Elegi Love Nayla

Chapters. 6

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Nayla's cry successfully stopped Zidan's swing of steps.

Zidan who was originally indifferent, was encouraged to immediately turn his body and walk towards Nayla.

"Mas, I'm afraid of it --" said Nayla stammered as she pointed her index finger at the crouching green frog while playing her long li-saw.

Zidan frowned and rolled his gaze towards the object pointed at by Nayla. He wondered why the green frog that looks funny and adorable to him could make Nayla very scared.

As if understanding what was implied in Zidan's heart, Nayla then re-opened her voice. He recounted the events that caused him to be very afraid of 'frogs', especially green frogs. "Mas I'm so scared of green frogs, because I once stepped on a green frog until it was flat and both eyes jumped."

Zidan shuddered in horror when he heard Nayla's story. It is impossible to imagine if he experienced the incident. Not to rule out the possibility, he will be the same as Nayla who is very afraid of creatures called frogs.

"Mas, please get rid of the frog!" pinta Nayla accompanied her chin-pointing movements of the still-loyal frog crouching before her.

Zidan accepts Nayla's request. He tries to catch the frog that scared Nayla, only with his bare hands.

Instead of being caught, the green frog jumped up, and perched on Nayla's head.

Suddenly, Nayla screamed hysterically as her fear grew and made Zidan feel guilty.

"Mbak Nay, sorry." Zidan said softly. He tried to calm Nayla and very carefully herded the frog that was busy perched on Nayla's head, so that it jumped and came down from the girl's head.

Nayla's extremely loud screams were heard by Sadam and Safa, so the two middle-aged men hurriedly swung out a step-out from the kitchen.

Apparently not only Sadam and Safa heard Nayla's screams, but Kyai Hidayat who was passing in front of Sadam's house also heard it.

Worried that something might happen to Nayla, Sadam and his wife rushed to Nayla and Zidan.

Just like the two of them, Kyai Hidayat rushed to Zidan and Nayla who were standing facing each other and almost not far away.

"Zidan! What did you do to that girl?" Kyai Hidayat made his baritone voice, to Zidan's surprise.

"Kyai ...," said Zidan as he turned toward the origin of the voice. He slowly turned his body to face Kyai Hidayat.

"What did you do to that girl?" Kyai Hidayat repeated the same question and looked at Zidan with a sharp gaze.

Zidan realized that Kyai Hidayat had misunderstood him and believed that his teacher was now angry.

"Kyai, I'm sorry. Earlier, I was just trying to drive away the frog that perched on the head of Mbak Nayla," said Zidan bluntly while answering a question posed by Kyai Hidayat.

"really? So, why is Nak Nayla yelling hysterically?"

"Because --"

"Huwaaaaaa, the frog is coming again, Mas."

Nayla screamed again, so that the words that Zidan wanted to say were cut off.

Not only shouting, Nayla also jumped on the sofa because the frog that had been successfully herded by Zidan went back into the house and jumped up to him.

Maybe the frog was fascinated by Nayla's beauty. But unfortunately, his presence even makes Nayla scared.

Seeing Nayla who returned in fear, Zidan rushed to herd the green frog into the rice field which was not far from Sadam's house.

After witnessing Nayla's own fears, Kyai Hidayat believes that Zidan is not lying at all. He also believes that it is the green frog that makes Nayla cry hysterically, not Zidan's behavior that may be contrary to religious norms.

After the excitement that occurred in the living room subsided, Safa asked Kyai Hidayat to participate in enjoying the breakfast menu that has been presented at the dining table.

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The atmosphere in the dining room seemed quiet. But occasionally the atmosphere of silence was solved by the sound of spoons and forks clashing against each other on a plate.

Safa, Sadam, Zidan, and Kyai Hidayat look very greedy eating all the food processed by Nayla hands, making Nayla feel very happy and proud.

"How does hibiscus soup taste, fried tempeh, and sambalnya, Kyai? I know who cooked. But guided by a great chef, Bibi Safa," Nayla said after noting the food.

Kyai Hidayat responded to Nayla's remarks by publishing a smile and raising her two thumbs. "Feel Nak Nayla's mantle. Steady right. Eleven-twelve with Fatimah's cooking, my daughter."

"Eng, surely Kyai's daughter is very beautiful, good at cooking, and certainly pious. The criteria of the ideal woman for all godly youth. Maybe one of them ... Mas Zidan -" Nayla lowered her head to cover the look on her face that turned grim. Somehow the lump of flesh that dwells in da-da throbbed pain when talking about Fatimah-daughter Kyai Hidayat.

"Alhamdulillah, Fatimah is indeed blessed with a beautiful face. He is also good at cooking and pious. But Nak Nayla is just as beautiful as my daughter." Kyai Hidayat paused for a moment and commented on a smile.

"Son, God has blessed all women with beauty and excellence. Like Fatimah, Nak Nayla is also good at cooking and insyaallah piousha. I am sure, there must be many godly young people who want to make Nak Nayla a halal lover" he continued.

"I am far from pious, Kyai. I am still learning and I still have a lot to learn about religion. So, it is impossible if the godly youth want me as a halal lover, especially Mas Zidan."

"Who said I don't want Mbak Nayla as a halal lover?" Zidan interrupted with a calm tone of speech, but succeeded in making Nayla's heart beat melodious.

Nayla turned her face and looked at Zidan. He really did not believe the words that the young man had just spoken.

"Mas, earlier ... What did you say? I-I didn't hear wrong, did I?"

Zidan commented a smile and nodded slowly. "Of course Nayla didn't hear wrong."

"So, Mas Zidan wants to make me a halal lover?"

"Yes, I am happy to make Mbak Nayla as a halal lover, as long as both parents Mbak Nayla will accept me as a future daughter-in-law."

"Thank God, thank you. I really hope, God will melt the hearts of papa and mama, so that they will thwart my betrothal with Jordan and accept Mas Zidan as a future daughter-in-law."

"Aamiin, O Allah." Zidan said Nayla. So did Sadam, Safa, and Kyai Hidayat.

Today was a very happy day for Nayla. He really hopes, Divinely outlined Zidan as his soul mate. In the world and the Hereafter.

Nayla also hopes that their love story will be written beautifully on the sheet of his book and will end happily. Not like the love story of Romeo and Juliet, nor the love story of Sampek and Engtay that ended tragically.

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Assalamu'alaikum Dear brothers. How areya? Sorry, the author only returned to writing after months of hibernation.

May the beloved brothers still deign to support the author to work by enlivening the love story of Zidan and Nayla in 'Elegi Cinta Nayla'.

See you in the next chapter. Thank you and hug kangen from author Ayuwidia. 😘

Wassalamu'alaikum ....