Allow the Heart to Choose

20. Uneasily

A very quiet night. Farel sat alone outside the pesantren mosque, gazing at the beauty of the sky and enjoying the night breeze that so tickled in each of his pores.

Farel was pensive, thinking about the tomorrow he would be engaged to Aisyah. Mata Farel turned to the small stage on the field that was prepared for the event tomorrow morning.

Decorations with green white color have been installed beautifully. Artificial flowers have been neatly decorated the place, white chairs are also arranged very neatly make the place so very complete.

Farel was so indecisive at the moment, he was so happy because at last the day he was waiting for would soon arrive, but he was also sad because he could not hear directly from Aisyah's mouth if she really approved of tomorrow's event.

" Is this true? "

Farel seemed to be fondling about two things that made him confused. He should either continue tomorrow or he should stop until Aisyah says it to him.

Farel is eager to talk to Aisyah tonight before the event happens. But all that did not happen because Aisyah herself did not want to meet with the reason of wanting to prepare herself so as to make Farel resigned.

" Assalamu'alaikum." said one who came from behind Farel.

Farel answered him. " Wa'alaikumsalam." and immediately turned to the source of the voice which turned out to be a girl who was smiling little looked at him. " Meyka "Farel was disappointed, not Meyka who he hoped would come but Aisyah, but it seemed unlikely that it would happen.

" Sister Farel looks very agitated? is there anything that disturbs Farel's mind?" ask Meyka to vent. Even though it was considered pretentious to know, Meyka did not care because she really wanted to know what Farel felt at this time. Why was Farel also agitated and looked sad on a night that he should have been happy.

Farel smiled slightly as he looked at Meyka who was already sitting in the same place but with a long distance. Farel looked back at the front after a moment of staring at Meyka.

" i'm okay? " answered Farel.

Meyka was disappointed.

" Alhamdulillah then. Hm... Brother Farel must be very happy. It is clear that tomorrow Kak Farel will be engaged to Aisyah, the girl whom Kak Farel loved the most. "grudging actually Meyka said that. His mouth was so easy to say but not with his heart now raging.

" I don't know, " replied Farel. Farel pensively for a moment before he tilted his seat and turned his head towards Meyka. " Hm. Do you think Aisyah will really accept this engagement without being forced? " ask Farel who was so confused to ask who else.

There was only her and Meyka, and she was very hesitant to make her have no choice but to ask Meyka.

" Hm? " Meyka was surprised, this was a private affair between Farel and Aisyah, how could she possibly interfere in their affairs. " I'm sorry Brother. If that's what I can't answer, I'm afraid I'm wrong" Meyka replied.

" But I am sure that Aisyah will definitely accept it, besides that Brother Farel is handsome, Brother Farel is also compassionate, patient, kind, humble, and very suitable to be a dream man to be made an Imam. So Aisyah will definitely accept" said Meyka a moment later, trying to encourage a heart that now feels very small because of the spill of doubt.

Had it been Ayesha, perhaps Farel would have been flowering at this time. But that's just a wishful thinking now.

Farel smiled to see Meyka's curse praising him. Farel did not feel as good as it was still so many shortcomings that he had to fix.

" Hm... If you are alone? did you ever think I got into the criteria of your dream man too? " ask Farel divert.

" Hm? " Again Meyka flinched, she stuck with her own words. "a-I...? "

" that's definitely not possible, right? your criteria must be above mine, right?"

" i-yes. " Meyka smiled wryly. "sister Farel is not just a man who falls into my criteria, sis. But Brother Farel is the man I was hoping for even if it would only be limited to wishful thinking "inner Meyka.

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Aisyah looks dreamy staring at the wooden prayer beads lying on her face that she folds and she put next to her and her prayer mat.

"Will tomorrow be the end of my freedom?... after I got engaged to Kak Farel, automatically I can no longer freely mingle and meet other men let alone expect to have her. That wouldn't be worth it, would it? " ask Aisyah to herself as she keeps staring at the prayer beads Rico gave her.

Aisyah grabbed the prayer beads hanging them in front of her face. "even with you also not, Bang Rico "he said again.

" Am I not worthy of saving your gifts after tomorrow either, Bang? Do I have to give it back, according to what Brother Farel said before? " Aisha was so confused.

Slowly Aisyah crumpled her body hugging her doll and still continued to hold the prayer beads very tightly. Even Aisyah was close to her lips and occasionally she also kissed her.

The very pleasant fragrance of Tasbih, because Aisyah always sprayed perfume every day so that the fragrance never faded.

" O God, give the best for me and my life. Give happiness to me always even though with anyone I will be together " said Aisyah sincerely even though in her heart there is only one person who really Aisyah wants, namely 'Rico'.

Aisyah fell asleep quickly just by inhaling the scent. It was as if her burden had just disappeared from her.

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While in a different place, Rico was jarring. Rico kept going back and forth in the bed because he couldn't sleep.

" argh!! " sicken Rico and sit down quickly.

Rico sat cross-legged ruffling his hair roughly." Why does all this have to happen to me, ahh!! " Rico again shuffled her hair.

" because Aisyah will get engaged tomorrow, it makes me so unable to sleep like this, ahh!! what should I do "

" would I be able to see my girl standing face to face with another man and wearing a ring from another man tomorrow. It must be a dream, right? " excited Rico who continues to hope all that is not real.

" what am I supposed to do? " Rico lowered his head, trying to clear his mind in order to think well. "do I have to foil tomorrow's event?. But if that happens Aisyah's parents will hate me even more. And I'm gonna be harder to get to her. Uhhh!! " Anger Rico himself.

" May it never happen, tomorrow forever."

SERIATE....

Arkasa Farel

Meyka Syafira

I hope to represent...

Mas handsome and Mbak beautiful pinjem photos yes.. 🙏🙏🙏😘😘😘😘

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