FRIENDSHIPS 2
Episode 5's
Marriage is a big decision in life.
Remember, parental blessing and family support are the main capital.
At eleven we finally arrived at De La Rossa, where my marriage with Ayu was held today. Don't ask me what it's like now. What is clear, my feelings are, confused, jumbled—all macem, deh. It turns out this way, it feels there in the seconds to let go of single time.
During the wait time ijab kabul, I chat with my family I—bokap with my sister. Biasalah, boys talk. Of course our chat is inseparable from the process of kabul ijab later.
“Mas scared nih, ijab kabul, deg-degan,” I said while trying to make a little nervousness nurunin I am currently— even though it has not succeeded as well, anyway.
I'm here trying to calm me down. “Don't be afraid ah, you right, man,” he said as he patted me on the shoulder.
All the family was trying to make the situation feel comfortable which finally little by little can mengilannin my grout. In fact, the role of the family, it is important to calm the fear of the bride and groom. Finally they joked and ngingetin about my status with Ayu who from the past it was old until now will get married.
“Can already know, he said sahabatan.”
“Kok is still scared, anyway? What is it, like that?”
Ayu has not arrived at my exact location with my family already there. But because the phone is not taken by the family, we can still chat via WhatsApp. From this morning I asked him again where, again what, has not taken a shower, is ready yet not yet— anyway we chat like usual, deh. This morning he still called me to wake me up. Our communication via mobile phone from yesterday is not broken up. Since coming home from McDonald's, I've been calling her the same chat. This communication, which makes me a bit calm ahead of times like this. Even though he's my future wife, he still has the position of best friend that I need at times like this.
Just waiting for this show to start, I really salting really. Ancur dah, anyway. No, I'm relaxed, indifferent, laughing—whatever the point that so far people see if I'm normal again. I am the same as all the groom-to-be in the world.
Finally not long after, Ayu has come and kabul was ready to start. Everyone was there and ready. But witness—Om Ayu, has not come yet. Rather panicked I know about it, we had to wait about fifteen minutes. I have been pacing no muddle, told calm also can not. Severe deg-degan. I know this is Ayu, whom I married. My own best friend. Who have known since the same cupu until now. Yang ngeband. Who ransacked me every time he was on set, told me to eat food, and buy him a macem-macem.
But even so, yes still, now it's different. Ayu who I mentioned earlier, is Ayu who I want to marry and will be my life friend forever. The name I will call in Ijab kabul in front of his father and all that now comes.
During that wait, I practice ijab kabul continues, komat-kamit kayak whatan know. Let's not be wrong if it's true kabul. “I accept marriage Ayudia Bing Slamet—eh, salah.” Ayudia Chaerani Bing Slamet.
Restless, anxious, jumbled, just can not be revealed, what I feel during the wait.
Finally the awaited witness arrived. I am very relieved, even though I am a little. The bride-to-be is finally welcome to enter the room. When I came in, I felt like I was confused. It's the right foot first or the left foot first, anyway? Duh.
When I got to my seat, Ayu didn't come out. Intentionally, detained. Wondering if I used to be with another, “Udah ready yet? Are you ready yet? Set your breath first.”
Not long ago Ayu came in, no. The first thing that came to my mind was that my closest friend could be this beautiful. She's amazingly beautiful.
Previously I never saw Ayu dandan as beautiful as this— as long as we were together. And just this time, I actually pangling to see him.
I am grateful to be able to get him. I understand that this is all like a dream— for thirteen years waiting for him, I did not expect today would happen. Because all this time I have surrendered to God, if it happened today, it happened. If not, that's okay too.
But don't let that happen, either.
The day was strange, but the energy felt more positive. When I saw Ayu's face, I felt happy. When I was sitting in front of the head, I felt like I was actually deg-degan. But just look at my best friend, so melt everything.
I was actually a bit curious, what did Ucha think fit that day?
What the hell, Cha, were you thinking about back then? You want to meet your best friend who wants to rise to become your husband, you know.
Pas I'm the same Ayu already sat together, he said we can not hold hands—because it is not halal, hehehe. Penghulu says what, we don't know. Because I don't care about other people, so let alone the cause if not for the person next to me.
Until finally it was my turn to say kabul ijab, my hand was held by his father Ayu. And I finally managed to say ijab kabul in one breath and loud. Even though my hands are still shaking, anyway.
And when penghulu says, “Sah? Valid?” And answered, ‘sah’ by people.
Feelings happy, moved, sad, proud—gathered it feels. Yes, I'm Ayu's husband. He belongs to me completely and I will not let him go. That's all that's in my brain right now.
Today is a new day, I will start everything with Ayu, anyway we will not be separated until death separates.
After Ijab kabul is finished, there we just chat while laughing loosely, “Cha, we marry, Cha?”
“Eh, we are legitimate, nih.”
I'm happy but also thought, ‘Anjir, I married my best friend’.
Finally the moment passed. The business that was run for the last four months, showed maximum results anyway, in my opinion. We were legal as husband and wife, and the show went well. I hope this is the first and last.
That day was quick in my opinion. And at that time I realized, it was not useful also ngadain bersede-gede, because when you already have someone you love, it was enough and can make us happy.
***
That night, there was only me and Ayu left. We both went back to discussing what we experienced today. In addition to our confusion with the number of people who attend— it turns out that even though the invitation has been limited, the number of attendees exceeded expectations also—but we both do not even know, we are not even familiar, we are also grateful for the presence of our close friends.
And they're all average at say, “To, crazy, yeah. This is still, your friend, even you marry.”
“Gue can't believe today will happen.”
“Gue can't believe you're getting married to Ucha. But hopefully you two until grandparents, deh.”
If people think the first night is when the husband and wife relationship can be lawfully and lawfully done, but different from us. I'm the same she's still equally ticklish. I want to touch her, she immediately ran away.
“What's up, lo, To? Crazy lo, huh?!” That's what Ayu screamed. Haha.
“Udah hell, Cha, come here. We are right, now the first mall, it's legal too. Come dong, Cha,” persuade me. I'm tired of this malem, invited to keep chasing him. Where he was never serious again, ngajak mullah mulu.
“No, ah.” I ran to the corner of the other room. I ajakin from earlier he even played fuzzy. Anjir, this is the first night what else is playing a chase, anyway? “Anjir lo yes, To.”
“Yes, no need.” I went back to my position, on the mattress with an invitation that the notes again we read scattered everywhere.
“Yeah, don't sulk dong, Mas.” Come back to me again. “Iya deh, come on,” he said with a sweet and snob innocent.
As I want to decetin him, he ran away again and put a face grimace, complete with the stick out of his tongue—gesturnya he who menggeledek I abis-out. “Yeee, no ah, no.”
That night felt long. We both like there is no fatigue—padah event akad and reception have been all day. We play chases, tickle each other, disgust each other himself, anyway very much the same expectations of people.
When I held his hand a little, he ran away again. Chases again. If you are tired, sit down first with you in bed. Back again bacain notes and open envelopes, hehehe. I started again, he ran away again. Untatled.
Finally the malem is yes, we really spend time while talking about what we passed, anyway.
“To, crazy yes, lo wedlock friend lo.”
I just laughed when Ayu said that. That night we actually spend time to talk until morning, like there is no fatigue. I keep telling him, “Cha, the former lo must think, we cheated ya from the first.”
Yeah, who knows, right. Haha. Ayu has been dating the same whether anyone, uh, at the end of the marriage is the same as me. Though clearly every time asked the same boyfriend he or my girlfriend, we argue that we are dating. But yes, his name is a mate, who can chat and can know from the beginning?
Last afternoon there was our upperclassman and his ex-friend Ayu who came. He talked to me while joking, “Oh, so all this time lo gini, To,” he said, quip my behavior that used to always say the same as Ayu but the edges at the same guarantee he also— as the bride also you know, yes, not just the shaman continues to go to the buffet table, hahaha.
We both remember the incident. Last night for that, we ended up just chatting together like gini. And it was those conversations that were our sleepwalkers that night.
***
Finally, today came, the day I was going to marry my best friend. The same Ditto that I know from still cute until now. Same Ditto that every time he plays, I always watch. Yeah, same Ditto that one.
The first time I saw Ditto on that day, when he was wearing a gray cover, I didn't think he looked different and more attractive. What was in my mind at that time was just, ‘Buset, kok talcnya terbit’.
Haha.
Crazy, my friend, is it here? Why sit in front of a gini?
But even though the powder is sticky, still handsome anyway, nih son, hehehe .
I really like to see guys wearing a captain. Usually, we see our parents, brothers, cousins, and it's really cool that I think. Looks that dashing. And I like to see Ditto pack it. It's so cool that he's wearing the captain.
After meeting in front of the ruler, we both become whiny itself. There is nothing funny, actually, but do not know why the reflexes are immediately so grim that he saw him.
The people usually in the wedding photos must be nice, yes. Looks sacred, solemn, romantic— anyway kayak that we often see, deh. Because we are irritable and so can not jaim little, the contents of our wedding album, the contents of strange faces, there is no good expression, so ugly we both—let alone him. So, there are no photos that have a sacred effect, that is the reason why the photos posted on social media so little. He keeps joking, anyway. Henceforth
photos that are worth putting on display are even a little.
As I sat next to him, in front of the ruler, he was grimacing. We got to diomelin same as me. “Come seriously, no kidding. This is a marriage contract.”
From the past, he has never looked nervous. Even when he first said baby, the nervous even me and he did not. Kayak just relax, even though it actually looks, there are groggy gestures that. But if it is compared to me, the nervousness becomes invisible.
But there are also, which is funny fitting. I just realized that Ditto put her hand on her thigh. His hands are trembling. “Why do you, To?” I was so fit to see his hands trembling.
He just replied, “Nothing.”
I just saw this time he could be that shaky.
When everything is done, I say gini, “Gue know you must be very deg-degan.” All the years of our friendship, that's where I just found out anyway, he can be stubborn too, hahaha.
After we were declared lawful as husband and wife, I felt that day passed so quickly. Family gather all. Our friends from the school age came and congratulated and cheated us. Anyway, that day felt really fast, huh.
Our wedding reception is finally over. We both went back to the hotel. What was the first thing we did on the first night?
That night we opened the envelope, hahaha.
While our work is only open the envelope, there is no tuh, friendly kayak (possibly) some newlyweds. Same invitations, anyway. Ohh, yes, so the concept of our invitation is, there is a note that is. So behind the invitation there are notes that we hope to be filled with our friends. It was a lot of fun, and we ended up bacain everything also on our first night. I've heard messages from a friend directly, hahaha.
Keep me chasing with Ditto also until tired and there we just chat-chat for a while. Anyway, our first night may be very different from the first night of most people. We finish tonight like friends, like we did yesterday. Although his status has risen to become husband and wife, anyway.
His name is also his own friend. Seabsurd Ditto.
