Ambiguity Between Us

Satu

"Nay sure you're going home by yourself?"said a tall, straight-skinned adult male, to a woman dressed in a covered, long black garment, wearing a headscarf that covered almost two-thirds of her height and her face covered in a black veil.

the woman stared fixedly but narrowed.

"didn't we agree, that today Nay will go home alone, ustadz?"said the woman. Ensuring that the deal they made last night is still in effect.

That woman is Nayra Arsya. The 22-year-old woman who was a teacher at a Private Tsanawiyah Madrasah, and the man she called ustadz, was Azki, 30 years old, an ustadz in a boarding school where the nayra also helped teach Junior High School under the auspices of the boarding school.

The man was silent for a moment.

"Sir, we ordered 2 tickets yes" he suddenly told the window of the ship's ticket seller.

This time it was Nayra who was silent.

"Ustadz, are you sure you want to take Nay home?" nayra said slowly behind her veil.

Azki was smiling.

"I bought 2 boat tickets. Looks like it's already proven that I'm sure" in Nay's eyes. Nay's reflexes lowered his face, even though only his eyes were visible. Azki widened her smile even more

They get down to the ship, Azki first goes down to the ship, after which Nayra waits next to the ship's front door. Nayra steps down the ship. Some of the men who looked like ship workers seemed reluctant to help Nayra . Azki's reflex reached out her hand to Nayra. Nayra, who was surprised by someone's helping hand, looked towards the owner of the hand.

"ustadz, azki" he thought

Then grabbed the man's hand, slowly he stepped over the ship that was a little distance with his benefactor.

"Ustadz, that's the chair. Come" said Nay spirit in the pull of the man's hand. Only then did he realize that from now on he did not release Azki's hand.

"I'm sorry, ustadz" he said slowly.

"Come on" he said slowly, too.

Sari Tadi Nay continued to pay attention to the state of the sea, which was then so calm.

The uninhabited small islands are filled with green trees, which are next to white sand or mangrove trees with their breathing roots sticking out on the surface of the water.

Azki once looked at Nay, he was silent, unable to repeat the recitation of his Quran because of the powerful music on the ship.

"Blak" the voice of Nayra's head was poked against the wall of the ship.

Nayra reflexes awakened. Azki who was looking at him was strange and mocking. He did not care about the man even though he was a little embarrassed. Nayra threw her gaze away to the wall of the ship, and continued her sleep. Azki who was looking at her behavior just kept quiet and held back a smile.

"If I'm not this close to her where I might know that she has this nature" Azki said.

Not long after Nayra returned. Azki who saw him like that, leaned Nayra's head onto his shoulder. The woman did not flinch.

Nayra, who got better with her sleep not infrequently improved her sleeping position on Azki's shoulders.

Long staring at the sea and people around Azki finally fell asleep with Nayra still on his shoulders.