I Turned Him in a Third Night

Part 10 | Weird I

"Squeaky. One word for today, I don't know what you're planning for me. I am just a servant who must follow all kinds of scenarios and life paths that You have laid out."

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These days Zihan is busy with various kinds of work, from starting his job as a librarian and also his job in the office of the father. His schedule lately has always been densely creeping.

"Zihan departs, assalamualaikum," his saying that did not forget to kiss the back of the hand of his mother and father.

"Be careful, dear wa'alaikumusalam warahmatullah," said his parents.

"Wait, my brother went to school." His steps had to be stopped because of the voice of the younger brother. Zihan just nodded. Riding his car at medium speed with sholawat chants that continue to flow beautifully in his car.

"Sister," call Zaka.

"Hm." Zihan only responded to the call of his sister with Deheman because he was busy communicating to enjoy every sound of melodious sholawat he heard.

"Sak Zihan want to fulfill the wishes of Daddy with Mommy?" ask carefully. "Why not? Brother just wants to see Daddy and Mommy happy," said Zihan. Although deep in his heart he did not want to obey the wishes of his parents to get acquainted with one of the children of his father's coworkers.

"Isn't there a candidate for that yet?" tanya Zaka is getting more and more information.

"Any thing, Dek Tumben really rich that," interrupted Zihan risih, the article Zaka never asked a personal thing like that.

"Stay answered what is difficult, brother," he said demanding an answer from his brother.

"Udah by far" said Zihan after his car arrived at the school gate. Lucky distance home to school close, so he did not need to extend his chat with his sister.

Zaka snorted in annoyance because he had not had time to get a satisfactory answer. "Udah is there." With a heavy heart Zaka opened the car door and entered the school area. Zihan was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief after Zaka's body was no longer visible from his sight.

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Arriving at the campus parking lot, Zihan immediately parked the car and rushed to the library where he worked. "Assalamualaikum," he opened the door. However, there was no guarantee as it was still early morning and Zihan was the first to enter the library.

As Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala, has said in His Book which reads : "...When you enter the houses, greet (to the inhabitants, which means to greet) yourself, with a blessed and good greeting from the side of Allah. Thus does Allah explain the verses (His) to you, that you may understand." (QS. An-Nur 24: Verse 61)

He immediately put his sling bag, turned on the computer that was provided in the library to serve the needs of all students through online-based services. Yes, this online-based library is an advantage for working librarians. Easier and certainly flexible.

The software (software) used to help the work of librarians is Senayan library Management System (SLIMS) 7 Cendana Version is library management system software (Library Management System). This software provides a wide range of features such as, Circulation with features: Lending and return transactions, Collection reservations, Flexible lending Rules, Delay and fine information.

As for the library visitor counter, this is used when there are students who enter and are required to log-in first by using the student card. And there are many more features provided by this software.

"Zihan early in the morning you've been here already" said Neneng who is also one of his colleagues.

Zihan only responded with a smile because he was busy arranging and tidying up the barren book in the closet. Tandon book or often called the original book, this book is not carelessly loaned, the storage is different. If other books are only arranged on an open shelf, it is different from a tandon book that is arranged on a closed shelf and locked tightly.

If, Zihan struggled with various other kinds of tandon books with, Neneng who was busy and struggling with the thesis of students who were neatly stored in this library to be loaned. However, thesis lending is different from book lending usually, because thesis is only allowed to be borrowed in a place not to be taken home.

"Alhamdulillah is finally settled as well," muttered Zihan walking towards his desk. "Do you want me to help you?" haggling Zihan when passing Neneng who is still busy with various kinds of thesis.

Neneng smiled happily at Zihan's offer to help with his work. Zihan also began to move to compile the thesis. "Thank you, Han," he said very much Sundanese accent in it.

Zihan just smiled and nodded. "All computers are built?" tanya Neneng sat at her desk next to Zihan.

"Parantos Neneng anu geulis,[1]" replied Zihan with Sundanese language that can be said to be very stiff and sound funny.

Neneng giggled amusedly at Zihan's reply. This is not the first time, but it is still funny to hear. Zihan can speak a little Sundanese because it is influenced by Neneng which is very obvious Sundanese accent.

"Udah, Neng do not laugh mute huh," recalls Zihan because he saw Neneng who continued to laugh out loud. "Yes sorry, sorry" he said after his laughter began to subside.

"Tumben this hour is still quiet" said Zihan astonished. Usually in the morning like this students are already on flocked to the library. "There are still classes possible" Neneng responded.

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Zihan arrived at his house at exactly eight p.m. Today she worked half a day but having to accompany Zahra went to one of the shopping malls so she came home not on time. Entering his house with anxiety, because surely he will get the scolding of the mother who will lecture him all-out because of coming home late. However, it turned out that his fear had turned into confusion.

Just now Zihan will open his mouth to say hello suddenly the mother's hand immediately grabbed Zihan's body into his arms very tightly and comfortably, but do not forget to also cause confusion in the mind of the girl. A few minutes they hugged each other like teletubbies, finally the mother let go as well.

"Congratulations, dear," she cupped Zihan's face.

'Congrats? For?' his mind was increasingly feeling confusion and strangeness.

"For?" ask Zihan. Windi looked startled and thought for a moment, but the next second a sweet smile as sweet as java sugar was rising on his face.

"It was just a smile, Bun. Strange, yes" said Zihan.

"No papa now you take a bath there," he said, encouraging Zihan's body to go to his room immediately.

"What happened to Mother? Not as usual," he murmured along the stairs to the room. Arriving in the room he did not immediately perform the bathing ritual, he continued to think hard with the behavior of the mother who thought it was very strange and confusing.

"Lah's dumb!" said the mother suddenly, with her head sticking out behind the door of Zihan's room.

"Astaghfirullah, Mommy ngaggetin me anyway," said Zihan aghastly surprised by the sound of his mother.

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Everything is ready at the dinner table, various types of food exist. From starting processed fish, meat, chicken, vegetables, fruit, and others very complete right? "In what order, Bun has so much food?" asked Zihan astonished not as usual the mother cooked for dinner as much and as complete as this.

"Udah eat just do not comment much," said the father who had begun to devour the food on his plate. Zihan did not bother him, he also immediately devoured his food because it was rarely also a big meal like tonight. A windfall, right?

After finishing with a large portion of the dinner, the four of them, Pratama, Windi, Zihan, and Zaka relax in the family room while watching a television show aired by one of the private television stations.

"Sister moved in dong," Zaka seized the remote that was in the hands of Zihan. "Huh, what the hell, Deck people are fun too." Zihan took over his remote and re-move it to his favorite television channel.

"What the hell is watching that there is no exclamation." Zaka recaptured the remote, but failed because Zihan had already hidden it behind his body.

Zaka looks upset, very, very upset and immediately crossed his hands in front of his chest with a super sullen and unsightly face. "More." Zihan thrust his remote could not bear to see his sister sulking want to watch football.

Zihan got up from his seat intending to rest in his room to dissipate the fatigue. However, stop when the father says, "Where are you going?"

Zihan immediately turned his head and turned his body to look at the father. "Rest, Yah it is malem," he said.

"Boong tuh, Yah most also cuddle because they can not watch his favorite soap opera," said his sister. Zihan includes television viewers, especially Indonesian dramas that are rife on every television.

"What is the man I want to rest tired," said Zihan.

"Times?" Zaka did not seem satisfied to invite the brother to argue.

"Bodo!" zihan said annoyed.

"Hulled," Zaka said he felt victorious.

"Udah do not fuss mute pengang nih ears Mother of you who every day work noisily mulu," the mother's injury which is only rewarded with a sinless whimper from her two children.

"Zihan to the room used to be tired," said Zihan finally waltzing away unhindered. He looked up at the ceiling of the room. Her memory glared in light of the events of a few days ago.

"So what would you like to explain to me?" ask Zihan to the point.

Gibran sighed softly and then exhaled roughly and then said, "Gue was confused as to where to explain it from."

"Stay clear why you should run right on your wedding day with Zahra" said Zihan told.

"That's not what I mean, Zihan."

"Yes, just explain what the trouble is," he said.

"Ok.. ok.. so gini..." Gibran explained the reason why he could until his heart just disappeared right on his wedding day. And he said that it was all because he knew the new fact that Galang¾kakakanya turned out to put his heart on the woman he was going to marry.

At first he didn't care about it. But after fighting with his heart, he prayed and asked God for guidance. Suddenly his heart hesitated to step into the marriage, moreover there was one reality that he could not deny.

That his wife Zahra¾ does not love him, is evident from the change in attitude that Zahra showed her a few days after the application event was held. Showing hatred and dislike.

Gibran is among those who embrace the idea that love can come because it is accustomed. And he believed that gradually that feeling would grow in the heart of his future wife. However, again he was surprised by a letter he accidentally found in his sister's room drawer.

At that time her brother asked her to take some report files. But he instead found a letter that was worn out and a little muddled. With great curiosity he decided to read the letter. And he was made to gape in disbelief with the temple written nicely on the piece of paper.

Dear, My senior

Maybe I'm not the first girl to give you the strand of the word set out on this piece of white paper. However, I want to be the only woman who will carve a beautiful story with you, in a new leaf of your future life. Forgive me for admiring and even now for saying that I love you....

Forgive me for the boldness of my heart that has boldly carved your name in my heart. I know, I'm not a woman who has a beautiful and attractive face. But, I also know that you are not a typical man who makes beautiful as the main benchmark to be your companion.

Galang, if Allah wills to bring us together in the future. I hope that meeting will lead us into a sacred bond of marriage...

Makmummu.... Aamiin {Z♡G}

Z's? Gibran, thinking and guessing who the female initials Z are, is. Just then in the third night she heard the prayer of her brother, who asked to be betrothed to Zahra. And it was revealed that the Z-initial woman was, Zahra who was none other than his future wife.

At first he denied the truth, because he thought the name Zahra was not just one, but thousands maybe even millions. But the thought did not last long when she heard her brother say, "Help my heart to accept the fact that the person I have been fighting for for a third of the night will be my sister-in-law. Break my heart to accept the destiny of life that You have laid out. Eliminate the long-standing feeling in my heart for him." Gibran was stunned when he heard clearly and vividly the roaring screams of his brother's heart.

And because of that, he decided to withdraw. Until the day of her wedding she decided to leave without a word and left behind a piece of paper that read, "Sorry I can't continue this marriage."

Stunned Zihan in disbelief heard the explanation directly from Gibran's mouth, new facts are now gradually revealed to the surface. "Gue was confused as to what to comment," Zihan said at a loss for words.

Gibran vertical a little coffee he ordered, "Yes, I think it's the best decision. I don't want two people loving each other."

"There is no need to comment because you are not a netizen whose work comments on people's lives," he continued with a smile. Zihan only nodded at the long explanation from his best friend.

'Gue salute the same way you think that is not selfish and attach importance to your feelings.' Zihan.

Footnote :

[1] It's Beautiful.