RANIAKU, MY CANDLE
Chapter 70 - Author Reina Inara's Novel Promotion

...Hi guys😁 This is not an update chapter 'RANIAKU, CANDUKU' yes, but a promotion of my friend's work. Help her to be popular....

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...TITLE: I'M SORRY...

...AUTHOR: REINA INARA'S...

Chapter 1

Mama said, “Bang, how have you met the candidate? I can't wait to find my grandson. Last night her daughter-in-law Sena's mother was born, her granddaughter is very funny, Mama already shadowed her big grandson from you.”

Mr said, “Until when do we wait? Remember age, you are no longer fit to choose a wife, you want to be an old virgin?”

First sister said, “Bang my boyfriend has insisted on asking for marriage, how is this? I can't say he's patient, he needs reassurance, too, Bang. Her parents also did not mention me, if I was just playing with her daughter.”

Second sister said, “ Bang mama same father already getting older Bang, what about the prospective sister-in-law Bang, already there? If not, I want to know my brother and my friend's brother."

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Johandra Pov's

My name is Johandra, often called Jo. I realized that finding the right fit for me and my family was not as easy as getting a business friend. Because I know that marriage is not just a pledge in front of a priest or other religious expert, but marriage is to eliminate each other's egos, for the common purpose of starting a new life, he said, for they are no longer two but one. 

And the two married people must accept the shortcomings and advantages of the creature they marry. Not only that, the birth of the two brides must love the family of each bride, both from the family of the woman and the family of the man, all must support each other, so that marriage is like a ship sailing in the middle of the sea, knows where he will sail, and will not be swayed in the middle of the sea.

“Aaaaaaaargh!" I'm sick of all these questions. Almost every day notifications like this appear on my phone.

It's not that I don't try to search, but this question haunts me every day. I was even reluctant to retaliate, too often I would continue to repress me with more scathing questions. I leave it like that every day.

Days change days, weeks change weeks, months change months even years change. I don't feel like I'm 35 years old now. My days are spent busy working in an office I set myself up with my labors. Praise God, I'm going well.

But this doesn't shut me down from feeling lonely, as people my age laugh happily with their wives and children, spending their time playing in the park with their children, for a moment I wanted to go home, hug my parents who were getting older. Then apologize as much as possible, for ignoring them. 

I closed my laptop and rushed home. It felt like today was very tiring after meeting and reviewing a project that was not far from my office, I grabbed my bag and I brought some files I had to check first before handing them over to my secretary.

I see the clock attached to my hand does not feel it has shown at 19:05 WIB every day time I spend working, leaving the morning home at night, every day is always like this except the weekend I always spend to rest at home if there is no sudden schedule.

After arriving home I immediately rushed to the workspace on the lower floor, I put down my work bag and some files that I brought earlier from the office. I went to my room and I cleaned myself first in the bathroom, I went downstairs to dinner, taking a short break in the living room not far from the dining room then I saw a message from some of my business colleagues who will hold a meeting tomorrow afternoon. I see another message there is a message from mama, “Bang next week you have to go home, there are important things that Grandma Prita should talk about, Mama hope you can come, Mama, we miss celebrating Christmas with you."

Next week is Christmas, I want to go home soon. Come to think of it for a long time I did not celebrate Christmas with family, not because anything just wanted to avoid the questions that made my guts shrivel, he said, but I can't deny also that I miss the Christmas atmosphere along with those I love. No wait long I answered a message from mama, “Iya Ma if there is no obstacle I will go home next week."

Reina Pov's

I graduated from one of the most popular universities in my area. It doesn't feel like time passes very quickly, it feels like only last year I went to college, now I have graduated. I still want to enjoy the events that are held on campus and wrestle in several campus organizations. But I was also happy that since I was able to finish my studies in a timely manner, I realized that real life was about to begin.

I was pensive in front of the television, for one week my mind went somewhere, the body could be here but the mind had somehow reached where. I was determined to get a job immediately even though I only rely on High School Certificate because my Sergeant's visa has not come out because covid so many affairs are hampered, at least after graduation I no longer charge my parents. Being the first of 4 children, taught me to be an unselfish person. It has been quite a burden for me all this time borne by both my parents and for now and forever not again.

“Rere why dumb? Beware of kesambet,” he said while sitting next to me. Suddenly the sound surprised me, I saw it looks like Namboru (father's sister) came here by himself, because the distance of our house is not too far only about 150 m,  in my heart I wondered what was going on during the day?

“Eh Nam (call my dear to the woman who is beside me at this time) since when is it here?”

“Newly Re, oh yes what are your plans in the future, want to apply for a job where?”

“Rere still does not know Nam, because ifasah or SKTL Rere has not come out, even if Rere is looking for work for the near future Rere must use SMA.” I answered Nam's question with a sad face.

“Oh so, what if you work at Bang Jo's place, it happens that his company again receives vacancies.”

“This serious is not Nam, No more lying Reina right?”

“Iya Re Nam seriously.” I am very happy to hear this news, I can't wait to quickly work at the office hehehe.

“Rere next week bang Johan will go home, you can later ask the same Bang Johan.”

“Iya Nam, thank you Nam," I said with a sweet smile.

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After a week passed we all gathered at Grandma Prita's house, all the families have been here both far and near except Bang Jo, and it will not be long for Bang Jo to also gather here and finally we can feel the joy of Christmas full of the presence of everything without anything less. The previous Christmas form was incomplete.