The Light in My Darkness
08

" Asalamu'alaikum!" hail Arkan.

" Da'alaikumsalam!" answer the one in the room

" Cock like a voice...Grandpa?" ummi Fatma said, suspicious.

They went inside, Umm Fatma saw Daffa flanked at the foot of the gurney covering her ashes.

" Who, how come you're here? Would you like to take a look at Rania?" ask Umm Fatma who is still surprised by Daffa.

" But where's Doctor Aulia? How, it's like a sick person's room?" ask Umm Fatma again.

" Ommy!" sapa Daffa grabbed Umminya's hand and kissed her.

What a surprise Ummi Fatma when she saw the man lying on the gurney with his legs wrapped in casts.

" God, Abiiiii!" yell Umm Fatma.

She approached Azzam's gurney and hugged her husband's body.

" Ummi! Patience, Ummi! Abi just went to bed! After taking the medicine!" said Daffa hugging his crying Umminya.

" What's your brother, Dek? Why should his feet be in a cast?" tanya Ummi Fatma with melted tears on her cheeks.

" We'll sit down, yeah, Ummi!" bring Daffa.

Ummi Fatma felt both her legs limp and helpless to see the state of her husband.

" What is this really about? What...you lied to Ummi? You already know that your Abi is like this but you didn't say the same to Ummi? Masha Allahhhhh, why are my children, Yes, Allahhhh?" lament Umm Fatma crying.

" It's not like that, Ummi, we..."

" What? You guys, yeah, same Ummi! What if something happens to you and Ummi does not have time..."

" Astaughfireullah! Ummi, istighfar!" sahut Arkan, Rania and Daffa together.

" Don't think that far!"

" Abi?"

" Abi is okay!"

At once Ummi Fatma stood up and immediately kissed the hands and face of her husband.

" Ummi! There's kids!" azzam whispered to his wife who seemed to forget where they were.

" Astaughfirefulllah!" said Umm Fatma.

" My wife Salma, why are your cheeks flushed?" goda Azzam who instantly got a pinch on his waist.

" Ouchhh! Sick Ummi!" goda Azzam's.

" Let it go! Abi embarrassed Ummi!" whinek Salma who bowed her head in shame the same son and daughter-in-law.

While the three of them were just dumbfounded to see the affection of the two middle-aged couples.

" Tissue please!" azzam.

Salma directly pulled a sheet of dried tissue from its place.

" For what?" ask Salma.

" No! Worry there's netes in there!" azzam held back his laughter.

Salma immediately looked towards the direction Azzam's chin was moving. The three children and their son-in-law were standing with their mouths open.

" Abiii!" shouts Salma annoyed.

While the three children and daughter-in-law immediately blushed and rubbed their mouths each, afraid that there really are netes.

" Haha!" azzam's laughter saw the behavior of the three children and his ex

" Abi can do it!" said Arkan scratching his nape.

" Dam!" Rania grimaced holding her stomach.

" Already, Rania! It must be your charade so Ummi wants to be invited here!No more running!" salma said scowling because she felt shunned.

" Sshhhhh, Brother!"

" At, baby! Ummi is angry!" arkan said to his wife.

" Sshhh.i.ni...it....riiiiussssss!" rania terbat.

" What? No kidding! It's still her birth next week!" arkan said he still thought his wife was joking.

" Bang! Rania's brother's wet the bed, huh? How come the floor's wet?" daffa.

Suddenly everyone looked at the floor and was legged by Rania already pooling clear liquid.

" Astaughfirullah, Bang! Your wife really wants a lahirannn! That's a broken armpit" cried Salma.

The state of the hospital room became rowdy because of Rania.

Everyone including Azzam waited with faces full of anxiety in the waiting room. Rania has been taken to the delivery room and Arkan has contacted Dr. Aulia.

" Oekkk! Ekkkk!"

" abie! Ummi?"

" Yes, Sister!" sahut Arkan's.

" Congratulations, yes, sir! The mother and daughter are in good health!" the nurse said with a smile.

" daughter? My daughter's a girl?" ask Arkan not to believe it.

" Yes! Very beautiful as her mother!" the nurse said again.

" Occupation! Thank you God!" Arkan prostrates his gratitude at the feet of his parents.

" Congratulations, yes, bang! May Soleha! Aamiin!" azzam and Salma take turns.

Everyone back to their own place. Salma was stabbed near the gurney of her husband who was currently lying down.

" Abi wants to eat?" ask Ummi.

" Can, mi! Forgive Abi, yes, Ummi! Abi's a pain in ummi!" azzam.

" Athaghfirullah Abi! Abi talk what? Ummi is Abi's wife, it is Ummi's duty to serve Abi!" answer Salma.

" Yes, mi! Abi knew, but Abi was wrong for not telling Ummi!" Azzam.

" Yes! Ummi knew Abi must be worried if Ummi why-why if immediately told, so Abi planned everything!" said Salma again.

" Yes, Mi! Abi's worried Ummi's panicking!" azzam said again.

" Already! Abi eat first!" salma said she was feeding her husband with food from the hospital.

" Is Fatma okay, Bi!?" ask Ummi.

" In God! He said a little scuff and his hand was a little sprained!" Azzam.

" Let it be sorted out!" Salma.

Azzam ate voraciously, because he felt hungry let alone a beloved wife who feeds him.

Meanwhile at the school where Fatma taught, her students had disbanded by 12 p.m. Fatma and the teachers went to the mosque in the school to perform the prayer dzuhur merama'ah.

While taking the ablution water, Fatma slightly grimaced as her wounds shifted with her clothes, as well as her sprained hands.

" Shhhh!"

" Why did he get hurt that way?" tanya Nurul, teacher and treasurer at the school. He felt pity when he saw Fatma's wounds which were bandaged and which were not.

" accident, us!" answer Fatma.

" Innalillahi wainna ilaihi rojiun! How did it happen?" ask Nurul again.

" There's a fucking car, Us! I'm the same Abi I fell for avoiding that car!" answer Fatma.

" God be! May they always be given salvation and awareness by God!" nurul.

" Amij!" answer Fatma without vengeance.

" Did you bring a change of clothes? A little dirty, worried unclean!" nurul.

" I think so too!" answer Fatma.

" Just put on my clothes! Come on!" bring Nurul.

" Aren't they troublesome?" ask Fatma.

" Absolutely not!" answer Nurul.

They went to the girls' changing room in the mosque. Fatma forgot to bring a change of clothes, there was usually one in the school closet. But his clothes a few days ago had been worn to change his dirty clothes due to the vomit of a sick mufid.

" This, put it on!" nurul said giving her clothes inside the locker.

" Thank you, Us!" fatma.

" All together!" reply Nurul.

Fatma went into one of the rooms and changed her clothes.

" Didn't Ustadzah record his car's police number?" ask Nurul.

" No, Us!" fatma answered from the room.

" For what, Us? I leave it all to God! Only He has the right to the fate of His servant!" fatma smiled.

" Ustadzah is a beautiful girl! If I hadn't been preaching to a girl, I would have asked her to do Ustadzah!" nurul.

" Thank God! Thank you for the compliment, hopefully it doesn't make me takabbur! I'm just a regular girl, Us! It is not proper to accompany the famous Ustadz Harun!" fatma answered with a smile.

" You could have, us! I'm just an ordinary human being who happened to be given a little bit of God's advantage to become what it is today!" nurul Sahut.

Nurul's brother is a famous missionary and lawyer in the country and this school is owned by Nurul's parents who successfully developed by his brother to advance rapidly.

" Is there a lucky man who's been preaching to you?" tanya nurul curious.

" Thank God, us!" fatma replied embarrassedly.

" Thank God! As I already thought, the girl of solha must have been many righteous men queuing up! May all go well until the wedding and have a family that is very happy!" do'a nurul's.

" Aamiin Ya Robbal Alaamiin!" answer Fatma steady.