The Customary Line of Marriage

Old Friend

Raniyah stared at her reflection who had just finished bathing after a morning run. It was unexpected that the first day at his house he would meet again with Ahsan. But this time, there was a feeling of remorse and guilt in her drifting.

Have I made the wrong decision all this time? Batin Raniyah's.

His mind went back to the conversation on that bridge.

"Come to my wedding Ran" Ahsan said.

"It doesn't look like San, sorry."

"Why?"

"I'll be right back to work!"

Raniyah sighed, putting out a heavy burden on her mind. Mother's voice called him to eat, making him immediately rush and not long to curse himself.

I have prepared vegetables Asem, fried salted fish, sambal and lalapan. The food was simple but Raniyah liked it very much, she ate it with passion. Haya sat quietly with khyusuk eating his food. Currently, four people live in the house. Fraz and Radit they obviously went home yesterday because they had a family.

"I want to move here!" Raniyah stared at the bowed Haya.

Mother and Mr. Ansori seemed to slow down his chewing and looked at each other. Raniyah also looked at her parents who seemed to give no response.

"Do you want to move because you know I'm going to divorce my husband?" Haya said cynically.

"What does Haya mean? I've been working here a long time, and I'm angry that you've arranged my work!" Now Raniyah could not hold back her emotions.

"Can you not open the morning chat with a sickening thing!" Now Haya got up from her seat by slamming the spoon.

After the departure of Haya into his room, breakfast continued with silence, Mr. Ansori several times cleared his throat like something was about to be delivered.

"Ran,"

"Yes sir?"

"Do you remember Teguh?"

"Oh yes sir, you ran High School time, why?"

"Straight now teacher Sd here, yesterday I met him at the mosque, he asked you. Dad said you were here!" Obviously Mr. Ansor.

"Oh so."

"He wants to see you, he said,"

"Yes, Ran's going to SD."

After that conversation, there was nothing Raniyah thought about anymore. The chat about Teguh is just a spice breakfast conversation in the eyes of Raniyah, nothing special, or maybe because Raniyah is not sensitive or too hurt.

Every day Raniyah spends time in the garden with her mother, she digs yam and picks chilies, tomatoes and cassava leaves. Mr. Ansor he caught fish he's damned near the garden. Just before the magrib, the three of them came home from the garden. Mr. Ansor came home with fish and jackfruit. While the mother was carrying vegetables, Raniyah smiled, at least today's activities she can enjoy by not thinking much about the lover who has married someone else.

By night, as usual they had dinner with garden produce, Bu Ansor served fried fish, long bean soup, tempeh fry, sambel and lalapan eggplant and boiled cassava leaves.

Dinner was also very solemn, the war between Haya and Raniyah was not over, it seemed they were in a cold war. After dinner, Raniyah and Haya went into their rooms, each lived mother and Mr. Ansor who chose to watch the show on television.

At around 04:00 am, Raniyah had awakened, lately her soul was not calm, so she woke up early, finished praying Raniyah preparing for morning exercise. After sports clothes have been attached to his body.

Some people seemed to be exercising, Raniyah was enjoying her sports. Without realizing it someone at home eating on the side of the highway continues to pay attention to it.

"San, you still like it?" Senggol Hasyim while following the tail of Ahsan's eyes which continued to follow Raniyah's movements.

"Looks don't look okay, I don't have the heart!"

"Inget, you're getting married! Lo inget also he nolak lo fit in Banten! Don't care about him anymore!"

"Gue cares about her!"

" Ah, shucks Lo!"

"The man who claimed to be Raniyah was happy with her, had the heart to make her hurt!" Ahsan.

"Keep on you now?"

"Don't know me!" Ahsan grunts while staring at the screen of his phone because his future wife called.

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Raniyah was still running fast, she turned her way to elementary school, she remembered her father's words about Teguh, a friend during her High School. Raniyah ran to the school, because the school holidays are obviously not crowded. There are some people down and down it seems to be doing a re-list. Raniyah blocked the sweat that poured from the forehead. He stood on the side of the road staring at the school, which was located under the street, a man was serving registration. A smile fell on the man.

Just about to leave after watching for a while, someone stopped his footsteps, Raniyah turned her head, apparently Teguh walked towards him, somehow Teguh realized his presence.

"Ran, long time no see!" An old friend who has never met.

"Emmm.. Yes Firm. I heard you're a teacher here!"

" hmm apparently the gossip is spreading fast!" Canda Teguh spread his smile greeted by a smile also by Raniyah.

"Why decide to work here?"

"Maybe it's because I miss you Ran," her candanya caused Raniyah's laughter

"Well, you were good at seducing women long ago!"

" Eh but make no mistake, good at seducing any until now I have not married Ran!"

" What a handsome man you're not married to!!" The word Raniyah made a Teguh panic because Raniyah spoke half-cry.

" You're talking like you're making an announcement, bitch!" Said Teguh covering Raniyah's mouth with his hand.

" Hey, get rid of your hands!" The word Raniyah makes Teguh cengegesan.

" If you don't want to close your hands, will I shut my mouth?" Temptation Teguh while squinting one eye makes Raniyah shake her head.

" You're still a pervert too!" Makes me laugh wide.

The conversation between Raniyah and Teguh continued like a person who was so familiar. They reminisce about the past during High School.

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