Mr. Leon's Second Wife
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Leon👇
14:30
A luxury car pulled up in front of an expensive cafe in the city.
With a little hurried footsteps he swung his feet into the building that looked crowded in the visitors.
"****.....!!" leon was upset.
His eyes were immediately fixed on a low stage at the cafe, where there appeared some people were busy packing some musical instruments, a sign that a sound art performance had just finished in the title there.
Leon clucked in annoyance. It's late ..!
The man let out a long sigh while shaking his waist. There was a little regret in his mind, he should have come early so as not to get stuck in traffic. Now it's a miss, right??
The forty-year-old widower seemed to be walking towards one of the empty benches there. With the disappointment that he still felt, the man seemed to sit his body on one of the chairs with eyes that were still staring regretfully at the low stage.
"excuse me.." said a maid there.
"please sir, what message would you like?" said the waiter while handing over a menu book to the man with a fairly bushy sideburn.
Leon grabbed the menu book and seemed to choose for a moment some of the food menu listed there
"i order this one ..same drink this one.trus please wrap two yes ..the same menu.." said Leon.
"well sir .." replied the waiter, cheerfully returning the menu book in Leon's hands.
"oh ..ya..that was the performance..... has long finished?" leon asked while pointing towards the low stage there.
"not long ago, sir, the artist was even in the dressing room." said the waiter.
"oh.." said Leon while nodding in understanding.
The servant chose to resign.
Leon was waiting at his desk while playing a cell phone in his hand. See some of the schedule of social activities and messages from WhatsApp grub that seem boisterous discussing the charity-based event that will be held in the next week.
Oh..maybe this is the bansos event that Bayu meant earlier. Think Leon.
Leon is indeed an active member of an association engaged in the field of humanity. All forms of positive activities he follows, well.itung itung looking for entertainment and busyness, so as not only struggling with a laptop and a seemingly endless work.
Leon was still busy with his phone, arriving....
A loud voice sounded. Some cafe visitors seem to rise from their sitting position, swarming two humans who appear to descend from the second floor of the cafe which is a special room cafe manager and a dressing room a number of performers who usually perform at the venue.
Leon looked towards the crowd. A thin smile formed from his red lips saw a group of people who were busy asking for photos and signatures of a newcomer singer whose name is now starting to soar among teenagers and young people.
Leon was just watching from a distance. He who actually came also to see the singer's performance on stage actually did not intend to rise and approach the artist. He prefers to sit in his place while observing the movement of the artist.
For a long time the singer was surrounded by time, the artist also looks very friendly and patient in facing his fans who seem to struggle with each other want to ask for a photo with him.
After completion, the artist who appeared in the control of a sturdy bodiguard also chose to leave the place immediately.
Leon's not moving. Again he just observed the new idol man of the young people from his seat until the artist disappeared behind the cafe door.
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About an hour in the cafe,
Leon finished with his delayed lunch. With a bag of white crackles containing two boxes of food in his hand, Leon rushed into his car, then drove the four-wheeled vehicle to a place he now very often visited.
Half an hour's drive, though,
The car was seen entering a narrow alley on the outskirts of town. The luxury car then stopped at a small house next to a Mushola that was also not too big in the slum area densely populated.
Leon got out of his car, he got down and approached the green-painted narrow tenement.
"assalamualaikum.." said the big tall man.
"a laikum salam." replied a four-year-old kumel-looking girl who appeared to be playing at the door.
Leon smiled at the boy. The little girl who saw Leon's arrival immediately showed a happy twinkle.
"kakaohar.....!! kakaaakkk there's a brewok....!!!" said the shabby girl half-cried.
A ten-year-old boy came out of the house.
"sir.." said the boy.
Leon smiled warmly.
"iso...! wake up or..salim first.." said the boy who turned out to be the older sister of the girl.
The little girl got up. She and her brother approached Leon, grabbed the back of the man's hand and kissed him.
"eeemmmhhh...emmmhhh... om brewok always fragrant.ampe hand also come with fragrant.." said the little girl.
Leon smiled gently.
"what else are you doing? eat already?" ask Leon.
"not yet...laper.." said the girl plainly.
"That's....!" reprimanding the boy shook his head as if asking the younger brother to be quiet and not complain to Leon that they last ate was yesterday afternoon.
Leon smile.
"no matter what.nih.om bring food for you, you eat yes.." said Leon while lifting the white crackle in his hand.
The older brother, who is known as Alka, smiled.
"let's go in." Alka told Leon.
The man nodded. He then removed his shiny shoes, then entered into a narrow house with a white ceramic floor that some of it looks cracked
Leon and Ahsa sit on a shabby mat. Ahsa, who seemed to be very hungry, immediately grabbed the bag and opened the food box inside.
"Ahsa..the polite...!" said Alka who appeared out of the only room in the house while carrying shoe polish equipment. The ten-year-old boy approached the main door of the house, sat cross-legged there and grabbed Leon's shoes and began to shine them painstakingly.
"Alka..later his shoes, eat first." said Leon.
"work used to enjoy wages, sir.." said the ten-year-old boy.
Leon only let out a long sigh, he silently watched the two boys.
Yep..... Al-Kautsar Hamdan and Ahsani Taqwim. They are called Alka and Ahsa.
Two orphaned boys died two years ago.
Leon met the two boys when Alka the older brother was working as a shoe polish at the time. Leon who saw the little boy working while carrying his sister was knocked on the door of his heart.
He began to approach the two boys. Make introductions and start visiting the two boys often after lunch. Leon always brought something for the two boys to visit their home. Whether it's food, clothes, or toys.
They always accept it with pleasure. What else is little Ahsa. He who lives a life of concern by relying only on the work of his brother who is not how happy every time the handsome rich man comes to his house.
While Alka, a ten-year-old boy who seemed to be forced into adulthood before his time, would have chosen to shine Leon's shoes first before receiving Leon's gift.
Alka did not want to accept all the gifts of the man just without doing a job.
Leon can only resign, whatever, the important thing is that the boy who is now the backbone of the family is willing to accept the gift from him.
Before long Alka was polishing Leon's shoes...
"finish sir.." said Alka.
"already? yes, eat it." said Leon.
"yes, sir." replied Alka.
The boy went into the kitchen, washed his hands and returned to the living room and sat on the same carpet as Leon and Ahsa.
Ahsa's food is almost gone, while Alka's just about to eat her.
Leon smiled at the two brothers. He was like a man with two children now.
The delayed lunch continued, until.......
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Allah Akbar.... Allah Akbar......
Ema adzan Ashar.
"Alhamdulillah." Ahsa said when she heard the sound of prayer calls echoing from the prayer hall beside her house.
"Ahsa...wash hands first..trus ablution....to mushola yes..all njai.." said Alka.
"yes, brother.." said Ahsa.
Ahsa turned to Leon.
"om...om brewok do not want to pray together?" ask Ahsa.
Leon smile.
"om pray at home." said Leon.
Ahsa let out a long sigh and got up while carrying the empty food box.
"om...om..padahana already there is a mushola.pahalanya more powerful..pahas even want to pray at home.." Ahsa said while walking away from two other men of that age.
Leon just laughed funny.
"sorry Ahsa yes om." said Alka.
"yes, what is it.." replied Leon.
Alka continued eating.
Yep....Leon has become a much better man and continues to learn to be better now. But there was one thing he had never done.....
Prayer...!
Wh why?
Leon was embarrassed. He felt too filthy to just sit down and worship the Most Perfect and the Giver of Life.
He felt, he did not deserve even to just ask for forgiveness and mention the name of the Owner of the Universe.
I don't know ....
He chose never to enter that sacred place of worship. He prefers to do good by helping others and helping others in need.
Perhaps he was not yet ready, or rather, felt unworthy to enter the holy house and rest before the Most High.
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