Dusk At the End Please

Reception

Shanum PoV

Maybe our lives are not going as planned. But rest assured that it goes as God planned. I just try to carry out my role as best I can with the scenario that has been set by Him.

So too about soul mate. The soul mate is unique, often the pursued even away. Who accidentally met even approached. Which seems to have been doubtful. What was initially doubtful becomes certain. The one that has always dreamed of endless marriage. Which was never thought of, side by side at the seleaminan.

The day after Bang Haqi's arrival home I received a message by mail delivered by a courier. A letter addressed to me without the sender's name. After I opened it and I read it then I knew that the sender of the letter was none other than Raina.

Raina asked me to meet her at a place not too far from my house. I also took it. With Fauzan delivered I came to the place in question.

Our meeting was quite short. Fauzan, who was worried that something might happen to me, was astonished that in less than thirty minutes I had returned to see him in the parking lot and we were back home.

The whole point of me and Raina talking is none other than Akhtar. Raina asked me to completely disappear from Akhtar's life. Raina wants to have Akhtar completely but there is always a wall that borders him, even when together Akhtar's heart and mind are still not with him.

Raina wants to get married soon but Akhtar always has a reason to delay and Raina knows that the main reason is because of me. He asked that I completely disappear from Akhtar's life. If not then he threatens to come back will continue to bother me in his own way. He even said he would destroy Akhtar. I don't know what kind of power Raina and her family have, but from all of her words she looks earnest.

If he can't have Akhtar then he won't let Akhtar belong to anyone. I shuddered in horror at Raina's threat. I saw in his eyes that it was no longer the love he had for Akhtar. He was completely consumed by an excessive obsession.

I can't let all of Raina's threats happen. Liani's right, I have to make a decision right away. I decided to hasten my marriage procession with Bang Haqi which was planned to be carried out in two months but for the sake of mutual benefit I asked Bang Haqi to marry me immediately.

My request to the hastily impressed Bang Haqi initially made Bang Haqi astonished but he seemed more enthusiastic and chose to ignore asking the reason why I was speeding up our marriage. He was more focused on the preparations we had to make for marriage next week.

One week to prepare for a wedding is too short but everything can finally be finished in time. I did not go all out with this wedding but it turned out that Bang Haqi had already prepared everything. From the start of the invitation, WO, catering including the business of wedding souvenirs he had prepared it. I just stayed the bridal suit fitting which was also Bang Haqi's choice.

When I expressed my wish for this marriage to accelerate, it turned out that Bang Haqi and his family had prepared everything. It seems that they are all happy with this marriage. I was treated like a queen by her family. Although I have only met once and the second time when fitting wedding clothes but I feel they are so good to me and very privileged me.

It was fortunate that I was met with good people to be my new family. I hope I can keep all this and not disappoint them because honestly in this heart there is still one name neatly imprinted in the recesses of my heart, Astaghfirullah.

After Ijab qabul was finished I was asked to come out and be beside Bang Haqi. He looked at me with love and admiration. I don't know if I'm too baper or if that's the truth.

For the first time we touched, I kissed her hands of reverence and she rubbed my head wrapped in hijab with tenderness. No kissing like other couples.

I who kept my head down after kissing her hand was apparently understood by Bang Haqi if I was not ready to be touched further by him. The other guard and family yelled for Bang Haqi to kiss my forehead, but he only returned with a smile on his lips.

The next event was the reception. We deliberately carry out the agreement and reception as well as remembering to streamline the time.

After getting married, Bang Haqi asked permission from my father and mother to take me to Jakarta. He had promised his mother and sister that he would return to Jakarta and continue the family business of his late father after marriage.

Adzan dzuhur reverberated, more and more invited guests came. Queue to pelaminan for shaking hands has snared. I whispered in Bang Haqi's ear asking how many invitations he made. He said only his family and close friends.

While Bang Haqi was chatting with his friend at the sewer. I was willing to perform dzuhur prayer, he nodded and said he would catch up with me soon.

Finish ablution and performing prayers. I'm back at the pelaminan. Bang Haqi also seems to have finished praying. We prayed in different places, I prayed in my room and Bang Haqi prayed in a mushala next to our house which is currently covered in party decorations. He's back at the bye stand at the pelaminan receiving congratulations from the guests who came.

The invitations were coming more and more, I didn't even notice anyone who came, but the voice of someone I knew so well from the entertainment stage made me turn to the source of the voice.

He stood up gallantly, waving at me as my gaze fell on him. I just returned with a thin smile.

"A special song I dedicate to the bride and groom on this happy day. And as for Shanum, you're cool to have fulfilled my request. Good luck!"

The words he had uttered as a prologue of his appearance made me think hard. What request does he mean? I don't remember at all. I became awkward when he said my name, I was afraid of making Bang Haqi offended.

And a song called Not My Soul which was popularized by Tri Asylum he sang with full of passion makes everyone feel the sincerity mixed with the pain he felt.

It's my fault

Thinking too much about my ego

Can't make you comfortable with me

Until you leave me

It's too late already

Now you're gonna find him

Someone who can make you happy

I sincerely you go with him

I'm tucking him in

Continue my struggle 'tuknya

Happy for her, you love her

Like I love her

'Kan kuikhlaskan him

'I received it with a chest

I'm not his soul mate

I'm tucking him in

Continue my struggle 'tuknya

Happy for her, you love her

Like I love her

And I'll let him go

'I received it with a chest

I'm not his soul mate, oh-wo-wo

Oh, I'm tucking him

Continue my struggle 'tuknya

Happy for her, you love her

Like I love her

'Kan kuikhlaskan him

And I'll take it with a chest

I'm not his soul mate

Guitar tips that feel slashing teak combined with romantic words full of meaning, the sound of melodious sound that managed to hypnotize all listeners make the singer become an idol of the women who were present as an invitation at that time. They were hysterically shouting words again, again, again as Kak Ahsan ended the song.

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"Ahsan, Ahsan..he is most able to make hysterical women, hehe.." said Haqi, he waved his hand at Ahsan who was singing on stage.

Shanum frowned both eyebrows in surprise.

"Bang Haqi knows Kak Ahsan?'', his inner self.

Shanum was about to ask Haqi directly, but the guests who had come seemed to have not stopped. The two of them were busy receiving congratulations from the invitations, most of which were Haqi's invitations.

The line of invited guests who were queuing up were mostly Haqi's invited guests. Shanum saw that there were some people he knew to be part of that queue. Until it was the turn of the people to greet Bang Haqi, he smiled kindly and even had a glance at Shanum.

"Congratulations Bro, finally, you are the winner!" said someone I believed I knew his face but didn't know what his name was.

"Thanks, Bro has come and prayed for us" Haqi replied sincerely.

"Congratulations, Ms. Shanum, may soon have a godly and godly momongan" he said when greeting Shanum.

Shanum just cupped his hands together in front of his chest while slightly nodding his head.

"Father.." said Shanum hesitated.

"Yes, we meet again. We used to work in the same foundation. Dear Bu Shanum has resigned so we're getting harder to meet. I'm Yusup his friend Ahsan and Akhtar. Congratulations yes, hopefully become a family of Sakinah, mawadah and rahmah", Yusup re-introduced the name and experience of their meeting followed by Rahman who is also a friend of Ahsan and Akhtar.

"I'm Rahman, Mom. Congratulations on the wedding" Rahman said.

After they introduced themselves Shanum just remembered if I had met them during the activities at the foundation and sure enough they were friends of Kak Ahsan and Akhtar.

"So right, Bang Haqi knew Kak Ahsan and Akhtar. Who is Bang Haqi?" shanum murmured in his heart.

Shanum's mind was filled with questions about the man who had now legally become his priest.