The Path of Love Halimah
Episode 4's. Marketplaces

Arriving at the market, Mom and I immediately opened our own cake shop.

The cake we brought from the house immediately I arranged neatly in the window glass.

While Mom was busy sweeping the front of the store to make it look cleaner.

Mother's cake customers began to arrive one by one.

I am very happy to serve the buyers who want to buy Mother's cakes.

"Mom wants to go buy the ingredients first.. You do not go anywhere, take care of the store well" said Mother when the market has begun to be a bit quiet.

"Both Buk. "I answered politely.

I then rearranged the remnants of the cake that was still not sold to look neat in the storefront.

"Assalamualaikum." said a man standing in front of the storefront to my surprise.

"Waalaikumsalam." I answered looking at him.

"Rahman?? tumben kebasar? wanna buy some cake? " just ask him.

Rahman was my best friend since childhood.

From SD until now we have always been one class and never separated though.

I know enough about her bad good.

And vice versa with him.

He knows almost everything about me.

Except for my matchmaking problems with Brother Hafiz yesterday.

"I'm driving my mom.. Dad was not healthy anymore so I replaced him to take Mom to the market. I'm bored at home, too. You go to college in town? " ask him with a serious tone.

I shook my head strongly.

"I guessed it.. Your father would disagree, right? " ask her again to me.

I nodded strongly and my eyes began to glaze over.

"Patiently yes.. " His words encouraged me again.

I nodded slowly without saying a word.

"I don't seem to be in college either.. I can't leave my mom and dad. Dad's too old to take care of his gardens. So I decided to take his place and forget about my intention to go to college. After all you also do not become a city, so I also do not want to be in the city" he said Again with a little grin.

"Man's.. I'm getting married. "I said slowly to her.

"What?? " he said, asking in a loud voice because he was shocked to hear my words.

"You want to get married? with who? When's? Why suddenly? which child are your candidates? his guy's a handsome guy? " he asked me.

"Man. please don't be so big.. I'm embarrassed. "my words again before answering all his questions.

Also nodding

"Sorry." he said again as he closed his voice.

"Hafiz's name, Kyai Rifa'i's son, a friend of the father from the next village" I replied, telling Rahman.

She was speechless completely shocked to hear the story about my matchmaking with Abang Hafiz.

"You agree? You are still young.. We just graduated from high school one week ago, " asked Rahman.

"I have no choice Man." I replied in a sad tone.

"Have you ever met? " ask him further.

"Yesterday night, Kyai Rifa'i and her family came to our home for dinner together" I replied.

"Do you like her? " Rahman asked.

I'm shaking.

"How could I have liked it if we had just met once and never even talked. But I don't have a choice, Man.. My father and Kyai Ri'fai are getting us married next month" I told Rahman.

"Then you must reject him Halimah" he said to me.

"There's no reason for me to turn him down.. I don't want to be an ungodly child for disputing Father's orders." I replied again.

"But Halimah, I don't want you to marry anyone else..To be honest I've liked you for a long time "he said surprised me.

"Don't joke Man.. Not funny" I replied trying to calm down.

"I'm serious Halimah.. I've liked you for a long time.. But I dare not reveal it, Because I know that if I say it you will definitely reject it because you never want to date.. I'll talk to my parents to propose. Instead of marrying a man you don't know, you'd rather marry me, wouldn't you? I'm ready to be the husband responsible for you" she said, puzzling me not to know what to say.

"I'm going first.. Assalamualaikum" he said then left me who was still confused.

"Waalaikumsalam" I replied slowly.