How Matcha Love You's
Ketupats
“What's his name.” Malik smiled and asked Elsa.
“Zahra.” Elsa replied, also returning her smile.
“Where to?” Elsa continued.
“Ke Raka” house
“…..”
“Why Not ride the motor, Raka's house is quite far from his house.” Elsa muttered after Malik felt far enough away and did not hear his words.
“I want to go home, dah Zahra.” Salma.
In the middle of a quiet road, Salma looked towards Malik who was still not far away and found him who was also looking at him. They looked at each other from a distance and smiled at each other.
“Hey, what's up?” Elsa asked to see Salma stopping in the middle of the road.
“Nothing.” Salma continued her steps, while Malik still saw her.
‘’’’’
When Malik arrives at Raka's house.
“Malik, what's up?” Tanya Raka saw Malik coming to her house early in the morning.
“Nothing important, just want to take a walk.” Malik smiling.
“I haven't had a shower.” Raka confirmed the position of the new clothes she was wearing.
“Call it.” Malik closed his nose
“Hahaha kidding.” Further.
“...” They keep chatting casually.
Actually Malik wanted to ask Raka how to propose to someone according to the rules taught by religion. Raka who is a graduate of pesantren according to him will understand more about this.
“Raka, what should a man do if he likes someone? According to religious rules how to act correctly?” Malik asked after speaking a few things.
“Applying, it's better according to his advice if I'm not wrong yes you have to ask permission first to your parents and parents of the him, if allowed only later to apply, you have to ask permission first, so surely I have not married haha.”
“Hahaha”
“You like someone?” Ask Raka.
“Yes hmm I just want to know and learn from you who definitely know more.”
“Which may be so, experienced only not haha”
“….”
Malik felt quite confident that Salma also had the same feelings as him. His thoughts that kept thinking about Salma made him think he had to do something before he returned to the city so as not to fall asleep in uncertainty.
‘’’’’
Two more days will come the feast of Eid al-Adha, as usual Salma and Mother are busy in the kitchen making some cakes and dishes for people who visit home.
Mom chooses to cook ketupat.
“Kak, please buy ketupat skin at home Bu Siti.” Mother's orders to Salma.
Ms. Siti is Malik's parents. Hearing Mom's orders so, Salma felt excited and immediately prepared to tidy up her headscarf.
“Buy how much bu?” Ask Salma after she is ready to go.
“Thirty pieces.”
“Alright” Salma rushes out of the house.
Since Malik's house is quite far away on foot, Salma chose to ride a motorcycle.
“Assalamualaikum” Salma knocks on the door when she gets home Malik.
“Wa’alaikumussalam.” Malik opens the door.
Salma was delighted and could not help her smile seeing Malik standing before her. Malik felt the same way as Salma did. He smiles too.
“Who wants?” The voice of Siti from inside.
“Salma bu” Reply Malik.
“Hard skin is there?” Salma asked.
“There, please come in.”
Inside the house, Sarah is seen helping Miss Siti pedal the skin of the rhombus.
“Kak Salma.” Sarah greets.
“Hai.” Salma smiled.
“Buy how much.” Ask Ms. Siti.
“Thirty pieces Bu.”
Bu Siti can be seen tucking five pieces of rhombus skin into the bonds of rhombus which each contains fifteen pieces.
“That's more five pieces Bu.” Salma said as Bu Siti stretched out her new rhombus skin bond.
“That's a bonus for you.” Lady Siti smiled.
“Oh thank you very much.”
When she finished paying, Salma went home. Carrying a sizable rhombus skin and over thirty pieces made Salma a bit of a difficulty. Malik who saw it immediately helped bring some up to his bike. While Ms. Siti and Sarah continue to weave the skin of the rhombus.
“Thanks.” Salma said after Malik handed her the skin.
“Sama-sama, be careful.”
When Salma was away, Malik secretly smiled happily. “Ya Allah.” His mind did not hold back his smile because he was happy.
‘’’’’
“Kak Salma is smart, beautiful, not arrogant and friendly right bu?” Sarah praised Salma.
“Iya, masya Allah.” Reply Bu Siti.
Malik who heard that, smiling himself thought it would be easy to get his mother's blessing.
‘’’’’
Salma arrived in the kitchen of her house.
“I got a bonus of five pieces of skin ketupat.” Salma shows off the mother's kindness from the man she likes.
“Wah Alhamdulillah, later we give those who have matured.” Answer Mother.
“Good.” Salma was happy to hear Mom's answer.
Suddenly Salma's phone rang, she immediately picked it up.
“Halo Nan, assalamualaikum.” Salma received a call from Nanda.
“Wa'alaikumussalam's chat. Are you busy now?”
“I'm in the kitchen again, why?”
“Someone I want to talk about.”
“Can't be by phone?”
“Hmm.” Nanda told Salma to be curious. Actually this is not so important, it's just that Nanda is a bit claustrophobic at home and uses this to get out.
“Okeh three o'clock later how? now I still have to help.”
“Siap”
“…”
They agreed to meet at a cafe.
‘’’’’’
Arriving at the cafe.
“About what?” Tanya Salma was curious.
“Fiki”
“Why don't you reply to the message?” Nanda continued with a slight raise of his voice.
“Hah?” Salma checked her phone and found an incoming message from an unknown number.
“Oh this, I rarely open messages from unknown numbers hehe.”
“Wait, what does this have to do with you and... what is the problem?” Salma was confused.
“So morning he said he wanted to invite you to meet.”
“For what?”
“Entah.”
“…..”
Salma replied to Fiki's message asking her how she was doing. After a few minutes, Fiki sent a message. “Salma, are you busy?,” “If not, can we meet?” Write Fiki.
“She's asking to meet, what is it now while I'm outside?” Salma asked Nanda for her opinion.
“By too, fear is this important right?.”
Salma nodded.
Salma agrees with Fiki, who invites her to meet.
Elsewhere, Fiki who read the positive reply from Salma immediately rushed to leave.
