Mahabbah Love Khalisa

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A cold snap strikes when Rindang's car enters Levin's not-so-widespread courtyard. After gathering the mental that had splattered finally Rindang ventured to come to Levin's house. Rindang used to visit Jason's house or the man who had been his girlfriend. Rindang should not be this nervous, after all he had known Valerie before.

Levin ran from inside the house welcoming Rindang who just got off his car, he had got a message that Rindang would visit his house today.

"Assalamualaikum, Ko." Rindang.

"Waalaikumussalam let's go in, Mama's in the back garden." Levin took Rindang in.

"Today Aunt Val didn't go to the hospital?" Rindang is afraid that his arrival will interfere with Valerie's time even though it's a weekend. But as far as Rindang knows the doctor does not have a day off.

Levin shook his head, "Today the schedule is empty, what do you want to drink?" He asked as they passed through the hallway to the back garden.

"What can I do."

"Don't you like Matcha Latte?"

"Like."

"I asked Mbak in the back to make Matcha Latte for you because lately me and Meylin often drink it."

"Ko's Kamsia."

"That's Mama." Levin sped up the steps followed by Rindang, they passed the edge of the koi fish pond to a small chair in the middle of the park where Valerie was seriously knitting.

"Good afternoon Auntie." Sapa Rindang distracts Valerie from the nearly finished brown cardigan.

"Jiang." Reply Valerie, if Levin does not say that Rindang will visit this house for sure he will not be able to recognize the girl because her appearance changes drastically. Valerie could only see a pair of shady eyes.

Rindang shook Valerie's hand, "how's Auntie doing."

"Okay, let's sit." Take Valerie.

Leafy could not guess what was on Valerie's mind at the moment as her expression was very flat. There was no smile formed from Valerie's lips being polished with red lipstick.

"I'm going to the kitchen first, Mama want me to grab a drink too?" Levin saw his mama.

"No need to." Reject Valerie.

"Rindang, I'm staying tight." Levin told Rindang.

Shady nodded, he sat on an empty chair beside a small white table overlooking the fish pond.

"You don't wear clothes like this hot?"

"Absolutely not hot Aunt because the clothes are cool, I choose the material itself."

"Oh." Valerie almost forgot that Rindang is good at sewing her own clothes like Khalisa.

"I just found out that Aunt Val loves to knit." Shady saw Valerie who returned seriously knitting.

"If again my spare is always knitting, can reduce stress as well."

"It's not that the stress is getting aunty, it's getting complicated."

"No, knowing how will not be difficult."

Rindang. As a doctor, it turns out Valerie is not only good at handling patients but her hands are also skilled at knitting.

"What are you busy with now?" Ask Valerie.

"About the Aunt's thesis."

"Keep the plan after graduation to do what?" Valerie wants to know Rindang's plans going forward so she can find a reason to get in the way of Rindang and Levin's relationship.

"I want to open a boutique."

"Where? in Jogja or in Banyuwangi?"

"I haven't thought of Tan yet." She smiled nervously even though she was invisible.

"Oh yeah he said your parents have a Frozen Food business."

"Aunty Betul."

"Why doesn't your family choose a Healthy Food business?" Valerie raised her chin glancing at Rindang with a look of disdain.

Rindang's eyebrows lifted, why suddenly asked like that anyway not himself who opened the business.

"Frozen food has its own advantages Auntie, we can also send food to all regions in Indonesia, people allow to store it for a long time and I think it is more practical also we just stay hot for a while in the microwave or stove." Obviously Rindang as much as he can.

"Don't you eat Frozen Food?"

"Sometimes I eat." Of course Rindang ate products made by his parents when he did not have time to cook something complicated.

"People are now not so concerned about his health, my patients in the hospital are mostly those who often consume Frozen Food, although the Frozen Food company says the food is still nutritious but Auntie biasain Levin and Meylin eat a healthy diet."

"Of course Frozen Food can not be compared with Healthy Food Aunt and everything that is excessive is not good and the company can not control the number of people's purchases, he said, just like people who have diabetes, will they blame the sugar factory, certainly not Aunty?" Rindang still maintained his smile, he was not at all offended by Valerie's sentence because he thought it was a fact. But I don't think they need to talk about this. Valerie should have asked this to Rindang's parents, the business owner.

Valerie was speechless, she was defeated by Rindang's long sentence just now. He swallowed the saliva with difficulty because his throat felt closest.

Levin returns with two glasses of Matcha Latte for Rindang and himself. He deliberately stalled time to return because he wanted to let his mama and Rindang chat. Levin wished for a good development after they had chatted with each other.

"It's cobain." Levin put the Matcha Latte near Rindang and sat down to join them.

"Thank you Ko." Rindang sipped the cold Matcha Latte. The hot weather and cold drinks are a perfect blend to enjoy this afternoon.

"Mama go inside first." Valerie.

"Where is Mom going?" Levin looked up holding his mama's arm.

"You're taking a nap." Valerie replied ketus, he was not in the mood anymore to see the figure of Rindang here.

"Since when can you take a nap?" Levin frowned, he knew his mama's most habit of avoiding naps because it would make it hard to sleep at night.

"Since today, you've been talking." Valerie waltzed away from there carrying a nearly finished cardigan and a stack of knitting tools.

Levin smiled awkwardly looking at Rindang, he felt bad because his mama suddenly left just like that.

"What did you say to Mama?" Levin suspects that Rindang and Valerie's chatter is not what he expected.

"That Frozen Food business my parents, Ko."

"I'm sorry if Mama talked about macem and offended you." Levin understands his mother will definitely try to make Rindang cornered like when he first told about the business of Rindang's parents. Valerie doesn't seem to like it

"No, Aunt Val didn't offend me at all." Rindang smiled blandly and again took a sip of his Matcha Latte until it ran out, he wanted to get home from here. Rindang is not comfortable being alone like this with Levin. In addition Rindang just remembered that he had made an appointment to meet with Sandi.

"Thank you for coming here next time I want to visit your parents in Banyuwangi."

Rindang nodded slowly.

"I'm going home first Ko." Shady left after spending a glass of Matcha Latte in a short time when he should drink it slowly enjoy every sip of Matcha mixed with milk and sugar.

"I'm in a hurry, I've already told Meylin that if you come, he'll be here soon."

"Sorry Ko, I just remembered that this afternoon there was an appointment with me."

Levin went to take Rindang.

"Assalamualaikum Ko."

"Mosur." Levin saw Rindang get in the car.

Levin came back in after Rindang's car was nowhere to be seen. His feeling riled up because he was afraid that Rindang would not visit here again.

"Well, where's Ce Rindang?" Meylin halted his steps on the last rung of the stairs looking at Levin at the doorstep.

"Well home."

Meylin stepped over to Levin, why Rindang rushed home when Meylin wanted to not have time to say hello.

"Now if he has a promise with his friends." Levin walked up the stairs.

"Where's the store going?" Meylin.

"To Mama's room." Levin had to talk to his mama for offending Rindang by leaving all of a sudden.

Levin knocks on his mama's room door and asks permission to enter. He pushed the door after getting an answer from his mother.

After Levin's conjecture, Valerie seemed to continue her knitting by sitting on her back to the door. Valerie can't take a nap.

"Why did Mama find Rindang?"

"Mama Males just chatted for a long time with Rindang." Answer Valerie casually.

"Actually what is the problem Mama, why Mama does not like Rindang, she is good."

"Do you think that's good enough?"

"For Levin enough."

"You don't want to rush into marriage."

"Why Ma, Mama said after I finished the internship I can determine my own life including about getting married, now even I have been admitted to the hospital but Mama still said I can't marry, but Mama still said I can't, Mama want me to do something again?"

"Are you satisfied with the title of general practitioner, you must take a specialist education."

"I'll definitely continue to take specialists but not now Ma, I want to marry Rindang first."

"Do you think you can marry while you are in college? it's not easy Vin."

"I know it's not easy Ma, but it's not necessarily impossible, Levin hasn't been able to say Mama can't."

"Get out of my mom's room."

"Ma," Levin held his mama's arm with a pleading look. "Levin can prove that Levin can go to college S2 after marriage."

"Get out!" Snapped Valerie, she no longer wants to be disturbed by the conversation about this marriage.

Levin exhaled a heavy breath releasing his mama's arm and out of it. Levin returned to his room, throwing his body on the sofa by the window. Why is the story not as smooth as the love story of others.

"O Allah, may I be envious of Kafa who is now engaged to the girl he likes." Levin looked up at the ceiling of his room. Azfan is married to Khalisa. "Didn't you choose me to experience all this then it means I'm able to get through it?"

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Rindang put some moisturizer into the make-up pouch for him to give Mahira as promised some time ago. After all Rindang will not be able to spend a few bottles of moisturizer, toner and sunscreen in a short time so it is better he gave it to others.

Rindang did not lie about having an appointment with someone but he took the time to return to the apartment after returning from Levin's house. Rindang all of you brought the pouch, after his business was finished he could stop by for a while to Mahira's house.

Rindang's car crept slowly into the crowded shopping area where he had made an appointment with Sandi at the branch of Aisyah's Muslimah Boutique.

Rindang stopped his car and took the phone, confirming the whereabouts of Sandi.

"Ko Levin?" Rindang sees a message coming in from Levin as he searches for Sandi's name. With a quick gesture Rindang tapped on a message from Levin.

What do you think of marriage without the blessing of a parent?

Rindang's eyes rounded reading the message, do not say Levin will recklessly marry Rindang without the blessing of his parents.

Rindang was about to reply to the message but he heard the voice of someone calling him.

"The Password." Gumam Rindang looked at Sandi in front of the boutique. He got out of the car and put his phone in his bag.

"Let's go in." Take Sandi into the boutique that was quite crowded that afternoon. "Are you planning to open a boutique here or in Banyuwangi?" He invited Rindang to sit on the front sofa.

Twice Rindang heard the question but no wonder if Sandi asked about it because they had discussed it before.

"According to Bang Sandi it's better where?"

"I think either here or in Banyuwangi, both have advantages, if you want to stay here you can open a boutique here later I help."

"Aren't you afraid I'll be your rival?"

Sandi laughed, "no, every designer has their own characteristics so you will find your own fans of the work."

"I haven't thought until then anyway, now the focus is on the completion of the thesis." Rindang could not focus on his conversation with Sandi as he kept thinking about Levin's message just now. Though the purpose of Rindang here is to get an overview of boutiques and fashion tastes of the community because Sandi is experienced in this matter. Evident from her being the designer of Aisyah's trust.

"Want to look around?

"You Bang, you want to." Rindang moved because he had arrived here then Rindang could bring home one or two pieces of clothing that attracted his attention. "That's the fabric for bridesmaids?"

"Yes, for his bridesmaids Kafa and his future wife, I'm afraid you're also asked to be a bridesmaid?"

"Yes but I don't want to, I'm the back of the screen aja Bang." Rindang chuckles.

"It seems to suit you." The password takes one of Mocca's colored gambis. "Do you like French Khimar?

"Yes I wear French Khimar a lot." Shady noticed the robe in Sandi's hand, he felt the material is smooth and definitely comfortable when worn. Of course Sandi made nothing bad.

"Unfortunately our French Khimar stock is empty."

"It's okay Bang, I want this game." Rindang did not want to choose too long, he wanted to call Levin immediately.

"If you try first."

"No, just go straight." Shady shook his hand.

"It's a little big lo Rin."

"It's okay." Rindang likes to wear big clothes.

Sandi asked one of the boutique employees to wrap the robe that Rindang had chosen.

After completing the payment Rindang pampit go home although in fact he still wants to ask a lot of things to Sandi.

Without waiting long Rindang dialed Levin's phone number, he put airpods on both ears while running the car.

"Hello Rindang."

"What did Koko mean? don't answer, let me guess."

"What?"

"Tante Val doesn't like me and he doesn't approve of me if Ko Levin wants to marry me."

"He doesn't like you."

"Want to?"

"You haven't answered my question."

"Do you want to know my answer?"

"Yes." Yeah."

"My opinion is that one cannot marry without parental blessing."

"Rindang, as long as your parents approve, I'll marry you."

The connection was immediately cut off before Rindang replied to Levin's sentence.

Shady sidelined his car, he put his forehead on the steering wheel. Rindang knows how Levin is feeling right now but he can't possibly ruin Levin's relationship with his parents. Rindang has no right to do that, he is just a person who has just entered Levin's life while Valerie and Michael have raised him with great difficulty.

Levin bites a finger if it is not married to Rindang 😭