
"What?? Marry me!! " said Amay who was standing at the door with Haura.
"Amay, Nduk? " said Bulek Saroh and Pak lek Rohim together.
"What does Bulek mean? Why would Amay marry someone she doesn't know? " asked Amay with tears that had plunged freely on her cheeks.
Bulek Saroh then tells the intention of the arrival of Bude Maryam and the Fathers of villagers to the pesantren. He also mentioned Bude Maryam's threat before he left the house.
"Bulek is not sincere and do not like the afterlife if you marry the same person is not clear, what are the choices of Sister Maryam! Who is he? " bulek Saroh said with emotion.
"Amay also does not want Bulek to marry carelessly people! If we want to buy clothes, we have to see first how the color, model, size, fitting what not. Especially the husband, who is with us for life. Amay must be willing to judge how his religion, his morality, his attitude, everything must be absolutely clear! Don't buy a cat in a sack! " sahut Amay voiced his desire.
"Begging God's guidance, Nduk? God willing, Mr. Lek will not let Sister Maryam want to marry you with her choice! " suggested Mr. Lek Rohim wisely.
"Yes, lek sir! " amay replied with a nod of his head.
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Her night...
Amay was getting ready to go to the stall on the west side near the school.
"Well, Nduk? Where are you going gini nights? " bulek Saroh asked as Amay closed the door.
"Eh Bulek! Amay to Mbah Isah's shop, Bulek! Buy the needs of women. It is only in the complete Mbah Isah stall! " amay answered scratching her head, even though she was wearing a hijab.
"Who are you going with? Is it night, Nduk? " bulek Saroh said somewhat objected.
"It's also 7 o'clock! Amay not alone! I've been waiting for the same! " amay replied while pointing towards Haikal his son Bulek who was walking towards them.
"Sister, are you ready to fire? " ask Haikal while turning on his flashlight.
"Rara's coming, sister? " shouted Haura who just returned from the mosque for teaching after the Maghrib prayer.
"Yes, come on! " take Amay with you while grabbing Haura's hand.
"Bulek/Umi we go first huh? " say them together.
They came out of the boarding school with Amay and Haura holding hands, while Haikal and his friend walked behind them with a flashlight.
They went to a stall that sold a full range of goods. Although there are stalls close to the pesantren, but the inventory of his goods is incomplete. Moreover, Amay will buy her needs as a woman.
Amay carried two bags of crackles and Haura also carried one bag of crackles in her hand. They didn't cross the first road because Haura whined about eating meatballs. Finally they walked around the village to buy meatballs and went straight home because they ate them at home.
Amay slowly approached the car to find out what they were discussing.
"Yam, aren't you tired of holding grudges with Sulaeman and his family? " ask the wife of the village elder to Bude Maryam.
"I won't be tired until Sulaeman's beloved son suffers and leaves this village! " bude Maryam replied in a loud voice.
"But it's been 30 years Yam! It's enough you hold a grudge in your heart! Don't you want to live quietly until death picks us up? " said the village elder's wife.
"I can't forget my heartache, Nab. My heart breaks and hurts because Sulaiman left me on our wedding day. He made both my parents ashamed and became a scorn and an insult. Until I married Rashid, and knew they were half-sisters. I really hate to see him live happily with that Hafizah! Especially when Hafizah was pregnant, I heard the words of Sulaeman if later their child will become a big person. I hate that, I should have been the one carrying Sulaeman's child, not the Hafizah. But I'm happy because their son died when Hafizah gave birth in the hospital. I hate it when they adopt that little girl, I hate to see everyone love her. And I swear I will destroy the relics of Sulaeman down to its roots. "bude Maryam replied by dusting.
"Astaghfirullah the adzim thing, Maryam? That's not good! Try to explain everything that happened to you because of God. I don't want my best friend to regret it later. I also don't want you to be the bad guy who's going to hurt yourself. I also don't want you to get karma for your actions, Yam. " said Zainab while massaging her chest.
"I can't! I don't care about karma! Because for me, the destruction of the pesantren will make me satisfied and calm. To me, my heart was dead when Sulaeman left me. My heart is dead, Zainab! Is dead! " replied Bude Maryam with clenched arms.
"Sister... "
"Crashstttt.. Let's get out of here! Being discovered! " Amay put a hand on her mouth asking Haikal to shut up and pull Haikal's hand out of there.
"Why did Bude Maryam scream like that! Like an idiot! " haikal's nagging when they're on their way home.
"Hussss ! Don't you have to be hard when someone hears you? " amay reminded Haikal.
They went home without talking again and immediately accelerated their footsteps to get to the boarding school.
Arriving at the pesantren, Amay immediately met Mr. Lek Rohim and Bulek Saroh who happened to be relaxing in the family room watching television.
"Sir, Bulek! Something Amay wants to say! " said Amay with a serious face.
Amay told me what he heard from Bude Maryam's mouth a few minutes ago without changing his words.
"Astaghfirullah al-Adhim, Abah! It turns out that Sister Maryam held a grudge all along with our family! " bulek Saroh said with a look of disbelief.
"Are you right, Bulek told Bude Maryam that Abah wanted to marry him? " asked Amay curiously.
"Bulek doesn't know either, Nduk! Doesn't Abah know? " bulek Saroh replied while asking also with her husband.
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