We've Been Matchmade
About Dinda

"Mi," back home from school I immediately approached Umi to express my objection to this matchmaking. But, instead of caring, Umi even laughed a little and thought I was complicated. How not complicated, my future is at stake. Not only about me, but also about the future of my children. From the book I read, the child's intelligence declined from his mother's. If Dinda is really the mother of my children, can you imagine what kind of intelligence she would bring down for my child? My body immediately limp, imagining a lifetime of guilt for my children later because of resignedly accept matchmaking effect on those who are not wrong. "But Dinda is not Mi. Do not let Umi later regret match her only son Umi with her!"

"Hahahaha, Dihya unfortunately Umi. Really, Umi didn't think you were that good. Listen, son, Dinda may not be as smart in school as you say, but she certainly has other advantages" Umi said. "You're in class with him, try to remember he is smart in other fields because not everyone should like IPA lessons, right? Just like you are always the champion of the class but your art business is not too like even you are considered ngasal if you have been told to learn .

"What excess? A sport? Not at all, Mi. The sports teacher got angry with him. Basketball can't, volleyball is afraid of hitting the ball. That's why he was told to play gundu. It's the same too. An art? So too. Umi should have heard that she's been busy with your sister. His voice is fake, really not good at hearing. Then what to be proud of a Dinda, mi?" I whine for Umi to reconsider her decision and her plan if it doesn't work as well, I will invite Dinda to protest against our parents' decision. Who knows, it can be so successful that the decision can be canceled without any iniquity from children because they do not obey the orders of their parents.

"Indeed the criteria of a dream wife that you want like that, son?" Umi. "What should an IPA master, sport or art?" Ask Umi. Remembering what I've said.

"Hmm" I thought. I actually like Saliha women. The graceful, meek, motherly and patient are high so that later he can accompany our children with kindness without having to be angry if the children are acting because that is how amak-kids, he said, he was the one who tested his parents' patience. Yes like Umi who does not like to get angry let alone nag like most women. I don't like that type of woman even though Umi said, most women although the girl period is polite and quiet but when married he can be chatty and very fierce because the burden of the household is not easy. "Yes whose specs like Dihya said before, Mi. Dihya wants a patient woman." I said, imagining a woman accompanying her children.

"Then, is Dinda not like that?" Umi asked back.

"meaning?"

"Didn't you feel like it, according to the spec you expected? Is he impatient, not good? Put aside first about his academics because we do not know maybe if he entered the boarding school he could be the champion because when we run something that we do not want usually the result is not good because half-hearted labored.

I immediately imagined a Dinda. The girl who is very sloppy, lazy because it always comes late, likes the clumsiness is not clear when she is made Bulian material by classmates, even other classes. He seems to be treated very poorly, even often said cucumber hunchback because in class there is never any achievement until really isolated perfectly.

"You know what, Dinda was, even an only child like you, but she was very painstaking in taking care of her lupus mother. Every morning, she takes care of her mother before she leaves for school. Starting from waiting until waking up, accompany at dawn prayers, bathe, feed makah until his mother rests in the morning."

Linda does not like to learn. He actually wanted to enter the pesantren, but his mother had chatted to want her son to enter the IPA to become a doctor. Because of that, Dinda desperately tried to enter the IPA class, assisted by Jeni's mother, Tantenya Dinda who served as deputy principal at our place.

Now I understand everything. Why is Dinda like that. I who was originally lazy to see it, was so annoyed to be betrothed to him suddenly changed one hundred percent. Dinda is amazing in my eyes. Not everyone is great in one area, he may be smart in another. Dinda wants to enter the boarding house because she likes to study religion and aspires to become an ustadzah. However, for the sake of his service to his mother, Dinda changed all her dreams for the sake of her mother's dreams.

Hearing all of Umi's stories made me feel ashamed. I who yesterday was very confident worthy of Dinda because I felt far above Dinda now turned upside down. I'm the one who's nothing while Dinda's amazing. His time overcame all my pride. I just might not be able to. Replacing my dreams with the dreams of Umi or Abah. For example, Umi who really wanted me to match Dinda, but because she felt she was not worth me so immediately protested massively.

For the matter of patience, he was actually very patient. Dinda was with anyone amazingly patient. His smile never went away even though the whole class laughed. He was never angry. His life is very written. I really salute him.

"So how? Still want to protest?" Umi glanced at me who was caught smiling by herself. "Or don't-don't ...."

"What Mi? It's Mi, Dihya wants to go to the room first. Take a break." I said, then hurried to the room before Umi caught the pink color on my face.

Yep, I seem to like Dinda already. So quickly did God turn the hearts of men. Previously I was very upset even felt unfair when betrothed to Dinda, now the opposite. I feel ashamed when I look at Dinda's face.

"Aghhh, this is really upsetting!" I smile to myself. Laying your body on the bed, imagining tomorrow. From today I will not let Dinda be bullied again. I will take very good care of it without breaking any religious rules because we have been betrothed!