My Brother's Friend

The ring of the elder

Bang Reza's heart raged and was full of questions, not hypocrites, he so wanted Syafa to be the first and last person in his life, he also wanted to love the same person for the rest of his life.

"But what's this not in a hurry, Om. After all Syafa was still in school" Bang Reza finally said what he thought,

"No, Reza. Isn't faster better?" mr. Burhan tried to convince Bang Reza

"What will not be circulating rumors out there, Om. Om's son is still in school but is engaged" Bang Reza again expressed his heart.

"You don't have to worry about everything, we can hide everything until Syafa graduates, after all this is proof of you if you really love Syafa. If you can't afford it you'd better leave Shafa"

"Bu-not that, Om. I love Syafa, and I don't want to lose him. But I'm not ready yet" Bang Reza this time frantically faced again

"There's nothing you need to prepare, it's just an event between your Om family and yours. There's no one else!" continued Mr. Burhan.

"Rethink what Om has just said, if you have answers come to Om's house immediately" Mr. Burhan then stood up and left Bang Reza still overwhelmed by confusion.

Confusion between accepting or rejecting them. If he rejects it then immediately he must release Syafa, but if he agrees then automatically he must immediately do the conditions mentioned by Mr. Burhan.

Bang Reza was happy if he had to get engaged immediately, but on the right side he also had to think about his pride, he himself did not know where should help for this.

After drinking the juice in front of him, he stood up and walked out of the cafe, and hurried home.

...****...

Bang Reza just parked his bike right in front of Kak Jo's restaurant, and then he went straight into the place.

"Where have you been all this time, I thought Elo was out of this restaurant?" dion asked when he found Bang Reza who had just entered the place.

At that time Dion had just cleaned dishes and dirty glasses, the rest of the customer's food.

"Sorry, all this time there is more business that can not be left" Kilah Bang Reza and did not tell me because he did not work all this time.

Dion does not know what really happened because Kak Jo also never told him about Bang Reza who had just undergone surgery.

"Oh, that's how it looks" Dion muttered as he walked towards the kitchen to bring the item he had just finished up, saying,

Bang Reza followed him, "Jonathan where?"

"He's in his office, why is he?" dion asked as he placed the tray he was carrying in the dishwasher,

Bang Reza did not answer him, he then turned his body and immediately walked towards Kak Jo's room

"Why is that a boy, doesn't he usually behave like that?" Dion looked astonished by Bang Reza's usual non-existent attitude.

Bang Reza knocked on the door of Kak Jo's room, after getting permission from the owner, he then immediately entered the place

"Am I interrupting?" ask Bang Reza while waltzing in there

"No, I just came and have not done anything" replied Kak Jo who is still seen wearing batik clothes and black trousers,

She hasn't changed her clothes after coming home from teaching at my school.

Bang Reza then sat on an empty chair in the room, Kak Jo who felt awkward with Bang Reza's behavior immediately approached him.

"What's the problem?"

"What's so visible?" Bang Reza turned around Brother Jo's question

After that Bang Reza then told what he experienced, starting from his meeting with Mr. Burhan until finally he had to qualify from Mr. Burhan.

"So where's the problem, if you really like it, isn't that hard?" said Brother Jo

"Yes, but you know for yourself that I have nothing left, the surgery and hospital fees alone you paid for it and after that for his daily life I had to drain Aulia's savings" anxiety and sadness appeared on Bang Reza's face

"Then you're gonna leave him?"

"No, I liked it a long time ago, there's no way I'm leaving it!" Bang Reza is full of faith.

Then the chatter between the two began to sound serious and more serious, the anxiety and also the sadness that Bang Reza felt little by little began to gradually disappear.

...****...

I just finished taking a shower and changed into a casual dress, now I am sitting in front of the television to eliminate boredom and also expel the fatigue that I feel all day.

Until now Bang Reza has not come home, I have contacted him but he only said he will go home soon,

Not long after the roar of motorized vehicles into my courtyard, I can confirm if it is Bang Reza.

"Aulia," called him later

"Yes," I said rather lazily

Bang Reza then turned to look at me who was now in front of the TV and was pressing the place button repeatedly without determining which channel I would watch.

"Aulia, there's something you should talk about!" Bang Reza approached and then sat down beside me, putting on a serious face.

I turned to him and found himself sighing harshly, and with a tense face.

"Why, Bang?" ask me later

"I'll get engaged to Shafa!" obviously, I jumped out of my seat and now stand straight beside Bang Reza

"What, engaged?" Bang Reza nodded

"Why so soon, what happened to you, what did you do to Syafa?" thousands of assumptions and strange thoughts began to cross my mind

"You don't think the no-no!" Bang Reza pulled my arm and asked me to sit down

I complied and then sat down but I still put on a face filled with questions.

Bang Reza then told everything, like what he told Kak Jo, I did not understand at first but in the end I understood that this was all a form of the seriousness of Bang Reza in Syafa.

"Do you still keep it?" ask Bang Reza when he's done telling me

"Save what?"

"The ring that Father and Mother once gave you, do you still keep it?"

I then remembered, if Dad and Mom had given me a pair of rings that he said were the legacy rings of the elders.

The ring was given to me so that I could keep it, and whoever would marry first, the ring would have to be worn to the bride-to-be.

"Yes, Aulia still keeps it, I'll get it"