Should We Get Married?

Meet the Mas Tio Family

The red meticulous motor was speeding towards the direction of the city. I asked Arum to speed. When he started to slow down, then from behind I would remind him again that he was firmer again, even though Arum had protested, objected because he was afraid, but my cousin was still obedient, he said, the motor continues as fast as possible.

"Where's the house?" arum asked, as we entered the residential alley of mas Tio.

"There," I said. Although I had only been there once, but I remember the location of his house because Mbak Tika often told when we passed in the area here.

Right in front of Nas Tio's house, the motor stopped. I jumped straight away. Actually confused what to say, but my heart has insisted that I tell them that Tika is innocent, so am I. We are just victims. So, whether it is appropriate for a victim to get unfair treatment like this.

Unilateral annulment of marriage will only make a woman's heart broken. In fact, Mbak Tika was too hopeful to be with mas Tio.

"Yes!" call Arum.

"What?" step stopped. Arum who just got off the bike soon caught up with me.

"Are you sure you want to talk to them?"

I'm nodding.

"Tuh, look. Crowded houses. Then yes. We're afraid we're just troublemaking, it's a new problem."

"No." I don't care, the more people the better. So that the whole family knows what is really going on. I don't want Tika to be a victim just because I hear the confusing news out there. "Assalamualaikum." I'm standing at the door.

The whole house is now staring at me. Those who were originally boisterous were now silent. Seeing their drastically changed attitude made me nervous.

"I'm sorry if my arrival interfered" I said. "I want to talk to Mas Tio."

The people inside the house were still silent, no one opened their mouths, even just allowing me to enter.

"Dye?" Mas Tio who was inside came out, he immediately approached me.

"Tio, who is he?" ask father.

"This ... Ayu, Tika's sister, sir." replied mas Tio.

His father frowned, then, his face turned sullen. "What's up?"

Everyone is silent.

"If it's true, but why? What's wrong with Tika, mas? Didn't you propose to Tika? Even our family has also prepared everything, including having divided the invitation and ordered catering." I said

"Not to worry, all material losses will be replaced. Even twice that." asserted his father mas Tio.

"Then his heart? What about Tika's broken heart? Will there also be a change of loss, sir?" ask again.

"What do you mean?" his father Mas Tio looked upset.

"Sir, I apologized earlier. I have heard everything that the father and family have canceled the wedding plan unilaterally even though between Mbak Tika and mas Tio there is no problem. It's really unfair." I said.

"It's not fair how? Then if they get married would it be a sister for Tio and our extended family?" You ... Are you the one who was asked? News about you is that viral? Everyone is talking about you. Then, if we allow our son to marry your brother, our family has ties to your family, will we not be affected? Aren't we going to be people's talk too? If it's just people talking we can actually hold it, but if ... you know who did it? Are you sure they'll be quiet if you keep noisy? You know, what risk are we going to take? Or, can you guarantee that we'll be okay? Let's answer!" hardik his father mas Tio. "In addition, where is the courtesy of your family. Didn't you guys accept this marriage was canceled? Then why send this kid to protest? Very amusing. Is your father unable to speak up to send a children's messenger? Don't you know religion and custom, why is it so haphazard like this?"

"Actually my arrival here was not at the behest of my father, not even the houseman no one knew, I came here of my own volition, sir." I said. "That event ..it's all out of my control, sir. I never wanted it. So too with my family. Me and my family are victims, so why are we judged like the perpetrators? You should've protected us, "I can't go on with words. It seems the world is not fair. I don't want to be a victim either.

"Here, I don't believe it!" her father taunted me.

"Yu, already. It's better to go home now, Yu." pinta mas Tio. "Later to go there, talk again with father and Tika" said mas Tio.

"But ..." I stammered. "Sir, you also have a daughter, if the incident that happened to me happened to him will you blame the father's daughter too? Or, if the father's daughter has the same fate as Tika, can you accept?"

"What do you mean talk like that?" His father mas Tio was inflamed. "You want to curse my family? You should be introspecting yourself, why did the disaster happen to you? Therefore, if you are a child must maintain the association, do not just hang out with men, let alone those who make money, if it has been a crime, right!"

"Sir, already!" Mas Tio tried to hold his father. "Yu, go home first." he pushed my arm slowly out of his house. "Yu, I'm sorry. But, your coming here will not fix things. My family is unanimous that I do not want to continue. I'm also actually struggling to tear them down, so please help pray first. You tell Tika, I will try my best. I won't break my promise to edit Tika, I love her. She was the only woman I expected to be my life partner."

"I'm sorry if my arrival made things even more chaotic" I said with regret. "So the story Arum, I can't imagine how devastated Tika feels."

"Yes Yu, I know how Tika feels because I feel the same way. I can't accept having to part with Tika." Mas Tio looked sad. "That's it, what's important now is that we try our best to keep this marriage going. Please convince Tika that I will not give up!"

"Later, if you've met Mbak Tika, I will convey mas." I said. "But ... Mas Tio's not gonna leave Tika's mom, is he?"

"InshaAllah no, Yu. I will try to get us together. This is the test we have to pass." Mas Tio said he entered his house because one of his voices called. Maybe he didn't want his father to get angry.