A Hope Above the Wait

Truth

Time passed by so quickly, when the Firman family seemed to have returned to Jasmine's house to talk about her matchmaking.

At that time Jasmine's attitude looked very different she was really very polite to the Word family. He seemed to accept the match made by his parents.

"Tante, Om, please have your tea!" jasmine said, and she sat down beside her father.

They also drank tea made by Jasmine but when they finished drinking tea, Jasmine arrived to ask permission from the parents of the Word to invite the Word way out of the house.

"Om, Auntie, can't I take Firman out for a while? I want to talk to him about something important" Jasmine said nicely.

Hearing that Firman's parents and his parents looked confused by Jasmine's attitude.

"Sure, why not Jasmine. You can take the Word wherever you want!" replied Father Word then not a long time Word got up from his seat and approached Jasmine. Moments later Jasmine and Firman are seen already outside the house.

At that time the two of them were walking side by side, Firman was embarrassed to walk together with Jasmine because of her love for Jasmine.

"Why are you like that? Why are you so embarrassed to walk beside me?" jasmine asked Firman as she continued to move her legs.

"No, I'm just a little surprised by you. Today you are really different," replied the Word while covering up his feelings for Jasmine.

"Different why? I'm the same Jasmine, the same Jasmine, and you know what reason I'm taking you out of the house!" jasmine said well while occasionally looking towards the Word who continued to be ashamed.

"Why is that?" answer the Word with the situation is still moving his feet nonstop.

Moments later Jasmine saw a chair made of wood, at which time the wooden chair looked empty. Seeing that, Jasmine invited Firman to sit on the bench.

As the two of them were already sitting in that chair, for a while they did not speak to each other. It was because they were both enjoying the air of the park they were visiting.

"Oh yeah, he said you wanted to say something important, what did you say?" ask Firman to Jasmine who was sitting beside him casually.

"You want to know, or you just want to open the subject again!" jasmine replied in a low and polite tone.

"Em, I think both," replied the Word.

A little while later, Jasmine took out the book she got from Ijaz in her childhood.

"This book is good isn't it?" jasmine asked and he gave the book he got from Ijaz to the Word.

At first the Word seemed hesitant when he wanted to accept the book but he finally received the book with a facial expression that could be without any facial expressions in doubt or anything else.

"Yes, the book is great!" answer the Word after seeing the book "where did it come from? I saw that book a long time ago!."

"Yes this book is a long time ago, it was about 10 years ago and this book is a gift from a special person!" jasmine replied by looking at the book then she kissed the book and hugged it tightly.

"His name?" ask Word again in a serious tone to Jasmine.

"Whose name? This book or the person who gave this book?" ask Jasmine back to the Word and Jasmine puts the book between herself and the Word.

"I mean, who gave you this book?" word of Word tried to look Jasmine in the eye.

"I can't explain to you here, " replied Jasmine and she got up from the chair and took the Word without leaving the book.

"Why are you just standing there? Comehere!" jasmine said then Firman sat on another swing not far from Jasmine.

"Who gave the book to you?" ask Firman while slightly moving his legs so that the swing sat a little swing.

"He is Ijaz, his name is Ijaz. She was my schoolmate in childhood, not only me, she was also Ria's friend. However, the three of us must be separated," Jasmine replied by doing the same as the Word had done for a while. After that he got up from the swing and put the book he got from Ijaz in one of the places not far from him.

"Then?" said the Word by stopping his swinging legs but he still sat on the swing.

"Then he went to Pakistan. It was because of my fault and her, until now she still has not returned to Indonesia," replied Jasmine.

"What's your purpose in telling me all this?" ask the Word with a serious tone.

"My goal is to say all these things, I want to cancel our matchmaking!. I'm still waiting for Ijaz at any moment" Jasmine replied, then she stood up and picked up the book. At the same time Word stopped his swinging leg, he then stood up from his seat. After saying that Jasmine simply bowed her head before the Word.

"Are you sure of all this waiting?" ask Word again and he approaches Jasmine. As Word got closer and closer to Jasmine, Jasmine looked more and more down.

"I am sure, because Ijaz will not be able to betray me," Jasmine replied in defense of Ijaz.

"If you think this is the right decision in your life, then I cannot force you to love me. I can only pray for you, so that you can be happy with him" replied the Word sadly.

"Huh, and you don't worry. If you feel your wait is turning sweet, then I will always support you!. But, if this wait does not produce beautiful results, then I am ready to return to you because I always wait for you until any time!" said the Word well and seemed to hide his sadness in front of Jasmine.

"Are you sure? You'll be waiting for me, but if I'm really with Ijaz! Hows it? I'm asking you to find another companion!" jasmine answered well and then she invited Firman to continue the journey.

Hearing that speech Word seemed to give a smile to Jasmine, he then continued their journey home.

"Sure, why not? " reply to the Word, and he smiled again at Jasmine.

Moments later, Jasmine and Firman were seen arriving home, when the Firman and Jasmine families looked very happy, joking, and laughing. However, that happiness suddenly changed, when when the Word arrived in the house of the Word said it wanted to cancel and reject the match between himself and Jasmine.

"Dad, Mom, we're going home now. I can't continue this matchmaking" said Firman to make Jasmine's family and Firman's parents very surprised. Not only the Firman family and the Jasmine family, Jasmine who had told everything to the Word was immediately shocked by the decision taken by the Word suddenly arrived.

"But why, son? Did Jasmine hurt you with her words?" asked Jasmine's father in surprise.

"No Om, Jasmine didn't do anything. I, who did not want this matchmaking to continue, am not happy with all of this!" said the Word firmly then he looked towards Jasmine. At that time Jasmine was seen just lowering her head to hear what the Word said.

"Son, are you sure you're gonna call off this match?" mother Jasmine asked, holding one of the Word's hands.

"Tante, if indeed Jasmine is my soul mate who has been in the line of God in my life, then believe me. One day, we will be united in marriage!" replied the Word and he smiled at Jasmine's mother.

After that he slowly took off Mother Jasmine's hand.

After that Firman went from Jasmine's house, when Jasmine's parents looked very sad about what happened in Jasmine's life.

Since that day, Jasmine and Firman had not met each other at all, nor did Ria who had long seemed to disappear after the events of that time. Jasmine was very lonely without Ria present, she started to regret what had happened besides, she started to regret what had happened, he also seemed to always remember the decision of the Word who suddenly canceled the match after hearing the whole story in Jasmine's life.

At that time, Jasmine felt her life had begun to have a gap to meet all her expectations with Ijaz, although she was sad because she was now living without a childhood friend.