The Estuary of Zalina Love
Chapter 16 The match

After three days of Zalina helping out in the ER, she now returns to the nursery. To where he worked. Today he who happens to be the morning shift is always eager to do his job. Zalina will also start her first professional college today. Thankful Zalina for her lectures which are now conducted online. Lessons that are not too time-forsed that must go back and forth to campus. After she returned to work, Zalina immediately cleaned herself up and prepared herself to attend the lecture online this afternoon.

Zalina followed the lecture with a sergeant aka seriously relaxed. Almost an hour and a half of the lecture took place and was completed before the Maghrib prayer. Done online Zalina perform Maghrib prayer and after that she went out of the room to have dinner with Nema.

"Are you ready for online college, son?" ask Nema.

"It was Nema, just before maghrib was gone."

"Then let's eat, o yes Nema forgot, then Asih said Thank you so much for the parcels and envelopes you gave her, she likes he said. He wants to say it straight away but it's been a few days since you left before he came and went home after he finished work" Nema said.

"Yes Nema, nothing, Alhamdulillah if mbak Asih likes, hopefully useful for mbak Asih," said Zalina.

"Aamiin, o yes son. Aldo boy how are you?"

"Hmmm .. do not know also Nema, Zalina last communication with brother Aldo when he came here at that time," said Zalina. "What happened to Nema?"

"Oh .. nothing, tomorrow Nema will sign with Oma Aldo. Nema wants to take you, but you're still working tomorrow, right?" ask Nema.

"Yes Nema, tomorrow Zalina is still working, the day after InsyaAllah holiday. Sorry yes Nema, Zalina can not nemenin Nema," said Zalina with regret.

"It's okay, son, another chance you can meet Nema. Now let's eat from the past kasian nih food so the audience, we're busy chatting but he was taken," said Nema joking.

"It could be Nema mah .. yuk if we eat it! worms in Zalina's stomach have started to disco also Nema," said Zalina who was greeted with laughter by Nema.

The two of them ate voraciously without much talk. Finish eating Zalina meNemani Nema sitting in the family room while enjoying her favorite TV show Nemanya.

"By the way, Nema's beautiful granddaughter has no chat yet? yesterday he said he wanted to focus on college first, now his lecture was already done even already work too. So when is the partner known to Nema," said Nema open their chat.

"Ehmmm ... Nema has no patience for Zalina to leave here, yes" said Zalina with a drama pretending to sulk.

"Eeiitt .. who said that. Isn't Nema just a nanya? Even if you want to stay here after marriage Nema is happy Nak as long as your husband is ridho Nak. Nema just wants to see you happy and someone takes care of you if later Nema already gat can take care of you again" said Nema.

"Neee .. maa .., don't say that. Zalina believes Nema will live a long life and see Zalina has many children" said Zalina while hugging Nema. " If with Zalina married one of the things that make Nema happy, then Nema prayed Zalina soon meet Zalina's soul mate, who can make Zalina comfortable and confident that she is able to become Zalina's priest," zalina said with complete confidence.

"Good God, son, you made Nema moved. God knows what is best for you, son. Nema's prayer is always for you" said Nema hugging Zalina and rubbing her head. "Nema believes that God has prepared the best for you, that someone will come at the right time according to God" said Nema.

"Amijin ... "

"Yes now we have a break, yes, you have worked and studied also earlier, surely besides being tired of energy also tired of thinking about learning.

"Okay Nema, my dear, happy beautiful bobok, Zalina dear Nema," said Zalina as she kissed Nema's cheek and passed into the room.

Give him a life partner who truly loves himself, O God, who fills his heart, who can eliminate the loneliness he felt from childhood, O God. Even though I loved him and accompanied him from childhood, it did not make him happy. He is a good boy, you know. Please grant my prayers O God, Aamiin." Nema's mind while looking at Zalina who passed into her room.

The next morning just like the previous days Zalina went to the hospital and did her job optimistically. While in another place where Nema came to the house of Oma Aldo, After a long time they did not meet Finally today can gather and chat again with Oma Aldo.

"How's Zalina doing, Ratih? your grandson must have grown into a beautiful and proud girl. I know even though he was raised without his parents but he was raised by a great and strong woman like you. If only Zalina and my granddaughter Aldo could be a match, maybe our friendship will be eternal, but back again we all return to our grandchildren, each of us, we cannot also force their will and the soul mate is already the rule of the almighty. Even though we impose our will, but if the almighty does not approve it still does not match," said Ratih Oma Aldo.

"You're right Ningrum, I honestly like Aldo a lot and want him to be able to make my granddaughter-in-law but so far I've seen Zalina just think of him as a big brother or rather he thinks of her as his best friend, I don't know in the future if they are fooled Alhamdulillah otherwise that's not why the most important even though they are not our match still as ready as we are to keep our relationship with our friendship and forever like this" said Nema Zalina.

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Elsewhere at the hospital Zalina who just finished lunch received a call from Miss her best friend.

"You Why did Rin, did something happen?"

"I want to confide in you, let's meet," said Miss still with whining.

"Tomorrow can't be beb, really urgent huh? I had an online lecture on Rin this afternoon. If tomorrow I have a day off from work and college, so I can be with you all day" said Zalina.

"Yes Lin is okay tomorrow, not the urgent really I just want to confide in ordinary course," said Miss.

"It's really okay Rin, I'm sorry I can't today" said Zalina.

"It's really okay Zalina baby. Anyway, if this afternoon is not very good just for a moment also with you, not satisfied we chat," said Miss. "Okay, I'll see you tomorrow Zalina, see you Ijal kuu ...."

"See you too."

Zalina then continued her work until it did not feel her home hour had arrived Zalina immediately packed her bag and prepared to go home. Arriving at home Zalina immediately cleaned herself to prepare for online lectures. Until the night came his online lecture finished Zalina immediately rested her body.

As per her promise to Miss yesterday, Zalina will meet Miss today at their usual place to meet at their favorite cafe. the arrival of Zalina in the cafe was already welcomed by longing who had first arrived at the Cafe.

"Olderly yes Rin, Sorry yes Beb had business first to the Nema store," said Zalina.

"Not so Lin, I also just arrived, Yuk we order food, you want to eat anything or I pesenin as usual, yes," said Miss.

"She was as usual."

Then I ordered food and drinks for both of them.

"So you want to confide in what is so sad that it sounds yesterday makes me worried to know no" said Zalina

"Hehehe, sorry .. Actually I want to be betrothed to Mama I Lin, I don't want to be this time Siti Nurbaya, the age of being fooled like I don't do any good I don't want Lin," said Miss.

"It's okay also when you know who wants to be betrothed the same you fit your taste is seen also has not refused it."

"You're sickening meh, belain I'm in the yesteryear 2023 gini is still betrothed," said Rindu ngambek. I still want Lin's job, I don't want to get married."

"Yes I understand what you feel I mean, your mother is not likely to want to mate you with just anyone, she would want the best for her daughter. If you want to accept it first. I mean I say same Mama you guys just get acquainted first if there is a match later on continued to the match but if it does not match Mama you can not make you," said Zalina.

"My best friend if you talk smart Eh not ding emang really smart but if your turn in my position how, you want not to marry quickly," said Miss.

"Actually Nema also wants me to get married soon but I only ask Nema to pray that I can get a partner who does make me comfortable or a partner who can really be my Imam. I want to get married only once Rin, I don't want my kids to feel what I feel Rin, she said, I want to marry a man who can really complete all my shortcomings and I can complete all the shortcomings indeed no one is perfect in this world precisely because of the shortcomings of our partner that we have to dare to love her Yes the point that my partner will have to love my shortcomings and I was the opposite," said Zalina.

"What matters now is that you don't have to fight Whatever is said by Mama you remember Emang you want to be a child of the ungodly right, you're lucky there's your mom and dad beside you, with them thinking of matching you like now I'm sure it's a form of their affection for you. They feel like experienced parents and they feel they know what is best for their daughter. Yes like I said you just walk first if later it does not match You talk well with your mother. God willing, they will understand that they will not be able to sacrifice their daughter's feelings for their own selfishness" Zalina said.

"Hmmm .. You if you give advice already like ustadzah know not, immediately want to repent I will be," said Miss. "But you really if I keep fighting Mama I'm adamant with my opinion rejecting this Matchmaking is not necessarily my decision is the right decision. Alright for now I will follow what you suggest I will talk to mama first and say that I will start this Matchmaking with an introduction in advance if there is a new match continued with matchmaking, okay fine .. "say Miss.

"Naaahhh .. gituuu donk, don't worry about bestie anymore" said Zalina played both eyebrows.

"Maacih bestie, may we both get a partner who really loves us and understands us yes beb," said Miss.

"Aamiin .., now we eat first, we continue shopping how," said Zalina.

" Okayyy" said Miss lifting her two thumbs up.