THE DOCTOR'S SOUL MATE
MILA GALAU

"Zaki why, Mi?" rais asked when the young man who was the wife's best friend had returned from his residence.

Ara shook her head, "Ummi doesn't know, Bi. Whahuh? Is it possible that Zaki___" has not had time for Ara to continue her words, Rais cut.

"Fell in love?" gamang.

"Emh .. could be, Bi. You see, every time you see Zaki meet Mila, he's a rich man who's nervous."

"But time is right, Mi?"

"Why? If God has given you the way of marriage, nothing is impossible, right, Bi?"

Rais shook his head, the father of two children just shook his head while pursing both shoulders.

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The day went on in the afternoon, the dusk that seemed to be painted on the clouds was so beautiful with the appearance of the yellow luster of the saga. A girl in the tosca was sitting in the courtyard of Rais' house. Netranya scattered towards the twilight which seemed to be saying goodbye to change the pitch of the night. The girl was none other than Mila, she seemed to be thinking about something.

"Ndug, later after the magrib prayer, Mas anter you return to the cottage, huh?" a voice breaks Mila's daydream.

"Yes, Mum." Mila replied briefly, the girl did not forget to put a smile on her beloved sister.

"You why? How do you seem to have so many thoughts?" Rais sat next to his beloved sister.

Mila shook her head, her hands clashing against each other with small wooden branches. "It's okay, Mommy."

"Since when did Rais's brother like to lie?" said Rais smiling.

Mila was silent, the wooden branch she was playing from earlier, she suddenly threw far in front of her sight. "Let's just think, what if Mila could face the final test huh, Mas? I'm afraid I won't graduate."

Rais held onto his sister's fingers with a smile, "when did Rais' sister not feel confident like this?"

"Mila seriously!"

"Didn't it look serious?" Rais had a serious face, until his eyebrows were intertwined. "Mas sure and believe, this beautiful little brother of yours will definitely be able to pass the final exam smoothly and smoothly, without any hindrance."

"Aamiin." Yeah, ma'am."

"Yes, equally dear. Come on in, I want magrib. Pamali girl surup-surup still on the flood of the house. Beaver again." Canda Rais while pulling Mila's hand to enter the house immediately.

Ten minutes passed, and the Adhan from all corners of the village where Rais and Ara were living had reverberated. The call to invite people to follow the religion of Islam is heard. Serempak Rais's small family also immediately went to the shower for ablution, after ablution, they were ready to perform magrib prayers, except Rais. he took his steps towards Surau not far from his residence to congregate.

After the ritual ends, Rais, Ara and Mila gather in the dining room. Yes, they were about to have dinner before Rais finally drove Mila back to her holy prison.

"Dec, eat a lot. Ma'am was deliberately cooking your favorite menu, let you eat a lot."

Mila did not look as much, the gadia just nodded and said thank to the sister-in-law who had struggled to cook her favorite food.

"Not to think about it, just go for it. Make an effort, after that serhkan all the final results to God." Chirps Ara.

"lya Ma'am. But Mila was afraid not to graduate, Mila would want to go to UGM. If Mila's grades drop, Mila won't be accepted at the university."

"You can dream of making your dreams come true by studying there. But you also have to know what limits you can't cross, Dek. There is a good, but ... do not rule out other places are also good to gain knowledge, if there you fail. Trust me, it's not just one place that will make you dream and succeed." Bright Ara at length.

"yes, Ma'am. Thanks for the advice."

After dinner, it was time for Rais to take Mila back to study at the cottage owned by his extended family.

Along the way Rais escorted Mila, the gadia was a lot of silence. Unlike usual, the girl was not even a tadpole at all.

Arriving at the cottage gate, Rais shuts down the engine of his vehicle. Take the sister to the cottage. Before leaving Mila, Rais seemed to ask her sister something.

"Jonestly the same. What makes you upset like this, other than your final exam problem."

Mila shook her head, "there's no Mas."

"You sure?"

"Related."

"Mas won't force you to tell the same story. But, mas Rais hope if you really have a problem, tell me the same Mas if not the same as Mbak Ara."

Mila smiled nodding.

"Jude, go back first. Next Friday it seems like Mas can not pick you up, Mas must go to Bekasi there is business."

"Yes, Mas. Be careful."

After saying goodbye and greeting, Rais immediately stepped out of the cottage gate. Namhn, a few steps Rais walked towards the parking lot, Mila chased after him.

"Mas Rais!" shout Mila.

Suddenly Rais turned to his sister, "what else is it?"

"Actually mas Zaki gave me a letter ama Mila" said Mila bowed.

"lni, I'll just read it at home to Ara."

"What is the content of the letter?"

Mila was silent.

"Just ask you what is it about?"

"About her feelings for Mila, Mas."

This time Rais was getting shocked, hearing the words of his sister.

"You mean Zaki likes you?"

"yeah."

"Then?"

"Then what, Mom?"

"Then you returned this letter?"

"Not really, Mom."

"Do you like Zaki?"

Mila gawked, the girl just silently did not answer.

Rais immediately takes a letter from Zaki to Mila, then he leaves the boarding school to go home.

Arriving at home, Rais immediately rushed to find the whereabouts of his wife.

"Mi .... Ummi's? Where's ummi?" he said as he shouted, making Ara come out of the room.

"Well, say hello first if you enter the house, Bi?"

"Astagfirullah, yes sorry dear." said Rais while patting his forehead, "Assalamuaikum."

"Waalaikumsalam, what's the matter with his face?"

Rais thrusts a pink paper with a fragrant atoma. Both of Ara's eyebrows were intertwined, "what is this, Bi?"

"The behavior of Ummi's friend."

"Huh ... Who does Abi mean?"

"Who else? Zaki, Mi."

"Zaki's? But, Bi. Zaki has nothing to do with. We're just little friends." Said Ara without knowing what Rais really meant.

"Lho .. 'emang Abi said what, Mi?"

"The letter from Zaki, right?"

"yeah."

"Well, Ummi and Zaki really have nothing to do. Maybe it's a letter to someone else not to Ummi."

"Ummi read the contents first, and then Ummi commented." said Rais thrust a piece of paper with pink shades.

Ara's face reddened, while she had read the contents of the letter from Zaki who apparently mentioned Mila's name. Ara smiled, imagining as Zaki wrote the letter, how nervous it was.

"Boy friend Ummi is crazy! When he proposed to Mila."

"Lho .. Is it crazy? It's even good, Bi. She's not getting married, which means she's serious about Mila."

"But Mila will go to college first, Mi."

"A college kid can't get married? Partly impossible right, Zaki asked Mila as fast as lightning. Need a deeper recognition process, yes taaruf ya."

"But, Mi? Mila will want the final exam, Zaki's behavior must make Mila more upset."

"Yaudah, tomorrow we meet Zaki. Let's talk nice. So that she doesn't bother Mila first for a few months until Mila goes to college."

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Greetings to the author, to the reader.

Sorry yes, for the loyal readers of my novel, I did not up long. He was busy with RL. Because RL has to be prioritized. Thank you to the readers, thanks to you I am still committed to completing this ambiguous writing. Although it cannot be every day or week up.

Thanks again for giving appreciation to my first novel. Love You All's.

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