MELODY OF LOVE: Arrived Marriage
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Melody and Yudha's wedding day arrives..
In Melody's room..
Melody is alone after being made-up by her mother Mia. Melody wears traditional Japanese clothing, a white kimono better known as shiramuku. Her hair is covered with a distinctive Japanese cultural decoration. Not to forget also Melody must wear a headgear or tsuni kakushi that characterizes Japanese brides.
The Japanese wedding was held at the Kazehaya residence. In the western building there is a special place that can be used to perform traditional Japanese wedding rituals, namely Shinto customs. Traditional Shinto weddings are private and usually only attended by family and close relatives.
Melody looks agitated. His hands were cold as ice. Heart's broken. His heart was beating erratically. Restless, worried, uncomfortable, happy, sad, upset, furious, all the flavors mixed. Makes Melody's feelings erratic.
"Why did I become like this? I was fine last night. What the hell happened to me? Oh, my God." Melody's agitated mind while repeatedly stomping her feet against the floor.
"We-sama, may my decision to marry Yudha be correct. I don't love him, but I hope this will be the right decision. All of this seems rushed. It's just, a lot of people are expecting a lot of this wedding. Grandpa, Mom, Mom Mikan, Grandma. Ah, my hands are really trembling, even the same cold sweat as me wanting to open the test result announcement envelope came out as well. The feeling of fear, uneasiness was the same as back then, maybe it was even more frightening."
We-sama: Lord
"Mel, are you okay? Hands were shaking and very cold. You didn't forget your breakfast, did you?" Ask Melody's mother, Tsuchiya.
He became very worried because all he knew, Melody was very careless. Just now he heard from Mia if Melody almost woke up bad luck. Luckily, Mia woke him up in time.
Mia tells how Melody who took a shower in a hurry, Mia even helped put on hand and body on Melody who was busy getting dressed. This morning must have been really bad. Tsuchiya is convinced that Melody slept too late for bad luck.
"I'm ha-just nervous, Mother." Answer Melody gagu.
Tsuchiya tightened her hand. Trying to channel the warmth of his affection for Melody to get better.
"Everyone who's getting married must feel as nervous as you. Mom used to be like that when she married your dad. Mom even got to kesleo and fell. I'm very shy, but funny to remember. Your father used to come over to Mom and carry me. Everyone cheered cheerfully. Memories are beautiful." Tsuchiya imagines her past while married to Dean Hwang, Melody's father.
Melody giggles funny. "Really, Mom?" Ask Melody.
Tsuchiya. "Well, there's no need for you to fight that nervousness of yours. Just accept. Let the nervousness be friends with you. Don't be hostile to him, because when you do, you're gonna lose your focus."
Melody smiled. He hugged his mother tightly. Her mother is the best. If there is a father at this time, it will feel more complete. Ah, tuh right, if you remember about his father, suddenly cloudy to be approaching. He had to hold it in order not to rain.
Czechoslovak.
Mia took a photo with her DSLR camera. Then he smiled.
"Yey, beautiful moment mom and son!" Said Mia
Melody smiled. "Duck, take a photo again!" Pinta Melody's.
Mia nodded. "of course! You're posing!"
Melody hugged her mother, her mother hugged the melody, they faced the camera with a smile.
There are many poses they take. Mia was happy that the camera shots were good. The beautiful poses he got represent the photography skills he had not done for a long time.
"You're so graceful, Mel. Although your face is almost covered in a white hood, but you get that aura. Happy new life, my friend. Let me call your margaret for last. You deserve to be happy, Hwang-san!"
Melody smiled behind her white hood. How many times has he smiled? Is this a sign that the new life he will live will end beautifully? I don't know, let God decide.
"Thank you, Hanazawa-san."
It didn't take long, the wedding was held. Melody, who was joined by her mother Mia and Mia, walked to the shelter. Ayane also followed him from behind.
There, at the holy altar Yudha was waiting.
Yudha wears haori hakama monsuki, a dark-colored kimono, usually black.
Melody walked down because she felt less confident. Not only that, the invited guest consisting of Kazehaya's family and close relatives made Melody's guts shriek. Though the atmosphere of his heart had improved thanks to the mother's advice, but in fact when he entered the holy altar, the feeling came back.
But he's not that big of a deal. He will follow the mother's advice not to fight him. He will be friends with his nervousness.
Finally, fearfully, Melody sat beside Yudha.
"Don't be nervous!" Bisik Yudha was sitting next to him. Melody just nodded.
Steadily without error, the Shinto Priestess purifies the two brides who are about to marry.
After that the event continued with the san-sankudo ritual, which is the two brides alternately drink sake as much as nine times of the three cups provided. At that moment, Yudha and Melody made a marriage pledge.
After the marriage pledge, the two families including the bride and groom face each other and the family members of the two brides also perform the ritual of drinking sake together as a sign of the union of the two families and the bond in marriage.
The event closed by issuing offerings in the form of sasaki twigs, sacred tree branches, which were addressed to Shinto gods. The point is to drive out evil spirits. Traditional Japanese wedding rituals, especially Shinto customs, actually aim for purification, distance from the interference of subtle creatures or evil spirits.
Everyone was happy, especially Vijaya's grandfather who had wanted Melody and Yudha's marriage from the beginning. Melody and Yudha breathed their leg. Eventually their uneasiness for a week diminished a lot that day. Feels light.
The event continued with a traditional meal typical of Japanese culture.
Grandfather Wijaya unceasingly smiled at the smile on his lips. He was so happy to see his 'rogue' grandson get married.
"Eventually everything was done according to my plan.. Good job, Yudh. You're outdone by the idea Grandpa offered you. However, grandfather also lost. Our playtime is not set. There are no limits to the rules. It can even be disturbed by emotions and feelings... When that comes, will you survive?"
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The author is not racist about the religion of the tribal race huh.. The author takes the country of Japan as a setting, this is fiction as well, so please do not argue about the author who became the Shinto belief as a whole..
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