
Still busy chatting casually, two servants served appetizers for the family table. While waiting for the main menu to be ready to serve.
In between tasting. Afin coded Safa to tell her parents the good news. Safa's smile was thinly curved. He took something out of his bag, then put it on the table. Close to Mom and Dad.
The three pairs of eyes before him were confused. Safa asked her parents to open the box. Slowly and slightly hesitating, Aida shifted it closer. Then open the box.
Apparently, inside there is a photo of the results of USG and a pregnancy test that shows a positive result.
"MashaAllah–" Aida felt moved. While covering the face with both hands that still hold the two items. He gave thanks while praying.
"Mbak Safa and Kak Afin will have children?" Qonni responded quickly. Of course, the two nodded almost simultaneously.
"MashaAllah, Alhamdulillah." The new ulcer responds after being stunned long enough to digest it. Both of his eyes were shiny, covered in thin clear crystals.
"O Allah, how many weeks have you been, Nduk? Maybe when you're on your honeymoon, you're pregnant?" There was a sense of worry on the middle-aged mother's face.
"If from the calculation of the doctor, it has entered four weeks. Counting from the last day I menstruated, ma'am."
"Oh Allah, Nduk. Before you go abroad. We had a pineapple, to? How then?"
Safa chuckles. "No, said the doctor. Thank God the fetus remains healthy. Even when I was there a lot of walking. Worry too, but not papa, kok, ma'am."
"Thankful, yes, Mom. We're gonna be grandmothers." Bu Ayattul chimed in with a feeling of no less happiness. He only has Arifin. It's automatic that his grandson will only come from Safa and Arif. Aida herself was mangosteen, her eyes still looked wet with gratitude.
After dinner, they still chatted leisurely for almost two hours. Until finally, Bu Ayattul said goodbye first because the time was getting night. Followed by the Ulum family later.
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Afin's car re-entered the complex. The horn is occasionally pressed to greet people sitting in the alleys.
Right in front of the house, the car highlighted one of the men in a brown jacket plus a backpack sitting on a red PCX motorcycle.
"There's someone in front of Rumah–" said Afin. Others wondered except for Qonni.
"Mas Ilyas?" Unknowingly the girl mentioned the name of the glasses young man.
"You know, Nduk?"
"Campus friends, ma'am," he replied softly.
I realized the car was parking in front of the house. The young man immediately rushed down and pushed his bike further away. It is only after the car is in a position that if it does not disturb other road users. They're down. And first Ulum's father approached him.
"Assalamualaikum–" greeted him kindly. The young man hurriedly returned his greetings while grabbing Ulum's hand. "His mother's been here a long time?"
"No, this is new, sir. Coincidentally want to Chat Ayudia." He pointed towards the girl who just got out of the car. The name of Qonni is Ayudia Qonniah. And only the Ulum family called the girl Qonni. While his friends call Ayudia more often.
"You?"
"I'm Abdul Aziz Ilyasa, sir. His greeting, Ilyas–" the young man introduced himself. "Temannya Ayu."
"Oh..." Mr. Fatkhul Qulum muttered with a smile. "Is there a need with my daughter?"
"Actually I just want to deliver the laptop battery that Ayudia ordered earlier," he replied politely although a bit irritatedly.
In front of the fence only Ulum and Qonni were left standing behind slightly beside his father's body. While Mom comes in first unlock. Follow Safa and Afin.
The young man failed to focus on seeing Afin Anka at Qonni's house. His mind wondered if it was Afin the Selebgram, or just similar. But if it's similar, why can it be up to 99%. He did not know that Afin was the sister-in-law of the girl.
"Actually, tomorrow is also no papa. I'm not in a hurry." Qonni voiced out with a gaze avoiding Ilyas' eyes. The man's smile was bright when he heard Qonni's voice.
"The thing is, I have a sudden job tomorrow morning, Dek. The food stuck here.all so know your house and your acquaintance."
Ulum's father glanced at Qonni. The girl immediately shook her head quickly. "Qonni didn't tell this house to any Brotherhood, Dad. Godgend."
"Anu– I got from Ayudia's friend, sir. I think this is the first time Ayu ordered stuff to me. Because there happens to be another order in the same direction so mending in anterin all of you."
New client two hours ago. The men of this campus hijrah youth group are directly nyamperin. Know gini not to him, mending tomorrow-tomorrow buy at the gadget store. –Qonni grunts in the heart.
The young man had been pursuing Qonni for several years and even invited him to ta'aruf and married after Qonni graduated. But the girl did not bother. Besides him, Qonni's people also do not like him. Though Ilyas is famous for men who are quite handsome and sweet on campus. Although the skin is not too bright and lean more mature sapodilla. But he was admired a lot of people who participated in the student organization.
He was always excited in religious affairs, no wonder if the twenty-five-year-old young man was often at the forefront of correcting Islam.
"Yes not papa. Where would you come from if you knew?" Ask Ulum.
"Cileungsi, sir."
"Can you, sir?" Sparkled.
"Dad, time in ajakin stopped by?" Qonni whispered while holding his father's arm. The man placed an index finger on his own lips. Before looking back at the young man before him.
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The next few minutes...
Qonni sat in the corner chair of the living room. Eavesdropping on the talk of Ilyas, father and Afin who also nodded. His hand tightly grasped the paper bag containing the goods in his message from his former kating (silver level). Because Ilyas graduated earlier than him.
They heard their conversation very warm. Ilyas is indeed a figure that is easy to blend, no wonder from the first he was including a man who had many acquaintances. Including some teachers were also many close to him. Maybe because he was also trading since he was a student. Public speaking is very smart. Ilyas easily embraced anyone, and now Dad seems to really enjoy chatting. For more than an hour, the man had not yet gone home.
"Dek–" Safa touched Qonni's shoulder, the girl turned to him. "Who is he, anyway?"
"Finame, Ma'am. More precisely former level brother, back then. The head of the Islamic organization that Qonni was following on campus as well," he replied with his hands tightly grasping the paper bag's rope.
"But if your son likes you. He is also good. Sweet too–" ledeknya that makes Qonni glanced sharply.
"I don't like him, Mom."
"Well, what is it?"
"Or, ah! When, anyway, did he come home?" earmarked.
"Astaghfirullah al'azim, that's not it, Dek."
"Yes out, you come here. It's not good with Dad, it's the same with Afin."
There are regrets why should order a laptop battery to him. If not needed quickly, maybe he will look to the store next week. Qonni only wanted to meet somewhere else, not even come here. It's obvious, Ilyas is looking for a chance.
"Sir, your friend wants to go home," exclaimed Dad at the door. Qonni breathed a sigh of relief.
Finally he went home too. he stood up without coming out. While Ilyas just say goodbye at the door quite far from his position.
"Ayudia, I'm sorry to go home first. This is thanks, yes order. Next time if you need anything to say. My number's on the save, yeah, if you need to."
"inshaAllah–" replied Qonni briefly. The young man said his greetings with his hands cupped together. He also kissed Ulum's hand and shook Afin's hand before turning back home.
Before long there was a motor horn and the roar of the engine began to move away. The girl sighed.
"How come you want to lose one more girl?" father Ulum's lips with a joke approached his youngest daughter. "Inget, no boyfriends, Dek."
"What's that, anyway?" the girl pursed her lips in annoyance. While the one there immediately joked, especially Ulum who immediately embraced the shoulders of his daughter.
"But good, really. Not only looks, inshaAllah good deeds are also good."
"Dad!" Qonni. He doesn't like being hurt like this.
"Huh, Haah!!" Ulum pressed both cheeks of Qonni with one hand, anxious. After that walk together into the middle room. Following Ibu Aida who is already cool with her routine of watching favorite soap operas.
Now Afin and Safa are left in the living room. They're standing next to each other.
"Abang, thanks, yeah. I had a rich family dinner. To be honest, this is the first time my family has eaten at such a rich fancy restaurant."
Afin smiled faintly, he nodded. "Aren't you tired?"
"No, the hell..."
"Relatedly? To my room, yuk. Talk inside, let me give you a massage," he asked which has another meaning.
Safa laughed softly. "Chat here can, right?"
"No way, he wants to be inside."
"Yes Allah –"
"Come on!" Ask him who won't wait much longer. Safa herself complies. He closed the main door first after entering the room and locked it tightly. They did not come out again until dawn.
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