Buntara Rindu
Section 12
That night Saka was taken to the pendopo to be questioned about his words earlier—yang joking will marry Miss, poor girl who never got affection from her parents. While he has been lodged since the age of thirteen years, and made him a favorite santri Nyai Ima. That's why he seems to be on trial there. Reyhan continued to look at Saka with frightening eyes harboring his anger since earlier on the student he considered the playboy.
While Missing she does not want Saka to marry her. Because according to the girl the path is still long and of course she still wants to enjoy her youth, her age is also almost twenty years in a moment.
"What makes Son Saka want to marry Miss?" asked Kiai Ma'ruf who looked shady and charismatic.
"Because Miss is pretty?" Reyhan chimed in with a tone full of emphasis.
"Ha... Meng. Let Abah ask the same Nak Saka." Nyai Ima seemed to calm her son. While Miss is still down. This time Saka didn't seem to be messing around. He looked so serious with Miss. I want to make that girl happy no matter how.
"I love Miss sincerely, and want to take care of her Kiai." Saka seemed to have no hesitation in saying his love even though his voice sounded soft.
"Well, playboy koyo kowe iki knows what about love?!" Reyhan was so emotional to hear Saka's confession which he said was the talk of land crocodiles only.
"You don't know, do you? This miss since childhood has been ignored by both parents. Because they have their own family, to forget about Missing, and leave this girl here. And we think Miss is like our own son." Saka was surprised, he only found out if the twists and turns of life Missing so heavy where he was ignored by his parents who should have loved him very much. The inner upheaval is indeed, but for Saka who is like being ready to anchor her love for Missing. All of that even strengthened his determination to take care of this poor girl.
"I'm ready, Kiai... I am ready to make Miss happy, I am ready to make Miss safe, and protect Miss." Now Saka seems to have the strength after hearing the story of the life of this girl of his heart.
"Don't drown first. All God willed. You can plan, but fate is God's rule, Le." Kiai Ma'ruf chimed in on Saka's confident speech.
"Excite, Kiai." Saka's voice turned soft, but did not change his resolve to make Miss happy by interrupting the girl.
"Rin... How, you want to?" Kiai Ma'ruf turned his head towards the girl who had still kept her eyes down since earlier.
"Mother... This is the way for you to get married. There are men who will take care of you. Anyway now Reyhan is no longer possible to keep an eye on you, right? Reyhan is also getting married." Nyai Ima who has been listening, and seeing Saka, like having a hunch if the man who wants to edit his favorite santri child is really kind.
"If you make sure miss, yo... I'm iso Umi, even though I'm married later." Reyhan still insists on not wanting Saka to marry Miss.
"Don't do it, Le. Poor Adiba. Maybe you think he misses your own brother's fortune, but what do you think of him, right?" Nyai Ima.
Longing thoughts are chaotic, sad, disappointed, jealous mixed into one, and plus a surprise bomb, a, a Saka wanted to marry her who all this time he did not know if this elder brother put his heart on her.
"I want to legally marry you, Mas Saka. I'm willing."
"Rin—" Reyhan seemed to want to stop Missing's speech, but he had warned her and told the girl that Saka was not a good person, and could be made a perfect priest for the girl.
But for Miss, the sadness and disappointment with Reyhan's marriage will be lost if she is also married to Saka even though there is no love between her.
Saka is aware and knows very well, if love misses only for Reyhan. However, he was sure that feeling the heart of Missing would slowly soften the heart of the girl.
"Return back here in three days with the full letters, yes, good!" Kiai Ma'ruf challenges Saka, if he is serious with Miss he will return to this boarding school within three days, and bring both his parents and family.
"Jih Kiai's. I'm ready." Saka convinced everyone to come back. However, Reyhan is skeptical of Saka's remarks about her seriousness in proposing to Miss.
"So you're not depressed, are you?" Nyai Ima stroked Miss's back. The girl shook her weak head and turned her head towards the middle-aged woman.
Saka looked at Miss, his determination was round, he wanted to take care of Miss, to love the girl sincerely, even though he knew that the love of Longing for him was impossible.
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“Wong ngendi arek iku?” sahut the mother who sat in front of the young man who had arrived home and said he wanted to marry a girl who knows who.
Although Saka is of Chinese descent who is Muslim. Fortunately, both parents never limit the choice of the baby about a mate. Because they know how Saka is, the more he is banned, the more he wants to break down the norms that his father and mother created.
“People, and girls are well graduates of the cottage.”
“Graduate cottage? Where do you know him?” my mother seemed curious.
“He attended college at the same campus as Saka, Mi.”
“You're dating her? How many years has it been?” Saka's father chimed in on his son's answer.
“There is absolutely no dating, Pi, Mi. The girl is a girl who can only be touched when it is halal.”
Saka's father and mother looked at each other. It was as if they felt strange about the child that they knew had never been serious with a woman.
“Opo reason you want to marry this girl?” ask the mother again.
“Because he's different, he looks expensive, and untouchable. He can only be owned by buying. Not in a free way. Must have known what Saka meant.”
The mother nodded, understanding.
“But Mami also wants to meet him, Sak.”
Saka breathed a sigh of relief because he realized that his mother had started to open her blessing. “Three more days, Saka was asked to come bring complete letters as a condition of marrying Miss.”
“Yo wes, tomorrow Papi take care to the village and sub-district, so you can cepet halalin the girl.” Now the father replied, it made Saka smile because both parents were so supportive of her marrying the girl of his heart.
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The next morning, all guests have been present in the boarding school. The Kiai-kiai who seemed to want to be witnesses of Reyhan and Adiba's marriage seemed to have been inside the mosque. While Miss who is ready to wear a neat white robe in line with the color of the bride's clothes looks so elegant and beautiful.
The girl walked alone, towards the bride's dressing room, because Imah's man who asked her to accompany Adiba, so that the prospective daughter-in-law did not feel alone and nervous.
Slowly Miss opened the door of that whitewashed room, and peeked a little. She saw Adiba so beautiful in front of the mirror making herself feel inferior. The girl was indeed very suitable for Reyhan, beautiful, graceful, distinguished, and smart, and their status was equal. Longing to take a deep breath trying to make peace with his broken heart.
“Assalammualaikum, Ma'am Adiba. ” The soft voice greeted Adiba's ears who were still focused on staring at his shadow in front of the mirror. Spontaneous the girl turned her head, and smiled.
“Waalaikumsalam," the answer is brief. ”Eh... Ma'am miss, here sit me. I'm really nervous about.“ Seen once ayu Adiba's face is not relaxed.
”Why Adiba? Isn't this a happy day for Adiba?“ ask Miss.
”Mbak Rindu has known Mas Reyhan for a long time. What about Mas Reyhan?“
Tub struck by lightning. Why did Adiba ask Reyhan about himself as if the girl knew that Reyhan was close to Missing.
”Eh... Yes, as with any ordinary man, Gus Reyhan is good.“ The answer is cliche but still the safest. Because he just wants to look not close to Reyhan before marriage, because it takes care of the heart of an Adiba.