My Beloved Uncle
C16. Accustomed

"Uncle won't let you go back to the cottage!" Ziel repeated his words.

"Why?. What's the reason Uncle banned Alina from returning to the cottage?" Tanya Alina growled.

"Because Uncle started to love Alia!"

Alina shook her head not believing Ziel's words.

"Astaghfirullahalazim says. Especially this Uncle!" Alina restrained herself from yelling at Ziel.

"Uncle is aware of what Uncle has said?" Ziel nodded to Alina's question and it made Alina sigh slowly.

"Yes Allah. Uncle, please don't be like this. Marriage is sacred and is not a game with responsibility or trust!"

"Alina is an adult, Alina can take care of herself. So Uncle no longer need to feel burdened with the promise of Uncle who will always keep Alina until Alina grows up!" Alina explained to Ziel.

"One more thing Alina does not want to be considered as an actor by the community if we get married, while Uncle is still the husband of Aunt Bunga!"

"Uncle and Flowers have been divorced for a long time. Even since the beginning of marriage Uncle has dropped talak to Bunga" Again Alina rounded her eyes to hear the words of Ziel.

"Astaghfirullahalazim, how can Uncle drop talaq to Aunt Bunga when you are newly married and you still have one roof all this time?. Alina had no idea what Uncle was doing!" Alina shook her head in disbelief at Ziel's actions all along.

"Now it's better for Uncle to come out. It's midnight and it's not good to be in a room with no family ties!" Alina firmly expelled Ziel from her room.

"alright. Uncle is going out. Take a break first. Tomorrow we discuss again" Alina just nodded Ziel's words, and after that Ziel also came out of Alina's room.

After Ziel came out Alina immediately went to sleep.

Alina's two eyelids opened slowly, as they smelled the scent of flowers that bloomed in the morning

The aroma that became his daily life six years ago while still in the residence of his Mother Eyang.

Her mother loved flowers, though, every morning after the prayer Alina and Mommy always took the time to be in the glass room measuring 3×3 meters just to reap a variety of flowers that bloom every morning.

"Mother"

Alina called when she saw a beautiful woman in white was picking yellow roses with flower scissors.

Not only the answer was a smile and the two ranges of hands that were open made Alina also run to the Mother and hug her tightly.

"Alin misses Mother" whispered Alina who answered her Mother's gentle strokes.

Alina stretched her arms and looked at Mother. Mother's gentle gaze made Alina shed her tears which were immediately removed by Mother gently.

A pat on the shoulder made Alina turn her gaze backward.

"Bah, Eyang" Pekik Alina was pleased to see her four Eyeangs now in her presence with a smile.

Alina hugged them one by one who again responded by returning Alina's embrace and gently rubbing Alina's head.

"Alin kangen Mbah and Eyang all" said Alina who was nodding her fourth Eyeang.

Suddenly Mbah Putra pulled a man and brought to the midst of those who were gathering.

"Uncle" muttered Alina slowly.

Mother smiled and nodded her head followed by Mbah and also his Eyeang when Mbah Putra cupped the right palm of Ziel and Alina into one.

Only the smiles they gave when one by one Mbah also his Eyeang Alina went out of the glass room to leave only Mother.

Alina yells to call her Mother but the last smile of the Mother when closing the door makes Alina close her eyes for a moment then open her back and scream _

"Mother!"

"Hey. Istighfar Alia's. Istighfar" Alina reflexively hugged the body of Ziel who was standing before her.

"Mother" muttered Alina crying softly in her arms.

"Istighfar Alia" Whisper Ziel gently rubbed the head of Alina who was still hugging Ziel's waist drowning her head on Ziel's stomach.

"Uncles. Mother_" Ziel breaks Alina's embrace to sit next to Alina.

The girl hugged Ziel's body. It was indeed usual Alina did while remembering her Mother, shed the sadness of longing for the Mother by hugging Ziel until the end of her the girl was sound asleep in the arms of Ziel.

"Ststh. Don't cry anymore like Mother, Alia" whispered Ziel. Alina nodded slowly and immediately let go of her embrace to Ziel when she remembered that she and Ziel were not worthy to embrace because they were not Mahram.

"Sorry Uncle" muttered Alina who was still holding back the cry.

"Alina is used to hugging Uncle when she misses Mother, Mbah is also Eyang" said Alina slowly.

Ziel nodded slowly at Alina's words.

"Alia's having a nightmare?" Ziel asked and replied to Alina's head.

"Then why is Alia crying in her sleep?" Ziel asked back.

"So when Uncle was going downstairs, Uncle heard Alia's voice crying". Ziel paused his speech.

"Because of fear of something happening to Alia, Uncle was forced into Alia's room without permission. Forgive Uncle yes"

Alina nodded softly in response to Ziel's words.

"It's 3 in the morning, want to continue to sleep or want to pray at night?" Ziel asked again, because Alia had only been silent and lowered her head deeply to cover her embarrassment because she had embraced Ziel suddenly.

"Alia wants to pray at night Uncle" great-grandson Alina slowly.

"Do you want to be with Uncle?" Alina raised her head to look at Ziel who was staring softly.

Suddenly Alina held her dhadha because her heart was beating very fast when she saw Ziel who was smiling at her.

Alina lowered her head again because of her hot face.

Ziel gave a small smile looking at the mannerisms and also the hue of blushing on both of Alina's cheeks as she lowered her head after they had been grinning for a moment earlier.

"How's?. Alia wants to have a night prayer with Uncle?" Alina nodded at Ziel's words.

"Having been praying at night to teach with Uncle?" Alina nodded back to Ziel.

"You want every Alia to pray, Uncle is always his priest?" Nodding back Alina gave up on Ziel's question.

Ziel returned a small smile because every question was always nodded by Alina, until a question Ziel asked Alina, until a question Ziel asked,

"Then will you marry Uncle?"

Alina nodded and was surprised when she realized that Ziel gave her a trick question that managed to make Alina more nervous and deg deg and faced Ziel.