Guardians of the Heart #2
Chapter 40
“How's the application show? Success no?”
I looked at Mother with round eyes and gaping mouth when that night after returning from Lembang my parents and Dirga were still awake as if waiting for my return.
“Mother knows?”
“That's what Yudha said.”
“Mas Yudha said that tonight he would propose to me?” I just can't believe it.
“Iya.”
“When?”
“When yes, Yah?” Mom seemed to think while looking at Dad who also looks the same thinking.
“That, Well, last week when we surveyed the location for the reception.” Dirga answered a question that made me even more gawking in disbelief.
“Ah yes! Time we survey resort.”
“Survey location... reception? Last week?!” I'm even more open that last week when I was upset because I lost contact with him, my family even met a man who was the reason for their daughter's turmoil. Hadeuh... actually they are my family or Mas Yudha family anyway?!
But all my frustration evaporated when I found out that all these weddings were my dream. I once told the Lieutenant a joke about the concept of my dream wedding, when we were still just friends.
“If I get married later I want to be outdoors with beautiful natural scenery.”
“How is it raining? Poor you dong dunguan, dah dandan from dawn, hair is beautiful, uh even raining later make up faded and his hair is bland. hahaha so rich Sodako.”
“Buyels! Don't bedoain rain dong.”
“Hahaha. make sure nothing is predictable, Key.”
I'm silent, “Iya also yes.. ya already d indoor aja, aah but I want outdoor also.” At that time I was confused by my own choice of wedding concepts.
“It was easy to set up, he thought later. Now all you have to think about is the guy nyari who will nemenin you sit in the guarantee, the wedding period there is no bride boy.”
“Hahaha.. yes, no boy bride.”.
And now I have a bride and groom who will accompany me to sit at the palaminan at the reception later tonight with the concept of semi outdoor, so I will no longer be afraid that suddenly the rain will make me turn into Sodako and also still be able to enjoy the beautiful natural scenery.
Plus the procession of the sword of debauchery that has always amazed me now I myself will live it, the Lieutenant had arranged it in such a way that I could not resist or get angry when I was not involved in my own wedding preparations.
But the surprise came not only from the Lieutenant but also from my own family, especially my parents. They held their own reception separate from the semi-indoor event that had been planned by the Lieutenant.
“Yudha wants all the wedding expenses from her,” said Father in a soft voice, “but you are the only daughter of Father, it is my obligation as a parent to finance your marriage even if it is just a simple party, so we will hold a reception for our brothers and relatives after ijab qobul and the night we will reception in Dago, just think of the reception the night was ngunduh event mantu.”
I gaped at the plan that Dad had laid out.
“So her show was on the same day?”
“Iya.”
“So Saturday night we study, saturday we flush event, middareni week night, Sunday day Ijab qobul at 9, reception at 11 to 1 hours, continue ngunduh mantu at 7 nights?”
I rearranged the event that my parents had arranged for me to hear wrongly, if on the same day I will do 2 wedding receptions?! But it turned out that my hearing was right as evidenced by the mother who nodded with a wide smile.
“Yes, right let all tired .. ah yes, you must marry the office first. Yudha has taken care of all the requirements, so you just follow Yudha with Dad, arrange the wedding office."
I could only hear my beloved mother's words.
“Hahaha,” Mas Juang who was sitting on the spot where I laughed then whispered, “The first night will fail miserably in the snoring, hahaha.”
I could only waste a heavy breath hearing his chatter because I myself could already imagine what a tired day it would be, not even seem to have the energy just to change clothes.
They have the concept of their only daughter's marriage and I will obey all their will as my form of worship before becoming a wife. Honestly, sometimes I want to reject some of their ideas, but when we can see the spirit, enthusiasm and happiness of our parents' eyes, we can see, will we be able to say ‘not’ and it will only make a disappointment in the look in their eyes?
No, I don't want the spark of happiness in their eyes to dim just because of my selfishness, as long as I can and afford I want to keep that look in my parents' eyes.
Although the simple reception that dad said was with ‘only’ rented the Graha Space building which is not far from home, spread out ‘only’ 300 invitations which means about 600 invited guests who will be present at our ‘simple’ reception later, not to mention the close brothers from the father and mother side, not to mention the, ‘just’ uses some traditional Javanese and Sundanese events that will accompany the wedding both before and on the day of H.
And the last one is ‘only’ there will be peacock dance which will be ‘mapang panganten’ (picking up the bride). Mother said that the ideals of the mother who did not deliver when marriage used to be accompanied by a dazzling peacock dance, so I who will do it now represent the mother.
And I could only smile while silently breathing heavily hearing those who were so enthusiastic about talking about my wedding that had been neatly arranged. But among all that makes me a little heavy to do is the ‘pingitan’ event!
Why should there be a pingitan event…!!!
Is it not enough we did not meet for 2 weeks when he was on duty in Syria, plus another 2 weeks when he prepared the application event, and now we ‘have not to meet again for a month! Aaarrgghhh, I miss him so much!!!
“Let's miss, Key, make it fit to meet more lope-lope again.”
“Now I'm already kangen, Ga, dah lope-lope really even,” my sigh with a sagging body on the back porch chair, “try shadowin!”
“Brom now, shadowin first.”
“Iiih, seriusan, Zinc spoon!”
“It's also serious, canned crackers!”
“Hahaha... try shadowin! After not meeting for two weeks due to duty to Syria, I was the same Mas Yudha just met the night he went home and he went straight to Jakarta not see again two weeks, he said, meet-meet during the application event is only a few hours doang, and it is directly in pingit a month!!!”
“Tapi can still call or WA-an.”
Indeed, after a pretty tough negotiation between me and my parents finally they gave permission for a phone or WA-an but no video call, still quite than nothing.
“Iya anyway, but it made me even more want to meet him,” I sighed considering how I miss him more every night when we finished talking on the phone or chat until midnight.
“Kaya LDR-an ya?” Arga asked while eating banana chips.
“Iya, rich LDR-an usually just a phone or WA only, want to meet can not.”
“Sabar, next week meet and directly in the meeting pelaminan .. would not it be more beautiful when you miss already arrived ubun-tubun and meet when you are legally and religiously?”
At that time I smiled in agreement with Arga, he was right it would all be much more beautiful when our relationship was already valid religiously and legally, he said, and those moments are just a few hours' wait.
A few hours that would change my whole life.
A few hours that will tie me to the man I've loved all my life.
A few hours that would change my status from a child to a wife.
A wife of the man who made me fall in love at first sight.
A wife of a man who has taken care of my heart even though his own heart is wounded.
A wife of a man who was willing to sacrifice her happiness for my happiness.
A wife of a man who made me believe that true love exists.
For those who have found true love like me. Be grateful, take care and love them as much as they love us.
For those who have not found true love, believe me somewhere, whether God is preparing someone to be your true love that will keep, love and love you for life, and maybe without us knowing that person was near us all along.
- TAMAT
Next... Yudha, pov yes 😍😘
