Dusk At the End Please
Extra Part 8: Pregnancy Thanksgiving

Shanum squirmed, he felt a disturbance in his nap this time.

"Eumhh.." Shanum lamented as he felt someone's hand clutching two of his precious assets. He knew Akhtar was channeling his yearning because two days had to go to Bandung.

"Home home?" shanum asked with a distinctive hoarse voice of waking up. She tried to take off her husband's hand so she could wake up.

"A moment like this, I miss" said Akhtar, he refused to let go of his hand and lowered his face into Shanum's nape.

Shanum stopped her movement, allowing her husband to do what he wanted. Let go of longing because two days have to be far apart. Akhtar was forced to go to Bandung because there are several things that must be completed related to his furniture business, Akhtar re-opened a new branch of furniture in Bandung for the second time.

"I miss, I don't want to be away from you, I want to stay with you, I don't want to lose you" Shanum frowned at the string of words that came out of her husband's mouth. Akhtar said a slightly strange rich word in his ear, even he said in an unusual tone. There is fear and sadness in it.

Shanum turned her body, she clutched tightly to her husband who was now more comfortable because his face was right in his favorite area. Akhtar also hugged Shanum tighter even though there is now a block if he hugged Shanum. The age of Shanum's womb which stepped on four months made his stomach begin to bulge. He could already feel the changes in his body shape, now more and more contained.

"Aa, dede the baby eungap" Shanum loosened his embrace, he felt a little uncomfortable because Akhtar hugged him so tightly.

Suddenly Shanum's words made Akhtar immediately break his embrace, he rounded his eyes when he remembered if there was their baby in the stomach of the wife. Akhtar got up from his sleep, he turned to touch Shanum's stomach which began to bulge it. Akhtar rubbed it with tenderness and affection interspersed with kisses in Shanum's stomach.

"I'm sorry dear yanda, you forgot you have started to grow big now thankfully your mother reminded. Yanda was very fond of your mother, yanda was also your kangen" Akhtar kissed Shanum's stomach again while continuing to talk to the baby who was still in his wife's womb. They agreed, yanda and mother will be the call of their children later.

"Sorry, I didn't welcome Aa to come" Shanum slowly woke up from his sleep, sitting leaning against his headboard.

Shanum knew if her husband was going home today, she was even preparing to cook her husband's favorite meal, vegetable lodeh. But because of the age of the womb is still young, this morning after returning from the market then check the employees and the state of Shanum furniture had returned to vomiting until tiredness melanya. She also decided to rest and it turned out that kebablasan, Shanum was asleep when the dzuhur adhan would come before that because of her husband's actions.

Akhtar even slightly shifted, he again kissed the stomach of the wife who already looked bloated. Shanum smiled, feeling amused by her husband's behavior.

"Honey, your gestational age has entered four months. When will we have a Thanksgiving? yesterday Mother called me reminding me to immediately plan a four-monthly event" Akhtar leaned on the headboard of the bed, he pulled Shanum's hand to get closer. With comfort Shanum was now leaning on the chest of the field of the husband.

"Yes A, my mom called me too. I said I'd talk to Aa first" Shanum replied, removing the circle of his left hand from Akhtar's abdomen, switch stroking the chest of the husband who is so field and always be the most comfortable place for him to lean.

"Darling you don't tease me for a minute" Akhtar ignored what his wife said, focusing on watching Shanum's hand continue to stroke his chest

"What temptations?" sontak Shanum broke away from Akhtar's embrace but Akhtar swiftly held him back, still maintaining that position .

"It!" Akhtar clasped Shanum's hand which stroked his chest, he kissed his wife's hand affectionately.

"Ishhh. kirain what" Shanum hit her husband's chest slowly.

"She's praying, okay?" Akhtar stared fixedly at Shanum while raising his eyebrows and was only avenged by Shanum.

Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar.

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As agreed, Shanum's four-monthly celebration will be held at Shanum's parents' residence. Fatimah's mother became the most enthusiastic person to carry out this event. He even invited santri-santri from the pesantren which used to be his place for healing because of the problems that arise between him and his ex-husband and his best friend.

So did Mr. Furqan, Akhtar told his father that he would hold a four-monthly thanksgiving of Shanum's pregnancy. After their meeting at his wedding, Akhtar and Pak Furqan's relationship improves. The information Ahsan and Ghifar gave about his father's true family situation made Akhtar very sorry. He also tried to suppress his ego, forgetting all the things that his father had done to his mother and himself. He realized that what his father was doing was not entirely his wish. Now Akhtar wants to be present not only as a child for Mr. Furqan but also a friend who is ready to be invited to share his joys and sorrows and will always be there when he is injured.

Akhtar's departure to Bandung is not just to check the preparation for the opening of a new branch of furniture. The night after meeting with his co-worker Akhtar got word from Ghifar if the situation of the father was chaotic. He desperately needed the support of the spirit at this time, Akhtar rushed to meet him at the place Ghifar had prepared before.

Akhtar was really shocked to find the reality that his father was experiencing. The woman that the father chose to accompany his life even willing to let go of his first love turned out to lie to him. Mr. Furqan married Ms. Sopia because Ms. Sopia claimed to be pregnant with Mr. Furqan's child. The accident of Mr. Furqan who stayed at the official house while working overtime without being locked and woke up with the condition that there was already a Sopia bu beside him became evidence if they had slept together. Mr. Furqan actually doesn't remember anything, he felt like he didn't do anything that night. But two months later Ms. Sopia came to him and held him accountable to have Mr. Furqan marry her.

Akhtar was furious to hear the words of his father at that time. He imagined how much pain his mother had experienced because of the betrayal committed by those closest to her. A husband she loved so much and a friend she loved so much.

Mr. Furqan who had hidden his marriage to Ms. Sopia from Ms. Fatimah and her family. He did that because he did not want to lose Ms. Fatimah, even though Ms. Fatimah was the woman he loved so much, his first love. But time finally reveals everything.

And at this time, Mr. Furqan again had to swallow a bitter pill from a reality he had not known for long. Yasmin, the first daughter of Ms. Sopia, had an accident and needed a blood donation. When examined it turns out that Pak Furqan's blood type is different from the princess. From there Mr. Furqan began to be suspicious. He does something until he finally finds out that Yasmin is not his daughter. The DNA proved the truth.

Mr. Furqan was very frustrated, he felt very deceived. Must return regretful, for having released diamonds after pebbles.

Akhtar can understand the regret experienced by the father. If you can, it feels like Mr. Furqan wants to turn the clock to be able to enjoy the sadinah household, mawaddah warahmah with Bu Fatimah. This made Akhtar increasingly want to go home quickly and soon meet the wife he really missed, in his heart promised to always keep and make Shanum happy until His Jannah.

Akhtar kept this secret to himself. He plans to tell Shanum after the completion of his wife's four-monthly pregnancy.

Thanksgiving is held in the morning. All the families were present, the distant family and also the friends of Shanum and Akhtar who were outside Garut had gathered. They came last night to attend Shanum's four-monthly pregnancy on time. The weekend was added to the national holiday on Monday to be the right time for them to come to Garut. Not only to attend the thanksgiving, they also plan to all vacation for several days in Garut.

Not without reason Akhtar and Shanum held this event. In the teachings of Islam, the four months of pregnancy is the time when the spirit is blown on the fetus that is conceived by a mother. At that time God set the destiny of a man.

"Everyone among you gathered his creation in his mother's stomach forty days in the form of a nutfah, then a clot of blood, (forty days later), then it becomes a lump of meat for that long (40 days later). Then the angel sent to him, and breathed a spirit upon him and was commanded to write four things; the provisions of his fortune, the provisions of his death, the provisions of his charity, and the provisions of his woe or happiness ..” (HR. Bukhari and Muslim)

Akhtar and Shanum considered the moment sacred, so in that precious moment they both wanted a lot of do'a to climb for their first fruit of love.

The Thanksgiving event runs solemnly, starting from the opening by one of the ustadz of the pesantren who had been appointed by Fatimah's mother to be the host of the event. Continuing with the recitation of the holy verse of the Qur'an together especially the letters that are closely related to the hope and do'a parents for their children later and continued with lectures and do'a together.

At the end of the thanksgiving session Akhtar also had the opportunity to express his greeting and gratitude for the presence of all families and friends who were present to pray for their prospective children. The event ended right before the dzuhur adhan, all guests and families are welcome to enjoy the lunch dishes that Bu Hana has prepared with great enthusiasm.

Liani who came by herself yesterday afternoon, she seemed busy helping the workers of the mother rice stall to serve the guests. Yesterday he told Shanum that he would go straight to Shanum's parents' house and stay there. Shanum was wondering why Liani came alone, usually Ahsan will accompany.

A few months ago, Liani came to Garut herself, and it was true that Ahsan was following apparently a misunderstanding between them. Shanum thought their business was done because while in Garut for two days that time, Shanum saw that Liani's relationship with Ahsan had improved.

He can also understand the discomfort of Liani, who knows that Ahsan is back in touch with Suraya. Even if only to meet to apologize to each other and continue as friends. But honestly Liani tells Shanum if she is jealous and feeling disappointed but she is self-conscious.

Liani did not have enough reason to express that feeling because she had always felt that she was a nobody to Ahsan. Their closeness may only be considered a friend by Ahsan, so far Ahsan has never stated if he loves Liani.

Ahsan who was sitting in a circle with a group of fathers occasionally glanced towards Liani. Last night he came to Garut himself, he was annoyed because Liani had already left without waiting even to tell him. After Ahsan ended his meeting with the ranks of the foundation leaders he contacted Liani to prepare, after the Isya prayer he would invite Liani to go to Garut. His laughter was not active, making Ahsan have to go to Liani's official house to make sure and how shocked he was when he got information from the teacher of Liani's official house neighbor, Liani, if the woman had gone to Garut since noon.

While on the other corner, Hasna who usually came with Ratna's mom and three with her driver this time was not. Bima, a lover who in the near future will propose to him turned out to participate. He insisted on joining because he wanted to get acquainted with his former sister-in-law, who according to Hasna's story was considered like his own biological brother. He was offering Bima who seemed busy playing his dress to eat. Bima reasoned if he was replying to a message with his colleague on work.

The interaction of the two lovebirds was not separated from the observation of a pair of eyes that since the event began had sharpened his eyes. Ghifar stole a glance towards Hasna and Bima. He felt his chest as if he was claustrophobic when he saw the interaction of the two of them.