For Your Mother's sake, You Betrayed Me
Zahra's Decree

After everyone left, Zahra tried to calm herself down . It was not easy for him to make peace with the situation. He felt tired in the conflicts that occurred in his life.

"I should be able to survive alone now. I can't expect anything from anyone else" Zahra murmured, wiping her tears.

Zahra got out of her bed. He wanted to get away from the hospital and intended to stay away from people who knew him. Zahra took off the infusion stuck in her hand. After that he picked up the bag and immediately went out of the room.

Zahra's condition is not stable. But, he forced himself because he was no longer strong in an environment that continued to suppress his feelings. Zahra walked past the people, and looked like she was scared.

Not long after, Zahra was already on the lower floor of the hospital. He went out and headed straight for the highway. In the parking lot someone saw his disappearance. That person is Reza, he hasn't gone a moment out of Zahra's room.

"Zahra, where is he going? Is he not going to run away?" said Reza. After that he quickly got out of his car and went after Zahra.

Reza ran over and shouted to her sister-in-law, "Zahra stop, where are you going?"

Zahra turned her head back, then she sped up her pace so that Reza would not stop her intentions. But Zahra's legs aren't running fast enough. Reza can still go after him.

Reza pulled Zahra's hand and hugged her. Zahra also immediately reflexively pushed rough the body of her sister-in-law. "Take me off, Mom. Let me go! Let me get away from you all. I want to live my own life. I don't want you guys to keep pestering me" Zahra exclaimed with a gasp of breath.

"Where are you going Zahra? Your condition has not recovered, you have to rest completely. To keep your body healthy. We go back, yes, I take you inside" Reza said. He tried to temper Zahra's emotions.

"I'm not going back inside. I want to get away from you. I don't want to know your business anymore" Zahra said.

Reza held his sister-in-law's hand again. He kept Zahra from leaving the hospital. "Zahra, I beg you to obey. You still need treatment. We are back yes. Let's go inside!"

"No, I don't want to! Stop caring about me, Mom. If you still prevent me from leaving. Don't blame me for hating you. Don't follow me! I need time alone to reorganize my soul. I beg you not to step even a step. Stop and stop following me!"

Zahra walked backwards, and turned her body. After that he left in front of his sister-in-law. Reza can't do anything anymore. He was afraid that Zahra would hate him. But Reza can't stand to stay silent.

He returned to the parking lot to get his car. He wanted to follow where Zahra was going. Arriving on the highway, Zahra stopped an angkot and climbed into it. Reza followed the angkot from behind.

About 20 minutes, the angkot stopped in front of the rented house complex alley. After paying the fare, Zahra went down and immediately entered the alley. Zahra walks and intends to find a rented house.

He approached the mothers who were huddling in front of the house. "Assalamualaikum Ibu, excuse me to ask here the owner of the rented house next door?" ask Zahra.

"Neng wants to find a contract? Neng straight from here later there will be the first alley turn to the right and hold house number 2 row to the left. It's a contract here called Mother Romlah" replied the mothers.

"Thank you Mom, then excuse me! Assalamualaikum." After that Zahra went straight to the house shown by the mothers of the complex.

"Assalamualaikum, is this really Mother Romlah's house?" ask Zahra.

"It's true to myself, what's the need, Neng?" ask the mother.

"I'm looking for a place to stay, Mom. Are there any vacant contracts in the complex?" asked Zahra in a faint voice.

The mother replied, "I still have two empty houses. But, sorry the rent is quite expensive per month. About a million per month. Must have to pay 50% down payment first, Neng."

Hearing that Zahra's body immediately went limp. He couldn't possibly pay the down payment because he didn't have much money.

"But I don't have that kind of money yet, Mom. If I can pay it when 1 month later I will find a job, Mom," said Zahra bid.

"Sorry, Neng but can't. You have to pay half first" replied the mother.

Disappointment on Zahra's face. "I'll excuse you, Mom. Assalamualaikum!" zahra said leave the place.

Zahra continued her steps again, she did not know where else to go. Reza who saw the situation also immediately approached the mother of the landlord who rejected Zahra.

"Excuse me, Mom!" greet Reza.

The owner of the contract also returned the body. "Well, what's wrong?"

"I'd like to hire a mother's contract, for a woman who just left here" Reza said.

Reza took some cash and gave it to the landlord. "It's a down payment for a rental contract. Please find that woman and I bring her back here. The rest of the payment will be transferred now via banking."

"Ba-well Mas, I'll be looking soon. Just wait inside, yeah!" said the owner of the contract.

"Mom, I ask you please don't tell him that I helped him" Reza said.

"Good, Mas. I went to find Neng earlier." The mother of the owner of the contract immediately went to look for Zahra.

Reza could only wait with an anxious heart. He could not let Zahra alone face her problems. "Zahra, even if you tell me to leave, I will protect you. I won't let you face this predicament alone" Reza said in his heart.

Reza's feelings were already too deep for Zahra. It makes him unable to work quietly. The shadow of Zahra's face when sad always disturbed the peace of Reza's heart. For that, Reza continued to pay attention even though Zahra did not want it.