Visiting Even Proposed
When Zia was busy doing her homework in semester 5, suddenly Zia's cell phone rang indicating an incoming call.
"Hello, assalamualaikum ma'am, did you really call me late at night?" said Zya while looking at the clock which showed 22.00 WIB.
"Honey, tomorrow you are going home to grandma's house, right, tomorrow is Saturday you are off, sorry for your own grandmother, your aunt said you were going to her mother-in-law's house." Sonia said.
"Oh yeah, tomorrow's grandma's house, I think Mom and Dad also want to come here... hehehehe." Said Zia hopefully.
"Yes Mom and Dad will go to Lampung later when you will graduate my daughter, now your father is busy taking care of the company and Mother can't go there alone, because your father definitely doesn't want to be far from Mother," said Mrs. Zia.
"Yes, as long as Mom and Dad are healthy there. Zia is already sleepy." Zia said while holding back her tears, actually Zia really misses her parents to be touched but doesn't like to look crybaby.
"Yes.... Assalamu'alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, father and mother, take care of yourself there". Zia's mother said then she hung up the phone, Zia's mother knew that if she continued to cry, her mother would complain and cry and want to go home.
"Waalaikumussalam warahmatullahi wabarakatuh". Zia said then tears welled up on her cheeks, Zia cried silently.
"Oh, sis Zya. Why are you crying, is someone sick?" Sasya said that the family just came from the bathroom.
"It's okay, my little sister just misses mom and dad." Zia said hoarsely.
"Don't cry sis... if you miss, call again...". sasya said.
"Oh yes, tomorrow is little sister. The day I want to go to grandma's house to accompany her because my aunt is staying at her mother-in-law's house," Zya said after wiping her tears.
"Well, I'm alone, but it's okay if you want to go to your grandmother's place, maybe your longing for your parents can be reduced, besides that Mbak Eka is at the boarding house, I won't be lonely… hehehe." said Sasya.
"Yes little sister, tomorrow morning I'll just leave, the day after tomorrow I'll be back here again, I'll just bring some snacks." Zya said with a smile.
"Okay, now go to sleep so you don't wake up late tomorrow."
"Hemmmm, said Zya who started to close her eyes after reading the prayer before going to bed, then they fell asleep.
It doesn't feel like Zia has only a few semesters left and will soon be holding a bachelor's degree in social science, God willing, nothing is impossible.
"Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh... grandmother..., grandmother at home?, said Zia calling her grandmother from outside the house.
"Waalaikumussalam warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, O Allah, my grandson Zia is here at last, come on in, son." Said Mother Zia's biological mother with a sweet smile.
"Grandma is healthy as long as Zia is busy studying, Zia rarely plays here, forgive Zia Grandma, Grandma is harvesting fruit, right?" Zia said as she looked at the ripe bananas and papayas under the table.
"It's okay, my grandson, study diligently. It's from the garden yesterday, if you want you can eat it but tonight you have to, grandma introduce your grandmother's best friend and also your late grandfather's friend, they came here for a friendly night," said Grandma.
"Okay, grandma, what's the one who doesn't want to make grandma, oh yeah, I bought grandmother sapodilla Ama pears, now bananas and papayas are for me..." Zia said smiling widely because she got her favorite fruit.
"Yes, put the bag in the room first, wash your hands before eating Zia." said the grandmother advised.
"Okay grandma...". said Zia walking towards the room putting down the bag and then eating the fruit after washing it while washing hands.
That night, Zia read the Qur'an after performing the Maghrib prayer, then sat down to play with her cellphone making WhatsApp and Facebook.
"Zia, I think there is a guest outside, please open the door Cuk." Grandma said while smiling at Zia, Grandma was keeping quite a lot of dinner dishes maybe because there were guests.
Zia immediately walked to the door and opened the door.
"Assalamualaikum", said the couple who looked the same age as Zia's grandmother.
"Waalaikumussalam, please come in," said Zia, smiling a little awkwardly.
Then Zia and the guest entered the house
"You've come, how come it's just the two of you?" Zia's grandmother asked the couple.
"Oh yeah, I forgot, Muzza, Nerima again called outside, we just stayed, grandpa...," said the woman of Zya's grandmother's age, to which her husband nodded.
"That kid is too busy taking care of the company, to forget our purpose here." said the old man who was the woman's husband.
"Oh yes, this introduction is my grandson Zia, and Zia is Adam's grandfather and Sia's grandmother, they are grandmother's friends, let's go Zia saliman first... son." said Zia's grandmother introducing them.
Then Zia kissed her grandmother's friend's hand politely in turn with care.
"Wow, Zia is beautiful and polite, isn't she?" said Grandma Sia.
Meanwhile, Grandpa Adam only responded by responding with a smile... a sincere smile at his wife was a sign of agreement.
"Zia, please come out and bring in your grandma's best friend's grandson, I'm afraid he'll get lost." said grandmother Zia
"Yes grandma". said Zia then walked outside looking for someone.
"Why isn't it there, or maybe it's... there this time." said Kezia, then turned to see someone under the guava tree next to her grandmother's house.
"Sorry, sir, the grandson of Adam's grandfather and Sia's grandmother, huh?" said Zia asked the man who looked tall and was waiting for her.
"Yes, you...," said the man as he turned around and automatically faced Zia.
Zia was nervous because the man was her lecturer.
"Sorry sir. Grandma is waiting for you inside, come on please come in." said Zia walking in front of the lecturer, and the man followed Zia into the house.
"Assalamuaikum" the man said before entering.
"Waalaikumussalam warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, please sit down, son." said grandmother Zia kindly.
"Let's have dinner, everyone is here, please eat." said Zahra's grandmother who was Zia's grandmother.
"Yeah come on, like your dish looks really good like it used to be." said Grandma Sia.
"You could have." said Zahra's grandmother with a small smile.
After dinner they talked about serious things.
"So our arrival here is not only to stay in touch, but also to propose to your grandson Kezia Ananda for my grandson Muzzamil Latif," said Adam's grandfather in a serious tone.
Zia, of course, was surprised, openly, from yesterday's story, Mr. Latif already had a fiancé, but Zia just felt confused, looking at her grandmother as if to say 'is this serious?'
"Zia, your grandfather has made an agreement first, he will match your mother with grandmother's best friend's child but your mother already loves your father, so now you have to marry the grandson of Adam's grandfather, you must understand, that this is a will before your grandfather died who wanted to This bond of friendship becomes stronger by marrying you two, you are also single." Grandma Zia said casually but seriously.
"But Grandma .....," said Zia cut off.
"Zia doesn't love grandma?" said Zahra's grandmother.
"Of course Zia really loves grandma." Zia said.
"Sorry, let me talk to Kezia for 15 minutes". Latif said.
"He spoke well." Adam's grandfather represented.
Sia's grandmother and Zahra's grandmother only responded by nodding their heads.
Then Zia and Muzza talked on the bench in front of Zia's grandmother's house.
"Why didn't you tell me that you already had a fiancé?" said Zia, who was lazy to linger.
"I'm not engaged yet and I'm about to be engaged to you, I didn't even know that the person I was going to set up with was you." the man said flatly.
"Okay, then why don't you just refuse this matchmaking?" said Zia who did not agree with this matchmaking.
"Of course I respect them, and I don't want my Grandma to have a heart attack because of my refusal, we can pretend to have this ridiculous arranged marriage and
I'll pay for it later when the time is right." said the man holding a toy dean's tie.
"Father Lecturer, I only want to get married or be engaged once in my life. This is not a toy." said Zia annoyed then went inside.
After Zia and Muzza sat in their respective seats.
"How Kezia is the proposal for my grandson accepted?" Adam's grandfather said.
"Yes," Zia answered wearily, but still smiled at her grandmother.
Zia was forced to accept the proposal because she remembered that her grandmother had a stroke, which could be dangerous. Her condition would be later if you were shocked.
It was this unique girl who was in Muzza's mind after arguing a little about the woman's refusal, Muzza ended up being accepted, it turns out that even Muzza Latif was still amazed and surprised by this petite woman.