How Matcha Love You's

A pellet?

I went to Ati's house to buy vegetables as usual. In addition to Mother, there is also Bu Wati and Bu Amah who are sitting busy chatting in front of the house ati bu.

“Eh to Fatma. Want to buy vegetables too?” Said Bu Wati seeing the new Mother coming.

“Iya bu.” Answer Mom with a smile.

“Bu Ati is still in the garden, we are asked to wait first.”

“Oh so.”

Hearing what Bu Wati said, Mom immediately approached Bu Wati and Bu Amah to wait.

“By the way ma'am, is Salma already working?” Ask Bu Amah.

“Yes he works in the regional hospital.”

“Doctor?”

“Iya.” Mother nodded.

“Excellent wah”. Bu Wati was amazed.

“What is her boyfriend also a doctor?”

“What?”

“Where might the beautiful Salma have no boyfriend huh bu?” Bu Amah saw Bu Wati asking for approval.

“Iya has it been introduced?” Add Bu Wati.

Mother was confused to give the right answer to these questions, she just smiled to cover up her confusion.

“What mothers want to buy vegetables? Bu Ati came with some freshly picked vegetables.

“Sgratitude.” Mother felt relieved, the arrival of Bu Ati greatly helped her.

Now Mom started getting scouted question “When did Salma get married? Does Salma have a candidate? She's dating?”. Questions like that really bother him, because he does not have the expected answers to all those questions.

I want Salma to get married. Although the age is relatively young to get married, but when compared to friends his age in the village, his friends have been married and even have children. Mom is starting to feel burdened with Salma's status now.

“Nak, I heard Elsa is pregnant again second child.”

“Wah Alhamdulillah.” Salma replied that she was happy to hear that her friend and neighbor had been given the trust again to have children.

“How are you? Do you have a candidate?” Mother hesitated a little to say it, afraid to hear an answer that did not match her expectations.

“Neither.” Salma.

“You better start opening yourself up to receive someone. Honestly I want you to get married” I look disappointed.

“I've tried to think of a few people, but none have matched yet.” Salma tries to explain her situation, trying to think about others but not finding someone like Malik, let alone more than her first love.

“I will keep trying bu.” Although Salma was not thinking about anyone but Malik, she did not want to tell Mom because it might make you more disappointed.

“If it's not time I can what? I am enjoying my job a lot now.” Salma smiled unwilling to make her mother worry.

“Good.” She smiled at her daughter too.

‘’’’’

Malik is preparing to go home. He planned to start the journey after finishing a few houses before being abandoned so that later when he returned he was not so bothered. As Malik tidied up the arrangement of his cutlery in the closet, his phone suddenly rang. It was on her phone screen that Dance contacted her.

“Halo, Assalamu’alaikum.” Malik said as he received the call.

“Wa’alaikumussalam Malik, sorry to call early in the morning, have you left to go home?”

“Not yet, I'm still at home.”

“It turns out my brother is still working today for the next three or four days. Can I come with you to the hospital. If I hadn't been there now my uncle would have kept Grandma alone. Can I come with you?” Dance with a little pleading.

Malik feels burdened by Dance's request to her. He never carried a woman on his motorcycle other than Sarah and her mother all this time. But on the other hand, he also felt he had to help Dance. Malik was silent for a moment to think.

Malik decided to help Tari because she was also going to pass the hospital where her co-worker's grandmother was being treated. “This doesn't bother me at all.” Her thought.

‘’’’’

Salma today is going to the morning shift. As usual before leaving for work, he had breakfast at home with his family.

“Where's ma'am? She didn't go to school?” Salma asked because she did not see Gani eating breakfast with them.

“Dia holiday. Already finished school graduation” replied Mother.

“Wah doesn't feel I've been working almost a year.”

“Nak, Are you close to someone.” The Father saw Salma.

Salma again got a similar question after her mother yesterday who also asked this kind of thing. Although now he has become accustomed to his loneliness, but honestly sometimes Salma thinks of one person who is still the same Malik. The feeling is really upsetting, it has been a while but still imprinted, but want how else that is what until now Salma felt. It seems like he has not managed to forget Malik which is probably because he has not found a replacement yet.

“If you are sure he is a good person, try introducing him to us immediately. Many father colleagues have married their children” Continue the Father because they did not get an answer from his daughter.

“Do Fathers allow?” Salma hopes that her parents may have softened up to accept Malik.

“Of course.”

“Iya, as long as not people here yes pa?” Mother sees Father.

Father nodded.

“That's the problem.” Salma lowered her gaze and exhaled her breath violently.

“You still think about it? Malik?” I was shocked to hear Salma's reply.

“What's your mom saying?” The Father asked for certainty, it also seemed inexhaustible if what Mother said was true.

Salma silently did not answer.

“What have you been doing all this time, are you guys dating?” Ask Mom.

“No.” Reply Salma.

“Did you get pellets or how?.”

“Just don't find a suitable person. You have to forget about it in order to receive others.” Mom looks frustrated.

“I think otherwise, I have to find someone else in order to forget.” Salma nodded, but could not say anything.

‘’’’’

After about three hours of travel finally Malik and Tari arrived at the hospital. After thanking Malik for dropping her off, Tari wanted to leave immediately to see her grandmother. He walked while carrying some of the things he had brought from home.

Malik who saw Dari had a little trouble carrying things that pretty much felt should help. He called for Dari and offered her help.

“Here I helped bring some.”

Hearing someone who is liked to offer his help is natural to make Tari feel happy. But because he felt it was a lot of trouble, he refused the help.

“It looks like your family is waiting you should just go home.” Say Dance while smiling.

“Good.” Malik did not want to force Tari and wanted to turn around to go home.

“Aduh.” Dance accidentally dropped her luggage.

Seeing that, Malik immediately approached to pick up the item and decided to help Tari take it up to her grandmother's room.

“Thank you.” Said Tari looking at Malik who was walking with her.

Dari was happy Malik was with her. “Malik excellent and attention” Inner dance. They continued walking together towards the room where Grandma Tari was treated which turned out to be quite far from the front door.

“Salma.” Tari said she saw Salma sitting in front of the patient room while absorbing her coffee.

Hearing that, Salma immediately looked towards someone who called out to her. He looked at Dari and Malik who were staring at him.