7 Days With Althara

Decision to hold a wedding

We argued in my room.

“Why didn't you tell me your parents wanted us a reception in Jakarta?” Ask me angrily when we're done with our family meeting and Althara's parents go home first in their Bandung.

“Alhena. Mother same father does want their event in Jakarta Al, Indonesia,family and friends work Dad is mostly out of town near her to Jakarta so yes they certainly want her there” said Althara who was also confused by the wishes of her parents.

“How's it going? I want us to let everything in Bandung” restless me by continuing to be confused.

“Alhena listen. My parents are more in Jakarta they are a lot of busy working there. Dad wants us to celebrate there so that the busy work can take the time to stop by our wedding”

“Terus do you think I have no family in Bandung? Where do you think I was born? My brother is also more in Bandung Althara” My emotions are no longer unstoppable. I'm getting too upset.

I turned my body around not wanting to see it.

Althara came up to me and held both of my shoulders from behind. He calmed me down which was already starting to heat up. Great Althara, she never wanted to respond to me who was emotional.

“Alhena” call her so gently.

I still kept quiet not looking at him.

“Please yourself first, do not until we have a big fight about this”, he said worried about me who already looks so angry.

“I don't want, we started all of them with a lot of problems that we can actually skip”

Althara's right. I sighed to regulate my emotions and exhaled loudly and then turned to look at her.

“You asked me to go back to Bandung and you also said you would marry me in Bandung, even you also promised we would live in Bandung right? I want to do all that because you said my real life in Bandung, I already live in Jakarta and I don't want to celebrate my wedding there,I want to start everything here” said I begged gently and really with a look of my sad face.

Althara just looked at my two sad eyes. He would not bear to see me pleading like this and the look on my pitying face.

Althara took her breath and nodded her head.

“Alright I will talk to Daddy and Mommy if we agree we want to hold a wedding in Bandung”, he replied, which eventually blinded me so happy.

The look on my face turned into a series of beaming and happy. I hugged Althara so tightly.

“Thank you Althara” I said so happy.

He returned my embrace and was happy to see me so excited.

“Whatever I will do as long as you do not get angry again”

Then Althara immediately said her decision when she returned to her house in Bandung. But it seems like her parents objected and asked us to reconsider.

“But Ma I want us to get married in Bandung” said I complained to Mama when we get news from Althara if her parents ask us to reconsider her. Althara's parents insisted on holding the event in Jakarta.

I'm Mama and Papa sitting in the living room to get back to this.

“Nak listen. This is not just a fancy event. Althara's parents must be very eager to invite their families to watch her child's wedding. They are also like Mama and Papa who want their extended family and relatives invited to your wedding later, son, therefore they insist to ask you to hold it there” said Mama so wise.

“But Mama and Papa don't want our family in Bandung to watch my wedding?” Ask me with a frown.

“Mama and Papa would want you to roll out here son. But Mama and Papa also never problems if your marriage should be done in Jakarta or anywhere. Because the most important thing is that you are married smoothly and Selam” Papa said.

I breathed in with annoyance.

“But I want to be here Pa” said me by leaning myself on the sofa.

Not long after the sound of my phone rings. It was from Althara's mom.

“Hallo Bu Jenni” greet Mom.

I looked at Mama seriously.

“Iya Ma'am what's wrong?”

“Iya Bu forgive yes. It's me and Alhena also still talking about this bu” Mama replied again while looking at me.

“How?” Tanya Mama sharpened her hearing.

“Iya” he just answered like that makes me wonder what he said. While Papa continues to watch his favorite tv beside Mama.

“Iya”

“Iya”

“Oh nice it. That's even better”

“Oh gitu”

“Good bu well I talk again with Alhena ya bu” said Mama.

“Iya Bu Jenni thank you. See you later”

Then Mama hung up on him.

“What's he saying? How do you play mama yes?” It's a wonder I thought the decision was on Althara's side.

“Honey we will hold an event in Bandung then in Jakarta”, Mama told me.

I frowned my forehead.

“ Celebrating in two places?” Manya make sure.

“Iya. We take the middle ground. Because we want to insist on holding events in our respective regions finally Mama Althara asked us to hold events in two places”

“On the same day?” I asked the more I did not understand.

Mama clucked in annoyance.

“Yes is not Al. We held a meeting and reception in Bandung. Then the day after that we went to Jakarta to hold a reception there. Kasian Papa Althara has booked a hotel there, right Pa?” said Mama turned to Papa who since the beginning he just kept quiet did not come to talk.

“Hah?” Papa said with surprise.

Mama hit Papa's little leg in annoyance, because she just kept quiet didn't help her.

“Yes yes yes it is good Papa replied clumsyly as if he understood what we just talked about.

“What's good?” Ask Mama by squinting her eyes.

“Yes nice wedding want in the building right?” Reply Papa so trying to understand.

Mama shook her head while I frowned with her laugh.

“Anaan anyway Pa?” My lips.

“Where?” Ask my mom again.

“Good. If I think I'm coming. I don't want to be selfish for the Althara” family either

Mom smiled and stroked my hair. She looked at me sadly and almost shed tears. I was surprised to see Mama.

“Good. Mama called her Mother Althara to inform her of this decision. And next we will talk about his agreement”

I nodded my head sweetly. Mama got up from her seat and immediately returned to contact Mother Althara by leaving me and Papa.

Papa looked at me so bitterly.

“This nak” pinta Papa by stretching his one hand on the sofa.

I approached Papa and leaned on his shoulder. Papa hugged me and stroked my hair.

“You should know son. Every night Mama is always sad considering you are getting married”

“Oya?” I asked in disbelief as I continued to lean between Papa's shoulder and neck.

“Ya Mama already lost you when you went to Jakarta. And now he has to lose you again to be taken by Althara” said Papa.

“But I live in Bandung Pa” replied me.

“All this is different Son. Both of us seem to have to let you to be taken by Althara and our responsibilities will fully move to him”

I feel sad thinking about that. I love them so much. I was the only child they had. It will definitely feel so hard to let go of his child just to go to get married and no longer live here.

“I'll be fine Pa” said I tried to calm Papa down.

“Ya Papa knows. Althara is a very responsible man, he is very happy for you. He wants to do whatever you want to do as long as you're happy, right? He showed it all to Mama and Papa, and we ended up trusting Althara” completely

I smiled hearing Papa so trusting of Althara.

“That's the reason why Mama would accept Althara to be her daughter-in-law so soon. If not Althara, maybe Mama has rejected other men, because Mama still wants to spend time with her only child this way”

I kept smiling with a sad feeling.

“Alhena dear Mama and Papa” said me while hugging my dear Papa.