
Chapter 19
Far from before the wedding Afif and Fatimah asked Hajj Maulana, Umi Zahira, Ilham and Aisyah to come and live with them. However, Haji Maulana again rejected him, arguing that he did not want to trouble his son and daughter-in-law.
After the wedding procession ended, Afif asked for permission to take Fatimah to his house. They promised to come back tomorrow. The atmosphere felt again, Afif grasped tightly Fatimah fingers to give it strength.
"If you are heavy leaving Abi and Umi, we can stay here" said Afif.
"You are my husband Mas, wherever you go, I will come with you" Fatimah replied as she gave her most beautiful smile.
"Thank you for accepting me, as a husband who is far from perfect" Afif said, staring fixedly at the face of Fatimah who more and more days make him fall in love.
"I'm also very grateful that you chose me as a wife" Fatimah said with a shy smile.
"You are the woman I deserve to choose" said Afif make the face of Fatimah more reddened and he was bowed to shame.
"Looking at you makes me fall in love" Afif said again, lifting Fatimah's chin.
"Please love me because of Allah Mas, I fear that love will be lost, if you love me for any other reason" replied Fatimah, making Afif smile.
"You are an angel who is able to turn my life into a much better path, I promise not to let you go" Afif said, kissing Fatimah's forehead.
"Afif, Fatimah, are you ready?" Azhar suddenly appeared, making them choked and instantly Fatimah's face flushed in shame. Back a happy smile was engraved on Azhar's lips.
Finally, they left the Maulana hajj residence which had just become a silent witness to the sacred promise they had made. Afif immediately took Fatimah's hand to the car that led them to the magnificent house of Afif. Their departure is off with a haru feeling.
Throughout the journey Afif continued to hold the fingers Fatimah. Azhar who sat behind the wheel kept smiling stared at the happiness of the child and his son-in-law from the mirror in the rearview of the car. Whereas,
Sarah put on a dislike face with a sneaky smile, while again reaching for her phone.
[It's time ] a message was sent to an unknown number.
[Okay, boss ] reply to a message from someone across there.
Amidst their happiness, Azhar suddenly felt her chest so tight that she immediately groaned in pain. Of course, making Afif and Fatimah immediately panicked. So did Sarah with her pretence immediately scream calling Azhar.
"Pah ..." call them together.
Afif immediately broke through to the front seat, took control of the steering wheel and directly stepped on the brakes. The car stopped immediately with the sound of tires coming into contact with the asphalt, but the fate of their car was directly hit by another car from the right side right where the position of Fatimah was.
Their car was pushed up to the shoulder of the road, causing a very loud impact sound and visible sparks coming out of the car engine.
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Afif opened his eyes, he blinked his eyes looking around the white room. He tried to gather his memories while holding his aching head, As his memories had already gathered, he felt pain all over his body.
Afif tried to move his entire body, but felt very stiff especially in the legs that are unable to move.
"Mas Afif" Afif raised his face, looking towards the origin of the sound.
"Fatimah, you ...." Afif looked at Fatimah from head to toe, with a bandage on Fatimah's forehead and her right hand wrapped in a cast.
"I'm fine Mas, no need to worry" Fatimah replied smilingly, with misty eyes.
"Don't cry baby! it made me feel so guilty" Afif wiped Fatimah's tears, made Fatimah's tears break even more and immediately burst into Afif's embrace.
Afif was silent, his heart suddenly felt bad, like something was wrong, so that made Fatimah cry as sad as this. He let Fatimah spill all her sorrow. And he gently rubbed Fatimah's head.
"Mas, no matter what happens, I will stay with you and I will always be by your side" Fatimah let go of her embrace, looking down at Afif's face.
"Dear, I will try to give my best for you and always take care of you" Afif said with a smile and rubbed the face of Fatimah gently.
Afif who had not realized the situation with himself and that befell Azhar, seemed to smile happily while hugging Fatimah's body back. Until he finally realized that something was wrong with his feet that felt nothing.
"Fatimah, why can't my legs be moved and I can't feel anything?" Afif asked as he frowned and let go of his embrace.
Fatimah was unable to answer Afif's question, only tears washed her face. Afif's face began to panic, he tried to move his legs, but his efforts were only in vain.
"Son Afif, be patient and multiply Istighfar, Allah is giving you a test" said Haji Maulana who was present among them. Maulana's hajj words made Afif speechless for a moment. He stared alternately at Fatimah and Haji Maulana with a look of disbelief, visible water that had inundated his bead.
"Mas" called Fatimah softly while hugging Afif's body, without feeling that the water was flowing from the corner of Afif's eyes, as he closed his eyes. His body felt so limp as a dream if he were now experiencing paralysis.
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Afif stared at the two red soils in front of him, with two gravestones bearing the names of Azhar and Sarah. He did not expect the accident to take his papa's life and leave him unconscious for three days and also make his legs become paralyzed.
"Mas" called Fatimah softly, while gently touching Afif's shoulder.
"It looks like it will soon rain, we go home now, tomorrow we can make another pilgrimage to the tomb of Papah" Fatimah said carefully, because she was aware, what happened made Afif's feelings more sensitive.
Afif took a rough breath, he just nodded in response to Fatimah's question. With a smile Fatimah pushed Afif's wheelchair with her left hand not wrapped in a cast. Although, Ilham offered to replace him but Fatimah refused, because he wanted to always accompany Afif until physical and psychic Afif back healed.
Soon they arrived at the luxurious house of Afif. Upon entering the living room, they were surprised by the presence of a beautiful and sexy woman who was already standing in the living room waiting for their arrival.
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How did Fatimah go through her days accompanying Afif in navigating their household?
Can Afif make peace with his situation and the reality that happened in his life?
Who are the beautiful and sexy women who have been waiting for their arrival?
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