TALAQ
Part 263 TALAQ.
"Well, where's Afriana ready yet?" ask father.
"Af, it's ready," I asked Afriana who was still in the room.
Without answering Afriana came out of her room with her face slightly bent and immediately hugged me, yes I know Afriana still cannot forget her bitter memories just yet.
"Af, we all love Afri, I want Afri to be a devoted child to both parents," I advise Afri who is in my arms "Good son's brother, I give advice to Afri, and sholehah we're all waiting for brother here yeah," I added.
I feel what Afri feels, though, it was the first time that Afriana really didn't want to leave when we too had been separated for a long time every time she returned to the cottage she was never as sad or moody as she is today.
"Buk, Afri is afraid." lamented Afriana.
"Af, there is an altar and Mr. Puh, you believe us right, and you must remember Af, there is still your father who will protect you so do not worry inshaallah your father has changed," my father advised softly.
Actually I myself also could not bear to let Afriana go to meet the Ringgo mas without me at his side, but I have to keep my husband's feelings, but I have to keep my husband's feelings, so I do not want to interact with my ex-husband without being accompanied by my husband pal Chess, even though I actually have no feelings for the Ringgo mas.
Before Afriana left I gave a lot of advice to Afriana not only me, my brother also advised her, my mother finally decided to come to the house of the family of Ringgo accompanied Afriana after seeing the face of Afriana very slashed. Now they leave with the driver delivered by the messenger of my husband, my mother, my father, and Jamal mass, with my mother follow me at least my heart was a little calm because all this time Afriana was very close to my mother.
After the departure of my parents' entourage, Zahra, Habibah, Nafisa, my two sisters with their children playing in my house first, laughter coloring them. I mbak Us and dan mbak Yah chose to be in the house of my parents, deliberately I did not join them to play because I do not want many people who know about the life of Afriana.
"Mom did I get it wrong to let Afriana go to see the Ringgo mas?" I asked because my heart was really worried.
"No, Fah, you're right it takes time, if you don't let Afriana meet her biological father it's just wrong, Fah, whose name is a child until whenever it's a child, there is no such thing as an ex-child even if the parents are divorced." advice mbak Us sage.
"Patience Fah, may nothing happen with them, may Ringgo also turn into a Sholeh person." advises mbak Yah.
However, my heart was really troubled waiting for Afriana to come home, the worry lingered on me, twice Afriana came to meet my Ringgo and my husband who was dropping off and then just looked in the distance because Ringo did not want to see us.
Just taking off Afriana for an hour feels like a year doing whatever it feels really unsettled. Now the dhuhur adhan reverberated my heart a little relieved to mean that soon Afriana will return home. I was curious to send a message to Jamal mass I asked Afriana's condition, Jamal said that Afriana's expression was still the same riled up, mas Jamal also said that the Ringo caravan would be up to about fifteen minutes.
"Ringgo's caravan has not arrived but has been in the city of Madiun, about fifteen minutes they come" I explained.
Now my heart is getting riled up, mbak Yah and Mbah Us continue to be beside me to support me.
"Four prayers, believe me there are Jamal father and mother who take care of Afriana, I understand if you are upset because this is the first time their meeting after so many years." advice mak Yah.
"True Fah what is said mbak Well," added mbak Us.
I tried to calm myself, but Afriana wanted to meet her father but I was worried.
Alifa used to sleep me into my house to see the children who had been playing, now the children are tired after playing because the day is also during the day the children have also had lunch and have taken another shower because their sweat is pouring even though playing in the house, they all slept in my house first with the children of Nafisa, if the neighbor's children have been picked up by his parents before the dhuhur adhan. My parents' house and mine were quiet because the rowdy-making army was in the dreamland.
"Children sleep, you sleep" I command my two sisters who look after Afwa Afwi and Abidah today.
"Yes, Buk" they both answered politely.
"You've eaten nothing yet, sorry until I forget not to tell you to eat," I asked, I completely forgot about my two sisters.
"Have buk, we changed the same Naf," answered my sister.
"What does their breath say?" I asked Nafisa.
"It's true that we've all eaten" explained Nafisa.
"Thank God, then rest" I commanded my two sisters.
After making sure the children were safe I returned to my parents' house, along with Yah and Us's mother again, while Nafisa remained in my house with the children and my two sisters.