Mother To Aina

BUA 21

It's been a month after the sermon or proposal. Haifa and Alvin are increasingly communicating of course to discuss the issue of marriage. The two families are also getting closer and equally involved in taking care of Alvin and Haifa's wedding preparations.

What about Aina? The little boy was not only getting stickier with his future parents. He is also getting closer to his future grandmother and grandfather. Even a few times Aina had stayed at the Haifa family home.

Haifa and Alvin are now in the boutique for the latest wedding dress fittings. After that they plan to go to the jewelry store to check their wedding ring order. Then to the place of invitation and the last plan they will go to the place of booking souvenirs.

Alvin is busy with his work in the office and also Haifa who must share the focus with the preparation of the thesis. Make them have to be good at managing time to take care of wedding preparations.

"This is what the invitation is like?" haifa asked Alvin while they were at the invitation.

"Whatever you are. Which one you want." said Alvin.

"Cok be up to it?"

"Yes that was already chosen some models stay definitely want which."

"Jude choose."

"Yes you choose."

While the invitation maker just silently observed their squabble.

"As far as ah."

"Sir sorry. I think another time, sir, make the invitation. Assalamualaikum." by Haifa.

Alvin said goodbye and soon followed Haifa who was already in the car.

"Why the hell? I'm wrong?"

"So!"

"I'm sorry."

"This father is not willing to marry. Seriously not really?" ask Haifa.

"The question is can anyone be more joking?" ask Alvin.

"Haifa seriously I don't want to get married?"

"So I'm serious, is that a question worth asking?"

"If you are serious about getting married. Why is it that the father seems to have no spirit. Since then fittings every opinion is asked, the answer is always up to you. In the jewelry place too. Just like that too. Why anyway? If you have no intention. Let's not get tired. The impression is rich Haifa who dragged his father to get married. If you don't want to yaudah. Not 100% yet%. There's still time to cancel. Not many know either."

"Is that enough talking?"

Haifa threw her face out the window.

"Look, I'm serious. If I wanted to play, I wouldn't have come this far. I give everything to you, I follow your decision. That's because I appreciate you, I understand this is a first for you. Every woman has her own wedding dream. I follow everything you want. I don't want to be selfish, it's not my first. So I avoided arguments because of differences of opinion regarding marriage. That doesn't mean I'm not serious" Alvin explained.

"Oh yes I forgot. Second marriage. It doesn't matter anymore. I'm masabodo, don't want to care anymore about the marriage problem that means?"

"It's not. I just follow and accept whatever it takes to be what you want."

"But this catet is the one who wants to marry both not just Haifa. As if the contribution dong kasih input. This mah from the beginning of preparation what is up. It's not wrong for Haifa to doubt you seriously or not."

"Okay if my thinking is even a problem I apologize. But I made it clear that I am serious about you. I'm Serious. Don't think macem macem."

"Okay if you're serious. The remaining unfinished preparations, Haifa wants you to make a decision!"

Alvin looked at Haifa.

"Why can't you? Don't wanna? Proved that you do not want to follow Haifa's will. But you don't care."

"Fines. The rest I handle. I made the decision!" break Alvin.

They are just as silent.

Haifa repeatedly held a distinction in her heart. Usually he never gets this emotional.

Alvin was in silence too. Alvin also realized and admitted that from the beginning he did not contribute much. More Haifa is taking care and making choices.

"I'm sorry" said Alvin, turning his head back to look at Haifa, who was still silent.

Not getting an answer Alvin chose to get out of the car.

But soon Alvin was back in the car.

"Drink first" said Alvin, handing over a bottle of mineral water to Haifa. Haifa did not want to receive the water that Alvin had given her.

"clean. I just bought. I may not have poison either. Can't afford to."

"Thank you." said Haifa quietly.

"What's? No wonder." said Alvin.

"Thank you."

"The same with Aina's mother."

"Kidding continues."

"It's serious it's the same with you."

Haifa again turned her face towards the outside of the window. To hide his face that must have been flushed in embarrassment.

"Well, go where you're going to hunt at night." Go to Haifa.

"Kill first. It's not good to walk either when angry."

"Jude."

"Judah what? In sorry?"

"Hm."

"What a dong."

"Yes, I am forgiven. But the rest of the preparation is all father's handle."

"Haha. Okay okay." Okay."

"Jaudah the way."

"This invitation is also not done yet want to go back to the dalem?"

"No."

"Why?"

"It was a storm there."

"OKAY. To souvenirs means something?"

"Whatever."

Alvin breathed a sigh of resignation and then started driving his car.

At 19:00 they were already on their way home after a short stop at the mosque for the Maghrib prayer.

"Go home?"

Haifa nodded.

"To minimarket for a moment?"

"Yes." Haifa replied.

A tired Haifa chose to wait in the car while Alvin went into the mini market.

"Nih" said Alvin while thrusting a medium-sized plastic minimarket.

"What?" haifa asked while receiving the plastic.

"Make it at home. Still have the task of revisian scription, right? let's not keep badmood." said Alvin.

"A lot sir" said Haifa after learning of the contents.



"It doesn't have to be a day either."

"It feels like Aina. Stricken with snack."

"So don't want to?"

"Now. Thanks to ya."

Alvin just nodded then ran his car.

"Sign in first?" haifa asked after arriving at the front of the house.

"Udah night. Go straight home. Same with Mama Papa."

"Sir."

"Yes." Yeah."

"I'm sorry, too, it's emotional. Snapped snapped father."

"Serious Sir."

"Yes, I am serious. The feeling from earlier asked to be seriously continued."

"Jaudah is up to you."

"I also apologize from the beginning for not contributing. Try if you talk from the beginning probably won't explode like that. But I don't know if it turns out that I think is good. Not necessarily you think the same."

"But please dong the rest of the preparation do not me all that handle. For two deh, it's not what I'm just afraid it's messy and not as expected." added Alvin.

"Haha. Yaudah is just that. But don't want to be left up again."

"Promise the pinkie" said Alvin, pointing the pinky at Haifa.

"Udah ah's. Be careful on the road." Haifa said as she exited Alvin's car.

"Yes. Assalamualaikum."

"Wa'alaikumsalam."

***

The two weeks leading up to the wedding happen to be also today Haifa's graduation. Finally, after a difficult time to divide the time between marriage and thesis. Now that time will be over soon. Haifa was ready to leave the house with her parents. While his older brother followed because it happened that the seat rations were restricted so that not all could enter the building.

After the official graduation procession, Haifa returned home with mom and dad even though she had trouble seeing papa mama because the number of graduates was too much.

"Alhamdulillah. Finally home too."

"Papa, Mama was really hard to meet adek."

"Yes understand pa, that slavery is not just adek itself."

"Haha yes too. Papa sampe dizzy nyariin adek. Good thing I'm going to see you."

"Yes. If you don't meet the most adek go home alone to the boarding house."

"Alvin know if you're graduating now?" ask mama.

"Yes know when the teacher doesn't know."

"Oh yes. Ma, Pa adek tomorrow to the boarding house. Want to nyicil beberes the same adek also want to meet temen temen."

"Judek. Tomorrow ask for antherin just like Ken." said Papa

"Ready."

"But a little long at the boarding house is okay maybe 2 or 3 daily that is."

"Judek. Want to be the same temen temen?"ask Mama.

"Yes in the group, he said he wanted a studio photo for memories. But graduation season ginikan definitely studio photos on the full so must be booked from far away days."

"Jaudah is okay. Enjoy the same temen temen. After this you must be on each other's way."

"Jaudah take a break there."

Today at 10:00 Haifa was in her room.

"Haifaa." call her three best friends while entering Haifa's room without permission.

"You guys just want it."

"So tomorrow we'll have a studio photo. You see yesterday I booked and we are happy tomorrow" said Dinda.

"Yes, it has to be. Anyway Haifa can't go home until tomorrow." said Inara.

"Yes Ina. Haifa also seems to be here a few days. I want to be a little too."

"Alhamdulillah yes temen temen. Finally we can graduate the same." said Aulia.

"Yes, even though yesterday we could not meet" complained Dinda.

"But Ina feels sad to know we have graduated."

"Why sad?" ask Haifa.

"Yes in the sense that after this we will walk each other. Have each other's busyness. Maybe we will find it difficult later" said Ina.

"Ah yes too." continued Aulia.

"Temen promise yes if later among us there are those who married first or someone who has any event. As much as we can try to come. Think of it as an opportunity for us to gather again for friendship" said Dinda.

"definitely. Guess who among us is getting married first?" ask Aulia.

Dinda's words and Aulia's words just now managed to make Haifa speechless. How Dinda and Aulia alike discuss about marriage. The thing Haifa had been hiding from them. There's guilt, Haifa thinks maybe it's time to be honest. Haifa must be prepared for all its consequences.

But Haifa had to be patient a little more. For it is impossible to express it now because Haifa did not want what had been planned from far away to be ruined by a spontaneous plan from her. Haifa decided to talk to them after the studio's photo plan was completed. At least when they get angry and stay away from Haifa they still have memories together even if only in a piece of photo.

As planned, now they were gathered in Haifa's room.

"Let's Haifa tell you what story?" Aul Todong.

"Haifa be honest with you. You're the first people Haifa told you about. Haifa also doesn't know how you will react but at least Haifa is honest with you."

"Do not be curious" said Dinda impatiently.

"That's fine." added Inara.

Haifa took a deep breath.

"Haifa is actually dikhitbah. Even if everything goes according to plan in 2 weeks, Haifa's getting married."

"Is serious?" shocked Aul.

"Yes." Yeah."

"Alhamdulillah. Barakallah Haifa." said Dinda.

"Congratulations Haifa. But who wouldn't tell us the same story?" ask Inara.

Haifa began to recount from the beginning of her meeting with Aina. But Haifa hasn't mentioned if that person is Alvin.

"Yes Allah is a soul mate that is very random" said Inara.

Haifa looked at Inara. In his heart he said. 'After Ina knows who it is, will Ina stay like Haifa?'

"You know the beginning and the beginning of the meeting. But Haifa has not mentioned who it is. Tell me dong. Aul's curious."

"It is true. Daritadi has a long story but has not been told his identity" said Dinda.

"Let's dong who Haifa's candidate is. We know him?" ask Inara.

Haifa nodded.

"Are we really familiar?" said Aul heboh.

"Yes." Haifa replied.

"Who is who?" inara asked enthusiastically.

While Dinda. He stared at Haifa. Looks like Haifa's best friend has started guessing nebak.

"Who is Haifa?" ask Dinda.

Haifa was silent for a moment.

"But Haifa apologized earlier. Especially Ina."

"Huh why? Why apologize to Ina?" inara.

Hearing Haifa say that Dinda felt more and more convinced by her guess.

"Who the hell is Haifa. Answer me don't play guessing." said Aul.

Haifa was silent.

"Haifa answered or I'm the nebak" said Dinda.

Haifa looked at Dinda.

"Okay Haifa answer."

"That guy. That guy's. Her. She's."

"He who?"

"He's Mr. Alvin." said Haifa.

Kamr Haifa became silent.

***

**To be continued...

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