MARRY MY LOVER'S BEST FRIEND
CHAPTER 13

I got home with my head feeling very full, all this time if my parents ask me about a life partner, I always answer with the reason for the career I have to pursue and now suddenly someone comes to propose to me. What do you and your mother think of our sudden decision? Will my father and mother be that easy to give my blessing and allow us to get married? I realize the way of thinking of the father is sometimes complicated and difficult to dive into. Then I decided to go to Rayi's house to share the burden on my head.

"Yes, if you are not ready to be rejected for the right reasons dong," said Rayi while sipping coffee that looks very delicious.

"I want to marry Awan, but not so soon" I said as I tried to take the coffee from Rayi's hand.

"Hoo was grabbed by another woman. Want eighty percent," said Rayi while reclaiming his coffee which stayed one gulp.

I then told her about Chloe who was impressed to insult me just because I live in a KPR house, do not have a car and my parents live in the village. Rayi laughed because she knew what was really on me.

"By the way, why don't you buy a car?" ask Rayi.

"Can you drive?" I asked him back.

"Oh yes, I'm a motorcycle wong with a private driver. Some of us are not suitable to go back and forth by car, can not sat set," said Rayi while laughing out loud.

"That's why Ra, if you buy a car can't drive for what?" I replied while standing heading to the kitchen to brew instant coffee.

Indeed, the motorcycle we wear is mine, it's just that while driving I often panic on the road so that it endangers myself and other road users. Not that they do not want to learn, it's just that everything feels confusing when on a crowded highway let alone jammed. I finally agreed to use the motorcycle together with Rayi. However, many misunderstand and assume that the bike belongs to Rayi.

"What about Cloud's parents?" rayi's asking me to wait for my story to continue.

"Daddy and his mommy agree with Awan's decision and ask Awan to propose to me immediately" I said, sharing another coffee with Rayi.

"Who? Daddy mommy?" rayi asked convincingly.

"Yes that's what Awan calls them, his father is of Scottish descent" I told Rayi. I even had to go to great lengths to explain the mixed-blooded Cloud-Java-Manado lineage to him. Rayi Hanga nodded in understanding.

I then told Rayi about my plans to go to the village and meet my parents and tell them the plan. But Rayi prevented me, because she thought it would be better if I went there with the Clouds to be more convincing.

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Two weeks have passed since that dinner. We arrived at the village rather late in the day and the house looked deserted. Mother greeted us with a surprised face because we did come without giving any news first. Immediately the mother asked Pakde Marto to help her to call the father who was in the rice field.

Not long after, the Father came with Mr. Marto and soon I saluted while kissing his hand. The clouds do the same. You look happy with my presence, looks happiness on his face because you can let go of longing with me. I helped my mother prepare lunch and I left the Clouds to chat with my father. Very special menu vegetable lodeh jackfruit, sambal terasi and fried chicken village. We enjoyed lunch together. At first I thought the Clouds would feel strange about this village dish, but it turned out that he seemed to enjoy it a lot.

After lunch my father, mother, me and the clouds gathered on the terrace. The cool breeze makes the atmosphere feel beautiful. While looking at a group of people who dry the rice harvest and some cows pass in front of the house with a relaxed. Something that cannot be seen in the city.

"You've known me a long time?" asked the father to investigate and his eyes did not stare at the clouds.

"We used to be friends of Kindergarten sir, and met again during college," said Awan with a smile but I can guess, he must be groggy abis.

Then he nodded while occasionally smoking his cigarette. And I just kept quiet, not knowing where to start talking. Safer to duck or avert the view looking around .

"I intend to propose to Kasih, sir." As soon as those words came out of Cloud's mouth, my heart was beating so fast I started sweating and panicked a little.

"You guys are dating? How long has it been?" ask the father with a firm intonation and seem intimidating.

"It's just that sir, it's been almost two months now" Cloud said truthfully and remained calm.

"Are you pregnant anyway, nduk?" Father's words that made me and my mother spontaneously stand together.

God, why can you have such low thoughts about your own child? What makes you draw such a conclusion. And the mother looks glared at the father while stroking the chest trying to hold back the anger.

"Wrong?" said the father while looking at me and the mother alternately, "This is too sudden nduk, you guys are also just dating. We have also never told us about him" continued the father, pulling his mother to sit next to him. I sat back down and kept my head down. It feels that this deliberation will go a long way to reach the word mufakat. However, for the sake of my love for the Clouds I will try my best to be able to face the father.

"Me and Love can't go that far, sir. Even though we are just dating, we have known each other for a long time and I have loved Kasih, I intend to tie her in the sacred bond of marriage," said Awan trying to convince the father with his good intentions.

He came back to smoke his cigarette and the atmosphere went back to silence. Perhaps my heartbeat was clearly heard in the midst of this silence. I started not feeling dizzy and my mind was so messed up that I preferred to be quiet.

"Marriage is not enough with love. It ties two families together, so you should know what seeds are and what they weigh, "gosh, you say exactly the same thing Rayi told me. At that moment I ignored him, and instead responded with a joke. My heart is getting less and less, it feels like I want to bring Rayi here to help me provide solutions.

"If you are pleased, I am willing to invite my family to be clear and as proof of my sincerity," said Awan unyielding still trying to achieve father's blessing.

"No need, le. Earlier I apologized because actually we already have the right husband candidate for Love." Father's words that make me like hearing gluduk in the heat. What the fuck?