The Halal Love

34

"Can't you think about it anymore?"

Samuel looked at Nisa with a look of light. Since the meeting was finished discussing the BEM proker, Samuel immediately contacted Nisa. Ask where the girl is. Like Vika's orders, he had to straighten things out. And here they are now. In a vintage Cafe, with a little touch of peach color on the ceiling.

Nisa is actually accompanying Sarah to meet her client at the cafe. But suddenly Samuel called. At first Nisa is reluctant to lift, but Sarah throws a murderous gaze if Nisa does not lift it. Samuel visited him. And as usual, Sarah accompanied, only that she was some distance away from Samuel and Nisa's table. He was also chatting with his client, though occasionally glanced at Samuel and Nisa who seemed to be having a serious conversation.

"Do you like Alila?" Nisa does not answer Samuel's question, she throws another question.

Samuel shook his head, his face was clear. "No, Nis." He rubbed his huffed face. "Alilah my past. And you're my future. So which do you think I should fight for?"

Nisa almost chokes her own saliva when Samuel confidently calls himself her future.

Nisa's pounding, neutralizing her heartbeat. "What if Alila asks back?"

Samuel fell silent. But then he opened his voice, "I can't take it."

"Why?" Nisa asked quickly.

Samuel let out a rough breath, "There's no reason for us to return. What has passed must be left behind. Because life moves forward, not backward."

"Do you still hate Alila?" Ask Nisa again.

"No." Samuel was brief.

"Because you already know the truth?" Nisa still keeps throwing questions.

Samuel was silent for a long time. Before that, he opened his voice. "Do you believe that God is turning the hearts of men upside down?"

Nisa nodded.

"That's how God works on my heart. Yesterday I hated Alila, because I felt betrayed. But it turns out that after knowing the truth, God melts the hatred little by little."

Nisa did not respond. His brain was busy digesting Samuel's speech and relating it to several occurrences.

Seeing the silent Nisa, Samuel again opened his voice. "We can still fix everything." Said later.

Nisa looked up, then looked down. "I told you to study first." Her great-grandchild.

Samuel sighed, "Yes, I know. I'll try."

"If I have to wait for you, when are you planning to marry me?" The question was finally conveyed, after a long time Nisa pendam herself. Just today he ventured to deliver it directly to Samuel.

Samuel did not answer, he remained silent for a long time.

Nisa's worried. I dare not guess what Samuel's answer would be.

"Honestly, my college is abandoned. Like the courses I have to repeat. And most likely, I can't graduate on time." Samuel let out a rough breath. "My religion is still not much, even I just learned. Of course it can be ascertained, I cannot guide you. I know myself sometimes, I don't deserve you. But on the other hand, I love you. I don't want to lose a figure like you." Samuel laughed bitterly.

Nisa fell silent, not expecting Samuel to say that. He thought that the rumors that had been circulating about Samuel rarely followed the lecture were not true. But today he heard firsthand Samuel's confession.

"Maybe it was also what made Abimu consider me. I'm not worth it to you, Nis. Even so far below you."

"But my brother doesn't know that." Answer Nisa. He never told Samuel about his brother before Samuel came to visit the other day. Even he himself did not know, that it turned out that Samuel ignored his lectures. So how could her brother know better?

"You remember when your brother told me to study first?"

Nisa nodded in doubt.

"It is impossible, your Abimu said that only because of some questions he asked. He didn't even ask me about my studies. He didn't learn much about me at the time." Samuel wet his dry lips. "That's because he already knows me."

Nisa frowned deeply, Abinya knows Samuel? Since when? Nisa thought Abinya only knew the man to the extent because he was a student who had held activities in Pesantren only.

As if sensitive to Nisa's expression that showed confusion, Samuel again explained. "He's been to see me and discuss my personal matters."

Nisa slips. He could not believe, how could Abinya do that? Her brother is not that kind of person.

"Feeling parents against what happened to their child is never wrong, Nisa." Say Samuel again. "So much with your brother. The first time I met him, he could already read how I felt about you."

Nisa's brain is working very slowly this time. He tried to remember what Abinya said at that time. If not wrong, Abinya had said the same thing as Samuel had said earlier.

"I asked you anything?" Nisa asked in a nervous tone. Afraid that Abinya would say something that would hurt Samuel.

Samuel smiled, "He only asked about my studies and my religious knowledge. Feel at the boarding school test." Samuel chuckles.

Nisa snorted, at times like this Samuel could still joke.

"If you don't believe me, try later if you go home ask him." Samuel sipped robusta coffee that had not been touched on the table.

"Why don't you ever tell me that you met my brother?"

Samuel smiled, "For what? Later on I guess I will tell you again if ever in interrogation with him." Samuel's voice was heard again. "It's not that I want to keep it a secret from you, it's just that I don't feel the need to tell you, because I have business with your Abi, not you."\=

"But what you're talking about is me." Nisa interrupted quickly.

Samuel nodded in understanding, the girl in front of him was not receiving at the duakan number. "I had to deal with your parents first to get to you."

A red hue spread across Nisa's face. The girl looked wrong. Samuel kept his laughter from exploding right then and there. Nisa was always adorable when being shy like this. And Samuel liked that. Ah, it seems not only when Nisa is blushing like this Samuel likes her, but he likes everything that is in Nisa. Nisa perfect. Suitable to be the mother of her children. Samuel chuckled to realize his thoughts were beginning to fade.

*****

The beginning of August looks so bright, as bright as Samuel's heart at this time. After a few days of cloudiness in his heart, finally today the sun shines brightly again. Light up the plants until they are fertile again. Samuel smiled amusedly thinking about his analogy that seemed better. The man squirms in bed as the sound of the television swivels aloud in the living room. After dawn, he decided to go back to sleep. Although the habit of bergebonya still can not be lost, at least now he has started to get used to waking up early in the morning to perform dawn prayers.

Vaguely Samuel heard the sound of television reverberating aloud, children's cartoon shows. So Samuel can guess today is Sunday. And the one who watches cartoons in the morning like this is none other than his sister.

Samuel rarely used the day off to go home. But for some reason, since yesterday he missed home. Missing his family, longing for his mother's cooking, became the main reason to return after fatigue approached.

Samuel got out of bed, looked in the mirror, saw himself in a black pollo shirt and a sitting elephant holster that replaced his pants, and his hair was still messy. It's like this, Samuel looks like a street gem who never showers.

Samuel opened the door of the room, walked towards the dining room, and yawned, but spontaneously closed again as his eyes caught the figure sitting sweetly in the living room while chatting with his mother.

The man rubbed his eyes, hoping he saw wrong or was hallucinating. But I want to rub it until his eyes bleed, the figure is still there. He was wearing a maroon-red hood. From the side Samuel could see the figure laughing.

Mama accidentally saw Samuel standing there. He was worried that his son would be angry to see the presence of Alila in his house.

"Oh my goodness, Sam. Take a shower first! Shame on seeing Alila. Virgin kid kayak kebo wake up in the afternoon." Mom screamed to melt the atmosphere.

"No, aunt, relax." Alila responded.

Instead of following his mother's instructions to take a bath, Samuel walked toward the living room. "Remain here?" Ask flat.

Alila tried to neutralize her facial expression to keep looking relaxed. Even though his heart was beating madly in there. "I just want to be with my aunt."

Samuel frowned deeply. He said nothing, but his gaze was sharp towards Alila.

Seeing the situation that seemed like there would soon be a third war, Mama tried to melt the atmosphere again so as not to be so tense. "Yuk, eat first. You must not have had breakfast.

Mama took Alila's hand to the kitchen. Makes the girl wantonly rise up to follow him.

Samuel clucked. "Based on prospective ghosts and failed in-laws." Whispers watered.

"Sam, you want to be a mannequin standing there?" Mama rebuked Samuel who was still unmoved from his original position. But eventually the man gave up. He walked back to the kitchen and sat at the dinner table with his family members and Alila.

At the dinner table there are only Samuel, Mama, Nizar and also Alila. "Papa left early in the morning, he said there was an office business, even though Sunday. And Mama's been cooking a lot." Mama explained without Samuel asking.

"Come on, eat." Mama thrust an empty plate towards Alila, making the girl swiftly accept her.

Samuel was still watching both. In the past, gathering like this was the scene Samuel liked the most. Seeing her Mama get along and compact with the girl she loves, makes her truly feel happy.

Mama hit Samuel's hand with a spoon. "Heh, it's still on the dinner table daydreaming."

Samuel did not answer, he immediately took the plate and filled it with rice and side dishes on the table. Mama was surprised to see it, usually Samuel who most talk when at the dining table, who protested the cuisine of his mother's preoccupation, it was, until telling the origin of complete rice with the originator of white grains was made as a staple food.

"You haven't been here in a long time, Lil." Mama again opened her voice, not at home with the silence that surrounded the dining table. "Even if you have broken up, but it would not hurt if you still intertwine with each other."

Samuel glanced at Mama, but ignored. Mama continued her bases. "What are you busy with now?"

"Aunty cottage."

"Oh yeah? Thank goodness then. So now you have sinter naji dong?"

Alila smiled shyly, "Still just learning too about."

"Yes not papa. Samuel is also learning. He's starting to pray now, Lil. Islam is really in the heart, not just in KTP." Mama chuckles.

Samuel was embarrassed by his mother who looked pretty ordinary right now. It looks like nothing ever happened. Though he knew, that his son had been betrayed by the figure beside him. Either because of maintaining the image or just pitying Alila, so Mama willing imaging as it is today.

"Ma.."

For a moment everyone at the dinner table stared at Samuel. Mama raised an eyebrow, as if asking 'why.'

"When do I want to invite someone here, okay?"

Mama stopped the spooning movement, "Yes can. Who would you like to take with you? Fathur and friends? They are ordinary. Just take it." Mama said relax.

"Sina." Samuel mentioned the name while glancing at Alila.

Alila sculpting. Suddenly the oxygen around him felt inadequate to breathe. Samuel had just mentioned a name he recognized.

"Saaha tea or something?" Mama asked in Sundanese, but native Javanese. He who did not know Nisa did not understand.

"Mommy's ghost candidate."

Mama almost spouted her drink. His son had just mentioned the name of a girl and said that the girl was his future son-in-law. Of course he was shocked, because all this time Samuel never told me anything. Girls who have come to his house can also count fingers. Including Alila. "You're tea carelessly when you say, make Mama shocked." He took a piece of tissue to wipe his mouth.

"So don't believe it?" Ask Samuel.

Mama shook her head quickly, "No. Ah, don't bother." Mama tried to end the conversation about the prospective ghost, because no matter how Alila is currently, the girl is currently certainly in pain to hear Samuel's statement. Mama doesn't want the atmosphere to turn tense.

"His name is Sayyidah Annisa. Old semester student majoring in psychology. He was a writer, a teacher at Pesantren, and most interestingly he hafidz Qur'an. So not only pinter najai, but also understand the Qur'an and its contents."

Alila lowered her head inside. Compared to Nisa, she is nothing. Nisa is a near-perfect girl and a bright future. Not like him. But all this time he did not know that the relationship between Nisa and samuel turned out to be that far. In fact, a few days ago, he had asked Nisa, and the girl said that she and Samuel were just friends.

Mama fell silent. His gaze alternated with that of Alila and Samuel. Afterwards he cleared his throat, trying to melt the atmosphere. "Ah your dream. Where there is a woman who is almost perfect so willing to be the same you who are not clear." Sarcase. His mother loved to touch Samuel's heart without thinking about his feelings.

Samuel grunting. "Your mom doesn't believe me. Don't be surprised if I get to know him in our big family." Samuel laughing. The tail of her eyes still glanced at Alila who was currently bowed in silence.

Just yesterday, Alila was relieved that Samuel no longer hated her. Just yesterday he was hugged by Samuel, even the man kissed the top of his head nonstop. But today, Samuel gave him some unexpected news. It was like he had just been invited to dance in the highest sky but was suddenly thrown to earth. Broken down? Ja. That was how Alila felt.

*****

"Are you serious about what you said?"

Mama sat on the sofa in the living room, facing Samuel. The middle-aged woman still could not believe her son's statement.

Samuel nodded casually. The man sat sweetly on the sofa folding legs while his hands were busy opening Nizar's ciki.

"Mama tea is serious." Mama hit Samuel's arm hard to make a clear 'plaque' sound.

"Yes my dear Mama, I'm serious." Samuel showed off his teeth.

"Keep Alila?"

Samuel raised an eyebrow. "Why?"

"Mom think you're better."

"Who said it?"

Mama scratches the head covered by a gray headscarf. "Alila?" He was not sure of his words just now.

"What did he say?"

"Said you'd like to take him home." Mama said seriously.

Samuel laughed, "Ma, bringing people home does not mean there is a special relationship with him. Sam also often nganterin women at the Campus home, but B aja."

"It's different, your daughter's with Alila. You really hate him, to the point that his face is not willing to squirm, but continues to suddenly want to bring him home. It's weird."

Samuel did not respond to his mother's words. He just sniffed the shoulder of the 'don't know'.

"Who is Nisa? Which boy?" Mom switched the subject.

Interested in the new subject, Samuel focused on his mother. "The son of Mr. Kyai. She's beautiful, Ma. Perfect, and fit to be the mother of my children." Samuel jumawa.

Mama threw a pillow in Samuel's face, making the man protest. "How to dream not of heights. I don't know why Mama hesitated."

Samuel frowned, "Doubt why?" Ask.

"You are not equal to him. Did his parents agree?" Samuel was struck by his mother's question just now. It is true that a mother's instincts towards her child are never wrong. I could feel what Samuel was feeling. Even the woman could guess that something was really happening.

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