JODOHKU CLASSMATE

FIRSTLY

All the invited guests and family had gathered in that hall. The atmosphere was very thick when Dana gave advice to Awan and his daughter. A daughter who has now been betrothed by a man who has promised to keep her alive while now sitting in front of her. The two eyes of the woman were no longer able to stem the cry of her harbour. He kept his head down because he did not want to show his cry to anyone in the room. The clouds give Dana a tissue. He rubbed the woman's back gently. Not forgetting that he held Dana's hand tightly.

"Are you okay?" The clouds whispered to the woman. He knew if the haru and happy cry that Dana now felt. But he was still worried about the woman next to him. Dana just nodded hearing Cloud's words.

The day's event was completed just before the dzuhur adhan. All invited guests and families alike pray in a large mosque in the boarding school. Some of the Awan family congratulated the couple. Until 1 pm, one by one guests and family leave the boarding house. Clouds and Dana choose to return home before the event is over. They both had to prepare to return to Jakarta. Aunt Ari, and Om Iyan and the rest of the family also returned shortly after the event was over.

"Have you finished cleaning?" asked Dana when she came home from the boarding school.

"Already ma, Just wait for the clouds. Looks like he's taking a nap. Than on the road sleepy right?" Dana closed the suitcase she was going to bring to Jakarta.

"Sad mama nduk? you've finished college directly monitoring work, now taken people to be a wife." Mama looked sad to say that. She is now sitting on her daughter's bedside watching Dana pack up.

"Ma, nothing's gonna change. Mama remains Dana's mother, this mama's child will also go home routine nengokin mama like when Dana was not married. Mama should be happy to have Dana there. Mama's got a new boy you can count on, too." Dana sat next to Mom. She hugged her mother tightly. Ha it made the heart of mama who was previously very sad to be relieved.

Shortly after, Aunt Ari who had not returned to Jogja went into Dana's room.

"Mba, the clouds have come."

"Yes tan," replied Dana to her aunt.

The cloud then entered the house and greeted his new family. He then sat in the living room chatting with Nanda and Dana's other sisters.

"What time do you leave?" ask Dana to the Cloud.

"After maghrib alone, nanggung." The cloud answered Dana's question briefly.

Dana then sat down beside the man and chatted with her other sisters. Om Iyan has already returned to Bandung as well as Dana's grandmother and grandfather who came home with Om Iyan.

"Mba, this is a gift for you, will you bring it?" aunt gave me a paper bag placed near Dana's suitcase that was already in the living room.

"What is this tan?" Dana wants to open the paper bag. Aunt prevented it.

"Open up at home." Aunt Says. Dana just nodded according to aunt.

After Maghrib, Awan and Dana say goodbye to go to Jakarta.

"Bye bye!" dana said to her family who drove them in front of the gate. Dana waved her hand towards them. The clouds ringing the axes of his car.

The night trip seemed very quiet. Maybe because they pass through the forest area at night so that only a few vehicles pass.

Dana plays the song on her flash. He sang and tried to break the silence. A few times the Cloud invited Dana to chat. Several times they also sang familiar songs in their ears.

They were on the highway. The road looks more crowded there. Many vehicles such as night buses and some travel may have the same destination as Cloud and Dana. Several times they also stopped in the rest area to just relieve fatigue.

"Would you change?" ask Dana to the Cloud.

"Stop if you're sleepy" Dana told the Clouds.

"No, no drowsiness."

"Tell?" Dana's a little worried about the cloud. The clouds are very tired today. He only slept a few hours before they left for Jakarta.

"Yes, baby," said Awan stroking his wife's hair. Dana tried to hold back her smile from being seen by the Clouds. His cheeks are now flushed with embarrassment. Before long, Awan drove his car back to the road.

After a long journey, the two finally arrived at the House of Clouds. They both chose to sleep because they were tired. Dana slept earlier than the clouds. The man was still washing his face and cleaning his hands and feet. When he came out of the bathroom, he saw Dana who was asleep in her bed. The clouds lie down next to the woman. He looked at Dana once in a while to see her situation. Clouds tried to close his eyes and he fell asleep.

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The next morning, Dana opened her eyes. He was completely unfamiliar with the room he was occupying at the moment. His still sleepy eyes tried to comb around the room. He then changed his sleeping position facing the other direction. Instantly his eyes glared at the back of the man sleeping beside him. Reflex funds yell and kick the person.

"Aaaa.... "

bruk!

The startled clouds woke up and stood up. He seemed confused by what happened.

"Why?" tanyanya panicked from hearing Dana's scream.

"I'm shocked!" Dana holds her heart and appears to be in shock as Cloud sleeps in the same bed as her.

"Shocked why?" The clouds with eyes that were still red from drowsiness tried to ask Dana.

"You sleep here." The clouds then looked at Dana with an incomprehensible look.

"I'm shocked to see you sleeping here with me" Dana said, trying to explain.

"It's natural, right? I'm your husband." said Awan casually.

"Just right," Dana scratched her non-itchy fist.

"I swear I'm so sleepy, I'm going to sleep again." The clouds threw his body into the bed again.

"Body Wan, don't sleep yet. Later bablas." Dana tried to shake the body of the cloud.

The clouds then exhale heavily and get up to take ablution water in the bathroom. After coming out, Dana then dares to wudhu.

The clouds wait for Dana to pray. Dana then quickly put on her face and stood behind the clouds preparing for prayer. That dawn was the first time the two of them performed congregational prayers with different statuses.

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