
"Assalamualaikum, Mother," Fatimah's voice sounded disturbing Mother Halimah who had just closed her eyes.
"Fatimah, come here, son!" sahut Ibu Halimah who immediately opened her eyes after hearing the soft voice of Fatimah greet her ears.
Fatimah who heard the Mother's order stepped closer to her with a definite step.
"What's the matter, Mom?" ask Fatimah while approaching and sitting right next to Ibu Halimah who still looks weak.
"Have you eaten?" Halimah's mother answered Fatimah's question with a question.
"Oh, what about Mom? did you eat too?" Fatimah asked with a face full of worry.
"Already," captivated Halimah's mother with an expanding smile on her face.
"Where is Husna going?" Fatimah asked again when she realized that the Bibik had no room.
"She is eating" replied Halimah who looks still smiling staring affectionately as well as a sense of pride towards Fatimah.
The atmosphere for a moment of silence until Fatimah who had been silent since then now began to open her voice.
"Mom" said Fatimah with her head lowered, and she called out to her mother.
"Yes, what's up, son?" sahut Ibu Halimah who is now starting to look seriously towards Fatimah who is still faithful lowered her head.
"Can Fatimah ask Mom something?" fatimah replied in a cautious tone Fatimah uttered what she wanted.
"Of course, son, you have the right to ask anything you want to Mom, as long as I can definitely do it" replied Ibu Halimah with a smile and a tone full of enthusiasm despite sounding a little limp.
"I just want to know the face of my future husband and I want to meet him even if only once, I want to know what he looks like and how he behaves?" Fatimah revealed what she was asking for.
For a moment Ibu Halimah was silent, considering the figure of Satya who had only met several times with him, Ibu Halimah felt that what Fatimah said was indeed true, there was a truth, he has the right to know and the right to meet with Satya before the two actually get married and meet again after the event.
"Mom will try to talk to Bik Husna, as far as Mother knows, Satya is busy lately, she is doing all her work now until the next few days because she has to leave when she marries you," said Halimah's mother.
"Satya, is that her name, ma'am?" Fatimah who heard the name of a man was called immediately thought if the name Satya who had just mentioned the mother of Halimah was indeed the name of her future husband.
"Yes, his name is Satya, he owns the second largest company in the city, and Mom is sure you will love each other, just like before" she said.
Satya used to have a house close to his family home, but a few years ago, Satya's family was reported to have left because it followed in the footsteps of the father who was then assigned a task outside the region, but a few years ago, on the joint decision, Satya and her family moved and were no longer seen until yesterday, Satya returned and intended to propose Fatimah, a beautiful girl with a spicy mouth who had once rejected the sincere love of Satya.
"Mother try to get me to meet Satya before this wedding actually happens, getting married is only once in a lifetime, which is why Fatimah wants to meet Satya and make sure her choice is right, or Fatimah chose the wrong choice in life.
"Fatimah why?" asked Bik Sumik when he saw Fatimah still face down next to Ibu Halimah.
"Sleep him" replied Halimah's mother who understood how her son Fatimah would sleep after crying.
"Did she just finish crying?" look at Bik Husna who also knows the habits of Fatimah since childhood.
"Yes, he just burst into emotion" replied Halimah.
"Why emotions?" Bik Husna tried to investigate what really happened.
"I only remind you of a death that will certainly be felt by every living person" replied Ibu Halimah.
"Don't say that Mbak gave a message if the age of Mbak is not long," Bik Husna again guessed.
"I just said what the doctor said so that Fatimah could accept reality and be strong, I don't want her to fall and be destroyed by my departure, Husna," Halimah's mother explained what she meant by telling Fatimah everything she had told her.
"While Mbak should not say it now, there is a time when you should save it first! Fatimah just returned yesterday from boarding school, as if to let her calm down first after seeing Mbak sick like this," said Bik Husna who felt that his brother-in-law's decision was not the right decision.
"You were right Husna too, but I told Fatimah everything, so let her know sooner or later, better to know early and get the bad news straight from me, than he knows from others, because if he knows from others, he knows from others, I'm afraid Fatimah will get worse and more disappointed," Ibu Halimah again remembered if what she had done was not entirely wrong.
"If you think like that, I will obey," bik Husna said that he felt that everything that happened was not his most important business at this time his plan and Satya had succeeded and Bik Husna had also received rewards that had long been in his pursuit.
A happy smile was clearly visible on Mother Halimah's face, she continued to gently rub Fatimah's head which made her more sound.
"Oh yes Husna, yesterday Fatimah expressed her wishes to me," said Ibu Halimah who just remembered the wishes of Fatimah who had not been conveyed to Husna.
"Fatimah what do you want?" asked Husna who immediately stopped her activities arranging the food she had just brought.
"Fatimah wants to meet with her future husband before they are legally husband and wife" replied Ibu Halimah.
'Deg's'
Husna's heart seemed to stop remembering his prediction came true, what he expected yesterday really happened, now Fatimah wants to meet with Fatimah. But Husna who had prepared the answer now began to master himself to look ordinary.
"Satya is abroad Ma'am, he is busy taking care of his business because his wedding plans will take enough time, Ma'am, Satya also said that if she had to take leave after marriage because she and Fatimah would need time to get to know each other, I had thought if Fatimah would want to meet her candidate, that's why I asked this before Madam Halimah asked," explained Husna with a sad facial expression that was clearly visible on her face.
For a moment Ibu Halimah silently tried to digest everything that Husna said, until at last she understood how Satya's current position was.
"If that's the case, then I'll try to explain everything to Fatimah, and you'll also try to help me explain everything," sahut Ibu Halimah who felt that what Husna said was reasonable and pardonable, all that Satya did was also for the good of Fatimah, what he got from his hard work later, Fatimah and her granddaughter will enjoy it, and Ibu Halimah is very sure if Satya is a responsible and loving man, Halimah's mother was convinced from the first moment she saw Satya.