, she said, and I promise I will always make her happy" Farid said with confidence.
"All right! and you'd better say this to him, 'cause right now, his heart's really messed up."
"Can I talk to him for a second?" ask Farid.
Fauzi nodded, "Come on!" he said while gesturing for Farid to follow in his footsteps. Fauzi walked to the side door of his house, and entered the living room, then let Farid sit there waiting for Nadia. Farid's face seemed restless, he was afraid that Nadia would continue to misunderstand him, even though he knew, this was really his fault.
Fauzi knocked on Nadia's room door, then opened it slowly and walked over to Nadia and Afifa who had just finished praying was still using mukena. "Nad! Farid's waiting for you in the living room, he wants to talk to you."
Nadia stared silently at her Uncle, then turned to look towards Afifa. Afifa nodded and Nadiaun came out of her room without opening her face. Fauzi watched Nadia at the door, when he convinced Nadia that she was sitting in front of Farid, he went back into Nadia's room and closed the door, then approached Afifa.
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