BLESSINGS OF LOVE
Doubt Road

"What's so cool about your car, what year's it?"ask Husein to Asrul on the campus page of Semarang State University.

"In 1980, sadistic yah," Asrul said with a proud smile.

"Crazy.sadis..so old but after you dress up so cool like this.I bought ten million," said Husein while holding and stroking Asrul's old car.

"Asem ten million, I bought also how much".

"I bought a twenty-three million unit, engine and ac repairs ran out of five million, changed wheels and tires, seat covers, plus a set of audio plus speakers. Well almost that much of my savings was all gone" Asrul explained to Husein.

"Ah at least I threw a dana bokap, lying if there is no interference from your father," mocked Husein while sneering.

(bokap \= dad)

"I must use it for the sake of Allah, an old car until I have to carry the name of Allah" Asrul said.

"Hahahahha.gthat's aja sewot, so when do we walk?".

"Later tonight yuk, usual Bandungan," asked Asrul.

(Bandungan \= Name of the plateau in the city of Semarang, a hangout of young people)

"Asrul.the girls are on the way here," whispered Husein seeing two girls walking towards them.

"Wow..ebony and Ivory.funny too well," Asrul comments when he sees the two girls walking.

(Ebony and Ivory \= Black and white, became one of the title songs of the band The Beatles)

It was indeed a scene that was like heaven and earth, one was a smooth white skin without a stain, while the one next was a dark brown skin.

The white one is beautiful, the other is black sweet as candy.

"Select which one ?"ask Hussein.

"White dong, the other one is for you.hahaha," Asrul said with a laugh.

"I pray that chocolate will be your soul mate later" Husein did not want to lose as well.

"May your prayers turn to you again" Asrul replied again.

The two girls of different skin flashed before Asrul and Husein, whose arrogant white skin did not look at the slightest while the brown one smiled and said excuse me.

"Etha, why use excuse me?"yunita asked Aletha her best friend.

"Oh my goodness Yun, when you don't see them both look like genderuwo. If we don't excuse later trance..hihihi," said Aletha while giggling.

"Eh yes yes.hihihi.danger nih, let's hurry our classes.hihihi," Yunita also so laugh at what her best friend said.

"They must have said a tall handsome guy, but next to him a bantet like sponge cake failed to make," said Husein confidently.

"Yes, I did lose high, I slapped, but the business of making love I was more powerful," said Asrul while puffing his chest.

"It has not been proven that anyone crying pregnant asks you responsibility, meaning not necessarily mighty dong".

"Damn Husein, it must be until someone cries for responsibility to me, iiihhh. amit-amit".

"Eh, that girl turned right, like they're medical kids".

"Yes for you Husein, lazy I'm the same as a medical child anyway".

"Well instead of the same good doctor, dizziness a little injection, added dizziness again injecting again, "said Husein made a joke plea.

"Well if the dentist is not tasty, just also shake a little directly unplug.hahahah".

"Hahahahaha." the two laughed with their jokes.

Then they both headed to the building of the Faculty of Architectural Engineering, Asrul and Husein were Strata 2 Architecture students.

The two actually already have a business that is a collaboration between the two of them, Husein expert in drawing building designs while Asrul is good at making mockups or miniature buildings.

Young people already have independent businesses, even now still pursuing masters because they both want to become teachers in the field of Architecture.

While in another building in the University environment precisely at the Faculty of Dentistry, two friends Aletha and Yunita will soon graduate and be ready to become dentists.

Both of them have just finished their internship in one of Puskemas in the rural area of Semarang City, and later after graduation they will immediately serve there.

"When we're on duty there, are you going to go back to college, Tha?" yunita asked as she sat staring at her best friend's face.

"My wean is willing to finance and I also want to take a pediatric dentist specialist" Aletha replied.

"Yes good you have Papih officials, certainly can finance it to completion. If I graduate on a scholarship I'm happy".

"Most I will remain on duty in Puskemas village. Pretty small salary as well but at least it can help the community," Yunita said shyly.

"Doctor Yunita, wherever we serve must be for the community. I want to become a child dental specialist because I want to help the community as well" Aletha said, holding her best friend's hand.

They both smile at each other and in their hearts they promise to serve each other for society.

In the afternoon Asrul enters his cool old car, and heats up the engine before driving.

When the engine was hot enough he started driving his car, when approaching the gate suddenly his phone rang. While driving slowly his left hand touched the seat next to the driver looking for his phone.

Because he did not see me, then Asrul turned briefly towards the chair to see where the cell phone was.

BRUUUUKKKU....GUBRAAAKKK

Asrul was surprised and immediately stepped on the brakes stopping the speed of his car.

Some students seemed to run to the front of Asrul's car, then crowded there were also some men shouting while pounding the hood of the car asking Asrul immediately out of his vehicle.

Asrul immediately went down and he was surprised when he saw in front of his car there was a motorcycle toppled and the brown girl was sitting on the ground with bloodied legs.

"You don't have eyeswell, motor time before your eyes can be invisible".

"Yes, take pity on his feet until it bleeds, let's take responsibility".

Various voices pointed at Asrul who turned out earlier when he was looking for his phone had hit the motorcycle that was being driven by Aletha.

"That!!!!...Etha!!!..you why..yes Lord.you are bleeding. Sok stunt only, butut car too!!!" Yunita who had just come to see her best friend get hurt immediately bombarded Asrul.

"Sorry.sorry.I was looking for a cellphone that sounded so did not see a motorcycle passing by," said Asrul apologized for the incident.

Yunita and several men drive Aletha to a security post, while Asrul is asked by campus security to park the car and must take responsibility for the recent collision.

Some people marginalized the toppled Aletha motorcycle so as not to block the road.

"I'm fine Yun, just shocked because suddenly I fell down, my legs are fine just his skin peeling off. Please get ethanol or rivanol in the lab. I have to clean and dry the wound," Aletha said grimacingly.

"I've already taken it, let Yunita accompany Etha here" said one of the students who was willing to help.

Then the young man ran to the Faculty of Medicine building to take the wound cleaning drugs in the laboratory.

Asrul walked over to Aletha and Yunita who were sitting at the campus security post.

"Sir, sorry well I was completely unconscious and did not see any mbak in front of my car" Asrul said apologizing sincerely.

"Yes that's why, drive while calling everything. Fortunately my friend just fell down and injured his leg. What if it breaks?" Yunita curiously expressed her annoyance to Asrul.

"Once again I'm sorry, Ma'am, please forgive me and if there is damage to his motorcycle or injuries I need to take to the Hospital please just say," Asrul said feeling unwell.

"I'm fine, I'm just a scuff. The calf skin peels a little. If the motorcycle I have not seen at all something damaged or not" said Aletha calmly.

"I see for a moment well, if there is damage let me change," Asrul said as he approached Aletha's motorcycle.

Then he checked the entire body of the vehicle, and turned on the motorcycle. It turned out that everything was fine, and then he took the motorcycle

near where Aletha sat.

"The motor is fine, you will go home how can you ride a motorcycle?"ask Asrul again.

"God willing, it can be just a small wound".

"Etha, this is the sweet tea. You are shocked to have a warm drink" said Yunita who just returned with a warm sweet tea and Aletha drank it slowly.

Before long his friend who brought ethanol and cotton came, then Yunita cleaned his best friend's wounds slowly.

It felt so painful when the cotton mixed with ethanol liquid landed on his injured leg.

Asrul saw how Aletha endured pain and pain, but did not cry and laughed. While groaning complain because of pain but can while laughing out loud.

"Adaawwww.parratro..hahahahah....Yun..hahaha.perih know..hahahaha...sick...wadaaawwww....hahahah..!!!"aletha shouted while grimacing and laughing.

Seeing the mimicry of Aletha's face and behavior made Asrul's heart so intrigued to know more.

The girl who looks cheerful despite being hurt, and does not show that she is in pain.

"Hahahahha..already Yun, perih...hahahah..," still laughing even though there was a drop of water at the end of his eyes because of enduring the pain.

"Great Etha is strong enough to withstand pain and pain while laughing," said Asrul trying to get along.

"Hey..know where my friend's name came from? must be nguping yah. Don't be so familiar with us well, look out for you," Yunita whose temperament just snatched away.

"I'm sorry, I just heard that she was called Etha by others" Asrul said with a smile and looked at Aletha.

"Okay, it's okay, just forget about this, I'm fine too".

Then after believing everything was fine, then Asrul immediately told Aletha and Yunita, of course accompanied by a sharp glare from Yunita's eyes.

After the incident they never met each other, until about a year later Aletha drove her younger sister to enroll in a Private High School.

His sister failed to enter the State College, so was forced to find a Private High School that there was a major she wanted.

"This campus has majors that you want, but this place is not too famous, how ? do you still want to sign up here?"aletha asked her sister Magenta.

"Yes nothing, he said his lecturer graduated from State University, nothing I take here," said Magenta trying to make a decision.

"Yes, let's go inside his office, let's find the information first," Aletha and the two entered the office room there.

"Good day, how can we help you?"ask the officer at the High School.

"Good afternoon, would you like to ask us for information about studying at this college?"sahut Aletha's.

"Our campus is still new, but we have met the standards of Private Universities with Excellent Accreditation. The major that is featured on our campus is Architecture, please fill this form. Later leave it to us again, the entrance screening test will be conducted next Monday," the officer explained at length.

"How's it?"aletha asked her sister.

"Okay, I want to be here" he replied.

Then the youngest of his spoiled sister Aletha filled out the form, while filling in on the bench that had been prepared there, he said, suddenly beside him sat a girl who looked the same would register at that place.

"Hi.When fill out the form well, I sit here well. Introduce me Jena," said the girl.

"Hi, I'm Magenta," then the two shook hands and simultaneously filled out forms.

"It turns out we chose the same major well," Jena said with a sweet smile.

"The next week we have the entrance screening test, hopefully we can pass well," said Magenta and Jena also hope the same.

Asrul just arrived in the courtyard of Semarang Youth High School, this campus was only established two years ago but has spawned achievements in various creative competitions in Central Java.

Currently Asrul became a lecturer at the High School with courses "Architectural Design" and

"Architectural Studio".

He walked towards the administration office for a hiatus, when it was about to open the exit was a sweet woman and Asrul remembered that face very much.

"Etha...???... Etha, right???" asked Asrul while pointing towards the sweet lady.

Feeling her name being called, Aletha was shocked and looked at the figure of the man in front of her. Seems to know but somewhere, only this guy knows his name, making him so stunned.

"I'm Asrul".

"Asrul???"Aletha confusion.

Instantly Asrul realized that in the past when the collision happened, they had not had time to acquaintance.

"Yes, I made you fall off the bike in front of the campus".

Aletha immediately remembered, there was a crisp laughter, "Oh, yes, hahahaha? Sorry I forgot?".

"What's up here?"ask Asrul.

"Hahaha.introduce my sister, want to study here," said Aletha while still laughing crisply.

"This is my sister, Magenta," Aletha embraced Magenta.

"This is his new friend, Jena".

"Oh, sip, next Monday for the entrance screening test. Hopefully it can get away," Asrul said with a sweet smile.

"Lecturer?"ask Aletha.

Asrul nodded, and Aletha also smiled widely again.

"Okay sip, thanks well.hmmm.

..who well I forgot.hahaha".

"Indeed, I am Asrul and you are Etha, not".

"Mistake.me Aletha".

They shook hands, and Asrul found it difficult to take off the delicate hand he was holding.

Aletha soon passes with her sister, and Magenta makes a pact with her new friend Jena to meet again next Monday.

"That's a brown lady right...

the one you hit," teased Husein when Asrul walked into the teaching room.

"Unscrupulous friends, I bumped into people and you went missing somewhere" Asrul said when reminded of the incident.

"Hahahah.at that time I had a sudden business bro, and I just knew the next day it happened. Sorry my bro," said Husein while trying to embrace his best friend.

"Woi..I still like girls, do not touch.disgust me," Asrul fended off Husein's hand.

"Hmmm..kayaknya right my guess, Bang Asrul was starting to like Miss Brown".

"Shut up!!! just a little bit more woi...".

A week later Aletha again escorted her sister who would take the screening exam at Semarang Youth High School.

It just so happened that this month he got a schedule of practice during the day, so in the morning he could take his sister.

"You do your meticulous well, so as to escape. Brother wait for you at the cafe across there well".

"Okay, pray for me, brother".

Aletha embraces her youngest sister, along with it appears Jena who just came and they together enter the campus.

"Your son is delivered by brother, if I go anywhere alone," said Jena envied Magenta.

"Enak is not good, sister Etha is chatty, sometimes more than her chatty mama," complained Magenta.

"You should be grateful to still be noticed by your sister even though she is chatty too. Compared to me like a banished child, parents in Palembang and I'm here only two grandmothers only".

"Oh, sorry Jena, I don't know. But you can be my friend and be his sister brother".

Jena smiled accepting the invitation of her new friend.

Aletha was enjoying toast with chocolate milk, she was sitting in the cafe across the campus while eating while reading the news from the tweeter.

"on your own?".

Aletha was surprised and looked for the direction of the voice, her eyes were rounded when she saw Asrul standing before her.

"Oh yes".

"May I sit here?".

"Please," said Aletha with her sweet smile.

Asrul sat in front of Aletha with his black coffee.

"Mas know no? black coffee was my nickname when I was in school first, Hahahahah," said Aletha when she saw the cup brought by Asrul.

"O..yes...was it that you were this black?"tanya Asrul found it funny to hear Aletha's words.

"Yes, this is how, I was born never feel white kinclong..hahahahah.but I'm happy, because black people will have a song if white is not the song," while laughing freely.

Asrul felt that this woman in front of him was very pleasant.

And sure enough they told each other while always interspersed with crisp laughter coming out of Aletha's lips.

They were busy talking until they did not realize that Husein was photographing the two of them from a distance.

Finally the exam is over, and prospective students start to exit one by one from the campus courtyard.

"Thank you well has accompanied me, and do not forget my sister must escape well," said Aletha while crossing the road with Asrul.

"It should not be too brown now, the inn is different," Asrul teased when Aletha pressed the car key.

Aletha simply smiled widely and waved her hand.

"Sister...Jena wants to come to our house, can't she?"magenta asked and of course Aletha nodded in agreement.

Before returning home, Aletha brought her sister and Jena ate at a fast-food fried chicken restaurant.

Jena is happy to have a new friend whose family is also very good to her.

"Bro, I want you to see something. This is really great news this year" Husein told Asrul.

"What news? Take a look," said Asrul curious.

Then Husein showed a picture of a man and woman chatting merrily in the cafe in front of the campus.

Asrul patted his forehead and Husein laughed and felt victorious, because he could predict from long ago that one day Asrul would fall in love with the brown girl.

Two weeks later Magenta was informed that he was admitted to the Private High School with a major in Architecture. As well as Jena, the two of them were very happy.

The happier one might be Asrul and Aletha, because since this meeting yesterday they have become closer to each other.

Calling each other frequently to ask the news also often sends a short message.

One day Asrul promises to visit Aletha's house, and of course the girl is very happy to hear him.

"Gen, so who the hell is the other guy close to Brother Etha? is he really one of your teachers?"ask Edmun Nayoan's mother Aletha and Magenta.

"It looks like Mamih, but Gen doesn't understand it either, which is sure Mr. Asrul likes to send greetings to Kak Etha if you meet me every time," replied Magenta.

"Wasn't he handsome?Come on Mamih wants to know, because you know your sister is very closed if asked about a boyfriend," Mother Edmun half forced Magenta.

"Lumayan handsome aunt, believe me, the person is also good. If it is not wrong to guess there may be Arab descent," said Jena who was staying at his home Magenta.

"Oh, means there's a sideburn on his cheek and chin dong?".

"Not really Mamih, her face is just a drizzle, a bit brown yellow so well the skin," Magenta explained and supported by Jena.

"Hmmm, hopefully, well be the soul mate of Kak Etha. Mamih it's very much your sister's eager to get married soon," said Edmun's mother full of hope.

"Etha's sister hasn't been dating?"ask Jena curiously.

"Well, all the men who come must be called just friends. Never a special one in the eyes of Kak Etha, so Aunt is very hopeful that will come now her soul mate brother".

Magenta and Jena giggle at Edmun's mother, who is Aletha's future guest but whose busy mother.

"Is this really the address? How is the luxury house well..waduh wrong way?" Asrul suddenly hesitated when he stopped his car right in front of house number sixteen.

She was hesitant and wanted to call Aletha for reassurance.

Geck...Geck...Geck...

Asrul's car glass was knocked by someone, Asrul was shocked half to death.

"Good night, how can we help you? Are you looking for an address?" asked a man in a security guard uniform as Asrul rolled down his windshield.

"Yes sir, sorry is this the way of the Prosperity?".

"This is the Prosperous Way, want to find what number and whose house is well?".

"I'm looking for number sixteen, Aletha's house".

"Oh Non Aletha, are you Mr Asrul?".

Then Asrul assures her that it is true name.

"Okay, please go to the home page, sir. Non Aletha had said that there would be guests".

Asrul entered the courtyard of a luxury house, and the one who knocked on the glass of his car was the security guard of this house.

"Hi, let's go in" Aletha said kindly from her doorstep.

Asrul's heart pounded when he entered the mansion, his legs trembling because unexpectedly it turned out Aletha was this rich person.

Asrul sat in the living room, while Aletha took a break to get some water and a snack.

When looking at the photo on the wall of the house, then he realized that Aletha was the son of a shrimp exporter abroad, and now serves as Chairman of the House of Representatives of Central Java and surrounding areas.

Family photo Edmun Nayoan plastered clear and huge on the walls of the living room of the house.

"Gosh, I'm the wrong person" Asrul whispered in his heart.

Soon Aletha entered the living room again with drinks and snacks.

The girl was the son of a wealthy man but was not at all arrogant and was always full of laughter in every story.

Even when Asrul shrunk his heart, when Aletha's parents greeted him, he was also surprised that Edmun Nayoan's husband and wife were so friendly and relaxed about accepting him.

Magenta and Jena peeked at Aletha who was talking to Asrul, for some reason in Jena's heart there was a bit of disappointment because Asrul looked like Aletha.

"I trembled when I met directly with his father and mother, limp legs and heart would be dislodged. But they were friendly, original bro very friendly," Asrul told Husein the next day.

"Yes already hit bro, keep going. Wow cool, Asrul Mubarok became the son-in-law of the terrace office.hahaha," Husein encouraged him.

"I give up, bro, I'm just a little ant who could be an elephant's son-in-law. Far away is also like the earth and sky. Honestly I'm afraid bro, how can I feed the office's son".

"Ah you are a coward, let's see Aletha dong, the simple person is never arrogant, invited to eat meatballs on the side of the road also want. Yesterday's when you picked him up on the road in your old car was also happy".

"Don't know bro, Aletha might be okay, but her parents might be. Ah, fucked up, I thought he was like us, like this".

Suddenly Asrul's phone rang and the name Aletha was written, with little reluctance Asrul answered the call.

Apparently Aletha asked Asrul to go to her house tonight because she was invited to have dinner together by her mother.

Inevitably Asrul agreed to the invitation to eat, and forced Husein to accompany him.

The night Asrul accompanied Husein came to meet the invitation of his mother Aletha.

The two of them were invited to dinner together, and Asrul felt bad when he had to meet Aletha's family in person.

Bringing Husein was a blessing because he could melt the stiffness of Asrul before the Aletha family.

When she finished dinner, Mother Edmun approached Asrul and said directly.

"Sir Asrul, if you want to be serious with Etha, please immediately bring your family to propose to my son. But if you really just want to mess with my son, leave him immediately and don't make him hurt deeper".

Hearing that sentence, it certainly made Asrul's heart very surprised and could not say anything.

Husein who heard directly said,

"Tante, Asrul is not the type of man who likes to play women and Asrul is already sure to propose Aletha. I will arrange a meeting between the two families. Aunty should be sure of us" Husein assured Edmun Nayoan's mother.

"Okay Husein, I believe and I ask that if I really want to marry my son not long, I want to immediately have a grandchild".

Back from there Asrul fever three days and three nights, because confused do not know what to say and he himself did not understand whether he loved Aletha or not.

But it was Husein who moved quickly, he who delivered this news to Asrul's parents even he who later became the spokesperson and arranged the meeting of the two families.

The fifth month of the year two thousand and six was the wedding day of Asrul and Aletha.

Aletha was so happy, while Asrul to ijab and kabul said still feel doubt about the marriage that he will live.

But it is no longer possible to be pulled because Ijab and kabul have been spoken, the ring is coiled on the ring finger and the promise is bound.

It is only hope that must continue to be believed that their household life will be happy.