MY IMAM

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When the afternoon came, Ms. Rahma really told Naima to take Alvian for a walk.

This is where they now sit facing each other in an annex that provides special food Yogyakarta.

No one has opened their voice since departure. In the car they both remained silent, Alvian only focused on driving while occasionally glancing at Naima who was sitting next to him was staring at the streets of Yogya city. When Alvian decided to go to this angkringan Naima just followed without opening a sound.

" Nay..." Alvian opened his voice first, he was uncomfortable with this situation of inertia. Since coming out the door of the house they were completely silent without a word.

" yes sir..." Naima said slowly. Making Alvian cluck annoyed with the name Pak attached to him.

" Can you please don't call me Sir" Alvian said. Making Naima smile amusedly look at him.

" Then, what father should I take?" naima's question made Alvian stare back in annoyance.

" Call me baby or something." Alvian said casually with a face without the slightest expression.

" Name stared intently and this was the first time she had stared like that at Alvian. Makes Alvian chuckle.

" Nay, I wanted to apologize earlier..." Alvian changed my word to me, signifying there was an improvement in their relationship.

After pausing his sentence Alvian took a slow breath before he restarted his conversation.

" I'm sorry for taking action without your consent. I introduced myself to this man as your future husband, also regarding my proposal to your mother earlier.

Nay, you should know that I do have good intentions. I know we don't know each other yet but we can get to know each other after the wedding and also we can fall in love after the marriage." Naima turned her head with a face full of question marks but before she said Alvian first continued speaking.

" You can't misunderstand falling in love after marriage. I admit, I don't know you very well yet but I know you're a good woman. I want us to date after marriage. Let's live together and bring love between us."

" What do you mean, you don't love me, don't know me but want us to get married? What kind of marriage will we have." Naima said with high intonation but kept the volume.

Naima was silent for a long time, Alvian let it go. Alvian wanted to give Naima time to think.

" All right, I'll try." Naima took pains to say that sentence. From earlier his tongue felt Kelu, wanted to accept but hesitated but did not want to refuse because his heart said that he also had an interest in the man in front of him. Wisdom and affectionate attitude as if attached to the man. Moreover, his smile made Naima's heart beat faster.

" Morning we're going to town X. Like I said. I'll introduce you to my family tomorrow. Naima just nodded.

They continued their journey to Prambanan temple. Naima who had not been there for a long time was enthusiastic as well.Naima last to this place was while in college. Alvian had been to Prambanan temple when he was a child. His mother is of Javanese descent, Bu Siska was born in Solo and when his Kakung eyes were still there in a year their family must have been there several times. Once upon a time, maybe Alvian was still in elementary school last here. After the father of Miss Siska died, they almost never returned to Solo.

His mother once told him about Prambanan temple. It is said that a long time ago there was a royal princess who asked to make 1000 temples overnight on someone who wanted to marry her. But when the man was almost finished making it because it was helped by the genies, the Princess also had a plan to thwart him. The man was also angry because after counting the temples he made only amounted to 999 so he cursed the princess and made it the 1000th temple. More or less like that story ya g Alvian still remember when the mother told the story of this Prambanan temple.

Alvian secretly took a picture of Naima while there.

Slowly their chatter just flowed, making their relationship more familiar. Sometimes Naima would laugh when Alvian told her a joke. All of that made Alvian feel happy, seeing Naima laughing her heart warmed up just like that.

So starting from this afternoon they try to get to know each other better. Trying to get into each other's desires. Tonight they come home cheerfully, unlike when leaving who are silent to each other, just when they go home they equally offset the conversation that flows just like that.

Alvian also immediately said goodbye when he had delivered Naima and pamit to bi Rahma. Alvian would return to the hotel and would pick up Naima early in the morning to take her to meet her family at her brother Reynan's residence.

Tonight they sleep well with the same dream and hope that tomorrow will be better for them. Hope tomorrow when they wake up will still feel the same happiness as today. Yes, today is real and a mere dream that when we wake up tomorrow we are faced with two choices, forget the dream or try to achieve it.

When there are two happy people, on the other hand there is someone who is hurt and disappointed. But trying to summarize everything that happened, hoping that someday he found the right partner to be his companion. He is Kemal, the kind-hearted man who gave up Naima with someone who made her happy. He believes in a good destiny that will bring him to meet the right person at the right time.

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