My Love Ends At Pesantren
Family Meetings
Their days passed with great joy, their friendship tightened. Although sometimes between Azka and Rio looks cold because of jealousy each sees the closeness of one of them with Mentari.
It does not feel the Even Semester is almost over, soon they will repeat the class increase. They have started busy studying together, even though they are different majors but they still often make arrangements to study together. Azka, Rio and Mentari are majoring in IPA, while Radit, Laura and Monika are majoring in IPS.
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“ Laura where are you going?” Maya approaches her daughter who is standing in the doorway.
“ To Azka Ma's house, want to learn together,” Laura approached her mother and experienced her.
“ Laura have you made up your mind about papa last night's question ?” now the voice was not from his mother, but from his father who had been standing behind his wife.
“ Laura already said, Laura does not want to be betrothed, if papa likes papa's friend's child. Papa who married her,” Laura also ran away from papa and her mother.
“ The boy, I don't know when he can accept this matchmaking ?” Mr. Robi could only sigh in a rude manner at the rejection of his daughter.
“ Patience sir, let it be like this first, we approach them slowly,” Bu Maya seems to calm her husband.
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“ Why face, already like clothes never distracta,” Azka tease Laura who sits in the living room, she is too soon to come.
“ I'm annoyed with papa and my mama,” said Laura with annoyance.
“ Why ?” tanya Mentari who came to bring drinks and some snacks from the kitchen.
“ I want to be betrothed,” instead of kasian, Azka even laughed mocking Laura. Laura was getting upset with her best friend.
“ Do you know who you are being betrothed to ? is the old man? Aor adult ?” Laura shakes.
“ I have not met him, but said papa he is the same age as us, still young.” Laura told me with a sad look.
“ Then what makes you refuse ? not good, so you do not have to live an uncertain relationship like dating it,” Mentari sits next to Laura, Mentari's speech makes Azka and Laura look at her.
“ Why are you guys looking at me like that ?” mentari said with annoyance.
“ You mean what just Tar ? Is our relationship an unclear relationship for you ?” Mentari was surprised to hear a voice that was familiar to him, a voice that every day accompanied his days.
Suddenly the three of them turned to the source of the voice, and Rio was seen standing with Radit and Monika.
“ That's not what I mean dear,” Mentari then stood up and approached Rio.
“ Then what did your words mean earlier ? I heard it clearly, Rio” is still standing in his place, he looks annoyed with Mentari's words.
“ Sit first baby, it is not good we talk standing,” Mentari pulled Rio sitting in front of Laura.
Radit and Monika also sit next to Azka and Laura. Rio was still staring at Mentari asking for an explanation for what she said earlier.
“ Dear listen to me, “ Mentari holds Rio's hand.
“ Dating that I think is an uncertain relationship, because anything can happen after, many couples who dated for years but instead ended up with the minikahi others,” Rio who wants to talk is detained by Mentari.
“ As with our relationship, we won't know what the end will be like, but rest assured, I will always try to keep this relationship, although we will be separated for a long time because I have been determined to pursue my ideals,” Mentari looked at Rio sincerely.
“ I will not ask you to wait for me, if we are a match, no matter how far the distance between us, no matter how great the obstacles of our love, then someday we will be met in his way. Rest assured dear.” Continue Mentari.
***
“ Rio papa wants to talk to you son,” Rio also walked towards his papa who was talking to his brother.
“ Papa want to talk what ?” Rio sat down beside his brother.
“ Rio soon you will be riding XII class and soon you will pass..”.
“ Direct keintinya aja Pa, Rio tired,” Rio immediately cut his papa speech. He knew for sure that his father planned something else for Rio with a proposition for his own good.
“ Papa will match you with papa's friend's child,” said Mr. Ibrahim firmly.
“ Rio did not want to be betrothed Pa, Rio had a lover, Rio loved her very much,” Rio refused firmly the request of his papa.
“ You must accept it, this is for your good, or at least meet with him first give your answer,” Mr. Ibrahim tried to persuade his youngest son.
“ Why the hell papa always attach importance to the will of papa without caring about the feelings of the child papa. I'm not like your favorite child who always obeys papa's crazy idea for the sake of papa's success,” Rio yells at his papa. Rio quipped his older brother who was sitting beside him.
“ If you want your lover to be safe and secure, you must accept this matchmaking,” Mr. Ibrahim commemorates his son with an intimidating voice. Rio looked at the papa with an unwelcome look.
Raihan could only look at his sister with a sad look, there was nothing he could do to save his sister. Just like what Rio said, her brother had always obeyed her papa's will.
***
“ Laura get ready, for a while a friend papa and his son will come to see you,” Laura can only stare at the papa.
“ Be sweet, do not make papa embarrassed in front of papa's friend,” Mr. Robi rubbed his favorite daughter's hair.
“ Dear you who are patient yes, mom and dad also used to be betrothed, and you see we are also happy like a couple who married on the basis of love. That love will be present as time goes by son,” Bu Maya advised her daughter.
“ Part of the time you lost to Monika, who received an arranged marriage made by her papa,”
“ What ? Monika also wants to be betrothed Ma ? once she had a boyfriend,” Laura was surprised by her mother's words.
Then how the monica got along with Radit, that's what Laura thought.
“ Her current boyfriend who is betrothed to her, Mama heard they were dating after receiving the match,” Laura was breathing softly, she also just found out the reason why the two friends were suddenly dating, and the, it turns out they were arranged.
***
Tonight the two families are meeting to discuss the family's unification in marriage. Rio, Pak Ibrahim, Raihan and Mita Raihan's wife have already come to Laura's house. Laura has not yet stuck her nose, she is still being persuaded by her mother to want to see her papa friend.
After being persuaded for hours, he finally agreed to go down and meet the man he would later be betrothed to. And how shocked he was when he saw Rio who was sitting among the people waiting for him.
“ Rio ?”
“ Laura ?”
“ You guys already know ? Good then, you guys seem to be destined to be together.” Everyone laughed listening to Mr. Robi's words, except for the two people who were the subject of the joke.
“ Sit down son, here near Om,” Mr. Ibrahim pull Laura sitting next to him. Laura also reluctantly obeyed the request of her father Rio.
Rio looked at Laura, as did Laura. They were talking through the gaze. I don't know what they're thinking. After they looked at each other and nodded, the two asked for permission to speak together. Of course their request was welcomed with pleasure both of their fathers.
“ Crazy yes, maybe we are betrothed, I was resigned to accept this matchmaking, but because I know you who want to be betrothed with me, it seems I have to refuse again,” Laura said regretfully while sitting on a bench near the pool.
“ I had to come here, until now I still do not accept this matchmaking, you know I love Mentari very much, and you also hear the seriousness of Mentari living our relationship,” Rio also chose to sit next to Laura.
“ I know very well about it, so what are we going to do ? Just so you know Rio, papa I am a very hard person. Very difficult against his will,” Laura sighed in annoyance.
“ I am also dizzy, papa I am also a hard person, you saw that man beside me ? that's my brother, he was also betrothed by my papa,” Rio started to tell her regretfully.
“ Oya, you will definitely be shocked to hear the news that I got,” Laura looked at Rio, and accidentally the gazes they met. Laura turned her face away. She was so embarrassed, so was Rio.
“ News what ?” Rio then asked, he was still curious about Laura's words earlier.
“ It turns out Monika and Radit are also betrothed, and they will get married after graduating from school,” Laura looks forward, she does not want to turn to Rio, she is afraid to look at him. Rio who heard that was also very surprised.
“ Really ? It turns out that not only our family still holds this ancient tradition, but at least they are luckier because they enjoy the matchmaking,” Laura just smiled wryly.
Laura thought she might one day enjoy this match, but after finding out who she was being betrothed to, she became pessimistic.
The man who is none other than his best friend's lover loves his lover very much. Somehow there was a sense of disappointment that enveloped his heart.
“ Rio,”
Raihan stood in the doorway behind Laura's house, making Laura and Rio turn their heads and accidentally bumped their heads because their sitting position was so close that they immediately looked up, and at worst, the lips of both touched.
Laura and Rio glared, they were shocked and embarrassed by their behavior just now. Raihan who saw the two just smiled.
“ You guys continue tomorrow friendly, already ten o'clock, we already want to go home” shouted Raihan.
Which makes both red blush from shame. In a hurry Laura ran away from Rio, because the edge of the slippery pool she fell, Rio who wanted to pull Laura instead fell.
Byurr...
They fell in the pool holding position, Rio swiftly hugged Laura's body and swam to the edge of the pool. Both could only fall silent from embarrassment.
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