Marrying a Muslim Woman
Chapter 78. It's Just a Thing

After performing the Ashar prayer, Fatimah and Nisa rushed home to the Ar-Rashid Pesantren. Arriving the two of them in the lodge, already greeted by Ummi Siti with her anxious face.

"Fatimah, how long have you been going outside? Didn't happen what?" ask Ummi Siti, worried.

"It's okay Mi, Imah and Nisa stopped by the mosque first so the afternoon came home" said Fatimah with a slight smile.

"Oh, that's it. Yes it is not important papa you two are okay, Ummi is very worried about you from earlier," said Ummi Siti while inviting her daughter into the house, nisa returns to the women's cottage.

"Fatimah, here for a second. Abi wants something for you, son." Abi Zaenal invited his daughter to sit next to him.

Fatimah nodded and sat down beside Abi Zaenal bowed. After his daughter was beside him, then made Abi Zaenal smile a little.

"Tomorrow, Fahmi and his parents will come here to determine the date of your wedding" Abi Zaenal said, staring at his daughter's face.

At once Fatimah fell silent and was a little surprised by the words of her Abinya.

"It'll be discussed later well, Bi. Another month," said Fatimah who looks lemes.

"Yes ... was about to be talked about for another month, but Fahmi's parents sped it up because they wanted his son to marry Imah immediately" Abi Zaenal replied a little happily. Indeed this is too soon, but this is also the willingness of Abi Zaenal to immediately marry his daughter to the son of his best friend.

Fatimah just kept silent did not answer, even Abi Zaenal saw her daughter's different attitude. However, he did not pay attention to it.

"Abi knows, maybe it's too soon for Imah to accept it. However, believe ... Abi is doing all this for the good of Imah" Abi Zaenal said as he looked at his daughter's face, who just looked down.

"He understood the meaning of Abi's words just now, therefore. Imah will not complain anything to Abi," replied Fatimah as she looked at the peaceful face of Abi Zaenal.

"Well if Fatimah doesn't mind, Abi is really happy. However, Abi will not force Imah for all this." Abi Zaenal intends not to ban his daughter from making her choice.

"But wait! Where did Fatimah Bracelet go, why not wear it again?" abi Zaenal asked as he looked at his daughter's innocent hand.

"Ma-sorry, Bi. Fatimah has removed the gift bracelet from Abi" said Fatimah, who felt guilty. The girl no longer dared to look at Abinya's face because of the guilt she felt.

Abi Zaenal smiled. "No papa, Abi won't be angry. So don't keep your head down" said Abi Zaenal, who could not bear to see his daughter moody because of her guilt.

"Abi's not mad at you, is she? Imah also do not know how the loss, know how lost it. In fact, Fatimah never let go," said Fatimah with not the slightest lie.

"Yes, don't be sad anymore. Kan, Abi told you. Not going to be angry with Fatimah," said Abi by trying to calm his daughter who turned out, afraid he was angry.

"It's just an object and can be bought back. Abi will not be angry with Fatimah. Abi's love, will not just disappear and not like a bracelet. If it has lost its bracelet, then it fades also its beauty, another case with affection. There is no one, but he can still be remembered and remembered and his memories will not be lost even though he is gone" Abi Zaenal said as he rubbed his daughter's head.

Abi Zaenal's words made haru, and Fatimah was well versed with Abinya's words. There will not be a father who does not love his daughter, even though he has made a mistake. Still, parents will forgive him, even if his mistakes are pathetic.

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At the Fahmi residence, it looks bad because there is a commotion in it. They are debating the marriage of Fahmi and Fatimah which is deliberately accelerated because of the will of both Fahmi's parents.

"It can't be like that, Bi! Fahmi did not agree with Abi and Ummi's decision" said Fahmi who did not accept the decision of his parents.

"What can't? It could have been. After all you are engaged, it is only natural that Abi hastened the process of your marriage with Fatimah" replied Salman who is the father of Fahmi.

"That's too soon for Fahmi, Bi. Fahmi has not known the figure of Fatimah, but Abi has accelerated the process of marriage. What if you are married? If you just know 'not," said Fahmi who insisted against the decision of his parents.

"Later, after living together you will know each other. As time goes on, you will know him and love him. Abi believes that Fatimah is not an arbitrary woman" Salman said, understanding that his son could be destroyed, and not insisting on opposing her again.

"Alright, Fahmi will agree with Abi's decision. However, Fahmi will not marry Fatimah. Fahmi just wants to marry Almaira!" Fahmi. I don't know what he's thinking now, to the point that he wants to marry Almaira.

"Apaan, you are. Aware Mi, Almaira is married and it is impossible for you to marry her." Salman looks angry, how could this son think like that.

"Fahmi realizes this is wrong, but Fahmi has put the same heart Almaira. From the beginning, Fahmi thought Fatimah was Almaira and Fahmi accepted Abi's offer to match Fahmi with one of the daughters of Abi Zaenal. But in fact, it is not Almaira who Abi betrothed with Fahmi," said Fahmi soraya drowned for telling the truth that so far, he was quiet.

"Why are you saying it now, Mi? If you want to be the same Almaira. It's too late now, you can only accept. Abi is sure, Fatimah will not be much different from Almaira, try to open her heart to him" said Salman. At first he was shocked by his son's words, but what else if the person his son loved was married.

"Don't know when, Fahmi can like Fatimah because for now, maybe not yet," said Fahmi weakly.

"Try to recognize it first, before you try it then you will never accept its presence" Salman told his son. Fahmi just silently listened to the narration from Abinya.

"There's no harm in trying? Abi is confident that Fatimah will not be much different from Almaira" Salman stressed his son to try to accept his future wife.

"True Mi, try first Abi's advice." Umm Kulsum fully supported the advice of her husband.

"But Mi ..," Fahmi's remark was cut because his Ummy strictly forbade him not to fight to his two masters.

"Abi's decision is already round, you can't deny it anymore. Abi will continue to marry you to the youngest daughter of Zaenal who is Fatimah," argued Salman, whose decision has been unanimous. Can not be changed again, Fahmi can only accept Abinya's decision with an unreasonable feeling.