MY LOVE ENDS WITH YOU

THE TAARUF 2

NARITA POV

My eyes did not blink looking at the person who was currently looking at me with a sweet smile. Until Mr. Ustadz called my name, I also realized from daydreaming.

I was shocked when my eyes circulated to all corners of the room. I thought I wouldn't recognize those in this room, but my mind was wrong. I recognize most of those in this room. I don't know what feeling is in my chest, I can't stem the water droplets coming out of the corner of my eye. I wanted to hug someone across the street who was looking at me full of.

Yes, my Mother and Father, how did they get here?

I was still busy sobbing and occasionally rubbing my tears violently.

“Nak Narita” call Mr. Ustadz back and I spontaneously look to him.

“The name of the young man was Davis Narendra Oxley. Youth of English descent who have been converts since 2 years ago.”

“What do you want to know more about nak Davis?” ask me, Mr. Ustadz, and once in a while I throw my eyes at Davis.

“Sa sa I, already know him, Pak”

“She has also proposed to me” I replied in a hoarse voice.

“Then how? Would nak Narita like to know her more closely?” mr. Ustadz's question made all eyes look at me, as if they were waiting for my answer.

Quite a long silence, sir ustadz again asked “How, son Narita?”

I looked closely at my parents. They smiled and nodded as if they had approved of my decision.

“Sa I am willing to pack Ustadz” said I watered down while lowering my head.

No doubt almost coincided with everything in the room saying the word “Alhamdullillah”.

“Pak ustadz, may I officially propose here? In front of his mother?” davis speech instantly made everything in the room shocked and then suddenly went back to silence.

 Mr. Ustadz finally nodded in agreement.

Now they change seats. Narita's parents, who were behind Davis' seat, are now right in front of Davis with Mr. Ustadz on the side to bear witness.

“Bapak, mom. It was not a moment that I knew my father and mother. As long as I knew her, her kind, cheerful, gentle, and caring natures and attitude made it so easy for me to fall in love with her. Hopefully begipu tun is the opposite with Narita. On this occasion, with a sincere heart and full of responsibility, I want my father and mother to approve of my desire to make him my life companion to be able to wade through life together forever until death separates. I promise I will always take care of him, love him, share his grief, and age with him”

He heard her sigh for a moment, then spoke again.

“Does father and mother allow me to be Narita Prameswari's life partner?” Davis cupped both palms in front of his chest with teary eyes.

There is a feeling I cannot express with words alone. I think God loves me so much. Is this the answer to my prayers all along? Is this a convincing clue to choose one of the best options?

“Nak Davis, please take care, love, love Narita as you look after, love, and love Narita. Never once have you hurt her heart and made her cry!” mother also added the words of the father with a hoarse voice full of novelty.

Yes my mother is the one who most patiently faces me. It was quite immune to his ears to hear the ridicule of neighbors who endlessly call me a spinster, only concerned with career, never thinking about the feelings of parents, and others. But I didn't seem to understand what our neighbors said in the village. Mom always believed that I had been trying to make friends, get along, and get to know someone to meet my future ribs. But if I reach the age of 28 this year, I have not been married, it is because it is the destiny of God who has not met him. I'm sure I'll be reunited with the right people at the right time.

Even though my mother understood me and didn't seem to understand what the neighbors said, but I was sure that in the depths of my mother's heart, she was worried about me. In addition to my career advancement which was quite brilliant, it made him worry more. Is someone who wants to marry someone who is as successful as me or just the opposite, fearing I can not accept someone who is not as successful as me. I'm sure the mother's tears this time were tears of happiness, relief seeing her son proposed by someone she knew as a good person. Mother, thank you for your understanding all this time.

“I promise to always take care, love, love Narita, always try to make her happy. Aging together and together create a family that is sadinah, mawaddah, warahma ” The eyes we both met, we smiled happily.

“Aamiin” all in the room in unison to accept Davis' prayer. 

“Thankful Thank God, finally more couples who agreed to step up to a more serious level. So how long do Davis and Narita need for further introduction? If you can and are suitable, to be hastened!” said mr. ustadz.

“Actually I am now ready, mr. ustadz. I have presented the marriage guardian from Narita's side, his father. While the marriage guardian from my side, considering my parents can not attend because of something that is not possible so represented om and my aunt. I also presented the father of Pengulu. Maskawin I have prepared” said Davis confident, steady, and full of enthusiasm.

Again Davis' words amaze me. I endlessly looked at him in astonishment, while he only occasionally smiled faintly at me. My God, why am I getting so stubborn. If today we are married religiously, then tonight??? Haduw haduw imagined it I was embarrassed.

“So I mean son Davis, you were married religiously first?” mr. Ustadz reconfirmed Davis' speech.

“Iya right sir ustadz. If everyone agrees, I want to get married religiously right now. As for the inauguration in State, next week I will immediately take care of all the requirements” Davis replied.

Sometimes I steal a glance at Davis. His current attitude made him many times his good looks, his seriousness, and made me fall in love even more. I want to scream and feel the happiness that is growing. Today was the best surprise of my life. Suddenly someone invited taaruf, it turns out that someone who invites me taaruf is someone who I have loved so far, it turns out he has met directly with my parents even now without me knowing, even now without me, he went to Jakarta.

“Owh nice son Davis. You really are a real man.”

“How was father mother Narita? Do you agree to a religious marriage first for today? While in Country will be taken care of soon then?”

“How about nak Narita, does nak Narita want to get married today?”

Now all eyes are staring at me, my father, and my mother.

“If we as parents, fully surrender this important decision to the one who will live it, our daughter, Narita” the father looks at me.

When all eyes turned to look at me, I said:

“Honest current I'm in shock. I think someone who invites taaruf is someone I have not known before. I was wrong, but the truth is the opposite. The one who invited me to taaruf was someone I had known for a long time. Someone who proposed to me 2 weeks ago. Someone who for 2 weeks I always mentioned his name in my prayers. Mr. Ustadz, in 1 week there have been 2 adult, established, and serious men who proposed to me, including one of them Davis. For 2 weeks I istikharah but even up to this morning, I have not received a clue about who I should choose.”

Again, some people started whispering. I also chose to be quiet for a moment.

 

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