Marrying a Muslim Woman
Chapter 3. Request

Just now Almaira walked a few steps. But his steps stopped instantly, because Mother Hilma instead called herself.

Almaira turned to approach Hilma's mother who was still lying limp on the patient's bed.

"Doctor, you can wait here for a second." Hilma's mother told her to stay in her room.

Almaira nodded by saying, "yes can be ma'am, what is it?" ask Almaira, curious.

"Sit down here first" Mother Hilma asked Almaira.

Almaira obeys Hilma's mother's will,

to sit on a chair near Hilma's bed.

"Doctor thank you for helping me heal, even so. Maybe my age is soon" said Hilma's mother, thanking Almaira.

"Mother don't talk like that, Alvian doesn't like it. Mother will certainly live a long life," recounted Alvian who did not receive with the mother's speech.

"Alvian, I'm talking to the doctor. Please appreciate," said Hilma's mother firmly.

"It's okay ma'am, please resume." Almaira broke up the quarrel that was about to happen between the mother and the child.

Hilma's mother nodded softly by continuing her words while holding her son's hands together.

"Alvian mother wants to see you married, before mother leaves this world" Mother Hilma asked her son.

Suddenly Alvian was startled after listening to her mother's request just now. "Mother don't talk that way, Alvian sure mom will be cured and can see Alvian married later," reply Alvian soraya give encouragement to his mother.

"Not later, I want you to get married tomorrow!" firmly, Hilma's mother immediately denied it.

Alvian looks surprised by the words of his mother just now. "Tomorrow, with whom?" ask with astonishment.

"This doctor, Doctor Almaira! Mother's choice." Hilma's mother pointed at Almaira while holding her hand.

Immediately Almaira rounded her eyes after listening to the words of Hilma's mother who was her own patient.

"Where can be ma'am, Alvian just doesn't know him. How could Alvian marry her," said Alvian, who did not seem to accept her mother's request.

"This may be the last mother's request that I ask you. Mother please fulfill your will," Mother Hilma asked Alvian.

Hilma's mother looked sad looking at her son. While Alvian at least can see his mother sad, without thinking long Alvian immediately took the biggest decision in his life.

"Alright, Alvian will follow mother's will." With a heavy heart, Alvian obeyed his mother's will.

"Thank you son for being willing to meet your mother's will."

Almaira could not answer anything and chose silence because now she was in a very difficult situation. Where could Almaira take that impromptu proposal for granted, while her parents just did not know it, Almaira began to think so.

"Sorry mom, I can't give you the answer right now. I need time to talk about it with both of my parents" Almaira said gently, without showing the slightest rejection.

"alright. I'll wait for your answer tomorrow. If Doctor Almaira receives my child's application later, please bring your parents here tomorrow as well" Hilma's mother said soraya gave time for Almaira to answer.

Almaira nodded slowly, and her gaze was immediately fixed on a clock that showed it was already at one night.

Almaira rushed to go home soon because seeing the time starting late at night, surely her parents were worried about her at home.

Almaira said goodbye to Hilma and Alvian's mother. "Mother forgive Almaira for not being able to stay here too long, because it's late at night. I asked Ummi to come home not too late" said Almaira, explaining.

"Alright doc, Doctor Almaira can go home now. Then there's Alvian who looks after mom here," said Hilma's mother looking at her son.

"Thank you ma'am" said Almaira with a gentle smile.

Almaira shook Hilma's hands and rushed out of the room. Without forgetting to say hello first. "Assynolt,"

"Wa'alaikumsalam warahmatullaahi wabarokatu."

***

Within half an hour, Almaira had reached her home because the distance of the hospital with the house of Almaira was not too far away.

"Assalamualaikum," said Almaira gave his greetings, as he entered his house.

"Wa'alaikumsalam warahmatullaahi wabarokatu," replied Ummi and Abi.

Almaira rushed to her parents, shaking her hands.

"Almaira how smooth the operation is," asked Abi Zaenal to his daughter.

"Alhamdulillah smoothly, Bi," replied Almaira soraya smiling sweetly.

Almaira's intention was to talk about it in the hospital, but Almaira instead abandoned her intention. Seeing the situation is not possible, because it is too late, Almaira chose tomorrow to tell her to her entire family.

Abi Zaenal is an ustaz and, has a fairly large pesantren to be inhabited by santri and santriwati.

There Almaira taught many teachings of Islam, so as to make himself grow with a good upbringing of Abi and Umminya.

Therefore, Almaira was afraid to tell Abi and Umminya, that there was someone who proposed to her suddenly and wanted to marry her tomorrow.

Moreover, Almaira is the favorite daughter of Abi Zaenal. How could Abinya accept such an impromptu proposal, in a very short time. While Alvian is also not an ustaz or hafiz, however Abi Zaenal certainly wants the best for his favorite daughter.