Your Uncle Is My Soul
Chapters. 6. The Hard Choice
"Mey, Zaidan is a good guy, sholeh, responsible, has a good job and Mama is sure he will make you happy, not the kind of guy that women are looking for,besides his father Zaidan has promised since twenty years ago to marry and match their children later, you two are their promises," he explained Miss Santi.
Mey was just speechless listening to her mother, Mey wanted to pursue her father, but was immediately prevented by Miss Santi.
"But Ma, how do I marry a man I don't know and like at all, what is the future of our household, if there is no love between us," it was Mey who did not want to budge with the circumstances.
"Mey, stop son you know your father how his nature and character are, if you've decided something abstinence for him to change it, you know your father, but it looks like your father wants to give a chance to the man you said would come to propose, so Mama hope you take advantage of this opportunity son," she persuaded Santi.
"But ma, Mas Bisma was abroad in Malaysia for two more years and his promise will return next year, Mama I beg you to help me persuade and seduce my father to cancel my marriage," Mey knelt before her mother.
Ms. Santi helped her son to rise from that position, "my daughter don't be like this, son, you don't deserve to kneel before him mama, after all mama can't shake the commitment your father has decided to make, you understand and make peace with the situation, do not torture yourself, one thing you need to know how long dating if there is no mate there must be - there are problems that occur to separate your love, and vice versa, son, Mama asked you to pray istikharah son and ask Allah SWT is the best for your life," she advised Miss Santi who felt sorry to see the helplessness of her daughter.
Meylani sat down on the sofa in her living room. Her tears were constantly wetting her cheeks. She did not expect that her return this time was to attend her own wedding.
Meylani stared at the palpon of her house with her tears occasionally," O God, what should I do, I cannot win against the will of my father and mother, I know their nature, o Allah. I promised Mas Bhishma that until he returned to Jakarta, I loved Mas Bhishma, Allah," his tears were unceasingly dripping down his cheeks and he fell into tears.
Meysa and Kamil who saw his eldest brother in a state that is not okay are only able to be a loyal listener and audience, without any intention to chim in their conversation.
"Pity well with sister Meylani, must undergo a marriage without love, but we have no other choice to follow and obey the decision of the father, anyways the father who always follows whatever we want, the father who always follows whatever we want, so according to brother Mey should accept his marriage so that in the future our extended family is safe and peaceful as before, I do not like if there is any quarrel in our house," kamil said that soon passed leaving his youngest brother.
Meysa was still standing at the end of the stairs watching what her sister was doing.
"What Kamil said is true, but it is not the father and mother who went to the wedding but,sister Mey but somehow I was a child my brain was not able to think about a stingy problem like this" Meysa murmured.
Meylani dropped her body on her bed which was only about four months out of place.
Mr. Zulkarnain and Ms. Santi chatted in their private rooms while some family members, relatives and neighbors had returned to their homes.
Ms. Santi climbed into her bed and leaned against the headboard right next to Mr. Zulkarnain, "Dad what if the man she said was dating Mey actually came along and foiled her marriage plans with Nak Zaidan, what should we say to the candidate besan?" Ms. Santi started to worry about her husband's decision.
Mr. Zulkarnain stopped his activity while opening his sunglasses that had been perched on his nose.
Meylani dropped her body on her bed which was only about four months out of place.
Mr. Zulkarnain and Ms. Santi chatted in their private rooms while some family members, relatives and neighbors had returned to their homes.
Ms. Santi climbed into her bed and leaned against the headboard right next to Mr. Zulkarnain, "Dad what if the man she said was dating Mey actually came along and foiled her marriage plans with Nak Zaidan, what should we say to the candidate besan?" Ms. Santi started to worry about her husband's decision.
Mr. Zulkarnain stopped his activity while opening his sunglasses that had been perched on his nose. Reading glasses that always accompany him if reading something.
Mr. Zulk smiled as he hugged his wife's body, "you have nothing to fear, excessive anxiety about my decision, try to think about what man his girlfriend Mey thinks will come tomorrow? Travel from Malaysia Kuala Lumpur to Indonesia precisely in Makassar is not just a day, this is not a foreign country that plays directly back if you want to, not so easy if you want to go home, there are certainly many letters that even though he managed especially he was TKI," he explained Mr. Zulk.
Ms. Santi could only be calm and relieved to hear the explanation from her husband's mouth.
"I was too afraid of my father, how if the decision of my father can make us family embarrassed and have no face in front of the besan family, they have gone all the way from Jakarta to propose to my daughter, the preparation is almost a hundred percent, otherwise I don't know what to do" he said.
Mr. Zulkarnain also initially decided it was hesitant and fearful at first, but after finding out the accurate information, he was only able to calm down and breathe a sigh of relief.
"Tomorrow we wait Mey will surely submit and comply with the request of all of us, Nak Zaidan good son I am sure can guide Meylani to be a good wife, he said, sholeha and become residents of heaven later, not selfish father betrothed them, but for the happiness of my daughter Bu I received his proposal Mas Hadi Rudyatmo," said Mr. Zulkarnain.
"Mother also thinks like that, after his childhood Zaidan to adulthood we have seen firsthand how educated his parents, so I accept and agree Mey married to Zai that's the reason," said Miss Santi.
"What you're saying is that my wife Mas Rudi is educating her children very well, I'm sure Zaidan is like that too,"