The Bond of Our Love

CHAPTER 35- What Happened To My Wife??!!

Last night for Rahul urgency, because his desire to communicate with his wife via mobile phone never happened. Many times he made voice calls with Zahra, but many times his number was out of reach.

Where exactly is that woman? What the hell happened to him? Why can't his number be reached? Though he was sure if Zahra could not possibly forget, that today was the schedule of the opening of his eye bandage. Was the woman not curious about the results of the operation? Successful or not?

Is it possible if Zahra's phone is pickpocketed? But if he is, can he not borrow the cell phone of a friend or neighbor to update it?

Or maybe?

Rahul shook his head. Trying to get rid of all kinds of bad thoughts

which passes through his head. He should still be sure if his wife is going to be okay.

Looks like it's time for him to return to the village to catch up with his wife. The operation was also completed and successful. So he could have left this place.

Yes, he will return to the village right now and give a surprise to his wife. Rahul gets ready for his goal. He's taking care of his stuff.

The sound of Adhan resounding stopped his activity. He glanced at the wall clock. It turned out to be in zhuhur time.

Zahra and Umar said, if we hear the voice of the Adhan, then we must hurry to pray five times. Because prayer can be a sedative heart that is restless. Especially at this time his feelings were not calm thinking about his wife in the village there.

Rahul rushed to take ablution, then performed his prayer. He prayed for Zahra that his wife would be fine and all her negative thoughts were off.

After praying, Rahul rolled up the prayer mat that became his prayer base.

Tok tok tok (door knocked from outside)

"Come in" Rahul cried. The door opened, a female nurse entered the room and greeted him kindly.

"Good day, Rahul. Sorry to interrupt your break"

"Yes Sus, no problem"

"I just want to say, someone wants to meet with you"

"Who's Sus? Is that my wife?" Raut Rahul's face became sumringah heard the nurse's words.

But the look on his bright face turned to surprise as he looked at the figure entering the room. A middle-aged woman who still looked young and beautiful, who felt very familiar in her eyes.

"The first!" Excited the woman with teary eyes.

"Mama" Rahul's eyes rounded so surprised to see who came.

Lesti hugged his son, followed by two different men of different generations who were none other than his father and brother.

"Rahul my son. I can finally see you again, son. Thank God you are okay. Where have you been all this time? Why did you just disappear, son? You don't know how scared Mama thinks of you?"

Lesti cried sobbing hugging her youngest son who did not return his embrace at all. He looked at the three people in surprise and confusion. Rahul let go of his mother's embrace.

"Rahul, alhamdulillah Deck. You're fine" Gala smiled movedly.

"Sister, Papa. W-how did you guys get here?" Tanya Rahul stammered. He had not expected to meet his family so soon.

"Rahul. You-you can see again, son....?" Helmi is stunned to see Rahul who can return her eyes.

"Why? Papa's surprised? Papa is confused, why is this blind and useless Papa child, who has been sentenced to permanent blindness, suddenly able to see again like before?" Tukas Rahul cynical.

"Rahul, why are you talking like that to Papa?" Gala Tegur.

"Because that's the truth? Aren't you the one who wants me to get away from your lives? By dumping me out of the country until I get into an accident?"

"What you want has been achieved. For the past five months I've been missing from your lives. Then why are you coming here to see me now? You want to make sure I can live without you or not?"

"If that is your goal, the answer is.... I'm so happy to live without you all this time. The happiness that I never got when I was with you for two and a half years, I managed to get without you for five months" Rahul joked with excitement.

"Rahul. Mama knew Mama was wrong. You know you were disappointed with our attitude all along. Now that Mama's aware, son, you shouldn't be selfish and unfair to you. Mama should be there when you need to. Please forgive Mama Nak"

"You can hate or punish Mama as you please. But please son, please don't go again. Please don't leave Mom a second time. Let's go home, son. We go home" Lesti pleaded with tears.

"Our house? It seems that Mama should correct Mama's words. Because for two and a half years, I no longer feel that home is my home. Isn't my part in the house just a room?"

"Over these five months Papa lived in regret and worry. Papa continues to be haunted by guilt towards you. That's why Papa sent all Papa's men to look for you. And Thank God, now Papa can meet you. Please resolve all your anger and disappointment. But please don't go again. Don't make Papa feel guilty, son"

Typal Helmi with a soft voice and a face full of regret.

"Reader, whatever your anger and disappointment may be, we will accept it. Because we know we are guilty. We can't understand your feelings. But one thing you should know, since you left, none of us have been able to sleep well. Our thoughts are always on you. How you're doing out there. Are you okay. Can you eat. You knew? even Mama got sick thinking about you"

Timpal Gala with a sad tone. Rahul fell silent at the pleas of his mother, father and brother. Honestly his heart still could not accept and forget what had happened.

But Zahra's words at that time rang in his eyes. He promised his wife. If he would never remember his past again. He will make peace with his past.

He could not deny it and let the woman down. He also introduced his wife to his family. Zahra will be very happy.

Yes, it's time he forgot the past, and focused on the future.

"Honestly, I'm still very disappointed in you guys. Because you left me alone in the dark. Letting me fumble alone. It feels like my heart always hurts every time I imagine it.

"But the problem is that I promised my wife. If I'd forgotten all the bad memories that happened in my past. Also make peace with you. Then all right, from now on let's just forget what happened in the past. And we start everything from the beginning"

"That means, you want to go home with Mama and Papa?" Lesti confirmed her son's words with a hopeful feeling.

"Yes Ma, I will go home with you" Rahul replied with a smile.

Lesti hugged Rahul with tears of happiness. Rahul returned his mother's embrace. Helmi and Gala smile happily because they managed to conquer Rahul.

"Thank you, son. Mama's so happy to finally be with you again"

Rahul let go of his mother's embrace. Then she hugged her father and sister. They apologized to each other.

"Rahul, you said about the wife. Are you married?" Ask Gala curiously.

"Yes yes. You're married? Then where's your wife?" Typhoon Helmi.

"Yes, son, where's Mama's daughter-in-law?"

"He's adadi....."

"Viewers, flash floods hit the district xxxx district A and hit six villages in the region. Here's the trailer"

Rahul turned his eyes to the television in the room. He was fixated to see waves of water crashing and drowning the housing of residents there.

It was like being struck by lightning in a hole, hearing the location of the natural disaster. M-isn't that the name of the village he's been in? Where did she meet and marry Zahra?

If true and the village is currently being hit by flash floods, then what about Zahra? My God, is this because Zahra has no news and is difficult to contact?

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A gray Lexus stopped between the rubble and the debris of the housing that had been mixed with mud.

Rahul got out of the car feeling stiff. Especially when he saw the condition of the place that had been crushed with soil and mud.

If this is really the place he has been living in and this place is now this ruined, then what about Zahra? What's he....?

Gala and her parents got out of the car. They were glued to see the stifling sight.

"Sister, are you sure this is the place?" Urge Rahul to make sure.

"Yes, I'm sure. This corresponds to the location you mentioned" Gala replied as it is.

Rahul's chest felt increasingly claustrophobic hearing his brother's answer.

"Zahrah! Zahras! You where?! Zahras!" Rahul ran through the location that had been flattened with the ground and mud while shouting to call Zahra.

"The first!" Gala chased him from behind, trying to accompany his sister. Helmi and Lesti.

Rahul did not touch his brother and his parents. He kept running and screaming among the SAR teams trying to save, and evaluated the victims who were buried in mud and rubble.