Vanilla

Decisions

After lunch, Vanila decided to go home first, because Mr. Arman was waiting for Vanila in the parking lot.

"Mas don't need to be interracial. Lala's good at herself. Lala comes home first. Lala go home first Azzam Assalamualaikum." Vanila said then kissed the back of Aldrin's hand and returned with the bushel he had been carrying.

Once out of Aldrin's room, some of Aldrin's female employees still couldn't believe Vanila was Aldrin's wife. There are even some of them who say that Vanila used pellets so that she could marry Aldrin. (Emang Aldrin fish yes?, in cassette pellets 😅😅😅)

"You're Aisyah right?, remember me?" Ask a woman who came to Vanila when Vanila was about to leave the office.

"Sir Sidqila?" Vanila said remembering that the woman currently standing in front of her was Sidqila.

"Yes. I'm Sidqila. I want to talk to you." Sidqila said with a face that did not show the slightest hospitality.

"OKs. We go to the cafeteria on the side" said Vanila, because there happened to be a cafeteria located not far from the AlRasyid Properties office.

Arriving at the cafe, Vanila and Sidqila ordered a drink, then Vanila did not forget to contact Mr. Arman to wait for Vanila near the cafe parking lot.

"What do you want to say?" Ask Vanilla

"I know you're married to Mas Al. But your marriage was forced due to the conditions. You also know, if I have a relationship with mas Al, and mas Al promised to marry me when I finished school. Now I am finished, but Al does not want to fulfill his promise. You are my only hope. I really love Al. I beg you, let go of Mas Al." Sidqila with a face filled with tears.

Vanila just fell silent, trying to string and understand what was happening. Vanila recalls, that before she married Aldrin, Aldrin said that he would marry Sidqila after Sidqila finished her schooling.

"Sorry, I can't." Vanilla said with a sad face.

"You!, I have tried to humble myself to meet you, asking for Mas Al in a good way. But why can't you let go of Al mas?" Sidqila said with a voice that began to rise with the roar of tears that kept flowing from her pretty eyes.

The people who were in them, looked at Vanilla with a dislike gaze, because from the word Sidqila said, it was as if Vanila was an actor.

Vanilla who felt many pairs of eyes staring at him with a dislike gaze, became uncomfortable.

"Gini aja's. I'm waiting for my sister at Umi Salma's house. We'll solve the problem there. I'm first brother. Assalamualaikum." said Vanila then left Sidqila who began to wipe away her tears.

Vanilla immediately got into the car and rested her head on the seat back, and did not feel tears rolling down her cheeks.

"Non why?" Ask Mr. Arman who saw from the middle glass.

"Lala is okay sir. We go home first, then we go to the boarding school, sir." Vanila said as she wiped her tears and cleaned her face from the foundation.

Arriving at home, Vanila immediately looked for Mbok Sa, and immediately took mbok Sa away.

"Where are we going, non?" Sa asked confused, as the car headed out of town, and mbok Sa knew very well that there was a problem that Vanila was thinking about.

"Later mbok knew. Lala called Mas Al first." said Vanila.

"Assalamualaikum mas" said Vanila who tried to hold back her tears.

"Wa'alaikumussalam's chat. Why sweetheart? Are you missing the same mas?" Aldrin said he tried to tease Vanila, but Vanila was silent.

"La.."

"Yes, sorry. Lala's on her way to Umi's house. Can I go to Umi's house now?" Ask Vanilla.

"Only a day has I missed the same. Yes, it is susulin. Azzam went back to his house. Mas nebeng Azzam. Be careful on the road, baby. Wassalamualaikum."

"Wa'alaikumussalam." Vanila answered and then turned off the phone.

Vanila hugged Mbok Sa tightly with tears continuing to flow. Mbok Sa who understands very well with the nature and attitude of Vanila just silence and stroked Vanila's head with affection.

Because he continued to cry, Vanila finally fell asleep in the lap mbok Sa. When Vanila fell asleep, mbok Sa had asked Mr. Arman why Vanila was like that. Mr. Arman who did not know anything, told according to the incident that Mr. Arman experienced, if Vanila suddenly cried when he came out of the cafe. Mr. Arman also has no idea who Vanila met at the cafe.

After traveling for two more hours, they reached the house of Umi Salma.

"Non, we're here." Said Mbok Sa while patting Vanila's cheek gently to get up. Vanila who felt a pat on her cheek began to rub her eyes and stretch, because her body was a bit sore.

"Assalamualaikum umi" said Vanila who forced a happy expression when she saw Umi Salma in the doorway.

"Well, just one day back La?" Ask Umi Salma.

"Can't you please Umi? Yes, Lala just go home again" said Vanila who pretended to sulk.

"It's not so dear. Umi's worried you're sapping." Umi Salma said while holding Vanila into the house, followed by mbok Sa and pak Arman.

Not how long to sit, the voice of Adzan reverberated. Umi Salma, mbok Sa and pak Arman immediately headed to the mosque, while Vanila permission to clean himself first in his room, the room he occupied while staying at the house umi Salma.

"Why didn't she clean up in Al La's room?" Ask Umi Salma when Vanila's permission to go to her old room.

"Lala umi's room." Vanilla replied with a smile.

After cleaning up, Vanila decided to pray in her room. Vanilla wanted to be alone, to speak with God through her prayers, asking that He could make the best decision.

"Tok tock"

"La, are you still inside?" Ask Umi Salma who is actually somewhat suspicious of Vanilla's attitude.

"Yeah. Lala's out." Said Vanila who immediately wiped her tears.

Vanila cleared her face and washed her face, so as not to be seen, if Vanila had finished crying.

"Try calling Al La. Where did you get to?" Umi Salma said.

Vanila then immediately contacted Aldrin whose position was close to the pesantren. Not long after Vanila hung up the phone, Azzam's car was seen entering the yard of Salma's umi house.

Vanila tried to smile when she saw Aldrin coming out of Azzam's car.

"Assalamualaikum mas, brother Azzam" said Vanila as she kissed the back of Aldrin's hand

"Wa'alaikumussalam." Aldrin and Azzam answered compactly, then they immediately entered the house.

Azzam stopped for a while, then returned to his house. Vanila followed Aldrin to his room, to prepare the clothes Aldrin would wear.

Finished bathing and wearing his clothes, Aldrin sat next to Vanila who was sitting on the balcony in Aldrin's room.

"You why the hell La?, just yesterday from ramh umi, today suddenly to the house of umi again?" Aldrin asked who was astonished to see Vanilla's attitude.

"Later you know too." Vanila said as she sighed, which made Aldrin even more confused.

"If there is a problem, you can tell the same. If you're wrong, I'm sorry." Said Aldrin who was trying to get information on Vanilla's change of attitude.

"Mas is not wrong. We'll talk about it later. Lala get down first. I want to get ready to pray magrib." Vanila then left Aldrin.

Aldrin finally went to the mosque to perform magrib prayers. At dinner, Vanila is more silent and often looks daydreaming, even just taking a little food.

"They eat a lot of La." Umi Salma.

"Udah full umi." Vanilla said and finished his meal.

Selasai helped to clear the dining table, all of them were getting ready to perform Isya prayers.

After the prayer, Vanila sat in the living room waiting for Aldrin, Umi Salma, mbok Sa, abah Abdullah and pak Arman.

"Aren't you praying in La Mosque?" Ask Aldrin.

"No mas. But Lala prayed. Oh yes, umi, abah, mbok, Arman sir same mas Aldrin, there's something Lala wants to talk about..."

"Assalamualaikum" Greetings of the voice that Aldrin is still familiar with.

"Wa'alaikumussalam" They answered simultaneously.

From the doorway, Sidqila and the woman who was a little old but still looked beautiful, because of the treatment.

"Jeng Vina. Kirain. Go in jeng." Umi Salma said kindly asking Sidqila and her mother to come in and sit on the sofa in the living room.

Aldrin, who saw Sidqila becoming uncomfortable, remembered the promise he had made to Sidqila.

"Lookin mbak. My arrival and Qila here, for ¹

"What promise?" Umi Salma was confused.

"Promise that Aldrin will marry Qila, when Qila has finished school. Now that Qila has finished her schooling, and I ask Aldrin to keep his promise." Said ma'am Vina.

"But aunt, I promise, because I guess Qila is Lala, the little girl I met when I was in Elementary School." Bright Aldrin.

"I don't care. A promise is a promise. And because of your promise, Qila became very fond of you." Terang Bu Vina's.

Abah Abdullah, Umi Salma and mbok Sa, looked at Aldrin asking for an explanation.

"Sorry, umi, mbok Sa, Al is wrong. Al has acted rashly."Aldrin said with a face that felt guilty.

"So how do you want?" Abah Abdullah asked Aldrin.

"Al could not marry Qila, for the woman whom Al loved Lala, not Qila."

"Can't do it dong mas!, I promise Qila that I will marry Qila. Isn't that a promise you have to pay?" Sidqila said angrily hearing Aldrin's words.

"Mas knows you're wrong. But I ask you to understand. It's wrong people. The one I love is Lala, my wife now." Aldrin

"How is it, sir Kyai?, should not Pak Kyai and Umi's children keep their promises?" Tanya Bu Vina asked for certainty for Sidqila.

"You know that Al married Qila. Do you still want Al to keep his promise?" Ask kyai Abdullah.

"Yes kyai. Mas Al promise sam Qila. Mas Al must keep his promise." Said Sidqila who started crying, for Aldrin to sympathize.

"Why are you quiet?" Ask Umi Salma was surprised to see Vanila who was calm.

"Lala knew it was going to happen Umi. Before I got married, Al told Lala. Lala has made her decision."

"Don't take La's decision. I don't want you to make the wrong decision." Aldrin cut, for fear of hearing Vanilla's decision.

"Sorry mas. Lala had thought about this carefully. Lala hope mas also fulfill the same words Lala, before we get married, mas will accept whatever decision Lala.

"But La.."

"There's no but-but mas. This may have been our destiny. Lala knows, polygamy is not forbidden our religion, but God also legalizes divorce even though God hates. Lala is not a sholeha woman who is airy, who wants to accept that her husband is divided with other women, so sorry mas, mas must be Lala's talak." Vanila said while exhaling a heavy breath.