Black Heaven
Looking at the departure of young ustad,
The king of rays began to appear on the eastern horizon, his rays warmed all the creatures in the city of Jombang, East Java. The sound of birds chirping with each other began to be heard in the Al-Khadijah boarding school.
All santriwati are ready with some items that will be taken home for one week, enjoying the school holidays with family. A happy hue emanated from the faces of the Santriwati who were about to meet his family.
Tata sat in front of the room while observing the atmosphere of the cottage which was filled with laughter from his friends. Tata smiled faintly at the sight before him, but the look in his eyes said another feeling, a radiance of sadness highlighted from those two round eyeballs.
The longing for his parents grew increasingly stifling, a rumble that voiced longing was screaming in his heart, longing for his parents who were on the side of God.
"Dad, Mother ... Kata kangen," muttered Tata in his heart. A thread of tears began to wet his cheeks especially after recalling how when his father died from a single accident.
Two years ago, when Ramadan was the toughest day for Tata, her father died while leaving to work at the factory. Tata was really hit at that time because the Father had left, following his mother who had been in Heaven or rather when Tata was still sitting on the bench SD.
At that time Tata had quit school because there was no one to finance. His parents were not from a wealthy family, the house was still a contract. His father had one younger sister, but he could not bear the cost of education and the cost of the Tata boarding school because he was a widow of four children.
News of the misfortune that Tata was experiencing had reached Kyai Yusuf and Umm Sarah. After deliberating with her children finally Ummi Sarah accompanied by Aji immediately picked Tata at her home to continue her education.
"Son, let's go with Ummi back to the cottage, don't worry about the cost of the cottage and school. Abah who waives all the costs. You can't keep crying over the passing of your parents, isn't having a sholeha child your parents' second biggest dream?"
Yes, that sentence was what Umm Sarah said when picking up Tata. After saying goodbye to his aunt Tata, finally Umm Sarah and Aji brought Tata back to the cottage.
From then on, Tata started ngawulo at the boarding school. He helped with activities at the cottage and at Kyai Yusuf's house when there was free time when he returned home from school. Happy days are back in Tata because of the busyness in the boarding school. Kyai Yusuf's extended family also treated Tata well, often Ning Ninis (His sister Aji) bought Tata clothes and other necessities.
"Learn the diligent, apply the knowledge you have to be useful. Don't be arrogant and don't ever give up on living your life, son." Tata remembers very well the advice of Kyai Yusuf when he first returned to the boarding house.
Tata was stunned when she felt a palm patting her shoulder. Lost were the memories of the past that had been present in his mind. He turned his gaze to the side to see who had just patted him on the shoulder.
"Eh Safa! what's up, Fa?" tata asked his roommate Safa.
"I just want to convey a message from Ning Ninis, when you have finished cleaning the room, you are told to meet Ning Ninis at Abah's house," said Safa who is now sitting next to Tata, "Eh Ta, I saw Gus Aji put two suitcases in the car, about where to go, huh?" safa.
Tata almost forgot that this morning Aji was going to Egypt, he immediately stood up from his place because he wanted to see Aji's departure even from a distance away, "Fa, I stayed a while huh, yes, I want to meet Neng Ninis first," said Tata before passing from beside Safa.
These few days Tata's feelings become numb after Aji expresses her feelings. Not a romantic expression like a teenage couple who are in love, but an expression of the seriousness of a child Kyai.
Tata does not know since when Aji save more feelings for him, which Tata Tata knows Aji is a young adult who does not talk much, full of authority even though his appearance is not like Kyai children in general. Her clean white face is left without a mustache or beard, Aji's style of dress when outside the house also looks cool without gloves and cocoa clothes. Quietly many santriwati who idolized the figure of Aji.
Not felt now Tata has arrived beside the house of Kyai Yusuf, he continues to swing his steps to meet Ninis who was standing in the yard of the house to escort his sister's departure.
Tata stopped his steps a bit away from the family Kyai Yusuf, he ventured to look at Aji who was already in the car. There was a sense of unwillingness when the car that was riding Aji began to walk. Tata lowered his head again as Aji's car passed in front of him, knowing that Aji was staring at him.
"Hopefully Gus could study well In Egypt and not forget Gus' words a few days ago" Tata murmured as he stared at the almost invisible car.
"Tp ...." Tata immediately averted his eyes when he heard the voice of Ninis behind his body.
"Em .. Yes Ning, sorry what did Ning Ninis call me?" Tata looks misbehaved when Ninis looks at him with a fluffy smile.
"Oh, don't be sad! Aji must be home." Ninis apparently was teasing Tata, "Now come with me to the hijab shop," said Ninis with a face that held a smile because he saw the nose of Tata's blooming, and the face of Tata's nose, a red hue was clearly drawn on his cheek.
After hearing Ninis' words, Tata became misbehaved. He did not think that Ninis already knew if he and Aji had the same feelings.
"However, even dumb! go, Ta!" ninis's call succeeded in making Tata return from his daydream, he immediately followed Ninis's step towards the garage to take the bike.
Meanwhile, in the black Kijang Innova car, Aji kept thinking about Tata. He opened his wallet where there was a 4x6 photo stored there, out of nowhere Aji got a photo of Tata wearing a gray white uniform. His smile just expands when he sees the sweet smile of the girl who has been his target.
"I don't know why I can have more feelings for you, which must have started from sympathy when I saw you slumped because I didn't have any parents anymore. That feeling grew bigger as time went on, may God make you my soul mate in the future." Aji further developed her smile when remembering how shy the figure of Tata had been. The cute girl with her beautiful two eyes managed to melt the heart of a child Kyai Yusuf who is famous in the city of Jombang for his scholarship.
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