Getting Married Due to a Trap

his heart of denada .

Abah let out a long sigh, “It's time you thought about finding a companion for life. Abah ndak will probably continue to accompany you, nduk,”

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Khaira looked at Abah, her eyes seemed to heat up as if tears were going to spill from there. But Khaira held him back from crying in front of Abah, “Abah, without marriage Ning would be fine, and Ning would not feel lonely. And also Abah, will live even longer,”

Abah sighed again, always the same answer his son, reluctant to discuss the matter of marriage, “Trust me Abah, would not want. Ready not to be ready, if God has willed then no one can deny it, Ning,”

Khaira looked up at her face, her eyes looking at the worn-out arrangement of tile and wood, “Whoever her man, if she was able to make Ning change Ning's point of view on marriage. Then Ning will try to accept the fact that it is human nature after enough age is married and married,”

Abah smiled at her daughter's answer. There was a glimmer of hope to find her male daughter as a companion for life.

Khaira looked back at Abah, at a glance he saw the prayer mat Abah attached to the back of the sofa, “Abah did not go to the mushola, it was time for adzan magrib loh Bah,”

Abah moved from his seat, then took a prayer mat on the back of the sofa, “If Abah has not been seen in the mosque, then there is a young man who will replace Abah adzan,” shortly after saying that, then, heard the chant of kumandang adzan very melodious. “tuh right,”

Khaira smiled wryly even though her legs were still in pain.

Before Abah came out of the living room, Abah turned to his daughter who was sitting on the sofa, “You want to know who the young man who has the melodious voice?”

Khaira.

Although his daughter shook her head, but still Abah mentioned the young man who was singing adzan magrib, “She was named Alwi Zulkifli.” after mentioning the young Muazin who always replaced him adzan. Abah then left the living room and headed to the mushola.

Khaira chuckles amusedly at Abah's attitude, “What do you try to call it by name? Do I care?” Khaira shrugged her shoulders, and again pressed her sprained ankle and sighs pain while pressing it too strongly, “Sssshhh.

Her pain made Khaira remember the moment that made her fall onto the asphalt. “What's the next time Toha is there?” he thought that it was possible that he fell due to the actions of both Bonar bodyguards. “Do not throw stones, it's Toha's work with Ucok?”

Khaira shook her head, “But why did they throw stones at me?”

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At 22:11 wib

Abah is ready to carry out his duties at the patrol post. Because on Wednesday, Abah will do siskamling activities to avoid theft problems or something that is not desirable about his village.

Abah first said goodbye to his daughter, even though the child had learned that every Wednesday night his single parent would be siskamling.

Abah opened the door of Khaira's room, he saw his daughter was still awake with a book from the medical faculty, “That would be siskamling, Ning,”

Khaira directly hid the book she borrowed from Asep, “Eh, yes Bah,”

Abah walked over to Khaira who was sitting in the chair next to the window of the room, “The book you hid, Abah saw it. Isn't that a medical school book? You must have borrowed it from Asep, right?”

Khaira smiled blandly, he then showed her the book he had originally hidden and showed it to Abah, “Cause Bah,”

Khaira shook her head, then put the book she had borrowed from Asep on the small table, “Neither Bah. Ning does not matter even though Ning is not a graduate school, for Ning has graduated at the level of SMK even Ning already feels proud, see Ning Junior High School, some of them drop out of school and some are married and have children,”

Abah mangosteen, “Then why don't you get married?”

Khaira dleming, he ate his own shit. He bit his tongue joints, “Aih the Abah mah, always can discuss about marriage?” monologue in the heart.

Khaira so feel lazy to discuss it further, “Change, Ning's future is still long, still bright, still bright, Ning does not want to be stuck into a marriage that will make Ning do not have the opportunity to become a successful person in a career, Abah,”

Abah chuckles at hearing his daughter's various excuses for not discussing marriage issues, “Hahaha... All right, the reasons you use are always different Ning,”

Abah turned around to go to the door of the room, but before leaving Abah again saw his daughter sitting pensively beside the window of the room, “Ning, do not sleep too late, your legs still hurt,”

Khaira shifted her attention from the beginning looking up at the crescent moon outside her bedroom window and now seeing Abah.

“Iya Abah, Abah also be careful when siskamling. If again chasing the thief, do not carelessly issue a machete!” khaira said he warned his brother not to use sharp weapons easily, he recalled a few weeks ago there was a case of goat theft owned by residents.

Abah mangosteen, “Abah brought a machete just in case Ning, considering the maling is now desperate, and could have hurt someone who caught it when they acted.” then Abah closed the door of his daughter's room.

Khaira saw the door of her room that was closed by Abah, the door of the room that was a witness to her joy, sad. Even as he lamented his fate, “Hehh... I don't know how much I've been traumatized by marriage and falling in love. Although I have never known what marriage is like, I once fell in love with a lethargic young man. If I can choose then I want to be a career woman only,”

Khaira recalled Asep again, he shifted his attention to the book he had borrowed from the lethong man.

“Sep, why aren't you as good as I thought you were! I feel like I failed to be stunned when I saw you Sep.“ mumbled softly, he again turned his face to look at the bright crescent moon in the dark sky.

“Khaira Ningrum, why can you have this feeling same lethong guy?” Khaira was upset because she had sown the seeds of love for a man named Asep.

Khaira let out a long sigh and closed the window curtains of the room, and hobbled to her tiny bed. Laying himself on a mattress that was not too soft, he stared at the white ceiling that had begun to wear out.

Well, everything in the house that Abah built was more or less nineteen years old is indeed quite outdated. However, Khaira felt grateful. Because his parents' house is not a house of dispute or a house of contract. So that he does not have to be afraid of being kicked out. Unless Abah considers him an ungodly child and he is kicked out of the house.

But that is impossible, Abah for Khaira is an angel without wings. Abah can be a figure of a Brother, a Mother and even more so a Father.

It is true that the words say, Father is the first love for his daughter. Khaira did not deny that, that he felt Abah was a hero when he was ridiculed by his friends in SD first. As he faces trouble, Abah will always be the vanguard to protect his only daughter.

In the vacillations of life that is uncertain, sometimes happy, sometimes sad. Khaira always tries to think positively about the situation and conditions of his life. If you think more wisely, from simple life there is something to be grateful for. Rather than continue to compare oneself, and forget the true happiness.

Khaira tried to move her right leg, still very, very painful. He is worried about tomorrow, whether he can sell chicken. Khaira again breathed a long breath.

“Khaira, everything will be fine. So just close your eyes, and forget the pain in your ankle.” try to strengthen yourself. Khaira started to recite the prayer and closed her eyes. Imagine there was a white riding prince coming to pick her up, “Hahaha... White horse from Hongkong!” khaira's laughter still closed his eyes, when imagining the figure of a riding prince in a fairy tale is just a lie.

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