When Love Only Remains a Name

The Proximity of Elsa and Taufiq

1 year later..........

After the death of Cinta, Taufiq always occupied himself with working in his papa company. Taufiq is even like a robot because he works almost 24 hours. Elsa, the friend of Love she always tried to be near Taufiq. Not because Elsa loves the husband of her best friend but because she wants to help Taufiq escape the past, she should not fall into sorrow because Love will surely be sad if she knows her husband still can not release Love completely.

"Ka, lunch first. I was cooking my favorite dish." Said Elsa who is now in Taufiq's office. Elsa is never absent to always bring lunch to Taufiq.

"So much more I eat, now I have a lot of work to do." Said Taufiq who was still busy with the file in his hand even a little he did not turn to Elsa or the food that was now ready on the table.

"Work can still be done later Ka. Now it's time to rest, so you have to eat first. Kaka employees have also rested since earlier, in the lower room already on empty because they go to the cafeteria all. Cook the kaka whose boss is busy. Let's eat, still warm. Pli......" Pinta Elsa sadly wished Taufiq to stop with the insignificant file.

"Baikllah, I'll eat now." Taufiq also turned off his laptop and arranged the file so that the file that was scattered now looks neat. After finishing his arrangement, Taufiq approached Elsa who was waiting for him.

"A lot of food?" ask Taufiq.

"Yes ka, I want to eat with kaka. So I brought more food than usual. No papa if I eat with kaka. I didn't have time to eat, I was busy. From college, I went straight home to cook and went here. But if you mind, I can eat out." Elsa answered with a smile.

"You don't have to eat out, we'll eat together here. We rarely eat together." Taufiq.

Elsa just smiled and nodded her head. Elsa also took rice and side dishes for Taufiq and she took the rice and side dishes for herself. They eat with gourmand. No one talks while they eat. After eating, then Elsa set up her place to eat to take home again.

"Thank you." Taufiq took the water bottle and drank it until it was half gone.

"Where are you going after this?" ask Taufiq.

"I went straight to the ca perpus because there were still hours of college." Elsa replied, since Love died. Elsa no longer refers to Taufiq as mas but kaka because mas can only be called by Love. Elsa already considers Taufiq as her own sister.

"Emang have you prayed dhuhur?" ask Taufiq.

"Yet ka. Maybe I'll pray on campus. It just so happens that there's also the mushollah." Answer Elsa.

"What if we pray here with me?" tawar Taufiq's. Incidentally in his room there is a restroom for Taufiq if he is overtime until midnight even until early morning. In addition to the restroom there is also a bathroom and musholla that is enough for 4 people. Taufiq rarely go home, Taufiq prefers the office, even Taufiq in 24 hours only sleep for 2 hours. It's nothing because if Taufiq were to remain silent, he would remember his late wife. The person he loved so much that even today, Taufiq still feels that Love is nearby. Taufiq was never close to any other girl besides her mother and also Elsa. He is close to Elsa because Elsa is a friend of his wife and Taufiq has also considered Elsa as his own sister. Taufiq will not marry until he meets the same figure as his wife.

"Bole ka. Yes, I took ablution first." Elsa immediately went to the bathroom to take ablution and then she took the face that was in her bag. Taufiq has also finished taking ablution and now he is ready to pray dhuhur with Elsa.

10 Minutes later after finishing the prayer and dzikir for a while. Elsa was ready to go to college. Taufiq could not deliver it because he stopped again he had a meeting with a client.