
Not wanting to repeat the same mistakes with people in the past, the end of Nabila steadily took a decision of his own regardless of the feelings of the Mother who from the beginning was very expecting the proposal will succeed.
Not that he is selfish just want to attach importance to his own feelings, not. Precisely the decision he took because it prioritizes the feelings of Mother above all her wolves.
He was afraid that the age of his marriage would not last long because there was no Love in him. Although in his heart there was a little bit of a desire to accept it, but he hurriedly rushed because he was afraid that it would make them all, especially the woman who gave birth to him unhappy and disappointed. Isn't a mother's feeling very sensitive to her children? so how could he possibly risk his happiness on a marriage that has no love in it at all
After all, when he saw the look in the eyes of the man like he had no interest in him, and of all the speakers he had been straining since, the man is also like him very forced with this application event. So. there is no reason why Nabila to accept it.
“Pakde...cancel everything, because Nabila will not marry anyone. And I am sure Gus Bhintar also never wanted this proposal to happen..” Speak with a vibrating tone.
“No nduk. Don't ! " Selak Kyai Abdullah who had just been silent now began to speak up "Abah please do not reject this proposal, consider it carefully before making a decision. If necessary Abah will give time to nduk Nabila rethink or.if needed ask God for instructions first in prayer istikhoroh, well. only then give us an answer.” His proposal.
Everyone who was there like it had been in the setting to reject all Nabila Sayings and support this impromptu proposal, he said, even when the tail of his eyes glanced towards the kitchen where his two best friends were to both like grinding agreement even though only in view of the body gestures and the look of their eyes.
Nabila exhaled his coarse breath, shook his head weakly then lowered his resignation. Either everyone will interpret it what a teserah ! Could it be that he just accepted the proposal to see their smile? But will she be happy as she wants all? Nabila was confused, completely confused.
“Nabila?”
Hearing the young man mutter his name again, Nabila raised his head.
" yeah? "
He looked at the man who had been silent since then was now standing up and looking at him with a sharp gaze that he was difficult to understand.
The shape of the eyes, lips, nose, eyebrows, and face it quickly he immediately recognized well because for some reason since the first meeting with the man his face was always ringing in memory. In fact, not infrequently every once in a while, twice immersed in his dreams.
“Can we talk for a while outside?” he said it again by directly turning his body towards the exit without wanting to hear Nabila's answer first.
And strangely Nabila's body seemed to automatically follow, immediately standing when he heard the man's speech which was more like a command than a request.
Do not forget he asked permission to the Mother first. " Mother, Nabila please permission to speak with Gus Bhintar. "
" Yes, son, speak carefully with him. We are here to wait for the best decision from you and Bhintar, because after all you are alone who will live instead of us. " Abspondress Arina sage.
Nabila nodded, then stood up following the steps of Gus Bhintar who brought him to a Gazebo in his yard, then sit with each other with their eyes straight ahead without looking at each other.
“Why did you reject my proposal?” ask Bhintar to the point.
Nabila still did not budge from his sight. ” I can not risk the happiness of my parents.” his answer steady.
” What does it mean? I don't understand.” Bhintar turned to the woman who rejected him by squinting, making the woman with white robe even more down.
Nabila squeezed her side of the robe firmly, afraid to look towards her interlocutor. Inwardly he was eager to answer but his lips seemed to be muffled only in the throat.
" Why just shut up and keep looking down ! where was your courage fifteen minutes ago when you rejected me? is my face that scary that makes you reluctant to see me? " Bhintar was still looking towards Nabila demanding an answer, but the one he spoke to was still silent.
" I didn't expect that the woman that my sister once held so dearly was so selfish ! " he said again that immediately made a Nabila feel stifled and looked up sharply at his interlocutor.
"What are you saying I'm selfish? you don't know anything about me so. please just keep talking if you don't know anything ! "
"Wait on! "
The sturdy hand was suddenly blocked when Nabila wanted to step beside her, making the woman who was being covered in emotions just move back a step before the hand of the man touched her arm.
He looked up and saw the man named Bhintar was smiling. " Please.don't be like this ! " his Nabila sharp.
Bhintar sighed. " Okay. okay, I'm sorry if my words hurt your ego, but really I really want you to give my family a chance, especially Umi, so that the feeling of guilt is no longer lodged in her heart. "
This time it was Nabila's turn to exhale his breath off guard, no longer know what to give an explanation to the family with the title Al Rashid in what way? we have been talking about guilt redemption. It went on and on to the point of making her dizzy and headache.
" Huft..... What is my speech inside is still unclear and difficult to understand? do I need to be clear again so that Gus Bhintar and my family understand my intentions?" resolutely.
" No! that's not what I mean. just_"
Bhintar lowered his hand which blocked Nabila's body making the woman silent waiting for further. " Ekhem, can I ask you something? "
Nabila nodded, trying to put aside her emotions by chanting the sentence of istigfar many times in her heart
" What? "
"How important is the happiness of parents to you? " ask Bhintar with a straight forward look looking at the distant.
Nabila turned her head and found the eyes were sober, whether it was just her feelings or the gaze she had seen before her.
O Allah, he feels unable to see it. Why? why do we have to look at those helpless eyes again? Whys?
Nabila walked two steps forward and leaned his body on the algae gazebo then followed the direction of the eyes of the man looking ahead there.
" It is very important. "his answer came to spoon because it carried the atmosphere.
" Then, can we accept all this for their happiness? "
Nabila turned, scrunched his forehead and smiled singingly. " Do you know Gus, if the happiness of the old man should be in harmony with our happiness? " it is now Bhintara's turn to approve. " Now I want to ask, Do you love me? "
The man with the same eyes as the man of his past was shaking his head and still not budging in his place. " Maybe not yet, but I'll try it. "his answer is shrill.
There was a little pain in his chest when he heard the answer from the man, which in fact there was no feeling in him. I don't know why the disappointment just came out.
Nabila laughed bitterly at herself who was so hopeful that the man sitting next to her was a little interested in her, but the truth was not." Does Gus know? living a household whose beginning is based on Love alone can gradually falter with the passage of time, especially that from the beginning there is no foundation of Love in it? where will the wedding take you if it happens? "
Bhintara turned his head, looking at the face of ayu Nabila with a sharp gaze to look at trying to penetrate the contents of the mind of the woman who was said to work as the doctor. " It turns out that your mind in the meaning of a household is still too shallow and childish, not in accordance with the words of those who always say if you are a wise woman. " His answer looks more like an understatement.
This time Nabila returned Bhintara's gaze with no less sharp although inwardly shrieked out of fear but he tried to ventured "I know you want to be happy Umi and Abah, but.... is Gus Bhintar sure if they will be really happy, if we are not happy in this marriage later? You must have also heard, right. if the parents are better able to feel what their children are feeling?" nabila said still kekeh with his desperation.
Bhintara stood up, walked into the house past Nabila who was still stubborn and ignored him.
Because it seems useless to talk to the haughty woman. Although various ways from the firm to the subtle he has tried, still the answer is still the same that is rejecting him.