The End of Hope

75 Eps. What News?

Naya was surprised to see who was next to her. He took two steps back to make sure he didn't see it wrong. This child has just been talked about and now this child is in front of him.

"Auntie, Naya? Aunt Naya, right?!" said the teenager with a plain white hijab who was smiling sweetly at him.

"Yes." Yeah." Naya is a bit hesitant, Raya looks a little different, looks more graceful, "you Kingdom. How are you?"

Raya squandered herself into Naya's embrace. And Naya replied. The woman he wanted was in front of him. It was an unexpected meeting. He's very happy. Found by a fun destiny like this.

Unlike Naya, she is only worried that she will meet Ares again. It was a shame for him that they were finally met in their current state. The last time they met, Naya acted as if she was going to be with her husband until old age, she was indifferent and ignored the man. If his son was here, his papa would be here too, Naya thought.

Raya became a new student at the high school, now is her first semester, she is already sixteen years old. He needs a friend and also a mother who understands him very well, his meeting with Naya is very important in him. To make him wish they were united in a family bond.

It's rare for a teenage child to expect a stepmother's presence in her life, but an unpleasant experience during her mother's death makes Raya want a woman like Naya to be a stepmother for her sister.

"I'm good, aunt..." Raya answered with pleasure. But Naya had shed tears.

"Well, you're more beautiful. Aunty to pangling,"

"Ih, Raya will follow aunt."

"Eh, don't follow aunt dong. Hijab is indeed an obligation that all Muslim women must follow"

"Hehe. Aye." Yeah."

"Oh yes. You wanted this one? Just take it." said Naya while putting a set of watercolors and brushes on Raya.

The teenage girl did not flinch, she glanced at the item given to her at a glance then looked back at Naya. There was a mountain of questions in his head and he needed answers right now.

"Tante, why is it here. Aunty lives where, who's the guy who made the video with auntie, is he aunt's brother? Auntie still remembers Yoni, right?"

"Hey hey, ask one-on-one dong. Aunty was puzzled by the answer." said Naya with a laugh.

At the same time, someone called Raya, she was a woman.

"Raya, already? If so, let's go home" said the woman

Naya furrowed her brows looking at the beautiful woman walking with a man beside her. He's Ares. The man looked at Naya fixedly, his lips smiling knots. But where's Yoni? the little boy was not with them. While Naya was silent, she was like nailed to her place until she did not move. The person he was avoiding was there, he was like a little rabbit caught by a hungry tiger. Helpless, wanting to run away but his powerful legs carried his body away.

'Oh, thank God Mr. Ares is married'

"Don't you remember Aunt Naya, right?" ask Ares. And the man in the gray shirt nodded.

"Papa's seen it, didn't expect to see you here."

"Tante, let's go to the cafe for a drink so we can have a chat. Tate hasn't answered Raya's question, yet,"

Suddenly Ida came with quite a lot of grocery bags. He took Naya's hand for granted, without looking around Naya who was filled with tense atmosphere. Ida considers the people around Naya are just people who just meet because they both shop.

"Day! Haven't you? Let's go home" said Ida. The two left Ares and his family.

'Thank God, Ida saved me'

Followed him from behind. Naya and Ida meet Rama who is also finished. They're looking for public transport. When Raya shouted,

"Wait!"

The three men looked back. Rama and Ida look at Raya.

"Eh. Don't look at it, it's normal. He was Raya, a friend of mine back in the Rainy City," Naya explained. It feels strange that Naya has a schoolboy friend.

"Ooh.." jawah Ida and Rama together.

Not yet had they talked any further, Naya had already seen Ares and the woman walking up to them. Naya was agitated, she quickly said to Raya while taking out a homemade business card with a batik painting next to her.

"Raya, this is aunt's number. We'll have a chat next time, okay?" naya said while handing over the business card to Raya.

"Come, we're home!" naya said as she stepped towards the angkot that had stopped in front of them, before Ares managed to meet her. After they were in angkot, Naya also told who Raya was, to Ida and Rama as necessary, how their meeting and familiarity used to be.

Rama was a little disappointed because he did not spend much time with Naya. Ida always clings to him and gives no chance of getting close to Naya. But he was quite happy to be able to get his necessities for free.

Arriving home, Ida unpacked her groceries and said, "Mbak Naya is not so buy two sets of paint and brushes? The feeling was about to take another one, mumpung I payin."

"No, that's enough too. Thanks ya.."

Naya cancels taking the desired item because the meeting with Raya makes Naya forget. They both bought the same thing.

"Sama-sama. I'll buy it again sometime."

"Hopefully we still have plenty of time and sustenance."

"Aamiin.." replied Ida as she went into her room and cleaned herself, then came out in neat and sexy clothes.

"Sir Ida going to the cafe?"

"Yes, the usual weekend often rames a lot of bonuses, so have to leave more afternoon."

"So, looking forward to dong's invitation?" tanya Naya, usually Ida will be picked up by her friends.

"Yes." Yeah."

"Be careful, take good care. Don't forget to pray."

"That's what's hard, pray. But when it comes to temptation, anyone can be tempted even though the mothers are everyday only at home."

"Yes anyway. His name is satan indiscriminate. Especially if not praying." hearing Naya's words, Ida nodded.

"Baby only mbak if this brush is islam. Then our five fingers are the pillars of Islam that make our religion upright" Naya said.

"meaning?"

Naya grasped a brush with all five fingers in her hand. Naya likens the pillars of Islam to his five fingers. It starts from the little finger, called the Hajj, which can be abandoned if unable. If a Muslim is unable, then release his duty, while opening his little finger.

Then he likens the ring finger as zakat a worship that can be abandoned if not able. And if a Muslim cannot afford zakat, then release his obligation, while opening his ring finger.

Then he likens the middle finger as fasting a worship that can also be left if not able. If a Muslim is unable to fast, then take off one obligation, while opening his middle finger.

Lastly, Naya likens the index finger to prayer and thumb ssbagai sahadat. Two worship that are related to each other and should not be left in any situation. Because only with these two worship Islam can remain upright.

"For if this worship is abandoned, then what is lost is not our obligation as Muslims but what is released is Islam." naya said as she opened the remaining two fingers and the brush she had clamped with the two fingers was instantly detached and fell off.

Ida listened and listened to Naya silently. Then smile shyly. Like realizing his mistake.

Somewhere else.

There was a sense of disappointment in Raya's heart, she glanced resentfully at the woman sitting next to her papa in the living room of their apartment. The two men are finishing their project.

"Why don't you know where Aunt Naya's house is?" tanya Raya tries to distract Ares..

Ares just shook his head, he was still busy with project affairs, hence Ares ignored Raya. He felt he had to finish Caca's work immediately. In fact, Yoni often entrusted to his grandmother. Lately Yoni is often fussy, because it will be very disturbing if you stay in the apartment. Raya and Ares actually pity Grandma but there is no other way.

Raya squeezes the paper Naya gave her, she opens the phone, stores Naya's mobile number and starts texting her.

Raya

Aunt what else, still busy?

Message sent. At that time Naya was still finishing a painting of her church. The atmosphere was quiet because of her own. He looked at the foreign number and read the contents of the message, Naya smiled, while keeping a brush and paint in her hand. Then take a deep breath and start replying to Raya's message. He has to come to his chest with all the questions.

Naya

Nook. Just be alone again.

Raya

Kasian alone, try to play here, definitely not lonely anymore.

Naya

Can't promise.

Raya

Aunty lives alone, why not the same aunt husband?

".........."

Naya

Aunt's husband is gone, baby. Go called God.

Raya

Innalillaahii.when?

"........."

Naya

About five months ago.

Raya

Oh, it's been a while. Whose aunt lives in whose house? Who are youtuber Ramadhan, pacaf aunt?

Naya

Raya

Aunty helped anything with him. If there is a Raya as papa, surely aunty does not need that person right?

Naya

It was also unintentional. Thankful we have met now.

Raya

Where is aunt's house, Raya wants to go there.

Naya

Be able. But if you want to come here, don't be the same papa?

Raya

Wh why? Raya must have just kept the shuttle the same papa. Papa is tacky, really protective.

Naya

That's because papa loves the same Raya. Let Raya be fine.

Raya

Aunty dear is not the same?

".........'

Naye.

Deary. We are friends.

Raya

Aunt, if you're a friend of aging. If I were a young mom.

'Don't you have a new mom?'

Naye.

So call a aunt.

Raya

Same time Yoni wants to call umma. May? he said aunty does not like being called ajumma, but it is cool.

Naya

You can, just call umma.

'That same beats as mom or mom or ummi'

Raya

Home address, aunt.where?

Naya

If you follow Ramadhanshow, you know the address of aunt. You know, he used to make a video about the same room as him.

Raya

O. So that's aunt.

There are no new messages for long. Naya finished painting it for a while. Finally, there is another message. At that time Raya was checking the contents of some videos on Rama's account, she checked Naya's home address.

Raya

Okay aunt. I stop by there sometime.

Naya

Okay, aunt wait. You must be careful and diligent in learning.

Raya

Ready, aunt.

"Rich. Sleep quickly! Don't keep playing hape. We have to go to school early tomorrow!" ares shouted from the living room.

"Yes, one minute! Again chat with aunt Naya!" sahut Raya from his room. Ares appeared at the door. Approaching the Kingdom, then said,

"Sleep fast! it's night. Don't bother anyone else."

"Not anyone else. It's aunt Naya."

"Just like he's not our family. Where'd you get the number?"

"Tante himself who gave thanks." offered a business card that had been tangled. Ares picked it up and looked at the number listed there.

'Is this the same number? So he hasn't changed his cell phone number all this time? Ahq..

Ares finds it futile, by leaving Naya's number which he did not delete, he leaves it as a memory, assuming Naya has changed her number because she tried to contact but was not active. Ares opened his phone, even the contents of the old message are still there. Turns out...

"Yes, sleep there" said Ares while taking Raya's cell phone, then left after making sure Raya was in her room.

Ares reads all the contents of the chat between Raya and Naya. He tried to write something as if he were the Kingdom. Ares thinks that if he sends a message, then Naya does not necessarily want to reply. He remembers feeling something like that before.

Ares

Aunt is asleep?

Naya

Sleepy-not yet

'So he said he wanted to call umma'

Ares

What is it that night already?

Naya

Chatting with you again

'n_n'

Ares

Tomorrow aunty has to work right, later aunty cape, you know. If aunty cape, keeps getting sick, who's taking aunty. I must be sad when auntie's sick.

Naya

Yes, you slept there too. Tomorrow you have to go to school in the morning. Let's not sleep in school. If you are also sick later not only papa sad, kasian kasian kasian your papa, aunty also sad.

Ares

But aunt. I'm not sleepy. Can't sleep. I still miss my aunt. When can we meet again?

Naya

Auntie is also kangen. When auntie has time to meet again. Ingaat ya, don't tell me the same papa if you want to meet aunty.

Ares

Why don't you want to meet Daddy? Papa ugly, fierce, smelly?

Naya

Papa nice. Not bad, the child is just beautiful like you, the papa period is ugly.

Ares

That's kalo. I'll take papa with me.

Naya

No, aunt is shy. Anyway, aunt won't see papa first. Okay well? Sleep yes, good boy. Aunty loves Raya but now aunt is sleepy.

Ares

Yes, aunty.Tante healthy always yes. May all our affairs be facilitated by God.

Naya

Aamiins.