After Marriage
Unrestimated
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“Oh. So this is your candidate who at that time you told papa?”
Papa Hasan went down and sat down on the sofa that was in front of Anha and Hasan. They face each other in front.
Anha took her breath in deep. It's okay, I definitely can, really, miss this all,’ Inner Anha inwardly trying to strengthen herself.
“Iya. Pa, it's Anha. My wife-to-be who I want to know to papa and mama. What do you think of Mom and Dad? She's beautiful, right?”
Hasan smiled happily, Anha's cheeks flushed red and her heart warmed to see Hasan as very proud to have him.
Papa Hasan and his mother looked at each other. I don't know what they're thinking right now. Neither could Anha guess.
After that Papa Hasan looked at Anha intently. Anha looked down in shame and fear.
“Beauty, kok.”
Just that short response from Papa Hasan. Anha has not been able to correctly deduce whether Papa Hasan likes her or not.
“We are here to ask for the blessing of papa and mama. Because next month I'll be married to Anha.”
My mom and dad were surprised to hear it. How could Hasan decide to get married so soon.
Her mother stared in silence, but her eyes were glaring sharply at her son.
“You did not get pregnant outside nika-” rather doubt whether his mother continued her speech or not.
Hasan chuckles. Why is there stigma in the wider community about the concept that young marriage means getting pregnant outside marriage, if married impromptu means the woman is already pregnant first. Kan, not everything is like that.
“Ngak, kok, Ma. We can't possibly be like that. Reason Hasan pepet cepet wedding let cepet legal. What do you think of Mama?”
Her mother was silent for a moment, her eyes still looking at her husband. Then his mother cleared her throat and gave an answer to his blessing.
“If Mama is private, anyway, it's up to you to like how. Kan, you're the one who's running. Mama ngikut aja.”
Now just to convince her father who is a bit difficult to accept Anha.
“Papa itself how?” hasan asked the father. But the answer from his father was something else in the form of a question to Anha.
“What do you work for?”
Anha swallowed hearing this. Question and answer session about seedlings bebet weights began.
“I work in telecommunication company, Om.”
“Oh. One company with Hasan. Pantesan know each other.”
“I-iya.”
Hasan tightened his grip on Anha's fingers so that Anha would not gorogi. A warm smile from Hasan as if to tell him, ‘it's okay. I'm here with you.’ It made Anha feel rather calm.
“What do your parents do? Obviously I want a good daughter-in-law for my son.”
With a feeling that is not good, the heart is beating so fast. Anna tried to smile and be as calm as possible.
“My dad hasn't been around since I was a kid. Mama works at a private bank in this city.”
Papa Hasan just nodded his head. But honestly, even though Papa Hasan doesn't look fierce. But its carrier is more to the cold and not a lot of talk. It made Anha feel clumsy.
“Om. You've been married before, yes?”
Anha bit her inner lip. He knew the question was his opening. The point is this one.
Anha has not yet answered that question. Papa Hasan has resumed his words.
“But sorry in advance. Honestly, I kind of disagree Hasan with you if you are a widow.”
Anha was silent to hear it, as if the loud speech was checkmate for her.
Wh-what?