FOLLOW IN DESTINY

15. Ask your heart

Arini was silent at her mother's question. "For so long my heart has never fallen in love with anyone, bun" replied Arini softly and quietly. Ahmad who heard it breathed a sigh of relief. There was a proud radiance in her eyes that Arini at least still loved her. More precisely save love for him.

"Father and Mom just want you to be happy, son. If your heart is still asking God for him, then Mom and Dad can only support and bless you. But ask him to prepare his heart come ask you to us. Are you happy, baby?" said Bu Liana softly without wanting her daughter to get hurt. "Tomorrow morning at 11:45 Arini flight to Mataram, bun. Maybe night comes home. Did you come home this week, bun?" Arini looked at her mother happily and longed. He was 2 days away from his mother.

"Your father will pick you up at the airport. After that go home with you. Don't linger in a room together, son. Not okay. Please confront Ahmad's appeal" Pinta ma'am Liana. "Ahmad, immediately come to justify Arini if you still want to get our apologies" a firm sentence from Ms. Liana as if like a superior order.

Ahmad looked down respectfully as if Ms. Liana was in front of him. "Yes, bun. Ahmad promised immediately. Thanks, bun. Assalamualaikum" said Ahmad while pushing Arini's hand slowly. A greeting from Ms. Liana closed the call.

Ahmad took a deep breath. The clock on his wrist is at 2pm. "Rin, I'm restless if the matter isn't resolved. Will you talk to my parents. I want to make you my wife soon, Rin. I don't want to be overwhelmed with a prolonged sense of guilt." Ahmad's voice pleaded.

"It's midnight, Ahmad" Arini refused. "What do you say mom and dad see the two of us in one room"

" That's exactly it, Rin. So that they don't misunderstand our meeting." Ahmad approached Arini and gently stroked his shoulder. "You know, this meeting of ours was totally unexpected. I've been here a month looking for news about you. But who would have thought God would meet us in His way. Doesn't that mean God is guiding us to start something good, Rin?" Ahmad tried to convince Arini. Ahmad loved Arini very much. And he doesn't want to lose Arini a second time. "How's it?" haggard Ahmad again.

Arini grabbed the bottle of mineral water that was sitting on the table. Drink it slowly. "Alright.but.." not yet out the next sentence Ahmad has connected an international video call with Mother Irene. No waiting for the ringing of the three calls directly connected.

"Hi, Mother's bad boy is handsome and stupid. How are you" Irene shouted in a voice that teased her son who looked very handsome with a happy aura on his face.

"Come on, bun.I graduated with Cumlaude if you forget" Ahmad laughed in protest. I heard a crisp laugh at the end of there. "Darling, look at your uncle's face so ugly this morning. But heiiiii..wait..wait." shouted mother Irene directly turned the direction of the cellphone camera that was directed at Ahmad's nephew. "Foolish boy, it's 2 lewst 45 minutes Indonesian time. Why so kalong?, where are you now?, who is the same?" my mother Irene stared unblinkingly at her son. Sometimes his eyes looked at the wall behind Ahmad as if looking for something that made him suspicious. Ahmad laughed reading his mother's thoughts that were never good for him.

Spontan Ahmad pointed his camera at Arini.

"Hahhhhhhh." Mother Irene was surprised and shut her mouth. A few seconds unable to say a word. Suddenly the look on his face turned mellow fan tears fell on his eyelids. Arini stared for a moment at what she saw. "Assalamualaikum, mother" greeted Arini gently and almost cried. Ahmad shifted and hugged Arini's shoulder and stroked him to give strength.

Before long appeared the face of papa Ahmad, and his brother-in-law and a small baby in his carrier. Now 4 faces are in one camera and staring in disbelief at Arini.

"Tomorrow we'll fly to Indonesia, Son. Ask your heart honestly what step you're going to take" Papa Ahmad hugged his wife who was still crying without a sound. It appears that Ahmad's sister-in-law patted Irene's shoulder to give strength.

"You are beautiful, Arini" said Ahmad's sister-in-law in Indonesian with an American accent. Arini laughed without a sound. "Thank you mbak." he said slowly and embarrassed. "Hey, where my niece is showing her sleepy face" Ahmad said asking that the babay's face be zoomed in. The little baby looks funny in his sleep.

"Ahmad, give your jaeaban when papa and mother arrive at the homeland" papa Ahmad mengultimatum his son firmly. Ahmad took a deep breath.

"Pa, my heart never changes. A thousand times my father and mother asked me that my answer remained the same. Just Arini"

"Are you ready to meet Arini's father?" ask papa Ahmad a little doubt. "Our past mistakes have hurt his entire family"

Ahmad looked at Arini with certainty.

"Whatever happens, pap. I just need Arini to forgive me"

Papa Ahmad threw his face off at his son's behavior which was like a scene of a romantic movie ABG. Ahmad smiled broadly.

"Dasar alay" Irene's mother spray between her cries that have subsided.

"Rin, mother, I'm sorry. Mother promised to come apologize directly to you, son. Especially to your parents." said Irene's mother gently

"Yes, keep your body away from that stupid kid and that alay. Mother does not want you to be hurt or infected with stupidity" said Mother Irene melted the atmosphere.

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