
What Gilang said yesterday seemed to open Hafiz's mind.
Hafiz was well aware these past few days, he had overstressed his will and now it ended like this. He remembered what he had said before, and,
"I don't want to force something that doesn't yet know what it's like because something that's forced must end in injury. So let Allah take care of all this, if it be a soul mate, God unite us in a lawful bond."
Hafiz's smile grew as he remembered all of that. Like there is a power that is channeled on him to not dissolve in the sadness that he actually made himself.
And sure enough, today Hafiz tried to hold back his feelings as much as possible so that the sense did not control himself or his mind. He returned to being a careless Hafiz and tried to follow the flow Zahra made by keeping his distance.
The feeling of sadness actually perched in the hearts of the two because of the distance they deliberately made. But this is what they chose. They keep each other's feelings of loved ones from getting hurt. If distance is one way so that the wound does not get deeper then let the distance be between them even though it cannot be denied that the feeling of sadness lingers in each other's hearts.
"Ra, I have an OSIS meeting this afternoon. You wanna wait or what?" tanya Lintang after the bell marks the end of teaching and learning activities today rings.
"I'm going home alone, it's okay."
"Don't you think this morning you're waiting if you can't go home by yourself. Just wait for me, just for a second at most."
"I'll just go home, Lin. Later be afraid Mother nyariin."
"I'm asking Hafiz to help, okay, take you for a second, how?"
"No, it's okay for me to go home alone. God willing, God always protects."
"Don't that dong, I'm not good with Mommy. So worry about you too. Yeah, yeah, I'm just asking Hafiz for help, God willing he wants to."
"Don't, Lin."
"You guys why the hell? I think it's been weird lately, not as usual. Marahan again, huh?"
"There's nothing."
"Continue?"
"Take care of each other so that there is no slander."
"You mean?"
"Have forgotten it. I'm going home, Assa..."
"Ra.." said Lintang cutting while holding Zahra's hand.
Drrr....
Drrr....
Drrr....
Zahra's phone vibrated long ago a sign that one call was coming into her phone.
"Assalamu 'alaikum, Bun."
"......"
"Here, this just came out of class."
"....."
"Picked up Bang Arsen? when does Bang Arsen come?"
"...."
"Bang Arsen knows where Zahra's school is, Bun? Stray again."
"...."
"Yes Bun. Wa'alaikumus greetings."
The call ended, and Zahra put the flat object back in her pocket.
"You picked up Bang Arsen, Ra? when did he get here?"
"Yes. Yes, I've been forward first yes, afraid Brother has arrived. Assalamu 'alaikum," said Zahra leaving Latitude who is now silently staring at Zahra's back.
"Wa'alaikumus greetings. Don't forget to send a greeting to Bang Arsen, say from the sweet Latitude," cried Lintang after a few seconds he was silent.
Zahra just smiled at Lintang's words. He rushed to the front gate.
Hafiz, who had just walked out of the teacher's room, accidentally saw Zahra walking alone towards the front gate. His brain insisted not to care but failed when the heart responded faster and by itself the foot stepped following the girl worship.
In front of the gate a black honda vios parked neatly, looks stood an adult man with a casual but neat appearance typical of adult men, standing leaning on the body of the car. The smile on his lips seemed engraved adding to his good looks when the person he was waiting for came over.
"Assalamu 'alaikum, princess Abang."
"Wa'alaikumus greetings, Brother. Thank God Abang got here too, not stray right?"
"No, gini day is still stray. Shy dong, got a sophisticated but useless phone."
"Isa.. When do you come home from Singapore?"
"One week ago until Indo, continue to know the same Father Mother wants to go to Japan so continue here."
"Cok not going home? Bang Arsen didn't sleep at home?"
"Yesterday to the house when you were still at school. He slept in a hotel near Dad's office so he could help Dad and Oom Herman prepare the files to be brought to Japan. But God willing, tomorrow night stay at home."
"Oh, yeah, you're home now yuk."
They got into the car and moments later the car drove away. Not far from there, Hafiz was petrified to see the interaction of the two just before they left, his face was filled with questions about the man and what the relationship was. JEALOUSy, that was how Hafiz felt at this moment.
"Astaghfirullahal 'adzyme".
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It does not feel today is the last day of Zahra with the status of her bachelor because tomorrow she is officially married by a man whom she does not know. And tonight at around 7 pm the prospective husband and his family will come to the house for an official meeting between families as well as preparing for the event for tomorrow after the dawn prayer, Ijab Qobul.
Zahra's heart was pounding uncontrollably since morning, imagining who the man would be. For some reason, today there is a little relief in his heart even though the feeling of sadness still sometimes envelops but today he is steady to make everything.
"Allah guides Zahra to be a woman and a wife after this. Zahra did not expect that he would be a priest in Zahra's life because Zahra knew that You were the one who governed all life on earth, but Zahra hopes that whatever good is in him will be in the future Zahra priest.
May he educate and guide Zahra to attain Your Ridho, and strive together in goodness to reach Your heaven.
And may what Zahra is doing right now lead us all towards goodness and happiness. Amelinn."
After completing his prayer after the Maghrib prayer, Zahra got up and grabbed a pink box that was medium in size on the nightstand and sat back on the table with her face still attached covering her entire body.
Open the box. There was a crown of a tree branch surrounded by flowers that were dry and weathered, beside it there were 2 small boxes of different sizes. Zahra took 1 small box that was rather large in size compared to the other. A sun-robed necklace looks beautiful there, inside there is also a neatly folded piece of paper with the inscription "For my eyes" on the front.
Zahra clasped the object tightly as she exhaled in a soulful breath, her eyes began to shut and the memory of a sweet memory began to fill her brain.
"A, the trust that Aa gave Aiya so that Aiya waited until two years Aiya had done, now it had been more than three years Aiya waited but in fact Aa did not return.
Forgive Aiya, A. because Aiya can't wait anymore. It was time for Aiya to reach for Aiya's own happiness without Aa's shadow.
Although Aiya has long ago released all the feelings of Aiya to Aa But today, Aiya will release all that still looms over Aiya, let the happiness and wounds that Aa love once stored and sealed. And Aiya would never touch her again let alone open it, let it all go, as Aa was lost.
A, do'ain Aiya, so that Aiya may be happy with the choice that God loves to Aiya. Aiya also prayed wherever Aa, Aa was always happy. Thank you and sorry."
Zahrapun put the object back into the box and switched to the other small box. There were two things in that little box. Zahra picked it up, clasped it while sticking it to her chest. A single tear began to fall from his eye.
"Thank you for being a tranquilizer, a coolant and a booster for Zahra's weak heart.
Thank you for stopping in Zahra's heart for just a moment. But Zahra cannot deny that your momentary presence becomes very meaningful for Zahra.
Sorry, if there's a slight wound that Zahra toreh. But really.. Zahra didn't mean that. If you knew, it would be very much like Zahra to reject this proposal because you are the one Zahra wants as Zahra's companion in the future. You're the one who Zahra always asks God for, but Zahra knows that Zahra's excessive expectations won't make you stay next to Zahra.
Let God guide the path of our destiny. Maybe our destiny is not a match, but Zahra will always pray for your good and happiness."
Zahra's grip on the two objects was getting stronger. Handkerchiefs and handkerchiefs.
* * * * *
"Darling, it's done yet? Come down, your future husband and his family are already down," call Mother while knocking on Zahra's room door.
A few seconds later the door opened featuring the beautiful figure of Zahra with her long shar'i dress combined with a long matching veil. Simple yet very beautiful looking worn by Zahra.
"Masyaallah.this is Mother's princess, so beautiful today."
"Give me, Mother."
A beautiful and innocent face without makeup is more beautiful when her lips smile beautifully when the Mother praised her.
"Zahra is ready?"
"God, but Mother do not go far from Zahra. Zahra was nervous" said Zahra innocently while biting her lips slightly, her hands indeed seemed a little trembling indicating that she was indeed nervous.
"Yes, Honey. Breathe in, don't be afraid."
Mother Mia held her daughter's hand down the stairs to the living room. A whack of nervousness made Zahra only able to duck deeply. Even arriving in the living room, Zahra unyieldingly raised her head to see who the guests were present. She only stood still as Mother introduced her to their guests until a middle-aged woman with her shari'i appearance cupped her hands on Zahra's cheeks.
"God, is this who will be Ummi's daughter?"
Zahra smiled as the woman raised her face. The middle-aged woman's voice sounded very soft and her affectionate shady gaze made Zahra comfortable with her treatment.
"Zahra is very beautiful, God willing also shalihah. Deserve his son Ummi was impatient to justify," added the woman named Ummi Maryam.
Zahra only smiled with a frown, He only focused on the woman in front of him without seeing the other two people standing to the right of Umm Maryam.
There was a feeling of not being able to see who the male figure that would be her husband, her heart had been pounding incoherently, her fingers squeezing each other strongly from nervousness.
"Abi, isn't it wrong that our son chose a future wife?"
"Yes, Ummi. Zahra how are you?" said a middle-aged man next to her greeting. Zahra was stunned to hear a familiar voice in her ears.
"Alhamdulillah, Zahra is good."
Zahra slowly moved her head towards the middle-aged man beside Ummi Maryam.
Deggs..
Zahra was silent to see the figure. Didn't he.....
Without Zahra noticing his head started to move towards the figure standing at the very end. His eyes were perfectly rounded at the instant he saw the figure.
Should he be happy or sad at this time?
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FOR INFORMATION THAT THIS IS THE LAST PART THAT IS STILL INTACT BECAUSE THE REST HAS BEEN DELETED. THE REASON FOR THE REMOVAL IS NONE OTHER THAN BECAUSE THE NOVEL IS IN THE PROCESS OF PUBLISHING. SO APOLOGIZE FOR BEING AS BIG AS 🙏🙏🙏