The Heart that Chose
Chapter 85
In a room a woman was swept away in a third of the night, enthroning Allah with tears in her eyes.
In his prayer, Shafina asked God to be free from the problems that befell her little family. He realized that God was the only place to complain, the place to pour out his heart. She was only resigned to Allah whether her household was this limited and Allah would keep her away from her husband or Allah would bring her as close to her husband.
Syafina fell asleep curled up on her alphabet, until she heard the sound of the morning prayer ringing and woke up in a much calmer state. After performing the dawn prayer he fell asleep again this time on his comfortable bed. A thing he rarely does goes back to sleep after dawn.
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Khalid, who had not slept all night, decided to follow his wife that morning. With red and sore eyes he drove his car slowly towards his in-laws house.
About 90 minutes drive Khalid arrived at his destination. Khalid pulled his car out in front of his father-in-law's house, Salman was seen busy drying his coffee with some of the daily laborers he paid. In addition to farming pineapple salman also farmed coffee and ginger.
"Assalamualaikum pa, is there Syafina at home? "
"Yes there, he's not out of his room yet"
"Thank you, I'm in first" Khalid gave permission to his in-laws.
"Yes please" Salman gave his permission, knowing Khalid and Syafina were in trouble.
Khalid was in bed with Zaenab in the living room.
"Ma how is Syafina?"
"He's still in his room, you look at him. Who knows, this morning he's calmer and wants to see you"
"Okay ma" Khalid nodded, then he headed towards Syafina's room, the room was unlocked. Khalid just come in.
Syafina who was still asleep did not realize her husband was nearby and gently stroked her hair.
"Bang" said Syafina, but her eyes closed. Khalid smiled hearing Syafina delirious about his name.
"Pardon Fina"
"Sst, brother who should apologize" Khalid stroked the soft elus of Syafina's cheek.
Feeling that someone touched her, Syafina opened her eyes slowly, she saw Khalid in front of her. He really misses the man in front of him.
"Bang Khalid, isn't this brother? "
"Yes right, so wash your face to be aware of one hundred percent"
Shafina was aware that she did not dream of meeting red with shame, but she was glad that Khalid visited her so early.
"Why is morning here? "
"When else, this is all your husband hasn't slept all night with you. I'd go crazy if I had to wait a few more hours"
"Ah so"
"yes to Fin, don't you miss your husband ? "
Syafina nodded her bowed, in her heart she regretted leaving without saying goodbye.
"Sorry Fina doesn't say anything"
"Yes already brother sorryin, brother has not had a bath yet breakfast too. Can you prepare the breakfast while the brother takes a shower first? "
Syafina then washed her face and hurried to prepare breakfast for her husband and herself. The breakfast was actually ready Syafina just serve it to the plate.
Khalid, who had finished bathing, was wearing only his shorts and t-shirt, which he left behind when he moved a few months ago.
"Come bang, we have the same breakfast" asked Syafina.
Syafina served him as usual, still smiling as usual. In his heart Khalid was amazed by his wife who was able to save his grief. Not that it blew her anger but instead gave her husband some calm.
"What your heart is made of Fina, you should have kicked me out or killed me. I deserve it" Khalid said in his heart.
"Fina aren't you angry with your brother? "
"Why am I angry bang, I told you I promise to always support my brother"
"But why did you leave did not say goodbye to brother, brother was worried about yesterday"
"I just need peace, and I'm feeling a lot better this morning"
Khalid nodded, he understood his wife's feelings.
After breakfast, the two of them returned to the room. They lay in bed. It feels a bit stiff. Khalid understood for sure that his wife still had feelings of resentment towards him. An idea came to Khalid's mind. He wanted to take his wife somewhere there were just the two of them.
"you're going with my brother, aren't you?"
"somewhere, you just go "
"Where was I invited? "
"Just follow your husband" Khalid touched his wife's chin.
"Where do you want me to go?, ah come along. There's no way Khalid's bang would hurt me there" inner Syafina.
"Come away now mumpung still at eight in the morning." take Syafina.
"Bring your clothes in a suitcase, bring a jacket or sweater too"
"Where the hell bang, here not much of my clothes. Even if it doesn't fit anymore, look at my stomach" Syafina felt her belly bulging.
"O yeah, brother's clothes aren't much here either"
"Let's just go home to our house" Syafina asked.
"No, we'll just buy everything"
"Buy, you spendthrift" Syafina pouted.
"Abang does not want to go home. make your brother more dizzy. What's wrong with buying clothes for my wife and myself? "
"So brother is it"
"If we say goodbye to mom and dad, you haven't taken a bath either" Khalid took Shafina's hand. In her heart Syafina asked her where her husband would take her.
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Fatimah walked back and forth in the living room, and last night Khalid didn't come home. I haven't been home yet this morning.
"What follows Syafina, but why don't you tell me to go where the phone number is not active"
Fatimah sat on the couch, grabbed her phone from her handbag.
"Assalamualaikum ma'am" Dendi's voice across the street.
"Yes Den, do you know where Khalid is? "
"Barusan just called he said he was on vacation with Syafina, the office business was handed over to me and Yulia ma'am"
"Oo, did he tell you where the holidays were? "
"Khalid don't tell me, and I don't want nanyain ma'am" either"
"Ehmm, thanks for the info Dendi. Assalamualaikum"
"Same ma'am, waalaikumsalam". Fatimah cut off her phone.
"Why didn't you say you wanted a vacation, did Khalid want to avoid Sherina?"
Fatimah felt her mind was quite heavy, she felt sorry for Khalid and Syafina but Sherin how, she also needed justice.
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Khalid took his and his wife's groceries, clothes, all kinds of supplies needed, Syafina's pregnant milk and not forgetting snacks. Syafina only brought snacks.
They were parked with Silvana.
"Eh a lot of his shopping, monthly shopping huh? " ask Silvana kindly
"No, the plan is we want a vacation, so shop first" Syafina replied.
"Oo good luck, where are the holidays?"
Khalid smiled without answering.
"I just don't know where to go, I want to give her surprise" Syafina glanced at her husband.
"Eh, I want a surprise for my wife" replied Khalid.
"Oo that, yeah yeah, I'm into a happy vacation". Silvana left them, and Khalid and Syafina put their groceries in the car. Then they got in the car too.
Khalid drove his car at a moderate speed. Syafina liven up the music of the song solawatan, on the way Syafina sang following the song of the solawat song. Sometimes Khalid looked at his wife who seemed to start cheerful. Khalid knew that Syafina was trying to enjoy herself and forget her problems.
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