
Ivory speech made Sitah immediately silent for a moment, his lips opened, his eyes enlarged and moved to and fro.
"Be...be...is what I heard? you didn't say it wrong"
Letah's words suddenly made Ivory laugh, a rose he held fell to the floor. Letah crouched down and picked it up.
"I accept your love, for I have been in love with you for a long time"
Letah said while chuckling, his hand handed the rose as Ivory had done to him. Now it was Ivory who was surprised by the reaction of Sitah.
"Sitaaaah"
"You were engrossed in his jokes too, I almost believed, once it was just prank"
Sitah still continued to chuckle to cover up the disappointment in her heart. He thought Ivory was working on him, when he was very happy there was a man who fell in love with him. Although deep down he felt it was inappropriate to accompany a handsome man in front of him. If Ivory likes him though, maybe his family will not approve of him.
Ivory shook his head, he really did not expect, Sitah would misunderstand. whereas he had spoken so convincingly. since his achievement he had also been several times training.
"I'm serious, Let's say I'm really in love with you, don't you feel it, or you don't feel it for me at all"
Sitah stopped her laughter.her netre looked fixedly at the handsome man before her. His chest shook, cold sweat suddenly flowing all over his body. There is happiness, but there is also sadness, when there is someone who stops in his heart, when love cradles his feelings, there is a big stone that may be a barrier to their love. Grandma and her family could not approve it and it was natural, if she was in their position, maybe Sitah did the same.
"Of course I love you Ivory, love you so much even, maybe if this heart can be seen with tools, it will be clearly seen, only your name is engraved beautifully there"
Ivory clasped Sitah's hand, a rose that Ivory had brought for Sitah, now fell out of nowhere. But it does not matter, because the most important thing is that his love is now avenged, no longer clapping one hand.
"Thank you, Sitah, thank you for your love that is only for me. Let the heavens and the earth be a witness. For the union of love between you and me" said Ivory excitedly.
"But Ivory, what about your family, the people who love you. They cannot support our relationship. You know what I'm doing. Moreover, I've been stained. It felt like there were too many flaws for me to be proud of"
Ivory is aware that his relationship with Sitah cannot be sanctioned. But he had to fight to get his happiness. He had to be able to convince his family that Sitah had completely changed. He had already repented, even now he was fond of going to some ta'lim assembly. Now the style of his clothes has changed, no longer using clothes lacking materials, but wearing loose clothing that looks polite and began to wear a veil.
"We will fight together to get their blessing to unite our love. Continue to repent and improve, never give up even if the whole world insults you"
Ivory continued to give advice to Sitah. He invites Sitah to fight together against all obstacles in realizing their dream of living together in the sacred bond of marriage and spend the rest of their lives until heaven.
"Do I deserve you Ivory, I have many sins?"
Letah looked at Ivory.
"Of course, as long as you are willing to sincerely repent and improve yourself. It is said that even if a sinner truly repents and his repentance is accepted by God, then all his sins are forgiven and he is holy again without sin like a newborn baby. I am not a perfect man who never had a sin. But as long as we repent and do not repeat the mistakes of the past, God willing, with His permission, our sins will be forgiven"
Hearing Ivory's advice, Sitah's confidence grew bigger. The girl finally accepts Ivory's love and will fight together for the blessing of the family. They also agreed to return to the village to ask for the blessing of grandmother and other families.
A week later Sitah and Gading returned home together by bus and got off at the village of Bumi Harapan.
From the village of Bumi Harapan they headed to the village of Cipaganti with a base ojek. When the air shone very hot, the couple reached the house of Sitah.
"We should chat with our parents each Sitah, so that we can chat from heart to heart so that there is no quarrel if there are those who disagree and do not want to approve"
Sitah agreed with Ivory's opinion because he was also not ready, if the Ivory family issued hurtful words. He still feels fragile at the moment.
"Assalamu allaikum"
"Wa allaikum sallam, let's go home, uh...Ivory coming home too?"
The new Sitah and Ivory came straight to greet and kiss the back of Tarni's hand. BuTarni looks happy when she is delivered by Ivory, a kind-hearted young man who has helped his daughter.
"Yes aunty, we happen to be a village so we can make a promise to go home together"
Bu Tarni invited Ivory to sit in the guest room and he went into the kitchen to make a drink, while Sitah went into his room. shortly afterwards he came out in a different shirt, he had changed clothes with a plain negligee.
"Come Ivory please drink, you must be thirsty, thank you for delivering Sitah"
Bu Tarni was amazed by the kindness of Ivory that was always there for his beloved daughter. Ivory immediately gulped down the water presented by the mother of Sitah, making the cheetah round his eyes, feeling astonished.
"You're so thirsty, so much more"
Sitah whispers and is slouched in the head by Ivory
"That's full, I was groggy invited to talk to prospective in-laws, so I drink it out"
Sitah immediately pinched his lover's arm until Ivory shouted stifled because Tarni's mother looked at him. After talking for a while Gadingpun berampit to go home. Sitah took off Ivory with a wave of his hand.
"Have a lot of rest well, dream me in your sleep, I will always miss you"
Ivory whispered as he stepped away from Sitah and boarded the base ojek that had been faithfully waiting for him since.
"You have a special relationship with Ivory?"
Bu Tarni who was sitting in the guest room immediately asked Sitah who had just released Ivory home. Her net was fixedly staring at her daughter's black bead, hoping for an honesty to emerge from her sweet lips.
"Yes ma'am, I'm sorry I didn't tell you yet, because we were just a week ago. Restui Sitah ya ma'am, Sitah would love to feel happy with the one who Sitah loves"
She slowly sat down beside her mother. She was the second hand of the woman who had given birth to her. She looked at the woman before her with a hopeful look. Her mother's blessing was much expected.
"Sure son, Ivory is a good man, he can guide you to keep improving, I'm sure he will try to make you happy"
Since various misfortunes, several times befell Sitah, ranging from going to prison, to being desecrated by several men. Ms. Tarni no longer has ambitions and hopes that Sitah will get a rich man's husband. For him, getting a good man's husband was more than enough. Than no one wants to marry her and be a spinster.
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