Let Time

Part 5's

Without feeling tomorrow is Arkan and Zara's wedding day today the Zara family is preparing to go to a hotel not far from the wedding location. The goal is to make it easier and minimize something that is not expected. It does not take long only about 1 hour if the road is smooth from Zara's house to the location of tomorrow's event. Not much different from the Zara family Arkan family is also preparing to go there. Others with families who are enthusiastic Arkan even busy himself by working in his office while Zara he prefers to lock up in the room with his favorite book open novel.

Although there has been an effort from them to be equally open and accepting. But the heart is still the heart, the heart is not like water that can easily adapt to the shape around it. The heart is soft but the heart is rigid not easily deformed. So also with them starting to openly try to accept it needs to be a process and the process is arguably not easy. But the decision has been taken hopefully the decision taken, the status will soon change and also the responsibilities that will be different will not hurt each other later.

Friday 20 September 2019 at 07.30 pm the atmosphere at Pine Hill Cibodas Bandung has started to crowded guests because their wedding will start in about 30 minutes. Zara was in a place devoted to her because according to the Islamic marriage the bride and the man were not united before the man finished reciting the qobul ijab and declared valid by the witnesses. Meanwhile, Arkan who was in his place seemed once if he was nervous many times he broke from his seat walked a few steps and returned to his seat again while his lips never stopped mumbling somehow what exactly is he muttering.

"Bang ready? Yuk bismillah." said Mama while rubbing Arkan's shoulder. Arkan seemed to take a deep breath as if he was drawing strength. Then he slowly breathed out like he was wasting all sorts of tension.

"Udah yuk Bismillah aja." said Mama again. Arkan walked to where his family gathered and he walked beside his mother and father to the chairs and tables that have been beautifully arranged for the place to hold ijab qobul. When Arkan was placed in the place of ijab qobul penghulu has not arrived but not until Arkan waited long for the penghulu to arrive. After the ruler, Father and the witnesses gather at a table whose signs the procession of ijab qobul will begin. Before the ijab qobul begins the event first opened with the recitation of the holy verse of the Qur'an followed by the initiation and then the sermon after the reading of Istigfar and the pronunciation of shahadain after the Ijab Qobul. Arkan was directed to shake Zara's father's hand.

"Ananda Arkan Zaini Adriansyah's. I married and I have you with my biological son Azzara Nissa Muzzaki bint Akbar Muzzaki with a cash dowry of 1909 dinars paid in cash."

"I accept the marriage and marriage of Azzara Nissa Muzzaki bint Akbar Muzzaki with the dowry in cash" Arkan said loudly and firmly.

"Huh?" ask the witnesses.

"WELL." RIGHT."

"Barakallahu laka wa baraka 'alaika wa jama'a bainakuma fii khair."

"Alhamdulillah." almost all in this place said the sentence. Arkan appears to rub his hands to his face. Akbar smiled warmly looking at Arkan in front of him who is now officially his son-in-law.

Meanwhile, Zara who was in the room could only watch from a small television. When Arkan finished saying the ijab qobul his tears just dripped. Unimagined what will be like in the future but certainly now Zara must be devoted to otu men and try to be a good wife right?

"Zara is now the wife of the boy. Heaven Zara is no longer with Mother and Father. Be a good wife, dear, filial husband because then it can be the key to heaven for Zara. Mother knows this beginning is not easy for you. But you are the same as adults, hopefully you can same one step one goal, se "Yes" sekata, worldwide and sesyurga. Aamiin." said Mother who was now in the room to pick up Zara.

"Zara's still mom's dad's son, right?" zara asked in a trembling voice and tears that came out without permission.

"Until our mother's father was buried in red soil, Zara was our son, our only daughter. But a daughter if married all the responsibilities of parents will move to the husband. It does not mean that your father does not love or does not want to take care of Zara. Already ah already in waiting Zara, want to see this beautiful bride. Don't cry dear dong." said bu da while gently rubbing tears on the cheeks and then kissing Zara's cheeks.

"Mother kiss the cheeks, yes, if the forehead will be the same as Arkan" said mother.

"Ih motheraa" said Zara shyly embarrassed.

The family and the invited guests smiled in amazement as they saw Zara slowly walking towards the qobul ijab table. Zara without is so beautiful with a thin and natural makeup polish because it is basically beautiful and white. Zara also looks graceful in a white wedding dress with a headscarf that covers her chest clad in her tiny body. He walked led by his cousin and got closer to the table ijab qobul. Zara who has been in front of Arkan like making Arkan only fixated on Zara.

"Please pull out the chair" Zara's cousin told Arkan. Long clothes and also a little heavy did make Zara not so agile move. Said cousin Zara not responded by Arkan, otu men are still focused on staring at the girl who is now his wife.

"Bang Arkan." said cousin Zara again.

Guests and relatives feel anxious with Arkan who can be said not to know the place. While Zara had reddened, she also bowed her red face, indicating that she was ashamed.

"Ekhemmm. Arkann." call dad in a pretty loud voice.

"Eh ah i.. Yeah yeah?" arkan said stuttering while looking at Father.

"Let's sit down first, Zara" said Dad. Arkan looked back at Zara who was still standing.

"Eh yes" said Arkan standing up and helping Zara to sit down.

The guests held back the laughter of seeing the bride who was still so embarrassed and awkward. After signing the marriage documents Arkan and Zara were asked to stand, Arkan touched the ubun ibun Zara with one hand and read the do'a. After the dowry handover then Arkan put on a ring in Zara's right sweet finger.

"Discovered her husband's hand" said Dad. Shamefully Zara reached out her hand to kiss Arkan's hand. Next Zara put the ring on Arkan's right ring finger. After wearing the ring Arkan and Zara equally silent grimacing do not know what to do.

"You can kiss his wife. Do not look at it is legitimate." shouted one of the family.

Whether the courage from where to hear the speech was like moving Arkan to bring his face closer to Zara's face, Arkan did have to bow a little because of Zara's posture which was shorter than Arkan. Seeing Arkan so close Zara became nervous her face was already getting redder. A second later, an object felt on Zara's lips before long a scream.

"Aaaaaa Arkan we know you're legal. But remember there are still many minors and many singles also do not make out so." said one of the people there. Arkan who was aware of his behavior immediately straightened his body and kept his face away from Zara's face. Arkan's face is also now flushed he is ashamed of himself and not aware of acting so, he thought the girl was always making his focus messy when the girl did nothing.

"No patience" said one of the guests.

"Son, that means kiss it well enough first son. The rest will let you know." said penghulu join teasing the bride and groom.

I don't know what Arkan thought was brave like that but arguably also creative Arkan because the wedding makeup with sunda custom makes Zara have to wear a sigar which of course the decoration will cover her forehead. Maybe the thought of Arkan at that time how to kiss the forehead if the closure of the cigar be his brain think more creative to kiss the other may be so that is in the mind of Arkan.

After the completion of the ijab qobul event they continued the event with a series of sunda custom events then sungkeman. This is where the flood of tears not only the women who cried Zara's father also shed tears while hugging Zara while giving a little advice to her daughter. Because this wedding is held on Friday so it is cultivated that all series of jitters must be completed at 11.00 noon because the men must perform Friday prayers. The wedding reception will be held later that day at 20:00 until it is finished. Invitational guests who come from far away are also provided a place to stop and rest because it is a wedding place that is quite far from the city center.

At 18:00 Zara had to be ready for the reception. Arkan dam Zara is still in a separate room. Zara is being dressed by MUA. While Arkan he is being patterned with other men to perform congregational prayers.

At 20:00 Zara looked to hold Arkan's hand and then walk slowly through a street that has been decorated with flowers and lights that are very beautiful. Not much different from earlier Zara looks beautiful and graceful with a long baby blue dress her dress slightly swept the floor. Don't forget Arkan is also getting handsome and dashing in a suit that matches Zara. If the marriage contract was thick with sundanese customs but the reception tonight is more impressed modern. Arkan and Zara are now sitting sweetly on bail. The guests began to greet them. But here some make them equally surprised because of the guests who come are friends of their friends and business partners Arkan. It seems that there are no guests invited from both sides of his parents. Until some questions arise, did they not invite his colleagues? But it feels impossible because in fact they are the most enthusiastic about the marriage of Arkan and Zara. Or are they planning something else?

**To Be Continued...

See You Next Part**...