Anissa's Promise

The change

After returning from the dormitory, Anisa and Elina walked towards the main gate of the boarding school. Sarah his wife Ustad Soleh called him.

" Samey"

Anisa looked at her face and looked at Sarah.

" Asalamualaikum"

" Greetings waalaikum"

" Can we have a chat first?" pinta Sarah's.

Anisa fell silent and looked at Elina. Elina nodded her head.

Anisa smiled and nodded.

" Yes I've come home first, are you okay, is Nis going home alone?" ask Elina.

Anisa nodded back.

" Yes I've been first yes asalamualaikum"

" Greetings waalaikum"

Elina also left the school. Now Anisa has followed Sarah a mother who has two sons that still look beautiful. Sarah takes Anisa to the plantation, invites her to sit on a long chair made of bamboo. The place where he met Ibra for the first time.

They sat together and stared straight at the vast estate without anyone starting a conversation. Anisa still feels strange why his wife arrived a boarding leader invited him to sit on the edge of the plantation together.

" It used to be, 7 years ago Mr. Sulaiman brought Ustad Ibrahim to this pesantren" said Sarah. Anisa also immediately looked at Sarah, there was a strange sense that tickled, why arrived when Sarah talked about Ibra.

" His age was 17 years old when the Ullis and Azam ustad brought him to my house, it is clear from his appearance that he was a delinquent. Ustadzah Ulfi said he was his sister, Mr. Sulaiman his own father who entrusted ustad Ibrahim to pesantren because in Jakarta his behavior really can not be tolerated anymore"

Anisa continued to listen to Sarah's story while looking at the woman next to her.

" Ustadzah Ulfi asked my husband to help his younger brother turn into a good person and close to religion, close to God. I think he did not want to change because of his father's coercion, but it turns out Ustad Ibrahim himself has a strong determination to change. Ustad Soleh was also willing to help change Ustad Ibrahim who was originally a delinquent. His body is thin unkempt, random appearance Ustadzah Ulfi said he took drugs, Ustad Soleh asked him to enter rehabilitation first. And I saw that she had a tattoo with an eagle on her right hand, and it also says your name is Anisa" Sarah said. Anisa directly bowed her head.

" When I asked her whose name was written on her arm, she replied that Anisa's name was the name of the beautiful woman who filled her heart. When my husband told me that if he wanted to change his tattoo, he agreed. Ustad Soleh asked again, if the tattoo is removed, Anisa's name will also be deleted. Ustad Ibrahim says it's okay, Anisa's name can be erased in her hand, but Anisa's name in her heart will never be erased"

Anisa's eyes are already glazed to hear the story of Sarah.

" Before Ustad Ibrahim was put into rehab my husband put Ustad Ibrahim in the back room of the house that looked cramped, locked him up and locked him there. Because if you are addicted and sakau, ustad Ibrahim likes to hurt himself, cut his hands and suck his own blood. He often feels depression, headaches and hallucinations. Ustad Ibrahim allowed Soleh's men to beat him if Ibrahim lost control and threatened the safety of himself and others. But in the end my husband put Ibrahim's ustad into the rehabilitation place with the approval of the Ulfi ustadzah so that the healing results can be maximized. Already nearly 2 months he was in rehabilitation, if Ibrahim forced to want to go home to the pesantren, he was no longer dependent on the drug, he was already dependent on the drug, he wants Soleh's brother who helped him escape after his release from the drug. Ustad Soleh helped in the way he could. Until almost 5 months later, Ibrahim was declared cured and free of drugs. His body was already clean from the forbidden medicine. It was only after he was completely clean of the drug, iftad Soleh and Ustad Azam helped him to improve himself, teach religion and good association. Ustad Ibrahim had a strong intention to change his life for the better, when I asked him what your reason for changing for the better, he answered the reason there are 2, Allah and Anisa"

Anisa was already crying hearing the story from Sarah.

" I heard you had a promise to Abraham, you told him to change and be close to God?" said Sarah.

Anisa nodded while wiping her tears.

" In addition to Allah, you are one of the reasons Abraham had to change, even though the Ullis said that his brother should have the intention to repent only because of Allah, even though he had the intention to repent, but you can't be lied to if you really have a big influence on the change of Ustad Ibrahim from a delinquent into an ustad. You know Nisa, ever since she was cleared of drugs, she's more passionate about religious learning, teaching and positive activities in the pesantren she never left behind, his intelligence is different from others makes him now able to become a teacher in the pesantren, my in-laws kiyai Husen has tested his intelligence, until he was chosen as a teacher here. What a miracle for the family of Uldi ustadzah, he looked happy first his brother often made him embarrassed, but now his brother always made him proud. You know Nisa after she changed, I asked her why Ustad Ibrahim didn't see you and showed her a change in life now. He replied, If he were my soul mate, God would bring us closer without me having to look for him and show off his life changes"

Anisa continued to sob without saying a word, regret began to hurt her, she felt guilty to Ibra.

" You know Nisa, if Ibrahim came to me with an iron of Uldi's body, he asked me to remove the tattoo by rubbing it with iron, he said, because he asked Ulli's ustadzah but his brother was not able to do it. I told him to go to the doctor, let him remove his tattoo in a way that doesn't hurt, he said let the pain linger in his memory so he would never make the same mistake again. You should know Nisa, Ibrahim's change takes struggle and it takes invaluable sacrifice"

" Ustad Ibrahim has changed. My husband and I are witnesses to his struggle to change. And when Ibrahim's justad in slander has done evil to you, I really don't believe until the death of Soleh help him to get a cctv recording at the hotel"

" I'm sorry, I have disappointed everyone by reporting the case to the police" Anisa said.

" I know it wasn't you who reported Ibrahim. But thank God it is over, Ibrahim is free. I tell you like this there is no meaning, I just want you to know that if Ibrahim has changed, he is no longer a delinquent" said Sarah, Anisa nodded.

" I'm sorry if I'm interrupting your time" Sarah said.

" It's okay mba Sarah, I'm happy if mba Sarah told me all" Anisa said with a smile.

" It's late in the afternoon, sorry to bother you again"

Now they are also leaving the plantation. Anisa walks back to the store. He carried a million regrets in his heart, why could he not believe in Ibra. When Anisa came out of the gate, Joseph and his friend Hasan came to Anisa.

" Asalamualaikum to Anisa"

" Greetings waalaikum"

Anisa looked at Joseph.

" Will you go home?" ask Yusuf.

Anisa also nodded.

" We're anterin ka"

Now Anisa returns to the boutique escorted by Joseph and Hasan.

Arriving in front of the store.

"Thank you Suf"

Yusuf nodded too.

" We say asalamualaikum" said Joseph and Hasan, but Anisa called him until Joseph stopped his steps.

" suff"

" Yes ka"

Joseph looked at Anisa.

" Did you tell you to drive me home?" ask Anisa. Yusuf nodded too.

" Om Ibra who told me to take ka Nisa home, he did not want ka Nisa why napa" said Yusuf then stepped back across the road and returned to the boarding school.

Anisa was already crying in front of her boutique. Regret after regret came, he began to feel guilty back at Ibra.

"I'm sorry"