Trust & Love

Trust & Love (017)

The clock shows at 06:00 in the morning. A man had just entered and was sitting next to his father-in-law.

"Breakfast first sir," Zulfikar fed a spoonful of porridge with great pain.

"God willing, today someone will come to be your nurse" said Zulfikar, "so I can be relieved to leave you alone at home."

The happy Lukman was only able to pull a small indentation on his lips, "thank you son, I didn't wrongly choose you as my son-in-law." Lukman murmured in his heart.

While in another room a woman was still sleeping soundly in her room, after a night of being unable to sleep because she was still traumatized after the departure of her mother. Naysila was only able to sleep after dawn prayers.

True what Zulfikar said, before long the nurse who had been promised the foundation finally came too. Zulfikar welcomed the 35-year-old woman, named Marni. That's what the woman said when she introduced herself.

"Well, Bi. I have business outside, I take Father!" Marni just nodded, it did not take much time for Zulfikar to explain the task that Marni had to do.

"Oh yes, Bi. That's the room in front," Zulfikar pointed to Naysila's room "that's my wife's room. He's still sleeping like he is. When I wake up, say I made breakfast for him under the lid and tell him I have business and maybe I'll go home tomorrow night."

Marni was stunned to hear every inch of the sentence that came out of Zulfikar's lips. The man showed Marni immense charisma.

"Heyallah, ko aunty so envious yes the same treatment of Master with his Wife." Only the first day Marni was amazed by Zulfikar, the article Zulfikar is a dream husband figure in the eyes of Marni.

"Auntie can, if you'll excuse me, Bi. Assalamualaikum."

"Wa'alaikum salam wa rahmatullah."

Having already asked for leave, Zulfikar decided to meet his family today. It's been almost 3 years that he hasn't come home and it seems like a good time to visit. She told her family about her marriage to Naysila. Actually this was quite heavy for Zulfikar, but in any case Zulfikar had to tell his family.

Indeed, for over a week of her marriage to Naysila only her uncle and aunt knew about it, because since SMP Zulfikar did live with his Uncle and aunt before finally choosing to live in Kotsan when he could make his own money from the results of being a private teacher in several places. Zulfikar is a smart student. It wasn't that hard for him to make money.

Supposedly Zulfikar brought Naysila to be introduced to his family, but seeing Naysila's attitude and behavior, Zulfikar seemed to have to delay meeting her with his family until the girl could really be invited to cooperate and want to appreciate her existence.

Zulfikar was already at the airport, he chose the plane not to get stuck in traffic and was able to return home soon, considering he only took 2 days off, so it will be tiring for him if the trip is traveled by land.

"Please, Sir!" A flight attendant gave a banquet of food to Zulfikar. Zukfikar only replied with a smile, not intending to touch the food. I don't know why she has not felt so good since. Thinking about a few problems that occurred, between himself and his life.

***

Andre, Zukfikar's best friend, was forced to postpone his departure to campus after getting an uninvited guest. Guests who should not have visited his room. Either he didn't want to bring up this day, but he felt very unlucky after this morning his toothbrush stuck into the closet and he didn't have a new replacement. Then now he was faced with a huge problem before him.

"What should I do?" batin Andre while biting his lower lip. He no longer knew what to say to his guests.

The conversation between the two initially went quiet, but the longer Farhan could not control his emotions.

"Should have been, if from the beginning he thought about my feelings and ngangpep I temen. He's not going to accept that's what Naysila's parents want, Andre," said Farhan, "it's clear he's not a good friend, he's a friend whose face is like an angel but his heart bangs_t." Farhan is enraged at Andre's boarding house after hearing Nina's story about Zulfikar's marriage to Naysila, a woman he deeply loves.

At first Farhan thought that Zulfikar was still living in the place, but it turns out that since marrying Zulfikar has not lived in the kotsan anymore, as a result Andre was the easy target of Farhan for his disappointment.

"Halaaah ... what is her name? He already knows since the beginning of the cave chasing tuh chick, ehhh he's as good as my nikung eidat in the back, pain ga lu if so me, HUH?" Farhan patted his chest in front of Andre, while Andre was just silent and lowered his head, he understood very well how Farhan was currently doing, it was useless for him to have to reply to Andre.

"I'd better see Naysila living happily with someone I don't know, Ndre. Compared to I have to squirm the person I really love who I love living happily with a friend who I already consider rich sodara himself," continued Farhan. He could not hold back his tears, so he wiped them.

"Han, you calm down!" Andre had run out of words to face the emotions of his best friend.

"Diem lu, Ndre. You are also the same bangs_tnya rich Zulfikar. I didn't take an oath. I didn't think you guys were this same as me. I thought you were my true friends I was wrong." Farhan stared disappointedly at Andre's face, while Andre did not dare to look back at him just lowered his head.

"Gue was still nervous the first time, you were the same Zulfikar ngajak I chat and play together. When 'no one in the class wants to cheat on me because I'm poor." Farhan repeats their past memories, "originally you know, Ndre. My originally dark world turned into a rainbow since the presence of the two of you," Farhan laughed sarcastically, "but unfortunately the rainbow is now gone because the storm you made is too strong, too strong, and I can't keep that rainbow shining in the middle of the storm, I'm not that great."

"Han, you misunderstood me, you kicked me first!" Andre tried to explain but nothing. Farhan was already stirred by emotions, he did not give the slightest chance for Andre to speak.

"Nothing to explain anymore, Ndre. I understand ko. I know myself who I am. I'm just a poor boy who won't be able to be equal to you all by any time." Farhan's voice rose, "maybe it's my suratan fate to live rich gini, disappointed with the people I love." Farhan again wiped his tears, "thanks, Ndre. Thank you for everything you have painted in my heart. I'll never forget. I will not forget all the sweet memories with you, and I will not forget your idol."

Farhan turned his back and immediately left Andre with a sense of disappointment in his heart.

"Bangs_t" Farhan kicked at the door of Kotsan Zulfikar, right in front of Andre's room. A woman who passed by beside him noticed Farhan meaningfully. Farhan looked back at him. Perhaps the woman was surprised to find Farhan suddenly kicking the door of Zulfikar's former room.

***

Zulfikar took a deep breath listening to Andre's words over the phone. After Farhan left, Andre did contact Zukfikar directly.

"Yaudah, justin aja, Ndre. He has a right to be angry, I understand he must be very disappointed. Later if the time is right, I will talk directly to Farhan. Thanks to bro. I'm sorry to make you fall."

"Sorry, Sir. We're at it." The voice of an online taxi driver disperse the two chat over the phone.

"Eh sori yes, Ndre. I I hung up on him." Zulfikar tidied up a bunch of flowers that he had intentionally bought earlier for a very, very special woman, a woman he had longed for so much and had always appeared in his dreams these few days. I can't wait for him to give it to her soon.

"Yaudah assalamu'alaikum,"

The phone connection was cut off just as the car pulled up in front of a luxury home. "Thank you very much, sir" he said politely after giving money tips to the driver.

Zulfikar was already in front of the gate of a mansion. He looked left and right. Her life is the same as it was three years ago. Nothing has changed, only that the grasses now look drier probably because of the long drought it seems.

Slowly Zukfikar stepped out his legs in doubt. The dark shadow again enveloped him, the guilt was again present as if he did not want to be forgotten just like that.

If only time could be wasted, though,

Perhaps regret will not go so deep in the recesses of my heart:(

Wiratama Zulfikar