Reaching the Moon
Chapter 22

...'The moon, as it was present, illuminates the dark night, and departs when the sunlight begins to shine again. The moon, too, came when my heart was breaking, and left after my wounds began to heal. The difference is, the Moon left without leaving a trace, while the Moon left a painful heart wrapped in longing....

...If in the end they split up, shouldn't they ever meet? I used to think that way when he left. However, now that I understand, his presence may not be for me to have, but rather to treat.'...

...(.(.Nizam Mutawalli's)...

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One year later,

Nizam began busy with his work in the office, meeting with his clients outside the office, to meet the Uncle, David in the city of A in the business of work or family relations.

Since the departure of the Moon, Nizam deliberately occupied himself in work and family affairs. He decided to take his mind off the woman. He also no longer wanted to look for her, although his little heart always wondered about her news.

"Sir Nizam, Nizwa's anterine works well," pinta Nizwa as they are having breakfast together at the dinner table.

"Tumben asked in anterine, usually also the most independent since graduating from college," said Nizam while feeding food to his mouth.

"Why is that? I, 'wouldn't want to show off Nizam's sister to my friends, but there's something nice, right?" Nizwa now glanced towards her parents complete with a blink of an eye.

"Lazy, ah. There is a shrimp behind the stone turned out," refused Nizam without the slightest nego, to make Nizwa's face immediately look tangled.

"Nizam, isn't it time for you to get married? You're 25 years old. You are also well established, hastening goodness is good, you know," said Khaira to voice.

"Yes, Zam. It's time for you to get married, don't let yourself be confined to the past" Boy agreed.

"Yes, Dad, Mommy. Insha Allah Nizam is getting married" replied Nizam casually as he finished his meal.

"When then? You have to make a plan, dong. Yes, although the rest is still God who determines," said Khaira.

"Yes, Mother. This is Nizam's plan."

"Correct, Brother? When's? How come you never talk?" cerocos Nizwa.

Nizam drank the water and immediately went to greet both his parents and his sister. "If not Saturday, then ahad, God willing, Deck" answered Nizam casually. "Nizam left first, assalamu 'alaikum," the man continued and quickly left the dining room, where Khaira, Boy, and Nizwa now stared at each other alternately in confusion.

"What date is the birthday? Mom and Dad know?" asked Nizwa with a serious look.

Instead of directly answering, Boy and Khaira looked at each other and compactly shook his head to look at the princess.

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That afternoon, Nizam sat in his great chair while signing some cooperation papers. Shortly after, Arfan came up with a few more files.

"Boss, here's a letter from some college pharmacy study program that wants to include its students in practice next month."

"Just put it there, I'll check it out" Nizam said, still focusing on reading the file in front of him.

Nizam's attention began to divert when Arfan just kept silent in front of his desk and there was no intention to leave.

"What's wrong?" Now Nizam looked at the assistant with a serious face.

"Em, look, boss, can I come home early today?" asked Arfan at last after he had been weighing the decision.

"Anu, hmm, I'm actually going to propose to someone this afternoon" replied Arfan timidly.

Nizam glared at the friend, the man immediately stood up and hugged Arfan while patting his shoulder softly. "Congratulations, Bro. I didn't think you were the one who got married in the end. And as always, your movement is always sudden" said Nizam.

Nizam knew very well, between himself, Arfan and Diki, Arfan was a closed door, especially liver problems. The man will not say anything until everything is clear, as it is today. If he has dared to say about his proposal, it means that he has got an answer and only needs formality this time.

"You know me very well, boss. I hope you're not mad at me after this."

Nizam frowned hearing Arfan's words. "What does ...."

"I'll go first, Boss." Arfan immediately walked out of the room before Nizam even finished his words.

"Oh, you're being disrespectful, if you weren't my best friend, I'd have kicked you!" nizam grumbled annoyedly, the man even kicked the wind several times to vent his frustration at having his words cut off, something he really disliked.

Nizam sat back in his chair to continue some work that had been delayed. However, just as he was about to pick up the pen, the notification sound on his phone instantly shifted the man's attention.

Nizam's forehead shriveled slightly when he saw the name of the mother was in the row of the sender of the message at that time.

Assalamu 'alaikum, son. Soon your friend's son will come to your office to talk about cooperation. Mother hope you can pay attention to him, who knows you are interested in him.

Nizam rubbed his face while sighing. Again a delicate matchmaking effort by the mother. I don't know how many women have been introduced to him since the last 6 months, but none of them can move the man's heart.

Still in his daydream, the phone in the room rang breaking the silence. Apparently it was a call from the secretary who informed him that there was a woman who was about to meet him.

"Please let him in."

Shortly after, the sound of knocking on the door was heard, followed by the entry of a hijab woman who was quite cool to the eye.

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Elsewhere, Khaira was currently standing on the balcony of her room. The two hands crossed each other in front of the chest, and his gaze was straight forward. Occasionally a rough gust of breath sounded out from his nose.

"What's up, honey? Is something bothering you?" tanya Boy who is now standing next to his wife.

"Nizam, she's already turned down four times the woman I introduced her to. If later he refuses again, then there are five women that he refuses," said Khaira lethargic.

"The child must be able to move on from Aura, it will indeed be difficult to be attracted to other women if in his heart there is still the name of Aura."

Hearing the husband's words, Khaira immediately remembered Nizam's conversation with her as she was about to visit the Moon one last time, before the woman went out of nowhere.

"Actually, Nizam has managed to move on and fall in love with a woman," Khaira said slowly.

"really? Then who's that woman? Why didn't he propose to her?" ask Boy.

"He's gone, he's the Moon."

"I thought, should we look for him?"

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