Sidewalk

Chapter 16 Means To Me

It felt like Dirga wanted to freeze time, so that things stopped at this point, the hand was to always hold his hand. The Shafi released the mayfa tanagn and Dirga's hand, while Dirga was still dissolved in his delusion. Shafi and Mayfa look at the chicin in the Showcase.

“Feel a dream, i.” Shafi's eyes focused on the row of rings.

“Kak Dirga .. ask for his help dong, wedding ring is good what?” syafi. But the one called was still swept away in his daydream.

“Kak ...” There is still no lawfulness. “Kak ...” Shafi nudges Dirga's arm. Make the self aware.

Dirga saw the situation around, it turns out they were already in the jewelry store. “What?” ask Dirga.

“I don't understand your jewelry, brother Dirga can help?” ask Syafi.

Dirga approached the seller, and began to ask a lot of things, until Dirga's choice fell on a pair of rings that seemed simple. “How?” Dirga asked the Shafi.

"What is jer pian, inggih haja ulun ne."

[What do you say, I agree.]

"What?" Dirga did not understand the language the Shafi spoke.

“Anything, I really don't understand.” Shafi resigned to what Dirga chose.

“Tried first please,” said shopkeeper.

“Syafi immediately put the ring that Dirga chose on his ring finger. “Pas!” The shafi shows a ring on his ring finger.

“Masnya, please try,” proposed shopkeeper.

Dirga immediately tried the other ring, and fit on his ring finger. Dirga only smiled while showing the ring embedded in his ring finger to the shopkeeper. Not saying much, Dirga immediately paid the wedding ring for Syafi and Arnaff. The ring they bought Dirga saved, to give to Arnaff later.

“Come, we do another shopping, our time is not much,” invite Dirga.

The three of them scoured the Mall to buy the goods that the Shafi needed for marriage. Shafi does not have time, just one week away from the wedding ceremony. Inside the Mall time does not feel like passing by, Mayfa glanced at her watch.

“This next time magrib, we magriban first, how?” ask Mayfa.

 “Iya, let's go to mushalla first” with Dirga.

The three walked together towards the mushalla, fulfilling their obligations. Not felt, the sunlight is no longer there, now the dark sky decorated with the brilliance of the stars above. While in front of the eyes the atmosphere is bright because the lights are brightly lit.

“We eat first yes, I am hungry ...” Shafi Whine.

“Iya, let's find a place to eat, then connect shopping again,” replied Dirga.

After arguing with Mayfa who wants to eat where, finally Dirga's choice of eating place that they must agree. Together they stepped towards where Dirga wanted to be. Stomach filled with full energy Back, time to browse the Mall for later marriage purposes.

Finally some of the needs for the shipment have been purchased, walking along to the parking lot, Shafi's hands and Mayfa's hands filled with the grocery bags they tent.

"May, nginep at my aunt's house only tonight,” take Syafi.

“I have not the same permission Dad,” replied Mayfa.

“Ayolah May .. soon I will leave this land of Borneo,” Shafi whine.

“Not want, but really I have not permission with Dad.” Mayfa hoped her friend would understand.

“Lo does not live in the stone age, May .. phone there Your father,” protest Syafi.

Inevitably, Mayfa relented, she typed a message on her phone, after opening a new notification, a smile etched on Mayfa's face. “Come home, I permit you to stay at your home,” exclaimed Mayfa.

Either exhausted or out of material for debate, or feeling awkward, during the trip all three were compactly silent. Until Mayfa's car reached Ardhin's residence. Seeing a car enter his yard, Ardhin smiled.

“How?” Ardhin greeted them with questions.

“Assalamu’alaikum, Abah,” by Syafi.

Ardhin smiled, instead of welcoming with greetings, he instead greeted with questions. “Wa’alaikum greetings,” replied Ardhin.

“Alhamdulillah, Uncle. Everything is,” replied Dirga.

Seen Shafi and Mayfa brought a lot of groceries, it feels like Shafi really wants to enter the house, somehow it feels very tired. After storing the belongings of the Shafi youth immediately invited Mayfa to his room. After fulfilling the four rakaat obligations, the two lay on the bed.

“Fiy, try deh lessin lebay, somplak and gesreknya you, I can not ask to stop. But lessin first, you do not know your future husband,” pinta Mayfa.

“I also want to reduce, May. But all that just slid,” complained Syafi.

“Learning to be resistant, the time will fit you regular kayak gelo, kasian men lo, must be ashamed he is the same special guest later.”

“Stop whether I can or not.”

The two sweet girls utero spoke many things, sometimes the sound of laughter was heard until the living room in the house Ardhin. Making the face of the young man who was sitting casually with Ardhin, decorated with a smile.

“Tante Leti is not wrong to choose this, in a quiet personal Arnaff, the presence of Shafi in Arnaaf's life will definitely make Arnaff can be more relaxed to enjoy life,” said Dirga.

“Hopefully, nak.” Ardhin breathed so deeply.

“Moreover, Uncle?”

“Tomorrow trial decision for the rapist, hopefully Rinda gets justice.”

“Rinda?” I feel alien to that name.

“Rinda, nephew of Kamal's aunt who got the abuse.”

“Hopefully uncle. I've asked my friend for help , to help this case.”

“Thank you, Nak.”

“First look at Aul, I can't stop smiling. Amazing cheerfulness she.”

“But, dizzy uncle son, now he is good enough not to disturb any more young men or men around him, if usually ..” Ardhin shook his head remembering how the Shafi seduced his neighbor. Although he knew it was just a Shafi joke, it was scary for him.

“Let him be himself Uncle.”

“Iya ..”

Both of them were silent, only their second breaths could be heard. Silent night is only the sound of crickets singing.

“Dirga, uncle wants a story.”

“please, Uncle.”

“Aul is an orphan, his parents are dead. Therefore, Aul must marry the judge. Because of his father Aul's family is no more."

"I thought uncle would marry me."

"Uncle brother Aul's mother, uncle can not, later the judge of the KUA who will marry."

"Any Uncle, the important thing is legitimate in the eyes of the law of Religion and the State."

"Aul was from childhood he was in the care of his grandmother, Uncle's mother. Aul was like that since childhood, cheerful. Yaaa that. Even the neighbors of the mother's house often get angry because of the singing of Aul.” Seen on the old face was a smile so sweet, reminiscent of Aul's childhood.

“Because of Economic needs, Uncle wander, work anything, until uncle works in the Ozage family, then meet your aunt there, we get married. Spent a lot of time there. Sometimes we go home when we get a holiday, it turns out Aunt Kamal also fell in love with the figure of Aul.”

“Uncle is very dear to Aul, it was fitting that uncle went straight home when he heard the news that Uncle's parents, died. Uncle must be thinking of Aul.”

Ardhin tells how Aul's childhood struggles with his grandmother. Although there was a living expense from him that he sent every month. “Truely, uncle only thinks of Aul. Aul means a lot to Uncle.”

“She also means a lot to me.”

“What?”

Dirga not because of Taste, because not consciously say the words just now. “What it means to Uncle, it also means a lot to me, because I love Uncle.” a lot Dirga tried to protect himself.