Anissa's Promise

Just the Past

A week passed. Anisa and Elina are going to Jakarta to talk to her father about Ibra. Elina had gotten into her car while Anisa was closing and locking the boutique door. Suddenly arrived accidentally Usman ustad passing by and saw them.

" Asalamualaikum"

" Greetings waalaikum"

" Where are you going to be so tidy?" ask ustad Usman.

" We are going to Jakarta" Anisa replied.

Usman suddenly gaped.

" Athaghfirullah Ani, are you pregnant?" ask ustad Usman.

" Ikh ustad Usman if we talk carelessly, we want to go home"

" Ooh I think you're pregnant, yesterday I told you to go to Jakarta if you're pregnant" Usman said.

" We miss our family" Anisa replied.

Ustad Usman nodded.

" We go first ustad, asalamualaikum"

" Greetings waalaikum, be careful, do not forget Ani came home brought by by, buy a watermelon that is yellow" said Ustad Usman.

" There's a lot of watermelons like that"

" But my wife wants to plant the original in the plant and in the perik in the capital" replied Ustad Usman.

" Hmmm"

Anisa and Elina go to Jakarta.

" Bismilahirahmanirrahim"

The car is traveling at medium speed.

It took them almost 3 hours to get to Jakarta. Arriving at the capital, Anisa and Elina went to Ayu's aunt's house first.

Tok to tok.

" Asalamualaikum"

" Greetings waalaikum"

aunty Ayu replied as she opened the door, smiling to see her nephew standing in front of the house.

" Tanteeee"

Anisa also immediately hugged aunty Ayu, since she moved to the city of A, this is the first time they met again, so far they can only call to establish friendship.

" Aunty misses you, where's Erika?" ask aunt Ayu.

" I also miss aunty, Erika can not come, she does not want to miss a lesson, maybe if a new long holiday will come here"

" Have you been hijab?" ask aunt Ayu. Anisa also smiled.

" Thank God" said aunty Ayu.

Elina kissed Ayu's aunt's hand.

" How's aunt?" ask Elina.

" Thank you, come on in"

They came in and sat on the sofa. Anisa also told her intentions to aunt Ayu. Of course Ayu's aunt was a little shocked and could hardly believe that Ibra was the candidate that Anisa meant.

" Ibra's son, Mr Sulaiman????" ask aunt Ayu. Anisa also nodded. Aunt Ayu glanced at Elina.

" Now Ibra has changed, he has become an oustad, he teaches in Erika's boarding school" Elina explained.

" Ustad?????"

Aunty Ayu seemed to not believe the delinquent who had once been his neighbor had turned into an ustad.

" What time?"

" Everyone has the right to change aunt" said Anisa.

" Aunty is up to you anyway, whatever makes you happy aunty would support"

Anisa is smiling too.

" Thank you aunt"

" When do you want to talk to your father?, why isn't Ibra coming?" ask aunt Ayu.

" I'm going to his office now, Dad, I didn't take Ibra because I was afraid that my father would disagree. I want to persuade and convince you first" said Anisa.

Aunt Ayu nodded. Anisa and Elina rest for a while, after which they go to the police station to meet her father.

Once there, Anisa seems hesitant to get out of the car.

" Why Nis?" ask Elina.

" Just bismillah" said Elina, stroking Anisa's shoulder.

Anisa is smiling too.

" You wanna come in?" ask Anisa.

" I'll just wait in the car, hopefully you can convince your father to approve you with Ibra" Elina said.

" Amiin"

Anisa got out of the car. He walked into the office.

" Bismillahirahmanirrahim"

Anisa searches and enters her father's room.

Tok to tok.

" Asalamualaikum"

" Walaikum salam enter" pinta Pak Akbar who is now sitting in his room.

" father"

Mr. Akbar smiled to see his daughter now standing in front of him.

" lisa"

Anisa came up and hugged her father.

" Why didn't you tell me if you wanted to come here, where's Erika?" said Mr. Akbar.

" Erika's not coming"

Anisa was sitting in front of her father, they were only hindered by Mr. Akbar's desk.

" Something you want to talk to me about?" guess Mr. Akbar. Anisa lowered her head, hesitating to talk to her father.

" What's up, Nis?"

Anisa looked at her father.

" I actually came here, wanted to talk to my dad about Ibra" said Anisa a little scared. Mr. Akbar immediately frowned feeling astonished why Anisa arrived to talk about Ibra.

" Why is that the same asshole?" ask Mr. Akabar.

" Now he's not a delinquent anymore yeah"

" Yes father forgot, he meant ustad Ibrahim" said Mr. Akbar.

Anisa felt nervous, instead of gripping her own fingers.

" Why Nis, it seems so important that you go far away to Jakarta just to talk about the young man"

" 7 years ago Ibra once asked me to get married" said Anisa to Pak Akbar shocked and incredulous.

" It's crazy for him, and you rejected it Nis" said Mr. Akbar.

" I refused, but I have a promise with Ibra, If she changes and is close to God I am willing to marry her, and now Ibra has changed" Anisa said

" you mean?" asked Mr. Akbar did not understand.

" I want to keep my promise well, I want to marry Ibra, I came here to ask for father's blessing" Nisa said while bowing her head. Mr. Akbar gaped as if he did not believe the words of his daughter.

" You said what Nis, instead of you already know who Ibra is, he is just a delinquent, Actually what promise you made" said Mr. Akbar, there was a dislike for Anisa's intentions.

" Well, Ibra has changed now, please bless me with Ibra to get married" Anisa pinta. Suddenly Mr. Akbar took some maps in his work rack and put them in front of Anisa.

" You read it to the end" Akbar said.

Slowly Anisa took the map and read one by one. He fell silent and put it back on the table. His face looked down and did not dare to look at his father.

" You still want to marry him?" ask Mr. Akbar. Anisa just kept quiet while bowing her head.

" Let me explain again. In 2010 Ibra made a brawl with a sharp weapon, it was the first time my father caught him, when he was 14 years old.then in 2011, Ibra was recaptured because she committed abuse of her friend until she entered the hospital. Then in the middle of the year, the father arrested him again with 2 cases, the first case he dared to treat his own teacher and the second he was found to have and consume drugs. In 2012 he was reported with 6 cases at once. In 2013, he was reported with 5 cases, he stabbed the stomach of other school students, brawl and abuse with sharp weapons have often been done, until the last time he cut his little finger Syabil. That was the last time my father caught him in Jakarta, so in 2010 to 2013 the delinquent had 14 cases, which means he was 14 times in and out of prison" said Mr. Akbar explained at length. Anisa was still bowed and did not dare to look at her father.

" Would you like to have an ex-criminal husband like him?" ask Mr. Akbar.

" He's changed well, everyone must have mass, have mistakes, including Ibra" replied Nisa. Mr. Akbar was silent as he looked at his daughter.

" I just want the best for my daughter, I don't want you to regret it later. I'm sure there's still a lot better boys out there than Ibra"

Anisa started to glass.

" Please give Ibra a chance Well, I'm sure he can be a good priest for me, I've seen a lot of changes, now he's no longer a delinquent" Anisa said as she wiped her tears.

Mr. Akbar was still confused.

" Next week bring Ibra in front of dad. I want to talk to him, that's if he really meant it to you. I am waiting for his arrival here" said Mr. Akbar. Anisa also nodded.

" I'll make sure Ibra comes here to see Dad and ask for his blessing"