When Love Should Determine
Chapter 1

"How are the witnesses? legitimate?" ask penghulu.

"Well!" answer all at the same time.

"Barokalloh wabaroka alaikuma wajama'a bainakuma fii khoir".

The sound of prayer is offered to pray for the two brides who have just had a wedding. They are Larissa and Hamzah. They were married in a nearby KUA office only accompanied by Baskoro, Hamzah's father, and Lia, Larissa's cousin.

Although Hamzah was only a poor man, Larissa chose him as a husband. He has been captivated by the honesty he has shown since he first met.

Hamzah officially married Larissa with a dowry of three hundred thousand rupiah. The money he earned from his hard work for several months wandered into the land of people. He used it to prepare for this wedding.

Larissa grabbed Hamzah's hand and kissed the back of his hand. "Now I'm all yours, Mom. I will bow to your orders. You are the priest of my family".

Hamzah grabbed Larissa and landed a kiss on her head. "Thank you for being my wife, my life's friend, and partner for the rest of my life".

Larissa smiled at Hamzah's speech. "I'm happy to be your wife, Mas!".

Hamzah smiled too. "I'm happy too!".

Penghulu handed over some files they had to sign. After he finished, he handed them two marriage books. Next he gave her some advice.

After Ijab kabul, they return to their homes. The reception will be held tomorrow at Larissa's house. According to the belief of the people in the village, they have not been allowed to gather together even though they are officially married. They can only stay together after the handover event.

Arriving at home, Larissa laid her body on the bed. His eyes glared at the ceiling of the room. His memory returned at their first meeting.

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A short message came in on the phone, apparently from an unknown number. Larissa frowned, she let out a heavy sigh, 'Numbers are no longer known' her inner self. He also opened and read the contents.

'Hi, can I contact you, can't I?' fill in that message.

It turned out to be a request for acquaintance. During these weeks, he often gets messages from unknown numbers. It is the same, namely the request for introduction.

During this time Larissa was reluctant to reply to every message from a number that she did not know. I don't know why this time he felt something else. He also answered that message. 'By, who are you?'.

'I'm Hamzah, I live near your house'.

Larissa frowned hearing the answer from him. He tried to remember if there was a neighbor named Hamzah.

Larissa had not lived in her house. He grew up in an orphanage in the city of Malang. Larissa family is classified as a family that is not capable. That's why he was there. He only comes home once a year, and that's only a week. That's why he doesn't know all his neighbors.

Not wanting to take a headache in remembering the name, Larissa hastened to answer the message back. 'Where did you get my number?'.

'I got it from your cousin, Munir!'.

'Damn it, he again turned out!' paraphrase Larissa in the heart. His cousin often shared his number with his friends, one thing that often makes Larissa feel upset with him.

Larissa no longer responded to the message. He was again engaged in his work.

The next day, Hamzah again sent a message to Larissa. 'By, meeting*n**ggak*?'.

'What if we meet in the village field, tomorrow morning after dawn. All morning walk to the white sand.'

The habit of people in this village does like the morning walk to the white sand on Friday. The place is indeed very suitable to relieve fatigue after a week of work. Coupled with the air that is still cool because it is still morning, making people feel at home for a long time there. Before eight o'clock in the morning there is no entrance fee.

After thinking for a moment, Larissa agreed with her invitation. 'Okay, I agree!'. After answering the message, Larissa resumed her activities.

As promised, the next day Larissa came to the village field. He called Hamzah to ask his whereabouts, because he did not know what his face was. Hamzah beckoned with a wave of his hand. It turns out he's been waiting for that.

The first impression that the best-selling figure of Hamzah is that he is a polite and not talkative young man. He's not handsome, but quite charming. In addition, he was also a simple and what he was.

But there is one thing that makes Larissa less like it, namely her posture. Hamzah has a body posture that is not too high, but also not classified as short. While Larissa likes young people who have a large height posture, look more dashing and tasty to be embraced according to her.

Larissa walked up to him. After a little greeting, they also stepped hand in hand towards their goal.

Along the way, Larissa asked many questions about Hamzah's personal. He wants to know himself more. Hamzah answered Larissa's question briefly, but did not hide the hospitality in it.

After a long walk, they finally arrived. Hamzah invited Larissa to sit near the coral reef on the east coast. A very beautiful sight lay before the eyes. They could see the sun rising from there.

"Can something be?" hamzah asked, opening his voice.

"How come, what do you want?".

"You have a boyfriend yet?".

Larissa wanted to laugh at Hamzah's question, but she held him back. He was afraid to offend Hamzah. "No, what's wrong?".

"No pa pa pa. I'm glad to hear that. I'm afraid you already have one, and he's mad at me for taking you on the road".

After that, they talked a lot about themselves. According to Hamzah's confession, he had known Larissa since childhood, and he began to fall in love with her after seeing Larissa as an adult.

Hearing Hamzah's confession, Larisa tingles her heart to ask how she could fall for him. Hamzah also told the beginning he fell in love with him.

At that time Hamzah wanted to eat fruit. He also bought it to Bu Ani, Larissa's mother, because Bu Ani's rujak is famous for being very tasty. It just so happened that Larissa was serving. That's when Hamzah started to fall for her.

Larissa gave a small smile hearing Hamzah's story. 'If the story is funny. The title 'my love blossomed in the seller of rujak' Larissa murmured in her heart.

So busy chatting, making them not realize if the sun starts high. Hamzah invites Larissa to return home. They split up in the middle of the road.

Arriving at home, a message entered Larissa's phone, it was from Hamzah. 'You're home yet, Yank?'.

Larissa looked at the message, she laughed. 'Did he shoot me? how did he call me sayank?'.

Larissa did not think about the call anymore, because in fact she felt flowery hearing the call. Quickly he replied. 'I've arrived'.

Since then they have met often. Making the flowers of love more and more in the heart of Larissa.

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