SEPHIRA

Chapters 42's

"Daddy," call Gavin. "Where's Avin sleeping?" Ask her.

"Avin slept with daddy, would you?" Tawar Dave hope.

Gavin smiled. "Mauu," answered Gavin enthusiastically.

"If so, let's go to the room above," asked Dave with Gavin's hand up the stairs.

"Daddy borrow a prayer mat, same holster. Avin has not prayed Isya," said Gavin inhabit Dave.

"Sa-saja-dah?" Beo Dave is a plain Gavin.

Dave was embarrassed and slapped with the words of Gavin because he was the only adult who had forgotten how to pray and recite prayers. Dave thought silently, racking his brain where he could get everything his son asked for. Because he doesn't have all of that. "Hm. gini Avin whudu aja first, then daddy ready everything," said Dave after a long silence and Gavin nodded. "Yes dad," she replied straight to the bathroom.

Dave, who saw that Gavin had actually entered, immediately exited the room looking for the villa guard to borrow everything his son wanted.

"Sir Iza!" Call Dave in front of the door in a slightly high voice.

"Sir Iza!" Call Dave again in a higher voice because Iza sir didn't respond.

Mr. Iza who is vaguely called ran desperately toward Dave. "Yes sir?"

"Father has a prayer mat, same holster?" Ask Dave to the point.

Mr. Iza nodded slowly. "Mister, what's wrong?" Ask Mr. Iza was curious because for the first time his master asked this question.

"I borrowed it for a moment, sir. The chunky!" Pinta Dave's.

"Huh?" Beo pak Iza's.

"Oh sir don't be dumb. Let's get it, I borrow it for a while," Dave said quickly.

"Good sir. Wait a minute," replied Iza then turned around and ran to get what his master wanted.

After three minutes passed, Iza returned with a prayer mat, holster and peci in both hands. "This sir."

"Makasi. You can continue working" said Dave. He immediately ran away Mr. Iza who was still confused by Dave's behavior.

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Gavin saw who opened the door. "Where is Daddy from?" Ask Gavin directly.

Dave scratched the nape of his neck that was not itchy. "Hehe this daddy bring you to pray. Just now, all this was under the daddy's dady out fetchin," Dave's alibi. Honestly, he was so embarrassed to say he didn't have it all.

Gavin. "Where are you going, dad?" Ask Gavin again. Because this was his first time praying in the villa.

Dave heard it. "Fibla? Hm. daddy bi-usually prays in the lower mushola. So yes if the above forgets the direction of the qibla where," Dave's alibi stammered. His face was already flushed withstanding the shame that was somehow ashamed of who, his son or his God.

"Awhile daddy remembered first," said Dave then out of the room leaving Gavin who was scratching his right cheek that was not itchy because of confusion.

Gavin again sat on the edge of his daddy's king-size bed cupping his cheeks with both hands. "Daddy's weird."

"Bi," call Dave. "Auntie," call him again.

"Can you help sir?" Siti asked who happened to hear Dave call her.

"Huh?" Siti Beo. Honestly Siti was surprised to hear her employer's question.

"Oh ha yes sorry. There sir," said Siti pointed towards the Qibla.

Without replying to Siti's words, Dave immediately ran back to his room.

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Gavin faintly heard the voice of the azan. Gavin blinked his cute eyes, seeing the coiled burly hands hugging him made him smile happily. Finally the moment he was waiting for came, his sleep was very comfortable in his father's arms. The smile on his lips never faded, his eyes busy looking at Dave's calm face in his sleep.

Thank you, God. Inner Gavin with teary eyes.

"Daddy," call Gavin slowly. "Daddy woke up at dawn" he called again, shaking Dave's body slowly.

Dave squirmed and blinked his eyes a few times. With a dim light he saw Gavin beside him who was sitting to see him, a second later he smiled to see his son who also smiled.

"Morning Avin" Dave said in a raspy voice typical of waking up.

"Morning dad," replied Gavin. "Come and pray at dawn will be out of time," Gavin invited to make a smile Dave fade.

Again and again Dave felt ashamed of his own son who never forgot his obligations. Dave felt his self-esteem fall because he couldn't do anything. Never mind praying, whudu only he forgot the order.

Dave hesitated to say. "Ay-ayo we whudu ba-bareng," asked Dave who is possessed by Gavin.

They walked to the bathroom. Once there, Dave is not whudu together but leaning against the wall. "Avin first whudunya, daddy later. You know daddy wants to pee first" Dave's alibi.

Gavin nodded. "Yes dad" replied Gavin.

Dave watched carefully the manner of Gavin Berghudu. His heart ached because it could not be a good father who could lead him to heaven.

"Daddy isn't long, is it? Avin will wait, we pray together," said Gavin expectantly.

Dave nodded to himself. "Huh? Uh-oh? That's hm? You pray first if you wait for daddy to be afraid later," replied Dave reasoned.

Gavin's smile wasn't as wide as it was before he heard Dave and Dave's words. Again and again he felt useless as a father, Dave's eyes were already teary looking at his son who just nodded weakly and then came out of the bathroom.

"Sorry daddy son," murmured Dave softly. "But daddy promised to learn for you and of course for Avin's mother as well" he continued and washed his face.

Point by point Dave's tears fell mixed with the tap water he had just used to wash his face. Dave exhaled his long breath calming his heart and mind.

Feeling calmed down, dave then took whudu as he saw Gavin whudu earlier without intention. But of course without intention it would not be legitimate.

Dave opened the bathroom door, the first time he saw Gavin sitting slightly tilted on the prayer mat facing west with his right hand clenched and index finger pointing straight down a bit. Dave also saw Gavin's mouth reciting the prayers smoothly.

Dave feels insecure with his own son. Because in terms of religion his son did well, while he did not know anything about religion. Even he forgot the last time he prayed, he was too busy with his own world without remembering God without remembering his duty as a Muslim. Shame, heartache, insecure so one in Dave at the moment.

He was already determined after this he should meet Sefira to ask for her help in this matter.

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