
"Assalamualaikum, dear."
"Vaalaikumsalam. Yes, ma."
"Remember what Mom said at the time."
"Which one, ma?"
"That's what you said when you were in town M."
"Mom can you meet again?"
Khanif turned his body to see the hustle of the city that became a silent witness as a successful man in the present. He also continued his words.
"Not that Khanif has said, Khanif does not want a relationship based on dating like this anymore."
"Mama knows, but what else. Almost every year you never know your mother as a woman. Even if it's just a close friend. That's why my mom took such action. Let's have someone. Besides mom gets tired of seeing yourself. Moreover, your age has almost entered the head of three. Want to wait for gray first nyari companion that?"
"Neither ma." Khanif let out a long sigh while rubbing his face.
"Eat him, follow my mother's advice. Let you quickly meet your soul mate. Anyway, you have to meet the lady of your choice tonight. Without objection and without delay. Because mama wants you to immediately find a mate, not find a reason to continue."
"Khanif makain, ma."
"No. Not done, but done. Don't make my mom embarrassed. This kid, mama's friend's son. That's why my mom knows you. Oh yes, mama has booked your meeting place. Mama will send her address through wa aja."
"All right, it's up to Mama."
"Well, that's good. Same with mom. Let Mama arrange this match. Okay, mama's gonna cook up."
"Yes, ma."
"Assalamualaik."
"Getishalight."
Their connection is cut off. Khanif turned back and walked towards his desk and dropped himself on his great chair. He then leaned back against the chair while looking at the ceiling of the office that he deliberately designed like a smiling person.
Really, looking at him, made his anxiety a little treatable. After feeling a little calm, Khanif turned to the pile of files that he had to check since his departure to the city of M. Calmly and focused he checked the company files one by one. Until the sound of the dzuhur adhan resounded from the sound of his cellphone, he also tidied up his files and passed to the office musholla located on the tenth floor of the company.
Looking at the glass elevator in front of him, he seemed to have no interest today to wear it. Khanif then chose to use the usual elevator like other employees. Arriving there, he saw that there were already many employees in it.
The employees there were also astonished when Khanif stepped foot inside. They were astonished because Khanif could not use this employee elevator as usual. But even so, no one asked about Khanif using the elevator like them. After all, Khanif is their superior so it is up to Khanif to use which elevator. After all they should be happy because Khanif wants to join with ordinary employees like them.
After reaching the tenth floor, Khanif stepped out followed by several other employees who were also about to carry out their obligations. Some employees greeted Khanif as usual and Khanif greeted them back.
...***...
Rania has just had lunch with her family. When Rania wants to help her mother, Rania again gets a ban from two men in her family. Of course the two men were papa and Reyhan. They strictly forbid Rania. My mom was acting ordinary.
Even mama got a reprimand from papa because mama did not participate prohibit Rania. But papa's reprimand only applies on the lips because papa open a man who light hands on a woman. Moreover, the woman was a wife she loved very much. Knowing that makes mama can only smile widely.
After the kitchen was over, she joined her family in the family room. Just now that mom was sitting next to papa, Rania had already moved from her seat.
"Where are you going, son?" ask papa.
"Rania wants to go to the room first pa."
Papa nodded. Rania walked to her room. But not yet Rania disappeared from the sight of papa, papa called his name. Rania's automation has turned around.
"Yes pa."
"Night, get ready. We're going to dinner at a regular restaurant."
"Why are you going?"
Papa nodded his head.
"Why just say it now." Rania then turns to see Reyhan. "Sir Reyhan too, just said it to Rania," Rania murmured like a child.
Rania went into her room. Behind the door, suddenly Rania's tears began to fall like rain falling without warning.
"Dear." Papa knocked on Rania's room door. "Bukain door for papa ya."
Slowly, Rania's door opened. Papa went into the room to give understanding to Rania that papa will definitely return soon if papa's task has been completed. Same with Reyhan. After successfully persuading Rania, papa came out of the room.
"Where's pa?" ask mama.
"Rania is happy."
"Papa. You know the nature of our girls."
"Yes papa ngerti. But what else, this is sudden."
"Luckily Rania wanted to understand. If not, papa persuaded Rania to leave the room."
"Yes, yes, dear."
...***...
In the evening as Papa said, they were all getting ready to go to a restaurant they used to go to with their families. By using a jeep car, they finally left for their destination.
When they got there, papa gave the car keys to the valet parking attendant. After that, they went into the restaurant. There, papa and the others went straight to the place that papa had ordered before.
The waiter came to them to give them a menu book and record the small family's order.
"If you want to eat seafood do not hold back dear," said papa when Rania again did not order her favorite food.
In fact, already a few years ago, every come here of course Rania's order is not far from seafood.
Suddenly Reyhan blurs, "sister again diet pa. Fear fat kayak ...."
Not even Reyhan finished his words, Rania had already silenced Reyhan's mouth with a piece of tissue. Reyhan then coughed small because of Rania's nosy actions.
Mama and papa who saw them became increasingly unexpected that they would be this familiar when big. In the past, long years before, Reyhan hated Rania because he felt rivaled by the small fair he loved was as big as him. Seeing that, he held my mother's hand.
"Udah, our order has arrived."
"Sir first," on Rania.
"Udah. You guys are so big, you're still acting like kids."
Reyhan and Rania are silent to my mother's advice.
Not far from the family table of the little family, a pair of women and men who had arranged their meeting by their parents also looked at the small family.
Suddenly the woman asked, "are they Rania's family?"
...To be continued ...
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