Rasidha Bidadari Clear-eyed
Chapter 12 - He's a shitty guy
Rasidha was very shocked but soon recovered his facial features as before, staring at one by one the people in the room as if they could not believe what he had just heard. Married at a very young age? He had not even imagined it because of what was on his mind in demanding knowledge.
"I'm sorry, if I was being presumptuous before. Can I talk to ustadz Afif first?" now Rasidha ventured, he wanted to straighten out the problems that occurred and considered it not true.
"Of course you can, please." Speech from one of the family of Ustadz Afif.
Rasidha smiled and lowered his head, following in the footsteps of the man who would be his candidate and accompanied by Ayna. "I'll just wait here, please talk to ustadz and I'll keep my distance."
"But Ayna," Rasidha refused, not wanting to be abandoned by his cousin's sister.
"I'll stand here, please chat within the allotted time, starting from now." Ayna pushed the body of her older cousin who had almost hit the man before her. "Ups.almost, sorry Brother." Ayna felt guilty and took a little distance, she did not want to hear the important conversation of the two and ate more apples in her hands.
"What do you want to talk about?" ustadz Afif asked without turning his head, he turned his gaze in the other direction.
"Why is this so sudden? We just met and that's only a week." Said Rasidha who was trying to ask for his answer.
"Maybe it's a little strange to you, but I love you and want to marry you."
Rasidha smiled obliquely hearing an answer that made no sense to him. "We've just met Ustadz Afif," he said.
"But I love you because of God, and love cannot be measured by one week or another, it is a blessing. I do not want to always shadow your face that will only be an adultery of heart and mind, for that I intend to get married." Ustadz Afif speech that is still not approved by the woman next to him.
"Really, it's still like a dream. But, can I reveal the true content of my heart?"
"Yes, just say it. What do you want to say?"
"I'm sorry before, but I want to study and haven't thought about marriage. So, forgive me for rejecting this proposal." Rasidha put his hands together, he said his heart had no feelings for the man who was his teacher at the boarding school.
"Love can grow after marriage."
"Honestly, I'm not ready for this wedding Ustadz." Rasidha remained steadfast in his stance.
"I will wait for you to be ready" said Ustadz Afif, who increasingly made the woman next to him feel very irritated.
"Astaghfirullah, why does this ustadz seem to force me?" the inner Rasidha squeezed his hands together, but a smile was forced to be etched on his face.
"I know what you think, if you disagree? Then I'll wait. Is not continuing education after marriage legal? After I finished teaching at this school, I also went to study abroad. How about after we get married we both study? So there's no reason for you to reject me." Ustadz Afif smiled when he found out that Rasidha, who was holding back, was upset because of his actions, he decided to leave the woman.
"Who is he? Hah, I don't believe the rumors from the santriwati. Why is his attitude even annoying and inversely proportional?" rasidha's growling at both of her legs.
"I don't want to marry her," broke up Rasidha who decided to pass away leaving the place.
"Sister, don't leave me." Peeking Ayna who was chasing, she glanced at her cousin sister with a look full of astonishment. "What's wrong with Brother? All the santriwati wanted ustadz Afif to be their companion, but Sister refused."
"Do you know of the plans of those who want to match me with Ustadz Afif? Rasidha stopped his footsteps and stared into the bead of his sister's eyes.
"I heard abi's conversation calling Zaid's uncle, saying if Ustadz Afif would propose to Sister."
"What did my mom and dad say?"
"They accepted it because they also knew ustadz Afif, but all the decisions were in the hands of Brother himself. Think about this and don't regret it later, if you don't want to? Let me marry him." Guyon Ayna laughed.
"Remember you're only fifteen, don't think getting married young at this age is very risky."
"I'm just kidding, why does Big Brother look serious."
Finally their conversation was over when it came before everyone, Rasidha caught the wet ustadz Afif who stole a glance at him, he just kept silent without saying anything.
"So how? What decision do you want to give us?" asked an old woman wearing a grey veil, smiling at Rasidha with sincerity.
"Sorry before, I just got to know ustadz Afif just one week ago. Making a very sudden decision made me unsure." Rasidha was very nervous when he expressed his opinion about the proposal that was very sudden, of course he wanted to pray istikharah to make a choice in a state of doubt.
Seen disappointed faces from everyone, but not with ustadz Afif who responded casually and calmly. "To dispel your doubts, what if we ta'aruf?"
Rasidha reflexes glared at both eyes, because the man who was not far from him had many ways to counteract the reason, of course with a very precise shot.
"Yes, what Afif said is very true. They should be ta'aruf and get to know each other. Said Kyai Baharuddin who agreed, even the look of a disappointed face immediately became a smile that got a gap.
"Why does he stay stubborn? I've already said my opinion, but what is this? Suddenly he proposed to me and stayed, how is he so sure of me?" inner Rasidha strongly disapproved of the advice of the Afif ustadz, but it was too late when everyone agreed. Both of his very careless eyes were thrown at the man who smiled faintly at him, he was very upset and even wanted to vent his anger at the man who was still smiling as if laughing because of his higher IQ.
"Bi, I don't want to get married." Rasidha's whisper in Ayesha's ear.
"He is a very good young man, and even a very accomplished man, and most of all ready to be your priest." Reply Aisyah who smiled.
"Why does everyone praise him and be so proud of him? He's a very strange, stubborn man, and most of all he's a total bitch." Rasidha murmured in the heart.
