Thorny Love

*Bab 72

Zein and Zia left the place. Where Rama was still there with a sad face and a feeling of being hit because what he feared had finally happened as well.

'Happy Ziana, may you be happy with your new life. I can't take you back to be mine. Because I see, you are so happy together with him, Rama said inwardly as he rubbed his face rough after Zein's car walked away from the place.

Zein and Zia had not spoken a word since they had left the gate of Zia's house. They kept silent with their own minds. But, it did not last long, because Zein was not the type of man who liked to keep quiet if there were problems that stuck in his heart.

"Zeco." Zein called Zia to start a chat.

"Yes, what's wrong?"

"none. I only call you, for you have kept silent since the first moment we left the gates of your house. I feel like I'm walking alone because you're just standing still."

"Sorry Zein. I didn't mean to inhabit us. It's just .... " Zia hung up her sentence. He had no idea what he wanted to say to Zein. He was afraid that his words would be wrong, and Zein would also be mistaken for him.

"What is Zia? Just tell me what you want to say. One thing you should never forget, solve our problems together if we have a problem. Don't silence the problem or keep the problem to yourself. Because it will create a rift for our relationship" Zein said at length.

"Oh yeah, there's something I want to tell you, actually. But, I beg you not to be mad at me," Zein said again.

"What do you want to say? Just say! I try not to be angry if the words do not provoke this emotion" said Zia with a bright face. Because, Zein's words just now were like a calm to Zia. Those words were able to make his surging mind calm down again.

"I want to tell you, honestly, I felt really jealous earlier. When Rama held your hand and you looked at him with a gaze that was difficult for me to understand. I wanted to take your hand off her, but that's impossible for me to do. Because I'm sure you have your own way of dealing with what's going on."

"You jealous?" asked Zia pretending to not believe it.

"Yes, I'm jealous. Very jealous even."

"Why should you be jealous, Mr Zein?"

"Don't ask why, buk Ziana. Because every man is certainly not willing if what he has in touch others."

Their conversation had to stop because they had already reached where they were headed. Zein rushes down from the car only to open the car door for Zia.

With pleasure, Zia got out of the car. His heart was now completely happy and satisfied with the decision he had taken to accept Zein's proposal.

'May nothing change from you, Zein. Forever, you must remain my Zein. Zein who always calms my heart, also gives happiness to this heart, Zia said expectantly in her heart while smiling at Zein.

The wedding day has arrived. With a happy feeling, Zia went downstairs with her mother to meet Zein and all the guests in her house. Because soon, ijab khabul will be held.

All eyes looked at Zia who was walking slowly down the stairs. Everyone praised Zia's beauty with the makeup and green kebaya she was wearing. Right now, Zia is really pretty. So that no eye turned away from seeing him, especially Zein.

Zein was truly amazed at the beauty and beauty of the angel who would soon be hers. Her heart was unceasingly admiring Zia by constantly staring at that beautiful face. Until Zia sat beside him, Zein still stared at Zia without blinking.

"Hows it? Can we start now?" asked the ruler who made Zein aware from his gaze on Zia.

"Bi-can pengulu sir. I can," said Zein in a quick and swift reply.

It provoked a funny taste in everyone's ears. Because Zein's speech seemed shocked and impatient.

"Zein-Zein, you are, yes" his father said with a funny smile.

"He won't run away from you Zein. You don't need to be blue-hurry like that" said her mother anyway.

Getting ridicule and temptation from his mom and dad, Zein could only smile at his mouth. He had no words to go against what his mother and father said. Because the truth is, he was impatient to make Zia his wife.

The ruler knew what Zein was thinking. For that, pak pengulu immediately held this very sacred khobul ijab.

Zein was taught first before he did the real khobul ijab. Because Zein was nervous, he had to repeat his marriage contract twice before it was declared valid by each witness.

"How are the witnesses?" ask the pengghulu sir to each witness after Zein answered the khobul ijab correctly.

"Well! Validly! Validly! Valid .... "

The living room of Zia's parents' house was now busy with the legitimate word that all spoke. It seemed that those who were there also felt the happiness that Zein and Zia felt.

But, not everyone felt happiness like Zein and Zia felt. There was one of them who felt very sad. He is none other than Rama.

Although Rama said that he would not come even if Zia invited him. But in reality, Rama kept coming. He witnessed Zein and Zia's happy day. Yes even though he was not in the midst of all the guests there. But just the same, he watched the wedding even though his heart was hurting.

Rama saw the wedding from the outside. Because he was unable to watch the wedding of the person he loved so much up close. Rama was afraid, just in case he would shed tears when the word was spoken by the witnesses. He did not want to cause chaos there.