Dusk (And Taste)
Chapter 6

A few days after Nadhira was discharged from the hospital. Reyhan intends to return to Nadhira's house to express his intentions directly to Nadhira's parents. Reyhan said goodbye to his parents. Asking do’a may his good intentions be launched.

“Pa. Ma's. Reyhan wants to go to Om Yudha's house. Do’ yes.” Reyham smiled at his parents.

“Sure, Nak.” Mama smiled and stroked the shoulders of her eldest son.

“As long as your intentions are good. God willing. God will always launch, son.” Papa advised his son too.

Reyhan only replied with a nod and smiled at his parents.

“Reyhan road yes, Pa, Ma.”

“Be careful, dear.”

Reyhan left for Nadhira's house expectantly. Hope that his intention is soon achieved. Nadhira was his wife.

Reyhan's smile was flaring back.

There was a sense that could not be written in Reyhan's heart when his red car entered the yard of the luxury house occupied by the Prayudha family. He wanted to go in and say everything he had intended.

Reyhan knocked on the door of the light blue painted house with anxious expectation. And not long after the door opened.

“Eh nak Reyhan.” Mother who opens the door.

“Assalamu’alaikum, Aunt.” Reyhan grabbed Bubda's hand and kissed her.

“Log in, Son. Want to run Bara, yes ?”

“Not, Aunt. Reyhan wants to meet Aunt Yudah. There's something important Reyhan should talk about.”

“Oh that toh. Yes, son. Log in first.”

Reyhan followed Mother's steps towards the living room. The family members are complete. Obviously there was Nadhira there.

“Eh tumben really lo here do not connect me first.” Bara slapped and pulled Reyhan's hand to sit next to him.

“Must permission lo first ? I'm not here to see elo.” Reyhan whispered a little.

“Bright on ?”

“Ntar lo also tau.”

“So how, Han ? He said he wanted to say what it was the same om and aunt.”

“Hmmm gini aunt, om. It just so happens that there are Nadhira and Bara as well. Reyhan wants to talk seriously.”

“Iya, son. By the way.”

“So gini, Reyhan's intention came here to express Reyhan's desire to make Nadhira as Reyhan's wife, aunt, om.” Reyhan looked at Father and his wife in turn.

All the contents of the room were blown away. Bummer. Except Bara. Because Reyhan had already told her about it.

Nadhira looked at Reyhan in disbelief.

“You're sure, Han ?”

“Reyhan sure, Om. Reyhan knew Nadhira for a long time. So Reyhan is very sure.”

Nadhira just looked down. There was a sense of disbelief in what he had just witnessed in the guest room. Reyhan came to ask her parents this soon.

“Yang ngejalanin kan Nadhira. Not om, not aunt. Not also Bara. In this case, leave the same decision Nadhira only. He has the right to choose his life. Right to choose his life companion later.”

“Dik, how do you think, son ?”

Nadhira was still busy with his own thoughts. The disbelief was still lingering in his brain. But there is an immeasurable sense of happiness that is felt. And without realizing it he smiled.

“Dik ?”

“Iya, Bun. Why ?”

“The father did not answer. Even daydreaming.”

“Sorry, Yeah.”

“Now father's decision leave it to sister. How ?”

“Mmm...Bismillah. Yes sister ready to receive Reyhan.”

The whole room is smiling. So happy. Especially Reyhan. One step has been passed.

“Thanks, Aleea.” Nadhira just smiled.

“Iya, son. May your good intentions be launched.”

All ANIMATE.

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In a magnificent white house. Reyhan stepped foot filled with happiness. Seen from the look of his radiant face and a clear smile.

“Assalamu’alaikum.”

“Wa’alaikumussalam.”

“Ma, papa where ?”

“Tuh working space. Very happy looking like a child Mama.”

“Kan always happy, Ma.”

“This difference mah. Mom is curious what is it ?”

“Let's Reyhan story with papa all ya. Abraham call papa first.”

“Let's mom aja. You clean up there first.”

“Ya, ma. Reyhan to room first.”

Reyhan walked down the stairs to his room on the second floor. His whistles echoed in the big whitewashed house. Marking her happiness she heard the answer Nadhira gave her.

Reyhan cleaned his body in the bathroom. Change clothes and go back to the dining room to have dinner with his family.

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Different place. Nadhira sat alone enjoying the night breeze in the balcony of his room. Smile at yourself for the happiness that greets her. How not ? The man he had been calling came to his house to propose to him. What an immeasurable happiness.

“Thank you, O Allah. Has given an answer to do’a-do’a which I have been saying all along. Answering hopefully what I always draw to You.”

Nadhira smiled again. Without realizing it, the brother had been careful with adhesiveness since earlier.

“Dik ?” Bara stepped closer to his sister who did not move from her seat.

“Iya, Bang. Here sit near me.” Nadhira smiled and patted the seat next to him to let Bara sit right next to him.

“Ciyeee who will soon be married. Very happy with his brother Brother.” Bara scrambled her sister's black hair that was draped without a headscarf. Because if Nadhira is in the room, he is not wearing his hijab.

“Alhamdulillah, Bang. I'm really happy. I used to think that Reyhan's sister was completely gone from my life. But in fact, God has other plans. God presents a reality that is inversely proportional to what I think. Really, God is really good to me.”

“Alhamdulillah, Dik. One step closer, Dik.”

Bara was happy for his sister's happiness.

“You'll soon be a wife, Dik. Your spoiled and childish nature please be changed, yes. You can't equate the treatment of your own family with the treatment of your new family later. Not necessarily they are able to accept all your nature. So, brother asked to be changed from now on, yeah. Little by little.”

“Definitely, Bang. I'll learn to be a good wife later.”

Nadhira and Bara chose to stay to enjoy the view of the sky without the moon. Enjoy the cool night breeze.

“Bang ?”

Nadhira again broke the silence created.

“Hmmm.”

“But I still think. Kan Abang is not married. Time yes I will stepin Brother.”

“Hahaha. What the hell are you, brother. No one knows when it will come. If you were the first to get married. That is a sign that God first brings your soul mate.”

“Iya anyway, Bang. But right..”

“Udah ah. You just calm down. Gini-gini Your brother likes it a lot. Many people know. But my brother did not want to. No one fits yet.” Bara cuts off Nadhira's talk and prides himself.

“Idiihh. A lot of people want to but still single. Look out, don't be a voter. Later become a weathered bujang. Hahaha.”

“Wah wah wah. There is already someone who is more likely to marry so as to carelessly suckle you ya.”

Bara tickled Nadhira. Finally that night their laughter broke out.

___To Be Continued__