Akad Shackle

Recognition

Graduation event final grade students have ended at exactly one noon. Rahma hurriedly went to Mushala because she had not performed the dzuhur prayer.

At the same time, Tama, the chairman of the foundation, was entering the mosque before he delivered an honorary guest invited by the foundation.

Tama noticed all the movements of Naura's movements that looked very rushed, she also saw the clock that was coiled in her hand was almost half two just deserved she was so hurried, she was very quick, apparently the dzuhur adhan has been passed too long. Tama also went to the place of men's ablution.

"You want to face Mr Tama now?" Lisna who followed Rahma to Mushala asked when she found her friend was done with his duty, while she was just about to wear a mukena.

"Later, I'm hungry we eat first huh. At least I need the energy to face the reality that will happen in the next moment" Rahma replied full of dramatic,

"Haha...didn't you want to be flanked by the chairman of the handsome foundation?" lisna's ridicule with laughter still remained on her lips.

"Who knew I'd be fired for being unprofessional, so had to be prepared because it took enough energy to accept reality." Rahma again answered Lisna's question with a face made as sad as possible.

"Ishhh..enak aja, bad luck a little directly playing the fire, not funny!" grumbled Lisna with a pouting face.

"Already now pray cepet, I'm hungry anyway" said Rahma who had opened her face and kept it in the previous place, she also chuckled at the expression of the face of her friend and colleague.

Rahma and Lisna came out from the school mosque together, Rahma put on her shoes and walked straight to the teacher's room followed by Lisna. Without them knowing Tama noticed them from another corner of the mosque. In fact, he had heard clearly the chatter of Rahma and Lisna because of the situation of the mosque which was already quiet.

"Naura Rahmania.." he muttered softly, staring at the departure of Rahma who was getting away from the reach of his view.

"Alhamdulillah, satiated....." Lisna rubbed her stomach after enjoying a plate of white rice complete with side dishes. He looked back at Rahma who was still enjoying the dessert with his leisure, there was not the slightest trace of worry or tension on his face he looked ordinary even though after this he had to face the chairman of the foundation .

The notification of the incoming message on Rahma's phone shifted her focus, she picked up the phone stored on the table in front of her. Assumption.

"If you're done, come home soon there's something I want to talk about"

a short message from her husband made Rahma speed up the dessert, immediately typing a reply from her husband's message.

"Well" he answered briefly,

"Why?" rahma's changing behavior makes Lisna interested to ask,

"My husband told me to go home immediately if it was done" Rahma said honestly, she kept her phone and took a tissue to wipe her mouth that had finished the dessert.

"You should see Mr. Tama first, so as not to add to the list of mistakes" Lisna suggested to her best friend,

"Yes, now I'm going to his office" Rahma moved from where she was sitting, she prepared to tidy up a little bit of her headscarf before heading to the office of the chairman of the foundation.

"Happy fighting!" cry Lisna before her best friend leaves, and be met with a fist by Rahma as she passes. Several other teachers looked towards them because Liani's screeches were quite loud while cheering Rahma on.

On his arrival in front of the office of the chairman of the foundation, Rahma stopped her steps. For a moment he calmed down, taking a deep breath removed the nervousness in his chest. Actually, since his heart was not calm, his mind continued to revolve thinking about various possibilities of what the chairman of his foundation would say after the incident this morning.

Rahma had to prepare herself with various possibilities, including if fired. He must be ready to immediately find a job elsewhere to support his life. After a month of marriage she still never used the money given by her husband. I don't know after knowing the true mission Anggara married her honestly broke her heart, Rahma was determined to as much as possible not to put her life on her husband, including in terms of daily needs.

"Who are you meeting, ma'am?" a janitor who had just come out of the foundation office greeted him kindly.

"I'd like to see Mr. Tama, sir. He asked me to meet him in his room" Rahma replied as she was.

"Mango Ma'am, please. Mr. Tama is in his room" the janitor replied politely.Rahma nodded and opened the large glass door of the foundation office.

He looked around, apparently there was no one in the office. It seems that all the employees of the foundation also enjoy the final graduation event that is still held, which is a more relaxed event.

"Assalamu'alaikum" Rahma said her greeting rather loudly, wishing that there was someone there and hearing her greeting

Ceklek. A dashing and handsome pus came out of the room with a flat face.

"Wa'alaikumsalam" he answered looking at Rahma with a difficult gaze to interpret to make the girl stand still in her place.

"Sit down, I want to talk" Rahma walked over to the sofa Tama pointed out, they were now sitting opposite. Each sat on a single sofa and was blocked by a fairly long table.

"I'm sorry for my carelessness this morning sir, I was accidentally late. For the future I will try to always be on time to come to school" Rahma first opened the conversation, she returned to discuss her mistake this morning which came bad luck due to personal affairs.

Tama was still silent, silently continuing to look at Rahma who spoke by lowering her head. Be prepared to accept the consequences of his mistakes.

Rahma looked up, looking at Tama who was still looking at her. Their views met, making Tama more and more enjoy the beautiful scenery. Ayu and beautiful face of a Naura Rahmania looks natural without makeup polish after she berwudhu for prayer dzuhur earlier.

"I mean Father?" rahma asked confused by his superior's words.

"Naura, do you really not remember me?" follow Tama with other questions.

"Now that we are both I hope that you can behave like we are friends, not superiors and subordinates. I was honestly curious about what you said this morning. You said if your husband came home. Are you really married? by when? I've been following every development of your life and I've decided the time is right to ask you to both of your parents. But what I heard this morning shocked me, but I tried not to believe it. Please explain, I hope my guess is wrong" Tama spoke at length, she revealed what was in her heart right now.

Rahma took a deep breath, filling every cavity in her lungs so she could calmly speak in response to what her superior had said.

"First of all I apologize sir, I am still confused why I should consider Father a friend, while I did not know the Father before" Rahma paused her speech seeing the response of Tama who was still staring at him with her flat face, but still looked at him, he also spoke by looking at Tama. Brave to remember who this man in front of him really is.

"We once had a school in Junior High" replied Tama briefly to still leave a big question mark in the mind of Rahma.

"Sorry sir, I don't remember if we ever had a school" Rahma honestly said, after her thoughts drifted to a few years ago she really never found the memory of the man before her.

"Are you really married?" I repeated the main question.

"Yes sir, am I married?" rahma answered honestly.

Deg.... suddenly Tama's heart felt pain, his knee limp to hear Rahma's honest answer.

"When?" tanyanya lethargic

"A month ago Sir, I'm sorry I didn't invite you, the teacher also only partially came. The event was sudden, at first only wanted a sermon but the agreement of two families decided we were to get married immediately" explained Rahma told Tama the actual circumstances.

"You have Naura!" muttered Tama quietly with a slightly vibrating voice but still heard by Rahma. Tama lowered her head to hide her face as she said that line.

"Sorry sir, you mean?" Rahma ventured to ask what her superior meant.

Tama looked up, looking at Rahma with reddened eyes as she held back tears. Rahma was further astonished by Tama's attitude.

"I've liked you for a long time, Naura, I was waiting for the right time to ask you to your parents. I have liked you for a long time, I was interested in you only at that time I did not dare to express it because it still ensures the sincerity of my feelings. Now that I'm ready, ready to show my true feelings for you but it turns out that fate doesn't take my side" Rahma gawked at Tama's confession, he really did not expect if he was loved so deeply by a man who he said knew him for a long time when indeed Rahma could not remember about the man in front of him who said he was present in his past.

Tama covered her face, wiping away the tears that almost came out of the corner of her eyes. His eyes were turning red holding back all the feelings he had in his heart at this moment.

"I'm sorry sir, I really don't understand all this" Rahma said honestly, she was confused by the reality she faces at this time. Facing a man who looks so hurt because of his marriage.

"Who is that man?" tanya Tama with a voice still slightly quivering.

"I mean Father?"

"Your husband" Tama explained quickly,

"My husband is a police officer, he currently serves in West Java Police" Rahma replied.

"Why are you getting married so soon?" tanya Tama still with her head bowed asking that,

"I don't think we're close enough to talk to each other about personal matters, sir, that's my privacy" Rahma replied firmly, really she did not want to further reveal about her marriage, especially this for the man who claims to love her.

" Do you love her?" follow Tama still with questions that sound extreme in Rahma's ears.

"Sorry sir, I.." Rahma's words stopped.

"Jawab only Naura, I just want to know" Tama interrupted Rahma's words.

"Sa... " Rahma re-stated, hesitating to answer the question. He realizes his marriage to Anggara is only on paper, but really he does not want anyone to know that reality.

He took a long breath, momentarily closed his eyes trying to drain oxygen into his brain in order to think clearly.

"Marriage to the one we love is a wish, but loving the one we marry is an obligation"

Tama looked up to hear Rahma's answer...