
Arriving home, Prasetio immediately looked for his favorite grandson, who was on the back porch of the house, feeding koi fish with a smile, and talking with fish.
The habit is often done Tica while at home alone without her grandfather, looking for entertainment, and, because Tica is very rarely out of the house if there is no urgent need and only attend the lectures held in the mosque of the housing complex.
Unlike teenagers in general who often hangout with his friends, he is only close to a few friends, because the age is not the same age makes other friends reluctant to be too familiar with him.
"does Grandpa's granddaughter have the ability to talk to fish now?, well, that's great,".
Prasetio teased his granddaughter with a smile and stepped closer to her beloved granddaughter.
"yes cake, even these fish can now answer my question".
Tica answered while grinning annoyed at the words of the grandfather who always teased him.
"ha. ha. ha. ha. grandfather's grandson still hasn't changed apparently, still like grandfather's beloved little girl, who loves to sulk".
While rubbing the long hair of a tica back that is not covered with hijab, because it is in the house and there is no man who is not the muhrimnya.
"you're so beautiful, just like your mother when you were young, just your nose looks like your father's, the rest of your face is a duplicate of your mother's".
Prasetio said while looking far into the past, as if he was in that time, a time when his family was very happy when he heard the pregnancy room of his daughter-in-law.
The time before grief and misfortune befell Hadiningrat's family.
"of course I look like my parents, because I'm their child, otherwise if I'm Surti's son, I must look like Surti kek".
Ketus Tica while pursing her lips. And the grandfather just laughed at the ketus sentence spoken by the grandson just this puppet.
"you look funny if you're angry baby, Grandpa wants to talk to you seriously".
Then prasetio took his grandson to walk up to the chair under the red topper tree, which was already very lush.
While Tica could only obey as the grandfather gently pulled his hand, following where his grandfather had stepped.
"grandfather will be frank with you nduk, grandfather does not know until when grandfather can take care of you, now you are old, grandfather wants you to obey one request grandfather".
With a sigh Prasetio then told about how the condition of the HF company actually, which is getting worse and worse.
"and grandfather wants, when later grandfather can not accompany you again, you should be able to live a decent and better life, he said, grandpa wants to match you up with the granddaughter of old friend Grandpa who starting next week will take over HF".
With anxious expectation prasetio awaits the answer of his favorite grandson.
"ma'am, don't talk like that, I want grandpa to stay with me until whenever, why would you even say that?".
"grandfather should not worry too much about me, because actually a few days ago from the campus that cooperates with the Government, will recruit the best graduate students to work in the government. There are several vacancies in accordance with my department, and it seems like my department entered the KBRI, but do not know what to place in which part and country. In addition to work, I will also get s2 student duties as well as cake".
"and for HF, like Grandpa said there would be a friend of Grandpa's who would help him. Stay later want grandfather how the company, if it can not be saved then let go, Tica just does not want to make grandfather burdened by still thinking about the life of the company and Tica. there is still Hariyanto holding HF right now, right?".
"i can invite grandfather along if grandfather wants, no need to match me so that I can live guaranteed. Tica is okay sober life that is important we can still be both continuous and happy, it is more than enough cake. But I'm sorry if Grandpa wants to join Tica, we can only live soberly without the luxuries that grandfather has been feeling".
Tica looked into the grandfather's eyes while nodding convincingly, Grasping the wrinkled hand with affection.
But it seems Prasetio disagrees with Tica. And it looks like this will be a tough discussion and debate, given the stubborn nature of Tica who is indeed declining from it.
Prasetio threw his breath rough, desperate in what other way to make his grandson understand his wishes without having to dismantle everything he had hidden so far from the grandson.
"yes, then grandfather gives a month from now, to think about how good you think, but know, grandfather did all this for your good".
Prasetio said as he stood up and patted the grandson on the shoulder and walked away leaving Tica still pensive at the thought of his grandfather's words.
Tica actually really does not want to be betrothed, what else he does not know who and how the behavior of the man who will be betrothed to him.
Tica did not want if what happened was not in accordance with his expectations so far, he expected to marry a man who has good morals, understands about religion, and who knows about religion, to know what his duties and responsibilities are as a husband.
He can be a good wife and mother in the future. Then what if the betrothed does not match what he had imagined?.
Tica is sure, the soul mate is a reflection of himself, however all this time Tica has been trying to improve himself to be better, and so that he feels worthy, she was with someone she had always loved in silence.
Tica was only trying to pursue her dream, marrying that person through her do'a in the third of the night that she always promised. Without daring to speak directly.
Because she is aware that she is a woman who must maintain her pride in front of a man, without daring to express the feelings that have been growing since 4 years and firmly entrenched in her heart.
Even though she loved the man so much, Tica still knew herself enough, because she was far from worthy, for someone she loved. So that he could only continue to pray and plead with God through a third of the night.
He can only love in silence, see and observe the life of the man he loves, without daring to show what else expresses his feelings to the man he loves. He realized that he had to steady himself first and wait patiently, hoping that his beloved would understand what he was feeling right now.
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Authors Notes
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