The Love of the Widow

Chapters 2. Imamku Candidate

For almost two years I worked as a woman in my office.

Having good office friends is also a gift that I should be grateful for. Very solid work team, helping each other even remind each other in kindness.

Tonight at my boarding school there will be a proposal for my sister-in-law Tanteku.

Rosa's name.

I call her Aunt Rosa.

After returning home from work, I arrived at the boarding school at 18.30 Wib, just as the children of the santri were performing the Maghrib prayer.

I rushed up to the room, then took a bath and immediately performed the magrib prayer alone.

I went out of the room to the kitchen after a bit of self-improvement and applied a thin lipstick on my tiny lips.

"Assalamualaikum everyone!! " Sapaku to everyone in the kitchen who is busy taking care of the banquet for the Aunt Rosa application event.

I saw Aunt Rosa sitting on a chair facing the TV while enjoying a piece of watermelon.

"Aunty is so pretty tonight.. His face is so bright. The aura of the would-be manten seems to have started to look very clear" I said mocking Aunt Rosa.

Everyone laughed and laughed when they saw the face of Aunt Rosa who held back the shame.

"Aina is very smart if you make fun of Auntie! " answered aunt Rosa with a feigned face of anger.

"No mongolian aunty. this is a real compliment to the candidate for the manten!! " my answer again while hugging Aunt Rosa who I had considered like my aunt from the beginning.

The application event went well.

The marriage of Aunt Rosa and her Om Imran Candidate has been arranged.

***

A week after Aunt Rosa's application. Aunt Rahmi (the name of my aunt, the sister of my mother) and Om Indra her husband, invited me to come with them to H's house. Ruslan, Om Indra's friend who studied at home.

Actually it's kind of weird in my opinion, because they used to go to school never invite me to come along with them.

It turns out that not only I, There is also a grandmother from Om Indra who went to study at the house of Mr. H. Ruslans.

We went together without any suspicion.

Mr. Haji Ruslan invited Om Indra to sit in the front room with us as well of course.

From the stairs in the house, a man came down and walked towards us.

"This is Mas Rayhan My eldest son" Mr. Haji said, introducing his son to all of us.

Mas Rayhan greeted us and then got out to take the cousins home.

"Aina already has a candidate? " ask Haji to me.

I shuddered in shame.

"How about you match up with Mas Rayhan? want Gak? " his question again cornered me.

I really feel awkward and embarrassed.

"Mr Hajj can. The present age is not the age of fools. Anyhow Mas Rayhan might want sir" I said in response.

"Why not, if you are willing to be betrothed" he said.

"Again, Mas Rayhan It had finished his S2 college in Malaysia, but never once brought his candidate home. Every time he was asked his answer was just a smile. Said he didn't want to date, wanted to marry directly. Whose marriage? the candidate does not have. Mom and Dad are getting older, I can't wait to have a grandchild. So if Aina wants to, Rayhan would also be willing to mate with Aina" he said again to me.

"Om and Pak Haji Ruslan have been friends for a long time. It was not difficult for Aina and Rayhan to get acquainted, get to know each other first. If it fits, we continue. How? " ask Om Indra to me.

I just shut up.

Along the way home, Auntie and Om also Grandma gave me a lot of advice.

Starting from the problem of courtship which is illegal law to matchmaking and family genealogy Mas Rayhan.

Om said that he knew Mas Rayhan from Kecil. His son is polite and friendly.

That's why Om is willing to match me with Masa Rayhan.

But all the decisions came back to me. Said again.

I just kept quiet without a sound.

I don't know what I'm supposed to do. I was confused and worried.