
Elvan had just returned from seeing his grandfather's best friend with his grandfather, of course, to take care of all the letters needed to get married at Marisa's house. He immediately went to the workshop because his grandfather and his best friend took care of everything.
"Assalamu'alaikum." Elvan said when he finished parking the motorbike in his motorcycle workshop.
"Waalaikumsalam" replied everyone in the workshop.
Because Sunday, Elvan workshop was very crowded. All the employees are busy there are even some motorcycles that are still waiting in line yet to be handled.
"Van, you're back" said Galih who just came out of the room.
Elvan workshop is quite spacious, behind it there is a glass door that connects the workshop with an air-cooled waiting room to secure the customers of his workshop. The waiting room was right in front of the cashier. Then beside the right cashier there is a room that is used for the office. While behind the waiting room there is a warehouse door to store spare parts and motor variations.
"Yes, yesterday afternoon was right, but I went straight to Risa's place." Elvan said as they walked into the waiting room. "And you know after my Eid and Risa will marry immediately." Elvan said proudly.
"Well, congratulations brother. Betewe emang did not pack your proposal directly for your marriage." Ask Galih.
"Yes bokap Risa wants it so do not pack the application event he said. Yaudah come in yuk, I want to see the report directly." Elvan said, because they are now in front of the office door.
They both entered the office. The room is 3x4 meters. It looks small but comfortable enough for both of them to work.
"You have to take care of Van's letter, Lebaran is not until two weeks, bro." Galih said after sitting in front of Elvan.
"I'm handing over my grandfather with his sohib, I take it all right. Later I sent to Bokap Risa to take care of him." Elvan said while opening the sales and revenue report book of the workshop.
"So you've already pesen bridal dress.?" Ask Galih.
"Em, not yet.entar I talk about the same Risa she used to want how." still focus on opening sheet by sheet the report.
"If bokap same brother you have elo tell me too." Galih.
Elvan lifted his face and looked into the eyes of his best friend.
"Not yet, they are easy. I guess I asked them for a donation if I knew I was married." Elvan said, refocusing.
"Anyway so how should you also know Risa first with your bokap family." Said Galih who now turned on his laptop.
"Bodo I am the same. What matters is that my grandparents agreed. That's enough for me. Don't talk about them, which branch workshop report?" Elvan asked, not wanting to talk about his father and brother.
They are also refocused on their work.
***
It was getting late in the afternoon, when Elvan arrived in front of the Marisa boarding house.
"I'm sorry, I'm late to pick her up." Elvan said when she saw Marisa waiting for her in front of the house. Marisa was wearing a pink hem with sky blue jeans.
Marisa who was waiting in the parking lot also approached Elvan who was still on his motorcycle.
"Indeed, from where it seems to be busy, until it is not clear from the morning." Said Marisa who took the helmet from Elvan's hand and put it on.
"Yes Mas was busy checking the situation and also the report of the workshop report during Mas's three-day stay was beautiful." Elvan.
"Em yes.." Said Marisa who then climbed on the red sports bike.
Then Elvan drove his motorcycle, he told Marisa that he planned to open a branch workshop.
Marisa just nodded her head to hear Elvan tell her, since the beginning of college Elvan has indeed opened a small workshop and after knowing Galih they worked together until finally the workshop was successful as it is now.
Elvan said that he got capital from his mother to open a workshop. His mother worked in a luxury restaurant as a chef, but he still received a living from his father whose mother saved and never used. Until when Elvan wanted to open a workshop, his mother also gave him the savings. Elvan who finally knew the money from his father was angry. But his mother at that time was in severe pain still forced to continue his workshop. Until his mother breathed her last breath after Elvan promised to keep trying to advance the workshop.
"Mas, where is Mas Elvan's father?" Marisa asked as she was about to enter the courtyard of Elvan's house.
"When you tell a story, he's a busy man there won't be time to meet us." Elvan said with her sweetest smile.
They enter the house and are greeted by Elvan's grandfather while Elvan's grandmother cooks in the kitchen.
After shaking hands with Risa's grandfather, he asked for permission to help grandma in the kitchen while Elvan was in the bathroom to take a bath.
"Assalamu'alaikum?" Say hello to Marisa when she arrives in the kitchen.
"Vaalaikumsalam. Uh, you've come. You must be Marisa." Said grandma washing her hands in the sink.
Marisa also grabbed Grandma's hand and kissed the back of the wrinkled hand.
"Yes Grandma, I'm Risa." She replied with a smile that made her beautiful face even more dazzling.
"You are so beautiful Risa. Sorry grandma didn't hear that you've come, my hearing is starting to decrease." Grandma Elvan said kindly.
"Yes, it's okay. What's granny cooking?" Ask Marisa
"Grandma just finished cooking chicken curry. Now we make ice mix the same." Grandma said smiling.
Marisa kept smiling, it felt like she had not cooked with a woman for a long time. Usually he will go to Ratna's house when he wants to cook but because of his busyness he has long not cooked at Ratna's house with Mama Ratna who already considers him like a child himself.
After cooking and preparing food on the table. Marisa and Elvan's grandmother catch up with Elvan and the grandfather who is chatting in the living room.
"So you're getting married?" Grandpa asked after the four of them sat together.
"Yes cake, Risa's father wants her to get married immediately and there is no need for a proposal." Elvan answered.
"Yes, if that's the way Grandpa agrees." Grandfather nodded his head.
"But Van, have you told Papa you?" It was my grandmother's turn to ask.
"Not yet, later they must be busy. Elvan's men don't need a guardian, do they?" Answer Elvan.
"But somehow he deserves to know. And you should also introduce your future wife to her." Said grandpa.
"What's the cake for, if Elvan goes there, their families will have a fight, Elvan does not want to be blamed continue to cake." Elvan.
"At least you keep telling your Papa and Brother. They can come or not that important you tell." Grandmother said.
"Let's go, Grandma, when the time is near." Answer Elvan.
Before long the voice of Adzan was resounding. They canceled the fast together and together headed to the mosque for the maghrib prayer.
After returning from the mosque they ate together quietly.
"Sir, what time are you home tomorrow?" Elvan asked after they got in front of Marisa's boarding house.
"Four hours is usually mas, why?" Marisa asked who had taken off her helmet.
"Tomorrow and pick it up. You'll send me your work address." Elvan.
"Em, yes, yes. Where are we going anyway?" Ask Marisa
"We're gonna need a wedding dress deck." Elvan stared at Marisa's increasingly adorable face.
"Oh my God, I didn't think anything of it." Said Marisa who was laughing from forgetting that important thing.
"Yes, I went home first. Tomorrow try it." Elvan.
"Yes, God willing."
Elvan smiled and returned home.
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Next day.
Risa has asked permission to go home an hour early. He was waiting for Elvan to pick him up in front of the office. Previously Elvan had sent a message that he had been on the road so Risa did not wait too long.
Elvan arrives in front of the office where Marisa works.
"Do you really work here?" Elvan asked who had taken off her helmet.
The office seems quiet because the other employees still do not go home. So not many see Elvan and Marisa both in front of the office.
"Yes, why is it? Don't you want me to work after marriage?" Ask Marisa.
"It's not so." Elvan.
This office is quite large, surely Risa is just an ordinary employee, it is impossible that she knows Kak Al especially Papa. Inner Elvan.
Elvan immediately put Marisa on the helmet before anyone recognized her.
"Mas, don't gini not nice to see people. I can wear it myself, Mas." Marisa said that she did not expect Elvan to wear her helmet.
"Udah, do not argue learning to recite the same prospective husband. No one will see here." Said Elvan with his grin.
"The gas is still a candidate. Not a husband, right?" Said Marisa who was smiling yet covered her mouth with both hands.
"Yes, yes, the wife." Elvan smiled happily. He did not expect the beautiful woman in front of him would be his wife.
"We buy what is already aja mas, like there is no time if pesen mas." Said Marisa who then went up to Elvan's motor sport.
"Yaudah, we'll find a boutique later you just choose which one you like." Said Elvan who then drove his motorbike to the highway.
Without them knowing, there was a pair of eyes that saw the two of them since earlier behind the large glass loby office. The man took his breath in. There was sadness and anxiety on the look on his face.
***
After going around and finally buying a set of kebaya and matching colored suits. Elvan and Marisa decide to stop by a cafe because the breaking time will soon arrive.
Luckily they both still got seats and ordered drinks.
"I'm strawberry milkshake with chicken finger" Marisa told the waiter when she finished reading the menu. "What do you want?" Ask Elvan.
"Em. I'm a mango smoothie with chicken fingers as well." Elvan.
"Well so strawberry milkshake one mango smoothie one, and chicken fingers two yes." Said the waiter repeating the menu Marisa and Elvan selected and then noted it. "please wait." Said the waiter then brought back his menu book.
"Thank you." Marisa and the waiter left.
After that arrived Elvan's phone on the table also rang.
Why is he on the phone. Tumben. Inner Elvan when looking at the name of the penelfon on the screen of his phone.
Inevitably Elvan also answered because there is Marisa in front of him. He didn't want Marisa to think negatively if he didn't answer the phone.
"I'll pick up a minute." Said Elvan who was immediately met with a smile by Marisa.
"What's wrong?" Elvan asked without greeting.
"Where areyou? Would you like to meet me?" Said the man who turned out to be Papa Elvan.
"Today I'm busy." replied Elvan flatly.
"Well what about tomorrow? Papa to the workshop." Papa Elvan said.
"Whatever papa." answered Elvan still flat.
"Papa really wants to see you El." Papa said.
"It's up to you, please come." Elvan raised her tone.
"Papa is not the same as Al."
"That's better, than when your wife gets angry thinking I brainwashed her son better come alone."
"OK if that's it. Tomorrow papa to the workshop ya."
"Yes, I'm busy Pa, tomorrow's the base. Assalamualaikum."
"Getishalight."
Elvan ended his call. He then held his head which suddenly felt heavy.
Tumben once he, does he have a feeling that I'm getting married. Inner Elvan.
"Mas why?"
seriate....