Trapped by Love The Dishwasher

A Story in the Past (1)

Tiara jumped in shock when she heard a familiar voice in her ears. He reflexively stood up and stared at Arzan who was already standing behind him by putting both hands into his pants pocket.

Arzan looked at Nathan with a sharp look. Tiara shuddered in horror at Arzan's different gaze than usual. Although Tiara has often faced Arzan's cold attitude but this time it feels different. Tiara saw a look of anger and disappointment on Arzan's face, while Nathan only responded with a smile, relaxed. I don't know what the relationship between the two men before him is.

"Assalamu'alaikum warohmatulloh wabarokatuh" said a young child who had been waiting since then to shift the focus of the three people.

"Wa'alaikumsalam warohmatulloh wabarokatuh" replied Tiara with a face sumringah because finally the time came for Qiana to perform, this is what she had been waiting for since.

"A'udzubillahiminas syaithanirrojiim, bismillahbornrahmanirrahim" Qiana was seen breathing in, pausing the reading of ta'awudz and basmallah for a start before she read An-Naba's memorized letter this month with Tiara.

Tiara held her breath for a moment, hoping to be anxious as she watched Qiana on stage. Worrying if there is a memorization that forgets and makes the princess he continued to become unfocused and lost her confidence. At the beginning of her appearance Qiana looked calm and appeared confident.

Tiara continued to recite the reading of the letter An-Naba read by the boy, following with tartil as his heart chanted the do'a so that the child continued not to forget his memorization. Her hand remained on the air holding the mobile phone she used to record Qiana's appearance.

While Nathan, the man who confessed his arrival to the school for Qiana stared in amazement at the little girl. He was still standing parallel to Tiara but quite a distance away since Arzan's arrival. He doesn't even care about anything around him. His gaze only focused on the little girl who for several years had been an encouragement for his life.

Nathan secretly monitored the activities of the little girl through her man. Even upon hearing the news that today the little girl was going to be performing at her school, she left all her work today. For him there was nothing more to make him happy at this moment than to see Qiana grow well with all her potential.

Arzan was no less fascinated by the appearance of his little princess, a sense of happiness burst into his chest. Proud to have such a smart and pious daughter. Arzan realizes that since Tiara's presence much has changed from his daughter. Qiana looks more cheerful, always excited in doing all her activities. No longer fussy and whining this if going to school, even Arzan no longer messed with the dilemma between his daughter and his job.

Arzan stepped up his legs, went down one ladder and stood on the right side parallel to Tiara. He glanced at the girl who was legally religious and the law of the country had legitimately become his wife, but not at his heart.

Arzan's attention from the princess who still smoothly recited the memorization of her letter An-Nabanya on the stage was now distracted when she heard Tiara muttering following Qiana's memorization. He looked at the girl fixedly, his sparkling eyes staring at the mobile screen that was being used to record his daughter's actions. Sometimes her lips smiled when she heard Qiana improvise her reading tone, sometimes her face stiffened as Qiana paused her rote worried that her daughter had forgotten her next reading.

"Shadaqallahul'adzim" Qiana ended her memorization smoothly and remained calm to the boisterous applause of all the invited guests present.

They were proud of Qiana, considering that among the dozens of first-graders only Qiana had memorized the long letter.

A teacher who was in charge of hosting the show on that stage did not allow Qiana to go down first, she held Qiana in custody for wanting to interview the little girl who managed to make a ripple throughout the hall because she was stunned by her appearance.

"Ananda Qiana please don't go down first huh, Mom Teacher wants to ask first can not?" Qiana nodded and stopped her steps that were about to descend from the stage.

"According to her homeroom teacher I was informed that at a time when her peers chose to perform singing or dancing for this stage event Qiana was the only student who did not show hands"

"Master Teacher even had time to wonder why Qiana did not show her hands, even had time to think if she was reluctant to appear. But it turns out that after being asked Qiana said that she did not want to sing and dance but wanted to display the memorization of her Qur'an, and it was amazing when she said she wanted to display the memorization of An-Naba's letter" applause filled the hall again after the teacher who was in charge of guiding the event provided information about the chronology of Qiana who wanted to display the memorization of her Qur'an.

Although the Qiana school is an Islamic school but for Qiana who has only been in school for two months it is amazing to have memorized a letter that is quite a lot of verses, he said, moreover, before Qiana was from a public school that did not put too much emphasis on Quran memorization. Usually the display of memorization of the letters is done by third grade students and above.

"Ananda Qiana, if it may be Master why would Qiana want to display the memorization of the Qur'an?" the host's mother teacher started interviewing Qiana, who was,

"Because I like to memorize the Qur'an, I can also read the Qur'an" Qiana replied with her innocent face, making the guests re-clap in awe.

"Why does Qiana like to memorize the Qur'an?" ask the teacher again,

"The word Mommy is beautiful if Qia is a recorder of the Qur'an Qia will be able to wear the crown for Mommy and Daddy in Heaven, Mommy Qia who is now in heaven will also be happy if Qia becomes a memorizer of the Qur'an" Qiana's answer really makes everyone who hears it,

Arzan and Nathan - two men who were initially good friends - were made to not dwell on the little girl's answer. Their memory is compact in memory of the same woman, Mitha Pradipta.

Flashbacks

Arzan, Nathan and Mitha have been close friends since college. Nathan who first knew Mitha often invited the girl to meet Arzan who incidentally was his best friend since childhood. Both of their parents are business partners who always support each other. Even at the death of his father Arzan, Nathan's parents were the ones who always stood beside Arzan and his mother to strengthen and help take care of the company after the president's departure.

Nathan who had long harbored his love for Mitha that night had prepared a special surprise for his girl, but who would have thought he lost to Arzan. Mitha, whom Nathan often meets with, secretly communicates with the man without Nathan's knowledge.

Her meek, smart, beautiful and always elegant carrying makes Arzan interested in many charms that Mitha has. They met without Nathan. Until one day when Nathan was ready with his surprise to express his love for Mitha, at the same time he found Mitha was with Arzan.

Nathan still did not suspect anything with the togetherness of his two friends, until finally Mitha's words made Nathan freeze for a moment,

"Tan, we're done. She had just expressed her feelings for me" Mitha pointed towards Arzan with her chin and replied with a million-watt smile that showed Arzan's current happiness. They face each other in love, making Nathan's heart hotter.

Nathan was silent, he didn't know what to respond to. He felt that he was in another world, his heart was broken, his chest was tight and even his throat felt choked, his tongue was unable to speak. The feeling that he had been craving for almost a year together with Mitha had to get back in his custody. He still uses logic to not ruin their friendship.