
Ainun was waiting for the arrival of Ahmad Rafiq in the park, where they had made the agreement.
so many people pass by there, young children are also young even newly married couples or those who are married.
Honestly seeing them it felt like Ainun was jealous as well.
Seeing the little children playing in this park, he wanted to be like those who seemed to have no burden.
While looking at the newly married couple and the family want it to feel like they are, who really love each other.
Seeing them, as if making his mind wander, his loveless marriage will soon be taken to where?
Ainun soon realized from his daydream, when from afar he saw the arrival of Ahmad Rafiq who pointed to him.
Ainun immediately wiped his tears and stood up to welcome the arrival of Ahmad Rafiq.
Ainun did not want Ahmad Rafiq to know if he was sad.
From a distance Ainun smiled as Ahmad Rafiq got closer to him.
"Hemm, Ainun.?" has been waiting for a long time?" ask Ahmad Rafiq.
"No, that's good hehe.. Yasudah yuk sat down." said Ainun who invited Ahmad Rafiq to sit down.
"Ohya, what do you want to see me in this park?" ask Ahmad Rafiq.
"There's something I want to talk to you about" said Ainun who paused for a moment before continuing his speech.
" Where will we take our marriage.." Ainun continued.
"meaning? what will happen to our wedding?" ask Ahmad Rafiq.
"Are we not in love with each other?" ask Ainun.
"Yes, then...?" asked Ahmad Rafiq who was still confused about Ainun's intentions.
"I know we don't love each other but can I ask you for help? and I hope you can fulfill it." Ainun said back.
"Solicit what please? if I can do it." said Ahmad Rafiq.
"I know we don't love each other, but I ask for help. "for a moment Ainun took a few breaths before continuing his words.
"I want you to try to forget about Salsa, not always think about Salsa and remove the name Salsa in your heart. I ask you for help though it won't be easy for you, but I want you to be able to forget Salsa in your life and heart, even though you can't love me yet. Because I don't want someone I marry, to keep another name in his heart, even if he doesn't love me.
But I don't want and never want to have another name in her heart, because if so where will this marriage take you to?
can you answer my question?" ainun told Ahmad Rafiq.
"Hemmm you're right, but why do you talk like this? you jealous I still love Salsa? are you starting to like me, fall in love with me?" ask Ahmad Rafiq.
For a moment Ainun fell silent with the question that Ahmad Rafiq asked him.
"Did I love him?"
"Do I have a taste for him?"
"And am I jealous?" inner Ainun.
But it does not feel, because Ainun until this moment there is no sense with Ahmad Rafiq, because he still loves Aldo.
But if jealousy is possible, then, he just did not want someone he married there is a sense with other women and he hopes by removing the name of the woman in the heart of someone he married later can make someone love him.
"Ainun.." said Ahmad Rafiq, who broke Ainun's daydream.
"Eh, I'm sorry I was daydreaming." Ainun said.
"Well, you haven't answered my question?" ask Ahmad Rafiq.
"Humm yes sorry to forget." said Ainun.
"Humm, okay I answered honestly yes,
Yes I until this moment there is no feeling with you, have not loved you too but honestly I am jealous of Salsa who is always in your heart." said Ainun who paused for a moment before continuing his speech.
"Yes I'm jealous not because I love you, but because it's a marriage commitment.
I too will try to forget someone I once loved, I will try to forget Aldo.
Yes at least that way, I hope this marriage can foster mutual love between us as time goes on, even if not at this time.
Because we just as well do not keep the name of someone in the past that we have loved, so it does not cover the possibility if we can love each other." Ainun immediately stood up to continue his words.
"Well, I hope so... Even if we can't love each other, at least it's a marriage commitment because I don't want someone I marry keeping another name in their heart, saving someone in their past.
Neither do I want to, what do you think?" said Ainun back.
"Hemm so yes, honestly what you say is true even though I cannot agree completely." Ahmad Rafiq said briefly, as if making a question mark for Ainun.
"Yes then..? the point? you don't agree with what I just said and that commitment, you don't approve of it?" ask Ainun.
"What if we make a marriage contract?" ask Ahmad Rafiq.
"meaning?" ask Ainun who did not understand Ahmad Rafiq's intentions.
"What if yes we stay married, this marriage continues because this is the desire of our parents is not it? but we made the marriage contract?" ahmad Rafiq said, giving Ainun a choice.
"You mean this marriage is on such a contract? then just while the marriage goes on?...?" asked Ainun who was still confused about Ahmad Rafiq.
"Huh, do you think marriage is like a game that will be run if you want, and if you are bored or have found a replacement will not be continued? Marriage isn't that joking and it's not a game!!,
Marriage is sacred, not a play and a joke...I thought you knew about it too, but you didn't know? or.. You already know? and just pretend you don't know it?" ask Ainun Kembali who is still inexhaustible with the thoughts of Ahmad Rafiq.
"Humm, calm down dong.relax, do not get angry later getting older and kayak aunt hehe, hehe,
I will explain, so calm down, relax." Ahmad Rafiq said casually.
"Casual you say? yauda explained ..." said Ainun.
"No, this marriage is still going on and there is no separation unless one party or both parties want the separation, then we can think again. It's just that I want this marriage to stay with the contract like you want to stay committed to this marriage, how? and I think this contract is very profitable for us later" said Ahmad Rafiq back.
"then mean? I'm still confused you mean?" ask Ainun who was still confused.
"I mean we stay married but without love, so yes... You can write the terms in the contract and I will write the terms for you that I want in the contract, how? this is also part of the commitment that you want, so this marriage no one hurts each other even though we have not loved each other because we will be the same as writing our wishes in the marriage contract.
Hows it? agreed right? this I think is mutually beneficial for us." said Ahmad Rafiq.
"Hemmm.." said Ainun who was still confused by his decision.
Should she agree to marriage under this contract?
And is not marriage a sacred promise before God not a contract?
Why did Ahmad Rafiq the man who understood religion offer him this contract?
But Ainun also did not want to be hurt in the marriage, so should he agree to the contract?
"Humm, but isn't marriage sacred, a promise before God, a sacred promise should we betray with this contract?
I feel sinful, sinless if the holy and sacred marriage we betray with this contract?uh huh? answer dong!!.
And how will our parents feel if they find out, their children married without love even with a marriage contract?? of course they will be sad and very disappointed to know about this, about our contract marriage.!! what say? answer dong.." asked Ainun to Ahmad Rafiq, which made Ahmad Rafiq speechless for a while.
While on the other hand Ainun also wanted a real marriage not with this kind of contract, but if he did not agree to the contract, he was afraid that he would be hurt later in the marriage?
And didn't he know from the beginning that this marriage started without love?
Ainun did know this marriage began without love but he did not want to have to end with the marriage contract that he will live this.
Therefore he wanted Ahmad Rafiq to forget and not think about Salsa, because he wanted to start a marriage that was not really a marriage with a contract or conditions like this, is not marriage a sacred and holy promise before God and his parents??
What if they find out?
Wouldn't they be disappointed and sad?
Moreover, he himself will feel guilty before his Lord and his parents for betraying the sacred promise of marriage.
But on the other hand he also did not want to be hurt by the marriage later if he refused to agree to the contract.
Then how should Ainun decide on this?....