PROOF OF LOVE FOR THE STARS

56 Advice from Parents

Star

I sat in front of the dresser. Wear skin care routine before going to bed. I looked at my face in the mirror. The face that I tried to take care of well because in the future I had to stay young to be able to be with Rion.

Rion is 5 years younger than me. Not too far away but enough to make me think over and over again to accept it.

I received it this afternoon. It's not just jealousy and ego to have it. But I also thought about how many sins would be created because of our relationship.

I have trouble controlling my heart beat. I find it hard to keep my eyes from looking at her too much.

And by asking her to come see my mom, hopefully that will be a good start to our relationship.

I hope that when it comes, Rion is really ready to be born and inward.

I went downstairs to see my mom who was watching tv.

I sat on the carpet and hugged my mother's legs dangling down.

"Ma..." I looked at my mom's face.

"Start out the pot. There's a need for sure." Papa's temptation is on target. Dad sat next to Mom. And I managed to become a troublemaker between the two.

"You know, deh." I smiled showing my rapping teeth.

"Udah kesebak, Bi." Papa refocused on the 32-inch TV screen.

"What's the matter, baby?" Tanya mama stroked my head that was covered in instant hijab.

"Ma, Mum. Accept Rion if he ever comes to see you and asks Bi to be his wife."

"Y...!"

"Y...!" Mama and papa compactly looked at me sharply.

"Not a year Bi. What's going on, son?" Mama's worried. Maybe you're afraid of the mistakes that happen again.

"Indeed it hasn't been 2 months that chance Bi gave, ma."

"But the more here, Bi the more sure he is ma."

"He changed drastically. Being a man in charge, and thinking of everything he would do maturely."

"He's starting to think about his future, Pa. He just started his business."

"Bi had already asked Rion to get used to his dense activity. Dividing time between study, work and family." I looked at my mom in turn.

"What a difference would it make now or in a year if Rion was ready."

"What's the difference if Rion is still not able to graduate next year."

"So Bi asked him to be able to make things work out in balance."

"You've really thought about this, Bi?" Ask mama.

"Ma already. God willing Bi is confident in Bi's decision."

"Have you spoken to Rion?" Ask papa.

"Here, pa."

"Bi's praying this decision is right, Ma, Pa."

"Hopefully Rion will be the head of the family who can be a role model for Bi and our children."

"Amen. Mama must be praying Bi always wants to." Clear thread dripping on mama's cheeks.

"Mama's son is big. I didn't think, Bi. Times like this have arrived. Mama has to let Bi go to someone else."

"Darling, dong. Don't make Bi sad for anything else to hesitate." Papa hugged my mother's shoulders which began to shake.

"Maaa..." Zoya suddenly sat down next to Mama and hugged her.

"Don't be sad, ma. Zoya Sama Bi will still be a mama's son. So her little girl's mama." Zoya wiped away my tears.

"Yes ma. Zoya's right. Bi will come here often if Bi does not live in this house."

"Ma... Zoya wants to ask your mom's opinion."

Mom smiled and nodded.

****

Zoya

"Ma, Pa."

"Zoya and Ezra have disagreements."

"What's the matter, son?" ask mama.

"We're arguing about where to stay after marriage, ma."

"Zoy wants us to stay in the house that was given the late opa Bram."

"But Ezra seems to disagree ma. Because he thinks that living is Ezra's responsibility."

Mama still listens to me. Papa too.

"Ma, Mum. Do you think Zoya's opinion is right or wrong?"

Mama papa looked at each other. So does Bi who seems to want to know the answer of mama and papa.

"Star, Zoya." Mama stroked our cheeks in turn.

"Listen to mama." We both looked at Mom.

"Zoya's opinion isn't wrong, son."

I smiled with satisfaction.

"But Ezra is not wrong either."

I frowned.

"Because the responsibility of a married man is to provide a proper place of residence for his wife."

"So, come wherever your husband takes you."

"As long as the place is worth living in, we won't interfere."

Me and the stars understood.

"Truly marriage is about uniting two hearts and minds." Mom smiled, stroking our heads.

"It's not like a fairy tale that you read a lot as a child. Where marriage is the happy ending."

"Not." Mama shook her head.

"But it is precisely the beginning of the emergence of various problems, including debates and differences of opinion."

"Well, how do we react. Want to survive by sticking to the promise of both. Or give up and split up."

"Be a wife who can take care of your husband and children."

"Your husband has been working to carry out his duties. And you carry out your duties towards your husband. Give them their rights. Don't let work be the reason you're ignoring all that."

"After marriage, you can't make your own decisions. Talk to a couple. Because the husband's ridho is God's riddho."

My mother's advice will always be remembered. Thank you ma. Being the best mama, forgive mama Arum who is present between mama and papa Rezki.

Zoya is grateful that she gave Zoya complete affection. A child who was present by mistake.

And one thing ma, Zoya promises never to repeat the same mistake that Mama Arum did.

Zoya wants to give birth to offspring in marriage. In a good relationship.

"Previous before marriage, my mother also talked about this? Decide where to stay after marriage?" Ask Mama.

Mama looked at papa at a glance. Then they both laughed without a sound.

"We never talked about it." Mama smelled a smile.

What's so funny, ma?

"But papa showed us a new home a few hours after the marriage contract was over."

"This house. The house we lived in almost 20 years."

Zoya and I looked at Papa in amazement.

"Well.. papa kereeen!" Bi thrusts his two thumbs at papa.

"Papa's super cool." I pointed my two thumbs at Papa.

Papa smiled proudly at himself.

"Trust me son. Men who love you will always do what is best for you."

"It won't let you lack." Continue papa.

"Hopefully Erza can guide Zoya. And hopefully Zoya can maintain the dignity of Ezra who is financially not as good as Zoya."

"Never compare your two treasures, Zoy. Because it'll hurt Ezra's heart."

"Yes pa. Zoya knows." I couldn't possibly do that because I realized what I had right now was a Bram opa.

"And hopefully Bi can be patient to accompany Rion who is still starting his business."

"Amen." Bi assures papa's prayer.

"And I hope your mom gets a grandson soon." Mama's prayer.

"Amiiiii." Me and Bi compactly say amen.

"Aishi... It's so compact." papa grumbled.

"Yes dong. Let papa not be a snob if it's around the contract."

Mama glanced at papa because of Bi's remark.

"Entar if the tour of the contract bring a grandson yes pa. I don't think it's hot daddy anymore. It's hot granpa."

"Maha." We laughed together.