Vanilla

Bereft

Vano really did not expect, that the person her brother had asked her to marry was Vanila. The woman he loved so much. The woman whose name he always mentions in his prayers. The woman he hoped would be his master in the world and in the hereafter. But God's destiny says something else. Vanila became his brother-in-law, wife of his mother, Aldrin.

Umi Salma immediately brought Vanila into the ICU room.

"Mbok Sa !" Aldrin said regrakuk when he saw mbok Sa.

"Yes den. This is mbok. Aden how are you?" Tanya Mbok Sa, who is still holding Vanila.

"It's.."

"Aisha. Your wife." The light of Umi Salma that makes Aldrin more confused.

"Yes den. This is non Lala. Now she's the wife of den Al." Bright mbok Sa.

"Pa..." Said Vanila who immediately approached her papa because she saw her papa smiling towards her.

"Sa.yang. Ma..af" said Arlan stammeringly.

"Papa don't talk. Papa rest. Papa must be healed. Lala has already realized papa's wish. So papa has to be strong. For Lala's sake." Vanila said as she clasped her papa's hand.

"Al.." call Arlan.

"Yes, um." Aldrin said and approached immediately.

"Pa. pa. se.rah.kan Lala sama ka.mu. Ja. ga.. La.la.. ba-ba.ik." Arlan said as he handed Vanilla's hand to Aldrin.

"InshAllah pa." Aldrin.

"You put Al's dowry on." The Commandment of Abah Yusuf.

Aldrin then attached the ring he had bought to Vanilla's right ring finger. Then Umi Salma asked Vanila to kiss Al's hand, and Vanila did. Then he took his papa's hand back.

"Ja.ngan.na.ngis La." Said Arlan trying to wipe Vanilla's tears.

"Lala is not crying. But papa has to promise. Papa has to be strong" said Vanila who wiped her tears and tried to smile.

"Ma.af.kan.pa..pa.Pa.pa..pa...u...dah..tin.dak strong." Said Arlan whose breathing began to sting and the sound of his heartbeat detection device began to be unstable.

"No. Papa must be strong. Papa can't go." Vanila. Umi Salma who saw Vanila begin to emotion immediately led Vanila away from Arlan, and Aldrin immediately sat down beside Arlan.

"Ikutin Al pa's. La..Goddamnit."

"La... I.la.ha.i.lallah.."

"Muhammadarasulullah."

"Your.ham.mad.da.ra..su.lullah..."

"Tiiiiittt"

Arlan's heartbeat sounds long and shows a straight line.

"Pa. Papa woke up pa.." said Vanila who was crying while hugging her dead father.

Aldrin hugged Vanila from behind and tried to calm Vanila down, as the doctor had to check and try to help Arlan and ask everyone to leave the ICU room.

"Khlaskan papa La. Let papa go quietly. InshAllah papa husnul khotimah." said Aldrin while hugging Vanila and forcing Vanila out.

Vanila lets go of Al's embrace, and hugs Sa's mbok.

"Lala herself mbok. Lala's on her own." Vanilla said while crying.

"Non is not alone. There are mbok, den Al, umi Salma, Pak kyai, den Vano, non brothers. Not alone." Said Mbok Sa trying to calm Vanila.

Vanila who was really shocked just cried in the arms of Sa mbok. Aldrin looked at Vanila and felt guilty for the request he had made earlier. While Vano, still can not believe that Vanila is now his sister-in-law.

"sorry. We can't save Mr. Arlan. Mr. Arlan died at 11:45 wib." The doctor who examined Arlan.

Vanila looked at the doctor and the hospital staff who began to release one by one the medical equipment that had been installed in Arlan's body. Tears kept flowing down her cheeks. Vanilla remained silent without making any sound. People who see Vanilla also feel the sadness of Vanilla.

"Mas, Rashid and Abah will take care of papa's body. You go home first with Sa and Umi's mbok" Aldrin said.

"Come on non." Take mbok Sa.

"Already La. Jagan make your papa road heavy. Wouldn't all living things die." Umi Salma advised Vanilla. Then Vanila followed Sa and Umi Salma's steps, towards the room where she had changed clothes.

Vanila changed her clothes using the clothes she had been wearing during the thesis trial. Mbok Sa cleared up Vanilla's stuff.

After changing clothes, Vanila immediately headed to the parking lot with mbok Sa and Umi Salma, using a Vanila car that is usually carried by Mr. Arman.

Vanilla was silent all the way. Umi Salma clasped Vanila's hand, trying to provide support to Vanila. Arriving at home, Vanilla immediately entered his room. Mr. Arman reported to Mr. Rt, while mbok Sa and Umi Salma prepared everything to welcome Arlan's body.

News of Arlan's death soon spread. Arlan who is well known and has many relationships, making there are many flower boards of condolences that come. Not only filled the yard, but also to the main road.

Liliana and Dahlia arrive at the funeral home with their husband's family.

"Non, non-Liliana and Non-Dahlia have arrived" said mbok Sa to inform his two brothers.

Vanila immediately came out and hugged her two brothers tightly who were sobbing since they found out that her papa had died.

The sight really made the people who saw it come to shed tears.

"Papa doesn't exist. Papa was calm and happy with my mom" said Vanila trying to strengthen her brother.

"Onty, don't cry." Said the Sky hugging Vanilla's feet. Vanila immediately hugged the adorable bully boy Liliana.

"The tears are naughty. Onty can't stop crying." Vanila.

"Eye tears don't be naughty. Don't make the sky sad onty" said Sky who spoke with Vanilla's tears and made Vanila smile.

Not long after, the ambulance carrying Arlan's body reached home. Arlan was immediately buried in the guest room. The hospital has washed and mengafiran Arlan's body.

Vanila and everyone present one by one saw Arlan's face for the last time. Members of the Arlan family, especially her daughters and grandchildren, were allowed to kiss Arlan's face one last time.

The vanilla sitting next to his father's body began to recite the surah yasin. His mouth was only seen muttering because Vanila did not make her voice. So did her two brothers and their husband. While Aldrin and Vano are busy arranging funeral preparations, because Arlan will be buried after the Zuhr prayer. Because they will not wait for Jasmine who is pregnant and is in J country, and also Sakura who is following her husband's duties in M country.

When entering Zuhur time, Vanila immediately performed Zuhur prayer in her room. Vanilla spilled her tears as she prayed for her father and mother.

"tock.tok.tok.."

"La. we're going to the mosque to sholatan papa" Aldrin said after knocking on Vanila's room door.

"Cklek" Vanila opened the door to her room, then went out and passed Aldrin without caring about it. Aldrin, who understood that he had hurt Vanilla, only accepted Vanila's treatment sincerely.

The party that solicited and delivered Arlan to his last resting place was numerous. Coincidentally the family eater Arlan was in town S, and Rosaline and both Arlan's parents were also buried in the family tomb. Arlan had indeed prepared his tomb to be beside Rosaline.

Vanila sholted her papa for the last time. See all the funeral procession until the end. Even when one by one the mourners who delivered, began to leave the cemetery, as well as the two Vanilla brothers who could not linger in the tomb, because they were worried that their babies would look.

"Come La. We're home." Said Aldrin who was holding Vanilla's shoulder. Vanila brushed Aldrin's hand off and walked away from Arlan's grave.

Arriving home, Vanila immediately entered her room and locked the door. There are still many mourners, the husbands, Vano and Abah Yusuf families and Mr. Arman are busy serving the mourners who continue to arrive.

"tok tock.."

"Non. eat first. Open the door non." said mbok Sa.

"Why mbok?" Ask Aldrin.

"This, non Lala hasn't had lunch yet. Last morning there was no breakfast." explained Mbok Sa.

"Let Al aja mbok" Aldrin said and picked up a tray containing food for Vanilla.

"Yes den. Please yes." said Mbok Sa.

"La. it's mas. You should eat La." Aldrin said as he knocked on Vanilla's room door.

"You don't want to be an ungodly wife, for refusing the husband's orders." Aldrin said again.

"Cklek" Vanila opened the door to her room, took out a tray of food in Aldrin's hands, then closed it again and locked the door.

Aldrin won't force Vanilla. Because after all He made Vanilla that way. If Aldrin had known from the beginning that Vanilla was Lala, the little girl who was very in his tribe, he could not have told Vanila that next year he would marry Sidqila.

Vanila, unwilling to let Aldrin, who had become her husband, into her room, makes Sa prepare the guest room for Al to rest.

The house that Arlan bought was very large and had many rooms, because he did plan to spend his old age in the city of S. In addition to the main house that has 8 rooms, in addition there are also several pavilions that also have several rooms.

As is customary in the community of the city of S in general, then at home Arlan will be held a prayer event for 3 nights.

Since her father died, Vanilla has been quiet more often. Only the sky can make him smile. Even to avoid Aldrin, Vanila was always with the Sky.

"Mas. Is there a problem with Vanila?" Vano asked who noticed something was wrong between Vanila and Aldrin. Because Vano is very sorry for Vanilla's character.

"Nothing. Yes you know it. Lala was forced to marry a mas. You should call Lala anyway. Can't call Vanila anymore." Aldrin explained trying to divert Vano's suspicions.

"If you knew you told me to marry Vanilla, I would not refuse you" said Vano

"You mean?" Ask Aldrin wonder.

"Vanila's the girl I like and I'm after from Junior High." Bright Vano.

"You don't mess with Rashid" Aldrin said somewhat emotionally, knowing that Vanila was the one Vano liked.

"I'm not gonna fuck around. I know the limits. But once you get sick with Vanila, don't blame me, if I'm gonna take Vanila from the mas." Vano Threatens.

"No will. I will take good care of Lala. I'll be happy for Lala too." Aldrin assured Vano.