
Silence swept across all pairs of eyes ready to listen to Alina's reply. In the middle of the cake shop room were six adults and two small children. They sat together on the wood with the table stretched out as a separator.
The clock is at half-eight in the evening. After finishing the congregational prayer they sat together waiting for the decision Alina wanted to make.
The wind blows and is unpretentious to the waves on the beach. Everyone continued to look at Alina who was staring at him in turn.
He then embraces Raihan pressing his shoulders slowly as an impingement. Feeling the mother's uneasiness, her baby held Alina's free hand.
"Alright, without delaying any more time I will give an answer to Mas Zaidan's proposal. Earlier, I wanted to say a big thank you to everyone who has received me and Raihan well."
"I am so grateful that God has brought me to you. When I parted with mas Azam .. I never thought of marrying again. Because I'm afraid that yesterday's events will happen again. However, after seeing the earnestness of Zaidan and receiving Raihan well I decided-"
Moana, Farras, Zara, Dimas and the main Zaidan were so tense waiting for Alina's reply. The woman again paused her words inviting curiosity.
Smiles rose as he looked at them one by one. The wind again blows to deliver the cold air increasingly spread.
This further makes Zaidan's heart rate too fast. It squeezes both hands tightly to vent the uneasiness in the chest.
"Oh my God, am I rejected?" his mind.
"Bismil was bornrahmanirrahim, with God's permission I decided to .. accept Mas Zaidan's proposal." The final.
Time seemed to stop spinning, the four adults were stunned and silent like chunks of ice. Alina knitted her brows when there was no response whatsoever.
Did I speak wrong? Thought Alina gamang.
He squeezed the son's shoulder a little taut throwing his owner up. He patted her on the thigh, calming her down.
Alina looked down at the dark black bead of the baby. "You gave the right answer."
A smile flashed on Alina's pretty face and affixed a light peck on Raihan's wide forehead. A second later the cheers of Zara and Moana sounded loud.
The two who were sitting next to each other clasped their hands. They were excited to hear Alina's reply, while Zaidan was still silent.
His dead-end mind made him not move in the slightest. Dimas immediately nudged his arm a little stronger and made the owner jump.
"A-ah .. a-are you sure you accepted my proposal?" ask Zaidan nervously.
Alina nodded without hesitation. Zaidan has no power to stem happiness, tears are shed with both corners of the lips perfectly curved.
The tall man could not resist the sobs of haru. He closed his eyes using his hands with his wide back slightly shaking.
Dimas who was next to patted slowly the master's shoulder tried to win. He knew what happiness Zaidan was feeling.
Alina who saw that was stunned and unexpected. It was only the first time he saw a man crying because of the answer he gave. He realized that Zaidan's feelings for him were sincere.
"Alhamdulillah .. thank you, Alina. I'll try to make you happy."
Those words attracted dew inside the soot bead of Alina. He shed tears when he heard his words. He could only nod and grab Raihan.
Moana got up from her seat and walked to Alina's side. The big madam immediately hugged her warmly, whispering, "Thank you, Alina. You're one of Zaidan's joys."
Alina again nodded without saying a word. From the front Zara smiled happily to see her best friend could find happiness.
However, without him noticing from the opposite direction, Dimas looked at him fixedly. The bespectacled man clenched both hands tightly restraining the passionate feeling.
...***...
Occasionally the wind blows to accompany solitude. A warm smile fluttered on his handsome face as the head continued to look up.
Not long after, a man came and stood beside him. He turned his back on the beach and leaned against the iron barrier. The net is staring into the room around the room occupied by the master.
"Congratulations Mr. Zaidan, you're in luck. Alina accepted your proposal," she said formally.
"You again said formally to me, Dimas. I'm sure there must be something you want to say." Zaidan sighed and followed the gesture of the bodyguard.
"I also didn't expect Alina to be able to accept my proposal. Thank God, God is a great planner" Dimas said, nodding in agreement.
"So, what do you want to say?" ask Zaidan to remind.
"Nothing to say," Dimas replied back in a relaxed manner.
Zaidan looked at him fixedly, his round bead squinting watching the handsome face ponder deeply. He knew something was being felt by Dimas who refused to let him out.
"Does this have anything to do with, Zara?" asked Zaidan who immediately made both eyes Dimas widened.
"I know that, you ... have you also expressed feelings?" Without evading Dimas assented.
"What's? When did you do it?" Again and again Zaidan asked a question.
"When the Master brought the Madam and the Great Lord to meet Alina," he said honestly.
Both obsidian Zaidan widened perfectly, he did not expect if it had been almost a month Dimas hid it.
"Why did you hide it from me?"
"I don't want to add more thought to the young master. I just want to see you happy with Alina" he said.
Zaidan gasped then chuckled softly and looked straight ahead. "You're a loyal bodyguard. Thank you for helping Alina take care of her divorce, but. So, what's Zara's answer?"
"He .. rejected me."
"WHAT?" Zaidan's voice blared all the way to the shore. He did not expect that the woman would reject a man as good as Dimas.
For some reason, Zaidan wants to meet Zara as soon as he can.
"The woman ... Did she really reject you?" Dimas nodded weakly.
"I have to tell him how good you are behind that flat face. I can't believe he just rejected you, doesn't he know if-"
"No sir, don't add to the problem. I don't want to burden his feelings. I understand it's not easy opening a heart to a new one." Dimas prevented the departure of Zaidan who had excited.
Zaidan turned around and saw a smile on his face. He was silent stiff the first time he saw the guard's lips curl like that.
He took another breath and returned to his original position. "You fell in love for the first time too, right? I've never seen you like you now. Zara .. should be that woman is lucky to get your heart. He really is."
"Thank you, Sir. You should rest soon there is still much to do tomorrow. Then excuse me." After saying that Dimas waltzed away leaving silence to strike.
Zaidan looked at his departure in silence, "I'm sure there will be good after the pain you feel" he whispered.
...Seriate......