A DEEP WOUND

Cafe

 

[Senja can come and go with a matter of time. However, my sense of longing is not like twilight. Unless my sense of longing remains for you, Manda. And every day I feel it.

Even though we're in a cottage. We cannot meet and meet face to face. That's what makes me tired of feeling homesick. Because circumstances are not possible. Ana can only pray that God will unite us soon. Ana can't wait to quickly question the anti.

Sorry, yes, ana just now sent a letter to anti. Remember that! keep health.

 

Oh yeah, tomorrow we'll pick up Era's deck at the airport. Anti would not join Salsa to nemenin on the road. Later ana the mintain anti permission same Ustazah. If you can, please reply to this letter. Assalamu'alaikum warahmatullahi wabarokatuh.]

I folded back the letter from Ustaz Aris. Deck Era? which he called by the letter. Who is Deck Era? His girlfriend? Aahhhh .. is impossible! my mind was always ugly to Ustaz Aris.

 

I was so curious. Who exactly is Era? Out of curiosity. I'm trying to find Salsa. Maybe he knows who Deck Era called by Ustaz Aris.

I'm looking for Salsa in class. Maybe he was sitting\-sitting with other santriwati. And it turned out that yes, I saw Salsa sitting with the other santriwati. I quickly called him.

 

"What's up, Da?"

"So you want something just as antum."

I pulled Salsa's hand in search of a quiet place to get her to speak with four eyes.

"Antum wants what, Da? Have you read the letter from Ustaz Aris?"

"Yes. It's been. That's why, ana wants it."

 

I decided to take Salsa under a big tree. I don't know the name of the tree.

 

"Anti many stale bases! So what do you want?

"Who Deck Era. Ustaz Aris wrote in this letter. Does antum know?"

"Dec Era? Meaning antum?"

"Curkey. In the letter of Ustaz Aris. He took ana equally antum to come to the airport to pick up Dek Era he said. If we want to get ana to send bales an anti."

"Era? Era Era. Oh yes, Humaera. Yeah, ana forgot she had a sister. He was our teacher once. Since school in Turkey, I have never been home. And thank God that if only he would come home."

I'm shocked. And just found out if Ustaz Aris has a sister. Ustaz Aris never told me. "So, she has a sister? I thought he was Mudir's only son."

"No" answered Salsa near me.

"Mmmm .. continue to antum not if we pick up his sister. Ustaz Aris ngajak," I told Salsa.

"It doesn't know, Da. It's up to antum."

"Not to, Sa. We do not need to come, fear friends who talk later if you see ana the same Ustaz Aris."

Salsa just nodded in assuring me. To be honest, I wanted to come pick up Ustaz Aris' sister. But ... I don't want friends\-friends talking who don't\-no to me later.

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Two days passed after Ustaz Aris sent me a letter. But I did not reply to the letter. And he didn't look for me either. Maybe he understood that I didn't want to come pick up his sister. Not to return a letter from him.

During the afternoon, when all the santri are cleaning\-clean. I saw Ustaz Aris passing by with his sister Humaera. I did not expect Ustaz Aris to invite his sister to come to me.

"Ustaz," I said as Ustaz Aris approached me.

"Manda. This is Ana's sister" Ustaz Aris told me.

Era also extended her hand to invite me to shake hands.

"We're almost the same age. We're just one year apart" Era told me.

"Oouuuhh yes, Zah. Ana's older by a year or antum?" my many.

"That's. Cook antum," answered Era. "Mas Aris often tells antum to ana."

"Eeehhhhh chatted not while standing like a gini. We sit there," said Ustaz Aris inviting us to sit in front of the terrace of the cottage santriwati.

I also just followed Ustaz Aris's invitation. And the three of us talked\-talk at length. Ustazah Era is so friendly to me. I don't know for sure what Ustaz Aris told his sister about me. So, so friendly his sister towards me.

I asked myself. Did Ustaz Aris tell our relationship to his sister. I don't know either.

But, thank God. One of the Ustaz Aris family already knows about our relationship. I feel a little relieved, welcomed by Humaera.

May Mudir and Uminya Ustaz Aris also be good to me later. Until now Ustaz Aris has not told his parents. Whether Mudir is shocked or not if he knows his son likes his own students. I don't know??

"Manda. Ana had seen the antum of Ustaz Aris and Ustazah Era. What was antum talking about?" salsa asked when I was going to the bathroom.

"Not talking about anything, just talking about bias" I replied.

"But ana look at the same familiar antum Ustazah Era."

"How is Anna not familiar. The person he is is also friendly ana," I replied again.

"Cie cie .. the same approach sister-in-law," started again. Salsa.

"This antum. Oh yes, Ustaz Aris what story, yes, same Ustazah Era until so friendly same ana. He also said that Ustaz Aris often told him about ana she said."

"He said that?" ask Salsa. "So she knows her brother's relationship."

"No idea. Maybe?" answer again.

I just hope there is no hindrance to the goodwill that I and Ustaz Aris have planned.

And I hope you are not surprised to hear my decision later.

May he bless me and Ustaz Aris.

If not approved later. I don't know what to do.

"Wouldn't you take a shower?" salsa asked me.

"So," I replied again.

"Teruss says antum daydreams here. Mandangin pond, beware later antum trance."

"Hmmmm .. antum just there the possessed. Eeehhhh amit-amit nau'zubillah" I replied and left Salsa.

Sometimes, I cringe when it comes to trance. While at the cottage, if there are students who are possessed I never want to come along to help. I fear. Seeing them only scares me, let alone holding a friend who is raging\-ngamuk is not clear.

Why do I think of trance. The point is I was happy after meeting Ustaz Aris' sister. There's been a\-sign of blessing from my relationship with Ustaz. I was a little relieved, although sometimes I had to keep hearing about myself during the close to Ustaz Aris.

I tried to respond patiently. It was also because Ustaz Aris and Salsa who often persuaded me to remain patient and not care about the talk of friends\-friends. However, I am still disturbed and the mind must be gossiped about that is not\-no. I resigned, and handed it all over to the almighty.