That handsome Brother

Rachel

Today is Sunday, a day off for all employees. After the dawn prayer, Aisyah laid herself down again on the bed. He wants to laze around today. Let him know that he is being homelinized with his mother. After all, his father's condition had already started to improve. He will not be busy on this quiet day.

"Haaah, where should I start? Figuring out what I should know" muttered to himself.

Triiiing, his phone reads the sign of the incoming message. Lazily he fumbled his cellphone in the nightstand near his bed.

"Hmmm, Prospective Husband! Hihi, aseeek!" his own checking. Open the phone and read the message.

~God willing our marriage is another week baby!~

Whahuh? Another week? Why should it be another week? How am I supposed to be cold sweat?

Triing, there's another message coming into his phone.

~We have to prepare it from now on dear, ask Mama~ for help

Well, what should I say to mama, if our marriage is without the blessing of her mother Bang Raihan? Stupid ahh!

"Da, Ai.. Get out! There's Mr. Raihan!" yell Mama Aisyah.

Aisyah glared her eyes "Huh? Why is Bang Raihan here so early in the morning?" muttered. "Don't he just send a message? Then he's in front, send the message?" start thinking and answering on your own.

Aisyah immediately stood up, using perfume, because she had not yet bathed, fearing her if her fiance smelled the scents of salted fish, wkwk. Before coming out of the room, she grabbed her headscarf.

Raihan smiled at Aisyah who came to him. "Just up?"

"Gak ahh Bang, again just now! What's this brother doing here?"

Mama Aisyah interrupted "Huusss, what's the name? Don't know politely!" he said while putting a tray of warm sweet tea. Aisha just grinned the horse.

"Drink, Mr. Raihan"

"Don't call me that, I'll soon be Mom's daughter-in-law" she said gently, picked up tea, then drank it slowly.

"Hehe, I'm sorry Raihan, from now on I'm getting used to it!" Mama Aisyah giggles. Aisyah becomes ilfil herself.

"Hmmm, Raihan is here to ask Mom for help regarding our marriage?"

"Well, without a word, I'll have everything ready, son!"

"But, there's one barrier, ma'am?"

Mama Aisyah looked at the astonished Raihan and Aisyah "Barrier? What barrier?"

Raihan looked at Aisyah, Aisyah nodded her head in affirmative. Aisyah knows what Raihan will say to her mother. Raihan then told me about his mother who did not approve of his marriage to Aisyah. Mama Aisyah knows how Raihan feels. Let them get married, he thought. It is also sad to be cancelled. Given the age of Raihan is also mature.

"God willing, did God make it easy? Regarding the matter of your mother's blessing, may God soon melt her heart huh?" smiling Mama Aisyah. Shade Raihan's heart.

Ma, if Mama could act like my future in-law, but it seems hard to get that.

"So Ma, what should be prepared from now on?"

"First of all, find a shirt for a date! Mama, that used to be important!"

"Okay, Ma!"

"Yes, Brother came home first yes, later Abang kabarin when we can go to the boutique"

Aisyah smiled "Yes Bang!"

Raihan then pamit. While Aisyah and her mother, began to busy discussing the preparation of her marriage is very simple and unknown to the person.

"Eh, Ai! I forgot I haven't been shopping at the market!"

"Yes, let Ai do the shopping, Ma!"

"Just take the money first!"

Aisyah instantly prevented her Mama from rising up "No need Ma! Just use Ai's money! It's payday, hehe!"

Mama Aisyah chuckled "Yes already, the hunt is off! The hunt is over!"

"Ready Ma!"

Aisyah walked while carrying her shopping basket to the market not far from her home.

Huuuf, fortunately the market is not far from home! Starting next month, I'll pay my salary to buy a motorbike!

Finished shopping, Aisyah sat for a while in a long chair. While sucking on the ice cucumber he noticed the passerby in front of him. Suddenly his eyes were fixed on a middle-aged woman who was shopping as well.

Uh, that's not Bik Inah? I'm samperin, am I calling you?

He decided to go to Bik Inah, he just put his groceries on where he was sitting. Fit once, Bik Inah was having trouble carrying his groceries.

"Assalammu'alaikum, Bik!" aisyah smiled.

"Wa'alaikumsalam, uh Non Ayesha? What's here again?"

"Come on shopping, Bik! It's just finished! Let Aisyah help!" Aisyah then lifted Bik Inah's shopping cart.

"Ouch, Non! Ngerepotin!" Bik Inah lifted the other shopping cart. They walk in tandem.

Aisyah laughs "Ahh just gini where ngerepotin, Bik! If Bibik had asked for a sling with Aisyah, it would have been nicotine, haha.."

Bik Inah so follow laughing "Haha, there's-there's this Non!"

Aisyah put Bik Inah's groceries where she sat earlier "Bik, sit here first huh? Aisha buy me a drink first!"

Not to mention Bik Inah prevents, Aisyah has just run to the ice maker. Bik Inah. Suddenly he missed someone.

Non Aisyah's behavior is similar to Non Rachel, I so miss the same Non, may Non be given the best place on His side. Inner Bik Inah was sad while watching Aisyah who again bought the ice.

Before long, Aisyah came carrying a pack of ice and also a pack of cookies. He immediately sat next to Bik Inah who was staring at him wistfully. Aisyah smiled in wonder.

"What's up, Bik?"

"Eh, there's nothing Non!" Bik Inah wiped her tears.

Aisyah was surprised, why Bik Inah? I think I'll kidnap her again!

"Loh, loh.. Why Bik? Why is my aunt crying?"

Bik Inah smiled "Father Non, Bibik again remembered someone, Bibik misses.."

Whether there was any wind, suddenly Aisyah's brain connected itself, and by itself appeared the word 'Rachel' in her mind.

Bik Inah was surprised and glared at her eyes in disbelief "Where does Non know? And how did Non know that Brother Master's name was Rachel?"

Aisyah smiled "If Bibik misses Sister Rachel, look at Aisyah's face, Bik! Aren't our faces similar?"

Bik Inah directly held Aisyah's cheek, she suddenly cried. Aisyah immediately panicked. Bik Inah nangis look at the state of dong, this is in the market loh Bik Inah.

"Sir, don't cry, we're at people!" panicked Aisyah, she immediately wiped the tears Bik Inah "Udah, already Bik, don't cry anymore, sorry Ai yes, Bik!" Aisha felt guilty herself.

"Sorry Bibik ya Non, sorry.." he said.

"Don't cry anymore, Bik! We go to Brother's tomb sometime huh?"

"The grave? Did Non ever go to Non Rachel's grave?"

"Yes Bik, that time! Bang Raihan said he wanted to show us somewhere, we went to the tomb! Aisyah was also somewhat surprised, as Aisyah's last name was the same as Rachel's sister"

"Well, whose full name is Non Ayesha?"

"Rachel's mouth, Bik!"

"God, is this just a coincidence or what? Your face is similar, the behavior is similar, the name is the same! O Allah Non, may Mr Raihan be happy with you huh? Bibik please please please please please please please please please please happy him.."

"God willing, Aisha, may I ask you something?"

"May, ask Non!"

"Why did Rachel's sister die, Bik? Pas Aisyah asked Bang Raihan, Bang Raihan did not want to answer, instead he cried, like there were circumstances that shook his soul too much, Bik! And Bibik was crying because he remembered Rachel's sister?"

Come on Bik, answer Bik! I need to know this, Bik!

Some doubt Bik Inah wanted to tell a story, Aisyah sighed, she held the old man's hand.

"If you can't tell a story, don't force the Bik! Sorry Ai.."

Bik Inah breathed "It happened about 18 years ago Non.."

Aisyah became excited, Bik Inah finally wanted to open her voice. Maybe Bik Inah is not too shaken like Raihan.

"18 years ago, Bik? Ai remembered, said Bang Raihan, Brother died when he was 20 years old"

"Indeed, Non, the age of the Master was still 15 years.."

******

18 Years ago, though,

A cheerful beautiful girl excitedly came to her papa's office. He wanted to say that the man he loved would come to propose to him.

Tok.dok..

"Pa, can Rachel come in?"

"Come, baby!"

The door was opened, with a face she immediately hugged her papa.

"What's going on, Rachel? Why so happy?"

Rachel let go of her hug "Papa remember, the man Rachel told you about?"

"Hmmm, ahh yes, Ibra, that kind-hearted young man right?"

"Yes Pa! He's coming to propose to Rachel, Pa!"

"Well, really? We need to get ready!"

His papa immediately instructed the servants to prepare for his daughter's fiancee's event. Her mother was silent and did not care much about what her husband and daughter were doing.

When it was time to start the event, the men did not come according to the plan they had agreed on. Until midnight, Rachel waited at the door. But the lover did not come to propose to him.

Papa and Raihan are sad to see Rachel constantly standing at the door.

Papa pats Rachel on the shoulder "Son, let's go in!"

"Yes, brother, you'll be sick! Insha Allah tomorrow Bang Ibra will come, Brother!"

Hearing her sister's words, Rachel smiled. Finally he went into the house.

In the room, Rachel was just a lot quiet. Until his mother came and told him that Ibra was inappropriate for him. Rachel was surprised why her mother could talk like that. Ibra was a good young man, although he was just an ordinary employee who worked at his father's subsidiary that Rachel led.

One day, Rachel receives a message from Ibra to meet. In his spirit he meets Ibra at a cafe. He also wanted to ask for an explanation as to why their engagement was unilaterally cancelled.

"We can no longer continue our relationship!"

"Why Ibra? Am I wrong?"

"No! Your mother is wrong! He's such a cunning guy, you know, no, my dad broke his leg because of your mom!"

Rachel looked at Ibra in disbelief, but she felt angry that Ibra was blaming her mother.

"You're saying that right, Ibra? How could my mom do something like that! Until it breaks your father's legs everything!"

"If you don't believe it, whatever! Just so you know, he threatened to kill me with my family, if I dared to marry you!"

Rachel felt claustrophobic, her chest was like a huge rock.

"Your mama also gave me a lot of money, so I could go far! But I chose not to take the money, I chose you! But what, your Mama's threat is no joke! My father was the victim! I don't want any more victims, Chel!"

"Oh my God, Ibra don't leave me, I love you so much!" lirih Rachel along with her tears that fell.

"I'm sorry, Chel! I can't be with you anymore! Hope you find something better than me! Which suits your Mama's choice!" Ibra then left Rachel.

"Ibra, don't go! Don't leave me!" rachel sobbed in tears.

With a heavy heart, Ibra left Rachel alone. No he ignored Rachel who was constantly yelling to call out her name.

"I'm sorry, Chel!" lirih Ibra while stepping away from Rachel.

Rachel was so frustrated, she was confused as to how. He really did not expect that what his mother did really hurt his heart.

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