Rai Universe
CHAPTERS 18. Giving Up on a Pile of Ideas for Wise Choice.
And that drizzling afternoon, Pras went straight to Darussa’adah cottage to pick up Gus Kholiq. At 17:00, Gus Kholiq arrived with two teachers there as his companion.
Now, everyone was gathered sitting in the living room. Chat lightly before getting into the core of the real problem
“Oh, so this is his future wife Nak Rai?” Gus Kholiq smiled at Esta.
He watched the half-fat girl with her hair tied back, wearing black jeans and a gray sweatshirt covered in black bleezer carefully.
Esta, who was uncomfortable because everyone was watching her, could only nod while forcing a smile.
“Not to be ashamed of your present circumstances, this is a great ordeal. So, are you now ready to marry Nak Rai?” Ask Gus Kholiq later.
He had heard the question many times, but when Gus Kholiq asked him, somehow it felt different. He turned his head and looked at Rai who was still sitting next to his uncle. From his gaze, he was actually still hesitant to accept this marriage. He was afraid that they would be expelled from school because they were found to be married.
But the doubt felt by Esta instead made him nod thinly then lowered his head.
Gus Kholiq nodded his head with a smile. Then he explained what things should be of concern as he explained yesterday to Pras and Rai.
Esta looked at the explanation carefully. Pras has also touched on the subject of children born from extramarital relationships. So Esta already understood a little about it.
“Is there any family or relatives who can come here?” Ask Gus Kholiq again.
Esta shakes. “I have no family, Mr. Kiayi.”
“Family that could be your marriage guardian, also no? Try to think again, because this will be the legal determinant or not of your marriage.”
Esta nodded again. He really has no family. He told me about Ringgo and Kanti, a family he knew but Gus Kholiq said that they were not guardians of Esta because they had other blood.
“So how's Kiayi?” Ask Prasetyo.
“It's okay, let me be the judge Nak Esta. Now, let's get everything ready. Nak Rai, do you have anything you can make dowry?”
Rai thought then shook his head. “I didn't have time to buy a ring, Gus.”
“Not necessarily ring. Money can also.”
Rai took out his wallet from his pants pocket then counted the money that was in it.
“I only have this, Gus.” Rai showed me the money he already held.
“what is it?”
“370.000.” Rai replied after counting the money.
“Alhamdulillah, that's it Insha Allah is enough.”
Even with thin makeup, but the makeup was able to turn Esta into a very beautiful girl. Maybe because Citra is a flight attendant so she is good at dressing up.
Esta even pangling with her reflection in the mirror. Only this time she looked amazingly beautiful in her version. He had never done it before. All there was was was a tattoo made from Ringgo's slap and kick on him.
“Beauty. Smile dong.” Seloroh Citra's.
Esta turned to the woman and smiled. “Thanks, Aunt.” Lirih.
“From now on you have to be more careful. There's a baby in your stomach. Walk around all the usual. And one more, just patiently ngadepin cold attitude Rai later. Consider the wind then aja.”
Esta nodded. He understood the meaning of Pras' wife's words. Because he also knows how cold Rai's attitude even with his friends.
“But, later if anyone knows that we are married, how is Aunt? I can be out of school.” Esta finally expressed her concern.
“Hopefully no one will know until you finish the exam and pass.”
Yes, Esta also hopes so. Gosh darn. Everything became chaotic and one by one his worries began to appear. He was really afraid that any of his friends would know about this before they graduated.
If they don't get married, everything will be fine as usual. And he doesn't have to worry about anything. He was a little sorry to have told Rai.
“Yuk, out.” Take Citra.
Esta came out of the room with Citra holding her. For a moment, his gaze met with Rai's gaze. Esta looks like a different, beautiful girl with slightly cubby cheeks.
He was placed side by side with Rai who was preparing to shake the hand of Gus Kholiq as the judge for Esta.
Esta's body was trembling but she was trying to control it. Can not be denied, this is a big event for him. He does not know anything about marriage, but he knows one thing, if marriage is not something that is playful and can not be considered trivial.
“I received the marriage of Semesta bint Alwin Danang with a dowry in the form of money of three hundred and seventy thousand rupiah.”
Rai managed to utter that sentence with a single breath after two failed attempts before. The witnesses directly said ‘sah’ and ijab was closed with a chant of prayers offered specifically by Gus Kholiq to the two brides.
After the kabul ijab was finished, the trembling in Esta's body became more and more. He even had to rem@s his fingers while assuring prayers. Fortunately, his hand was hidden behind the hijab he wore.
After all the procession had been completed, Rai and Esta went around to greet the people who were there. When she reached Salamah, she could not help but cry and hugged Rai and Esta tightly. He stroked the head of the two on his shoulder.
“Sorry to me, Grandma..” Lirih Rai's. He is also holding back his water.
Rai felt that he had disappointed his grandmother. He knew how much his grandmother loved him. But instead of the good thing he gave to his grandmother, it was disappointment and problems that were not playful that he gave. He wanted to boast about his grandmother. He had already composed a pile of ideals for that pride. But now that everything feels fake, nothing is certain.
Moreover, in his little heart, he was also worried if anyone knew about this marriage and he was expelled from school. But for now, he is trying to dismiss those concerns and choose a wise choice to pay for his mistakes. Problems that come later, let's just think about the solution.