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Past Times

About a month and a half Ilham and his wife live in the village, they deliberately took a teaching leave for several months because indeed since they were married they had not taken their leave.

"Son, how long have you been away?. asked Sarah's grandmother to her son Ilham.

"I take 2 months off Ma'am, yaah mumpung no time so Inspiration all take 2 months off because it is fitting Ilham married not take leave".

"Ooh so you're here not long ago well, because it's been a month and a half you're here".

"Iyya Ma'am, but inshaa Allah Ilham will often return home. Inspiration will try to go home at least once every 2 years, so that we celebrate Lebaran alternately, this year at the mother's house, means next year at the house of the mother-in-law".

"That's it?, huh. I can only doain hope you're okay while you're there"

Indeed, the time off when married deliberately not taken because om Ilham want to use to return to his hometown which has been about 3 years he never returned home for reasons of the cost that was still very difficult. When Ilham got married, none of the groom's family came.

Because people in the village at that time thought it was better the round trip ticket money was used for the reception there. More useful. Lagian there is also a teacher from om Ilham who has been considered as his parents and there om Ilham is considered as a child. She was the one who replaced Sarah's grandmother.

They can only pray that the event can be carried out properly and there are no obstacles whatsoever.

And at that time no one has as sophisticated hp now that can communicate through video calls, only when they come to the new village can they meet and see firsthand his daughter-in-law.

They go home for a vacation, enjoy the honeymoon, and want to pick up Salsa. Salsa was very worried and afraid and was not ready far from her parents and little sister. Salsa was not satisfied playing with her sister.

Salsa is still very eager to enjoy and feel happy to have a sister who is very much in wait all this time. But all of that must be taken away by the wishes of his parents who want him to go to school in Sulawesi.

Today is the day of Eid al-Adha, Salsa and her two friends come to visit the home of the teachers and also their neighbors. Starting from the nearest neighbor, none of the houses they passed.

They are enjoying the eid right now because Salsa and her two best friends think, not necessarily in the years that follow they will do it together.

They were making great use of the time together at that time. They also do not forget to come to the house ifa teacher taught him who had patiently guided and taught them to teach until they can read like today.

They don't forget to thank all their teachers for being without them, maybe Salsa would not be as smart and possible without them salsa and also his friends can not enjoy the beautiful togetherness they feel today.

"Salsa, are you really going to go to school in Sulawesi?"

Such was the question that Salsa heard almost in every house they went to, especially ifa ustadzah who asked Salsa the same thing.

"Yes, uh, uh." Answer Salsa briefly.

"When are you going there? This lebaran?" Research the Ifa.

"Inshaa Allah, he said about a week after Lebaran, if there is no obstacle". Salsa felt a little sad because after this he would not feel the beauty of silaturrahmi to every house when Lebaran.

"Aamiin, thank you so much for praying ustadzah, inshaa Allah Salsa will try to make the parents happy and make the teachers proud of Salsa".

"Aamiinu. Yes, you have eaten the cake first, the cake made ustadzah not much, ala rate aja yes". Ustadzah Ifa offered his cake.

After from the house of Ifa Salsa and her two friends still continue their walk to the homes of other teachers. When in the middle of the road they meet with friends or sisters who are also friends and if the goal is the same then they will go together.

"Zahra, Difa, so where are you going?. So don't you go downstairs?"

"Inshaa Allah Sa, but do not know my new mother or not?". Answer Difa

Because Difa is the oldest daughter so sometimes the parents of Difa still feel afraid to send Difa away. Difa has an older brother who is 2 years above Difa.

While Zahra is the second child of 2 brothers, her sister, age 3 years above Zahra.

Only Salsa does not have a sister, but she remains grateful because she is still given a cute sister Fawwaz.

After the Adzan Dzuhur reverberated, they prayed first, after which the three of them still remained the spirit of friendship. I don't know how many houses they visited today. Anyway one day full time they used to go for a walk with his best friend.

A few days later, it was time for Salsa to leave. Her mother prepared all Salsa's needs and put her in a suitcase.

Actually Fitri's mother was also very sad because she would be abandoned by her son, but she had to look strong and happy because her son with great difficulty they persuaded Salsa to want to go to school in Sulawesi.

Unlike the character of his father who still looks very calm even though his first child will go far, because indeed Salsa's father always advised 'if you want to succeed do not take responsibility, do not bear it, go to school far away so you don't always remember coming home and you can be successful'. That's the phrase from Salsa's father that makes Salsa strong to go through all this.

As they say goodbye, the tears that Salsa and her mother shed are very tight and Fawwaz remains in her arms.

Salsa hugged her mother and sister.

As Salsa walked her sister also cried, either because she knew that her brother was going far away or Fawwaz cried because he saw his mother and brother crying. No one could decipher Fawwaz's cries back then.

When Salsa saw her crying sister she came back and ran to hug and kiss her.

Salsa never thought that he would feel the beauty of having a sister and playing with her, but the feeling was only felt for about two years.

Salsa got into the car and waved her hand.

Her hands and her mother's cries were still visible far away. Salsa was escorted by her father to the port.

His mother did not come because in his house there is still much to do, he also can not travel far because often drunk travel, he also can not travel, moreover, he could not bear to bring Fawwaz because considering he was still very small.