
Several times Ummi Farida had persuaded Hanif to propose Syifa. He himself was amazed by everything the girl had. Syifa campus is very visible intelligence. His grades were always good, making him proud in the presence of his fellow lecturers.
Especially his patience when facing Alika who is sometimes fussy. While Hanif and Farida find it difficult to persuade Alika to do something, Syifa has her own way to Alika according. And, now they are getting closer to making Hanif more convinced to make him a wife and surrogate mother for his son.
While attending the grand opening yesterday, Maya also revealed that she did not mind if Hanif wanted to have a family back. Her in-laws even advised Hanif to get married soon. However, he advised to find a future wife who could accept Alika's presence. Of course Syifa is the woman who best fits the following criteria.
"Ummi, how better? I proposed to Syifa directly, or asked Alika this first?" ask Hanif.
"Tell me Alika. The boy would agree!" farida.
Hanif stared at his daughter who was playing. The boy did not hear what his father and his oma were talking about, because he was too engrossed in his toys.
Towards the night Hanif asks Alika to clean up her toys. He then took Alika to the room because it was time to sleep. The child was removed from the sling and laid on the bed.
"Alika, Papa wants to talk to Alika!" hanif said slowly.
"Speak what, Pa?" The boy looked up at the papa.
"Alika wants to have a new mom, right?" ask Hanif.
"Mod, Pa. Alika's friend also has a new mother. Cita has two mama, now if you go to school with a new mama. Alika also wants to have a new mom!" alika said innocently.
Hanif knows enough Papa Cita who is his business partner. Papa and Mama Cita are divorced. Her mother went abroad to pursue a career. Papa Cita finally got married not long ago. He did not expect if apparently Alika also crave to have a surrogate mother. However, Alika had never said that to him.
"Alika agrees not that her new mama is Syifa's sister?" ask Hanif.
"You want to, Pa. Syifa's sister is kind and beautiful. Alika wants you to be Alika's mom!" The boy was enthusiastic and seemed happy. Even Alika got up from her sleep and sat down.
"But it's still a secret. Alika don't tell Syifa. Later if it's timely papa will ask it first same brother Syifa!" hanif.
Alika seemed to nod her head and give hand movements as if she was locking her lips.
"Good! Alika bobo now. Want Papa to read a fairy tale?" ask Hanif.
"Now, Pa. Alika picked the book, right?" said the boy, then went down to pick up one of the story books on the shelf of his children's books.
Hanif who was quite busy in the morning to afternoon tried to take the time to read a fairy tale to his daughter at bedtime. And, after her daughter fell asleep she just came out of her daughter's room after confirming the blanket on Alika and peeping her daughter's forehead.
"Amanda, your daughter is in desperate need of a mother's affection. Allow me to give her a surrogate mama!" his murmured softly while rubbing the head of Alika.
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The next day, Hanif was allowed to go home sooner than usual. He intends to buy a ring to propose to Syifa. Coincidentally this time is the schedule of tutoring Alika with Syifa. He leaves Alika to Syifa, while he and Farida go to one of the jewelry stores to buy a ring. Because he himself is a bit difficult to choose the right ring.
At the time of tutoring reading iqro' Alika seemed happy and excited. The boy seemed impatient to ask.
"Sister Alika has a secret with papa!" said the boy.
"Oh yeah? if the secret should not be told to anyone dong!" Syifa.
"Well, Alika wants to ask!" the boy looks sad.
"If tanya may, dong. Ask what?" ask Syifa. He looked seriously at the girl in front of him.
"Aren't you going to be Alika's new mama?" asked Alika who immediately made Syifa flabbergasted.
Deg.
Somehow he answered the boy's question. Being her new mother meant she had to marry Hanif. He had not thought of getting married. Someone is asking him to wait. Syifa remembered something.
While on campus yesterday, Syifa accidentally met with Nafisa at the campus area mosque. At that time Syifa approached Nafisa who was wearing shoes after prayer. Seeing Nafisa that seemed more contained made Syifa curious to ask. Then Nafisa told me if she was pregnant young. Her age has reached four months. That means two months after marriage Nafisa immediately trusted to get pregnant. Thank God, he heard that as a friend he was happy.
"Alhamdulillah, Brother Ilham is healthy, right?" ask Syifa. There's a good feeling hearing that.
"Alhamdulillah is healthy. Fa, do you like Bang Ilham?"
This made Syifa close her eyes. "Well, why did you suddenly ask that?" Syifa asked back.
"Jawab it, Fa!" Urge Nafisa with a face that looks serious.
"What the hell, Sa? I don't know. Ilham is good. From a young age he treated me the same as you. Ilham's brother was a good brother to me" replied Syifa. Honestly, he himself did not know what he felt like to Inspiration. He was looking forward to the return of the man. Who from childhood was considered like his own brother.
Nafisa seemed silent for a moment. Made Syifa wince in wonder.
Nafisa why looks so sad, is my answer not right huh? inner Syifa.
Drrrtt.
Suddenly Nafisa pulled out her phone. Apparently her husband called and said if he had been waiting at the parking lot near the mosque. The conversation stopped there and Nafisa said she wanted to go home because she had been picked up by her husband.
"Sister, how dumb! brother want not?" ask Alika again.
"Alika, Sister ...." Syifa hung up her sentence. He was confused what to answer to Alika.
"Alika!" exclaim ummi Farida from the direction of the kost court. Both of them turned to the source of the voice. Apparently ummi Farida and Hanif have come home from traveling.
"Geez!" the boy was excited.
"Waituin Oma, huh?" ask Farida when she was in front of the terrace room Syifa.
"Yes, dong!" answer Alika.
"Now we take a shower, it's late, baby!" persuade Farida.
The boy complied, then went home with his father.
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Today is weekday. Syifa sided with her hostel environment while tidying up her plants on the front porch. Suddenly Arjuna came.
"Assalamualaikum, Syifa!" sapana.
"Eh, Brother Juna. Waalaikumussalam, Sis!" answer Syifa kindly.
"Being busy? I want to talk to you about something?" Arjuna.
"No, Brother. Please sit down, brother. I'll wash my hands first!" Syifa invited Arjuna to sit on the front porch of her hostel. He went into the room to wash his hands.
Some time the syifa had come back out while bringing a cup of tea for Arjuna.
"Diminum, Brother!" he said as he put a glass of tea next to where Arjuna was sitting.
"Thank you, Syifa. Why bother, anyway. Thanks yeah!" Arjuna.
"Syifa should have come I wasn't alone. And I should've taken your mom and had your mom too. But since it's at the boarding house I'm afraid to invite their attention!" arjuna said, which is still ambiguous.
"That's, Brother?" ask Syifa who does not understand the purpose and purpose of Arjuna to go to his boarding place.
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