You & Dusk
Restu Mother

(Flashback Part)

Ten days had passed since Alfy gave his confession. To this day I still think and I don't know why I'd be ready if I'd just met him on campus.

In addition, Ivan's advice also continues to be imagined. I started to follow a little religious talk and started to improve myself little by little.

I don't know why it feels so comfortable and addictive. After a little learning and it made me thirsty for knowledge until I continued to study and learn about my religion.

The days after that filled with the study of Science, I began to join Ivan and Sabri listening to regular lectures at the campus mosque and it lasted for a month.

Until I started to believe my feelings, I finally decided to talk to my mother. I'm not sure what my mom's expression and reaction would be like to hear that I was going to propose to someone and I don't know where to start explaining to her.

I thought maybe Mom would disagree, how could I still sit in college semester 5 want to get married. Yeah, I've been imagining rejection from my mom.

But beyond my expectations, expressionless when I said I wanted to propose to someone, he smiled and asked who the lucky woman was.

I was obviously surprised, I thought my mother had not understood the situation and I explained once again that I wanted to ask her permission to propose to a woman.

And again he smiled and said, who is that lucky woman.

I saw my mother, she doesn't seem to be bothered at all about what I'm saying right now. I went back to explain to him the reason why I asked for permission like this.

I explained to her about Alfy, of course I knew her even when I first met my mother immediately liked Alfy's polite attitude and personality.

I told Mom that I liked Alfy and vice versa. But Alfy doesn't want to date because she's a sholehah woman, even I said that she asked me to come meet her father.

Hearing that my mother laughed lightly and again it was not the expression I expected of her. "Mama's convinced that Fina the woman you like must be a very nice person. Mama was so happy that my son knew the girl" he said.

"iya Ma', I want it that way too. All I'm afraid of is my current feelings, somehow this feeling I can't resist." I reply by holding the chest.

"love is sometimes coercive, you are not wrong because you are in love, which is wrong if you interpret love to negative things such as dating for example. It's true that Fina and I are glad you weren't wrong in expressing your feelings." she said.

"Arman you know, Mama and your father are not dating. We are both in a match with the family." continued my mother.

Furthermore, Mother explained that at first she did not agree but was forced to marry Dad because of the insistence of parents. Over time feelings began to grow in the person of a loving father.

Until the birth of Raihan and me further added to the happiness of both of them, it seems like my mother is nostalgic about her past. I didn't realize she was shedding tears and I hugged my mother.

"Arm.. All Mama wants to say is do whatever you think is good. Mama supports whatever you do as long as it's good. If you think Fina is good and you have good intentions to love her, then meet her father" he said.

"but Ma', if I propose to Alfy now. Aren't you ashamed of the neighbors' talk?"

It's something I'm afraid of if I get married at a very young age. The neighbor's chatter is like a poison that at times stifles the chest.

"Arm.. The words of a man are only as long as his tongue. It doesn't change or affect anything as long as what you do is good in God's eyes" my mother said.

"mama remembers what your father said. Before you were born, your father said that if you were a girl, he would not allow his daughter to be close to any man until her son was proposed. And now what you're saying is reminding Mama of what your father used to say. Mama is sure the same thing was felt by her father Fina. Therefore, if you really love.. Please Nak. You meet the Father of the woman you love and express your good intentions." Connect Mom.

This sentence finally made me propose to Alfy. This is how my mother is, every time I am confused and there is a problem she always gives the best solution that I did not even think.

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