
"I'm sorry, ma'am.. I was wrong, hiks," sobbed Rani while covering her face with both hands.
"I'm not..-" Kamil's words were immediately cut off.
"Quite Kamil," Abdullah's baritone voice was heard along with Abdullah and Maryam's entry into Rani's nursery.
"Papa?' lirih Kamil was surprised.
"Can we talk to Kamil for a second?" cetus Abdullah then came out of the room.
"Yes pa." Kamil walked behind Abdullah.
"What did you mean by Rani?" abdullah asked when they were away from Rani's nursery.
"Sorry pa, actually the slander of Rabiah's affair is Rani's sister." Kamil felt guilty before his father.
"I have guessed, you may not trust Rabiah, even though you are her husband" said Abdullah.
"Sorry pa, Kamil is wrong, Kamil has taken this rash decision, in the end Kamil is sorry," he said in a trembling voice.
"What are your plans this time?" ask Abdullah.
"Kamil will divorce Rani and return with Rabiah" Kamil replied.
"About? Are you judging a marriage? Remember Kamil, marriage is not a courtship that if it does not fit or there is a little mistake can immediately ask for separation. More than that, marriage is a worship, a sacred bond that God is passionate about, and you should know, divorce is something that God hates. After all, the root of all these problems is you, you who were not honest with us from the beginning, so it is appropriate that you can solve this problem without divorce" Abdullah said at length, this time Kamil just shook his head, not a word came out of his lips.
Abdullah looked straight at his eldest son and then took a breath and threw him away slowly. "Then, what about Rabiah?"
"Until now Kamil can not contact Rabiah, Kamil has been to his house several times but he said Rabiah does not exist," replied Kamil lethargic.
"If Rabiah does not want to be referred to again, then you must be heartened, papa understand the feelings of Rabiah, accused of doing something that was never done is very painful."
"No pa, no matter how, Kamil will try to invite Rabiah to refer back, Kamil loves him very much" said Kamil staring softly into Abdullah's eyes.
"Then do your best" said Abdullah and Kamil nodded confidently.
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On campus
Khadijah this morning has arrived at the campus because he has a morning lecture schedule. If he would normally walk with Rabiah, this time he would walk alone. Being a friend of Rabiah, of course he knows what problems Rabiah is experiencing at this time, and where Rabiah calms down.
"Hello, you're Rabiah's friend, right?" asked Bella who came from the side of Khadijah.
"Yes" Khadijah answered briefly, but he did not stop his steps because he knew who was speaking to him at this time.
"Where's Rabiah? I want to congratulate him for being officially widowed" Bella said, raising her voice slightly as Khadijah moved further away, prompting some students around them to hear her.
Khadijah's footsteps stopped immediately, then turned towards Bella with a sharp look.
"Why do you see me like that? Don't you accept your best friend to say widow in front of a lot of people?" cynical Bella.
Instead of being angry, Khadijah smiled this time, then walked towards Bella.
"It seems I'm beginning to understand, smoke won't form if there's no fire" Khadijah murmured without turning her sharp gaze away from Bella.
"What do you mean?" Bella's face changed instantly.
"Of course you know what I mean, isn't it clear who is the mastermind behind Rabiah's divorce from her husband?"
"Hey, are you accusing me?"
"I say what I know, and what I know is that they are currently divorced because of a cruel slander directed against Rabiah,"
"Whoever slanders Rabiah, besides the evidence that speaks, the photo clearly shows that Rabiah is embracing a man's affection,"
Khadija snapped his finger, "rightly so, and now you admit it" Khadija said with a satisfied smile.
"Hey, don't talk carelessly, you're accusing me of doing it?"
"Where are my words that say that you are the one? I'm not accusing you but you admit it yourself" Khadijah said loudly, making Bella this time unable to evade because now all the gazes of the people were on her.
"You're rude" cried Bella who began to be cornered then was about to raise her hand to slap Khadijah, but stopped when the voice of the male baritone stopped her.
"Once you try to slap my brother's best friend, then I'll make sure you will immediately languish in prison" Rahul threatened who happened to pass the road where people gathered to watch their debate.
"Sister?" mumbling Bella asked herself.
"Yes, Rabiah is his sister, more precisely his twin sister" replied Khadijah.
"What?" bella's face immediately turned pale.
"Now you already know, Rabiah is not cheating, but he is slandered, and you yourself have answered who did it," said Khadijah then left Bella who was still fixated in her place and now faced cynically by people.
Rahul, who saw Khadija leave, ran after her.
"Khadija," called Rahul to make Khadija who was walking quickly in front of him immediately stop and turn around.
"Yes?"
Rahul walked towards Khadijah until 1 meter away.
"Thank you," Rahul said a little nervously as he lowered his head.
Khadijah furrowed his brows, "for what?"
"Because I've defended my brother, and revealed who did it" Rahul replied.
"Of course, Rabiah is my best friend, I should have defended him, already" he replied, making Rahul nod.
A moment of silence between them.
"Then excuse me brother" said Khadijah and turned and continued his path.
"Yes," Rahul replied as he looked at Khadijah who was now walking further and further towards his faculty.
"Why did I suddenly get so nervous like this in front of him? Yesterday's feeling I was fine, "monologist Rahul then went also towards his faculty
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The Makassar
"Biah, do you want to take a walk to my college today? The view on my campus is good, there is a park and the lake," Rahil asked, while getting ready to go to campus. He intended to make Rabiah forget his problem by taking him for a walk.
"Hm.. How's yah?" Rabiah who was sitting in front of the TV seemed to think for a moment.
"Go, son, let's say you're here" said Grandma Hafsah.
"Alright, then wait for me, but I'll just wait in the park if you go to college, I don't want to go to your faculty" Rabiah said. Honestly, he did not want to meet again with a man named Putra who would most likely meet him again if he went to the law school where Rahil attended.
"Alright, it can be arranged," Rahil replied casually.
And this is where Rabiah and Rahil now, walking by the lake together, occasionally Rabiah asked Rahil to take a photo of him. Rabiah really felt amazed by the scenery around the campus that is quite beautiful, with a row of shady trees that are very suitable and comfortable to be a place to rest.
"Biah, my lecturer is coming in soon, you better sit in that garden chair while waiting for me, and don't go anywhere, okay?" rahil and Rabiah said.
Rahil finally went to her faculty on her motorcycle.
After Rahil's departure, Rabiah went to the chair that was pointed at by the brothers, while enjoying the cool air under the tree, Rabiah again saw some photos of himself that had been taken by Rahil.
Trings
The voice of the incoming message on his phone reads. Rabiah furrowed his brows for a moment as he looked at who was sending him the message.
Brother Ameer
Assalamu 'alaikum Biah, this is Ameer, how are you in Makassar? Earlier, I apologized for sending you a message. If you may know, until when are you in Makassar? If you come back here later, can you meet me for a moment? Someone wants you to talk to.
Deghs
Somehow Rabiah's heart was racing again when he received a message from Ameer. Come to think of it, this is the first message from Ameer to Rabiah in his entire life, during this time Ameer never dared to send a message to him as well as Rabiah who did not dare to send a message to Ameer even though in some circumstances they were eager to contact each other.
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