AMEERA'S LOVE STORY

PART 8'S

A few days after I advised Nita to continue her education, Nita looked for a reference college place that provided employee classes. He thought about going to college while working so as not to burden his parents. Soon a new school year, automatically all universities also accept new students

aslo. Nita seemed very serious about preparing for college. He had even started to reread the lessons he had received in High School. He also bought a book on college entrance tests.

‘Hopefully this effort of yours has borne fruit Nit’ my sincere prayers.

The knock on the door managed to distract me from Nita who was studying. I got up from my seat and opened the door. Umar's face appeared behind the door just after I opened it.

“Umar, what are the nights here?” much

“Can come with us for a moment Bu?” take Umar while pulling my hand towards the terrace of the boarding house. I followed in his footsteps after releasing the clasping of his hand. Outside there were a few people in a crowd, I counted four people there. The four of them turned their heads towards us when we reached the boarding terrace. One of

they gave a guitar to Umar. The four of them were friends of Umar. Umar stood in front of the four of them and then the five of them faced me. Umar began strumming the strings on the guitar and singing a song.

“Listen to my lady

I'll tell you tonight

Sacred desire for you my goddess

Listen to this seriousness

I want to impeach you

The first and last

Don't you refuse and make me go mad

I won't repeat to ask

This one belief in my heart

I am the best for you

*Hear the woman of my dreams

I'll tell you tonight

The sacred promise of one forever

Listen to this seriousness

Don't you refuse and make me broken

I won't repeat to ask

This one belief in my heart

I am the best for you

I'm the best for you*”

(Holy Promise – Yovie n Nuno)

After Umar finished his song everyone watching this impromptu performance clapped their hands. Apparently a little commotion that Umar created attracted the attention of the other hostels, including Nita. I didn't realize when they started watching. Umar is seen turning towards his friends and giving a code. Then his friends each spread a piece of cardboard paper. I read slowly the writing listed there ‘WILL YOU MARRY ME’

“Ameera puspita, will you marry me?” umar asked, crouching in front of me and thrusting an open box perched with a beautiful ring there.

I scratched my head that was not itchy, turned to the right and to the left, and finally nodded in response to Umar's question. And all the hostesses clapped their hands again. Umar stood up and put the ring on the ring finger of my left hand. The audience applauded for the second time. They greeted us both while congratulating us.

‘What the hell are they, we are not a pair of brides’ grumbled in my heart.

Eventually the spectators dispersed themselves in an orderly manner. There are only Umar, Nita, and the four friends of Umar who are still there. We all sat on the terrace. I stood up to buy drinks for all of us after saying goodbye.

I came back with six bottles of cold drink and gave one to each person, “minum gih, you must be tired of singing that was” I said to Umar while handing him a bottle of drink.

“Ciiieee”

“Ciiieee”

“Ciiieee”

Umar glanced sharply at his friends. It seems that Umar gave a code to his friends because after that they all inched away from us. Nita, who seemed to understand the situation, was ready to return to the room. He said he would resume his delayed lessons.

“Nita is still in college Bu?” ask Umar

“Not yet, only mau” answered me honestly which was replied with a nod by Umar

I saw that Umar was watching the ring I was wearing, “thank you Bu already received my application,” he said later

I followed where Umar looked. The ring swabs are attached to the left hand by using the thumb of my right hand, “you should not do all this Umar,” I said in the end

“I just want to show you my seriousness Mom, I want you to believe that I really love you. They witness” while pointing to four friends who were chatting not far from us.

I just lowered my head without refuting anything Umar said. I have to make peace with my own heart. It might be true what Nita said, I am actually a lucky person. I again convinced my own heart that Umar was a good man who deserved to be made a husband. Little by little I had to erode the doubt in my own heart.

“So when are we going to meet your parents Bu?” tanya Umar breaks my daydream

“For what?” just panic

“Ya of course to ask for blessing to my future in-laws, you are how sih” he replied.

Old folks? Restu's? Prospective in-laws? Oh, my God, what the fuck. I just made peace with my own heart, and now I have to face both of my parents as well. Without feeling I massaged my forehead which suddenly felt dizzy.

“I will call them first, you wait for news from me aja yah” I asked Umar. Umar seemed to nod in response to my words

“Oh yes Ma'am, hemm ..” Umar seems hesitant to continue his sentence, “you when will start calling me by father call?” tanyanya looks hopeful.

I widened my eyes at Umar's question. Today there were many requests from Umar. Starting from her application, continued the request to meet with both of my parents, and now she again reminds me of the affectionate call she asked for when we first got into a relationship. Three, it's only three, but it feels like a lot.

“Hemm, later if we are married” I replied looking safe. I saw a smile growing on Umar's lips. He seemed very happy with the answer I gave him.

“Yaudah I went home first Well Mom, already scared of disturbing the others” partnya I replied with a nod of the head. We walked together to approach Umar's friends who still look fun to chat. After making small talk, the five of them finally left my boarding house. I immediately entered my boarding room after previously cleaning up the used bottles of drinks to be returned to the shop owner.

I found Nita still in my room. It seemed that he was seriously reading the book he was holding, even my arrival was not aware of it.

“Dor ..”

Nita looks surprised, “astaga Meeraaaa,” he said while stroking his chest

“Seriously anyway, until I enter aja dicuekin” I said while peeking into the book that Nita read

“Iya nih Ra, so much that I have to learn again, too long graduation makes me a little forget the same lesson in school”

“We just graduated two years ago Ta,” my error, “still warm lah”

Nita looks a little moody, “you think I can not well Ra?” tanyanya was desperate

I'm closing in on Nita, “you can definitely Nit, you have to be sure that every effort is going to pay off” I said reassuringly. He seemed to smile at my words.

“Trus how is your relationship with Umar Ra? When are you getting married?” tanyanya switched the conversation

“Umar wants to meet my parents first Nit, he said anyway want to ask for blessing. He hasn't said it sometime, but he seems to want it to be a bit of a deh” I replied

“Finally you can dispel your doubts well Ra”

“Escrape bit by bit Nit, not eliminate the whole”

“That means you still doubt Umar?”

“I never doubted Umar Nit, I doubted myself”

“What makes you doubt Ra?”

“Entai Nit, I just feel something is wrong in me. I feel like there's something, and I don't know what it is. Every time I get in touch with someone I always feel hesitant to step Nit, not just with Umar, but everything”

“Are you waiting for another man?”

Nita's question made me look at her. Waiting for another man? Wh who? Who am I waiting for? Suddenly a shadow of a man smiling at me just popped into my head and then I immediately shook off.