Galak's Fiancee
Chapter 123
“Shel, why not sign in?”
Shelina accompanied Argantara sitting in her yard waiting for an invitation. And her mother approached.
“Iya later, Ma. Nungguin Arga to be picked up,”
“Yes just went inside, why is it even here?”
“No need, Aunt, thanks in advance. I'm here,”
“Oh yes already,”
Shefia rushed inside the house leaving Argantara and Shelina looking at each other.
Shelina was not feeling well. Not usually the Mama is somewhat less friendly to Argantara. Shelina immediately cleared her throat for a while to thaw the atmosphere.
“You ebenran do not want to enter? I've been taught to enter the same Mama I,”
“No need, I'm here. Shel, like since your parents knew I was mad at you, refusing our match, they turned to me? You feel that way too?”
“Hmm maybe it's just your feeling, actually not really,”
“I feel like it, Shel,”
“But meek don't hate you kok,”
“Yes possible, but if angry there must be, disappointment must also be there. How huh? What should I do?”
“Arga, you don't have to. Mama Papa I know you now have accepted our matchmaking, there is no compulsion, they also know how you feel to me already different. So just calm down, no need to worry,”
“But I—“
“Shel, come in, why stay outside,”
Suddenly Shefia came again calling her only child. Shelina immediately felt guilty to Argantara, it seemed like the mama was blatantly showing her displeasure to Argantara.
“Yes if so I'm in, Ga,”
Argantara immediately nodded her head letting Shelina into the house while she still lingered in the front yard of Shelina's house waiting for an invitation.
“Gue more confident, Shelina's parents are again disappointed with me after knowing that I had hurt Shelina,” Inner Argantara.
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“Ma, can I ask you something? Mama why is his attitude like this? Mama is upset with Arga?”
So far away from the door of the house that was not fully poured Shelina immediately invited her mother to speak.
“No, just ordinary,”
“But Mama's attitude with Papa is different if I pay attention. Because of the past, right?
What's important now is that Arga doesn't like it anymore, Ma. He has accepted me, Ma,”
“Carely sure? Do not let there be rejection in the future and again he hurt you. Yes it's true, Mama is equally upset Papa is with him. But how are you going? We give everything to you, mengeliat you are very happy just as he wants misahin not bear,”
“Ma, don't do that I beg you. I'm the same Arga already together really, Ma. She's so nice to me, Ma. We pray that in the future he will be good. I'm sure he's a good guy actually, Ma,”
“Mama Papa just don't want you to be hurt again with Arga. In the beginning he dared to hurt you and you never told us anything. Though it is not you who is wrong, why is he angry as you try? Yes he should have talked from the beginning if he didn't want to,”
“His parents really want him to be with me, Ma. He tried to talk to Mama Papanya but they really hope Arga nurut, finally yes want to. Arga was wrong because of his emotions and was impressed by me but he apologized, Ma. So don't hate him yes, Ma, I beg you,”
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Tonight Argantara took Shelina to her house for dinner. Actually, who had this idea at the beginning was his mother Argantara. And Argantara agreed. Because he thought it was fun to also invite Shelina to eat at his house. So that Shelina can meet the mother and get closer. Dealing with insecure is also possible, considering Shelina never had the confidence to meet with her family during arisan. This time Argantara hopes Shelina is not insecure anymore. Only her mother was also found so why should she be embarrassed? Why insecure lahaddah Shelina there is no reason for that.
“Shel, if gulai like ‘kan?”
“Like, Aunt. Whatever food I like,” replied Shelina with a smile.
“Hopefully this auntie dish fits yes on her tongue Shelina,”
The dinner menu made by Mama Argantara is chicken gulai, balado shrimp, and fried tempeh tofu. This home-cooked food menu that Shelina often eats also when at home.
“Often-often here play same Aunt, same Arga. Let's not be so quiet actually,”
“Lain time invite Aunt Shefia also dong, Ga,” Tina said to her only child who tonight invited a woman to come home to dinner with her. This woman Tina had known even since childhood. And will be his son's wife in the future.
“I was ajakin, Ma. But Aunt Shefia can't, because there want to be an event at the neighboring house and Aunt Shefia want to attend,”
“Oalah, that. Kirain that you invite is just Kia aja,”
“Ngak, Mom. I know mama would be very happy if Aunt Shefia came along so I ajakin only Aunt Shefia want to be present at the neighboring event,”
“Mama forgot a message to you to invite Aunt Shefia, luckily you remember yes,”
“Remember, Ma. Time yes I just ngajakin his son doang, I ajakin mama too, because this wants there mama too, uh but dear Aunt Shefia want to be present at her neighbor's event,”
“Iya mom apologizes for not being able to join she said, Auntie. You see, the neighbor who is two houses away, did not show his son aqiqah. Mom invited. Mama doesn't feel good if you don't come,”
“Cuit udah,” said Argantara while chuckling. Her mother and mother Shelina were both invited to the aqiqah event by their respective neighbors. Tina was invited yesterday, while Shefia is today.
“What match? Suitable as besan? Oh if that's a long time ago realize anyway,”
Shelina and Argantara chuckled. Suddenly Kia became nervous when ejected from Tina's mouth about besan. Honestly, it's wrong. “Why talk about besan nih?”
“How was college, son? Smoothly just ‘kan?”
“Iya smoothly, Aunt, Thank you,”
“Where are you with Arga? Any problem? If there is, don't tell a story. How was Arga so close to you? Is he bummering? Or—“
“Ngak, Aunt. Arga is good, not bummer,”
“Nyaman Sama Arga, Shel? If something makes you uncomfortable, or how-to, talk to Auntie, we share the story about Arga, no problem. Aunty wants to know how she is with you,”
“Good, Aunt, so good even,”
“Mama is suspicious of her son. People say the same Shelina. I'm good, mama can't believe it,”
“Not believe it. So that Shelina does not hesitate if you want to tell her about you. Anyway any story to Auntie yeah, Shel. Eh do not call Auntie deh, have long known when still a stranger huh? Call your mom if you want,”
“Iya, Aunt, uh Ma. But I was confused to call mom to both. My mother is Argantar's mother. How is it different?”
Shelina's innocent question certainly made Tina laugh. True too, the call of mama for his own mother and his mother Argantara makes him so confused, because there is no difference when their status is different. The one is biological mom, the other one is—“
“Ya have called my mother-in-law if you go to auntie yes,”
“Jeez, yes, I called you that. What's not strange ‘kan not married,” said Shelina in heart. It seems that the call is too presumptuous according to Shelin, he did not call Tina with the title ‘mama-in-law’ even though Tina asked.
“Call Aunty first, Ma. Later if Kia was really a son-in-law then the call happened, okay?”
“Ah is okay, it's up to Shelina how to call it. Or mama has more suggestions call ‘mama Tina’ also can, no ribet ‘kan?”
“Well yes already, that's it,” Shel said with a smile. That's more natural according to Shelina. Instead of calling her mother-in-law, or mother-in-law who even makes her confused because she calls her biological mother aka Shefia with the name of mother as well.
Finished eating, Shelina was still engaged in chatter with Argantara especially her mother. Until then Shelina was repatriated by Argantara at half-nine p.m.
“Sorry yes if if there is less aunt cuisine, do not kapok ya eat here, anyway must often if you can, continue not to forget to invite mama, okay?”
“Sip, Aunt, uh Mama Tina. Hehehe I'm still not ordinary,”
“Nothing, Babe,”
“I say goodbye first, thank you so much for bringing me dinner here, all the cooking is delicious and I love it,”
“Yes, be careful you guys yes, send greetings to your mama yes, Shel,”
“Later to tell you. Assalamualaikum,”
“Waalaikumsalam,”
Shelina got into the Argantara car that was ready behind the wheel. After having dinner together at her house with her mother too, it was time for Argantara to take Shelina back home.
“Shel, happy not?”
“Happy, even very happy,” replied Shelina with a bright smile.
“Thank God, I'm glad to hear that. Next time come to my house, talk to my mom. He talks about the mulu loneliness, besides you let not insecure,”
“Yes is natural, Ga. Mama I am also so, just one child continues to be an adult also so likes to be busy with his own world without realizing it mama feels lonely because of it,”
“Mama you also often talk like that?”
“Yes, loneliness mulu. If you have been invited to an aqiqahan kayak event now, like to code when I make an aqiqah event too, like to suppose that you already have a grandson. Ah anyway mama I like that,”
“Hah has grandchild been billed? Marriage hasn't been yes,”
“Well that's it, I get confused sometimes. If you've discussed grandchildren ngode so that I get married soon, maybe that's what mama means,”
“Sama turned out to be like a mama I like to code for marriage. No wonder, mama knows that marriage must be from her own decision. But mama likes to hurtain her daughter marriage continues to have children this way. Maybe it was just a story, huh? But I think it's code,”
“Iya do not know that means the story or even code I also do not understand, mothers are difficult to guess,” said Shelina while chuckling.
When he reached Shelina's house, Argantara would usually go down to open the door of his car to let Shelina down. But this time it's not. Argantara instead held Shelina's arm that was about to open the car door and get out.
“Why, Ga?”
“Never change your mind, please. Stay the same me yes. I don't want to lose you, Shel,”
“Yes, who wants to go see you anyway? How do you say that?”
“Yes I'm afraid we're shunned by your parents. They were disappointed with me. What if we don't get married, Shel?”
“Yes already ebrarti not a soul mate,”
Instantly the look on Argantara's face turned moody. He is not ready to accept that reality. He was already comfortable with his cooperation with Shelina.
