Akad Shackle

Get Rid of Pebbles

Two cups of coffee with smoke still billowing already on the table in a cafe. Two men were already sitting face to face and still cool with their cell phones.

Tama has just returned after picking up Athaya with Rahma and returning to the store. Previously he had sent a message so that Arga was waiting for him at the cafe where they used to meet.

The man who was sitting with Rahma in the shop was none other than her best friend. Various thoughts also appeared in Tama's mind, he arranged his chat puzzle pieces with his friends a few weeks ago.

The last meeting with his best friend was when they met in Bandung to initiate a new business that will be a joint effort, namely building supermarkets in several cities, and Arga is one of them.

Of his four best friends and the five with him only one married person is Akhtar, others including Tama are still in the phase of the struggle to reach their respective love. They used to be together at High School, although different schools but the same community made them in one circle and felt a frequency until their friendship continued by giving each other positive vibes.

However, various activities because of different education and work affairs make their togetherness must end and only communicate with each other through whatsapp groups. And now they are reunited because of work. The five friends agreed to re-establish a friendship that would be tied by making a joint effort.

The rare meeting was not wasted, after the work was completed and resulted in a cooperation agreement that would benefit each other they switched topics.

Akhtar proudly showed off photos of his second honeymoon with his wife on the island of the Gods. After their first child, the twins were seven years old, the two agreed to follow their second pregnancy program. A history of twin pregnancy and how Shanum gave birth to the twins traumatized Akhtar and almost did not want to have any more children, he did not want to make his wife feel pain again alone while he could do nothing. But fortunately Shanum managed to convince him that everything would be fine as long as it rested all hope only on Allah, be the second honeymoon as the beginning of their plan.

"What does this mean? manasins?" Tama joking that made Akhtar chuckle with the response of his best friend. He knew that Tama had put his heart on his wife, but believed that by now everything was clear, Akhtar knew that Tama had put his heart on another woman and was now reaching for her heart.

"Gue is also happy with your happiness, hopefully more confident, mawaddah warahmah and after a life of heaven" said Tama sincerely, and was hanged by all his friends.

In contrast to Akhtar who show off happiness, Ahsan actually told me that he was still waiting for the miracle of the return of the idol he had wasted. Likewise with Ghifar, he is still trying to melt and become a person who is always there for his female idol who has had time to become someone else's fiancee.

Unlike his two best friends, Tama noticed Arga who looked silent and smiled to herself. He was daydreaming, not imagining what.

"Hey lo, why smile to yourself?" Tama disperse Arga reverie, tama,

"Where has there been any progress?" Ahsan replied, he knew that Arga was approaching someone on the recommendation of one of his friends.

"Just pray that everything will be smooth" answered Arga still full of mystery to make all his friends link their eyebrows but did not stop saying amen while responding to Arga's words.

And this is where they are now, Tama and Arga are already sitting opposite.

"Sorry.it looks like I'm wrong to approach girls" Arga starts their conversation, both of them have kept their phones and face each other as if diving into each other's minds.

"Where do you know about him?" tanya Tama with her flat face,

"An old friend who turned out to be his sister-in-law. We met and accidentally chatted for a long time in his shop, at that time I was buying a cake"

"Keep...?" I'm getting curious, though,

"Gue is getting there more and more, my boss is addicted to the banana sponge I once brought. I think to establish cooperation for dessert procurement in hotels and restaurants. The cake was delicious and my boss agreed, I also proposed cooperation but he directed me to meet first with his sister-in-law. He also told me a lot about his brother-in-law. She's a single parent and more", Arga paused her words for a moment,

My friend said if interested in ta'aruf he hoped I could reopen his heart. And my arrival to the store in addition to offering cooperation I also want to know more about my friend's sister-in-law. Hearing from the story of her sister-in-law I concluded that she is a strong woman" Arga explained the chronology of her meeting with Rahma, today is the first day of launching her mission, but it turns out everything has withered before developing. The woman who was near him turned out to be the angel of his best friend's heart.

"Sorry bro, this time I can not support you and you need to know I will not let your mission continue" Tama said firmly and definitely, this time he won't mess around to make sure Rahma is his,

"Hhahaha.." Arga's laughter suddenly boomed hearing Tama's words, he shook his head at the seriousness of his friend.

"Relax bro, don't you need to stop it too I'll stop myself. I know very well what your struggle is to achieve it and I will support it. Don't worry, I'm okay, even if I'm sad. My love must wither before it develops" said Arga by pretending to have a sad face, making Tama anxious and reflexively punching Arga's arm which finally broke his laughter again.

Relax, that's Tama's state of heart now. He had already managed to get rid of one pebble that would block his path to grab the heart and justify Rahma.

"Keep, what about the cooperation?" Tama again asked, he was worried that this would have an effect on the cooperation plan of Rahma's cake shop with hotels and restaurants managed by Arga. He was afraid that Rahma was disappointed because however the cooperation would benefit both parties.

"Quiet bro, I'm a professional. The cooperation will continue. I will not mix work and personal matters. In part we have agreed, the next meeting will be carried out by the signatory of the cooperation agreement" explained Arga while sipping coffee whose fragrance felt uploading tastes.

"Okay, good job. You are my best friend" praised Tama, he also did the same thing with Arga sipping coffee.

"If his cooperation continues, I can still meet him, yes.it-kitung kangen drugs is.." joking Arga Tama who immediately made Tama stop his activities that are enjoying coffee.

"Damn lo!" if Tama was upset he again punched Arga's arm, this time harder and make Arga complain.