
Kinara had already arrived in front of the gate of Farhan's house. There was a hesitation to knock on that gate.
"Lho, Kinara huh? why stand there? come on in here, boy", a familiar voice to Kinara was heard opening the gate. Ms. Asri, Farhan's mother had just intended to sit on the porch bench for a moment before seeing Kinara behind the gate.
Ms. Asri seemed to smile welcoming Kinara's arrival.
"Assalamualaikum, sorry, ma'am, I'm disturbing" said Kinara timidly.
"Waalaikumusalam's chat. Ndak kok son, let's go in and in", Ms. Asri guided Kinara's hand and invited her to sit on the porch bench.
"Mother make a drink first yes" said Ms. Asri, preparing to go inside.
"Oh, it's okay, ma'am. Don't bother me just stopping by here for a minute. I want to give you this", Kinara restrained Ms. Asri and immediately took out an invitation from her bag.
Ms. Asri accepted the invitation, she opened it and read it carefully. Kinara's heart was completely jumbled, waiting for a response from Bu Asri.
'How did Farhan's mother respond?' he murmured in the heart.
Ms. Asri smiled, "Congratulations, son, you will finally get married. Mother and Farhan were happy. In shaa Allah, I will send this invitation to Farhan", said Bu Asri.
Kinara tried to smile, clumsy as she heard the answer.
"Mmm..I'm sorry ma'am suddenly I came and gave this invitation, and about Farhan's proposal at that time.", Kinara did not finish talking, Ms. Asri had cut it off.
"What's wrong, son, don't think about it. Mother and Farhan are okay. Her name is mate, who set it above", Ms Asri rubbed gently the back of Kinara's hand. She knew Kinara must be bad at her wedding.
"Then I say yes ma'am. I hope mom and Farhan can come later" Kinara said as she kissed Bu Asri's hand..
Actually he really wanted to ask the whereabouts of Farhan, because it was a long time ago he did not meet with Farhan and there was no news of Farhan. But Kinara was already unwell with Bu Asri, he wanted to leave the house immediately.
Bu Asri took off Kinara with a smile. Ms. Asri immediately entered the house, she contacted Erik to convey the invitation.
**
That night Farhan was busy. His master's duties completely took up his time. Farhan wanted to finish all the tasks immediately because tonight he had an appointment with Elena.
Ddrrt.
Farhan's HP shook, glimpsed that Erik's name was on the screen.
"Hallo Rik, what is it?", asked Farhan to the point.
"Buset Han, the preamble why the hell?", replied Erik who was somewhat surprised by Farhan's response.
"Gue more tasks, deadline. Next time if you just want to talk", replied Farhan ketus, his eyes and hands are still busy staring at the laptop screen on the table.
"Wohoo.my bro busy turns out. Bukde Asri wants to talk" Erik said.
Hearing his mother's name being called, Farhan stopped his work for a moment. He longed to hear the gentle woman's voice.
"Hallo son, it's mom. How are you doing there?", you heard the voice of the mother behind the phone.
"Farhan's good news, ma'am. Mom how are you? sorry, Farhan rarely contacts me" Farhan said.
Behind HP, Ms. Asri smiled, "Alhamdulillah if you are healthy. My mom is healthy here too. It's okay son, don't think about it, I know you must be busy with your college".
Farhan smiled at his mother's words, "Mother is always understanding. What's mom calling me? is Erik not good at taking care of and looking after mom there?", asked Farhan again.
Ms. Asri glanced at Erik who seemed fun to enjoy the variety of pastries presented at the table. Erik was greedy if the business of eating, especially if he went to Farhan's house, all the dishes must have been brushed out.
"No son. Erik was very good at caring for and caring for mothers. This is my mother's invitation from Kinara. He was here, delivering his wedding invitation one more week", Ms. Asri tried to arrange the word so as not to make Farhan sad.
Farhan was silent for a moment, his chest still felt very tight to hear the news of Kinara's wedding.
'Finally I really failed to have you, Ra', Farhan murmured inwardly.
"Eh, yes ma'am. Excuse me. Farhan's still here. So how's ma'am?", asked Farhan aghast.
"Yes that, there's an invitation from Kinara. Are you going to come back here and attend Kinara's wedding? or did mother and Erik represent?", mother asked.
Farhan breathed heavily, "Farhan is unlikely to come home, ma'am. Farhan's job is a lot here. If you don't mind, mother and Erik along with Uncle Erwin and Aunt Sari just come there, representing Farhan as well".
Ms. Asri gave Farhan's request. Before the phone ended, Ms. Asri handed the HP to Erik.
"Rik, prepare a wedding gift for Kinara, yes and please accompany my mother there" Farhan ordered.
"Every boss. What are you going to buy?", asked Erik.
Farhan fell silent, thinking for a moment about the right gift for Kinara.
"Buy a notebook. I'll send you what kind of book you have to find and buy, ok?", asked Farhan to make sure that Erik is ready to fulfill his request.
"Ck, it's Han's notebook. This person wants a household you know, not want to go to school", Erik was surprised by the idea of a gift from Farhan.
"Do not argue much. Not necessarily also you find a notebook that I want", replied Farhan ketus.
"Yes, bro, I'm looking for that notebook to the end of the world" Erik won't lose.
Farhan's laughter was heard at the end. Soon, the phone was terminated.
Farhan pressed his back against the back of the chair, his hands crossed behind his head, his eyes looking far away, thinking of the tightness in his heart.
'I'm happy with your marriage, Ra. Maybe I should have let you go and made my own life, ' he muttered slowly. Without Farhan noticing, tears were dripping. His heart was too heavy to accept this, but he had to give it all up.
Tok.shock.
The sound of Farhan's apartment door being knocked on by someone from outside.
Farhan's daydreams broke, he immediately wiped away his tears, tidied up his appearance for a while, and rushed to open the door.
"Hi, gute nacht", Elena's sweet smile appeared before Farhan's face.
"Hi, gute nacht schone frau. Come in, El. Could you wait me there?", Farhan smiled his smile complete with two dimples that made him look adorable.
Elena blushed with Farhan's praise. He smiled back, nodded and immediately sat down where Farhan had pointed.
"mmm...I will go to prepare my self. But, what would you drink, El?", asked Farhan before he passed inside.
Elena shook her head, "No thank's, Han. I'm waiting for you to get ready".
Farhan nodded, he immediately went back inside his room and let Elena wait in the living room.
This is Elena's first time getting into Farhan's apartment. It's actually kind of awkward for him to come alone like this. But he promised to take Farhan to his apartment. Tonight they're going to visit Elena's father's resort.
A week ago, Elena told her father about Farhan. Elena's father, James Morris, seemed interested in meeting the child's only good friend, therefore, he was interested, elena's father and mother accidentally invite Farhan to come to their hotel to get to know Farhan and discuss business cooperation opportunities with him.
Elena was still paying attention to the living room in Farhan's apartment. The room was not very big, but everything looked neat and clean. Elena was amazed, Farhan was a man but he could be very slick with where he lived.
Elena walked slowly closer to a sitting frame next to the TV. In the frame, Farhan was hugging a woman who looked aged. Elena was sure it was Farhan's mother.
"I'm ready to go, El", Farhan's sudden voice made Elena somewhat surprised.
He turned his back, looking at Farhan who looked so neat, handsome and masculine. Farhan wore a semi-formal, cream-colored long-sleeved shirt that he combined with a dark brown knitting vest. His hair looks thin and neatly arranged, not forgetting the watch on his left wrist makes Farhan look more dashing than usual.
"Hey El, come on, wir gehen jetzt", again Farhan surprised Elena who was still amazed by his appearance.
Elena nodded, and they left together.
Along the way Elena preferred to be quiet, there was a strange pounding that Elena felt in her chest, whereas Farhan was busy arranging her feelings, trying to forget what had already made her chest so tight. Tonight, he wanted to open a new true sheet, trying to accept Elena's presence in his heart.