COMMITMENT OF LOVE IN A MATCHMAKING

Etc.82. Sad News about Grandpa

Tonight the National High School Makrab event feels very festive. Enthusiasm of new students in filling the event makes the atmosphere warmer. Although the night the air at the top gets colder but all that they do not feel and are inferior to the warmth of the atmosphere of togetherness.

Not far from there, there appeared a pair of human children with the label of halal lovers, who were sitting together in a long chair under a shady tree. The wind moves the leaves so that the cold air becomes more bone-chilling. But they both ignored the cold tonight. If only it were daytime, surely the air here would feel very cool.

"What, papa said not about brother being told to call to do what?" Ask Arka after the two sat down.

"That's it, brother, I just said that my brother told me to call papa if there was time," replied Aulia.

"Oh, yes let my brother call me directly," replied Arka.

"Where's big brother HP, Yang?" he continued to raise his hand to ask for his cellphone which was still carried by Aulia.

"Oh yes Auli forgot," said the girl patted her forehead and then took Arka's phone from the pocket of the jacket she was wearing.

"This is my brother" he said while giving the phone.

After receiving his phone, Arka immediately searched the number of the papa and made a phone call.

"Assalamualaikum Ar," said Papa Tara from across the street, picking up the phone from Arka.

"Waalaikumsalam pa" answered Arka.

"Oh iiya pa, said Auli earlier papa asked Ark to call, what's wrong pa?" Arka continued to ask.

"Yes, just after Auli called papa to talk to you, but he said he was busy, you asked me to call you again" replied papa.

"Ar, is there Auli?" Papa continued to ask.

"There's a pa, why?" Answer Arka curious.

"Ehm.., gini. oh papa kok so confused Ar speaking," said papa Tara stammering.

"What's pa, by the way? Speaking of?" Answer Arka.

"Yes this papa also wants to talk, but bentar Ar," replied papa Tara as if thinking. While Arka, although curious also terbesit worry, can only wait for the papa to think for a moment to string the words that will be conveyed.

"Look Ar, I think you should convey this, but please you should be able to behave normally after hearing it, because next to you there is your wife, and if you can better stay away from Auli for a while," said papa Tara who according to Arka was too long-winded.

"Ehm yes pa..," answered Arka confused.

"Well papa knows what you mean, you can't stay away from Aulia for sure, can you?" Ask papa.

"Yes pa, and you know for sure Ar will practice the advice of papa earlier," replied Arka.

"What is your reaction to hearing what you're going to say?"ask papa.

"Yes pa" answered Arka.

"Pardon papa Ar, forced papa must convey this, because papa does not want you will blame papa if something happens later," papa Tara then fell silent, because papa did not want you to blame papa, and it was clear in Arka's sense of hearing that his father was sighing which made him think something happened with the grandfather who had made him and his wife worried about the condition of the grandfather.

"Yes pa,"only that word could Arka express in response to the father's words that gave him sad news about grandfather.

"Sorry papa Ar, this time grandfather back drop, I don't know what bothers your grandfather's mind to make it drop, and now grandfather is still in ICU, again sorry papa Ar," said papa Tara and can be ascertained by Arka that at this time the father has been crying heard from his raucous voice.

"It's not papa's fault, so you don't have to apologize, you've done your best" said Arka glancing at Aulia at a glance in his heart hoping that the girl did not pay attention to his words with the papa.

"What about us pa?" Litih Arka asked if the girl would not listen.

"That's why you asked me to call Ar" replied the father, whose voice had returned to normal, as if he was trying hard to look strong.

"If you want to go home tonight, Mr. Tono and your brother want to pick you up, and they are ready, but if you.." said Papa Tara who has not finished immediately cut by Arka.

"Yes pa, we will," replied Arka who glimpsed Aulia who immediately turned to her and frowned. Who would not want to make him smile so that the girl was not curious and patiently waiting for him to finish the call.

"But pa, um." asked Arka doubtfully.

"You're talking slowly to Auli, you said Grandpa asked you to come home, let him not panic, you know you want to ask about that right?" Ask Papa Tara who seemed to understand what her doubtful son thought.

"Yes pa, thank you for being informed, we will be ready first" said Arka a little relieved because her father gave advice on how to tell this news to Aulia.

"Yes, you don't have to panic, just wait for your brother and Mr. Tono, they have left once you say you want to go home earlier," said Papa Tara.

"Be careful later on the road, do not tell oak Tono speeding, better slow as long as you survive until home," he continued advising Arka.

"Yes pa, Assalamualaikum" said Arka.

"Waalikumsalam" replied Tara. Then the phone connection was cut off. Now it is Arka's turn to think about giving understanding to Aulia also think about the permission to go home to friends and companion teachers.

"What's up, brother?" Aulia asked after Arka kept her phone in her pants pocket.

"Ga there's nothing dear" replied Arka smiling at the lover, hoping that what he would say would not worry the girl. Because he knew very well that the girl would definitely show a worried attitude that sometimes he thought was excessive. Yes but that's the nature of the girl. But Arka realized it was all because of the affection that her lover had for the family.

"Oh yes Yang, grandfather asked us to go home, and brother Adri and Mr. Tono are already on the way here to pick us up, you know what if we go home tonight?" Ask Arka carefully so that the girl does not suspect that the condition of the grandfather is currently not okay.

"Emang grandpa why brother? What's the same, grandpa? Why ask us to come home? Grandpa's all right, brother?"arka perdiction would be like this Aulia's response. But Arka only returned with a smile so that the girl could be a little calmer.

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