Mahabbah Love Khalisa

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"God willing, how fragrant is Abi's son wearing what perfume?" Azfan kissed Azka's stomach as she was about to put on clothes after bathing. Khalisa was able to bathe Azka himself without the help of Ica and her in-laws.

"Azka only uses Bi soap, has not used perfume later if it is big enough to be called perfume with Abi." Khalisa said from the balcony, he had just dried Azka's towel.

"Azka can take it all." Azfan poured telon oil into Azka's stomach and chest.

"But Abi only has two perfumes." Khalisa laughed, Azfan only has two Jaya-given perfumes and one that Khalisa chose when they were in Alindra Mall. If counted Khalisa has more perfume because he does not want to make Azfan bored with the aroma that's all. Although Azfan couldn't be like that.

Azka had finished wearing a white jumper with a red pattern all over its surface. Today they will hold Man Yue which is a Chinese tradition when the baby enters one month. Khalisa and Azfan invited relatives. This tradition is a form of gratitude for the birth of a baby. Actually in this tradition there is a procession of shaving hair. But Azka had done that when Aqiqah was 7 days old.

"Umma pick a hat for Azka dong." Azfan Pinta.

"The red one too." Khalisa chose a red hat for Azka.

When two people with different cultures get married then there are various traditions to be done. As with the 7 monthly or mitoni which is Javanese culture then now they have to do Man Yue. Azfan himself only knew if there was a tradition like this.

Being a parent is a difficult thing where they have to understand what the child wants from his cries and gestures. Khalisa and Azfan had to stay up late when Azka cried at midnight. Their sleep time becomes irregular while during the day there are many other activities that have been waiting.

But behind it all the happiness of having Azka is much greater than their fatigue. The presence of Azka gives a new color in the household life of Azfan and Khalisa. The existence of Azka makes them learn a lot such as suppressing the ego and controlling emotions.

All the family members were gathered on the first floor. Azfan went down while holding Azka who was full after drinking ASI just so that he did not fuss during the event.

Khalisa distributed the parcels to everyone present. The parcel was also prepared a week ago. Unlike the parcel during the 4-month study made by Khalisa, this time Ica ordered it from others because the amount is quite a lot. Moreover, they will not be able to prepare everything themselves.

"Funny Um, Ummi doesn't want grandchildren?" Kafa was writhing on Aisha's arm, he was anxious to carry Azka but the rest of the family was crowding the little Azka. Just watch out later if they all come home, Kafa will not give his nephew to anyone. Kafa is impatient Azka grows up so he can invite him to play cars like he did with Fatah and Azmal first.

"Azka is also Ummi's grandson." Aisyah Sahut.

"No, I mean the grandson of Kafa." Kafa grinned, he became embarrassed for having said such a sentence.

"Why can you give Ummi a grandchild?" Aisha looked at Kafa in wonder.

"Can dong, just find a woman who wants to be Kafa's wife."

Aisyah patted Kafa's arm, "this is nyari's wife is not like nyak nyari goods that are just pointing, you must know his nature, his religion and many other things."

"Kafa knows Ma." Kafa has found one woman who has a melodious voice, despite her male nature that is always installment everywhere but Kafa can educate women.

"Why are you talking about women?" Aisyah looked at Kafa suspiciously, before Kafa had never talked about anything like this. Even when Aisyah asked about her college friends, Kafa said she did not have any close friends except Geza, whom she had known since childhood. It was only natural that Aisha was suspicious.

"Why can't you fall in love?" Finally Kafa dared to ask Aisha that question.

Aisha was surprised by Kafa's question, "who is that woman?" He must soon meet the woman who has conquered the head of the Kafa stone.

Kafa laughed, "i'm not just his name, can Kafa fall in love?"

"May, of course I can." Aisyah.

Kafa pulls Aisyah into the kitchen because he wants to be more free to chat with her. From yesterday Kafa did not have a chance to chat because Aisyah was busy preparing for the Man Yue event.

"I told Ummi once, I won't fall in love before I finish college." Kafa faced Aisyah completely, he stared at her pair of Ummi eyes, the only visible part of the face. Aisyah used to wear the veil but now she always wears it.

"Ummi knows but love is not like the weather we can expect." Aisyah said softly.

Kafa agrees with his Ummi remarks because he has unwittingly fallen in love with Mahira whom he once hated. Not hate but upset because of the girl's behavior. Actually Kafa will certainly be resentful to anyone who will disturb his calm even if it is not Mahira.

While alone in his room Kafa contemplates looking for reasons why he could fall in love with Mahira who is just an ordinary girl. Kafa used to fantasize that one day he would fall in love with a great doctor who had above average beauty. But it turns out that Kafa actually fell in love with Mahira who according to her standard beauty. It was just that after thinking about it again, Mahira had a sweet smile.

"So can?"

"Did Ummi ever forbid you from falling in love?"

Kafa raised his shoulders, he did not know because they had never discussed this before.

"Ummi didn't know the woman?"

Kafa shook his head, never spoke.

"Assalamualaikum, I'm sorry-sorry to come in from behind because in front of a lot of people I'm embarrassed."

Kafa and Aisyah were startled by the noise of a woman entering through the kitchen door. Despite answering the greeting but they were still shocked because of the arrival of the woman. They could not see his face as it was covered by the super large bouquet of flowers in his hands.

Aisyah spontaneously helped the woman lower the flower in her hand.

"Mahira!" Kafa gawked as soon as he could see the face of the flower-bearer woman. "What are you doing here?"

Mahira was no less surprised, he knew this was Khalisa's house and not Kafa who made him shocked but someone who had helped him bring down the flowers.

Kafa's mother, huh? oh my goodness, what a shame my clothes are so beautiful, God help your beautiful servant.

"Who ordered the flowers?" Kafa asked while looking at the large enough bouquet of flowers. There are several types of flowers in it, namely Roses, Baby Breath, Hydrangea and Ranunculus.

"It's anterin coming forward." Pinta Cafa's. "It's so weird, Brother Huma, when babies are given flowers." His grunt.

Mahira nodded and immediately picked up the flower heavy enough to carry it forward where the event was taking place.

"Let me take it." Said Aisyah, she felt sorry to see the woman had to bring flowers to the front especially the size was also quite large.

"Don't Ma, uh, mean Aunt." Mahira so confused behavior should call Mama Kafa with what name. That makes Kafa have to hold back the laughter of seeing Mahira's silliness. "It's my job."

What the hell, I was now me. It is not clear that you are Mahira! Mahira grumbled in her heart.

With limited views Mahira painstakingly walked forward carrying the bouquet of flowers to give to Huma who had ordered it. Mahira was running out of pocket money so he went to his aunt's house to get money and to deliver a bouquet of that size he would get 50 thousand. Mahira is not a double eye because usually he also helps without getting rewarded, he is only in a crisis phase while his parents have not given a monthly ration.

"He's the one."

"Hm?" Aisha looked at Kafa.

"The girl I mean."

Aisyah's eyes widened in surprise but three seconds later she smiled.

"She's an ordinary super girl who doesn't have her special Umm so until now Kafa is confused why he can like her."

Aisyah shook her head, a woman who has made Kafa fall in love is not an ordinary woman. Aisyah is happy if there is finally a woman who stole the attention of Kafa. Aisyah thought Kafa would be difficult to fall in love let alone find a partner.

"He knows?" Aisyah asked in a low voice even though the atmosphere in the house was boisterous.

"Not to Ummi."

"Don't tell me you act like you hate him when you like him?" Aisyah understood very well the nature of Kafa who did not want to show his feelings. Just as Kafa was angry with Khalisa, Aisha knew that Kafa did it because he loved Khalisa. Kafa did not want to express his feelings.

Kafa raises his shoulders, he also does not know how to show his love for Mahira. Hasn't Kafa been showing it clearly all this time? Not woy! Instead, Kafa's behavior illustrates that he hates Mahira.

"Kafa doesn't know how."

Aisha rubbed Kafa's arm, "you will find a way, Ummi trusts you." He breezed forward to join the others because it was time they gave Azka their angpao.

Giving angpao is a tradition that they usually do to the baby during the Man Yue event other than during the Chinese new year.

"Jeez Huma thank you, the flowers are so big." Khalisa was surprised to see a bouquet of flowers spreading fragrant scents throughout the room. Khalisa likes flowers only he is not painstaking if he has to take care of it as Ica has done so far. Khalisa is not good at caring for flowers so such a bouquet is always the solution even though it will wither and rot.

"This is not for Azka, it's for Umma." Huma just realized that he chose the wrong gift.

"His mother needs a gift too." Khalisa Kanda. "Eh Mahira don't go home, eat yuk first." Khalisa held Mahira's hand that was about to leave.

"Not to be a child." Mahira still wants to be there but because he has to deliver another bouquet, he can't be here much longer. "I have to pick up another flower."

"Let's bring some food."

"Let Ai take it." Tukas Aisyah, he rushed to the kitchen to fetch food for Mahira.

Mahira follows Aisyah into the kitchen after saying goodbye to Khalisa and thanks Huma for ordering flowers to her aunt.

"You're one of Kafa's armies, aren't you?" Aisyah noticed Mahira's presence behind her.

"Yes aunty but different faculty." Mahira never misbehaved when meeting Kafa but dealing with Aisyah actually made him confused what to behave like.

"It seems you know Kafa well, he rarely has new friends."

Mahira grinnedly rubbed the sweaty nape behind her black pashmina which she now did not know what it looked like after speeding on the streets.

"Perhaps because I'm disturbing Kafa keeps Auntie."

"Oh yeah? you're disturbing Kafa?"

Mahira laughed misbehavingly, "iya Aunty."

"May I know why?"

"Because—" Yes because I like the same Auntie boy.

"Whatever it is thank you for being a friend of Kafa, although his mind is fierce but actually he is good." Aisyah gave a box of food to Mahira.

Mahira nodded and commented a smile, "thank you Aunt."

"See you soon."

Mahira widens, do they have any reason to meet again in the future?