Secret Marriage (Rama & Naina)
Chapter 51 - Restu Erna

Two young people of different ages and different types were sitting on a wooden bench, under a mango tree with a view of the vegetable garden behind it. The two of them did not dare to look at the person before them. Fear enveloped the recesses of the two hearts until they elbowed each other.

The middle-aged woman, but still looking healthy and young was standing before them with a sharp gaze like she wanted to skin their bodies. The disbelief in what she heard made Erna want to ask everything to the granddaughter and the man beside her granddaughter.

"Would you please explain the meaning of your conversation? Are you really married? Since when? And why are you hiding all this from us?" he was talking to Erna with all the questions she wanted to hear.

"I ..."

"Let me explain, Nai." Rama prevents Naina from talking.

"Sorry, Grandma. We got married two weeks ago. Our wedding was held when we were in trouble. At that time we were robbed and we tried to save ourselves from those who wanted to scuttle us. Naina and I ran away from the people who wanted to harm us because I didn't want Naina to be tarnished by them. I took Naina away. Because the place is quite far from the settlement, there are only many gardens and also rarely any lamu, you get lost to the garden that does not belong to whom. We fell asleep in the hut saung owned by the residents because on that night it was raining heavily. But the next day, Naina and I were found, but I swear to God we didn't do anything. The citizens kept urging us, and I couldn't fight them all. Until I finally decided to marry Naina on that very day." Rama explains everything from the beginning until they are involved in a secret marriage.

"And about us hiding all this, Naina is not ready to be known by you. Naina was afraid that you were angry, and that day Naina had a potential fiancee. I also have a boyfriend. Until I decided to keep this marriage, I ended up killing Alina because I knew marriage was not a game" Rama continued.

"Sir, don't blame Rama for this. I was wrong not to tell anyone. I'm scared, Grandma. There will be a day of hurt if I tell you about this matter quickly. Alina's heart, it'll hurt if you know Rama and I are married. This is one of the reasons I hid this marriage."

Erna took a long breath. He sat with a troubled mind thinking about his first grandchild. "Grandmother confused what to do. Grandma is confused as to what to do because everything that happens is out of your control. Keep going now what are you guys gonna do."

"I want to continue this marriage" said Rama so firmly with his words.

"Rome ..." Naina looked at Rama with a look of disbelief. Rama turned to him and smiled as he rubbed Naina's head.

Nek Erna also stared at Rama so intensely. He does not believe that children of the age of Rama want to undergo marriage at a young age with serious-sounding speech.

"What do you mean, Rama?" ask Erna.

"I asked Grandma's blessing to approve my marriage to Naina. I seriously want to continue this marriage, and I'm serious about running a household at a young age. I am not a cowardly man who will run away from the actions I do. If this is God's way, then I will do it with sincerity."

Nek Erna was silent with all her thoughts, she looked at Naina. And after a moment of thought, then say, "if you how, Nai? Do you want to accept Rama as your husband? Are you willing to run this marriage? Does your heart accept or reject?"

"Naina doesn't know, Grandma. Naina wants to step down, but Rama always shows seriousness in maintaining this marriage so that Naina even more. Although Naina does not like Rama yet, but Naina is amazed by the responsibility that Rama shows to Nai."

"So you don't mind?"

"But Naina doesn't feel good about Alina, Grandma. Grandma knows how much Alina loves Rama. And I also know that Rama must love Alina very much."

"Saipa said? I never said I loved Alina so much. For me, love before marriage does not need to be too deep. I used to love Alina, but my love for her wasn't very deep because there was something far more important than my love for humans, the love for God. And don't ever tell me that I'm with Alina because I'm doing this for the good of everyone. Wh why? If I continue my relationship with Alina it means tarnishing the sacred bond of marriage, and I have desecrated my own wife. With the breakup of my relationship with Alina he could make her understand that qodo and qodar from Allah are not things that can be changed."

"Have you heard what Rama said? She doesn't love Alina very much and that doesn't mean she doesn't love Alina. It's just that Rama doesn't want to love humans too much. And about Alina, you don't have to worry. Alina must accept the fate that happened to you alone, how?"

"How's it going, Grandma?"

"You want to live it?"

"But Papa and Mama?"

"Let it be Grandma's business. Grandma agreed that you were married. Grandma is sure that Rama will be able to be the best husband for you."

"So Grandma agreed that Naina was with Rama?" Naina doesn't believe this. He thought his grandmother would refuse and tell him to separate, but it turned out to be far from his mind.

"Grandmother cannot fight destiny. It's been the fate of your lives and Grandma can only wish you both the best."

"If Grandma gives us our blessing, does that mean Grandma let me take Naina to my house?" ask Rama.

"Your parents' house?" erna and Naina asked at the same time.

"Not Rama's own house."

"What?" again Erna and Naina said together.

"What do you mean? Grandma doesn't understand."

"Rama's point is, Rama wants to bring Naina to Rama's own house instead of papa's. The house that Rama bought from Rama's hard work."

"Do you have a home? I don't know" said Naina.

"You never did. Not just you, but Alina, and my parents don't know anything about me either."

"It's amazing, you're hard to guess. Then Grandma wants to see your house, tomorrow," said Erna wanting to know whether or not.

"Tomorrow!" pekik Naina was shocked.

"Ok, Rama is ready to take you home" answered Rama confidently.