EL NATH (Glorious Regrets)
BonChap-Nair (4)

Nair keeps trying to find the slightest information about Naira.

At this time he knew the girl was studying at the medical school majoring in medicine. Same as it seems but they are different classes.

Nair now has 2 professions. In addition to being a student, she is also a stalker.

He followed Naira whenever he had the opportunity to return home from college. Nair even started memorizing the girl's schedule.

His intention to change turned out to be coupled with his intention of seeking as much detailed information as possible about the girl who had somehow made him selfish to have.

Nair began to fix the prayer. He began to study often and listen to lectures.

Nair began to ventured to send chat messages to Naira, even though only about the Tadarus of the Qur'an that Naira often wrote in her story.

Nair, for almost a month, always follow Tadarus after praying Isya in the same mosque when he prayed Asar at that time. Distance is not an obstacle because he can see the girl there. In the group of women who were also reading the Qur'an.

Nair has changed a lot. The goal is only one, to be self-reliant. It also astonished all his family. But Nath always tries to help explain that this is a matter of the heart.

So, he asked his parents not to worry about Nair's drastic changes.

"Your reading is good, Nair. But it still has to be perfected again" said a man named Rahman.

He was one of the mentors who listened to the readings of some people in the group while performing the Tadarus.

"Alhamdulillah, Pakde." Nair blushed in embarrassment as his own guidance counselor praised him.

"Where did you graduate?" ask the man. The man in a cocoa shirt and a holster and a white peci on his head looked very simple.

Nair smiled shyly. "I'm not a graduate of the pesantren, Pakde."

"I'm a private High School graduate."

"Oh, huh?" Surprised Rahman. "But your reading is good, you know."

"I thought you graduated from high school or high school."

Nair shakes. "I went to public school from Kindergarten to High School." Nair felt happy to be praised like that.

"Mama always taught us to teach, even to the point of calling a private teacher to teach us, her children."

"Oh. Pakde thinks you're a graduate of that pesantren."

"Good..great...! Read more of the Qur'an, God willing, over time your reading will be better."

At ten in the evening, Nair was getting ready to go home. He went to the mosque parking lot and saw Naira sitting on the stairs which were just a few pieces of fruit.

"Assalamualaikum, Naira," he said in a soft voice as possible.

Nair made the girl surprised. "Astag."

"Eh... Wa'alaikum greetings." Naira tried to neutralize the heartbeat.

"Nair? Haven't come home?" ask Naira wonder. Because the tadarus was finished half an hour ago. But the man is still here.

"Yet. This just wants to." Nair sat down to keep his distance. He did not want to make the girl feel uncomfortable.

"You haven't come home yet? What's the matter here yourself?" nair asked pleasantries since Naira was alone sitting here.

"Wait for Pakde while looking at the stars." Naira looked up at the star-studded sky.

Nair could see Naira seemed to enjoy the beauty of this clear night sky.

"Can I talk to you for a second, Nai?"

Naira nodded with a look down as she realized Nair was constantly staring at her face as she looked up at the sky earlier.

"Ehm..." Nair berkehem's.

"How can I marry you?"

Naira immediately looked at Nair in disbelief. He could see Nair's eyes also staring at him. Naira noticed every look on Nair's face. He was looking for honesty there.

But suddenly the girl realized that what she was doing was wrong. Naira lowered her head. And Nair did the same.

Oh, my God, gini deg-degan. I want him, God...

Naira looked nervous. She twisted the tip of the hijab that fell on her lap. He didn't expect Nair to be able to speak to the point like that. They were not close and rarely met.

"Jawab, Nai," said Nair because the girl next to him had not answered a word.

"I'm..." Naira nervous.

"What do I have to answer?" Naira asked back.

"Yes, just answer. What does a man have to do to marry you?"

"Because I want to do that" said Nair confidently. He could not wait too long while Alif was already a step ahead of him. Either Naira has seen the CV application that Alif sent.

"Easy terms. Applying to me and being approved by Abi and Umi."

Sounds easy but it's really hard. Inner Nair.

"But next month I'm only second semester."

"Me too" answered Nair quickly.

"I have to graduate from medical school, and the journey behind it is still long."

"I'm still going to continue my education, I want to be a pediatrician."

"Same. I will also still be majoring in internal medicine specialist" replied Nair.

Naira glanced at Nair at a glance and then looked back down. "Our vision and mission are the same?"

"Can't we walk together to get to our destination?"

Naira shook her head slowly. "I don't know, Nair."

"There's Abi and Umi I have to discuss with."

Nair was silent for a moment. He looked at that pretty face from the side. Her eyelashes are plump, her cheeks are chuby, her nose is pointed and her lips are pink

Astagfirullahal. Inner Nair when he realized he had admired the creature of God that was not yet his.

Nair refocused on their conversation. "Even for your future, you put that decision on your parents, Nai?" asked Nair gently. He did not expect Naira to think too shallowly. Even his future should be determined by his parents

Naira shook her head weakly. "Not everything. It's just a matter of their blessing and opinion, Nair."

"There's no way I'm married to a man they don't think is good."

"It's also impossible for me to marry a man who can't appreciate Umi and Abiku."

"Geez!" Nair breathed a heavy breath.

"Alright, at least state the conditions for being your husband." Nair never gave up.

Naira was silent for a moment. She thought about what was the condition of being her husband.

"OK.. at least mention the type of man your dream is, Nai?"

"I'll try to be that guy."

Naira sighed. "Nai, let's go home." Along with heavy sounds from behind him.

Naira looked back. "Yes, Sirde."

Nair rounded his eyes. He only found out that Pakde was talking to him and had been his guide was a relative of Naira.

Pakde Rahman's Naira's relative?

"Nair, I'm home first. Assalamualaikum." Naira stood up and was about to step forward.

"Wa'alaikum salam" replied Nair slowly.

"Nai, state the terms first."

Naira sees her Pakdenya at a glance. The man was talking to someone. Naira looked at Nair who was waiting for her answer.

"A man who can make me happy to Allah's paradise" said Naira lirih. He immediately left Nair who was still riveted.

Heavy! Nair sighed.