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Author pov After the Maghrib prayer, Layla went downstairs by wearing a robe and wearing a thin make-up. Actually he wondered why his mother told him to dress up. But Layla did what her mother ordered because Layla was an obedient child and her parents also always supported what Layla wanted. After arriving near the dining table, Layla frowned in confusion, her mother was preparing food, the food that made her confused was not because her mother prepared food but why there was so much food when only three of them ate. for what? thought Layla. "What's going on, why do you cook so much?" Layla asked her mother "There's a friend of Mamah who is going to have dinner together" Mom answered "Oh" Layla just had fun while sitting on a chair at the dining table, without asking her parents' friends who were ready to come. Not long after, the doorbell rang. ting tong "I think it's arrived" said the mother as she walked away to open the door for guests with enthusiasm. While Layla was busy with her snack of cassava chips while playing on her smart phone at the dinner table, not long after her father joined her sitting at the dining table. "Has the guest arrived?" said the father. "It's already rich" Layla replied while looking at her father at a glance and returned to focusing on snacks and her cellphone. After hearing his mother's boisterous voice and the steps of people like to go to a place to eat. Layla hastily put away her cellphone and closed the jar of cassava chips that she was eating. Save it back to where it was. That's how Layla always likes to be in front of her parents, sometimes she's always spoiled for her parents, even though she's already three years old and somehow forgot or what if she was married. "Assalamualaikum" said the people who came Layla averted her eyes from the cassava chips that were still waving asking to be eaten, but Layla was of course prestige to eat the chips again because there were guests from her parents, Layla saw her mother coming with her guests, after answering greetings and meet a middle-aged couple. guests of her parents and a daughter in her mother's arms. "Where's the abbot, sis?" my mother asked Aunt Aminah, the mother of Abbas. "Well that's like the abbot who pressed the bell" said Aunt Aminah "Then you open the door," said the mother "Yes ma'am" Layla answered as she stood up and walked towards the main door. "Assalamualaikum" greetings from the people outside, from the deep voice Layla could guess that he must be the abbot. "Wa'alaikumsalam" as Layla opened the door. "Mas Abbas, please come in," said Layla "Thank you," said Abbas, smiling faintly at Layla. Layla I returned the abbot's smile and walked first, followed by the abbot. "Assalamualaikum" said the abbot when we arrived at the dining room "Wa'alaikumsalam" We answered in unison "Please sit down na abbas" said the father "Thank you. Sorry I'm late, I had some business" said the abbot "It's okay na abbas, we understand, son, abbot, people are busy, yes, please enjoy the dish, sorry, it's only like this," said dad "In fact, we are the ones who apologize for causing trouble," said Mrs Aminah "Oh my gosh, it's been a long time since we've eaten together like this, sis. When we roam, we're actually happy," said Nina's mother, Layla's mother. And that's how long friends don't see. parents talk about being lazy here and there until the price of basic necessities, the price of robes, even on sale like in the market, don't miss talking about soap operas that are hits. Meanwhile, Layla, Abbas and Aqila are only listeners. Until dinner. all gathered in the living room. Actually Layla wants to go straight to her room, it's not good to gather with her parents' guests But seeing Aqila who kept sticking to her, Layla failed to go to her room, and chose to join her family and the Abbas family. Moreover, seeing Aqila's behavior and clotehan makes Layla exasperated. It's a shame to miss seeing Aqila's cuteness according to him, especially Layla who hopes to have children, seven years of marriage and never having children makes her love children very much. Moreover, perhaps because he often interacts with children due to the demands of work, Layla quickly becomes familiar with children, including Aqila who seems to be comfortable close to Layla. "So our arrival here is not only to stay in touch, we also intend to propose to layla for our son's abbot," said the father of the abbot calmly. deg The atmosphere became tense maybe just for Layla because Layla's parents, Abbas's parents, including Abbas, were smiling at Layla. Layla who was focused on Aqila immediately saw everyone. "I am very grateful to the family of son Abbas, with good intentions to propose to my daughter, but all decisions are in my daughter's hands so I leave all decisions to her," said the wise father. Just this morning, his mother said that if there was a good intention from the abbot to apply for layla to be the wife of the abbot, layla had to accept it. This must have been planned" thought layla. Layla looked at everyone in the living room who was looking at her expectantly, and finally Layla looked at the abbot who was also looking at her with a smile, seeing the abbot smiling at her made her smile and subconsciously use her head. All of them said in unison "WL " Layla realized what she was doing why everyone seemed happy and grateful. After that the parents discussed when the wedding ceremony would be held. To be honest, Layla is still traumatized by marriage. Seven years of marriage ended with the judge's hammer knocking him doubting but seeing the happiness of his parents made him think how could he destroy the feelings of his parents' happiness. Layla realized she was nodding her head after seeing the abbot smiling at her made Layla not think. "What am I doing?" he said to himself
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