YOUR EYES GAVE ME A SOUL MATE

10. Dreamtime

Najwa couldn't sleep last night. His eyes were still glaring, even now that he was fumbling on the bed, where Affan used to lie down. Najwa smelled the bedsheet that still left her husband's scent. And again his tears fell back.

"Mas. This is our farewell night. After I stepped out of this house, then at that time we officially separated. If I may ask, may I be present in my dream just once? I want to hug you as our farewell. I want to let go of this longing, please come. I really miss you. Hiccu...."

Najwa's body shook again with sobbing. He even roared even though his voice was dim using a pillow. It's really sad to lose Affan really tore his heart and his feelings apart. He really suffered.

And as the sobs began to subside. His fatigue was no longer able to support the defense of his eyes that increasingly dimmed. Najwapun fell asleep.

"Mas. You really came mas?" Najwa who was lying down, immediately got up and fell into Affan's drowsiness.

"Why are you this sad. Hem?" ask Affan.

"How could Nana not be sad? mas left Nana alone, and left Nana when our marriage was not even one week. Don't you feel sad about leaving Nana?"

Affan rubbed the top of Najwa's head. Habits that the man often did, habits that make Najwa always feel loved and loved.

"Mas is sad too, but mas still has to go. They are waiting for you in heaven. I'm relieved to have left you with a more appropriate person."

"What do you mean by mas? Nana doesn't want to go to Nana anymore. Please take Nana too, Nana's going to come along."

"Honey. The Sholehah woman will keep her faith, even though it is being tested. And God chose you to accept this test, because HE knows you can pass it."

"Trust. In the future you will find a much more beautiful and colorful happiness, even though you will pass test after test that will make you grow up."

"Does that mean we really have to go our separate ways?"

"Yes. Because our soul mate is destined to be short. But one thing you should know, even if our soul mate is short, but I'm very happy with you."

"Hikz...why should our soul mate be this short? it hurts so bad. Hiccu...."

"Now there will be someone who will take care of your pain. You will get a lot of love from him. Baby, if you hear me one day, listen and accept. It's all for the sake of your future,"

Affan let go of Najwa's hug and kissed the woman's forehead. Affan smiled with his trademark smile. Slowly the man moved away, and Najwapun chased him to the doorway. Najwa screams for Affan's name, but the man slowly disappears in the darkness of the passageway.

"Mas.don't stay in Nana mas.mas, take Nana away mas. Hiccu...."

Blammm

Najwa's eyes opened for a moment, Najwa's tears drenched his entire face. The dream he got felt so real, that Najwapun felt warm embrace Affan still so imprinted on his chest.

Najwa back sobbing. Although he was happy that Affan was really present in his dream, but that longing really shook his feelings.

"Mas. Nana still misses you mas..hikz...."

"Akhh..ya Allah..Why should I? wh why? hiccu...."

In the middle of the night, Najwa's broken crying voice completely broke the silence. While outside the door, Ega heard the sobs of crying that had grabbed her chest. The cry really reached her heart, so she wanted to go in and hug her sister-in-law.

"She seemed to have really suffered the loss of Affan. But I can't go down, because this is all happening there's a share of him in it. And I hate that so much, "inner Ega.

Ega left the place and returned to his room after taking the drinking water below.

Najwa grabs Affan's photo and holds it to his chest. This time his eyes could no longer be closed. Until the Adhan reverberated, then Najwa rose and cleansed himself. Then he fulfilled his duty to God.

Najwa went downstairs and helped her in-laws prepare breakfast.

"You're awake? it's still morning, sleep if you're still sleepy. Your eyes also have dark circles, it seems like you haven't rested well lately" Intan said.

"Ngga what ma. Najwa has been having a hard time sleeping lately. What's your mom cooking?" ask Najwa.

"This mama cook fried rice seafood with rendang jengkol your brother's favorite. He asked to make rendang jengkol he said,"

"Emm..kamu only fried chicken if it is," said Intan.

"All right." Answer Najwa.

"Do you teach today?" ask Intan.

"No ma."

"Goodoo. So you can rest today," Intan said.

"How can I say that today I want to say goodbye to my parents' house. I can't be here any longer, because I don't have any more ties. To be honest I was very sad to leave them, because they were all good to me" said Najwa.

"Hey.why daydream. Hem's? later the chicken is charred," asked Intan while chuckling.

Najwa turned back the chicken she had fried, after she finished she diced it and placed it on the plate.

"You call Ayu and your brother just gih, so we can have breakfast together," said Intan.

"Yes Ma." Najwa then woke Ayu who happened to be going downstairs.

"Where are you going?" ask Ayu.

"You wake up brother Ega, make breakfast together." Answer Najwa.

"Sister must be careful, Brother Ega is very fierce if not the mood is awakened. Brother Ega is also often delirious, and if delirious likes strange,"

"Any?"

"Yes. Ayu suggest bring water one dipper, just in case."

Najwa chuckled at her sister-in-law's words, shaking her hand and then passing from Ayu's presence.

"Ye. said not to believe," said Ayu and went downstairs.

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The sound of knocking on the door did not wake Ega up at all.

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The sound of the knock grew louder, and Najwapun called out the name Ega. But the man he called out to was not awake at all from his sleep.

"How's this? if I go straight in, isn't that disrespectful and inappropriate? but if I don't wake her up, how about you think I'm hostile to her because of her attitude toward me? anyways this guy's sleeping, what's fainting anyway?" inner Najwa.

"Bismilah. Hopefully, my actions do not cause problems" said Najwa lirih.

Kriekkkk

Najwa presses the door handle that turns out to be unlocked. The atmosphere of the room seemed dim, until Najwa's eyes were initially a little difficult to adjust to the light in the room.