My best friend, Maduku
Trying to make peace with the situation

Aly looked the worst of everyone. At this moment Aly was only silent contemplating on his bed, not caring about his daughter who was by his side who was now crying from thirst.

Aly only glanced at Chayra but there was no thought at all to stop the baby crying.

"Assynoltom... Stab, Gus... Ning Chayra I brought you ?..." Said khodam son who could not bear to let the baby continue to cry.

Aly turned back to the baby and turned her face again without answering yes or no, if the baby was taken.

Khodam who is none other than Fikri was still carrying the baby even though his Gus did not say anything. He understood how broken his Gus heart was because it was left by his wife.

Aly just stared blankly at the departure of Fikri who was carrying her daughter. Not that Aly did not want to touch his daughter, he was still unable to give Halimah, because the face of his daughter was very similar to his wife.

The group of pesantren families from Jogja came on time for dawn prayers because one of the khodam Ummi beliefs directly contacted him after news of Halimah's death was heard. They saw Halimah's body still lying on the bed in the porch room and then separated to meet the host, Dimas and Kyai Anwar to the room Aly and Zahra and Ummnya entered the room Umm Nyai, but before that, Zahra took his nephew who was being carried by one of the santri khodam.

Zahra who is a cousin and best friend also had to cry hysterically to see the current state of Halimah. But she immediately stopped crying because she had to meet his ummi nyai because she did not want to make her aunt again feel devastated by the departure of her son.

"Assynoltom..." Said Zahra and umminya together.

Umm Nyai turned his head and answered his greetings in a soft voice. Her face was so messed up from crying too much.

"Auntie..." Zahra shook his aunt's hand and hugged her tightly in a row with Umminya who also hugged her sister-in-law's body tightly.

The three of them cried together, then stopped their cries because they were tired.

"Patience, Ma'am. Release your daughter let her calm down in nature." Advice from kyai Anwar's wife.

Umm nyai closed his eyes and nodded, he was a knowledgeable person and knew very well how the law was crying over someone who left with excessive.

"Prophey, yes aunt..." Said Zahra who helped calm his aunt.

"Yes,." Umm nyai according to.

"So, we can do the handling of Halimah's body, Ma'am ?." Ask brother.

Umm nyai nodded. "Yes, but... What about Aly ?." Tanya ummi nyai was curious about the state of her daughter-in-law who was certainly also very hit.

"The same thing that Dimas was meeting him, Bi." Answer Zahra.

True, in his room Aly was met by two different-aged men, namely the sister of his father-in-law and his daughter-in-law.

"Every living thing will die, don't forget that, Ly. Rise up, your wife won't like it if you keep falling down like this." Kyai Anwar's advice is that his daughter-in-law's nephew soon realize that what he is doing is not good.

Aly scooped up her own face violently. "Astaghfirullah's... Oh God..." Aly turned towards pan from his wife. Aly was already a little calmer after hearing Kyai Anwar's words.

"Where is Halimah, Uncle ?."

"He's in the porch room. Immediately, it's not good to delay processing the corpse." Kyai Anwar said again.

Aly turned to look at the face of the man who had once confessed that Alsya was the girl, the man had now become part of his family because he had married Alsya's cousin who had been spotted.

Kyai Anwar and Dimas help Aly to wake up and the three come out of the room and meet the body of Halimah who is currently surrounded by students.

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At home, Alsya and the family who heard the news about Halimah's death were also very shocked. They did not expect that Ning Halimah, Alsya's best friend would die at such a young age. And the most painful thing is, she left her baby who was still a month old.

Alsya who just returned from the hospital forced to visit the boarding school, she seemed to forget about her problems with Halimah. Alsya also knows for sure if her husband is currently down because of the loss of one of his wives.

After traveling not too far, though, the three cars entered the pesantren gate where there were many students who were passing uncontrollably as well as some big kyai from other pesantren and santri guardians who also came to mourn for death Halima.

Alsya was not aware that at this moment her eyes had shed tears many times. He seemed to not believe if his friend had returned to Rahmatullah so quickly. Affin who was sitting next to him just stared silently watching the beautiful face of his girlfriend crying over someone who had even hurt his feelings.

What is your heart really made of, Al ?. Why is your heart so soft, even for someone who has been lying to you all this time.

Affin chose to remain silent not to comment until his car was parked in a row of other cars and then out of the car.

Affin carried the tiny body of Hafidhz because if only in his hand and let him walk in the crowd there was a tiny body that would have difficulty when walking. Alsya also held her baby following behind Affin in the aftercare again with her family one by one down also from the car.

They and their families entered simultaneously into the house ndalem which was filled by several kyai and nyai from neighboring pesantrens.

Alsya's father and mother-in-law walked ahead to meet her son who must be very sad over the loss of his wife while others were invited by Khodam to sit on the benches that had been provided.

"Ummi." Hafidhz who was sitting on Affin's lap called his mother.

"Yes, son ?." Alsha looked at her son's face.

"Ummi, how many people are here ?." Ask the mother.

Alsya's hands stretched out rubbing Hafidzh's Head. "Yes, kid. Because there's dead here, so many people." Alsya answered attentively.

"Who died, Ummi ?." Ask Hafidhz again.

Alsya turned to Affin's face and turned to his parents, as if from his gaze he was asking if he should answer his son's question. And Abah just nodded.

"Your mom, son." Alsha finally answered.

"Mama ?. But, uh,.. Hafidhz don't have Mama, Ummi ?."

"Hafidhz has Mama, but Mama Hafidhz is dead, son." Affin who answered represented Alsya.

Instantly after answering that, Affin glanced at Alsya who was staring at him.

"Ohh, that means, Mama Hafidhz has met God, uncle ?." Ask Hafidhz again but now it's in Affin's direction.

Affin smiled then gently rubbed Hafidzh's head. "Yes, son." The answer is still smiling.

It was seen that the crowd was increasingly boisterous because the bathing process was immediately carried out in the house - ndalem continued to sholati his body in the pesantren mosque carried out by many people as well as the Alsya family which men including Hafidhz and Rizal is invited by his parents, Affan and Affin. And then another funeral.

Halimah was buried in a special ground containing all of her former behind the pesantren, right next to her father's grave. In addition to praying everyone disbanded, including Aly who was not allowed by Kyai Anwar to continue to mourn the departure of his wife at the funeral.

Until now, Alsya still has not seen the existence of her husband because too many people make her eyes limited. But after some people began to say goodbye, and the environment of the house began to be a little tenuous from the humans who crowded before Alsya saw a woman who was very familiar with him.

"Fin, take Hafidhz first, yes. I'm going there first." Alsya said to Affin because it is impossible to invite Hafidhz to come along because his son is currently sleeping soundly in Affin's lap.

"Where are you going, Al ?."

"Meeting, just a minute."

"Ouh, yes, I have. Don't wait, Hafidhz nyariin later."

"Yes, assalamualaikum..."

"Goddessalam..."