The End of Hope

62 Eps. The Destiny Among Us

" no. Why am I jealous. We are divorced and have no relationship anymore. So if you want to be in a relationship with another man, that's up to you!" rudian said with a loud voice like anger, his face turning sour.

"Not be angry. When you were my husband I wasn't angry you had another wife.Why is it now angry that I have a relationship with another man when we're not husband and wife anymore?" sahut Naya's.

"So. I'm not angry.I don't care if you cheat anymore or not.." Rudian's voice is now weakened.

Actually he also felt unwilling that the woman he had loved was then loved by other men. Naya no longer wants to be hers. Somehow her selfish soul leads her to deny her own feelings, a feeling of dislike if Naya has a man who will take her place as husband.

Most men are so proud to admit their own feelings because they are considered a weakness, many also make anger as an outlet that actually does not need to be done, just to cover up the weakness.

Naya looked at Rudian with a pushy look, she furrowed her brows and then smiled thinly, then said,

"You still have such bad thoughts? As long as we're together, have I ever done something that deviated like that, haven't I?"

Rudian also responded to Naya's words, "I'm talking like that because seeing you're not just the same guy, so don't blame me if I have bad thoughts."

"But your guess is not necessarily true" Naya said.

People see only what they can see, and what they see is not necessarily what it seems. People sometimes suspect that is out of place. People see things in others better, richer or happier, but do not know what the person is going through during his life, so have such goodness in his life.

"Yes already, already. It's up to you. Remember don't do anything before the iddah period ends!"

"alright. Oh yea. I just remembered, the person you always accuse me of cheating, actually a good person, helped you, Rudi. When you were in the restaurant at that time" said Naya.

"Oh, yes. Then say thank you to him. I didn't say it was okay either, did I? because I didn't ask him to help me" Rudian replied as he left.

"O Allah, there is a man like this, who has no concern for others, perhaps because he also still needs to be cared for'

Naya nodded and let Rudian leave without saying goodbye or greeting him. Naya only prayed in her heart for the good of her loss and her family. Naya did not know that it turned out that night was her last time to see Rudian in such a state and she also did not expect that in the future she would have to face the fact that she would return to men these.

Naya stared at Rudian's back who had gone away, until the shadow of the man had completely disappeared from her sight. But just as he was about to close the door of his boarding room, there was a loud deheman sound, such as preventing him from closing the door. He opened the door wide again and saw the man thumping loudly out there.

He saw Ares standing looking at him while raising his eyebrows repeatedly. Naya turned her gaze lazily.

'Why should this man again?'

Naya thought as she closed her eyes and clenched her one hand tightly.

'Did he hear everything, did he hear what I said with Rudian earlier? Astagfirullah... Now I must how to face him, O God....'

Arez approached and said, "That man was your husband?"

Naya answered lazily, "Yeah, he's Rudian, my husband. What's wrong?"

'So you're divorced?'

"So. Just ask," Ares replied, there was a faint smile on his lips. Look, he seems to hear everything, even when Naya says he's a good person. Haha.

"Alright then, I go in first yes, sir. It's night, I cape, sir. I want to rest. Please go..." Naya said as she shed tears.

'Go away...I'm tired, I don't want to face you, I'm ashamed. Why do you always show up when I'm like this and now you know I have a fight with my ex-husband, God...How do I put my face in front of this man?'

"Yes I've been waiting for you for a long time, but there's your husband. I'll say it tomorrow. Now, get some rest, get some good sleep?" ares said as he turned around, he could not bear to see Naya shedding tears.

'Ahk, where to sleep well. Sleeping while crying for sure'

Maybe the woman needs to be alone, needs a place to shed all her tears and grievances right now. So if he bothers her then Ares is worried that Naya is getting away from him.

Sometimes a man's strength if he likes a woman, is not measured by how much the man wants it but by how much he is able to hold himself back when the woman can have it right then and there.

Aries said in his heart, "if we are meant to be together even if you run as fast as you can, I'll make sure there's a place that leads you back to me, until then"

Ares drove his car quietly, unable to shake the shadow of Naya's face, who had begged her to leave with tears dripping down her cheeks.

'Why am I afraid, I am afraid that someone will say your name more than I have done. For as much as I ask God the owner of the universe, If God does not allow destiny to side with us both then everything will be in vain'

When Arez arrived home saying his greetings, he played the keys to his car and kept the keys on the table. He was about to wash his hands when he saw Raya had just finished performing the Isha prayer. The girl folded her face while wiping her tears. Ares said,

"Sister why? Brother cry, why cry?"

Raya looked at her Papa's face and then she cleaned up the remaining tears on her cheek while saying,

"Grandmother was sick again, Yoni was also sleeping together."

Ares widened his eyes perfectly and as he quickly entered Rasti's room, he saw his mother asleep with a blanket covering her entire body. He touched the forehead of the woman whose hair was almost all whitened. He felt the heat in his hand. Not wanting to disturb his sleeping mother, Aras lets her go, justifies the location of her blanket, and then leaves after closing the bedroom door. He sat on the sofa and stroked his temple.

'Oh my God, what happened to my mother? Mommy might be tired. But who can help her take care of my children? Help me, O Allah'

"Papa, what are you thinking? Why don't you pray a lot, pray, pa. Than daydreaming?" said Raya while sitting in front of Ares.

Ares raised his eyebrows and asked Raya,

"What do you want to pray like?"

Then Raya replied, "Yes praying for example, there are people like aunt Naya who want to help us to take care of Yeoni, spoiled children that trouble people only."

Today, Yoni is throwing a lot of tantrums, he often whines and cries, asking for something that makes his grandmother too tired until then the woman fell ill. Raya tells how effective Yoni on Rasti until the afternoon, Rasti looks pale and then he fell asleep because his body has a high fever. Although Rasti has taken some drugs but it seems there has been no change, so it still has to wait a few days. That meant that for a while it definitely could not nurture Yoni as it had to rest in order to recover immediately.

"Pa, I pray papa, hopefully there's someone like Aunt Naya who wants to be equally papa."

"Papa also wants, if there is one,"

"Makanya papa much-do'a." said Raya while leaving her papa.

'Ck! this boy's'

"Lord!" nia's voice, Naya's co-worker called out to her, just then, Nia approached Naya who was still in the kitchen to clean some equipment. Naya looked over without stopping her work.

"What's wrong?" ask Naya.

Nia again said without helping him He only saw Naya cleaning the equipment,

" i just met Miss Kos" said Nia while looking at Naya who was still busy with her part of the task.

"Certainly, he said next month our contract price was raised," Nia said without burden. Nia was the one who introduced Naya to the owner of the boarding house Naya currently occupied.

Naya stopped her work and looked at Nia, and said,

"Why ride?"

Nia replied, "Where do I know." while sniffing shoulders.

This is not yet one month Naya is in the place, when the rental price from the place of cost changes, that means the budget he has calculated and he set aside will change as well. He just thought what if later the money he had was not enough? What should he do to support his daily life?

'O Allah, I only need a job or a place to live, just to uphold my body in order to worship you, so Give me a way to this problem. Verily, no one knows better the condition of Your servant than You as his creator'

"Naya," Call Nia again while nudging Naya with the elbow of her arm.

"What else is it?" said Naya. Nia's call broke her daydream.

"You're still close to Mr. Ares, aren't you?" ask Nia.

This made Naya sigh upset, she closed her eyes trying to erase her memory of the incident last night which was quite embarrassing Ares caught her quarreling with her ex-husband. He clenched both his hands holding a growl in his heart, he hoped, hopefully he doesn't have to meet Ares today, tomorrow or the day after tomorrow or forever.

After successfully mastering himself, Naya turned to Nia, and said,

"Where are you now, having successfully talked to Mr. Ares, not yet?"

"My message alone was never answered," said Nia while grumbling, her lips pouting. The funny expression was enough to comfort Naya that she smiled.

'There are a lot of women asking about you, sir. But why are you even bothering me shi?'

"Yes, don't despair, just try to continue who knows someday he is interested in you, don't forget to pray a lot, keep grooming and beautiful, okay?" naya said as she patted Nia on the back.

" ck! You're this. I'm not a seductress, you know?" hearing her words Naya laughed a little, then said,

"Yes I know but what's wrong anyway, dress up beautiful with the intention to be self-assured and grateful, not to tease men."

After all the work was done, Naya and Nia returned to the dining room at the restaurant to do another task again.

When lunch time arrived, at that time the restaurant began to crowded hungry visitors and also wanted to enjoy the dishes that became the mainstay menu today. As Naya was storing some ordered food on the table of a buyer, she felt the aphron she was wearing being pulled around, someone. Naya turned her head to her side and she smiled broadly as she saw the little creature standing while looking at her and was pulling her clothes.

"Yoni?!" he said while finishing his work.

Naya immediately carried the little boy affectionately, kangen. Haven't they met like this in a long time? As usual, if there was this child, his world seemed to be bewitched by him so that everything around him was not a crowd of restaurants, but just a flower garden and the two of them. Naya is sucked into her world. They went to the side of the restaurant where there was a long chair under the tree.

Bu Nha, seeing that, he did not rebuke Naya's attitude, not because of favoritism with other employees, only he did not feel good with Mr. Ares who was very good according to him, and after all, he once got a considerable compensation just because he asked permission for Naya.

Naya continues to chatter in front of Yoni and the boy responds with a typical child response and all his cuteness. Naya was pinching Yoni's cheek, when Ares came with a plate of rice and side dishes for Yoni. The man smiled as he said,

"now eat first. Let him eat himself"

Naya takes the plate from Ares's hand without seeing his face, but the man's eyes are observing Naya's suddenly pale facial expression, her brown eyes as if avoiding Ares' gaze, evidenced by his eyes that can not be separated from staring at Yoni.

Ares returns to the restaurant to finish his untouched order. He stepped up while smiling amusedly looking at Naya's behavior. She knew Naya was ashamed of her. While Naya and Yoni continue their activities, telling stories while spending the food on Yoni's plate. Naya unceasingly gave the little boy the zest for him to eat more.

"I'm sorry, so be sure to take care of you" said Ares near Naya and Yoni, who had just finished his lunch. Similarly, Yoni who just finished putting the last mouthful into his mouth. Naya clapped her hands while shouting,

"Great boy, good boy, eat it up. Alhamdulillah," and then rubbed Yoni's head.

It was as if he had not heard what Ares had told him. Ares really is considered like the air passing from the nostrils.

"Have you eaten?" ares asked Naya.

Naya sees Aris at a glance then her gaze returns to Yoni while nodding.

"You're lying, you haven't eaten, have you?" Ares said.

"Eating is easy, sir" said Naya calmly.

An unsatisfactory answer for Ares but the man realizes that Naya's job as a waitress serves customers at lunchtime, it is impossible to meet his lunch needs at times like this.

"Where, big brother, school huh?" ask Naya to Yoni.

The question was directed to Ares. Of course the man of the two girls said to answer Naya's question,

"Yes, he goes to school, he sends you greetings."

"Oh yeah? Waalaikumsalam...," said Naya with a smile but her smile was still aimed at Yoni, saying, "greetings from aunt to sister, huh?"

" Come on Yoni, let's go to papa's office again" Ares said, holding Yoni's hand.

But the little boy seemed reluctant, a looked at Naya with a parched and whining face, a,

"Tante's coming too...?" Ares and Naya were both furrowing their brows.

At the same time, Naya gets a call from her phone.