Finding True Love Aishah

Choosing a Wedding Dress

I don't think time is rolling so fast. As quickly as Aishah did her heaping work. His heart could not be silent, running here and there, his mind traveled far to the other country. He did not think why Aldi could have this much to him, never asked the news even since the incident at the cafe.

Have I gone too far with Aldi? Even to just reply to my message he was reluctant.

Aishah rushes towards the parking lot to pick up her motorcycle. From inside the bag came the ringing sound of his cell phone. Aishah took the phone from her bag and picked up the incoming phone.

"Halo assalamualaikum Radit's sister."

"Wa'alaikum greetings, Aish has gone home from work?" Radit's voice came from across the phone.

"Sister, what is it?"

"I want you to pick a wedding dress for our wedding tomorrow. I want you to pick him yourself, can you?"

Aishah thought for a while, letting Radit wait for his answer patiently across the phone. She was very curious about Aldi's current state, but on the other hand this was his marriage to Radit. She did not want to give up the responsibility of the wedding dress just like that with her future husband. Finally after thinking for quite a while, Aishah paused her intention to visit Aldi.

"Yes, brother."

Aishah hangs up the phone, then goes home to see Radit. At home, Radit is waiting, and Aishah and Radit go together to choose a wedding dress.

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Aldi stared fixedly at the ceiling above him, his mind hovering somewhere. Aldi was lying in a hospital treatment room. His hands were planted with intravenous needles as food intake every day. Because the food that Aldi eats can never be digested properly by his body. He always spits out anything that goes into his stomach. Even his weight has dropped dramatically.

There's not much Aldi can do right now, just lie in a hospital bed and swallow as many pills as possible. I don't know what has kept him going so far. Because it seems that his life spirit has now disappeared. The light of life that always radiates brightly in every day is now dimming. Maybe even close to death, losing someone he loved so much during this time was a hard blow that made him lose in a landslide against his malignant disease.

His body is gallant, with muscles that are not able to support the disease that is increasingly spread throughout the body. His body grew pale, even like an undead. Can only survive because the hospital tools are still attached to his entire body. His short hair was getting lost, strands by strands disappeared without he could stop. His head was now almost bald without any rest.

Actually it is not the disease that makes Aldi increasingly lose the spirit of life. But his empty heart forced him to stop fighting. Stop trying because he knows his efforts are in vain. And now he felt like he was just a helpless piece of meat. There was nothing he could do but accept everything with a big heart.

"Aldi, there's a WhatsApp message from Aishah. Would you open it?" Grandma seemed hesitant to convey it.

"really?" Aldi's eyes immediately sparkled to hear Aishah's words spoken by his Grandmother. Aldi looked up and asked for his phone from Grandma's hand. Aldi opened the incoming message.

Prahaang…

There was the sound of something breaking quite loudly. The surprised grandmother, immediately looked towards Aldi. Seen from the corner of his eyes there is a river. Aldi dropped his phone right under Grandma's feet. Grandma took the phone near her feet and read what message made her granddaughter drop her phone. Grandma was silent for a while and then looked for the right words so as not to make her grandson even sadder.

"Aldi, there are many people who love you."

Grandma held onto Aldi's shoulder, visible crystal granules flowing in his eye fertilizers that have become increasingly wrinkled. Grandma tried to wipe away the tears with her hands. Suddenly Aldi's hand grabbed Grandma's hand and then with great difficulty Aldi grabbed Grandma's cheek. Aldi tried to wipe away the tears that kept dripping on his Grandma's cheeks.

Finally the words came out of Aldi's mouth. The words that her family had been waiting for. Because of Aldi's stubborn nature, his family can no longer impose their will for Aldi to seek treatment abroad.

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As the day wore on, the sun began to lose its heat. Aishah still seems to be choosing the dress she will use during her wedding. A female staff who works at the boutique, serve Aishah kindly. He took one kebaya and went into the dressing room with Aishah. Aishah came out of the locker room followed by the female staff behind Aishah, holding the tip of the kebaya that dangled down to the floor.

"How Brother?"

Aishah uses a cream-colored long kebaya combined with a brown-colored striped cloth wrapped around the legs of the fence. A matching veil adorned her head, further making her white face look graceful. Radit is fascinated by Aishah's beauty. Radit fell silent with amazed eyes, words of praise could no longer be conveyed. Only one word can represent his heart Perfect.

"You're so pretty."

Hearing the words of praise coming out of Radit's mouth made Aishah look shy. His face was already met red, he was just smiling to himself hearing the praise from Radit. Radit looked back at the kebaya lined up along the large glass cabinet that was displayed in front of him. Radit took one of dozens of kebaya that became the prima donna of the boutique. Radit handed it to Aishah.

It was already dark, Aishah and Radit came out of a boutique with some paper bags in hand. They have finished choosing a wedding dress that will be used during the event kabul and reception later.

"Aish, let's eat first, shall we?" Radit was silent waiting for Aishah's approval.

"No, sister, we'll have dinner at home." Aishah refused.

"It just so happens that I want to tell your family that our wedding preparations are 100% up%. So we just have to prepare ourselves."

"Because Radit really works hard."

"Hehe is for us too. So I'll prepare as best I can."

"Thank you, Radit." Aishah threw her sweet smile to Radit.

"Oh yes Brother, the plan is that you will come from the village tomorrow, with Andini."

"Andini your youngest sister is yes."

"Yes Brother." Aishah looked at Radit while getting into the car, Radit was ready at the car door and opened it for Aishah.

"It seems I have to interact with your family often to be more familiar."

Finally they decided to have dinner together at Aishah's house.

Radit closed the car door and sat behind the wheel. Aishah who was sitting next to her continued to smile sweetly. It seems Aishah was quite happy today. The car drove out of the boutique parking area towards Aishah's house. Quickly the car darted towards the hustle and bustle of the vehicle that continued to honk due to traffic jams. The hours of coming home from work with tiredness of the body does make people unable to control their patience well.