
A cloudy night for a wet month like November. And an unsettling proposal for a heart still wounded, as well as a guest who came without expectation.
Before entering the living room, Nabila's curiosity towards the applicant slightly arouses the soul to KEPO_anya. He glanced at the front of the house that had been filled by a row of cars parked neatly, and found his two friends and Mbok Lastri busy helping to straddle some of the parcels they brought.
Clearly Nabila can interpret if it is a sign of his legitimate proposal that is ready or not ready he has already received and agreed to it yesterday night.
When his feet were almost into the family living room, Nabila did not dare to look up his head. Although curiosity gnaws the soul, wondering who the man who wants to propose to her is. Even just to see who the people who had been there he could not afford to be too nervous .
Until the voice of Mr. Jarwo who had been busy chatting with his interlocutor stopped for a while, which shortly after was back to sound.
“Nduk, raise your head and say hello to them.” Said Pakde Jarwo with his loud voice.
Nabila slowly raised his head.his gaze looked straight ahead and immediately collided with a pair of eyes that he very well recognized. From the beginning of the eyebrows, the shape of the eyes, lips, nose to his face. Sontak made Nabila's eyes rounded wide, his heart felt stopped beating for a few seconds.
“Gus Bhintar?” said surprised.
Nabila still do not understand, what exactly is God planning for him? Wh why? Why should Bhintar? Why should he come to propose? Is there no one else but the brother of Ustadz Adam? Why should that man be chosen by Mother to marry her. why ! Of the many people who live in this world, why should the flat face of the bony bin sit in front of him?! what fate is this?
Just look at his face that had just kept silent without expression? It could have displayed such a calm face when everyone had almost lost their tensed hornbill breath. Really Nabila made syog and specles with what he saw at this time.
Ignoring Bhintar's flat face, his gaze was immediately pulled to a sofa next to the window. Find a husband and wife who had also come to this house with the same purpose and intention of applying for one of his other sons named Adam.
With doubt and caution Nabila stood up and went to Umi Khadijah and Kyai Abdullah to crucify “ Asalamualaikum Umi, Abah.” Nabila said politely mixed awkwardly.
They both returned with a smile
they are the ones who really do not want Nabila to see for this situation. A smile that implies a full hope in her, and if so she is sure she will not be able to resist it.
“ How is Nduk, how is he?” asked Umi Khadijah while stroking Nabila's head as she bowed to kiss the hand of the old woman.
“ Alhamdulilah Umi, Nabila news is fine.” Answer it as it is while retreating after finishing crucifying.
From the tail of his eyes Nabila can see if Bhintar always pay attention to it since it made the twenty-eight-year-old woman was uncomfortable and wrong behavior made her.
After he returned to his seat, Silence suddenly greeted. The family room was suddenly silent, no one was making a sound.
But soon the Mother's speech broke into clumsiness.
“ How dear? The good man who is in front of you now will make you his life companion, are you willing and accept it Nak?” asked Mother Arina to ask for a definite answer to her child.
Thought ngebleng, anara most cruel and confused should answer her with how? Like being stuck on his own word he was in a dilemma. Between continuing to continue this plan all the way to the end of the marriage, or just stop here and Cancel? Nabila is afraid that his choice will be wrong and make everyone disappointed.
Nabila still munduk anxious, one hand played the tip of his hijab quickly while thinking hard.
O Allah, so complicated is the journey of the love of the servant.
“ Pakde hope you actually accept this proposal with an open heart without forcing anyone nduk, after all Nak Bhintar has talked a lot to us." Saying it while looking at Bhintar "Pakde sure he will make you happy in the future.” continued his again which is even like cornering him.
Nabila glanced at the Mother, and she only replied with a sweet smile waiting for her answer to Bhintar's proposal and family.
At first he was convinced by the proposal, but after finding out if the family from Ustadz Adam who had proposed it he became hesitant and wanted to cancel it right now.
But...is it okay if he cancels it? what about the feeling of Mother who really wants the marriage to happen soon? What about the promise he made in the doorway before coming down?
Not immediately got an answer from the child, the woman who was fifty years old was getting impatient “ Nabila dear, replied Nak.” Urge the Mother in the middle of her immortality.” Isn't Nak Bhintar already included in the criteria that you have said to Mother? He is a man of clear origins, and God willing his religion is also good. So........”
Nabila squeezed the end of the sofa cloth hard, could not bear to hear the words of everyone who seemed to corner it.
By taking a deep breath he exhales roughly before making a sound ” Mother..” Call Nabila with pleading eyes.
“Umi please ! “ the sudden circus of Umi Khadijah – suddenly makes everyone in the room shift their attention to women who have started to glaze over “ Do not refuse our application nduk Umi please, because this is all I can do to make up for all the mistakes I have made in the past.” The end came out also the purpose of the proposal.
Both of Nabila's eyes suddenly lifted, his blurry eyes view because it withstood the headache and other things from now on became clear, now it became clear, and the end of her puddles of tears that gathered in her eye buds were dripping as well.
So is it true that Nabila's guess from now on, that this proposal only intends to make up for all the mistakes in the past? who somehow made Nabila's heart in the land of disappointment. Though if in thought should not he feel disappointed like that because the fact is indeed between him and Bhintar there is never any interest in the taste that leads to Love. Because like his feeling it was only Nabila who felt it, not with the man.
Yes, he admitted since the first time he saw the man his feelings became erratic, the vibrations in the chest that had died long ago like being revived. Exactly the same turbulence he had felt against Ustadz Adam.
In fact, not infrequently in his sleep once or twice the face of the man always appears in his dreams.
Nabila arrived at his own club with the oddity he felt lately, since his meeting with a man named Bhintar three weeks ago.
“ Umi...it does not need to be like this, we must be sincere with.......”.
“No ! "
The old woman stood up, making everyone jump in shock
" Umi can't ! you don't know how much this guilt always haunts Umi." Everyone broke out crying hearing her. " During Adam's departure, my son, it felt like the life I had been living all this time felt free. Sesal was so heart-breaking that he had rejected her request at that time." Hisk. hyss... "Truly this all makes Umi feel to be the most evil mother in the world, because it fails to make her happy. ”
The sound of crying full of grief began to be heard filling the entire room making the situation increasingly foggy of tears.
“Umi...” Call Kyai Abdullah who had been listening quietly now began to donate a voice to commemorate his wife to calm down and stop before losing control.
“ Not Bah, not ! who here all must know how much Adam used to love Nabila.........” continues his again still kekeh want to take out his uneg-uneg all this time.
Nabila sniffled, shaking his head. Can no longer hold tightness in the chest that he had felt since ” Stop Umi... stop, Nabila please do not continue.” Prevent her with a trembling voice holding back the cry.
Umi Khadijah then walked over and sat down next to Nabila, taking one hand for her to hold. “ Umi please continue this plan all the way to the wedding and do not reject it for the good of us all." Said an old man with all his selfishness. " You know nduk? Just looking at you, it is like seeing Adam the son of Umi who has died now is back present. Umi already loves you and already thinks of you like Umi's own daughter, so let Umi take responsibility for your happiness Nak.”
Umi Khadijah glanced at Mother Arina and smiled knot “ so, as your parents we can not let you bear the suffering alone, is not it Mother?” ask the woman's mother for support.
Nabila glanced at her mother to find her answer there “ Yes Nak, right. Mother Please lighten our load.” replied with a steady nod without hesitation.
Nabila exhaled rough and tired, shook her head inexhaustibly could-can her Mother approve the request of Umi Khadijah who according to her ridiculous. Even manage all this without even knowing it? without telling him first.
Does he not understand if the decision taken later will be very burdensome Nabila because it is still in contact with his past that is full of wounds?
No ! now that's enough.
Nabila no longer want to take risks for it, so, for this time he will not take the wrong decision again for his life in the future.
Bismilbornohmanirohim..............
“ Mother..sorry.it seems that Nabila can not, just cancel this wedding plan because I will not marry anyone." Nabila glanced in the direction where Bhintar sat hesitantly before returning to continue his words" Lagian.... Nabila sure Gus Bhintar also does not want this to happen, right Gus? ” Final Nabila decision.