
A vision troubled by the shadow of being together with the two men flashed alternately, A selfish but warming Arka, then a gentle, sincere and pleasant Iyan.
Melati closed her eyes and what came back was Arka, then opened her eyes and what was clearly visible was Iyan. Melati walked with her head turned towards her bed, her hands stretched to the end of the bed and could not sit she had fallen.
"Mell."
The voice was heard calling very close to the ear, between the voice of Iyan and Arka.
"Mas!" call Melati grimacing, hoping the two stop calling and haunting her thoughts.
"Mails?" iyan's voice was clearer and her husband's face was staring at her. But then the room grew darker and saw nothing.
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"Mell."
the voice was still calling, but could not see it because Melati's eyelids were like they were being overlapped by a tight object.
"Wake up, son!"
This time my voice sounded crying.
"Wake up Nduk." Mom's crying became clearer.
Then a soft and warm hand touched Melati's face, rubbed slowly and then kissed her forehead.
"Wake up dear." whispered in a trembling voice, warmly slipping into the heart.
The burden that had hit Melati's eyelids gradually felt light and disappeared, he opened his eyes.
"Alhamdulillah."
It turned out that there were many people in Melati's house, even her mother and father-in-law were there.
Iyan looked at Melati's face with a slight smile but also pity.
"Mas." called him trying to get up and stared confusedly at everyone.
Iyan helped her sit up and hugged her, resting on Iyan's chest.
"You passed out son, almost two hours." Mom wiped the rest of her tears.
"Fainted?" Melati looked out the closed window, sure there was no sunlight out there. Trying to remember how he fainted.
"Mas Arka." he muttered looking Iyan.
Iyan furrowed his brows, staring at Melati's suddenly tense face. "Congratulations?" Iyan asked slowly so as not to be heard by everyone.
Melati looked down did not answer, but it was understandable Iyan if Arka had met his wife.
The late night did not also make Iyan's eyes closed, even more thinking about Melati and Arka. The happy nights did not last long after the return of Arka Wijaya.
Iyan came out of his room, leaving behind Melati, who was now sleeping, trying to find air outside, where he knew he could get sleepy afterwards.
"Why hasn't Iyan slept yet?" mother's voice made Iyan turn her head, it turns out that her mother-in-law also had not slept and was sitting in the kitchen while cooking water. Iyan turned around to step closer to mother.
"Lha Mom why haven't you slept? It's twelve." It's twelve." Iyan sat down with my mother.
"Old man yah Yan, if anyone is thinking it must not be able to sleep." replied Mother opened the hood and took out a plate containing pieces of cake.
"What do you really think?" Iyan smiled listening to mom.
"Many, one of them is your wife. I feel sorry for the situation that is always in the difficult when he starts to be happy with you. I'm afraid you'll give up at the end." replied Mother glancing at her daughter-in-law while pouring water for Iyan.
"Tomorrow your father-in-law came home. The day after tomorrow you can take Melati to your house to be a little further away from Arka" said the mother of her anxiety.
"If you've come home, I'll really bring Melati. I'm not worried about Mom here anymore either." replied Iyan agreed.
"Actually I also have no problem living alone, only you are too worried" replied Mother.
"From tomorrow I'll stop working, ma'am, after all my coworkers can replace me."
Mom looked at her daughter-in-law, thinking if it was the best.
"Elati can not stay alone, I am also always concerned with the presence of Arka that can be anywhere and anytime." explained Iyan.
"Is there any other solution Yan?" ask the mother with a worried face.
"I don't know Mom yet." Iyan took a deep breath. "Sometimes I use my eye skills to make Melati conform and stay in the right position, not to be tempted by Arka. It is not a matter of jealousy, but liking another man after marriage is a great sin for which there is no forgiveness. Consciously or not it remains a sin, so don't let Melati make that mistake Ma'am."
"Mother is confused." Mom rubs her head.
"If it wasn't like that, Melati wouldn't be able to survive. But it looks like Arka is also stronger, ma'am, and I'm sure Melati has been affected. It's just that it looks like someone's fighting inside Melati's body, and I don't know."
"Shall we take him to the house of Ustadz Ahmad?" mother Nur's Proposal.
"Yes, after I met my father and finished my business with Arka Bu. He can't just be left alone."
But Iyan was still thinking about how to meet his father.
Until the next day, Iyan left early to where he worked. Picked up some of his belongings and resigned as planned last night.
"Are you sure you're not bored of idle?" ask Adi to Iyan.
"Yes bored! But how else, Melati can not be left alone." replied Iyan while packing some of his belongings.
"Keep how?" Adi pulled his chair closer to Iyan.
"I'm afraid Arka reckless Di, finish off Melati's life if it does not manage to take it from me" said Iyan look sad.
"O Allah Yan." Adi looked pityfully at his best friend.
"Arka is not kidding. Yesterday afternoon Melati fainted for a long time, she fought with the whispers of Arka." said Iyan again, her handsome face looks sad and worried.
"What can I help you with?" adi asked worried as well.
"Just pray that your nephew is always protected by Allah SWT, that's the most important thing" he replied closing his backpack.
"Yes you too, may Allah always protect you" Adi replied with a slight smile.
"I'm home." Iyan.
"Goodbye to unemployment" Adi replied laughing.
"Thank you." Iyan laughed too.
Along the way that is not so far away, Iyan continued to think about how to defeat the sciences that Arka has, the more days the young man is getting great.
Not to mention his real father's problem.
'He's all around you, and he'll see you when it's time.' Iyan remembered the words of his father.
"If I'm in a state of urgency, I'm sure you'll show up."
Both corners of Iyan's lips were attracted, he thought that fighting with Arka would make his father come and see him.