The Love of the Maharani

Falling in the Valley of Love

The next morning, Anna is awakened by a slow kiss on her forehead. As she slowly opened her eyes, Anna faintly heard the sound of the Adhan singing in the distance.

"Allaahu Akbar! Allaahu Akbar's! 2x (God is Great!)

Asyhadu anlaailaaha illallah.2x (i bear witness to no God but Allah).

asyhadu anna muhammadar rasuulullah. 2x (i testify that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah).

hayya 'alash shalaahh. 2x (Let us establish prayer!)

hayya 'alal falahh. 2x (Let's go to victory!)

ashsholaatu khoirum minan nauum. 2x (the prayer is better than sleep.).

Allaahu! 2x (God is Great!)

Laa ilaaha illallaahh (no god but Allah)"

As soon as Anna opened her eyes wide, she was presented with the appearance of a handsome face of Daffa who smiled warmly at her.

At first Anna was fixated and felt warm in her heart as she stared at Daffa's smiling face. Anna would have almost returned the Daffa smile if she had not remembered last night. Where Daffa had once again made him wait.

The annoyance came back and filled Anna's mind and mind. He chose to close his eyes again.

Shortly afterwards, Anna heard Daffa's voice reprimanding her.

"Dear, Anna. It's already dawn. Prayers yuk!" Take Daffa in a soft voice.

Anna initially wanted to ignore Daffa's invitation to her. But in retrospect, Anna realized.

'If I refuse to pray, I will be able to sin. Duh! But I'm still upset..' Anna bathes.

Anna finally decided to wake up. With a step that looks dragged, he cleans himself and then sanctifies.

After the holy, he also mengakmum in a soothing morning worship in the back row of Daffa. They met their Lord at the banquet of two rakaats.

***

After the dawn prayer, peace fell on Anna. The annoyance that had once been entrenched in his mind now disappeared unceremoniously.

Anna has been involved many times. He asks for forgiveness and guidance from God for every choice and error he makes.

After Daffa had said the common prayer that Anna had received, Anna continued in her condolences.

In his heart he whispered,

"Yes Rabb.. O Rahmaan. I beg Your guidance. I beg for Your reinforcement. For the servant to be able to live this marriage as well as You are Ridhai.

Servant begs Your understanding.I ask forgiveness from You.for every error that is either intentional or unintentional by this self.

There is no best hope in this life, other than the good of the world and your Hereafter.

Please bring the servant closer to the good people. Gather servants together with good people who are also able to make servants become someone better.

Give confidence in yourself if something that you present in my life is indeed something good for me.

Suspend slave. Lift the heart of the servant. And make the servant belong to the straight class of Thy servants, and the tenderness of his heart.

Aamin. aamiin..

Allahumma.."

Anna rubbed her face with the face covering her hands. Two tears did not come down as they were swept and seeped into the white cloth she was wearing.

After being dignified, Anna felt a peaceful embrace of him gently. She no longer harbored any resentment towards Daffa, her husband.

After beristighfar many more times, he suspects, it could be a sense of annoyance that he had felt last night was a hot blow exhaled by evil demons.

For Anna to be the wife who holds a grudge against her husband. So that she may become a disobeying wife to her husband.

Na'udzu bIllahi min dzaalik.

Tsumma na 'udzu billaahi min dzaalik.

Anna then directed her gaze forward, right onto the back of her husband who was still seen cupping both hands. Apparently, it wasn't just Anna who was busy confiding in Rabbul 'izzati. Because Daffa too, looks so solemn with dignity now.

Anna finally decided to wait for Daffa to finish with her confiding session. While waiting, he recited the simple dhikr that he used to chant all the time.

"Subhaanallah. walhamdulillah... Wallaahu akbar!"

As she continued to repeat herself, Anna whispered her flagship dhikr.

And, after about five minutes had passed, Anna saw Daffa end her prayer.

Her handsome husband then turned his head back, towards Anna. And a warm smile was on her thin lips and again in natural pink.

Again Anna gave thanks for the grace of God who had given her a gentle husband in speech, again compassionate in morality.

Spontaneously Anna grabbed Daffa's right hand, then kissed the back of her husband's hand with reverence.

Tests.

A warm glimmer embraced Anna's heart..

A foreign flavor came back to ambush him gently..

Very very softly..

Until Anna no longer felt the world around her.

Until Anna's ears were puffed up by the heartwarming silence.

And finally, the dew of love trickled down into Anna's heart.

It was then that Anna finally realized that her heart had begun to fall in the valley of love.

This valley of love is owned by a young man, who a few days ago was still a stranger in Anna's life.

And, the name of the foreign young man was none other than Daffa. Daffa Skolinzki.

***

"Anna? Anna!"

"uhuh? huh uh?" Anna stared blankly at Daffa's handsome face.

It was only realized now that the cause he felt foreign feelings that had been reaching him many times since he met Daffa for the first time.

'Falling in love? I fell in love with Daffa?' inner Anna monologue.

Anna was very surprised by the fact she had just realized.

It is fitting that Anna did not like Joanna, a young girl who was too familiar with Daffa.

It was fitting that Anna felt dislike for Tasya, Daffa's fiancee whom she had never even met. Even Eva, Daffa's secretary.

It was fitting for Anna to feel the thumping whenever she was close to Daffa. Or even restless when not with Daffa. Anna finally knew the name of the feelings she felt towards Daffa last night.

Anna felt a longing.

And that longing arose because of the seed of new love sprouting into seed in Anna's heart.

All those strange feelings and erratic heartbeats are caused by a strange sense called love.

"Anna? are you okay? do you hear me?"

back the Daffa voice entered Anna's sense of hearing.

Anna blinked her eyes twice to focus her gaze back on Daffa's face. And, realizing that the faces of the two were now very close, had re-emerged the red hue on Anna's face.

Anna lowered her face. Trying to shake the shame on her husband.

Stammered, Anna immediately answered Daffa's question.

"I. i'm o.kay!" sergeant Anna turned his gaze in the other direction.

"Are you sure? (are you sure?)" ask Daffa back.

"Y.yeah.surely yes. (yes, of course)" said Anna again. This time in a more convincing tone.

"But your face look so red. (but your face looks reddish) do you have a fever?" daffa asked as she grabbed Anna's forehead with her right arm.

"No. no, Daff! i'm fine! just.. laper! I'm laper. we're having breakfast!" take Anna, try to distract Daffa from her.

"Hmm.is that so? (is that so?)" daffa asked, still unsure of the truth of Anna's answer.

"Yes! how about breakfast outside? I think my legs are better. Look. I no longer feel too sick when I step," Anna said, rising to her feet and walking a few steps away from Daffa.

"Hey! watch out! (watch!)" daffa shouted as he saw Anna almost tripped over by her facial subordinates.

But thank God Anna can keep her balance and not fall. Although she was a little embarrassed when she turned around and faced her husband. But Anna ventured to say her last sentence, "Look right? I'm okay, Daff!" said Anna.

Daffa sighed softly. She gave Anna a warm smile before she finally said.

"Yes, get ready. We have breakfast outside. I heard, near here there is a place that sells rice sitting," said Daffa.

"OKAY. I took a shower!"

And Anna took off her face. After that he took a change of clothes and went into the bathroom to clean himself.

In her heart Anna was grateful. Because he managed to divert Daffa from her. Anna hoped that her feelings for Daffa would go unnoticed by the young man. Because he was afraid, he was afraid that the attention Daffa had shown him for these few days was just pseudo.

Anna wanted to ascertain Daffa's feelings for her first. It might start with getting to know the Daffa family first. Whether the Daffa family was the same as the young man had told them or not.

***