Cinderella

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“An arranged marriage?”

“Errr… kinda?” Salah ke?

Uncle Ben kat sebelah buat muka berkerut. “Have you ever fallen in love before?”

“Frankly speking, yes.” Wan mengekalkan senyum pada bibir.

“Why didn’t you marry the one you love?”

“Well…err.. I’m afraid she’s just not the best for me.”

“How could you be so sure about that?”

Musyawarah?? Istikharah?? ”I’m afraid I would love her beauty more than what I love within her.”

“Hmm..so, you’re telling me that your wife now is the best for you? How could you be sure about that? You didn’t even know her before your marriage. You’ve never met her until your wedding day.”

“You know the story of Cinderella and her glass shoes?” 

“Of course I do.”

“Well, my story is almost the same as Cinderella’s story, except for the royal ball and the dance. I sought for a girl who fits my glass shoes.”

“Err… you had that glass shoes with you?” Uncle Ben menambah kerutan pada dahi.

“Haha. What I mean by the glass shoes is the standards that I put in order to seek for a wife. Then, I ‘ordered’ a friend to seek for my Cinderella.”

“What if your friend had cheated you?”

“I have faith in my friend. Husnudzhon.”

“Husnu..what?”

“I mean, positive thinking.”

“So, what are your ‘glass shoes’?”

“Someone who can accept me the way I am no matter what.” "And someone who can remind me of Him." Always.

“What? Only that?”

Wan angguk.

“You married her just because she fits your glass shoes? You didn't even know her that well."

Wan angguk lagi. “I know her more than enough through my friend.”

“But still, you’ve never even met her.”

Sekali lagi, Wan mengukir senyum kepada Uncle Ben. “If Prince Charming was able to fall in love with his Cinderella although he barely knew her, why couldn’t I?”

“But Prince Charming fell in love with Cinderella’s beauty.”

“And I fell in love with the beauty within her.” Senyum masih lagi tidak lekang pada bibir Wan.

Jeda menyapa perbualan tersebut. Seketika, Uncle Ben menarik senyum tanda bersetuju sambil mengangguk-angguk kecil. Wan membalas senyuman sambil mengalih pandang kepada Mira yang sedang mendekati mereka dengan Vanilla’s Got Nuts di tangan. Uncle Ben turut mengalih pandang pada arah yang sama.

“Oh uncle, this is my ‘Cinderella’.” Wan memperkenalkan sebaik Mira melabuhkan sila atas park bench tersebut.

“I can see the resemblance.” Uncle Ben sekadar menarik senyum menyapa.

“Ha! Ngumpat Mira la tu!” Mira menarik muncung.

“Ala, kat bang tak beli.”

“Beli sendiri la.” Mira menggigit kon aiskrim.

Wan pula yang menarik muncung buat gaya merajuk.

“Alololo…,” Mira menyuakan aiskrim dekat ke mulut Wan.

Wan mengigit pada tempat yang baru sahaja digigit pada Mira.

”Isshh, ngada!” Mira menarik pangkal hidung Wan.

Uncle Ben yang melirik tingkah kedua suami isteri itu ketawa kecil. “Love really is something.”

“Ha??” serentak Mira dengan Wan menoleh kepada Uncle Ben.

“I guess, fairytales do come true.” Uncle Ben menyambung lagi.

Aritu, saya ada chat dengan kawan kat Rusia. Dia pernah ditanya oleh non-muslim tentang hijab. Rasa respect yang menggunung sebab teringat Hlovate’s 5 Tahun 5 Bulan bila Jo kena tanya pasal hijab too. 5 Tahun 5 Bulan in real life!

Tapi, when viewing from another perspective, kita dapat tengok, ramai lagi kat luar sana yang masih belum faham pelaksanaan Islam. Hijab, solat, puasa, jihad, and also arranged marriage(baitul muslim). Bila fikir balik, terlaksanakah Shahadatul Haq kita?

“I think, we really should be going now Uncle.” Wan meminta diri seraya bangun dari park bench tersebut. Mira mengikut.

Uncle Ben sekadar mengangguk.

“Err son..” Uncle Ben memanggil setelah Wan dan Mira mengorak beberapa langkah meninggalkan Uncle Ben.

“If you don’t mind, I would like to ask you about…

L_ve won't become complete without it's 'O'. 'Onesty. Eheh!

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