
"Yes Ustadzah, Assalamualaikum" replied Ustad Azam.
"Eh, Waalaikumsalam"
"Sorry Ustadzah I accidentally nudged you earlier, is the HP not broken?" Ask Ustad Azam while looking at the HP in Tiana's hands.
Tiana then checked the state of her HP, but fortunately Hp Tiana was not damaged at all.
"Alhamdulillah My HP is not damaged, so do not worry" said Tiana.
"Who is this sister?" Tanya Larisa saw the new Ustad Azam she had seen for the first time.
"He Ustad Azam, one of the teachers in this pesantren, he graduated Qairo Egypt just like Aisyah's husband. He taught about Arabic here" Tiana told Larisa about Ustad Azam.
"Wah means good at Arabic dong" said Larisa and smiled back by Ustad Azam.
"Ustad Azam, you come too son, come here" Tiana and Larisa turned towards Abah who called Ustad Azam.
"I'm sorry, Assalamu'alaikum" said Azam with a smile and then turned towards Abah who was waiting for him.
"Waalaikumsalam" Tiana and Larisa said together.
Tiana and Larisa see Abah and Ustad Azam leaving, then rejoin together with the others.
Abah and Azam then walked towards the pendopo because there was something Abah wanted to talk seriously with him.
Abah then invited Ustad Azam to sit in front of him.
"What did Abah call me?" Azam asked first without stale ado, because he felt very curious about Abah's intention to call him.
"I want to talk about something serious with you, son, so Abah called you here so we can talk about this more freely" Abah said now with a serious expression on his face.
"Of course Abah, but what would Abah talk about?"
"I want to talk about your match with my son Tiana" said Abah who spontaneously made Ustad Azam shocked because he did not believe what Abah said.
"Stupid?" Azam began to be confused.
"Yes son, I want to marry you to my son Tiana Larasati"
"God willing, is Abah serious?" Tanya Ustad Azam could not believe it.
"Does my face look like a joke" Abah said with a laugh. "Of course I'm serious"
Ustad Azam was silent for a while, now he began to think about what Abah said.
"But I do not deserve to accompany Abah's son" Ustad Azam said in a soft tone but implied rejection in it.
"Why it's inappropriate, son, didn't Azam himself not have a wife"
"It's not so Bah, I feel inappropriate to accompany Abah's daughter who is still a girl, while I myself am a widower"
Abah smiled at the reason of Ustad Azam. "The girl, virgin, widower, or widow is not a measure of merit or unworthiness for someone to be someone else's spouse. Do not be discouraged, the most important thing is Abah willing to marry Abah's son to you even though your status is a widower" said Abah while holding the shoulder of Ustad Azam.
"But Tiana will definitely not agree Abah, all this time we were just friends as fellow teachers in Abah's boarding school" said Azam now began to be discouraged because of the rejection from Tiana.
"Tiana is a filial child, whatever I say she will do. So don't worry, I'll tell you about your marriage, and Abah expects you two to get married soon"
"Whether it's too rushed Abah, it's better if I and Tiana taaruf just go first, I'm worried that Tiana will feel like she doesn't fit me. So if he wants to cancel this matchup, of course, it will not be a problem because we are both not yet tied in the sacred bond of marriage"
"Does Azam have a future wife?" Ask Abah to make sure.
"Look Abah, I have absolutely no one in my life, I just want Tiana and I to get to know each other before we get married" Azam said.
"Well son, I gave you 3 months and Tiana got to know each other, and if before 3 months you finally feel fit and you decide to get married, then Abah will happily marry you"
"Thank you Abah, I'm actually really happy because Abah gladly accepted that I was part of the Abah family, only that I learned from my previous marriage, because I was afraid if I had to fail for the second time, especially I had to marry the child of a pesantren leader like Abah. I feel so lucky"
"Yes Abah. Aamiin's"
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At the hospital where Ms. Ardian was being treated, Rara walked over the hospital corridor to the village of the woman who would become her mother-in-law.
Accidentally Rara meets Tiara who just came out of her practice room.
Seeing her best friend coming out of her room, Rara walked over to Tiara.
"Hi" Rara said as she held Tiara's hand which made her startled.
"Hi" Reply Tiara saw that the person holding her hand was her own best friend.
"What are you doing here?"
"I'm here to see my future mother-in-law" replied Rara with a happy smile. But the smile on his face was instantly lost seeing the expression on Tiara's face that was just silent.
"I know how you feel, you don't feel sad" Rara said again as she rubbed her best friend's shoulder.
"It's okay, I'm fine. I have also mengikhlaskan Alex along with the woman" Tiara said with a smile trying to toughen up.
"What's? I didn't mishear, that easy as you're taking Alex with that woman? Rara said she could not accept if her best friend was so easy to just let Alex go.
"Yes Ra, she's somebody's husband now"
"So, why is it that Alex has become the husband of people, hey the first to know and love Alex that you are not the woman, that time you give up, you give up, this isn't the person I knew before"
"You're crazy, obviously I was going to try desperately to fight for my love for Alex because he doesn't belong to anyone, now there's nothing else I can fight for Ra, Alex is Larisa's husband"
"Yes recapture dong Ti, when you want to lose with the Larisa, I was just desperately fighting for my love with Ardian sir when you did not"
"Can't Ra, anyways Alex doesn't love me, just what I have to fight for from him"
"Duh Ti, stop talking about love, Alex is rich, this hospital is just her, you want to let go of her so. Take dong again"
"You're not in your right mind, you could have told me to ruin someone else's household"
"You know what yesterday-yesterday let me tell you Mr. Alex, you're too soft as that Larisa"
"What" Tiara said in shock at what her best friend had said.
"Yaiyalah, Alex is handsome rich anyway, any woman will fall in love with him. You're a fool to let Alex just be taken by Larisa" said Rara, making Tiara shocked as if she did not believe what her best friend said.
"I don't think you'll talk like this Ra, we've been friends for a long time, but you're talking like this"
"You forgot, I was talking to you at the time about Alex but I knew first that Alex you meant Mr. Alex so I quit because I knew you loved him"
"You are not my friend anymore Ra, you are evil" Tiara said then left Rara because Tiara was disappointed with what Rara said.
"Whatever" Rara said without caring then passed to the room where Ms. Ardian was treated.
In one of the rooms with white paint that dominates the color of the walls in the room, Ms. Mina lay weak because since yesterday she had not been conscious as well.
Beside him now sits Ardian who looks at the pale face of his mother while continuing to hold the hand of Bu Mina with both hands.
Suddenly the door to her mother's room opened,
Ardian turned the door collar thinking if the Father who entered his mother's room, but he was wrong precisely Rara who appeared behind the door while smiling sweetly at him.