
Azhar is warmly welcomed by Rafa's family, especially by Rafa himself. He is very happy because Azhar came to his wedding, and now Rafa wishes Azhar well.
"I don't want to get married yet, the prayer is not to forget 'later' if I'm already established" Azhar told Rafa that made everyone laugh.
There are also Rafa's cousins and their respective partners, they even have a cute baby "Now I understand why you are married, you want to have kids like this, right?" exclaim Azhar while playing with baby Maryam and Afsana, Rafa's cousin's sister "Who's your name, boys?"
" Ezra and Al" replied Rafa.
"You're so funny, really funny,. I want to pack it home. No thanks to Ummi, must be immediately happy Ummi ku" he exclaimed again. He could not resist seeing the two handsome babies playing, but sometimes they struggled with toys and did not want to lose each other.
"Eatya quickly followed, the soul mate is indeed in the hands of God. But we also have to try" said Rafa who does not care about olAzhr.
Rafa's extended family is all gathered there, and his marriage will be called tomorrow. That's why Azhar went straight to Rafa's house without going home first. And Azhar really enjoyed the wedding preparations in the style of Rafa's village. He also really liked the village, which for him is very fresh and beautiful.
There is a river that flows along the way, green rice fields, large plants. Azhar's amazement never goes away even though she has often been to this village.
Every time he saw the natural state that is still so natural, Azhar can only mumble praise to the creator who created everything so beautifully. But unfortunately, sometimes humans themselves make it worse.
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"How was your lecture, Sha?" tanya Raya, who is none other than Mama Nasha. They are currently having dinner.
"Nasha fainted again, Ma. I think Nasha's is..."
"Don't give up easily, Shay. Your papa used to be, too, but now he could be a good doctor" said Raya who did not let Nasha talk. Shortly after Nasha's sister, more precisely Surya and Raya's biological son named Harry came and joined the dining table.
"Ma, try to understand Kak Nasha once in a while. Kasian was depressed with his lecture" continued Harry bravely. Nasha looked at Harry and gestured for silence.
But although not a sibling, Harry cares about Nasha because Nasha is his older sister. Nasha takes good care of her and often becomes Harry's best friend. Harry himself is only in third grade High School but he can be a grown man and protector for his older brother.
"That's it, cooking is depressed with college. There are many people out there who want to be a doctor and go to the doctor but are unable to. Nasha is very lucky because we adopted and we studied medicine" said the Mama who again made Nasha's heart pinched. Reminds Nasha that she is only an adopted child.
"Ma.." scolded Harry disliked but Nasha immediately stopped him.
"Yes, Ma. Later Nasha studied again" Nasha replied with a wry smile on her face.
After the dinner, Nasha returned to her room. Harry soon followed because he was worried about his older brother.
"What's up, Her?" ask Nasha.
"Sister, try later Sister Nasha explained to Mama that sister's passion is not in medicine" said Harry as he entered his sister's room. The rooms are dominated by light blue and white, which Nasha says symbolizes calmness.
"I think my sister did that, but you know what Mama Papa did. Yes, you doain aja hope Brother can be a doctor as they want" said Nasha tried to airy chest.
"Prophey yes, Brother. Hopefully they will understand" said Harry concerned. Nasha smiled sweetly, Harry always appeared as his entertainer and self-excitement.
"Yes, you went back to the room. Brother wants to call Elin" said Nasha and Harry nodded then out of Nasha's room.
Nasha was lying, she didn't want to call Elin. But Nasha wanted to cry, let out a cry that she had endured since. After locking the door and turning off her room lights until her room went dark, Nasha climbed onto the bed. She covered her face with a pillow and she screamed while crying.
Nasha is not her ungrateful with what she has, her adoptive parents even gave Nasha a car gift on her 19th birthday. But that's not what Nasha expected.
Nasha just hopes they understand that Nasha has her own feelings and desires even though she is just an adopted child.
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Azhar has no blood ties to Rafa's family, but Azhar's bond with Rafa's family is so strong that it stems from her friendship with Rafa.
How else, in the eyes of the Rafa family, Azhar is a very kind, gentle, mature, smart, polite man. In fact, they compared the character of Azhar which is almost the same as Bilal, the husband of Aunt Rafa.
While Rafa's wife turns out to be very beautiful, she is the daughter of her father's best friend. And the marriage was an arranged marriage, but at first sight the two fell in love with each other. Marriage is not only based on matchmaking.
"When?" Azhar was a little surprised to hear the bass. He looked up and immediately smiled his smile.
"Om Bilal.." cried "Em later, Om. If there is a candidate" replied Azhar.
"Every human born has been prepared for its candidate. You just look for it, by praying continuously" said Bilal.
"God's Noodle, Om"
"It looks like you have no sign of marriage" said Bilal again who immediately made Azhar laugh.
"Soalnya still want to serve the parents, Om. I'm an only child, so I want to focus on them"
"Just because you're an only child, get married. And choose the best woman, take her with you. To help care for your parents"
Azhar was silent for a moment, thinking she was too young to get married. And there's still a lot she wants to do before she becomes head of the household. Azhar doesn't even feel like a good kid to her parents.
"It's God, Om. May God send the best woman for me"
"Aamiinu. But also pay attention to yourself, are you included in the category of best men? Do not just pay attention to your candidate whether it is the best or not. While you forget to pay attention to whether you are the best candidate for your partner later"
Azhar was immediately stunned to hear Ustadz Bilal's words. Not because he was offended, but because he just felt that it should be so. During this time Azhar often read or heard such wise words, but when Bilal said them when they talked about Azhar himself, Azhar seemed to have just heard the word. Directly stuck it right in his heart.
"Thank you, Om. Already reminded" said Azhar.
"Enjoy his show, Azhar. Let's just be in vain you came far away from Egypt directly here" said Bilal who made Azhar chuckle.
"Yes, Om. Sure"
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Elin tells Nasha that she is going home to her grandmother's village. Calculate want to vacation because it has been a long time he did not visit there. And Nasha was very enthusiastic about coming along.
"Are you serious?" elin and Nasha asked immediately nodded many times.
"How long?" ask Nasha later.
"Weekly anyway"
"Lumayan. I'm so sad again, Lin. Want refreshing, and a village is the best refreshing place. The air is fresh, there must be a lot of trees and green rice fields, flowing rivers... Hmmmm. It must be very fun and soothing" said Nasha who looks impatient to go there.
"Yes, tomorrow we leave. But will you be allowed to do it with your Papa Mama?"
"I'll ask Harry for help to persuade them. May I be loved, for I am so sad"
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Tbc...