The Chosen Heart Part 2

What's Up Again?

Isna took off her face, and went out of the musholla. He had just finished reading the Qur'an, having previously followed the congregational tarawih prayer. Looks like his guest, doctor Rizal, has gone home. Maybe there is only Mbah Sum, who is still there, because he is waiting for Ayu to wake up from his sleep. Coincidentally when they, Isna ,Dani, Rizal, Mbah Sum and Arif, also Mbak Pri, were breaking their fast, Ayu chose to play in Isna's room. When Isna looked into the room, the boy was already asleep.

Maybe he's tired.

But Isna is grateful that Ayu has begun to get along with her father.

In his heart, Isna felt how magical life was. God is never confused about the life story of his creatures. Sometimes it's unexpected, but it's life. Always full of secrets.

Isna came out of musholla.

When passing through the middle room Isna saw that Mbah Sum had fallen asleep with a sitting position on the sofa.

Isna approached, touching Mbah Sum's arm. " Mbah."

Mbah Sum opened his eyes. " Eh, Isna Tea."

" If you want to sleep in Pri's bedroom."

" No need for tea. The Mbah just wants to go home. Ayu's still sleeping, Teh?"

" I think Ayu woke up tomorrow morning, Deh. Just sleep here."

" Just go home, Tea. Is it okay Ayu slept here?"

" Yes that's okay, mbah."

Mbah Sum is ready to go home.

" I'm taking you? I said goodbye to Aa."

Isna is looking for her husband's whereabouts

" Sir, see A Dani ?" Isna asked Mbak Pri, who was also in the middle of the room.

" It was on the front porch, ma'am." Pri ma'am replied.

" Oh, thank you, Mother."

Isna passed to the porch, about to meet her husband.

Arriving at the terrace, he found the man was watching the fish that were passing by in the pond.

" Aa," Isna rebuked him. Dani looked at me." Uh, Love... Here sit."

Isna took a place next to Dani, followed to look at the fish that seemed to be no tired of swimming, while his mouth was unceasingly open and close.

" Have Rizal come home?"Isna.

" It's been."

" I still can't understand why Sofie had to leave just because someone sent her a photo and said that Rizal was married to the sender of the photo. Why didn't she ask her husband first, ask for a real explanation. Photos are just pictures, they can't represent the real events."

" What does Neng mean? The photo can't explain everything?"

" Yes, even if it's the original photo of Rizal, he's only taking pictures with a woman who is holding a baby.It could be that Mas Rizal was only asked for a photo together. Even if it's a photo of Rizal. But he said Rizal never did that. If according to Aa, Rizal did not lie?"

" Yes don't know. He seems to be honest."

" Why is Sofie so affected by the same lies made by others? She should trust her husband more, right?"

" Maybe Sofie has a crisis of confidence in men. His life experience, often received unpleasant treatment from men, may make him unstable and not easy to trust men."

" Is that so?"

" Maybe. He's not a psyche expert."

Isna allowed in the heart. It could be like that the truth.

" Neng, is Ayu still sleeping?"

" It looks like Ayu will wake up tomorrow morning. He said he wanted to go home. We'll take yuk."

" To his house?"

" Yes that is. "

" could. Come on."

" I'll call the mbah first."

Just now Isna wants to enter, Mbah Sum is already on the doorstep.

" The pamah pamit Teh, Mas."

" We're taking you, Mbah. Wait a minute, I'm saying good to Pri first." Isna hastily entered the house.

Shortly after, he came out.

Dani, Isna and Mbah Sum started walking out of the house.

When entering the alley to Mbah Sum's house, as usual in a building like a patrol post in the village, a group of young men were gathered singing along with guitar quotes.

" Mas Dani." Someone scolded Dani.

" Eh, Mas Arif." Dani approached Arif, sat down with the group.

" Aa wait here, Neng," he told Isnq.

" Yes, " Isna said.

While the sound of the guitar stroked Isna's ears, the melancholy song that the young men sang carried a feeling. Unable to prevent Isna humming along.

Seeing Arif playing the guitar, Isna felt seeing someone she had known. A man from his past. The man who once openly opened his heart, and invited Isna to enter into it.

A man who was actually able to make Isna flattered because of his attention, But only to be flattered, Isna never dared to expect there would be a continuation of their relationship other than just a relationship limited to friends. Because the faith he professed was different from that of Isna Anut. Therefore, Isna never once mentioned his name in any of his stories about his past. Because he's not special.

But this time, for some reason, Arif's guitar quote reminded Isna of him. He who ever created a song, he said Isna is the inspiration of the song. The song was just for Isna.

She smiled remembering the song. Until now Isna still keeps in her phone the voice recording of the man while singing the song he gave the title "The Most Beautiful".

" Have Neng?" Without Isna realizing her steps have reached the patrol post where Dani is waiting for her.

" Eh, already. Hayu's home."

" Armie, back home, huh?"

" Yes, Dani."

" Assalamu'alaykum everything ."

" Wa'alaykumussalam's.".

Isna took Dani's hand. They stepped together, under a starry night sky, accompanied by a fairly cold night wind.

" I'm still thinking Rizal," Isna started the conversation.

" Why?"

" He's heard stories about Sofie's past, haven't he? That said Sofie was sold by her own stepfather."

" Say he knows. From the beginning Sofie had all the stories, maybe Sofie meant so that Rizal knew from the beginning and did not regret in the end."

" Now is his stepfather alive?"

" Still. His biological father who no longer exists. A week after they got married."

" Ooh..."

" Now Rizal has a new task. Approaching Ayu to her family."

" Ayu will be brought to Rizal's family?"

" Don't know yet. Even if he's gonna take Ayu to his house, who's gonna take care of Ayu?"

" Bring the Mbah dong, too."

" Yes, that's the only way if Rizal wants to take Ayu to his house."

Isna said no more. He chose to walk in silence.

Dani's phone rang. Wa Notification.

" Not seen?" Isna asked, seeing her husband was not moved at all to take his cellphone to just see who contacted her through WA.

" No need."

" Why?"

" It doesn't matter."

" How do you know it doesn't matter?"

" Because what matters to Aa right now is to be alone with Aa's angel. No one can and should bother."

" What if it's from someone important?"

" Neng, that's impossible. If it is from an important person, or about something important, it will not pass WA. It'll be straight on the phone. 'Hello', that's it."

" Oh, is that it? Who is the person who sent the message?"

" Well, where does Aa know? I haven't seen it."

" Then look at it."

" Why is Neng so pushy? "

" Yes... Just want to know."

" Why would you know?"

" Why can't you know?"

" Who said you can't?"

" Yes, if you can find out, open it or not."

Dani stopped his steps, picked up his phone, opened it and read the incoming messages. But the expression on his face changed.

I see that change. " Who from, A?"

Dani did not answer. He put his phone back in his pocket.

Isna looked at Dani in wonder. But Dani instead grabbed her shoulder and took her back to walk.

Seriate

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