Trapped in a Sacred Prison
CHAPTER 43

Longs

I don't think I miss, in fact, my heart fidgets when I don't see you.

Love

I thought I didn't love, in fact, the comfort I felt when I was with you, the jealousy bothered me when I saw you with another, and the worry enveloped me when I heard bad news from you.

Well, I admit my heart has fallen on your patience, on your mature attitude, and on all that you have. However, I am not good at stringing the details word by word to form a prayer beads of love.

But, if you want to know how deep my love for you is, then I will not be able to describe it, because all that can be described is something that can be measured, and my love for you is something that cannot be measured.

Tell me I'm exaggerating, but that's how I feel. Still, God is number one for all the love in the world.

(Lutfiyah Salamah Rashid)

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Day after day has passed, Uelfi is now ready with his plans that he once made when he was desperate for the loss of the brooch Ammar gave.

With the help of Rashid's father, Ulli is now at an airport. He stepped out of the airport looking for someone he said was waiting for his arrival.

And sure enough, from a distance, the girl was able to see Balqis with her father and her brother-in-law several times waving at Ulfi.

Because the day was getting late, Ghazali and Balqis immediately drove Ulli to Ammar's apartment, not forgetting he mentioned the passcode opening the door where her husband lived.

With a slow step, Ulli came in and wanted to surprise her husband. However, not yet reached Ammar's room, he was surprised by Ammar's voice which sounded like he was calling someone.

Out of curiosity, Uldi slowly opened the door to Ammar's room, and now he could clearly see her husband calling 'mother' while asleep. Even his forehead and neck were already soaked in sweat.

Without a second thought, Ulfi immediately approached Ammar, he sat next to Ammar while patting his cheek gently.

"Srv, ustadz?"

"Ustadz, wake up."

"Ustadz, get up, ba.." Uldi's speech was cut off when Ammar shouted back.

"Mother" cried Ammar as he rose from his sleep and opened his eyes.

"Ustad? Ustadz is okay?" ulfi asked, making the man turn his head towards him.

"Ulfis? Am I still dreaming?" she continued holding both of Ulfi's cheeks, with tears beginning to flow down her cheeks.

"No ustadz, this is not a dream, I did come to the place of ustadz," said Ulli with his hand now outstretched to wipe away Ammar's tears.

His hand moved gently rubbing Ammar's cheeks that had been soaked by tears, but immediately his hand movements stopped when Ammar held both hands.

"I'm not dreaming, am I? You are Ulli, right?" asked the man with eyes that began to sparkle mixed with tears that were still as deep as well in his eyes.

Uldi nodded his head several times with a smile, he was about to make a sound but was restrained when Ammar immediately hugged him tightly.

"Thank you for coming here, you know, I really miss you" he said.

Ulfi who heard it now felt a great sigh in her heart, her heart pounding not a sigh, she was very happy to hear the word longing that was spoken from her husband's lips.

Ulfi's hand now lifted and returned Ammar's embrace, even he slightly patted Ammar's back to give a sense of calm to the man.

As if remembering something, Ammar immediately let go of Uldi's embrace and observed the long veil he was wearing, a moment later the man was bowed lethargic.

Uldi understood what Ammar was looking for at the moment, he smiled before finally starting to speak.

"Sorry ustadz, the ustadz gift brooch is missing in my closet, somewhere it went, even I was desperate to find it but I never found it." Uldi paused for a moment his words to see Ammar's reaction.

Ammar, who had listened to the words of Ulfi, now rubbed his eyes back in water. He certainly understood the meaning of his wife.

"Are you sure?"

"Did it still show doubt?" Instead of answering, Ulli asked again, and made Ammar shake his head quickly.

The man is now back to pull Ulli into his arms, "thank you for loving me, I'm so happy."

"I thank ustadz for being patient with me and loving me with sincerity" Ulli said, replying to Ammar's embrace.

Ammar increasingly tightened his embrace, he felt the young girl in front of him was getting older and no longer bar-bar like when he just entered the boarding school.

Even now his shivering body no longer cared, it felt like he wanted to continue hugging this girl in front of him.

Long enough they were in that position, until Ammar took off his embrace because he felt his body getting weaker, debga remaining strength, the man kissed Uldi's forehead so gently.

However, as soon as Ulfi felt something was wrong, his forehead detected a fairly warm Ammar temperature. She touched Ammar's forehead to make sure, and sure enough, that the man's forehead was warm enough, that even her husband looked weak and cold at the moment.

"Ustadz just first well, I want to compress ustadz," said Ulfi while laying down Ammar's body and going to the kitchen.

Before long, Ulli came with a container of water and a small towel.

Carefully and without making a sound, Uldi began compressing her husband who now seemed to be sleeping soundly, perhaps he was so tired from his nightmares.

Several times Ulfi changed the compressed water that had been cold, so it did not feel he was asleep while sitting on the side of Ammar's bed because of fatigue.

The night is now so fast that it leads two sleeping people into a beautiful dream. Until the dawn of the Adhan began to reverberate.

Ammar slowly opened his eyes, and immediately turned to look for the whereabouts of Ulli to make sure what he saw last night was not a dream.

The man then commented on the smile when he found the girl who took care of him last night sleeping beside him in a half-sitting state.

Slowly he got out of bed and was about to lift the body of Ulfi in order to sleep comfortably on the mattress, but will just move it, he said, the girl awoke so Ammar lifted her up on his lap.

"Ustadz?" he said then reflexes fingered Ammar's forehead.

"Huffth, thank goodness the fever has gone down" he said again with a relieved look but still looks tired.

The look on Ulfi's face instantly turned tense and his heart thumped as he realized where he was sitting at this moment.

"Astaghfirullah sorry ustadz," said Ulfi then wanted to get off the lap of Ammar, but the man's hand actually held his slender waist so that he could not move much.

Feeling unable to escape, Ulli is now silent like a statue that is bowed without daring to see the face of her husband who is currently very close to his face.

"Ulfi, there is something I want to ask" Ammar said with a serious face.

"A-what's ustadz?" she still did not dare to look at her husband's face.

- Connected

Assalamu 'alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh.

How are you all, may God keep us all.

Happy MOTHER'S DAY to all mothers and mothers-to-be. Your love and true love cannot be counted. Like the sun shining on the world without expectation of reward.

Being a mother is not easy, it takes incredible patience of course. But behind it all, Allah has prepared a great reward.

Keep the spirit in caring for and educating your children, may they become children of Sholeh-sholehah who always pray for you until then.

Love you all 🥰