EL NATH (Glorious Regrets)
BonChap-Nair (12)

This afternoon, after returning from the hospital where he was interning, Nair immediately left for the airport. He drove his motorcycle at high speed.

Nair is racing against time, because the plane he booked last night will leave at 5 this afternoon. That means another hour.

Nair immediately ran inside the airport building. Nair immediately checked in by showing his e-ticket and ID to the airport officer.

After getting a piece of boarding pass, Nair went straight to the departure gate.

The plane Nair was riding on had already taken off. The 1 hour and 11 minute journey will take him to Semarang. Where the Naira family lived.

Last night, when her dad said you needed to drop off? Nair felt a new spirit.

He tried to remember the address of Naira's house in Semarang. He had seen it in some of Naira's personal data files.

In the afternoon, Nair also asked Rion the address of Abi Rahardi's batik house. Yes, because he is a batik supplier for teacher uniforms at SMA Cahaya Bangsa.

His goal was to ask for the address as the second place he would go if he did not find Abi and Umi at home.

Nair arrived at the airport in Semarang city when magrib prayer time arrived. Nair took the time to pray first. He did not forget to pray for help from the Creator.

Nair took a taxi to continue the journey to Rahardi's house, which was not too far away.

Nair took 40 minutes to send a message to his parents that he was in this city. Nair asked the prayers of his parents, hoping that all these struggles would not be in vain.

^^^*Doakan Nair succeeds Ma, Pa.^^^

^^^Nair was en route from the airport to the Naira* family home*.^^^

A reply message he received after a few minutes.

Oh, my God, Nair! You're leaving alone?

Papa should be taking her, Nair!

But yes already! Fight for it, son.

Papa Mama must pray you succeed.

Nair keeps his phone in his pants pocket. A backpack on his lap. The backpack contained dirty clothes because he took a bath in the hospital toilet earlier.

Nair arrives at a house that matches the address he was looking for. Nair got off the taxi and paid the fare.

"Thank you, sir."

Nair immediately approached a two-meter-high fenced house. He saw the fence wasn't in the lock.

"Assalamualaikum," said Nair slightly shouting.

The distance from the gate to the building of the house is only a few meters.

"Assalamualaik." Nair repeated his greeting.

"Getishalight." The baritone from behind him.

Nair turned around and found Abi and a very neat looking man with a white kurta along his calf.

"Pig..." Nair kissed Rahardi's back. "How are you, Abi?"

"Alhamdullilah, Abi good."

"You, can you stay here, Nair? Any errands here or on vacation?"

Nair was confused as to what to answer. But the voice of the woman from inside the fence saved him.

"A guest, Abi? Why not ask to come in."

Nair turned around and stood beside Rahardi.

"Nair?" Umi frowned feeling disbelief that Nair was in front of her. After the wedding of Rion and Bintang, they had met at the mosque when Umi and Abi visited Naira at the house of Pakde Rahman.

"Let's go in! Abi let's go in, Bi." Take Umi while opening the gate.

"Let's go to Nair." Abi patted Nair on the shoulder.

Nair followed behind Rahardi. And a man beside her reached out.

"Assalamualaikum, introduce me Faqih."

Nair smiled and shook the man's hand. The soft, white hand was very fitting with his face which also looked clean.

"I'm Nair."

Both of them took off their hands and went into the house.

"From Jakarta?"

Nair immediately looked at the man with a flat face. He knows I'm from Jakarta?

Nair nodded weakly.

"Naira's friend?"

"I.Yes."

"Come on, please sit down, Nair." Umi let him sit.

"Reply, Abi..."

"Yes..."

"Can I take the prayer first?" asked Nair a little doubtful. "I haven't prayed Isya yet."

Nair is not yet praying Isya. While on the trip he had time to find a mosque close to the address of Abi Rahardi's house, but unfortunately he did not find. If anything, he had intended to pray first and then walked towards this house.

"By, please! Let's take Umi."

"Excuse me first Abi, Mas Faqih."

Nair followed Umi towards the back. A large prayer room is located not far from the kitchen.

"Nair, you can take ablution there." Point Umi at the faucet next to the prayer room.

"Mom's gonna make you drink first." Umi walked straight into the kitchen.

After the prayer, Nair joined Abi. He sat with an awkward feeling.

"Wouldn't you wait for Naira to finish her internship, Abi?" faqih's question made Nair seem to understand the direction of their conversation.

*internship: internship.

"Abi thought so too, Qih."

"Abi hasn't talked about this to Naira either."

The man named Faqih nodded slowly. "It's best not to, Abi."

"Because it's best to have a contract immediately after the ta'aruf process."

So he's my competition? Oh my God, why so far away. We don't look comparable.

Nair breathed a heavy sigh. It was like being in the wrong place and at the wrong time.

The goal here is clearly to propose to Naira from Abinya while trying to cancel this matchmaking. But what he heard just now seems very unlikely he proposed to Naira right now.

Nair glanced at Umi who seemed to have been staring at him from earlier. Nair felt, Umi knew the purpose of coming here.

*Did Naira tell Umi about our feelings?

What did Naira tell Umi about our plans*?

Nair had not been talked to, the man named Faqih even said goodbye.

"Sir, please open the gate." asked Abi to a man who might be working in this house.

And Abi came back in when Faqih's car left the house.

"Nair, Abi knows you've come not without purpose" Rahardi said as he sat on the sofa right in front of Nair.

I have to be brave. Right said papa, An Alvarendra must be gantle.

Nair nodded steadily. "Take it right."

"If you're coming for my daughter, then you've heard the answer."

The deg!

Nair hasn't thrown the ball, but a punch has been released.

Nair gave a small smile trying to hide her nervous feelings.

"It's not just for Naira, Abi. But also for me. To ask princess Abi to be my companion."

"It doesn't matter if it's not time yet."

"I will wait until the time comes. Until our blessing, Abi and Umi give it to us."

"You love Naira?" abi's question makes Umi hold his arm as a sign that his wife does not agree with Abi's question which is too to the point.

"Very, Abi."

"Almost five years ago, I once said that I loved Abi's daughter."

"And now it is still the same," answered Nair confidently.

"Your feelings haven't changed?"

"No Abi." Nair shakes.

"You sure Naira accepted you?"

Is this a trick question?

Nair was silent for a moment.

"Are you not sure?" abi asked waiting for Nair's answer.

"God willing, sure Abi."

"We know each other and our relationship is good?"

"You guys dating?" ask Abi full of probes.

Nair shakes. "No, Abi."

"Then, you're often alone or go together?"

Nair was silent again. "Either."

"Only in parks and restaurants. We're not really the two of us, Abi. There's someone else there."

"Have you ever come to Mrde Rahman's house to meet my daughter on purpose?"

"Never Abi."

"First and last, when I asked Naira from Abi almost five years ago."

Umi witnessed the two-way conversation. Talks between a man trying to ask for a father's daughter and a father trying to keep his daughter.

Umi very clearly saw Nair who looked confident and calm. He could feel the sincerity that Nair gave to his daughter.

"From now on, stay away from my daughter."

The deg!

Nair did not expect that sentence that he heard. Umi also looked inside her husband.

"But... Abi."

"It should have been before."

"Since Abi knew you loved her."

"Pig..." Umi stroked Abi's arm.

"Abi was just scared, you and Naira went too far."

"The devil's temptation is heavy, Nair."

"Abi don't know, until when can you hold the shahw*at while with Abi's daughter."

"God willing, we can take care of that, Abi." Nair tries to convince Abi.

"Please promise Nair not to go back to see Abi's daughter."

Nair was silent and lowered deep. It's a hard thing he has to do.

"Descend from Abi's daughter."

"Prove your love by distancing yourself from the sin of Zina."

Nair looked straight at Abi.

"When you look at each other, there is an adultery of the eye. And when you hold hands..."

Never was Abi.

"it's a zina of the hand."

"Then your shahw*ta will be turbulent. And as a man you would imagine something dirty in your heart and mind, Nair."

"So, Abi..."

"Stay away from my daughter."

"He will remain your soul mate, if God wills."

Nair nodded softly. What can he do if the owner does not allow it.

Nair said goodbye when the time showed at 11 p.m.

"Not staying, Nair?"

"No Umi. Tomorrow morning Nair has to go to the hospital. I bought tickets too."

Nair said goodbye after an online taxi he ordered from his cell phone. He prefers to wait a long time at the airport rather than having to disturb the rest time of Naira's parents.

Along the way, he closed his eyes. Was my struggle this time in vain? Or even worsen my relationship with Naira.

If before this I can still meet him, then after this I will no longer be able to.

O God, have I been for more than 6 years doing zina eyes with his face. Though I try not to arise my martyrdom by again subduing my gaze.

O Allah, forgive all my sins and ease my steps.

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Abi's accusation is wrong. Nair never had a dirty mind😂

If it's Rion, Nath and Ethan might be 😅

They are three demons 😆