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1. New Santri

The dawn welcomes a beautiful morning. The melodious sound of the chanting of the holy Quran echoed in a luxurious house on the third floor. The voices dimmed and changed with the chirping of birds as if answering every verse Naira read.

" Ra, breakfast first." call Umi, Naura's name to her mother.

" well, Umi. A few more verses I went down." answered Naira who then continued reading.

" Yes!! Don't run!!" I heard screams from outside his room.

" astagfirullah.. These two brothers. There was never a day without quarreling." grumbled Naira who was upset that she had become unfocused on reading because of her two brothers.

Brak!!

Finally, as Naira had expected. His older brother ran into his room, followed by his older sister who was so angry carrying a broom in his hand.

" what else is it, brother? Naira again naji, you know. This responsibility.."

" sorry, Ra. This is brother Zahra, keep chasing brother."

" Yes!! Don't lie, brother won't chase you if you don't do anything!"

" what else, brother Zain?" asked Naira who already knew her brother this always bothers the other brother.

" he's already made Fatah's gold trousers torn, Ra!!"

" i didn't accidentally, brother. How do I know his pants are gonna tear that big?" timpal kak Zain's.

" have known your weight is large, far from the mass of Fatah. Still maksa minjem pants him. So ripped right?"

" yes, yes sorry.. I'm not gonna minjem Fatah's pants anymore."

" oh, yeah. Brother-in-law already knows his pants are torn?" ask Naira to Brother Zahra.

" no, Fatah has not returned from his official trip. Maybe tomorrow or the day after."

" yeah, his pants brother Fatah let me just sew. Let brother not be angry with brother-in-law." said Naira.

" god, thank you Naira. Bentar, brother take his pants first." said brother Zahra while running immediately before his youngest brother changed his mind.

After all the commotion was over, Naira went downstairs for breakfast. There's only Umi there. Maybe Brother Zain and brother Zahra had breakfast first.

" Where's abi?" ask Naira.

" there is something important in the pesantren, Abi left after the dawn prayer earlier."

" oh." answered Naira briefly.

He immediately ate his breakfast in the morning with gourmand. Memorizing the verses he read earlier today.

" oh, yeah. Naira, next week you go back to the boarding school. Is there anything you want to buy or bring?"

" no, Umi. All in my dormitory. My friends will not be in the room."

" yeah, if you bring food, will you?"

" yes." answered Naira briefly.

Naira is known not to talk too much. But the most understanding of his family.

At night, Naira sees the look of a tired face on her father. Abi.

" assalamu'alaikum, Abi."

" uh, Naira? Wa'alaikumsalam. Why go to Abi's room at night? Not sleeping?"

" no, Abi." answered Naira.

" Abi's tired, huh? What do you want Naira to do?"

" no need, Abi also wants to sleep this out. You're getting some sleep too."

" yes, Abi." Naira answered but did not leave.

" Abi, can Naira know what's going on at the boarding school? Until Abi has to go to dawn, and come home tired like this?"

" no weight issues. It's just that the new santri ran away again."

" new santri? Which one, Abi?"

" you don't know yet, Naira. He entered another santri pass on holiday. Not two days he's in the pesantren, has run away to get out of the subdistrict."

" what's out of the subdistrict? Isn't public transportation access difficult enough in the pesantren area, Abi?"

" that's the problem, Naira. Santri this one is too reckless. It's only a day and a night that he's gone."

" he walked that far?"

" Abi was also confused, how to make her deterred."

" about what makes it not at home in pesantren, bi?"

" every santri who is forced into boarding school by his parents, almost all behave in this way. We as the pesantren certainly carry a great mandate in guarding it. But this kid, he's too smart and reckless." Abi said as he stroked his forehead.

" Abi, Naira next week will return to the boarding school. If there's another problem like this, Abi can tell Naira the same story."

" abi's son this one is really kind. Thank you, Naira."

" yes Abi.. Then Naira goes to the room first."

" yes, go to bed soon so that dawn will not be bad luck."

" yes, Abi. Assalamu'alaikum."

" Na'alaikumsalam."

Naira stepped out with a sense of curiosity. Why are there santri who are so reckless all day disappearing and walking out of the district? There are forests and vast rice fields that stretch around the pesantren. In addition to motorcycles and bicycles, there are rarely cars, especially public transportation.

" he was forced to, where he might escape so. Astagfirullah, why am I even talking about the bad things." muttered Naira.

One week later.

" yes Abi, just a minute."

" sister, yes.. Naira's bag is full, nih." said Naira to brother Zahra who continues to stuff her bag with the gamis-gamis.

" it's been in the first place, just a little more in the pesantren there will be a full week event. It's your sister's dress, yeah. Let it look like a ketch." 😍

" sister.. 😩 My closet is full, I want to keep this where?"

" hanging, or keep it in cardboard. You helped yesterday to sew his trousers in Fatah. It's a gift from my brother."

" Naira!!" shouted Zain's brother who entered Naira's room.

" this is food from Umi, he said to your friends. There are three more boxes. Cepetan gih, Abi was waiting for the car."

"tuh, right.. Where is this food to be stored? Where it weighs again.."  😩

" save it in the trunk, then ask for help with the temen you make bawain." said brother Zain.

" yaudah, you take it to the trunk, okay?" said Kak Zain who just disappeared.

" yaudah, brother. Naira left ya." said Naira say goodbye.

" yes, don't be naughty like big brother first. You're the one who's diligent about her."

" yes, yes.. Assalamu'alaikum."

" ha'alaikumsalam."

Naira got into the car and sat in the back seat. The journey will be long and boring. He chose to fall asleep to get there quickly.

A few hours later..

" Naira, let's get up. We've arrived."

" ahh, is it Abi?" said Naira rubbed her heavy eyes from sleeping too long.

" Naira!! Welcome!!" greet one of his friends who was waiting for him.

" fatema? You waiting for me here?"

" it's not me, it's me!" Fatma pointed towards Naira's other friends.

" what are they doing?" naira asked to see that her other friends were not approaching her.

" usual, mumpung has not entered the dormitory.. Buy snack stock first." 😁

" ohh, I brought a lot of food. Umi sent for you."

" oh, huh? Then I won't be snacking today." 😅

" yes, no need. Mending simple first make an old date later." 😆

" yeah, I'm helping you with the stuff, okay?" fatma offered to offer herself.

" may." ☺

Arrive at the Dorm.

" uh, Fatma. You know that new students who ran away last week?"

" new santri?" 🤔 Fatma shriveled confused.

" that's a handsome one, isn't it?" 😍 sahut Marwa suddenly.

" his handsome world is changing my world." Shofa said.

" haissh, you two are. If the same handsome-looking directly deft." timpal Ayana, santri from Korea.

One room Dormitory usually filled with 8 princesses or 10 santri putra. Because in Naira dormitory there are 3 students who come out because of marriage, so only 5 people are left. Shofa, Marwa, Ayana, Fatma and Naira.

" oh, yes Naira.. Why are you calling that naughty santri?" ask Ayana.

" it's okay, just curious. What the hell she is, to the point of making my Abi dizzy thinking about her. I've never seen Abi that big."

" really? I heard from another dormitory, the santri was from the city of Gandaria." said Marwa.

" Ga-Gandaria?" Fatma was shocked to hear the name of the city.

" why? What happened to Gandaria?" ask Naira curiously.

" all the criminals in this country, most of them are from that city" Ayana said in a mysterious tone.

" A city with a wild night world, along the way will never not find a Bar or Discotheque. Many deserted streets were used wild races. Prostitution is still common there. And Adhan was even rarely heard there." said Fatma at length.

" that's why it came from Gandaria, anyway. Why not from Arabia." said Shofa.

" hush! Don't imagine him mulu, it's the same as zina tau!" ayanas Reprimand.

" i just found out there's a city like that in our country."

" bad isn't the city, Ra. If they're Jewish or Christian, that's their life. The problem is that they are Islam. The majority of them have even turned a blind eye about their own religion" said Ayana.

" Naudzubillah, let us not be like them. We just pray.. Hopefully santri naughty that, the forerunner of the presence of guidance in their place."

" aamiin.." answered all the students in the dormitory.

At night, all the students fell asleep. Waiting for tomorrow where they will learn again.

" new santri.."

" just look,"

" if you get into trouble again,"

" i'll be face to face with you."

To Be Continue's..