The Pawned Marriage
Backstreet
The breeze of the morning wind blew through the veil of Nafisa.
“Do not get angry, yes. You are getting beautiful,” said Zayn who walked beside her.
“Gombal.”
“Loh, praised it says it's ‘maa syaa Allah’, not gombal.”
“Maa shaa Allah. Makeup, Mas Zayn Malik.”
Nafisa turned her face to the beach to hide her red cheeks.
Zayn smiled stifledly.
A month more they often spent time at the beach when Dim was already in school.
Or occasionally Zayn takes Nafisa to the market and there they meet Mika and Dian.
Despite limiting the relationship as Dim's parents, it is undeniable that Zayn and Nafisa still love each other.
“Mas suddenly laper, Nafisa want to make you beans?”
“Mau. Yuk to resto.”
They were enjoying a quiet and quiet morning. Chatting so familiar that sometimes teasing each other.
From a distance up the hill, someone pointed binoculars at two humans who were holding back the feeling.
He took a hape and gave a report.
“We're ready, Sir.”
“Clean. If something goes wrong, you are responsible for the consequences. I already paid you dear.”
“Siap, carry out.”
***
Nafisa and Zayn were enjoying the green bean porridge when Zayn's hape shook.
“I received this first. Your green beans are still as good as before,” said Zayn with a smile.
Nafisa nodded then finished the porridge that was still in her bowl.
Zayn stayed away to receive a call, before long he returned with an anxious face.
“Mas must leave, there is urgent. Greetings to Dim, yes.”
“Eh later found out, loh,” reply Nafisa while giggling amusedly.
“We kayak backstreet with our own child. Assalamualaykum Nafisa, later tonight Mas phone, yes.”
“Waalaykumussalam, beware Mas.”
Zayn stared for a moment at Nafisa's face before leaving.
As soon as the man walked away, Nafisa sighed then muttered, “Yes Allah deg-degan.”
Zayn's sharp ears could still hear and a big smile was raised on his handsome face.
***
Zayn stared at the face of the man who claimed to be able to help with the licensing.
“Ijin for a land of this size will be long.”
“I'm patiently waiting.”
“There's a way if you want faster. But all there is a price.”
“I take the slow path only.”
“The beach has been released, is it not dear?”
“Why? Want me to wake up resort or not, the beach can still be enjoyed by many people. If I build a resort, it will absorb more than five hundred workers, not to mention the business turnover will increase. So precisely the presence of the resort will help the area.”
“Don't get me wrong, I just want to help you.”
“Thank you. Even if the permission does not come out, no problem.”
“Didn't investors mind ..”
“I have no investor.”
“Wah, Sir. More loss dong.”
Zayn was silent for a moment to compose a sentence so as not to sound terrible.
“Pak, if what is being talked about is unusual ways, then just stop. I want to live quietly with a treasure of blessing. So my wife always reminds.”
“Wife, I think Mr. Duda ..”
Zayn smiled.
“Tell anyone telling you not to mess with me and my wife. Come, I pamit.”
Zayn then shook the hand of the stuttering man. Not wanting to linger he was in a hurry to leave that person.
“Strict supervision to my wife and child. My cousin and his family. Added personnel. I don't want any help,” Zayn told his men.
***
Dino smiled cunningly at the reports of his men.
“Good, run stage two.”
***
“Mama why smile?”
“Ah time, normal aja kok.”
The boy stopped eating and continued to watch his mother more closely.
“Fix, Mama is different from usual.”
“Same. Come abisin telor boiled the same toast.”
“Ma, do you want to marry Oom Regent?”
Nafisa immediately stopped the activity.
“Pak Dino? No, lah. Talking now is rare. You knew he was here often. Who says it, Mas Dim?”
“There are mothers in school who are.”
“Keep you said what?”
“I was just. Eh he even ngomel, he said not yet a regent's son was belagu. I males nanggepin.”
“Bener, Mas, not important. You know his mothers?”
“Well that's it, Ma. I never saw him. Just so, he talked aloud in front of a lot of people. So now you have to be careful at school. There will be a lot of it.”
“Mas Dim, if you want to marry again, you must be the first to know. And Mas also know that Mama and Papa have not officially divorced even though we do not live together.”
Dimiko was suddenly on guard.
“Loh, would you like to return Papa? I don't want to, Ma.”
Nafisa is now sitting next to her son. Dim's face gleaned with his lips directly monyong.
“Why? Isn't it nice to have Papa and brother?”
“Ngak. Anyway no. Mama if I go to school, I'll meet Papa, right?”
“Duh ni, son .. maa shaa Allah,” Inner Nafisa stammered.
Not wanting to teach her son to lie, Nafisa explained.
“Mama sometimes meet Papa, but more talk about Dim. Papa will want to know you from Mama.”
“Mama, Mama will be sad again. Dim does not want,” whines Dim while cupping Nafisa's face staring at the manikin sticky.
“In the Lord, no, dear. But Dim, Mama still love and love Papa, how dong?”
“Papanya?”
“Sama still love also same Mama.”
“Aah Dim can't think. Anyway Dim does not want Papa deket-deket Mama. Point. Dim wants to go to school. Later in the afternoon Dim want to play with Love abis between rantang. Assalamualaykum.”
The boy kissed his mother's hand while looking suspiciously and then ran away to pick up a bike and immediately left for school.
Ten minutes passed, hape Nafisa shook.
“Assalamualaykum, Mas.”
“Waalaykumussalam. Why did Dim Manyun leave for school?”
“We often meet. He immediately sulked,” said Nafisa with her soft voice and always missed Zayn.
“Gini tho feels backstreet,” murmured Zayn imagined himself in one house with Nafisa.
Both chuckle amusedly.
“Mas, cook there are mothers who Dim does not know suddenly said that I want to marry Mr. Dino.”
Zayn sighed.
“You must be vigilant, yes. Actually, that's what I'm targeting. Mr. Dino stopped the resort construction permit process and now Mika's company and Dian's clinic are suddenly checked for taxes. I don't know if I have bad vibe.”
“But why yes? Related to some canceled catering bookings?
“You didn't tell me?”
“At first I thought ordinary. Catering cancels can happen. This is three out of five books. They moved to another caterer who did, yeah, say it. Jauuuh very quality compared to Beach Dish while the price is very high above.”
“Later to investigate. Mas also added guards to watch out for Dim and you.”
Both silent.
“Mas, Mr. Dino has indeed stated that he wants to know Nafisa more closely. Long before we meet again. Last month when Mas, Cinta, and Mama came here, I told you that we were still tied to marriage. But the time is this all has something to do with Mr. Dino.”
“There is no concrete evidence but there is already a slang from my men. Bismillah, we ask to be guarded with God. Today, I can't go to your place. There is an appointment in Surabaya.”
“Mmm ..”
“Kangen?”
Nafisa's face was red.
“Iya ..”
“Just a day, tomorrow or sooner, later tonight Mas go home. Mas want to meet people to try to force licensing from there.”
“Hopefully Smooth, Mas.”
“I love you, Nafisa. Always.”
“I …. Ah later if I go home.”
“Awas yes, you. Bye, assalamualaykum.”
***
