When Hamzah Met Alifa
Haida's Request

"Oma, I home" cried Alifa as she entered the house. However, what he found was no word from anyone.

The big house was deserted like it was uninhabited. Makes Alifa furrow confused brows. 

Why is the house so empty? ask Alifa in your heart.

However, Alifa quickly came to a positive conclusion. That Haida might be resting in the room. 

So Alifa did not feel worried and walked up the stairs. He wanted to go into the room and rest, but while in the middle of the stairs, he passed by one of the servants.

"Miss Alifa," greeted the waiter with an anxious expression. "Miss Haida, No."

Alifa's eyebrows are confused. He stared at the waiter for an explanation.

"Why Oma, Bi?"

"So the Madam received a call from Madam Maria but after that, Madam Haida complained her chest hurt."

Sontak Alifa rounded her eyes when she heard the words of the servant. He hurriedly reached his feet towards the top floor.

Alifa is very worried about something happening to her grandmother considering Haida has a history of heart disease. Without knocking on the door, Alifa went straight into the room.

Haida was lying down and wrapped in a blanket. Haida nodded when she heard the door open.

Then one of Haida's hands stalled asking Alifa to come closer.

"Oma, what's wrong?" Alifa asked as she grabbed Haida's hand. He held her hand tightly and put it on his cheek. "Did Mom speak disrespectfully to Oma?"

Haida shook her head slowly. With a shady look, Haida looked at Alifa, the granddaughter of the forge she had nurtured since Alifa was a child.

The divorce of Alifa's parents made Alifa and Yusuf nurtured by Haida. Although child custody fell on Maria, Mary threw her full responsibility on Haida.

Maria prefers to be a career woman, as well as Steve who is always busy with his business. So that Alfah and Joseph grew up without parental affection.

"Alifa, do you want to, marry Hamzah?" those words came out from Haida's pale lips in a soft voice.

Of course Alifa shook her head as a sign of rejection but Haida continued saying, "Oma please, Alifa. Follow Oma's request! After this, Oma won't ask for anything from you."

Alifa was silent for a moment while staring intensely at Haida. Then she asked, "What makes Oma so eager to marry me to that man? Why should he?"

Haida took a deep breath. "Oma sure. Oma's hunch is very strong that Hamzah is your soul mate."

"But, Oma. I am like Hamza as fire and water. Our characters are different, our tastes are different, so can Oma imagine what our household will be like" said Alifa continues to try to reject Haida's request.

"Oma please, Alifa. This time only. When Oma's premonition is wrong, then Oma will not forbid you to separate from Hamzah," said Oma who suddenly had her eyes glazed over. 

Alifa let out a slow breath. He was silent for a moment to make a decision.

About five minutes pensive, Alifa nodded her head with a flat face. Haida's lips curved upwards forming a smile.

"But" said Alifa suddenly. He threw a glance right at Haida's eyeball. "If for three months I don't match her, I'll ask for a divorce."

Haida didn't mind Alifa's words. Haida further widened her smile.

In a rented room measuring three by four meters, a man held a prayer mat to perform evening prayers.

The man was very devoted to worship. Drowsiness he did not care, although in hours like this is very comfortable to sleep.

Hamzah is a young man who has just been declared to graduate from the university where he studied. 

Hamzah prayer tonight is to be given a job so that he can be happy and lift the economy of his parents.

When he finished, Hamzah did not go to sleep. He chose to read the Quran while waiting for the dawn prayer time.

At that time, Hamzah's phone rang with his mother's name as the caller. Hamzah frowned because his mother rarely called so early.

Hamzah's mind branched out to what he did not expect, so he immediately picked up the phone with a sense of anxiety.

"Assynolt, Mother. What was? Tumben early in the morning phone."

"Wa'alaikumsalam, Hamzah. When are you coming home?" The mother asked back. 

Hamzah's forehead is getting confused. Because usually if the mother asks about the return of Hamzah, it means there is something important to talk about.

"The plan is that Hamzah won't go home first, ma'am. Hamzah wants to find a job in the city. Why do you ask that?"

"Why not go home? You want to get married. How the hell?" hamzah's mother said astonished.

"What's? Marriage?" Hamzah immediately massaged the base of his nose so shocked to hear the words of the mother. "Can't you?"

"That's why you're confused. Especially mother. Mending today you also go home, continue to explain to the same mother father, how can anyone who intends to marry you with his granddaughter? How's that story?"

Hamzah took a deep breath to calm down. Then he said, "Okay, Mom. After dawn prayers Hamzah will return to the village."

"Yes, be careful. I also want to clean up the house because in the afternoon, Miss Haida will come here."

After saying hello, Hamzah hung up the phone from his mother. He shook his head in disbelief at what was going on.

How could Oma Haida, the woman he had just met, directly entrust herself as a granddaughter-in-law? Hamzah is just a poor young man from the village.

The matter of his match with Alifa made Hamzah feel uneasy. He still can't believe it. Even so, from the bottom of Hamzah's heart, he had indeed kept thinking about Alifa.

Since the woman seized the can of his drink and they were reunited by chance as a naji teacher and his student.

From then on, Hamzah's mind could not escape from Alifa.

"Astagfirullahaladzim, why do I keep thinking of Alifa," muttered Hamzah clucking while massaging his forehead. "When, Alfah was far from the criteria of the woman I wanted to make a wife. But if you look at it, Alifa's life is really sad."

Hamzah clucked and massaged the base of his nose. His lips continued to mutter the sentence istighfar and he turned to look at the clock hanging on the wall.

Hamzah decided to pray istikharah asking for the right step for him to take in the future. Does he have to accept an arranged marriage with Alifa or not?