
ELISE
Without thinking for a long time I immediately hugged her. Hugged her tightly. Real tight. I cried happily in his arms. When he put the sneaker on my finger, and asked me to get married.
I could do nothing but cry happily.
In this dark room, we hugged for a long time.
I don't care about my marriage that won't be like everyone in general. I wouldn't care about living in a cramped house away from my family. All I want is him. The man who is in my arms right now.
I don't want to lose him anytime.
How did his parents educate him to be this kind of responsible and gentle-hearted man?
In a time of many opportunities and choices to leave me alone to go through all this?
He stayed by my side, for me. Give up all her perfect life for me.
As long as I knew her, I never made her hurt. I've never been disappointed. He always comes when I need him. Even I always hurt her with my childish nature.
Though our age is not too far away, but he is very patient and mature to face me. My bad behavior.
I take off my arms slowly. And hold her face with both my hands.
"Thank you brother..." That's all I can say from my lips.
"Do you want to marry your brother?" Ask her again with a smile. I stared at his face a long time ago.
"Yes bang..." I nodded with certainty. I am very sure of him.
And we hugged again.
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Come the day I am getting married. I woke up at dawn because I had to dress up for my wedding.
Though I have insisted on telling bang Nanda not to be danced. Just ordinary ones. What matters is the contract.
But he won't. He said this moment cannot be repeated. He still called the fairies for me, complete with white clothes that they were ready for my contract.
From morning I didn't see the nose of Bang Nanda. Because I'm just in the room, while he's taking care of outside business. And no one went in the room yet.
Said my fairy, I was deliberately not met with bang Nanda until the time it was a contract later. I just laughed when I heard it. Should it be so when married?
Everyone here today knew we were married because of an "accident". Even my fairies said my aura came out once. Because she said, if there are pregnant women whose beauty is more out during pregnancy. He said my face was shining, I didn't understand, but there were no lights in my eyeballs.
Penghulu comes in a moment, I'm done in the dress up. I look at my face once again. Looking at my whole body in the mirror.
Soon, I will be a wife. His legitimate wife Desnanda. I don't know why I still don't believe it.
As quickly as life's destiny changed, I was just at school, laughing with Sharma and Purna. Now, at this moment, I, in my wedding dress, prepare myself to be a wife. At a time when my peers were still fun playing with other children.
I hold my stomach, I will soon be a mother. Can I be a good wife and mother?
"Beautiful, the head has come." Said my fairy brother. When he peeked out from behind the door.
My fingertips turned cold. I became very nervous. I should how?
How does Nanda feel now? He must be more nervous than I am. Because he should be kabul. What if he's wrong when he says it? He had been training for days before today.
"I got out of it when?" Ask me.
"Like her later, when your future husband is already kabul ijab. I was sent to Leo so."
I'm getting nervous hearing that. I know there aren't many people out there. But somehow I feel unworthy.
I heard the voice of the ruler start talking. Nervous of her I've not heard anything she said.
I just sit and play my nails. But one that I know for sure, when I hear the ruler mention my name, which means soon bang Nanda will pronounce ijab kabul.
When I heard Bang Nanda speak, I tightly closed my eyes and ears, for some reason I was afraid to hear it. I'm afraid he's wrong, even though I know if he's wrong it can be repeated.
But I was still scared and nervous. Until faintly I heard people say "Barakallah" simultaneously, there my heart was immediately relieved.
I breathed heavily, not feeling my tears coming out of the corner of my eye.
"Let's be ready to come out." Said the fairy brother while approaching me. He was surprised to see me crying, and immediately picked up a tissue on the table. Helping me wipe my tears a bit my makeup doesn't fade.
"What am I, brother?" Ask me while asking about my appearance.
"Beautiful! The tree is beautiful! Your husband would be surprised!" Say it while tidying up the jasmine flowers embedded in my head.
"Get out, it's been waiting." He made me walk out of the room. I stepped out to the door of the room.
When he opened the room curtain, I could only see that there were quite a number of guests present at our wedding. Our simple wedding.
I was stunned to see the Nanda bang facing the head and Om Leo was next to him. He also looked at me.
My heart is pounding, he was so brave this morning. Sitting neatly in a white suit. Her hair was combed back very neatly. There was no ordinary bangs covering her beautiful forehead. Just like seeing her on her birthday party night.
I was led forward and sat right next to him. My eyes can't escape from her. Until the moment I sat next to him I was still staring at him. He was smiling sweetly at those near him.
Even when I exchanged rings, I was still with my gaze to her. I saw his sweat dripping from his temple. I wiped it with my finger. He must be so nervous that he sweats like this.
He looked at me and smiled very sweetly. I was pounding again, what else when she wrapped the ring around my ring finger. I also put it on her finger.
I cried as I bowed my face in her hands, she stroked my head gently as I salted her.
And when the ruler told him to kiss me, as his rightful wife. She drew her head to my forehead, and kissed her softly. My tears are endlessly spilled.
Officially, I am now a wife. The wife of the man I now love so much, even I loved her from the moment before she loved me. Even know me.