Reaching Surgaku
Like In Sambar Lightning

That morning everyone gathered in the living room after finishing breakfast together at the dinner table. Everyone present looked so tense as if something serious was going to be discussed.

Om Bram starts a conversation that initially sounds relaxed, but when in the middle of the conversation the atmosphere becomes much more tense.

" El you already know that our family is very close to the family of Om Abu. Papa has been friends with Om Abu even we are like brothers so Papa decided to marry you to the son of Om Abu namely Alma."

PRAAAANGGG !!!!

Like in a lightning strike when you hear the word marriage with Om Abu's son, Alma.

" I'm married...???" Pekik Alma in heart.

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" Whatt... ???" El who looked very surprised was just like me.

We looked at each other with astonished looks. We both looked like little kids who didn't know what we were hearing. The explanation conveyed by Om Bram is like it makes no sense to understand, why must be married to establish a friendship between our families is not there are still many ways that can be done.

El refused with subtle matchmaking arranged by the parents, she reasoned that we did not know each other and there was no love between the two of us. El also added that he was not ready to go to the household.

I was also the same, I reasoned that I had just graduated from school and still wanted to accompany Abah and Ummi.

While in the room Ummi who spoke softly to me and gave an understanding that I could not deny. I don't know why I always melt if Ummi has spoken. I don't want to hurt Ummi by rejecting every request of Ummi to me.

" But ummi, getting married is not an easy matter, how can Alma be the wife of a man whose name even alma does not know ummi."

" Next Ummi meet." Ummi replied with a smile teasing Alma.

" Belom again Alma is not in love with him Ummi, how Alma can live the Alma household. How can Alma make the man a field of reward for alma?"

" Belom again if the man already has a lover? How the woman who became his lover Ummi must not be fair."

What was in Alma's mind was not the man's lover but Abhi's shadow. I don't know why Alma suddenly felt guilty to Abhi.

" Nduk you can get to know him after you marry him and you can also learn to love him when he becomes your husband. If for him to have a lover or not Ummi has asked that to his parents that El son is still single never introduced any woman to his parents. Wes ya nduk, manut ojo abahmu's word in protest continue to ra slick."

Alma could only sigh without daring to refute again, he said. Yes that's how alma he never wanted to make both parents disappointed must sometimes cross with what he hoped. Ummi takes Alma back to the family room. There was El and Mama Elma who came back after discussing outside.

" How is son el, is son el willing to marry Abah's son?"

" Prepared Bah."

Similar questions were addressed to Alma and answered. " Alma is ready for Abah." Alhamdulillah sahut Abah and Ummi accompanied by smiles from Bram and wife.

That night they both held a simple engagement event that was only attended by the nuclear family and the left right neighbor and village devices. The engagement event was only a sign of exchanging rings, elma had prepared a pair of diamond rings for both of them. After the ring exchange was completed, the two families then determined the wedding date for both.