Young Marriage (?)

8. Finally

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A few days have passed. But I have absolutely no certainty. My family kept quiet not once about the continuation of the match. I don't want to ask anymore either.

Arsy never called me again.

His family has not been seen since that day. The house next door looked empty, empty.

It seems Grandpa doesn't approve. Uhh. I don't want to think about it anymore. The day after the final exam will begin. I need to focus on that exam.

"Tan, tell Mama I'll go first. Go to the bookstore," ma'lumku on Intan.

"Do you want anterin?" tawang Intan's.

"Necessary. I took the angkot. This deck. Assalaamu'alaikum!"

"Wa'alaikumussalaam!"

I was in the bookstore for an hour. Go to the bookstore not because you want to buy a book, but just to play games. Calms mind. Because it's been too long, I ended up taking three comics at random and queuing up in front of the cashier to pay.

BUKK!

I felt myself bumping into someone on the way out of the bookstore.

"I'm sorry I didn't mean it" I said.

"Shyfa?" ask the guy.

I looked up the head.

"Mr.Indra? Uh sorry yes, sir. Not intentionally."

Turns out what I hit was my lecturer. Name's Indra. International Business Lecturer. He was among the lecturers my friends liked, because he was young, handsome and unmarried.

"Wahh you're diligent about going to the bookstore. Must be preparing for the exam, yes" he said.

I just smiled wryly.

Diligent what. He doesn't know what I bought. If he knew I was just buying comics, he'd immediately pull back his words.

"You alone? Where's brother? Not that you've never been apart."

"Crano? He's home, not coming."

"Where after this?" ask again.

"Either. Go home maybe."

"What if I buy you to eat. Wanna?"

"I'm sorry sir is not unwilling, but I do not feel good to take care of you. I just go home. I ate it anyway."

If you have a passion even so remember Arsy. Hah, have forgotten. Why do I remember him again.

Now focus again on Mr. Indra.

Eat him both? Uhh crazy. I don't usually eat alone with men.

"Come on. Even if you don't eat, accompany me to eat. I have something to say about my college assignment yesterday" he said.

"All right!" I said finally.

I followed him to a dining place in the mall.

He lined up to buy food, while I waited for him at the table that was still empty.

After a long time, he came while carrying food. He put a glass of ice cream in front of me.

"For you!" said.

"Thank you!"

When he started eating. I'm just menguisnguis eskrim. It's uncomfortable being alone like this. I should have accepted Intan's offer to accompany me.

"Syifa, you heard me right?" the tanyanya surprised me.

"Ah .. Yes Sir!" my lies.

Mr. Indra started talking again. But I'm not really listening. I am sorry, even if I do not understand.

"After this how about we watch. He said there is a good film right now," said Mr. Indra when the food was almost finished.

"After this I'll just go home, sir. It's afternoon!" my answer.

"I'll take you home then."

"Not for Sir. It's okay." It's okay."

Crazy one! Can be scolded by Papa Ater if I am delivered by a man.

In our chat, I tried to message Intan repeatedly to call me.

"Syifa, I'm going to the toilet first."

When Mr. Indra went to the toilet, my cell phone sounded. Aissshhh was not the phone from earlier. Why the call was pas Pak Indra does not exist. Ish

"Tan, why the phone? You call me in a minute. I was stuck with Mr. Indra in the mall. You pick me up if you can."

"Assalaamu'alaikum Syifa!'"

DEG

The voice at the end of the line shuts me down.

I immediately saw the name of the caller. Indeed he!

I immediately turned off the phone.

Why her? You stupid Syifa!

"Syifa, are you okay?" ask Mr. Indra who just returned from the toilet.

"It's okay, sir."

My phone sounded again. I saw Intan calling.

"Sorry Sir!" I said to Mr. Indra and then picked up the phone in front of him. "Asalaamu'alaikum, Tan ... Later at home ... Where are you now? ... Already in front? Yaudah I'm there now ... Assalaamu'alaikum!"

Tuttt!

"Pak Indra, Intan has already picked up. I'm going home first, sir. Thanks eskrimnya. Assalaamu'alaikum!"

I immediately left before Mr. Indra returned my greetings. I don't feel at home with him, even in public but still I'm afraid there's slander.

I walked around until I unknowingly bumped into another person and my clothes got wet from the drink that person was carrying.

"Ish garagara Pak Indra ish" I grumbled.

I just left without apologizing. Uhh I'm not really focused. Apart from Mr. Indra, the call from Arsy had made me lose focus as well.

In front of the mall there was Intan waiting for me.

He frowned when he saw my dirty and wet clothes.

"I told you at home. Kuy. Btw, thank you for coming to pick up," I said as I got on Intan's bike.

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"So Mr Indra invite you to eat?" ask Intan.

"Yupz. And I'm not comfortable with just the two of you."

"Why don't you seem to like him? He is good, handsome too. Try to approach him. Our friends even catches up with him" Intan said praising Mr. Indra.

"You yourself why don't you like him?" ask me to go back.

"I've got Brother Dafa."

"I also have Arsy!"

Oops! I stuck my mouth in disbelief at what I had just said myself.

"Forget what just now. I'm going to the bathroom to take a shower!"

Aissh why Arsy Arsy Arsy again. Why do I remember him. Until just now the chat I sent was not only sent to Intan but to him as well. He should have called me earlier.

Uhh I'm really acute as it seems.

Rather than me thinking about it it is better to think about the exam alone. Uh but before I learn I mending shower or eat first huha. Ah mending read the comic I just bought.

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The Huft is hot today. And I have to walk from the residential gate to my house. Intan is still on campus because he was told to help his friend earlier. I went home alone to ride an angkot until the front gate of housing.

When I passed through Mother's house, I was shocked because the gate of her house was partially open. It seems like Mother's family has returned to this house.

I heard the voice of a child.

That's Arsyad's voice. I'm sure it's Arsyad. I miss him so much.

I peeked a little. It looks like Arsyad is being held by someone. Who is that. Oemjiii lest that's Arsyad's Papa. We never knew who or how Papa Arsyad was.

Uhh but I can't see him clearly, he's turned my back. Wear a hat anyway. And now even enter the house. Isha!

Nothing, I used to play purapura to his house. Hidhi.

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"Asalaamu'alaikum!" laucang.

"Wa'alaikumussalaam!"

My greeting was answered by everyone in the house.

I stared at the door.

"How are you, baby?" said Mother who directly rushed towards me and hugged me tightly.

"Ba .. good. Mother where are you?"

Mother let go of the embrace, she just smiled looking at me.

"Already Bund. It is now her turn to embrace Ichad's Atheunya" said Kak Arisya who appeared behind Mother.

He hugged me too.

The father who was sitting next to Papa, also waved at me. That's when Dad wanted to hug me too. Haru.

I'm mistaken. Why is your family in my house?

"Hey daydreams!" sergeant Arisya made me flinch.

"Where are you going?" my many.

"You take a shower first. Let's talk later. Sanasana shower!" tell Kak Arisya while encouraging me to go up to the room.

I was dazed just according to.

Finish my shower down, in the TV room everything's gathered. Even Intan has gone home, now I see he is busy chatting with Father and Brother Arisya.

This father is indeed Intan's gang, while I am closer to Mother.

Arsyad is playing with Mama.

"Ichaadd!" my screams made everyone look at me.

The little boy ran to me and hugged me.

"Ateu kangen's. Ichad where have you been? Why not tell Ateu? Ateu sadly knows he can't play with Ichad" I said.

"Ateu Fafa don't be sad. Ichad dear ateu!" he said and tightened our embrace.

"Easy. Brother, come here. Sitting beside Papa," Papa's direction.

I sat beside Papa while holding Arsyad on my ribbon.

"Ateu Fafa, Ichad wants to pee!"

"Come with Oom!" I haven't had a chance to say Dafa has crossed me. He led Arshad to the bathroom.

"They're like father and son, yes" said Papa, as he snickered.

"Arshad is very close to Dafa. Maybe because Dafa can give you love that is not in Arsyad from a father," continued Dad anyway.

"Where is Papa Arsyad?" ask Intan.

"Died when Arsyad was four months old. Accident," answered Brother Arisya sayu but still trying to show a smile.

"Sorry!" intan said while holding Arisya's hand.

"Sokay. I'm fine" replied Arisya.

The atmosphere of tibatiba turned into haru gini.

Eh wait .. if Papa Arsyad had died, who was carrying Arsyad in his house?

Oh Allah. Why do my hair get goosebumps? Don't let it be the spirit of Papa Arsyad, died of an accident so haunting.

Aisshh Syifa, Stop ngawur! Where there is a ghost.

"Whose son of Ichad was next door? I thought it was Ichad's Papa," I asked plainly.

"Maybe it's Arsy" replied Arisya.

"Oh Arsy!" I nodded to understand. It's not a ghost. Alhamdulillahot.

"Eh ARSYY?" I shouted with wide eyes.

The one I saw was Arsy? Is she here? Oh God. Seriously, that was Arsy?

My heart is pounding again.

The others just laughed at me. It's so happy they see me like this.

"So Arsy here drove us. When you took a shower, he went back to his house because he had to work again" said Kak Arisya.

Ohh home again. Well, I haven't seen him yet. Why won't he see me first.

But I don't want to meet him either. Loth.

"Why are you sad? disappointed not to meet Arsy?" ledek Intan's.

Cihhhh I put my lips on him.

"Quietly, if you are married later you can see him as much as possible," continued Arisya.

Intan and Arisya's sister are already a gang. It's so good to bother me.

"Because the end of the semester exam is over so we can start talking about your marriage problems" said Mother Tibatiba.

Huh what does that mean?

"Wedding? The exam? What relation? Who's getting married?" many confused.

When I asked, Dafa and Arshad appeared and sat down to join us.

"Ehm be a gini, brother. Grandpa has blessed Brother with Arsy. But Grandpa asked for this to be kept a secret until Big Brother cleared the exam. Grandpa was afraid that Big Brother would not focus on the exam because he was thinking about marriage problems" Papa explained.

"It is precisely because you are keeping this a secret that I am not the focus of the exam tofu," I said dissatisfiedly. "I don't think Grandpa would approve. I lost focus thinking about it."

"What a clear sight!" sampuk Intan while curling with Kak Arisya. Isha!

"I'm sorry, brother. We don't know if you're not focused."

"Forget over," I said.

"One more thing, brother. Grandpa wants Sister to get married two weeks after Sister finishes the exam."

"Wuttttsssss!" I said shocked.

"That's why Dad didn't come home yesterday, baby. Dad went straight home to tell our relatives" Dad said. The mother by his side nodded.

"Good news why it should be delayed. Wait for lamalama for what. Oh yes Grandpa also told Arsy, if he could he should not see Brother before you get married," added Papa.

I was so scared to meet Arsy. Best of Grandpa. Know my wish.

I was curious to know his face. They didn't give me a picture of Arsy. Isha! Don't be afraid I changed my mind after I saw Arsy's old face. Ehh Astaghfirullah's.

"You don't have a problem, do you?" ask Mama.

I'm shaking.

"But Syifa has conditions."

They were surprised and looked at me.

"No reception now plisss. Have a mandatory thing that is Akad. Just invite a close brother. If you want a reception, hold it after Syifa graduated from college later. We invite all friends" I asked.

"We will only hold a simple commitment and thanksgiving in the pesantren only. The recipe will indeed wait for you to graduate later," replied Mama.

Mercifully. I'm relieved. I'm afraid it's off again. I don't want what happened yesterday to happen again. It has spread the invitation to the friends of Mama Papa even some of my friends and lecturers as well, but the marriage did not become. Embarrassing.

"Ehh btw Syifa's final semester exam is not over yet. Syifa still has one more test to know later Monday."

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