Love Arrum

24. Yudha statement

Pov arrum

After returning from the tomb, I helped mom guard her stall. If at this hour it is quite crowded. My mother's shop is quite large, actually it's not said stall, more precisely shophouse. Every month I send a portion of my salary to help my mother expand her business, and Thank God everything goes as I expected.

If it has entered the time of Dzuhur, the buyer has begun to quiet. I gave permission to my mother to pray first, mother welcomed. I saw my son playing with his tablet, since he went to school in the cottage, he rarely played with his friends in the neighborhood, that's what my parents explained. When I asked the reason, my handsome little man only answered in embarrassment.

I approached the twin different age my husband, he really looks a lot like his father, that's what I think. I asked him to pray with me. He was of course happy to agree to my invitation.

After the prayer, I told him to take a nap. He asked me to lie down next to him. If it's this way, I already understand, if this is my little hero, ah maybe it can't be said small because his posture is quite high, starting to want to spoil me. I'll do it, and I'll keep doing what he wants, that's my promise. I'll give her the best I can.

I heard her breathing was regular, which indicated that she was already completely asleep. I wrote my cell phone, which I put on the table next to my bed last night. I went slowly so as not to wake my son up. I grabbed my phone and I saw so many messages and missed calls from one person. Who else if not Andi. It turned out that the message had been sent to me since dawn, I did indeed sillent my phone, so I did not know there was an incoming message.

The message was so many, I smiled because judging from the content of the message, he was very frustrated not to receive a reply from me. Then I sent a message with an apology. I'll explain what I've been through for half a day. Really like a teenager, he forced me to report my activities. Truth be told, I obeyed him too.

When I want to put the phone back on the table, suddenly a call with an unknown number comes in, I let it sit for a moment, then I slide the answer button.

"Hallo, assalamu'alaikum." I said.

"wa'alaikum hail, Arrum it's me Yudha."

"Oh Yudha, what is Yud?? and where did I get my phone number?"

"From Joseph, what are you doing? are you still at your parents' house?"

"I just put Arya to bed, yes I'm still at my parents' house. Maybe I'll go back to the city tomorrow, because I only have 3 days. What's up, Jud?"

" It's nothing, I just want to make sure, because I'm home too, so I thought of visiting your house. What can?"

"Of course it may be Jud, please come. Arya must be glad her teacher's playing at home."

"Alright, then tonight after Maghrib I come."

I hung up the phone by saying hello to Yudha. He used to be a good friend, somewhat quieter than other friends. I often drive him home, because our house is unidirectional and he will pass my house if he leaves and goes home to school.

The sun has hidden itself behind the surface of the other earth, the moon and stars began to appear in place of the sun's task to decorate the sky. In accordance with what he said on the phone earlier, Yudha was right to visit home. He was talking to Arya and my dad. They look so engrossed in the conversation while enjoying the layer cake made by mother and Goddess this afternoon.

After a long time of chatting, Arya went into the room because she wanted to pray and sleep. Soon Dad called me to accompany Yudha, because I was going to RT sir's house for a business.

"Are you leaving tomorrow?" ask him.

"Yes." I replied briefly.

"What if I'm with you? Tomorrow I also have to go to the city, for some business." Yudha's invitation does sound ordinary, but, not to me.

"I don't want to trouble you, Jud, I can take the bus." I replied, I couldn't possibly accept his invitation. I don't know what the villagers will say to see us, I don't want his name to be bad because of me.

"No trouble, all of you. Please, I'm so saturated if I have to go alone without a friend chatting in the car." he persuaded and I'm getting bad.

"Yud, you don't understand. Although we are friends, I am a widow, do you know how the citizens look at the status of the widow with one eye? What's more, if they see me leaving with you, I'll just make your name bad." I know Yudha understands the direction of my conversation. He was silent for a moment.

"Well, if it's like that, what if I propose to you?"

My eyes turned wide upon hearing Yudha's words. What'd he say? He wants to propose to me?

"Arrum, I love you. From the time we were in school to the present. I didn't dare to tell you back then because you only considered me your friend. Then you married Yahya, honestly I was hurt, but because seeing you happy, I tried to forget my feelings. I haven't been back in the village for years not to see you. But I still can't forget you."

"And maybe God wants to give me a chance when your husband dies, not that I'm grateful for your loss, but I really want to be the one to take care of you and your son. Do you want to accept me?"

Yudha expressed her feelings that I had not known. I really didn't expect. I was confused as to what to answer.

"I told your father my intentions earlier. He said it was up to you. My parents have also agreed to my intention to ask you. I'm not forcing you to answer now, I can wait."

"Now that I leave, tomorrow I'll pick you up and I'll take you to town. Assalamu'alaikum"

I'm still in my confusion. I can only answer his greetings. Yudha came out and heard the sound of his car engine slowly away and disappeared. But the sentences were still not lost, still continued to ring and still I could not digest well. What am I supposed to do?