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5 Years later..
A girl in a black niqab was seen riding a white horse with a bow in her hand. The horse was running so fast, the girl lifted her bow and tried to aim it toward the balloon that was her target.
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One single attack directly hit the target, the girl smiled widely behind her niqab. The horse stopped running, and the girl got down and stroked her horse's head.
"Ukhti Daily!" Called a girl from behind, the girl called Daily immediately turned around with a frown behind her veil.
"Assalamualaikum warahmatulahi wabarakatuhu, ukhti Daily," said the girl â Yuna.
"Waalaikumsalam warahmatulahi wabarakatuhu, my name is Zaily, not Daily," replied the girl â Zaily.
"Yes-yes, besides, there's no difference," said Yuna.
"Ih! Of course, it's different, D and Z are different, d-i-f-f-e-r-e-n-t, different," replied Zaily.
"Yes-yes, oh yes, have you finished packing? Today you are returning to Indonesia, right?" asked Yuna.
Yes, today Zaily would return to Indonesia after her graduation one week ago. Zaily's parents, Adiba's parents, and Adiba came, but they went home earlier because Zaily still had to take care of something in Egypt.
They did not wait for Zaily because at that time there was a problem in the company, so Zaily asked them to return first. No need to wait for her.
But even so, Zaily once again missed Abah Harif, Umma Naira, Abi Daffa, Umi Hana, and Adiba.
"Yes, I already finished packing last night," replied Zaily.
The girl nodded, Zaily turned again to face her beloved horse, then stroked it lovingly and also kissed it.
"Bulan, Bulan take care of yourself, okay? Zai will surely miss Bulan," said Zaily to her horse.
Zaily reached for her phone in her jacket pocket and took pictures with her white horse. Zaily took pictures with Bulan for a very long time, until the girl who was waiting for her became sleepy because boredom filled her.
"Let's go, I'm done," said Zaily.
"Let's go," replied Yuna.
The two of them then walked together, as for Bulan, Zaily had already returned her to the stable. On the way, Zaily looked at the girl beside her, then said,
"I entrust Bulan to you, okay," said Zaily with eyes slightly teary.
Yuna immediately looked at Zaily too, and asked, "Do you love Bulan that much?" she asked, nodded at by Zaily.
"Don't worry, I will take care of her, later I will send Bulan's activities every day, we can also video call later," said Yuna.
"Syukron ukhti," said Zaily.
"Na'am ti," replied Yuna.
Shortly after, Zaily had already said goodbye to all the ustadzah, ustadz, and other female students. Zaily then headed to the airport escorted by a car from Al-Azhar.
Not long after, Zaily arrived, Zaily kept waiting patiently. She really missed her parents, Adiba's parents, and also Adiba. She also could not wait to meet the man who promised to marry her after she returned.
Shortly after, the flight to Indonesia took place. Inside the plane, Zaily kept looking out the window. She really missed them.
"Good afternoon passengers, we will soon land at Adi Soemarmo International Airport."
The flight attendant's words made Zaily cry, finally, finally, the time she had been waiting for had arrived.
When the plane had landed, Zaily immediately got down quickly and took her belongings. Even though it took a little long because of the queue, Zaily kept waiting patiently.
After getting her belongings, she immediately went out, looking right and left to find the whereabouts of her parents and also Adiba.
"Zaily!"
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Hearing that voice, Zaily cried again and turned to the right, where her parents, Adiba's parents, and Adiba were walking toward them.
Zaily walked quickly toward them, when she was close, Zaily immediately hugged her parents and cried.
"Abah, Umma, Zai missed you so much," said Zaily in between her cries.
"Abah and Umma missed you too, dear," replied Abah Halif on behalf.
After hugging her parents, Zaily hugged Hana, while with Daffa, Zaily only clasped both hands.
Zaily then looked at Adiba whose eyes were already red from crying. Zaily immediately hugged Adiba, making the girl cry even more.
"Ih, still a crybaby," teased Zaily.
"Shut up," said Adiba, making Zaily, Abah Harif, Umma Naira, Abi Daffa, and Umi Hana laugh.
After the hugging session, they then returned to Zaily's house. The whole day they spent time together at home.
From cooking, eating, and telling many stories. During the time Zaily was not here and during the time Zaily was in Cairo, Egypt.
"Zai, you are so happy, but I don't know, after you know this news, will you still be happy or not," thought Adiba while looking at Zaily.
Daffa, who saw his daughter keep looking at Zaily with a sad gaze, also understood what Adiba was thinking, Daffa did not know what to say, he could only gently pat his daughter's back to give a feeling of calm.
They spent the night together, until 10:30 p.m., they did not stay up late because they would wake up for tahajjud.
They returned to their respective rooms, Zaily and Adiba slept together, Zaily had already entered the dream world, while Adiba was still awake, Adiba recalled the incident three weeks ago.
Flashback on..
At the residence of Abi Daffa's family, Abi Daffa, Umi Hana, and Adiba were gathering in the family room because of Abi Daffa's request to discuss something important.
"Diba, sorry Abi and Umi just told you this now, because Abi was looking for the right time, and Abi feels now is the right time," said Abi Daffa.
"What if, you get married because of an arranged marriage, is that okay, dear?" asked Daffa.
"An arranged marriage? It's okay, Bi," replied Adiba, making Abi Daffa and Umi Hana smile.
"Okay, so, this arranged marriage is an inheritance from the late grandfather and late grandmother and that boy, they promised to marry you both when Umi and the boy's mother were both pregnant," said Umi Hana, nodded at by Adiba.
"Your late grandfather and late grandmother were friends with his late grandfather and late grandmother," added Hana, again nodded at by Adiba.
"You have already met, you were even in the same school during high school, he was the same year as you," said Abi Daffa, making Adiba frown.
"He loves Zaily, and so does Zaily," added Abi Daffa, making Adiba widen her eyes in shock.
"Rafka? Bi? Are you serious? I don't want to, Bi, he and Zaily have already promised to marry after Zaily returns, how will Zaily feel later, Bi? And what will Umma Naira and Abah Harif say? Adiba doesn't want to," said Adiba.
"You can't refuse, dear, Rafka has also agreed, about Umma Naira and Abah Harif, they also agreed, and about Zaily⊠You can talk nicely with Zaily, Abi and Umi believe you can," replied Harif.
"Can't it be canceled, Bi?" asked Adiba.
"Even if it could, Abi would have canceled it when Abi knew that he already had a promise with Zaily, when Abi and Umi went to his house yesterday, but unfortunately it can't, because the promise of the late grandfather and late grandmother is on a stamped paper and has been signed," replied Harif. Immediately Adiba lowered her head.
Hana sat beside Adiba and hugged Adiba, Abi Daffa continued, "It's indeed heavy, but that is fate,"
Flashback off..
Adiba took a deep breath remembering it all, Zaily's gentle face made Adiba's tears flow. Adiba thought, "I hope later you won't hate me, Zai," thought Adiba. Then she followed into the dream world.
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