
"Sister. Do you want to drink or eat something?" asked Nina who was currently up on the bed. Although initially hesitant, but the woman actually had to remain there because of her status as a wife.
Shame and nervous of course he felt. However, the responsibility of being a wife of shalihah must strengthen the guts and be able to defeat the shame.
"No! We better get some rest. You must be very tired from having this party for a full day," said Nizam.
Not intending to be pretentious not to care about the attention of the girl who is now already a halal woman. However, questions still danced and fed Nizam's mind.
He certainly does not believe, if the woman who has been melting the ice of his heart, becomes the only one who is able to make Nizam fall in love literally. He really does not believe in this fate if considering the age of Nina.
It is still recorded clearly his conversation with Zizi in the past, who considered his sister's age was still small and underestimated him. For Nizam, her age is very mature for a girl of Nina's age, and it's not worth seeing!
In fact, he used to firmly reject the efforts of the sister in arranging it with High School children.
But now, his heart was instead entangled in Nina who was also not far from Zizi. Like a man who licks his own spit because of that word. Actually, Nizam was embarrassed if Zizi still remembered that. May his little brother keep forgetting, otherwise he's finished!
Nizam still does not believe in this fact and reality. Even though in his heart he was very, very happy for the destiny that God gave him.
As it turns out, the prayer that is tucked between doubts is revealed by God without him even imagining it. In fact, when Nizam made a decision on the choice of the parents in betrothal with his friend's child, he had resigned one hundred percent. He is ready to try a new page with a woman he does not know at all. Perhaps, it was better than seeing his two parents who continued to be disappointed in him. And he intends to forget the pent-up love for Nina at that time
But who can guess destiny? Which now even seems to be playing himself this time. He is now married to the woman he has been waiting for. Apparently, his parents' friends had been Mr. Anwar's family. A family that has recently become close to him.
But, that big problem is now a burden on Nizam's mind. That is, does Nina also know, if the man their parents betrothed was her?
Nizam was curious, but hesitated to ask. Given, the awkward state was still a distance between the two of them.
Nizam turned off the main light and replaced it with a tamaran lamp, making the room look dim with a dim view.
Supposedly, tonight is a historic night for newly married couples. But, not with Nina and Nizam who both dissolve with their own feelings.
Nina has been trying hard to normalize her racing heartbeat does not match the rhythm, because her mind is also still not completely out of thought with reality.
So, all this time he was so close to Nizam. But it is the distance of ignorance between them that is the cause.
"Ehem!" Nizam's voice sounded domineering after a few minutes had passed.
"Nin" cried Nizam.
"Yes, Brother," he said, still silent with a tilted position as before.
The place next to Nina felt moving and made her more stubborn. What will his summaries do? Did she ask for her right as a husband? Nina's mind ran everywhere.
Not that he did not want to, but he was still not ready to accept this situation that was so surprising.
"Can I talk?" In the end Nina turned around, facing the figure that had been sitting next to her.
The girl also pulled her body to sit up, so that it could be parallel to Nizam who looked confused.
A room with a man made him feel wrong and uncomfortable. Nizam was her husband, and that awkwardness was inevitable for both.
"Emm ... since when did you wear the hijab?" I don't know why that silly question came first. He should have asked me something most important. That is, did Nina know if the man who was betrothed to this girl in front of her, was her?
Although the shock this afternoon had shown, if Nina was as surprised as she was, somehow Nizam was still curious about it before calling directly to the person concerned.
"Well!" Nina looks flinched. He thought that Nizam would ask something serious.
"Emm, since today, brother. Nina had promised herself that if Nina had a husband, Nina would have learned to wear the hijab and that Nina had done it this morning. Pray for Nina Istiqomah" he said slowly.
"Yes!" The short answer.
Silent.
"Nin, did you know before, if the man your parents betrothed was me?"
Jedaadarrr
Finally the question came out as well and Nina who was equally curious about this matter had a chance to ask back.
Nina shook her head in response. " Did you know that I was Kak Nizam's future wife?"
Now, it was Nizam's turn to shake. Apparently, the two were found on the surface without the element of intentionality and it made them distrustful.
"So, the future Sister that Kak Nizam means the choice of Big Brother's parents, is Nina?" Ask by showing himself.
Nizam nodded with a hump in his face when the two gazes met, his heart was not strong enough to stare into those eyes any longer. He was afraid of drowning. Moreover, they were now in one room and too close like this.
Long awkwardness was back crashing the two, both silent tnapa know what they have to say
The feeling of mutual love and ultimately being love made Nizam and Nina misbehave.
However, both Nizam and Nina have their own thoughts towards their partner.
"Aren't you forced to accept this match?" asked Nizam again, wanted to dig deeper into the seriousness of Nina in living the household.
Nizam still remembers, if the girl in front of him had had feelings for a man who seemed to be unable to deliver. And, maybe Nina is now forced to have a stab at him.
"No, Brother! Because from the beginning the father said this matchmaking that came from Brother's parents, Nina tried sincerely. Brother's parents are already great meritorious to the economic survival of the Nina family, so where might Nina let them down. Although Nina did not know what their son was like, Nina was sure that he was a good man like her parents."
Nina's expression was earnest with her feelings all along, even though that time had already given up on her feelings of love for Nizam which only she would have memories.
However, Nizam who heard every word that was thrown from Nina instead thought something else. He felt Nina wanted to marry him because of the gratitude towards her father and mother. Nizam flinched while looking at the current clingy Nina.
Somehow the expression seemed to awaken himself to one thing, namely his feelings clapping one hand. They both misunderstand.