The After Long Distance Relationship
4. Brother, I Want to Get Married!

Kai parked the motor when he reached his brother's yard. He then stepped onto the porch of Alby's house, his older brother who had a family and had a son aged five years, named Azka.

“Assalamaicum!" Kai gave his greetings while chirping in front of the slightly open door.

“Abang, Brother, Assalamualaikum!" call Kai again.

“Waalaikumsalam!" tell someone from inside the house.

Shortly after that came out a woman while holding her son, Azka. Kai's niece and sister-in-law looked neat, seemingly about to leave.

“What's Kai?" tiwi asked, Brother-in-law Kai is sitting on the sofa.

While Kai who was still standing in the doorway immediately followed and joined the dudu on the other sofa.

“Which gate?"

“Again prepared, we want to go to Azkara's grandmother's house!" tiwi said.

Kai who heard that could only sigh in anger. He looks like he's gulping rough. I don't know why he felt this way. Can't wait to immediately convey his good intentions to the family so that they can immediately come to meet the Meysa family on Celebes island there. Kai impatiently wanted to take his family from Andalas to Celebes to propose the mooring.

“Why Kai?" tiwi asked when she saw Kai speechless. His sister-in-law's face seemed to be thinking of something.

Kai sighed, only then he wanted to answer brother-in-law's question. Alby's figure had already appeared from inside the house.

“What's up, Kai?" ask Alby who appeared while putting buttons on the sleeve of his shirt. The man asked the sister using a distinctive Malay language and accent.

Kai didn't answer right away until his brother actually sat down. After that he just took a deep breath and glanced at Sister-in-law and her brother in turn. Gather courage and prepare mentally to express the purpose of his arrival.

“Lamarin my girl, bang. I want to get married!" kai said loudly. Hands that are interlocked and resting on the knees with a typical male sitting style that makes Kai look manly in delivering his decision just now, not meme-menye like a unstable man.

Alby's forehead shriveled faintly hearing what his second sister was saying.

“That old girl of yours, Meysa?" guess Alby. Even so long Kai and Meysa are in a relationship, Kai's family also knows about the relationship that the two people are in.

Kai nodded. “Iya bang! Brother help me talk to Mom and Dad so I can come to Meysa's hand."

“Are you really sure and serious about Meysa?" ask Alby to make sure. Not without the reason the man asked that, Alby just wanted to see and ascertain how the confidence of the sister in answering her question.

Not to doubt the feelings of two people who have been in a relationship for that long, but Kai just wants Kai to really mature and confident in making a decision. He just wants to see Kai mature and wise, especially between He and Meysa have many traditional and cultural differences, not to mention the distance that stretches the far. So for that, Alby hopes that whatever decision Kai takes, his sister must be able to take responsibility, let alone this is about marriage, a sacred thing. Bringing together two people who have different backgrounds.

“Yakin can already be responsible and can be a good leader?" ask Alby again. Makes Kai feel like he's being interviewed under the guise of an interrogation.

“Yes could, Dad." Sister-in-law Kai also mediated and tried to side with the sister-in-law. “If Kai has asked to be disguised means he is ready to be born, yes Kai ya."

Kai nodded at Azka's mother's words.

“Yes is not that!" exclaims Alby, "I mean that Kai is really ready to live the difficult happy life of the household. Ready not to live people's girls. Marriage isn't for fun, it's for a lifetime."

“Ya, who said fool around who, Dad. If Kai asks us to propose it means he is ready, than long courtship is also not good, will mending marriage if it is ready."

Alby rolled his lazy eye hearing the wife's words. Talking to women is complicated, it cannot be defeated. Though He had absolutely no intention of asking that, other than just wanting to see the seriousness of his sister through the answer that Kai would give. But his wife responded to his question like this.

Yes, this is what one of Alby's questions meant. The household is not only a matter of happiness, but must be ready to accept twists and turns and all kinds of small checks that are not impossible to happen, as happened to him and his wife. Alby only meant that, but it may be his way of conveying that makes Tiwi meaningless. Huh.

Kai who came did not want to see the household drama of the two people immediately gave an answer so that his wishes were immediately conveyed. “God willing I'm ready to be born inwardly, Bang!"

Alby smiled proudly at Kai's steady reply. This is what he wants to make sure. Whether Kai was really serious or not, if the younger brother answered with doubt, it meant that he was not completely convinced yet. And it turns out Kai has already been this session.

“Abang please help convey to Mom and Dad, I'm embarrassed if I have to go directly!" Kai scratched his non-itchy nape. Remembering Mother and Father who always considered him a child even though it was this old made Him ashamed to express his intentions directly.

Alby chuckled at the answer of his sister. “I used to do that too, Kai. But yes, you do not want to have to say it yourself," Seloroh Alby who also remembered first he had hesitated to say his intention to marry directly to his parents in the village.

Kai mangosteen, did not expect finally he could be at this stage as well. Kai feels very manly because he managed to express good intentions. Eits, can not be said to be male if not yet ijab qabul, Kai!

“If about the cost for dowry, surrender and the cost there. Brother told Dad to Mom, said that Kai had prepared for it," said Kai.

”Kai is ready!"

Alby did not expect it turned out his sister had prepared everything carefully. It makes her proud of Kai.

“So much as your savings?" sergeant Alby who makes Kai smile knot.

Preparing to answer while bowing your head as a sign of respect to Brother. Somehow this time he felt like he was expressing a saceral intention, thus making the atmosphere a little different.

“Not much too, Bang. But, God willing enough to ask for girls."

Alby smiled again haru, really did not expect his middle sister was as mature and as responsible as this. Has prepared everything.

“Kai!" Alby, who had been sitting on a single sofa, faced Kai. Now move from his place and sit to the left of the wife. The man's hand was stretched out patting the back of the younger brother who was still down, just like the person whose neck was a stone hanger.

The pat from Alby made Kai straighten his back. No longer like a person who carries a stone.

“While you already have savings, Me, Dad and Mom can't help. We can't let you try on your own!"

“So, that problem is not worth thinking about. Less and more we'll have to prepare."

“Still, Bang." Kai smiled sincerely.

Seeing that Alby then hugged his younger brother who turned out to be an adult.

“I don't think you're getting married, kai!" Alby patted Kai on the shoulder. Makes the man smile.

After all this time, it was the first time the two brothers had an intense hug, perhaps the last time they were kids.

“Hehe yes bang," Kai even grimace. Funny because this is a rare moment. Didn't expect Alby to be this attentive because he knew he was going to raise people's children.

Alby took off his embrace. He patted the sister's shoulder again. “Remember, later if you have become a husband, become a good and responsible priest!"

“Siap, safe!" chirp Kai shyly while wrapping his index finger and thumb. Ah, it feels like he can't wait to imagine life together with Meysa, wading through the ark of life and having a hard time being together. Especially if you managed to get the heaven of the world from his heart. Oh, really Kai can't imagine which other pleasure he'll deny. Kai immediately awakened from the mind that began to travel towards anu-anu activities.

“Elleh, your brother is not good sometimes!"

Sister-in-law's curse made Kai want to be broken. It's just that he didn't want to ruin this rare blue moment.

“Ck, what a bad thing!" Alby chuckles annoyed at Tiwi who instead opens disgrace in front of Kai and the hordes of mosquitoes and lizards on the walls quietly creep up.

“Yes, you want to marry aja new sok care that!" tiwi protest while chuckling. Really, he really wanted to let go of laughter to see Alby's reaction to Kai after conveying his desire to get married.

It turned out that not only Kai, Tiwi even thought about the same thing as her.

“Udah like people who want to be separated just as well!" Tiwi was still laughing at Alby.

Making her husband turn his lazy eye again.

“Ck, already. Let's go, maghrib!" Lazy Alby was constantly mocked while stretching the muscles.

Tiwi also moved, as well as Kai.

“Azka, let's go to grandma's house!" call Tiwi to toddlers who are still busy playing the cars.

“Go first yes, Kai!" pamit Tiwi when Azka had already run out and towards the metallic ash car.

The three adults walked out of the house.

“Bang, don't forget to tell Mom and Dad!"

“Lyo is Kai! I can't wait times!" sahut Alby while holding back laughter saw his sister who was impatient to quickly propose her girl.

“Don't be long huh, bang!"

“Yes, I'll call you on the street immediately! satisfied?"

Kai scratched his head at the reaction of the two Azka parents.