Green Valley

Episode 26

Pram...

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"Sherley?" Pram replied in shock not expecting to meet his ex.

"Oh so you already have a lover after all my pantesan in broken up?" Said Sherly who was already standing in front of Pram while glancing at the girl beside Pram.

Pram did not answer. He felt that there was nothing to answer anymore.

"There's still a lot of empty benches, Sher, sit there don't stand there." Answer Pram ketus.

"It can't be the same girl, it's rude!" Atikah who had been silent felt bad.

"Sorry Deck." Reply to Pram and then shut up.

After their meal, Pram invites Atikah to leave because Sherly is sitting in their front seat.

"She eats in the car and you go home. In the afternoon we stopped by the mosque for Ashar prayer." Pram invites Atikah away from the cafe leaving Sherly without saying goodbye again. He said he no longer needed to talk to his ex.

"Yes, I'm sure.." Atikah stands by Pram.

"We go first on deck..." Pamit Atikah to Sherly because it feels from the age of Atikah older so call Sherly by the name of Deck. Atikah does not know the name of the girl.

Sherly did not answer, but looked away.

So the one who made Bang Pram never picked up the phone from me. Inner Sherly

Sherly felt since breaking up with him Pram became a different person who had always answered his phone even now returned the message was not. Though Sherly still every day texting or calling Pram. There is pain in Sherly's heart seeing the departure of Pram and the girl Sherly doesn't know.

"Dek prayers in mushola deket mall aja huh? Let's not be late." Take Pram after Atikah gets in the car.

"Terperah mas Pram only. Pram who knows." Answer Atikah briefly.

Pram drove his car away from the mall and stopped at a small mosque not far from the mall.

"Other prayers?" Ask Pram to Atikah.

"Yes pray dong mas, is Atikah muslim." Answer Atikah a bit sewot.

Pram smile...

"I mean Adek woman, who knows any more obstacles." Answer Pram explained.

"Ohh" Atikah rounded her lips.

"Now I remember the same you Dek, if again the rent is exactly what you were when you were a child. Making gemes makes you want to frown because your frown is funny." Pram replied after remembering the little Atikah.

"Hmmm, pray first." Atikah got out of his car to mushola.

She is really sweet, God

Pram comes down and goes to the male ablution. He immediately berwudhu and pray as well as Atikah.

After they finished the prayer they returned to the car and went straight home.

"Is there anything to buy again Dek?" Ask Pram after they leave the mushola.

"Ga, just go home." Answer Atikah.

They were silent on the way. Pram asked but Atikah answered briefly and did not ask back. Make Pram keki yourself. So according to Pram it is better that he shut up.

The trip home felt very long because they did not chat at all only occasionally Atikah held back his sleepiness by hand.

Their parents were sitting on the porch of the house turning to hear the sound of a car coming.

Looks like the parents are very happy. They smiled as if they were getting a quiz gift.

"Now you've come home, Tikah? Why don't you play in town?" Tanya Mamah Atikah welcomes her son.

"With mah, Kasian mas Pram will be tired. It's gonna be tonight he's gonna have to get back to work." Answer Atikah.

"Oh, where'd you get Papah's shirt?" Ask papa.

"It can reward, it's in the car later just try it at home huh? Now we go home yuk pah, it's been very late." Bring Atikah.

" Yes, it's been a stroke. Pamit bude and pakde. Don't forget to say thank you to Pram for taking you." His mother told Atikah.

"sir, bude. I'll go home first." Atikah salutes Pram's parents.

"Thank you for dropping off the rat." He nodded at Pram.

"Together Deck." Reply Pram.

Atikah and her parents have left Pram's house.

Pram went inside his house and sat in the living room chair. His mother followed and sat down next to Pram.

" How's son? You guys talked a lot, right? Do you like Tikah?" Ibu Pram asked Pram a question.

"Mother what the hell... We've just met you again, mom, cook already asked like what not?" Pram's reply covered up his true feelings.

"But Atikah is really beautiful and kind right Pram, she is not arrogant at all. Even though high school and already have an established job." His mother said in a fiery voice.

"Yes ma'am, yes she is beautiful, kind and not arrogant. Pram would love it easily. But Pram doesn't know if he likes Pram or not. Do you know what Pram's salary is? Pram is also just a high school graduate." Kilah Pram thinks of the possibility that Atikah might not like him.

"Yes, what's important is that you like it, right?" Urge mother.

"Yes ma'am, I love Pram." Pram replied shyly admitting it to his mother.

Pram forgot he just met Sherly at the mall.

Pram checked his HP which he left in the room from earlier before leaving for Dzuhur prayer. Turns out there were a lot of missed calls from unknown no.

Sherly is still calling. I'm sorry I didn't have the same feelings as you, Sher. Pram did remove no Sherly but he remembered her no-edge.

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On the way home, Mamah Atikah asked Atikah the same thing.

"Where, son, do you like Pram boy, right? He was already a gallant soldier. Mature and polite." Mamah Atikah smiled remembering Pram.

"Not knowing mah, Atikah can not conclude a person with one meeting. This marriage is for a lifetime." Atikah replied rather lazily discussing about marriage again.

"Yes, you have plenty of time. But you need to remember that your rat is already 26. Don't be so picky." Mamahnya's advice.

"Yes, Atikah remembered. The rats are old." Answer Atikah scowl if reminded of his age again.

Papah and his mama just laughed in front. Atikah manyun was alone in the back seat of the car.

"Whatever Tikah, mamah and papah love you very much. Even though you are old but still for mama you are a beautiful baby mamah." Atikah turned to his only daughter.

Atikah smiled at his mother's words. He knew his mother and father were only worried about him. And that is their form of love.