Waiting for First Love to Return
Proposal 2

"okkey. I'll accept her proposal. Learn to open your heart to her." My breakup at last, which made Ina's sister smile at me.

"It should be so." He answered by repeatedly patting my shoulder.

The sun began to return. Leave the red saga on the horizon. Looking at the sky always makes me smile. Enjoy the momentary beauty that will be greeted with darkness. I don't care even though I know this beauty leads to the silence and concentration of the night. All I know is that twilight is beautiful, even if only for a moment.

"Udah adzan magrib, deck. Pamali's daydreaming outside." Tegur bang Bagas who will leave the mosque for worshipers. While I am still cool to enjoy the beauty of the change of day and night. Always able to forget for a moment the weight of longing by staring at the orange sky.

"Sir." Plap bang Bagas on my shoulder. Understand him if I'm daydreaming, so I won't listen even if yelled at.

"What the hell is bang? Disturb people." My protest when someone dared to disturb.

"Lake in." His order. Although upset but I obey.

Ba'da magrib we had dinner together. I'm just Marta and I am. Because bang Bagas and his family in his own home.

"Where, son? " Tell me after finishing the meal. And I'm getting ready to wash our dirty dishes.

"I wash dishes first, sump." I was looking for a busy. Still lazy to talk about Reyhan. It was discussed, right?

"Let me be brother." Marta Tumben will take my place.

Since ummi died we always divide the duties of some houses if it is here. Unwritten rules to be obeyed. I deal with the kitchen and washing dishes. The important thing is that the kitchen is my job. While Marta is in charge of cleaning other rooms, also dealing with cleaning and taking care of clothes. Sweeping through the vast courtyard, it was his duty.

"enggk. Just a little bit."

"Sutt. I don't like waiting." His whisper after getting the order from the gaze of the elder brother.

I walked behind me to the family room. Be prepared to listen to the rules for tonight. Also listen to the actual wejangan I have memorized.

"Sit down." Said he patting an empty chair beside him, as I chose to sit across from him. I comply.

"Do you know what to do later?" Ask me softly. I shook my head slowly.

In previous applications always abah who expressed a refusal to represent me. Because I often refused to go home when I was told that someone had come to propose.

"It only asks you to sit and be quiet, always keep a smile. Let me talk later. You don't have to answer anything, even if they ask. Believe that! You'll be grateful to marry her."

Heh. What kind of rule is that? Silence cannot answer even if asked? What am I present for? Why don't you take care of everything? My spirit is courageous in my heart.

"That doesn't want you to mess things up." Rigorously.

"What if you don't consider Tasya's opinion?" I'm lirih. Disappointed, that's what I think. Who will be proposed here? Who will live whose household? Why did everyone decide.

"Deliver all equally." The answer immediately stood up and left after hearing the sight of Adzan isya.

After the mosque, Brother Ina came to help prepare. Carpet in the guest room. Boil water to make a warm drink.

"Emang who came how many people sis?" Ask wonder. Do we have a guest chair to sit in? Why are chairs removed and called carpets? Boil one pot of drinking water yourself. Not to mention arranging cakes on several dishes, plus carrying cassava chips and fruit salad.

"The family said deck. But her family is a lot . He is the youngest of ten brothers. Not to mention I would invite RT and ustdz Fahri to witness and accept this proposal." Obviously Brother Ina with deft hands working. I was just helping, and obeying orders. Because I don't understand how the show is.

After Isya the group came together with the brother who came home from the mosque. Maybe the group stopped by first for worshipers isya masjid. Twelve more came, and all the men. Plus some neighbors and Mr. RT and Mr. Ustdz. It was also full of living room that we provided.

I was just sitting in the middle room with some neighbors present, who were already busy gossiping by themselves. I just sat by the door, quietly listening to the negotiations in the next room.

I came out when I was called to receive a small box containing a ring. As a sign of a binder he said. Which symbolizes that I have been marked by the owner.

I saw a man named Reyhan who just looked down when he gave the red box. With a slightly trembling hand handed directly the binding mark. Who get the gift of crisp laughter and the teasing of the witnessing. I just kept quiet and smiled, staring at everyone present. Laughing in the heart of the man in front of me.

It's funny to see that she's all that facing me. After receiving the binding sign, I returned to my original seat, although I was welcome to sit in the same room as my future husband. I chose to go back, sorry to see Reyhan who was nervous facing me.

The show went well. About an hour later the application was completed. Already with the deliberation to determine the wedding day. All guests went home after the event.

I watched and put on a ring that was pretty enough in my opinion. Rotating it sweet day with a small smile on the back because it is still a little oversized ring. Then take it back and keep it in its original place. Fear missing.

"Sister, help napa?" Shouted Marta from the outside, who must be cleaning up and washing dishes after the event. Although it does not provide heavy eating, it turns out that there are also many dirty dishes.

"Yes." Yeah." Answer me and come out after cleaning. The carpet has been rolled up, and the trash has been cleaned up. There are still some dishes that have not been cleaned.

"That's what people want to marry? Lost his sense of solidarity, so stay cool on his own, no matter how adek and his brother is busy. Don't want to help." Ceriwis Marta will not be silent.

"Udah is mar. Tomorrow you're not much different either." Says Ina who defends me. I just quietly lazily responded. If it is added so that child.

"Nggk. I'm definitely married to IKHLAS and HAPPY. Not like Tasya's sister." Speak with great emphasis.

"You don't think I'm sincere?" I was upset, and rolled up my clothes to help Ina wash the dishes.

"That's what, isn't it?"

"Marta. If you work, don't fuck." Tegur Abah who just entered after driving the guests to the outside.

"My work is done. Continue to learn." Marta said after finishing carrying the plate back, also cleaning the living room, did not answer abah's advice. Waving hands to enter the room.

"Whatever."

Me and Ina's brother were washing the dishes.

"Sister. Feeling like his parents didn't see him? It was young all those days that intervened." My toot. Well, I was going to see everyone present. They are all young.

Well his name is the youngest of ten brothers. His parents must have been old, right? I don't know much about the future husband's family. Abah knows a lot, but doesn't want to explain it to me.

"They don't exist." Reply to Ina after taking a deep breath.

"You're a crippled mother." Slowly follow.

Huh huh? Will I have to take care of the paralyzed in-laws?

"Do I have to live there? He's a bad boy?" I'm heavy. Ah, imagining taking care of old in-laws is already making it heavy. Yes if the husband attention ama wife. What about?

"Discuss with your husband later."

"What do you feel?" My toot.

"What is sister?" He asked and looked at me in surprise, stopping him for a moment because of my strange question.

"Yes, take care of the in-laws."

"Owh, that? My parents are good. Eat all the food, not picky. I'm grateful to have in-laws and brother-in-laws like you." To be honest.

Ah, brother Ina is good to be able to be adek-in-law like me and the kind-hearted Marta. And can loving in-laws like abah. What will my fate be?

Ah, the snobbish.

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Do readers know what it's like to live with in-laws? It's good to get loving and caring in-laws. But the average elderly person's nature goes back to children, right? Must be annoying and troublesome.

But as a wife, I understand. If a boy is the right of his mother. So I have no right to prevent a man from reaching for his paradise through his mother.

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