The Chosen Heart Part 2

Not Comfortable Again

Since Anindita comes up with her past stories, Dani and Isna's relationship is no longer the same. Even when together celebrating a fitri day.

Walking together, but the heart cannot feel togetherness.

Not about love. Because Isna's love is still full for Dani, still like when first Isna felt in love with the man.

It's about trust. There is a line of doubt that still smothers his happiness, dispelling the desire to covet in the warm embrace of the man who asked for it almost a year ago.

Isna lost her faith in Dani's honesty.

Walking together, as Dani promised before, on the night when all Muslims proclaimed the takbir, Isna and Dani invited Ayu.

The little girl who had a hobby of singing looked very happy. Her little lips were unceasingly curling up the song.

And at least Ayu's cheerfulness could make Isna laugh a little, after having lost that laugh for a while.

The father and mother who met Ayu for the first time immediately felt in love with her. Ayu who called father with the call "Grandfather Anti" and mama called "Anti Grandma" was able to bring the atmosphere to be happy.

" Grandfather Anti, where are you going?" Ayu asked to see the father preparing to leave.

" To the mosque, to be afraid," the father replied .

" I'm coming, right?" her door.

" Task the same anti-Isna, may or may not."

" Anti, can I come with Grandpa?"

Isna nodded. "But don't be naughty?"

" No, I'm not naughty."

Isna smiled looking at Ayu's style.

" Come on, Anti's grandfather." He pulled the father's hand.

" Yes, a minute."

" Takbiran ! Allahu akbar Allahu akbar Allahu akbar Laa ilaha ilallahu allahu akbar, Allahu akbar waillahilham."

Again Isna smiled, this time because she heard Ayu voice voice takbir. His little voice sounded melodious as he chanted the words takbir.

" Let's go" the father took Ayu's hand.

" Anti sama Om don't want to come?"

" No, pretty." Dani rubbed Ayu's head.

" Yes already. Anti drugs, drugs om."

" Ayu's drug."

After Ayu and the father left.

" Ayu doesn't want to go with her real father?" Mom asked Isna.

" No, Ayu wants to stay the same. If Ayu moves into her papa's house, pity the altar, he says."

" Dani, would you like to try the bouncy flowers? " Mama took out the cakes that had been made from the hanging cabinet in her kitchen, and arranged them on the dining table.

There are ketapang seeds, bouncy flowers, onion nuts, onion cakes, candied kolang-kaling, and several brands of canned biscuits.

" This is just the cake. Yes understand, the villagers."

" Same, ma. It makes no difference."

Isna took a crunchy and savory onion cake.

" This is what Isna likes." she was very interested in chewing on pieces of onion cake.

Dani watched his wife chewing food nonstop. It seems that Isna really likes the snack.

Isna's phone rang. Isna answered the incoming phone call.

" Ashalamu'alaykum, Rani."

" Wa'alaykumussalam Isna. I was at the father's house. You're here, dong."

" Yes, I'm there."

" Same with husband?"

" Why should I be with my husband?"

" Let the husband talk to the husband. Pity the husband if he just waits for his wife to talk."

" Yes it is . I went straight there. Wait aye?"

Isna stopped her phone call.

" Mama, Isna wants to meet Rani at her father's house. Aa wants Isna to take her. Mama's alone at home, it's okay, right?"

" It's okay. Just go away."

Isna and Dani passed from before my mother.

In front of her parents, Isna tried to be ordinary. Isna did not want if father and mother come to think about what was disturbing his mind. Tired of his heart to think about what else will happen later, making him unable to behave as sweet as before.

Dani embraces Isna's waist. Isna did not react.

In the past, when Dani did that, he would be happy to reply by leaning his body on Dani. But now Isna felt alien to her own husband.

Arriving at Rani's house, more precisely Rani's parents' house. Ihsan, Rani's husband, is seen standing on the terrace, holding Emir, the little hero Ihsan and Rani.

" Wa'alaykumussalam," Ihsan replied. The Emir in his trunk looked at Isna.

" Children, "Isna poking Emir's plump cheeks. "I'm a cradle, A." Isna thrusts both his hands, asking the Emir to move in his carry.

" Can." Ihsan handed over the Emir, who seemed to want Isna to carry.

" Well, that's pretty big, huh?" Isna felt the Emir's body that was more plump than a while ago, the last time they met.

" Where's Rani A?"

" Within. Just go in."

Before entering Isna said hello. "Assalamu'alaykum."

Rani comes out of her room, " Wa'alaykumussalam. Wow, be careful pregnant. Hold the Ndut, you'll object."

" Yes, pretty euy."

" It is true."

" It's okay. Who wants to be like Aunty Na."

Rani invited Isna to sit down.

" Where's your husband?" tanyakanya.

" On the porch, same husband."

Suddenly Ihsan appeared. " Bun, Yanda is going to the mosque?" He said goodbye to Rani.

" A Dani left?"

" No dong. Dani's coming."

" Oh."

" Neng, Aa said goodbye to the mosque huh?" This time it was Dani's turn to tell Isna.

" Yes." Yeah." Short answer Isna.

" The Emir's not coming?" Isna asked the Emir to speak. " Later on, if you've grown up come to the mosque."

The Emir responds to Isna by trying to speak, even if the voice that comes out of his mouth is just, "Hao. hao..."

Isna laughed at the Emir's expression and reaction. "God, I can talk."

All that discomfort is gone. Seeing the Emir's smile, hearing his voice, and looking at his cute expression, all made Isna happy.

" Hopefully my son will be like this?"

" Yes dong. It all started when she was still in the womb. Mama's not much of a mess."

Isna took a breath. " Want it anyway. "

" Oh yeah, he said you wanted a story."

Isna has not yet opened her voice. It still seems to be putting together the sentence that will be issued.

" Na, we need people who can hear our stories. Although sometimes there is no solution, but at least with the story on others, our burden is slightly reduced."

Suddenly, Rani remembered something. " Eh, I'll make you a drink first, okay?"

" It's okay, Ran. I'll take it myself. "

" It's okay, if you want to add a new take yourself."

" Parents where Ran?"

" In the mosque. Takberan."

Oh yes, forgot to tell, Rani's mother has died, since Rani was in school. So since Rani moved in following her husband, Pak Dadang, Rani's father, lived alone. Occasionally Ika tea, Rani's cousin who lives with her parents next door to Mr. Dadang's house, comes to cook, and tidy up the house.

(About Ika Tea there was once a glimpse of his story in the "Choosing of the Heart" chapter of "Neventuhanan Preparation")

After bringing a drink to Isna, Rani sat down next to Isna.

Isna began to tell about the incident that happened yesterday, at the home of Anne's mother-in-law.

Isna pours out all her colleagues about Dani.

About how she felt about Dani who was no longer the same, because her trust in Dani's honesty has begun to diminish. His belief in Dani's love is no longer what it was at the beginning of the meeting.

It feels like the house of Isna and Dani is no longer as peaceful as before.

Rani can only advise Isna to be patient and always ask God for guidance.

For when man is afflicted with a problem, there is no other way but to ask Allah for help, patiently and prayerfully.

And that is all that Isna can do.

Already Isna did. But feelings and hearts cannot lie. She lost a bit of comfort with her husband.

What did she have to do so she could bring back those feelings?

Really, Isna did not like this kind of situation.

Seriate

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