Asti Girl Carrying the Curse
Chapters 171. One Request
Asti's health began to improve. Lek No and Bulek Ratih agreed to hold the Aqiqah event at his home, in the village of Sendang Mulyo. In addition, it is easy to ask the help of the neighboring mothers in the event. Also keep Asti not too busy, because the former caesarean section is still very vulnerable.
Leon has also prepared rice boxes to be distributed to neighbors at Asti's house to all workers on his project.
The simple ceremony went well. Qanita Azadirahta Narendra Murti smiled in his father's arms, as his hair began to be cut by Pak Haji and the village's elders, during the event. Prayers from the invitees continued to reverberate unceasingly, pleading for the safety and blessing of the little baby to gain favor in his future.
Afterwards, the invitees who were generally attended by the men enjoyed a dish in the form of a bowl of goat gulai, a plate of rice complete with carrot cucumber pickles, as well as red sambal and crackers. They eat together - the same as sitting on a floor with a mat or carpet.
Asti returns to breastfeeding Qani who has been changed after the ceremony is over... Almost all the mothers who had helped in the kitchen Bulek Ratih was anxious with the beautiful baby that resembled a living doll. Smooth skin, with sharp rounded eyes. Her hair is a little curly.
" Okay, Mas Akbar... You can take her home, yes!" Ledek a mother when he saw Akbar always take care of his sister.
" Don't that be Akbar's sister!" said the boy was angry.
The atmosphere of the kitchen is more cheerful because Akbar became the temptation material of the neighboring mothers. They have been hired since yesterday to help prepare in the kitchen Bulek Ratih cooking gulai, as well as some food to be filled in besek for guests to take home.
That is, if there is a celebration in the village, all the neighbors and people who know will help the owner of the event. From providing a variety of raw materials for cooking needs. All kinds of vegetables or wet pastries for the purpose of the event.
Until they also contribute energy by cooking in the kitchen for women. While the fathers, will prepare a room in the joglo house. They carried royong raised the guest chair and dining chair from the teak to be placed on the front porch of the house. In order to get a spacious and spacious room in the house for the event, by holding a mat to sit the guests slowly.
" The name is indeed fitting with the beauty of baby Asti, yes!" Another mother's comment. After reading a greeting card and the name of the baby who will undergo the ceremony Akikah that day.
Many changes are taking place in the current order of the village community... Especially in the Asti area. In ancient times villagers who were generally farmers or small people would only name their newborn babies according to their circumstances at that time. Just a simple name! Sometimes because it is too simple, if the young people now hear it, the name will be a mockery or a joke....
Some twenty years later, young married couples will name their children by taking the name of the artist or the name of the actor in the film or sinteron they watch and broadcast through private television.
Sometimes it is a bit sad also with a cool name ala western or city people who are carried by skinny village children, black people, and are playing in muddy rice fields barefoot. They have good names like Elena, Clarisa or Kezia for girls. There are many boys named Damian, Alvaro or Aliando.
Now in recent years, many parents have studied religion fundamentally as the root of their lives in everyday life. They began looking for more Islamic names for their newborn sons.
" What is the meaning of a name" said William Shakespeare, the English poet! But for our religious teachings, names are a form of prayer from parents to their children. Parents must give a good name, so that good prayer is also a blessing for the child's life in the future.
" Qani's been booby?" leon asked quietly as he entered Asti's room.
On the folding mattress on the floor, Akbar was already lying soundly.
Last afternoon some relatives came. Some have not seen Asti since she gave birth, two months ago... So while looking at the baby, relatives of Mbah Winangun also participated in the Aqiqah event.
Akbar was silent when his mother's relatives gave gifts and gifts to his baby sister. Although Leon and Asti also gave a birthday gift to Akbar also in the form of a set of Lego toys with many cars and vehicles to be fiddled with as they please.
" Already! Do you want to sleep here or outside?"
" I slept downstairs with Akbar. Afraid of Qani waking up.." said Leon resisted drowsiness.
Leon started learning something. The baby is very close to him now. So even though very tired after coming home from work... He still had to hold the baby girl because he did not want to sleep if he was not lulled by the father first.
" Dad?" akbar said he woke up. His eyes looked at the face of the father who was very close to him.
"'Yes, already. Big brother, huh? Because the baby sister has also been booby. Tomorrow if you work, sister help mother take care of sister, yes!"
" Yes, dad!"
Asti's tears unknowingly. Now Leon tries to protect him and his children in various ways, such as a sturdy fortress. Especially when he heard Leon would not apologize to Almira before the young woman came alone to Asti's house and apologized to him.
Earlier, Haji Anissa had brought a very secret news. News that Almira was immediately divorced by her husband and got three talaqs. The impact of Almira's video which is still widely circulated in the community is enough to affect the good name of Pak Pram in his unity. Though it is also not easy for Almira with all her requirements that must be lived to be the wife of a state servant. She should be prepared to accept all the duties of the husband that will be placed in any area.. Including going to war.
At the initial submission, Almira had to undergo a series of tests and procedures that were quite difficult to qualify as a wife of a soldier. Maybe Almira can get through all that circuitry and test it with her intelligence and thinking power. But Almira's attitude is not in place that will be able to stop the pace of the husband's career. Divorce is the best option for both.
" He never came out of his room... He was ashamed of all the blasphemy." whispered Bu Haji who helped take care of Qani who just finished bathing in the afternoon.
" Fortunately Mas Adam and Joko have no further contact with Almira..." Asti whispered again full of gratitude.
"'Asti. Moreover, they are still a faculty on the campus... So Adam just assented when Almira asked to pretend to be a fiancee..."
" Kok, Asti does not understand what Bu Haji means?" Asti asked confusedly.
" Even Adam has had a crush on you for a long time, Asti... Unfortunately, Adam had just graduated from college and had not gotten a decent job. Uh, even Madam Asti was proposed to someone else... Moreover, the new Adam can set up a smaller office near our office.. Until Adam desperately offered to design the house and shop, then he heard about Asti's divorce."
Asti held his breath between confusion and disbelief. It is precisely Almira who deliberately came to Mas Adam's office to get to know more about the figure of Asti who was always talked about by his fiancee. Even Asti who offers Almira to arrange his new home.. . Asti is married to a wealthy police officer. Because the young woman can build a large house, shophouse as well as fill the house with the arrangement she likes.
" So Almira thinks of me as a rival..But for whom?" Asti laughed bitterly. " I didn't think that was Almira's first assessment of me. Many prejudices and prejudices are strange and unreasonable!"
" The nature of Almira is very complex" said Mrs Haji Anissa heart-felt. " On the one hand, she is a humble, polite, and appreciative girl to others. But he was unable to keep all the insults, blasphemies received since he was a child sincerely and make him a vindictive person. Indeed, he managed to forge himself into a strong person. Also quite successful with his studies and work... Perhaps what he did not accept, Asti lived comfortably with a lot of treasure and heritage and the name Winangun respected. So he hated the defeat, because Asti's mother was chosen by Mr. Leon. He has his own way of making Asti worse by divorcing Nak Leon!"