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CHAPTER 3: THE MATCH

THE SOENGGONO BASUPATI RESIDENCE

"Ma, Eyang Ti, Eyang Kung, and Abi. Come here, there's something Papa wants to talk about." Call Papa Adi to his wife, Mother and Father Papa Adi, and only son. Abhimanyu Basupati Soenggono.

"What do you want to say?" Ask Abi.

"Come, sit here." Said Papa Adi.

"Papa just go straight. Papa can at least make small talk." Said Papa Adi straightforwardly.

Mama Rani, Eyang Kung, and Eyang Ti were already not surprised by the nature and attitude of Papa Adi. Moreover, Abi, already understand the character of his Papa to the point.

"Abimanyu, get married." Papa Adi's words to Abi who was in contact made Abi surprised and jumped from his seat by throwing his eyes.

"What, Pa?! Married married?! What's Papa mean?" Abi asked in an emotional and fiery tone.

"Papa still doesn't believe Abi? Abi this is normal Pa. Abi is not gay. Abi still likes a woman. Abi is still a man. Until he wants to betroth Abi? What's Papa mean?" Abi said with excitement. He did not think that his father still did not believe Abi. It used to be, in New York. Which makes the company.

"Abimanyu, son. Your father didn't mean anything like that." Mama Rani tries to calm Abi down.

"Mama still believes that cheap gossip? Da? Ma, Abi is a normal man. Still very normal, Ma." Said Abi shriek who was so sick to see Mama and Papa who did not believe him completely.

"Come, le. Come on, I mean sek, yo. (Pig, Son. Come on, sit down, yeah). Let's listen to your dad first." Said Eyang Ti, gently stroking Abhimanyu's shoulder.

"Adicandra, do you have a candidate for Abi? If that woman is not from a good family and is ruining my granddaughter, I will cancel this petition myself." Said Eyang Kung to Papa Adi.

"Sir, do you remember Bagaskara? The young and handsome man who once helped you when you were trapped from the kidnappers? The man who almost lost his life for helping you. The Bagaskara Ghazawan Prayogo. You remember?" Obviously Papa Adicandra reminds back of the events of 25 years ago for the kidnapping of his Father because of business competitors.

"I remember Adicandra. Where is the boy now? I miss him so much. I want to meet him." Said Eyang Kung who was sad if he remembered the event again.

"He's in Jakarta, sir. He is still TNI AU. But I'm retired." Papa Adi's Light to Eyang Kung. Eyang nodded, meaning to understand Papa Adi's explanation.

"Abimanyu, Papa doesn't not believe you. Precisely because Papa believes in you, so Papa wants to match you with Om Bagas' daughter." Papa Adicandra.

"I mean Papa?"

"I mean, Papa wants you to forget about your trauma. How old are you, Abi? 32 years. You want to wait for the trauma to go away until when? Papa, Mama, Eyang Kung and Eyang Ti, can't always be there for you Abi. Age no one ever knew. Mama and Papa must return to New York soon, while Eyang Kung and Eyang Ti must also return to Yogyakarta. You're in Jakarta yourself, Le." Papa Adi's Light to Abi.

"You know, you know that you are an independent man, who can do anything without our help. Papa also believes and believes that you are capable of living alone, taking care of yourself. Tapii... Abhimanyu.. As independent as you are, no matter how good you are to be able to support yourself, you are a man, who still needs a woman to accompany you."

"At least there are friends sharing to tell you about your grievances. Papa knows you have a friend. They are also very loyal to you. Able listen. But they're men, Abi. They are single like you. It'll be different if they're married."

"In addition, a CEO of a large unmarried company will cause a lot of gossip, cause slander, Abhimanyu. You don't want what happened in New York to happen again, do you?"

"I'm sure you like this girl. He's so sholehah. Hijab, beautiful, polite, friendly, and smart. She just finished her S2 degree in Education. So ethical. Different from high class women but do not know ethics. Trust me, Papa and Mama, we wouldn't go wrong with a wife for you, son." Papa Adicandra is obviously long.

"And Mama hopes that with this woman you can eliminate your trauma, Abi. I don't know why, Mama is so sure. This woman will help you. Trust me, Mama and Papa, son." Mama Rani said gently and rubbed Abhimanyu's hair.

"Ma, how to heal Abi's trauma. Abi is close to women. Especially this, getting married. Which in fact Abi had to do husband-wife relations. Mama, you know what Abi means?" Obviously Abi.

"Adicandra, is the girl the son of Bagaskara and Anindira?" Ask Eyang Kung.

"Yes, Sir. Why, Sir?" Ask Papa Adi.

"The girl is the firstborn or the son of a bitch?" Ask Eyang Ti.

Abhimanyu thought, this is why it is an unclear question that is being asked anyway. Eyang Kung and his Eyang Ti are really, really.

"Firstborn, age 27. He works in education. Why sir, Buk?" Ask Papa Adi to Eyang Kung and Eyang Ti.

After getting answers from Papa Adi, Eyang Kung and Eyang Ti, permission to go to the room because he wanted to rest. He said his body.

Mama Rani who understood the question of Eyang Kung and Eyang Ti, just laughed amusedly looking at it. While Papa Adi, can only sigh and shake hands with the behavior of Eyang Kung and Eyang Ti.

"okkey. Papa agrees. Then the day after tomorrow we can go to his house, yes Ma. To propose to her." Answer Papa Adi with sumringah.

"Yes, Pa. Mama also misses, wants to talk again with the girl." Mom said happily.

"Pa, Abi, look at the picture of the woman first. Papa has no?" Abi asked while leaning his shoulders on the sofa because he was tired of arguing with his father.

"Not to be seen now. I can't be surprised later." Mama Rani replied with a smile that made Abi sigh and could only resign.

"Minimal Abi knows his name, Ma, Pa."

"What do you want to know his name? He said not interested?" Ledek Papa Adi to Abi.

"Come on, interested. What's name?" Ask Abi with a lunglai.

"His name is Anna Maheswari Prayogo". Papa Adicandra replied clearly.

"When don't you know, Bi? It was at Novi's wedding with Heru." Mama Rani.

"Who knows, Ma. was the same Mama Papa who told Abi to nyapa a business partner who was there. Yeah, not to meet the best friends Mama and Papa." Terang Abi's.

"Nih, Papa's picture is WA yes, to you Bi." Said Papa Adicandra by showing a photo on his phone.

Abi lazily took the phone in his pants pocket and opened the WA from Papa Adi. When he opened the photo, Abi was surprised not to be upset.

"Oh my God, this isn't the woman? Who is with me?" Mumbled Abi.

Mama Rani and Papa Adi are confused by the behavior of his son.

"Why Bi?" Ask Papa Adi.

"Pa, Allah is very good with Abi. Just said Abi, come true." Said Abi who was still staring at the photo fixedly.

"What the hell, Bi. Mama don't understand?"

"So anyway, Ma, Pa, Abi was praying dzuhur and ashar in the mosque when we met earlier. Twice in a row Abi prayed together with this girl. For some reason, the mosque was so quiet. Silence without anyone else coming to the mosque. Abi became the imam of dzuhur and ashar prayers, he was his aunt. Mama, you know what's even worse?" Clearly Abi with his twinkle eyes that once passion tells the figure of the girl.

"Why, Bi? What's so terrible?" Ask Mama Rani with passion.

"Abi heard the girl reciting the verses of the Qur'an. Her voice is so sweet and beautiful. Abi's in love, Ma, Pa." The light of Abi with a radiant face.

"Goddessa... Abhimanyuu. There is also a woman who can melt the stone of your heart, son." Mama Rani said happily.

"Ma, hard-hearted. Don't use stones." Said Papa with his light laughter.

"Kan, right, start deh. ngeledekin Abi." Said Abi lazily.

"But, Ma, Pa. If he knew how much Abi traumatized women? Is he going to leave Abi?" Her crumbling soft words just imagined the girl leaving him alone.

"No. He'll stay right next to you. Trusting my Mom. Watermelon Abi... The Kakaaa Abi..." Mama Rani said by patting Abi's shoulder and moaning to go to the room by holding Papa Adi.

"The spirit of the two, Abi. Tule his heart. Don't forget, the day after we proposed to him. Find a good ring. Who knows ifab kobul." Said Papa Adi by patting Abi on the back with his laugh.

"Where are you going?" Ask Abi.

"You make a bitch for you." Papa's voice with his candlestick.

"Yes Allah. Pa! Ma! I don't want to have a bitch!! Just be ashamed!!" Said Abi while passing into his room.

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