My Bow to the Destiny of Love

Kangen

After ending the call with her future daughter-in-law, Ms. Santi smiled at her daughter. He looked back at Chayra's phone still in his hand.

"Mom was curious, son. How does the prospective daughter-in-law who has never known this father-in-law."

"Mother..." Chayra hugged her mother. "Ayra is ashamed. same Mother..."

"Lho, how ashamed, son?" Santi's mother rubbed his daughter's head. He closed his eyes, inhaling deep oxygen in the room.

"Mother why?" Chayra looked up at her mother's astonishment.

"What made you agree to the call of the ta'aruf Ghibran, son? You have never wanted to get to know a man. I still can't believe your decision, son."

Chayra took a deep breath. Let go of her embrace slowly. "Ayra... Ayra performed istikharah several times, Ma'am, before agreeing to Kak Ghibran's call to ta'aruf. Ayra also found out about Kak Ghibran from Ayra's friends in Pesantren. Abah has always supported Ayra."

"How many months have you known him, son? I still have doubts about your decision."

"God willing, the decision that Ayra made was right, ma'am. Ayra has also known Ghibran for a long time. You could say during Ayra in Pesantren, Mom. Ghibran's brother was Ayra's tutor before dawn prayers. So, Ayra knew him from the first time Ayra had attended his class."

"Mom's just not ready to part with you anymore, son." Santi hugged his daughter again. "How about your college?"

"Ayra will still be in college even though she is married later, Mom."

"Are you sure, son?"

"God willing, Mom. May Allah bless Ayra's decision."

"Aamiin, Son. I can only support. Tomorrow om you'll come here with your Grandpa and Grandma." Miss Santi breathed a heavy sigh. "Luckily, I've renovated this house. So, we won't be short of rooms now."

"Alhamdulillah, ma'am." Chayra smiled warmly at her mother. "Oh yes, Mom. Ayra's friends will be here now."

"Oh yes, son? Every two weeks they're always here."

"I mean Mom?"

"Mom practiced the knowledge that I had with your three friends, son. Every Friday night and every Sunday night, they always come here."

Just finishing his sentence, the three girls who were being talked about suddenly burst into the room.

"Ayra Honey...!" The three immediately hugged Chayra.

Chayra hugged her three best friends tightly. "God, I can finally see you again." Tears suddenly flowed without being asked.

"Gue's not dreaming, is he, Ayra?" Amira patted her cheeks.

"Gue never wanted to wake up just as Alesha woke me up." Tina smiled sumringah.

Chayra felt her best friend's cheeks one by one. "You guys how are you? Sorry for not telling you guys I'm home. I came home suddenly too."

"Lho owes me the same explanation." Alesha pointed at Chayra.

"What does that mean?" Chayra pretended to be confused.

"Eh, Mira, Tina, you should know that Ayra now has a boyfriend."

"What..?!" Amira and Tina.

"Lho has a girlfriend, Ayra? Are you sure you're brave with men?" Amira still can't believe it.

"Not a girlfriend anymore, but C-A-L-O-N S-U-A-M-I." Mrs Ainun stood at the door. Cut out the conversation of the four girls in the room.

They all looked at the door. Bu Ainun smilingly approached towards them with a tray in his hand.

"I mean Auntie?" Tina who could not be curious immediately replied.

Mrs Ainun smiled again. "Ayra's coming home because next week she'll be proposed."

Alesha, Amira and Tina were gaping wide. Turning his head and looking at Chayra as if asking for an explanation.

"Explain to us now, Ayra." Alesha immediately pulled Chayra's hand.

Chayra smiled grimacingly. "Hihihi. I told you earlier, that I came home suddenly."

"Lho used to be scared of guys, Ayra. How, two years of life in the Pesantren suddenly you already want to marry."

"Destiny.." Chayra raised her finger

Alesha, Amira and Tina flicked their lips at Chayra's reply.

"Yes, fate. But, there must be a process. It is impossible right, that guy directly ngajak you know marriage without any process first."

"The whole story." Chayra smiled wrongly. "We'll talk about something else."

Amira and Tina looked at each other. "Cie. who wants to marry." Both simultaneously.

"What the hell?" Chayra rubbed her cheeks which were already blushing red.

Bu Ainun smiled looking at the interaction of the four girls in front of him. "You guys are really compact. Tumben Ummi sees friendship like you."

"Oh clear dong, Ummi. Our friendship has no equal. Friendship should be like this, right? Strengthening each other when someone is down or vice versa." Alesha Timpal.

"Why don't you go to the Pesantren just let you gather?"

"Want to do that, Ummi. We come from a family with a different background. Especially the Mira. Will immediately get a rejection when he will convey his wishes to Mom and Dad." Tina glanced at Amira.

"Not so many times." Amira glanced at Tina annoyed. "Mami and Papi I rarely pray. But that does not mean they will also prohibit me from deepening religious knowledge. They were always smiling happily to see me when I started praying."

"Keep, why don't they pray?"

"Not yet guided them. I always take them. But yes, as I said. God has not opened the door for them."

"May Allah open the doors of guidance immediately."

"Aamiin.." Concurrently chayra's speech.

Their conversation continued until nine in the morning. They established the Dhuha prayer and continued with breakfast.

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"We're going to the Mall this afternoon. We walk around satisfied before you are officially proposed by your lover who suangaaat. handsome icu." Tina still insists on inviting Chayra who is still reluctant to agree to her invitation.

"I want to rest. Tomorrow I'll be happy to hug my pillow in my room."

"This is true, Ayra. Please deh, man. If you are not going to return to the Pesantren, yes fine even though you say tomorrow. But this is just a moment. And again, if you marry later. We're not gonna be like this anymore. My husband is Ustadz again. Surely all activities are limited to him."

Chayra breathed heavily. "If this afternoon I really can't. I have activities with Mom and Ummi. If you want to help, that's okay, too."

"Huh, just when can our dong get out?"

"God willing, tomorrow. You see, even the day after tomorrow and the days that followed, I would also be very busy."

"Gue will be there now. I'll take Mira first."

"Wait, wait.."

"What..?"

"You didn't take Alesha too?"

"He's on campus, there's hours of college. I'm going to the house now. Assalamualaikum.."

"Wa'alaikumsalam.."

Half an hour later, Tina and Amira were already sitting sweetly in the living room of Chayra's house.

"That's a really good deal to get there?" Chayra joined in, throwing her body on the sofa.

"Am I from Jakarta here?" Tina looked around the house that looked lonely. "Where is Ummi Ainun's mother?"

"To the airport, pick up Abah with Brother Zidane."

"What...??" Tina and Amira were shocked. Change his sitting position. Who had been leaning back relaxed to sit upright.

"You guys why the hell? Just a regular time.."

"Why don't you tell me that Zidane's brother will be here too?" Amira looked at Chayra while frowning her brows. Her nose is kempis.

"Problem for you?"

"Obviously the problem, Ayra. If you know Brother Zidane will be here, we will be beautiful first. Here we come with a tangled face like this."

Tina just nodded in agreement to Amira's words.

"Great intention with Carper Zidane. She's just like a woman's plate."

"It is precisely because of Brother Zidane the plates. That's why we want to get attention. Who knows about the slippage."

"Where was that old boyfriend? If you already have a partner, why look for another."

Amira poked her lips. "Who knows if anyone wants to be with me, a better man. I'll let go of Ardian if there's a better one who wants to be with me."

Chayra and Tina just gawked at Amira's words.

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