Started In Paris
Marrying

"Assalammu'alaikum"

Saying my greetings when I reached the courtyard of the house, I heard Abah and Ummi answering my greetings, and some visitors also answered.

I saw that both my parents were very troubled, so I decided to take a shower and change clothes immediately.

After prayer I rushed out of the house, but visitors seemed to slack off. Huh, yasudah. My foot stepped towards the counter, I took a napkin and I cleaned the table there. Piled up some of his bowls, then took him inside.

After washing a pile of dirty bowls, I returned to Abah's stall. Abah was sitting with his feet out on one of the seats. I sat next to him.

"His knee hurts again Bah?" I asked Abah.

"No, it's just a little sore" he said, smiling at me.

Lying, I know Abah's lying. Many times I saw Abah pressing his knees, a few days ago also sitting on the floor. I felt like I was a useless person.

How many years have I been in Abah's care? If Abah was always painstaking in taking care of me, why would I know if Abah's knee hurts? I cursed myself. I decided to tell Abah that I was leaving next week.

"Excuse me, buy the meatballs sir"

The voice of a mother breaks the silence. Once Abah wanted to stand up, but soon I could hold it, let Abah's knee be more light.

"Let's just Zulfa Bah!" I said while standing up.

"How much did you buy?"

I am a hypocritical woman, who hides the sadness of her heart behind a smile. Let that happen. For my parents I would do anything. After serving the buyer, I sat down next to Abah again.

"Where's Nduk? When did you leave?" Finally Abah asked, but the feeling of discomfort still spread.

"Eh that's Bah" I hung up my sentence, unable to say, because indeed one week was a very short time. Abah seemed to be waiting for my sentence. I took a deep breath.

"Actually Zulfa leaves next Sunday bah, sorry if it's too sudden, this is an order from the company" I said as I squeezed the tip of my hijab. Three seconds, four seconds, unexpectedly the ashes smiled. I thought Abah would get angry and change her mind.

"When you go, Abah only asks for one" said Abah, "never shame on His Majesty" Abah continued, stroking my head.

It felt like my heart wanted to explode, I heard Abah saying those words as if it made my throat choked. I am incapable of words. I can only smile and then nod.

****

"Dian!" I shouted to Dian, who was about to enter the room.

"Eh, is the new tumben coming?" Legally.

"Udah from earlier, it was to the room Aneeta Kak for a moment"

Dian nodded, then we entered the room.

Today was very busy. I had to finish some proposal letters from clients to submit to management, while Dian, he was busy from earlier copying data. To the extent that we did not have time for lunch, as a result Dian and I starved to go home.

The schedule to go home today is also a bit late, I decided to eat at home alone, rather than Abah and Ummi worried.

I waited for the angkot on the lip of the road, repeatedly I looked at my watch. It's 5 o'clock in the afternoon, I'm an hour late. Usually I'm home at 4, because the work was stacked so I came home late.

Long enough I stood waiting for the angkot, until my feet ached. My phone battery is also running out, surely Ummi tried to contact me since, I regret that I did not charge it. Duuh Ummi sorryin Zulfa.

I bite my lips. After a long time finally the angkot came, soon I entered and the angkot drove. Back I saw my watch, 5 o'clock over 15. My cold sweat was pouring out, I should be ready to receive a lot of questions when I got home.

When the angkot stopped in front of the alley, I immediately paid the fare then stepped out the angkot. I ran as hard as I could, I didn't want my parents to worry. Arriving in front of the courtyard of the house, I stopped my run.

Breathe in Monday Thursday. Ummi who saw me lying in the courtyard of the house immediately approached me.

"Keep why is that running?" Further.

"Duuh Ummi let Zulfa breathe first!" Sahut Abah who is preparing meatballs for customers. Ummi then took me a drink, I gulped the water in half a glass.

"Sorry Zulfa Mi, Zulfa's work was a lot, Zulfa's phone also died out of battery" I explained while staring at the shade of Ummi.

"Yes, take a shower!" Tell Ummi to me.

I got up and walked into the room.

After taking a bath I approached Abah and Ummi who were sitting together in one of the stalls. The shop looks quiet, maybe the visitors have gone home.

I sat right in front of Abah and Ummi. Folding both my hands on the table, then leaning my chin over it. A quiet atmosphere enveloped between us.

"Other times if you come home late, call Abah tau Ummi, don't make Ummi you worry!" Abah said starting.

I raised my head, confirming my sitting position. "Yes Bah, I'm sorry, next time Zulfa won't repeat it" I don't know how many times I've troubled them. I cursed myself.

"Assalammu'alaikum"

There was a greeting from someone, spontaneously the three of us answered his greetings. I slightly tilted my body to see who was coming. And it turns out he's Luluk.

"How is Abah doing with Ummi?" Luluk asked while greeting Abah and Ummi.

"Alhamdullillah good Luk" said Abah.

Abah told me to accompany Luluk to talk inside. I decided to take him to my room. After entering my room he immediately laid his body on my bed.

"Hah this room of yours is somehow very cool Fa" he said as he rolled his body to and fro. I chuckled the day I saw her behavior. I sat on the window lip.

"Isn't your room cool too Luk?"

"Yes, but enjoy your room" he explained. "O yes Fa, when did you go abroad?" He asked as he rose from his supine position.

"Next week Luk" I replied briefly.

"Much spiel"

"Yes, how else"

"Hmm, the important thing is don't forget to bring souvenirs for me!" He said with an expression as if without sin.

"Yes if you have time to buy" answered me flat that successfully made him pout. I chuckled at seeing his face like that. Long enough we talked, about this, Luluk did not paernah run out of talk material to be the topic of conversation.

I also had time to get the apple juice made by Ummi this morning, still in the refrigerator. I poured the juice into two glasses, one glass I gave him, another glass for myself. I sat back on the window.

"Fa!" Sweep me.

"Yes?"

"I want to get married!"

Bbrruusshhhh

I spouted the juice in my mouth. What did he say just now? She wants to get married? Did I not hear wrong? I think my ears are a little bit disturbed.

"What?" I sat down with a surprised expression.