In the Name of a Mate
Chapter 56: For sure, only one

The night moon was covered in cloudy clouds, one of the signs of rain. The sky looks darker than usual because there is no moonlight or millions of stars decorating it

"Tomorrow, exactly twenty years after your mother's death, we go to her grave together" Layla and Bilal compactly nodded. They gathered in the guest room after the magrib prayer and read the Qur'an. The various decorations installed yesterday have been removed.

Still in their respective prayer clothes, the five stared at the sky behind the window while waiting for the time to come

"Among the many doubts in this world, there is only one thing certain, namely death" the four men compactly turned their heads towards Naufal

"justified? Death was a sure thing" Those who heard him nodded in agreement

"Therefore, God gives us life to live well. The wealth, the couple, the family and the pleasures of this world are nothing but a deposit. Ready or not, we'll lose it. Just waiting for the time to come sooner or later"

"Dad misses mother huh?" For some reason every Naufal said something that smelled of loss, Layla and Bilal thought their father was feeling a deep longing

"Had you said, miss it every day and it's never less since he left. If you didn't exist as father's encouragement. Somehow it felt like my life back then"

"Now you are grown up and have a good partner, who can understand you, who loves you and who can certainly make you happy"

"Dad feels that the debt of father to your mother has been paid off, when father has been able to keep you up to this size, your mother would be proud if she is still there today. He'll be so happy to see you guys happy"

"Father misses him" Naufal said softly and wiped the water in the corner of his eyes

"Dad don't cry, we also cry if the father is kayak gini" Naufal chuckled and shook his head, he rubbed the heads of Layla and Bilal who leaned on his shoulders

"You're all grown up now, don't be like kids anymore"

"So, thank you for being a good wife to Bilal and accepting him as your guide" Bela who had been silent next to Bilal shook her head

"It is precisely Bela who thanks Bilal a lot, because Bela realized there are still many shortcomings"

"Qais, thank you for your love for my daughter. He is your responsibility now, don't let me down again" Qais nodded surely

"I promised you"

Naufal smiled and nodded, shortly after the Adzan isya reverberated. They stood up and took each other's safes, this time Naufal who led as priest

After the second rakaat, the rain was pouring out there. The smell of soil exposed to rain is very characteristically soothing. The air is getting cooler

On the last bow of her prayer, Layla felt a little longer than usual. There was no sign of takbeer to rise, until a moment of sounding takbir from a different voice, not his father, Layla knew it was the voice of Bilal. Try to continue to focus on their respective prayers, until the greetings sound as the end of the prayer pillars

"Dad?"

"Dad?" Bilal patted the shoulder of his father who never woke up

"Dad?" Layla did the same, a slow pat slowly a little hard. Layla's tears had calmed down, Bela who was next to her hugged to keep trying to calm down

Qais gestured to Bilal, but Bilal shook his head in an unwilling manner. Finally he advanced, pressed the neck and put a finger in front of the nose

"Inalillahiwainna illaihi roji'un"

No one believes, tears are enough to bear witness to how lost without needing words as speech

"Dad said tomorrow we go to the grave of the mother, does not mean the father went followed the mother right?" Layla clasped her father's hand which was still warm. He shook his head in disbelief, Naufal's embrace yesterday was his last. The advice Naufal gave them was the last piece of advice

"Wait for us in heaven with you, we love you"

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With a smile on her lips, a woman in all black clothes crouched down in one of the graves that began to be slightly overgrown with weeds

"Are you happy there?"

"Are you happy to see your mom?"

"You must be happy there, right?"

"Even your graves are next to each other" Layla chuckled but not with her eyes twinkling

"I'm coming again, father, mother. I miss you guys, Brother Ilal will come later, he said there is still business in the office. He who never wanted to be involved in business first, now even busy with his business"

"Your love makes me jealous, I pray that I can be like you. Separated only by death"

"May we be reunited in His heaven. Aamiin's"

"Not finished?" Layla looked up to see the face of her husband who was already standing behind her. Layla wiped her tears slightly and nodded

"It's done"

"Nisa's up in the car, she's crying looking for you" Layla smiled and got up. Nisa is their four-year-old daughter

"Sorry Ila can't stay here any longer, Ila comes home first, Assalamu'alaikum" Layla walks towards the cemetery gate while Qais now crouches next to her second grave

"Thank you for entrusting Layla to me Dad, I love your daughter so much. Mother, I also want to say thank you for meeting me with Layla when I was a child even though it was because of the inconvenience" Qais chuckled little then stood up

"As beautiful as your love story is, you managed to envy me from most other love stories"

Qais wiped away her dripping tears. Just an expression of gratitude he said for all that God has given, from loss, separation, to world punishment. He realized that it taught him many things, and made him think more mature

"On the name of the soul mate you have outlined for me, I express a lot of gratitude. Thank you for making Asma Layla Husna my ribcage, my life partner, my life complement and one of my greatest sources of happiness"

...EXPIRE...

Finally End...😭😭😭

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