
"No, Bus is home, sir?" sukma asked when she saw her husband enter their private room.
"Not yet, still talking behind each other."
"They drink?"
Mr. Indra nodded, then threw his body beside the wife who had just finished changing clothes.
Bu Sukma took a slow breath.
"How much do they drink, sir?"
"No, Ma. Just two bottles of beer. Then there is Damar, there is no way the brand drinks a lot, if not want to teach the real to his sister." said Mr. Indra with a small oddity.
Sukma also smiled. She looked at her husband. The eye of Mr. Indra, clearly showed the happiness of the middle-aged man.
"What was that talking about with the Bus?" ask Bu Sukma again.
Mr. Indra pulled his wife's hand closer. He crushed the finger of the woman who had accompanied him for more than thirty years.
"Bas intends to propose to our son, Ma'am, butii, he is currently worried." The happy mood that was originally seen, now changed softly and looked disappointed.
"Worry why?"
"Say, he doesn't have a decent place for our son yet. He wanted to make a home for his little family first, Mom."
"Lho, nice donk, sir. That means, Nak Bas thinks about the comfort of our son. He really wants to give his best for Nilam." welcome Bu Sukma enthusiastically. But Bu Sukma can feel, if the husband does not agree with his words.
"Trus why do you look so unhappy?"
"Mom knows, right? I wanted them to be together soon. I'm not calm, Mom. Before seeing them united in marriage. You want, before God calls you, Nilam we're married, ma'am."
"But I'm afraid, ma'am. What if when God calls you, Nilam is still alone? How did he face the world? How does he choose a life partner, who can take care of and love him sincerely? I feel like I have a debt to that kid."
"Sir, you believe in destiny, right? Everyone has brought their own fate line, since they were still in the womb. Why are you worried about that? After all, Nilam is a strong boy, a tough kid. He'll be fine, sir."
A few moments quiet. The pair who were already gray, dissolved in each other's minds.
"So, after Nak Bas expressed his intentions, what did you tell him?"
"Father said, if the matter of occupancy they can think about it after marriage. You can save together, start all from zero. It's okay, stay a while at his parents' house Bas, first. They don't stay in that house, do they? Nilam and the Bus work, surely they spend more time in the city where they work, later."
Bu Sukma smiled, patting the hand of the husband, who had originally crushed him.
"Sir, you realize, the father's words burden Nak Baskara? One side he wants to realize the wishes of the father quickly, on the other hand he wants to achieve his dreams too soon. Poor, Sir. Don't be sued that way,"
Actually not without reason Mr. Indra impressed the spirit once unite Nilam and Baskara.
The father of four children felt he still had debt, against his third daughter. Among his four children, only Nilam never felt college. Because when Nilam graduated, along with his declining health, he was forced to retire early.
Nilam never protested or showed disappointment towards him. His daughter, so heartened to accept the reality, he will not continue college. Even until now, Nilam has never brought up the problem. Which actually makes Mr. Indra feel more guilty. He failed to be a fair parent. Unable to provide proper supplies for his son.
That is why he was determined to give Nilam something else, as a form of affection. Find Nilam's soul mate, who he feels is worthy of his daughter.
Not about the material, but about the nature.
He knows his daughter very well. The girl is soft-hearted and patient. Who always want to give up, especially for the family.
He needs a sincerely loving companion, who will always look after him, who is ready to be a protective shield, when something bad tries to approach him. And Mr. Indra found all that in Baskara.