Behind Aisha's Veil

Ta'aruf

Zaidan had just finished teaching, he was going out of class but suddenly some santri people called him because there was one of their friends who was apparently sick.

After being approached he was shocked to find the child's body sweating due to his high fever.

Then Zaidan deftly brought the child to the health service of the students whose place is not far from the secretariat office of PonPes.

After arriving there, the child was immediately laid on the bed, but then he was surprised to see no one there.

"Mantri who used to guard here was going to the puskesmas," said one of the students who had just entered.

Zaidan looked confused, thinking maybe he should bring the child directly to the health center.

When the child was about to be removed, some students later told him that if the doctor had arrived, Zaidan who felt relieved and then turned his body upside down, was surprised that it was Dr. Anita. I don't know why he could immediately know if it was him when his face was covered by a veil.

Anita did not turn her head at all, she continued to look down her face while picking up some tools on the table to check.

Anita then approached the child, then asked a few things while checking his condition.

Zaidan only paid attention, until the examination was completed.

"It looks like it's a typhoid symptom. He has to be infused" Anita said without seeing Zaidan.

"Would we take him to the puskesmas?"

"There is no need. The medicines here are also complete," he replied while preparing an infusion device.

Zaidan then looked around, he who had just entered this place was shocked to see the complete health facilities here, from medicine and others.

While on the infusion, the child grimaced in fear, Zaidan quickly calmed her down and helped hold her hand as Anita was about to jab the intravenous needle.

After Anita finished and took some other medicines to give her, Zaidan also deftly helped the child to take his medicine.

Not how long.

Zaidan continued to sit beside the child, while Anita sat in a chair with a little far from there with the santriwati who had been accompanying her.

Sometimes Anita approached the boy who was now asleep to check on his condition.

"His fever has gone down. You don't have to worry about anything else, if you want to go home please, soon there will be a spell that comes to take care of him."

Zaidan looked at his watch.

"I'll be here with him until the spell is there."

Anita just kept quiet and did not answer. He will then leave.

"Oh yes. You were here? I thought you were busy with your new clinic."

Anita stopped her steps. He's surprised Zaidan found out about the clinic. But he refused to ask about it.

"Saturday and Sunday I'm here."

"I salute you still take the time to study in the middle of your busy life."

Anita who returns will step again, back silent.

"Someone told me that I should keep trying to get closer to God, but to be honest I was not able to run, run and even walk, let's just say that right now I'm crawling closer to him."

Zaidan smiled as he lowered his head.

"It's better than stopping or coming back" he said happily.

Anita then left the place, while Zaidan sat back while recalling the conversation he and Anita had just had.

"I'm glad he heard all my words" he murmured inwardly while smiling to himself.

Soon the waiting mantri came, he then told Zaidan if fortunately there was Doctor Anita here who took care of him while he was not there.

"He's a good doctor. All the medicines here are his gift, he also completes the health facilities here so that it is now very complete. Unless it's very serious, if there's any santri adequately treated here there's no need to go to the puskesmas."

A few moments later.

Before returning home, as usual Zaidan would say goodbye to Abah, he then walked to the secretariat office where he knew that Abah was always there.

"Your age is ripe for a household, son.

Get married and form a happy family. Find a man who can lead you to His jannah." Ummi's voice was clearly heard by Zaidan who was outside the room.

Zaidan abandoned his intention to enter, knowing that Abah and his wife were talking to someone. He decided to wait outside.

"Who wants to be with me Ummi. Remembering my past."

"Why talk like that, God must have prepared the best soul mate for you, do not be discouraged or discouraged. Everyone must have a past." replied Ummi.

"Maybe your soul mate did not come in time, but rest assured that God will send your soul mate at the right time." Abah.

"Or if you want, Abah will introduce you to one of Abah's acquaintances, a santri alumni here, it happens that he is also looking for a mate."

Zaidan.

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Anita walked towards her car, when she was about to open the car door, suddenly Zaidan's voice called his name.

Anita immediately turned her body, Zaidan walked over to her but while bowing his head, so did he.

The two have faced each other.

"Let's ta'aruf."

Anita shocked. Very surprised.

"W-What?" Anita glanced at Zaidan at a glance and lowered her gaze again.

"Let us ta'aruf," Zaidan replied repeating his words.

Anita who was shocked looked confused, she did not know what to say, which she clearly knew if the man in front of her was impossible to joke about something like this.

"I'm serious" said Zaidan again.

"What do you mean?" ask Anita slowly.

"I want to marry you" Zaidan replied quickly

"Are you sure? I'm juz 30, you're 30 juz."

Zaidan smiled.

"But you will perfect half my religion."

***

Aisha hugged Anita happily. Again his friend gave him happy news.

"Congratulations" Aisha said many times.

Anita who still does not believe is just dumbass.

He then released Aisha's embrace.

"Why me? Why did he choose me?" ask her in wonder.

"Because she is for you" Aisha replied with a smile.

Anita still looked confused. Aisha who saw him just held back her laughter.

"Do you remember what I said if God would give you a better replacement?" ask Aisha suddenly.

Anita nodded immediately.

"Ustadz Zaidan the man." Aisha looked at Anita.

Anita looked back.

"Remember that God will never take anything away from you without a plan to replace it with something much better."

"Aisha I'm afraid, I don't deserve her, she's too perfect for a woman like me."

"Love does not find the perfect person, but sees the imperfect person in the perfect way."

"Whatever one's standard about a potential partner will lose when that person falls in love for no reason" Aisha said.

"But..."

"You meet often, from there maybe he secretly put his heart on you, are you the same?

Anita shocked.

"Just say, you don't need to cover up let alone deny, because the feeling is not a secret, nor is it a grudge that you have to suppress."