
2 Final episodes
Daughter first love (Daughter's first love)
I threw my body on the bed in the room I had left for three months.
Tired .. but tired which is fun when remembering the event last night. There's no drama like I imagined, it's all going the way it should.
Mamah played the hostess who welcomed the guests, the queen mother even introduced mamah to the Caraka family elders who were present tonight, they both then engaged in talks about my and Caraka's wedding plans, while my father talked seriously with Papah, I occasionally saw them laughing out loud.
Oka as usual, he would follow Candra and talk about automotive, while Anggi I saw he had a personal bodyguard, Birendra, who was always beside him even with his expressionless face. Oh, aye! Mamah thinks Birendra is her lover Anggi, and I don't know what Anggi means by not denying it, maybe he doesn't want to make mamah know his relationship with Caraka first.
Speaking of Caraka, my parents man that one made me shake my head because of his actions. When greeting the invited guests who came to congratulate. Aileen, Ivan, Fery, Willy, Pak Ade, Pak Wiradi, and some of my colleagues from other departments, as well as some of the workers of the Surabaya branch of the Mahesa group, and guess who was in between? Yep! Elvans.
“I invited several people as representatives of the Surabaya branch of M group, so we do not need to invite him again later,” Caraka said when I was surprised to see him among the invited guests.
I raised my eyebrows while looking suspiciously at him, who was smiling while embracing my waist, my husband-to-be who looked amazingly handsome in a batik shirt of color in line with my behavior whispered,
“Let her know, that I am the winner.”
It makes me unable to hold back the laughter anymore.
Yes that is the Caraka Continent of my future full husband, and it seems no longer able to delay our marriage. He only gave a month to prepare a kabul ijab and wedding party that made me, Anggi, mamah, Siska, and the queen mother, pantang prepared everything.
“Don't forget later you come to Jakarta as soon as” Anggi just nodded while wiping his tears when delivering our return. “You want to help your brother and mom prepare your sister's wedding?” Anggi nods his head vigorously making me smile. “Kakak don't want to be dizzy alone because mamah will definitely be more excited than brother,” whisikku make Anggi laugh.
He was sad because he had just met with us, but we had to return home to Jakarta, as well as the father who took us to the airport.
“If you need anything do not hesitate to contact father, you do not have to think about the cost of marriage, it's the business of father. You just need to take good care of yourself.” I smiled while nodding. “With your case here, don't worry leave it all to dad and Birendra.” I nodded back in peace as there was someone who would fight for this justice for me other than Caraka. “Your in-laws have already made sure Hadian Izam will not dare to interfere in this matter, and I will make sure they will all spend a very long time in jail.”
“Thank you.”
“Don't thank me, it's been the father's obligation to defend his son.” Father was silent for a moment before returning to say, “Once again forgive father .. Dad loves you very much, and is proud of you,” said the father as he stroked my head with a smile.
My heart feels warm. Is this what you call a feeling of being protected by a father? A feeling that I had forgotten all this time, but now came back. Feelings of being protected, as if we have found the safest place in our lives.
I saw father also say something to Oka before hugging her tightly.
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This month I was preoccupied by my wedding preparations, fortunately here we have a neighbor who is ready to help (This is one of the benefits of our neighbors) even after the second my wedding plans spread, even after the second my wedding plans spread, I also returned to being a hot topic of the world of mother-and-mother struggles in the complex, but that was not how remembering how much they helped me.
From starting to take care of the marriage conditions by Mr. Sukendar who served RT here, until the mothers of the complex are excited to prepare for study before the flush event. The day before the event siraman father came to Jakarta which makes a scene mother-female because for the first time saw the figure of the father.
“Pantesan nyokap lu nolak bang Hasan which loaned. Bokap lu the king is a contract manager,” said Siska made me laugh. “Now I also understand why you are the same Oka can get here. Her seedlings are also on the calar,” continued Siska made me laugh again.
At home is now starting to look busy, some people from WO back and forth to prepare the flush, while I, Anggi, Siska and Kayas are preparing a goodie bag for the flush event that will be done tomorrow morning, while I will prepare a goodie bag, which means the day after tomorrow I'll get married!
“Sister! Sister break, sit pretty, don't cape-cape!” exclaimed Anggi when he saw me help enter a towel that had been tied ribbon, comb, a small bottle of liquid soap, and, and a candle aroma therapy into a transparent tote bag that has been installed in front of the ribbon as well as a souvenir card show flush Kirana Az Zahra.
“This is also sitting, Bi, who says sister again koprol.”
“Yeah, Brother! The results of the treatment will be in vain. Brother does not want kakang ilfill see brother's skin so dull on the day H?” Anggi looked at me fiercely which even made me grin a horse.
My sister this one is the busiest, the most chatty in preparing everything between us all. It turned out to be like having a reliable sister .. and it made my heart wracked with warmth.
Before the flush, I do sungkem to mamah also father. When I asked for permission, I couldn't hold back my tears.
“Mah ... my great and wonderful mamahku. Mamah is a tough woman who challenges the cruel world for the ideals and dreams of her sons and daughters. Mamah is a woman who has given a very deep love and affection, from the start I was small until now, maybe even until I grow old later.”
“Mah .. mamah who has taught me from being trained, to walking and now ready to run. The hand of Mamah who always clutched me when my soul began to give in to the cruel world, the hand of Mamah who always stretched out and opened when my body began to feel tired and want to go home.”
“Mah .. mamah is everything to me. My world ... my soul and my life.”
“Many people say a father is the first love for every girl in the world. That's also for me. Dad was my first love. The first man whose name I could speak, the first man I would call when I was afraid, the first man to hold my hand, the first man to hold me, to protect me from the cruel world, dad's helping hand is the safest place for me.”
“Mah, Well, tomorrow God willing I will belong to another man. The man I love and I chose myself to be my husband and spend the rest of my life with him. The man who tomorrow his hand will be held to say Ijab kabul, and take over all the responsibilities of mamah and father that you have been carrying, until the next day.”
“Mah, Yah .. bless our marriage with your best prayer that angels may pray for us and God may grant your prayer.”
“Thank you for the sacrifice of mom and dad all this time. Thank you for the great love and affection so far .. may Allah always give blessings, happiness of the afterlife, Health and safety to mamah and father.”
I rested at the feet of the mother who immediately hugged me tightly while crying, as well as the father who hugged me tightly.
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“Tomorrow Ijab kabul in the mosque, only the fathers, mamah and elders who will later welcome the arrival of prospective ghosts and besan there.”
I nodded in understanding hearing father's words. Right now we were both talking inside the room after the MUAs finished painting my hands using inai or henna. Dad himself just finished talking to the administrators in the neighborhood about tomorrow's event. Tomorrow the plan after the kabul ijab event we hold a friendly event for the residents here because it is impossible to invite them all to the reception at the hotel in the evening.
There will be no pelamine chairs only buffet tables, some food stands, deserts, drinks and chairs that will be arranged in the yard for guests who come.
“You wait here until we come with Caraka who has been your legal husband. Later you will be accompanied by Anggi, Siska, bu Yati, and .. aunt Mayang, is it okay right?”
I smiled and then nodded.
I have decided to accept my father back, meaning I also have to accept all about my father, including Aunt Mayang who is now my father's wife, as well as other families including H. Joko, who is none other than my own grandfather.
“Thank you for accepting us,” said the father with a smile that rubbed off on me.
“Tomorrow you will get married. Are you sure you want to get married tomorrow? If you doubt I can cancel it, and we're out of here before Rudi Mahesa sends his bodyguards to kidnap you.”
“Hahaha.”
My smiling father looked at me softly, both his hands holding your hands giving warmth.
“Na .. make the marriage of father and mother first as a lesson. Marriage is not the end, but the beginning of everything. In marriage you must learn communication, muffle the ego, respect each other, understand each other, also learn to compromise. And father and mother failed in that ... father pray that you do not fail like us.”
I could only smile back with my throat already heating up with the cry.
“When you feel tired, remember the reason you started, remember the feeling when you first fell in love, remember all the sacrifices you had to go through until finally getting to this point. Remember the reason why you chose each other, remember your intention to decide to get married .. fertilize the feeling back, do not give up just because a little ego hurt.”
My tears could no longer be contained, I quickly removed before cupping the hand of my father who was still holding my right hand.
“You are my little daughter, until anytime you will remain my little daughter. Twenty years father lost you. Not a short time, not a good time. And now when I've just been able to hug you again I have to let you go for the man you chose to be your husband. May God bless your household.”
I no longer have the power to pull my father's body while touched. Dad, it's still the father who will be the first love of my life, who will be the safest place for me to take refuge.
Errors in the past only as proof kalaukami are ordinary humans.
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