Hope Is You's

Twenty Two

Atika and Faiz arrived in front of a two-story house with a simple but comfortable impression, painted light blue with mango trees and shady rambutan in the house made the impression of being more cool and comfortable.

At home, a couple of middle-aged wives were chatting casually with two cups of tea and pumpkin pies on a table in the middle of them.

Faiz pulled the handbrake and parked his car on the front street of Atika's house

"You don't have to go down" Atika, who saw Faiz remove the seatbelt to prevent him, did not want her and Alana excited to see Faiz stop by again

"Why?" Faiz who was astonished just frowned looking at Atika

"enghs. It's nothing, it's just.." Atika is confused not knowing what reason to give Faiz so that he does not stop by

"I'm not polite if I just nganter until here when your parents are in front of our home" they simultaneously turned to Father and Mother who continued to look at the car with questioning gaze.

Atika took a slow breath and then exhaled, trying to relieve her nervousness

"Yes, yuk!" They opened the car door almost simultaneously then walked over the slightly open fence and approached Atika's parents.

"Assalamualaikum, Atika came home" Atika who first grabbed the hands of Father and mother and kissed the back of the hands alternately.

"Assalamualaikum, afternoon om, aunt" followed Faiz who did the same with Atika

"Dad, this is the supervisor you're talking about" Atika who heard you can only hiss while closing her eyes and turning her face away

"What's her name? hmm I forgot"

"Faiz aunt" Faiz with his smile looked at the thinking mother

"Ahh yes sir Faiz" as long as I'm excited

"Call Faiz aja aunty" Falat Faiz who heard mom call him sir

"You're Atika's superior, it's rude that we just mention names" now Dad who opened his voice with a flat look at Faiz

"It's okay, o'm. This part is not in the workplace and working hours have also passed" Father only mangut-mangut responded and let in

"excuse me om, aunt. I want to go straight away, almost maghriban was also afraid not nyampe home before maghrib" Faiz who wanted to leave his parents Atika but was prevented by his mother

"Udah came here twice but the balloons once entered Faiz's house. Maghrib prayer here aja, we congregate" invite mother spirit make Atika just relax the shoulders to see it

"Can you auntie?"

"Yes can dong. Dad's Yakan?" the mother with her spirited smile asked for Father's approval and was only answered with a nod. Faiz looked at Atika who was also staring at him and then compactly smiled at each other making something on her chest felt like fireworks, then walked into the living room.

"You wait here well, I want to take a shower first" Faiz nodded and Atika walked up to her room leaving Faiz in the guest room with Dad.

"Godhom!" Alana who shocked him from behind almost made him lose his balance

"erghhhh. Jail really so the person, rese" Atika who was upset but had to hold back and talk with half a whisper

"Some, remember anything? Why not just jump in?"

"Kepo" hiss Atika then left Alana who was only amazed to see her brother's behavior.

"Hey. Wait long?" Atika approached Faiz and sat down beside him

"Not really" Faiz smiled looking at the innocent face of Atika who usually smeared thin makeup while working but now really plain but still impressed fresh let alone the smell of bath soap, lotion, and so on, and the mixed telon oil slid into Faiz's nose as Atika sat beside him, plus her scattered hair added a sweet impression to the girl.

"Ehemm" Father cleared his throat to see Faiz who unblinkingly looked at his daughter with a smile and also replied to the princess's sweet smile made Dad look careless. Sontak Faiz and Atika misbehave while throwing opposing views.

"Father it is time to pray Maghrib, wudhu used to invite son Faiz all of you. Atika here help mom nyiapin prayer mat for us to congregate" Atika stood up and approached Mom in the middle room. Father also invited Faiz to wudhu inside.

As soon as he entered through the kitchen and arrived at the tap of water that was prepared to facilitate ablution, Father in a firm voice with a shady face said to Faiz who was standing behind him,

"If you're serious about Atika, please take good care of her and don't hurt my daughter, don't let her down. If you already don't like it and your relationship can't continue anymore, please end well" Faiz who was a little surprised and surprised to hear the message Dad just looked at the shady face of the man and did not mind he nodded obediently as if to respond to the request of Father and Father smiled and patted Faiz's shoulder gently then turn towards the tap and start ablution.

Atika who was sitting in the chair while opening several notifications on her phone after preparing a prayer mat for them praying for congregation-raised heads when Faiz and Dad came out of the kitchen with wet hair because the water made Atika gulped looking at Faiz's face which was many times more handsome at the moment.

"Don't look around 'em all the time" whispered Alana in his ear made him look

"Of God" he swerved and stood up and walked into the kitchen leaving Alana chuckling.

Their congregational maghrib prayers have been completed which was imitated by Father. Atika escorts Faiz to the fence after he bailed home to Father and Mother despite several times Mother offered to join dinner together but Faiz still refused because he still felt too awkward to eat a night with the family of a woman who has just been all day close to him.

"When I took a bath, I wasn't the same as you?" now they are both beside the silver car that used to be used by Faiz.

"mmmmm. It's a bit, but it's ok. Naturally, if there are foreign men who visit and the whole day abis the way with his daughter" Atika laughed faintly hearing Faiz and then responded.

"Who is also on the road. We're abis work" and Faiz just smiled faintly in response

"But your father nitip you to me" Faiz who had wanted to pull the car door handle turned back and looked at Atika who was still standing not far from the car waiting for her to leave.

"Nitip's? Am I the stuff?" Atika only chuckled in response to Faiz who looked troubled, wanted to tell Atika what his father had said before he ablution but he paused and chose to go home soon.

'What does it mean that Dad nailed me to him?' Bathin Atika while staring at Faiz's car away and turned to look at Mother and Alana who had entered leaving Father who was also looking at him and smiled gently and nodded, making him frown even more clueless.

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