Halal Love of the Senior
Application Preparation

After the meeting of two families, Dita began to be busy with the preparation of Adi's proposal. He's in charge of looking for the handover that will be given to Adelia. With Adelia, he went to buy things that Adelia used to wear and liked for handouts. Rendra faithfully and patiently took his wife and best friend shopping, although he had to be willing to set aside time between working on his script.

Armed with an Adi ATM card, they go outside to the store to buy whatever is needed. It is not enough just a day, because they only leave after Dita's lecture schedule is completed. And, yes, like women in general, it is not enough to just enter one store, almost every store they explore until they find the one sought.

Rendra sometimes to worry that Dita exhausted because after college go shopping. Although, he firmly limited the time to shop Dita and Adelia maximum only until Magrib. Because his wife still has to do college work once she gets home. He did not want Dita abandoned college assignments especially until lack of rest.

After almost a week of searching, finally all the items for handing are complete. Dita asked Mother Goddess to teach her how to form a session to look more beautiful. Mother Goddess patiently taught her daughter-in-law. Dita is very enthusiastic about learning to shape and organize. He likes to learn new things.

In the past when he was asked not to drag this because it became the business of the Rendra family, although he also participated in shopping contents with Mother Goddess for almost a day. Now he is the party who proposed, so inevitably have to take care of all the offerings that will be given to Adelia's side.

Adi who was busy working handed all the business of the proposal to his sister. Because he had also promised his father to limit direct interaction with Adelia as a consequence of not being married during the application. Mr. Wijaya is very firm in that regard.

Even so, Adi continued to monitor the preparation of his application. He doesn't want anything to be missed. Every day he asked Dita to report what had been prepared even though only through a short message. He did not want to force his sister to report in detail because he knew Dita was tired of taking care of her application preparation in the middle of the lecture schedule.

At tomorrow's proposal, he would invite some of his close relatives, especially the elders. As the day approached, he felt more nervous. Although he was definitely accepted, but still a sense of nervousness plagued him.

She had enough rejection and failed to get married. Therefore, every day in his long prostration in one third of the night, he prayed that all his affairs be carried out, especially his proposal and marriage. He did not want to fail a second time.

The day before the application, Mr. Wijaya and Ms. Hasna had come to Adi's house, making sure all preparations were smooth. Because the other relatives are coming tomorrow morning. They will go together to Adelia's house from Adi's house.

All deliveries for surrender have been prepared at the table living room Adi so that tomorrow stay brought alone without the need to look around again.

"Where, there's less, Dek?" ask Hasna's mother to Dita who is checking the list.

"God has it all, Bun. The ring was also yesterday, thank God it is fitting," said Dita.

"The ring isn't put here, Dek?" asked Adi who looked at the living room table but did not find the ring container.

"Later to sprain if put here, Mas. I have it in my bag that I carry tomorrow" replied Dita.

"Don't miss the tables, Dek."

"Yes, Mas. Just chill. Trust your sister." Dita patted his chest.

"Tomorrow mornings please remind ya, Rend." Adi turned to his sister-in-law.

Rendra nodded. "God willing, Mommy."

"That's just food, doesn't it, Dek?" Hasna's mother made sure.

"Yes, Bun. Rich wajik (1), jadah (2) equal jenang, Mommy has ordered right?" ask Dita to her mother.

"Yes, Deck. My mother also bought fruits. Looks like it's still in the car hasn't been taken down."

"Let me get it, Bun." Rendra offered himself.

"Thank you, son. Dad, please open the car keys first."

Mr. Wijaya handed over the car keys to Rendra.

"Just leave it in the car, do not need to be removed," said Mr. Wijaya.

"Good, Dad." Rendra then went outside to pick up the fruits in Pak Wijaya's car.

Before long Rendra had returned with a basket of fruits. He put it on an empty sofa because his desk was already full of other exertion. Rendra then handed back the car keys to Mr. Wijaya.

"Adi, I want to talk." Pak Wijaya stared at Adi intensely.

"Yes, Dad." Adi looked at his father.

Suddenly the atmosphere became somewhat tense because of the tone of Mr. Wijaya's voice that sounded very serious. Hasna's mother, Dita and Rendra just kept quiet while looking at Pak Wijaya and Adi alternately.

"Dad asked once again, are you sure about Adelia? Because after the proposal happens you can't back down anymore."

"God willing, already, Dad. Mas and Adelia are already Istikharah. And we're both sure we're getting married."

"God willing, I can and I promise, Dad. Married to him means I have accepted Adelia as she is. Accept the past, its shortcomings and advantages."

"Dad hold your word, Adi. Later I won't hear you guys fight or fuss over Adelia's past. The past let it pass. Just face the future together don't look back."

"Yes, Dad."

"Are you sure you can also maintain your views and interactions with Adelia after the application? I don't want you guys to be free with the proposal already. You're still not halal."

"God willing, I can, Dad. Since that family meeting, we have never met either. Communication is all through Adek. She never had any direct contact with Adelia." Adi took a deep breath and exhaled slowly.

"Dad has known me since birth. I know you never break a promise. I know you can take care of yourself. Therefore, God willing, I will not disappoint Father and Mother." Adi looked at his parents in turn.

"Dad just wants to take care of you, just like Dad took care of Dita and Rendra."

"Mas knows, Dad. But please, I believe the same." Adi looked at her father with a pleading gaze.

"Will Adek be the intermediary between Adi and Adelia?" ask Mr. Wijaya to Dita.

"God willing, God willing, Dad."

"Son Rendra, I ask you to also watch over and take care of them." Mr. Wijaya turned to his son-in-law.

"Yes, Dad. God willing, I will."

"All right then. But if you hear or see Mas breaking the promise. That day also I will marry you," said Mr. Wijaya.

"Yes, Dad."

"Yes, I want to rest first. You guys keep the preparations going." Mr. Wijaya got up from his seat, then walked to the room that Adi had provided for his parents.

Everyone in the living room heaved a sigh of relief after Mr. Wijaya left. Even Mother Hasna was also tense to hear the conversation of her husband and eldest son.

"That means this for as much as it's done, Bun. It's still tomorrow." Dita breaks the silence in the living room.

"Yes, Deck."

"Then we make a cake for yuk, Bun," asked Dita. She honestly misses working in the kitchen with her mom. Inviting her parents to make a cake is only a reason to be alone with the mother.

"What do you want to make, Dek?" ask Ms. Hasna.

"Let's see what ingredients there are, Bun," replied Dita grimacing because she had not been shopping for cake ingredients anymore. But, he was sure there were still leftover cake ingredients in the storage cabinet.

"Well, we're going to the kitchen now."

"Guard, Bun." With a lively and cheerful face, Dita held her arms together as she walked towards the kitchen.

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Note:

(1) Wajik is a snack made from a mixture of sticky rice, sugar, and coconut.

(2) Container is a food made from sticky rice mixed with coconut grater.

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