The Preferred Priest Candidate

The Preferred Priest Candidate
Towards Day 'H' 2



While lying down, Nana listened to the verses of the Qur'an that were being chanted in the front room. Several times his tears seemed to drip against his cheeks, because of the haru feeling he felt.


Nana strengthens her les body to get out of bed. Wearing the flip-flops that Mom had prepared for her, Nana picked up a towel and a change of clothes. Then bring her into the bathroom.


" Na? Nana. " Dinda's voice is looking for Nana.


" I'm taking a shower, Ma'am. " Shouted Nana from the bathroom.


Only in that way will his voice be heard by Dinda. Because, in addition to the sound of the chanting of the Holy Quran, there is another noise that spreads throughout the area of his house and his parents' house. Especially in the back of the house, where the mothers who are preparing food while discussing things that they find fun (including ngrasani ngantennya).


" You were told to eat, same mother. "


It's lunchtime, but Nana still doesn't want to eat anything. Just a glass of warm chocolate milk, which filled his stomach since waking up.


" Now, Ma'am. I haven't wanted to. "


Apparently, last night's events have made Nana's appetite completely disappear.


As Nana approaches the Sima'an, her recitation of the Qur'an has reached Juz 30, which is the last juz in the Qur'an. Suddenly, Nana's feelings multiplied. Nana held onto her chest, she felt that she was no longer strong enough to hold back this feeling.


" Deck! " Sukma who participated in the Quran became shocked to see the appearance of Nana.


All views point to Nana, the sima'an is stopped. Sukma stood up to Nana who was still standing while crying as he pleased.


" Adek why? " Sukma. Because this incident is similar to last night. He carefully invites Nana to sit on the rug, where the sima'an takes place.


" I'm moved, Ma'am. My eyes are crying themselves. " Say Nana who holds her chest that feels tight.


That innocent answer made the people who participated in the sima'an, become busy covering their laughter, including Sukma who was hugging Nana. They feel bad if they look blatantly, laughing at people who are sniffing until sobbing.


But not with people who are busy packing blessings or parcels for the celebration later tonight. Without feeling confused, they laughed even to the point of ridiculing Nana.


" a... Nana. I want to be married, still crying anyway, Nduk. "


" I'm not crying, Bude. This is again touched. " About a whim, Nana refuted the words of Father's older sister.


" Had. Nana pancen crying, Bude. " As an advertisement, the Word passes by.


" No!!! " Do not accept what the Word says.


" Here, crying! The cry! The cry! " Without looking, the Word responded to Nana's words.


That could be a good sign for Nana. He dared to step his foot directly to the floor. Because after experiencing events like last night, he will feel disgusted by objects that come into contact with small four-legged animals, which hit him last night. And usually, at least Nana takes a minimum of three days to forget such an incident.


Now, it was not just the blessing packers who dared to laugh out loud. The Sima'an group of the Qur'an did not want to lose in laughing at the future Nana and her third brother, Firman. Mumpung no one, so think mbak-mbak santri who participated sima'an.


Tired of confusion with the Word that Sholeh helped, Nana finally wanted to eat. But it must be bribed by Dad.


" On the bribe of Mothers, huh? " Mom bargained. Because Dad was berembuk with Hafid who will set out to arrange the salvation to the neighbors (invite to the ceremony orally).


" Don't eat me, Mom. " Nana's words are like a threat to mom. He was worried, if Nana really would eat again. Moreover, tomorrow was an important day for her daughter.


Not willing to take the risk, mother went to Daddy's place with a plate of rice complete with side dishes. The handover of the plate and its responsibilities, made Nana want to spend the contents of the plate in her hands.


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In the place that was used for the Sima'an Qur'an. Nana greedily chewed the food that came from the mouthful of Dad's hand. Nana refuses, as Dad uses a spoon to feed her. Either he's working on it or he just wants to indulge in Dad, at the end of his childhood. Whatever the reason, he and Dad had been such an expensive spectacle to the people around him.


" Innalillahi wa inna ilaihirroji. " Speak up someone who just walked into the house. He was shocked to see the scene of the boy and the father.


This isn't the first tarji line Nana and Dad heard. There had been quite a few people before who used that phrase when they saw the two of them at that place.


Why the tarji? Perhaps in his birth, the scene was already like a bad omen to them. Because all they know besides being quiet, Nana's father has a hard personality. And there is no sign of any aspect, if Dad turns out to have a loving character that is almighty obedient like that.


" Have you memorized tenan anyway (remembered correctly)? " Tanya Nana is serious.


" Memorize opo meneh (what else)? "


" Ijab memorization. "


Deg. Dad stiffens. Since Nana came home from Semarang two days ago, Dad was made to inevitably have to memorize akad sentences using Javanese.


'Mumum doesn't speak the same Arabic, Mam. So, Mumumum wants the marriage contract later, Mamam uses the Javanese language. The one that Mamam married was Mumum, Masa Aya Mamum did not even mean the same thing that Mamam said. ' Nana said to Zen when they registered at the Office of Religious Affairs a month ago.


Of course Zen immediately agreed to Nana's wishes. Although he knows, using Javanese in marriage contracts is not a habit in his village. Although they are all pure Javanese, but they are decorated using Arabic in the wedding ceremony.


" Hey, stay tomorrow, sir... " Nana scares her father. Though he should be the one who needs to worry, because it is the one who will be married tomorrow.


Dad's heart rate became irregular because of Nana's words. All kinds of feelings, whipping in the father who has a closed nature and tends to be shy. For Dad, his feelings right now, are more horrible than they were when he married Mom.