Khadija
Blue Promise

...42. Blue Promise...

Blue clasped Kha's hand tightly, knowing for sure that his wife was hurt by Jihan's speech. Kha's eyes can form a crescent moon, but still cannot hide the wound behind his smile.

Kha is a kind woman, soft-hearted, how can she still keep smiling after being treated like a maid by her own in-laws. Which makes Blue increasingly inexhaustible, Jihan could bring Jacin to his photo studio. Jihan's intentions and goals are certainly not far from the matter of her promise to take an important position in the Cloud company.

Luckily when Gentar contacted, he was near the shophouse area.

Throughout the journey both Kha and Blue are silent not speaking, no discussion has just occurred. Blue is embarrassed to just ask, while Kha may be rearranging a heart that was scratched. Tens of times Blue kissed the back of Kha's hand that he held. Although Kha always warned that it was dangerous, Blue still did not want to let go of his wife's hand.

They enter the residential complex area which is approximately 7 kilometers from their shophouse. Rows of semi-finished houses that are divided into two lines from the main gate, is an area that has not long been inaugurated. Blue invites Kha out of the car after arriving at the yard without the fence at the end.

“Whose house, Mas?”

Blue still flinching. He took Kha into a very messy yard, where the tools of the project workers were still scattered. He pressed the home key password button and immediately the door of the house opened.

“Mas! Whose home is this?” ask Kha again.

Blue stood behind Kha, hugging his wife from behind.

“At this small house, we will exchange stories, exchange feelings of sadness and disappointment. Letting go of longing after a day separated by work, building up the rubble of happiness through the prayers of your mustajab and our parents.”

Kha's tears welled up in the pelupuk, urging her to blink her eyes immediately to fall.

“Mas...”.

“This is home, Mas?”

“Your house, Darling... I bought a house for you, for us. Sorry yes, still not done completely.”

Kha then rushed to embrace Blue, shedding the tears that he had actually endured since then. His shoulders shook in Blue's arms, perhaps now that his veil had been wet with tears. Blue let it go for a while, Kha needed to cry to remove the tightness in her chest.

“Nangis aja gapapa, let you calm down after this,” said Blue while embracing the body of Kha who is still up and down.

“I failed, Kha. So the husband can't take care of his wife.” Blue put the tip of his chin on Kha's head while glaring, still in a matter of days and he had made Kha drop tears of sadness.

Kha stopped crying, draining tears with the tip of her arm. Kha re-fitted her slightly messy hijab. Then grunt hit Blue's chest softly, “Who said Mas failed? don't talk that no way!”

“Yaudah, I said yes,” said Blue held back laughter.

He took Kha around the two-story house. There are only 1 room on the first floor and 2 rooms on the second floor. The house is not too big, but enough for the size of the family. Minimalist, beautiful and fresh because there is a mini garden and a small pond at the back of the kitchen.

“I just could give a small dwelling like this to you. Sorry yes, I just want to love you as much as I can, not as much as my parents can.”

Kha's eyes still left spots of clear liquid, he traced all corners of the room with a happy look.

“This is more than enough, Mom. Bigger! You should have told me, let's take care of it together.”

Blue kissed a glimpse of Kha's lips covered in a veil. Then dragged the tiny body back into his arms. This time is quite long, enough until Blue feels Kha's heartbeat has returned to normal from before.

“I didn't know I had to apologize for Mama Jihan's attitude or anything. I should be able to anticipate this from the beginning,” said Blue still by hugging Kha.

Kha's hand rubbed Blue's back, providing comfort for the restless Blue.

“Actually, what kind of promise do you guys agree on?” Kha let go of the hug and looked seriously. Sounded Blue took a rough breath and threw back.

“What promise, Mas?” Kha answered the question and Blue remained silent.

“Did the agreement between you and Mama Jihan have anything to do with our marriage? what's the bad impact?”

“Sayang...”.

“Terus what? don't be quiet, Mom. We're married, your problem is also my problem, right?” Kha continued to scatter the question with tears.

Blue back hugging Kha, “Don't cry, Please... You think this makes me weak.”

“We go home, we talk at home. Nothing, nothing to worry about.

They get in the car and return to the shophouse, hoping that Jihan and Jacin have left the studio. Along the way Kha just kept quiet, throwing a look out the window. Silently, there was no talk until they arrived at the shophouse courtyard.

Kha walk first, step into the shophouse and go up to the room. Just say hello, without greeting his employees who stare questioningly. Following Blue behind him, he nodded at Dipa's sign telling them to return to their activities.

Until the room, Kha was ready to pray.

“Wait a minute, I take ablution,” said Blue when he saw Kha was holding a prayer mat.

After the prayer, the blue did not move. He sat leaning against the bed, and Kha was still chanting.

“I don't know if this includes my promise or not. Because I have never said it at all,” said Blue stopped Kha activities.

“Mama Jihan asked me once, to take over at Papa.”

“Terus?” kha asked curiously because Blue was silent for quite a while.

“Kha... Before I want you to know, Mama Jihan is not as good as Mama Dusk, but anyway, she is still my mother, the mother who gave birth to me.”

“Means, Mas?”

“She's sneaky, but enough of me to hate her, you don't. I know he's doing this for me too.”

Kha frowning. “I don't understand, Mas.”

“Mama Jihan asks me to choose, take a post at Papa's office, or marry Mama Jihan's chosen woman.”

The deg!

Kha's heart was hammering, hearing Mama Jihan who had already had a woman to match with Blue. Was that woman brought here? Then why? Should Blue work in a family company? Isn't Blue's job good now?

Kha shook his head in disbelief, muttering istighfar.

“I can not go to the office, other than not my passion, there is also Barid there. I can't take her position, can I?”

“Keep you want our wedding pawn?”

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