Between Love and Religion

chapter 19 grandpa

Actually Andre wanted to ask where Jesika was, but was held back because he kept Aurora's feelings.

"i'll go home first, Ra" said Andre, saying goodbye after the evening.

"yes, the heart is on the way" Aurora said with a smile.

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"Ndre, where are you, baby? Mama telfonin you can't" said her mother after Andre was in front of her.

"i just came from Aurora's house, Ma" he said flatly.

Ms. Azlina almost incised a frown but she did not really bother about it.

"tadi Icha nanyain nelfon told me, because your number can't be reached"

Andre immediately remembered his phone. He reached into the pocket of pants, it turns out there was a message coming in from Aisyah.

Mas, Icha miss. Fill out that message.

"Ma, I go up first" he said, climbing the stairs.

Arriving in the room, he receives a message from Aurora.

Be mine.

So what's yours. The reply.

Entirely.

Sure enough?

Yes, I want to marry you.

When's?

Soon (soon)

Emoji laughing bolsters. Andre replied in disbelief.

I'm serious Ndre.

Long time no reply, he chose to put his phone on the sofa. He also took a shower immediately. While drying his hair with a towel, he glanced at the phone that had not budged. Seen his light his phone flashes a sign there is a message that thrashed to be opened immediately.

Still the same as the previous sender, his girlfriend Aurora is the sender of the message

I will tell my parents that I will marry you.

Andre, I'm serious.

Ndre, reply me.

He looked seriously at the screen of the phone that blinded his eyes.

"what's wrong with this girl" Her curious mind came to a head.

Enough, Ra! The reply he was about to serve but felt like it was not right, he deleted it.

Finish your studies, don't think about the impossible.

Drr.... Drr.... His phone vibrates incoming calls. From Aurora.

"Ndre, will you marry me? (will you marry me) " said Aurora breaking Andre's laughter.

"Hi, what's goin' on? (what the hell) said Andre who was surprised to hear the sound of a bomb exploding.

" i'm serious"

"but I'm not serious, Ra"

"yes, decide me now"

Andre paused for a moment. "what's the matter Ra, do you have a serious problem?"

"No, I'm just saying that I love you, I don't know what I'm thinking right now, but I really want to say that"

"you're confusing me, Ra. Don't ngaco"

"please"

"what would you give me if I was proven serious? Are we getting married?" the statement that is not manned because of the thrill of love is still not felt in Andre's chest.

"we're different, Ra"

"why not? (why not) we can do it in distinction, Ndre"

"you-you mean?"

"doesn't your religion not forbid you to marry a woman other than a Muslim? What is less than me? " tanya Aurora is tubered.

" you know marriage? What marriage? Why are you playing with the wedding, forget it!" said Andre slightly raised the intonation of his voice.

"put me off now, Ndre"

"it's fine that it's." said Andre who held back.

" if that's what? If that's what I want? We broke up?! " The word Aurora makes clear the meaning of the hanging word Andre.

Andre was silent, he did not want to continue what he almost said." Come on, Ra. Rest, I'm coming down, my parents are waiting to have dinner together"

Tutt's.. Tutt's... Tutt's... Telephone line disconnected. Feeling guilty, he realizes that Aurora is indeed an unstable girl who is still 18 years old.

He ignored the disconnected phone connection just like that. He sat down with his arms proud. Even he had not worn clothes, azan maghrib reverberated. He immediately did his abdication to the god, not forgetting he offered prayers for enlightenment himself facing his love affair.

Andre came down to dinner with his family, his father and mother were there waiting for the completeness of his presence.

"Ndre, do you have to visit Icha, how is he, mama worried about Ndre" said Azlina advised her son to follow Aisyah to the next town.

"ma, Andre is in college, let alone the last semester of writing thesis, waiting for the session" reply Andre gave the right reason because he never wanted to argue his mother raw.

"iya ma, later wait for graduation she followed the Aisyah can" said her father who was greedy with the cuisine served by their maid who some days just returned from the village.

Andre was silent while finishing the meal. Finished with the dish, he took a date that was served also on the dining table.

"ma, actually Andre wants to talk to mom and dad" said Andre opened the morning conversation.

"please, just tell me what you want to say, Ndre. Mama will listen" said her father.

"Pa, it's a matter of Andre's relationship with Aurora"

"that's why Aurora is the same" her mother said.

"Aurora whose cousin Jesika ya Ndre, the other day your mama had a story to papa" replied his father casually.

"why, you are as fond as him" said his father again casually.

"uhuk" he choked. He took a glass of water available in front of him, he drank and then continued to explain.

"I'm about to marry her" Andre said looking serious.

Now it was his mother's turn to choke on the drink, because she had just raised a glass of water to launch the food that entered his stomach.

"Andre? What do you mean, son? " ask his mother with a sharp look.

" yes ma, Andre if the marriage is the same, do mama and papa agree? " tanga Andre confirmed their answer.

His father spoke up.

" Ndre, you know religion, you know? Find a beautiful wife, a rich one, and a believing one. You know what's important? The believer. You better marry a Muslim woman even though the non-Muslims attract your heart" explained his father at length added another high time.

"Pa, if Andre loves him, doesn't Islam prohibit marrying a non-Muslim woman?" andre protests, even though Andre has never protested at all the law of his religion.

"yes, papa knows. But papa hope you will marry a Muslim woman later" said his father tal forbid let alone support the argument of his only child.

"honestly, ever since you were in a relationship with Jesika, mom never wanted you to get married. Mama hopes that mama will have a daughter-in-law who is good. At this time mama does not expect that the child mama will fall in love again with the same woman of faith. Mama hope you consider what you will do for your good" explained her mother, holding back the clear details that were about to break out of her dam.

Indeed, since childhood Andre was always given space and attention to convey what he wanted to say. And this time he did not know where he came from if he had just said that he would marry Aurora, the girl he did not know at all that much.

While he was in love with Jesika, he never said his will to marry Jesika, supported by his young age as possible.

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On the other hand, Aurora was not disappointed. He was even sure that Andre would love him.