Lailatulqadar (Song of Missing For Fathers)
Chapter 61

''It's been over half an hour, did you come here?" whisper Qadar to Handoko.

They seemed restless waiting, especially Laila who was expecting her father's presence at this wedding party.

"Maybe it's stuck" Handoko replied guessing.

"Julian try calling Restu again." Handoko asks Julian to call Restu, find out where they are. Is it close to the location or is still far away.

Julian called Restu. Sounded a continuous tone which means the mobile phone Restu active, but never lifted by him.

Julian repeatedly called, almost all family members repeatedly turned to him with anxious and curious gazes.

"Can we start the show now?" ask Mr. Penghulu who might not be able to linger he was at the party.

Mr. Penghulu had to come to another wedding, and he couldn't keep waiting for hours at Laila's event with Julian.

"Wait a minute, sir. Maybe they're on the road, they're stuck" Julian said.

"Your phone wasn't picked up, was it? Let's just get started. I do not want to wait for them, to hinder the marriage of others who may be waiting for the arrival of Mr. Penghulu." Laila looked self-reinforcing despite the fact that her heart was fragile and her hot eyes held back tears.

"Laila, patience. Let's wait a minute!" julian said, he could catch a look of disappointment from Laila's face.

"Patience? Till when? Maybe Aunt Ambar forbade them to come here. We've been waiting long enough, when will we be?" pekik Laila's stuck.

"Laila, right Julian said. There's no harm in waiting. At least another quarter of an hour" Handoko said.

"Yes, my brother, be patient. I'm sure Dad must have come here with Kak Restu," Qadar said.

"I'm not sure. Just call him not pick up." The clear thread finally escaped falling from the girl's beautiful eyes despite just one drop but it was enough to show how disappointed and hurt she was.

"Maybe Restu is driving again. Just think positive, isn't that what you always remind me of?" Julian.

"But this is another matter. Everything related to Aunt Ambar, Father and Restu seems to have been enough to make a lot of disappointments for me that I find it hard to believe in them, think positively of them." Laila was bowed holding back tears so as not to fall again.

Mira stroked Laila's back, she thrust a tissue at her nephew.

"I'm sorry, I was too fragile when I faced something related to them. It is enough for me to accept all their treatment of me and Qadar. I don't want to expect much anymore, but why do they seem to give me empty hope." Laila's voice sounded hoarse.

Everyone seemed to be staring at the current state of Laila. They knew how broken Laila's heart was right now.

"All right, let's start the show? Is that what you want?" ask Julian who can't bear to see Laila's cries.

Without making a sound, Laila gave only a nod to answer Julian's question.

"Sir Penghulu, we'll just start" Julian said.

Some of the guests seemed to whisper to each other especially those who knew the problem. As well as the members of the groom's family, they were astonished by what was really happening.

Qadar still remains in his original position, he seemed reluctant to move forward to represent Mr. Penghulu to his father to be a marriage guardian for his sister Laila.

Handoko turned to Qadar, gave the code a soft blink of an eye, asking that Qadar immediately occupy the place it should be.

With heavy steps Qadar also moved to the seat provided for the marriage guardian. Where there is one table with three seats available that has been sat by Mr. Penghulu, Julian and one seat for the guardian who is now occupied by Qadar. While Handoko, Mira and Laila were in the other seats, not far from the place. Likewise with the family of the groom is in a place that has been provided.

Qadar glanced at Julian before starting. Julian nodded lightly as a sign that Qadar should be sure and immediately practice kabul ijab.

With trembling hands Qadar shook Julian's hand. Mr. Penghulu gave directions to both of them about anything they should say when Ijab kabul.

Qadar swallowed the salivary before he finally said, "I marry and I mate..."

"Wait!" suddenly Restu appeared to stop the kabul ijab that was being said by Qadar.

All who were there turned to the source of the sound. Where there was Restu standing at the door with Sharif who was sitting in a wheelchair with a weak, pale and pain-looking holding his chest.

"Dad!" Qadar made a smile when he saw his father coming.

Rushing Qadar removed his hands from Julian's hands. Qadar ran to his father. Up there he rested in front of his father crying and buried his face at the feet of the old man who looked helpless.

"Qadar, I'm sorry. Forgive all your mistakes" said the man over half a century old.

Laila walked slowly to her father and followed Mira behind him. Tears welled up in the beautiful eyes of the bride dressed. Guilt enveloped his heart for thinking ill of his father. All the guests and relatives who were there seemed to watch the blue atmosphere in the room.

"Sorry, we're late. I'm actually sick and should be taken to the hospital. But he insisted on being brought here." Restu explained the current state of Sharif, although he did not explain even everyone can see how severe the current state of Sharif is. But Syarif tried to look as if he was okay, in order to be a marriage guardian for his daughter, Laila.

"Dad!" Laila cried down in front of her father. At the foot of Sharif, next to Qadar.

"Wake, Son. We have to start the show. Sorry if I'm a little late." The voice of Sharif sounded broken and hoarse.

"I'm sorry Laila, Dad!" strangle him with a whim.

"Already, Son. On this happy day, you should smile. Give a smile to Dad, because all this time Dad always makes your tears fall. Come on, son, we start kabul ijab," said Sharif.

Handoko approached to wake Laila up.

Handoko tak Syarif already can not linger here, after kabul kabul completed Syarif must be immediately taken to the Hospital.

The show begins, Laila's feelings are mixed.

Syarif began to say ijab even with a soft and soft voice but still can be heard clearly.

Julian then said Qabul, "i accept his marriage and the marriage of Lailatul Jannah Bin Sharif Airlangga with the dowry paid in cash.''

"Are the witnesses?"

" legitimate... "

" Thank God. " All say hamdalah while rubbing the face with both palms.

After all the main event was finished, suddenly Syarif lunglai almost fainted, but he was still in consciousness. Of course it makes everyone panic.

"Dad!" Laila and Qadar cried they broke.

" We're taking it to the hospital." Restu moved closer at once Sharif's hand held the arm of Restu who was about to push his wheelchair.

"Don't... I don't want to go anywhere."

"But Dad has to be treated by a doctor" Restu said.

"Let me call the Doctor." Julian stood up and called the doctor.

Mira and Dita as well as Julian's family seemed to ask the guests to enjoy the banquet that was already available. So that Syarif's situation will not be their spectacle.

Without them realizing it was Ambar following Restu's car, he was now in the doorway crying. Mira who saw the woman immediately invited Ambar in and informed the state of Syarif which is critical at this time. Sharif had been taken to Qadar's room, he was laid there by Restu.

Ambar was brought into the room by Mira.

"Mas Sharif." A stifled scream came out of Ambar's mouth when he saw her husband's condition drooping weakly helpless. It seems that Azal is picking up her husband.

The hand of Sharif extended toward Qadar as if he were asking Qadar to lead him in the moments he had to die.

In a flood of tears, Qadar brought his face closer to Sharif's ears. Qadar led Sharif to read tahlil. Sharif who was dying also followed the words of Qadar even with unclear and stamped pronunciation.

"Dad!" all cried out hysterically as Sharif breathed his last.

Miris. On the day of Laila's wedding, she had to lose her father. Laila who was not strong to see the departure of her father was immediately unsteady, she fell on Julian's lap.

"Innalilahi wainailaihi rojiun." Handoko and everyone who was there said the sentence in unison.

Sobs filled the room. Qadar hugged his father with tears flowing. And Ambar, who was on the other side, wept for her husband.

***

Qadar kept a piece of paper containing his handwriting. Song patterns that he often wrote when feeling homesick for his father. Now he kept among the flowers that were studded in his father's belly button.

Laila and Qadar must avenge the passing of their parents. Forgive all the mistakes his father made in his life.

Laila then lived happily in the end with Julian. Laila was relieved after Qadar was able to graduate from college and at graduation. Not in vain his struggle all this time.

~SELESAI~