
"I'm the representative of my friend, Adnan." He pointed to Adnan who was still silent. "To propose to you."
"Huhhh?!!"
Nirmala was so shocked to hear Zaki say, her eyes repeatedly flashing cutely. His gaze was shifted to look at Zaki's friend. His forehead creased as he felt like he had met that person.
"You who? we don't know each other why come to propose to me?" Tanya Nirmala was still in her shock. Most of the people in general before marriage are mostly past the period of introduction, approach, dating, applying, getting married. While this man proposes to marry, but does not know each other.
"Repire Candidate," Adnan replied briefly making Zaki and Nirmala stare with dissected facial water. If Zaki frowned feeling surprised by Adnan's answer, it was different from Nirmala. The young widow looked at Adnan closely. At once his face turned sour with an unusual heartbeat.
Nirmala swallows the salivary violently. The contents of his head suddenly empty can not think hard due to the problems that befall him.
"Sorry, sir. I'm a widow, loh." Said Nirmala looking for an excuse in the hope Adnan undoes his intention to marry her.
Adnan nodded looking at Nirmala at a glance. "You said it over the phone" he said.
Nirmala took a long breath. Condemn his stupidity to say the original sentence to Adnan at that time.
"I don't work. Can you guarantee me the living you give me, enough?" nirmala asked as if she was underestimating. In fact, that was his way so that Adnan did not marry her.
"God willing, enough."
Nirmala turned the ball of the eyes puffed. It turned out that not only from the phone connection Adnan gave a persistent answer. Except now this too.
"What father of work?" ask Nirmala to Adnan.
"Adnan's. My name is Adnan" Adnan said before answering Nirmala's question. "I'm a teacher" he added.
Nirmala nodded. It was only fitting that the 'corpse candidate' was reading his novel because of a teacher, he thought.
The woman believed that Adnan was a teacher not an ustadz because the man was not like an ustadz in general. Even more impressed like a young person in general.
"I'm sorry sir, Tadz. Your specialty, Mr. Adnan. We don't know each other. It could even be said we talked to each other over the phone it wasn't until a month. My new father's yesteryear was challenged so sure he wanted to marry me?" tanya Nirmala honestly revealed heartbreak.
Of course, he has to ask a lot of questions, because past experiences do not want to be repeated. He does not want to experience the story of a household with the same conflict. "Many men after marriage change attitudes. Different from when still dating," he added again dare to look at Adnan and then lowered his head back.
"We're not dating. But, be married. Surely our nature and attitude will be seen and understood over time."
Adnan's words made Nirmala dizzy. He closed his eyes, taking a deep breath calmed his heart.
"alright. I also have to take responsibility for what I said a few days ago. But I am not a good woman. I have a bad problem" he said slowly.
Silent.
For a moment things became quiet. There is no way Nirmala would tell Adnan in front of Zaki who is notabane is an ustadz.
"What's your past bad?" ask Adnan curious. He should know and consider. For, not only will she be made a wife, but a mother to her children.
"We should talk alone."
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