EL NATH (Glorious Regrets)
BonChap-Nair (5)

A year, Nair always actively came to the mosque. Whenever there is a chance, it always comes. To learn to deepen the knowledge of religion, to continue to improve themselves into a devout person and certainly better for the future.

Naira was really firm on her stance. Naira really doesn't plan to get married. It is seen how Alif stepped back regularly and chose to go out of town to teach at one of his relatives' boarding schools.

Nair could not immediately feel pleased. Alif could come back and ask Naira. The man will definitely get a much greater value in the eyes of Naira's parents. Because he teaches at pesantren, certainly in terms of experience and achievement is still far above Nair who is only a third-semester student.

Today, the wedding reception of Bintang and Rion, as well as Zoya and Ezra. Both of their brothers. The new star in a matter of months returned from London immediately decided to marry Rion.

The problems of both are solved when love overcomes all their selfishness. When Stars can see how Rion is trying hard to change and not make the same mistake.

"Come Nair. Hurry along!" Nath suddenly pulls Nair, who is busy talking to Ethan and Marisa.

The event had not yet begun, but almost all of the invited guests had already arrived and some had already filled their respective tables. Some people also still talk to old friends or business partners.

"What the hell is Nath?" nair asked back because Nath forced her to come along.

"Come on. Not nyesel. I guarantee you." Nath replies as if they were going to pick up the jackpot.

Nath pulls her and when Nair sees Naira, she changes her facial expression to become calmer. Nair now walked quietly and his face displayed a smile.

He didn't think the girl was here. At the wedding reception of his brothers.

Is the world narrow or are we the matchmakers? Inner Nair.

"Naira, it's Nair." Nath patted Nair on the shoulder. "And I'm Nath." He pointed at himself.

Naira rounded her eyes. He did not think it was wrong to mention Nair and Nath. They are very similar. It is so difficult to distinguish.

Nair cupped his hands to his chest. "Assalamualaikum, Naira."

"Guiland, Nair." Answer the girl while doing the same.

"Other times more thorough, Naira. Watch out for exchanges, but just get to know us with 1 characteristic."

Naira's forehead wrinkled as she did not understand Nath's intention.

Nath is putting on her hair. "I'm more charming." Nath glanced and the girl immediately lowered her gaze.

Nair curled the neck of his twin who was acting excessively. Make Naira to subdue her. But the appearance of Lintang saved Nath.

"Yeah." Nath picked up mom.

Nair didn't expect Naira to be in front of him right now. With a hijab that closes up to the stomach and the back closes up to his waist. Naira's appearance was as usual.

When Lintang went to see Anna-her best friend and Nath who also left them both. Nair was confused where to start. It feels awkward because they usually meet accidentally on campus and in the mosque. But this time at the wedding. Confused what to talk about.

"You're invited, Ra?" nair asked as they kept quiet for a few minutes.

"Abi invited, Nair." Naira answered occasionally looking at Nair's face and looked down again.

"Abi you? Where's?" Nair looked to the right and to the left looking for the whereabouts of Naira's ashes.

Nair had never met directly with Abinya Naira because Abinya had been living in Java and during the holidays it was Naira who returned there. Not his parents came to Jakarta.

"So he was talking to his friends" replied Naira who did not know Abi and Uminya's position was somewhere now.

"Work relationship with Ray, huh, Nai?" ask Nair to guess. Because his family doesn't know Naira's parents, so it's likely that Ezra and Rion's side are inviting.

"Yes. Abi batik fabric supplier for teacher uniform in school om Ray."

Oh... Nair understood now. He clearly knows about teacher uniforms, he is an alumni of Cahaya Bangsa High School.

Because the show will start. Nair and Naira split up to sit at their respective desks.

Whether it was fate or just a coincidence, Nair could clearly see Naira's face from where she was sitting. He only needed to turn his face slightly to the right then the girl would be seen in his eyes.

Naira sat down with some adult men dressed in batik and some mothers with shari'i like Lintang.

In terms of appearance, it can be seen clearly that Naira is surrounded by people with high religious knowledge.

The event is almost over and all guests are welcome to enjoy the dishes provided.

Nair sees Naira in the queue of people who want to eat cup cake. Nair immediately brought the cup cake on his desk towards the girl.

Naira who is at the very back of the sequence makes it easier for Nair to talk to her without interrupting the queue.

"You want this?" said Nair suddenly to Naira who was looking forward trying to calculate the number of queues snaking.

Naira was surprised by Nair's voice coming from the side. Naira looked at Nair and nodded.

Naira followed behind him. "Where do you eat?"

"On the table, same Umi." Nair follows the direction of Naira's index finger. Nair went to the table and placed a plate of cup cake on the table.

"Any more, Nai? Let me get it."

Naira sat on the bench right beside Nair standing now. "Here you go, Nair. Had enough. Thank you." Thank you."

"Who's Nai?" asked the middle-aged woman with a face similar to Naira's.

"Friend Nai, Mi," replied Naira softly.

"Nair, this is Umi. Umi, it's Nair." The woman Naira called Umi frowned, because hearing the name of the young man next to her daughter had almost the same name as Naira.

"I'm Al Nair, aunt." Nair cupped his hands to his chest. He's getting used to it. If with Naira he does that, then with Uminya, he should also be like that.

"Al Nair?" Umi repeats Nair's name. "Why not a stranger, Nai?"

Naira laughed softly and managed to make Nair fixate. This was the first time he had seen Naira laugh. Because usually the girl just megulum smiles and laughs while closing her mouth.

"Nair's friend Nai time kindergarten, Umi. The twins, Umi remember?" ask Naira.

The woman tried to remember and she accidentally saw Nath's figure some distance away from her. The woman closed her eyes.

"Memi remember."

"That's not it, your twin?" Nair pointed at Uminya Naira, who pointed at Nath.

Nair nodded. "True aunt."

The woman laughed softly. "God, on the handsome, yes..."

Nair blushed. Prospective in-laws have said handsome. What do you think Nai is?

"Who used to love fighting with Naira, who likes to disturb Naira when she's in school."

"Same...!" Naira blushed in shame because it turned out that Uminya still remembered the problem.

"Oh, Na... Nath if not wrong."

Nair and Naira compactly nodded. "That means you used to defend Naira to fight with your twin, huh?"

Nair nodded again. "Now still fighting?" ask Umi Naira.

"Alhamdulillah, still often aunty," replied Nair jokingly.

"Well, another girl?"

"God is not an aunt. We have different tastes," replied Nair confidently while laughing.

Uminya Naira also laughs while Naira looks down while making a smile. He felt strange when Nair said different tastes. Nair accidentally confirms to Naira that her taste is her. Because since a year ago Nair has said his desire to marry the girl.

"Nair!" Call Ethan to him. He is not heard because the band's voice is stronger than Ethan's.

However, Nair who happened to be staring at Ethan immediately replied without a sound. "What?"

Ethan codes the photo with both hands. Nair understood immediately.

"I'm sorry, aunt, Nai."

"There's a call for photos."

"Assalamualaik."

"Waalaikumsalam." answered both.

"Oh, greetings to your Abi, Nai." Nair walked away from that table. And at the same time Naira got a questionable look from Uminya.

"It's nothing, Umi. Nair is, like to joke."

"Darling, Abi you're in the toilet. Umi can enter as your candidate."

"Ohuk... uhuk..." Naira coughed.

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still faithful, right?