The Chosen Heart Part 2

The Road First

" Assalamu'alaykum, Ma'am." Dani salutes Rizal through his cell phone.

" Wa'alaykumussalam, Dani huh? Tumbens." Rizal answered Dani's greeting.

" Yes. I want to meet you, Mas. Do you have time?"

" Two times tumben. What's up?"

" There's something I want to talk about. When is there time, my mother?"

" It sounds serious. Mm.. I happen to have an empty time today, we break the fast together. You have time today, right?"

" Can, ift, right? Where do we meet?"

Rizal mentioned the name of one restaurant.Location near the hospital where Isna had been treated.

" Okay, we'll see you there, okay?"

" Sip."

Done saying hello Dani closed his phone.

" Aa has set the time to meet Rizal. Now Aa wants to get ready to go to work first huh?"Dani talked to Isna.

" Wouldn't you take this picture? To make it more convincing that we actually met his son." Isna pointed at a photograph." Keep taking pictures of Ayu, using Aa's cell phone."

" Oh yes. Aa's wife is pretty smart anyway."

Isna just sneered.

" Oiu !" Dani called Ayu.

Ayu came out, followed by Mbah Sum.

" Our photo is yes, Om wants to have a photo of Ayu."

Ayu's face instantly sumringah, her smile was riveted.

" Want Om. Ayu wants to be photographed."Then without command he immediately stylish.

Dani again felt comforted to see Ayu's behavior. Ayu is a fun kid. His innocence is a humorous and natural innocence.

Several times Dani took pictures of Ayu, in various styles. Again Dani could not hold back her laughter.

After that, Dani took a picture of a piece of photo that showed a picture of a pair of brides, which allegedly is a photo of Rizal and Sofie.

Done it. Dani and Isna say goodbye.

" Next afternoon Anti will be here again. Okay?" Isna persuades Ayu who looks heavy to release Isna to go home.

" Yes Cah Ayu. The anti wants to go home first, his om. Later in the afternoon come here again." Mbah Sum coaxed.

" Yes. Promise me yes, Anti will be here again." Ayu thrust her pinky.

" Yes, Anti-promise." Isna linked her pinky to Ayu's little finger.

Long story short Isna and Dani go home.

" So today is not breaking fast at home anymore?" Isna's voice sounded disappointed.

" Yes, sorry? Or Neng just come along, we both meet mas Rizal."

Isna thought, "But I promised Ayu."

" Yes before here you meet Ayu first. Later you follow Aa, dianter mas Arif. "

" What did I ask you, huh? All roads. Don't tell me who Ayu was from the beginning. After Rizal's doctor admits it all, we'll tell him about Ayu."

" Well, maybe too. Yeah, just like that. Fix yes, Neng later after Aa, ask to be delivered Arif. We met at the diner near the hospital where Rizal works."

" Ohh, Okay." Isna held up her thumb.

After Dani died, Isna filled her time by making mushroom Nuggets and cireng. There are orders for today and tomorrow.

As usual, Pri helped Isna's work.

After finishing his work, Isna asked Arif to deliver the new order as he made. On Isna's phone, she called Arif.

Before long, Arif came.

" Oh yes Mas, later in the afternoon, about ba'da Ashar I asked for delivery. I promise to meet Aa, her place near that old hospital."

" Ready, Tea."

" I want to take Ayu, too. So I'll go to Ayu's house first."

" Retail the Tea. I'm manut wae."

Isna smiling. Arif pamit, want to run the task.

In the afternoon, according to plan, Isna came to Ayu's house.

" Anti!" Ayu welcomes Isna.

Isna smiled while squatting." Which mbah?"

" In the house."

" Would you like to come with Anti?"

" Want! Ayu wants to come! Buy ice cream, right?"

Isna laughed, then stood up, holding Ayu's hand, inviting her in." Assalamu'alaykum mba."

Sounds authentic from within, along with the emergence of the Mbah.

" Mbah, Ayu wants me to take a walk. Can you?"

" Where's the way, Tea?"

" See the city."

" Want to go for a walk, Mbah..."Ayu sounded whining.

" Asian!" Ayu poured in, followed by Mbah Sum.

" Ta Isna" a man rebuked Isna.

" Yes, oh Arif."

" Want to walk?"

" Ayu is dancing. Wait a minute."

Arif is waiting. Before long Ayu came out, wearing a robe of white pink flowers, with a matching veil.

" Aih, the beautiful son of Anti... You're ready, right?"

" Come!" Ayu held Isna's hand, taking her hastily away.

" Isna's tea, yesterday the same fried buras message, how?" Mbah Sum reminded me of something.

" Oh yeah. Yes already, just love to anyone. It's up to the altar."

" Oh, yes, then. Mature suwun nnggeh, tea."

After saying goodbye to Mbah Sum, Isna, Ayu, and Arif also left, about to take a car at Isna's house.

Along the way Ayu does not stop singing while jumping. His right hand was held by Isna, his left hand was held by Arif. Ayu looks very happy.

Arriving in the car Ayu was still chattering. There was just something he said. Sometimes he was singing, sometimes he was singing.

Isna smiled as she continued to respond to whatever Ayu said. Accidentally his eyes looked at the front rearview, and caught wet Arif who was watching him.

Looking clumsy from being caught, Arif hurriedly threw away a glance towards the front.

While Isna was being misbehaved. Ma'am Pri once told me that Arif's late wife had a face similar to Isna's.

Isna then asked, where did Mba Pri know about it. Pri said, Arif himself told it. Even while showing a picture of his wife. And still from Mbak Pri, his face does look like Isna.

Isna understood, maybe Arif has not been able to move on from his wife. Moreover, the incident was very painful, Arif was abandoned by two people at once, at a time when his hope was growing.

" Tea, where are we going? Magrib is still a while. Dani has arrived yet?"

" Atuh doesn't know yes. I'll ask you first." Isna called her husband.

" Aa Assalamu'alaykum."

" Wa'alaykumussalam, Love. Where have you been?"

" It's still on the road, coming soon. Where is it?"

" It's still on the road. Yes already, Neng take a walk first, to the mini market, Buy Ayu a snack."

" Yes. Yes it is A. Be careful driving."

" Thank You Love."

Isna hung up her phone.

" We go to the mini market first, mas." Isna said to Arif.

" Ready, Tea."

" Anti, buy some ice cream." Ayu suddenly let out her voice.

" Yes, hayu. Wait, let's find the mini market first."

Ayu stuck her face to the car window.

Soon they found what they were looking for. Arif then looked for a parking space.

Car stopped.

" Anti, I'm down."

" Yes, wait.",

Isna got out of the car, then helped Ayu down.

Impatiently Ayu ran towards the door of the mini market.

Ayu took Isna's hand, also holding Arif's hand. People who see them will agree that they are called family. Looks sweet. And Ayu did not stop chattering.

" Anti-sama would like some ice cream too?"

Arif shakes. "Can't still fast."

" Ayu also fasted, earlier, until dzuhur."

" Oh yeah? Strong?"

" Strong dong."

" What time?"

" Yes Om. You don't believe it?"

" believe it..."

She was shopping for some of her personal needs. Also buy Ayu a snack. Arif just tailed from behind, while occasionally joking with Ayu.

After shopping, and buying Ayu ice cream, they return to the car, ready to slide to the meeting place with Rizal.

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Remarks:

dr. This Rizal has already appeared in THE CHOSEN HEART. For those who have not read, please read first.

Seriate

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