Bridal Flowers

Season II: Part 14

"Are you okay?" Aldo asked nervously while fixing the location of his glasses that had shifted when reaching Safira who almost fell.

"Alhamdulillah, I'm fine." Safira answered equally nervously, hiding the red hue that Safira guessed the more vivid the color was at the moment.

"Safira, are you okay, deck?" Then Gio's breathless voice entered their hearing. The two of them could have guessed it if Gio had just run over here.

"Safira is okay Mas Gio," Stole a look at the handsome face beside him.

"Alhamdulillah, there was an 'ustad Aldi' that held Sapphira back from falling." He continued to deliberately emphasize the word ustad Aldi. This is a code to Gio to introduce him to Aldo, ah!

Thought of as Aldi, Aldo involuntarily frowned uncomfortably. Wondering, has this girl forgotten about their meeting two years ago?

Or all this time Safira always thought Aldi was the person he found first?

"Thank God if you're okay." Gio sighed with relief. How did he not panic with the condition of Sapphira, because his two in-laws entrust Sapphira to guard here. So, as a trust from the in-laws, Gio would never let Sapphira escape his tutelage.

"Saffira, by the way, this is Aldo and not Aldi. They are similar because they are born twins, but they both have a fairly clear difference. You can distinguish them from his eyes. If you notice, Aldo's eyes are not as black as Aldi's. Plus Aldo also uses glasses so in the future you can easily recognize them." And in accordance with the expectations that Safira wanted to hear, Gio introduced Aldo to her.

Fortunately he walked in a hurry earlier because that way Sapphira can be reunited with the person he was waiting for a long time ago. He was also very happy after listening to important information from Gio, Hem. because Gio, Safira can get a lot of information!

"Well, for Aldo, this is Safira. My sister-in-law as well as my student who was in the bamboo hut first, if you cross paths with her later do not hesitate to greet her." After introducing Aldo, Gio now introduces Sapphira to Aldo who actually already knows all the information.

"Oh. astagfirullah!" Gio patted his eel which made Safira and Aldo stare back at him.

"Why stay alone there, come here, there's something Gus wants to introduce you to."

Mira, who had been silent and neglected immediately realized from her daydream. Smiling embarrassedly, he politely lowered his head and approached Safira who looked extremely nervous. Even Mira could see how red her best friend's face was, Hem.. didn't Safira like Aldi's ustad? Thought wondering.

"Well, this Mira is Aldo's ustad twin brother. Look from his eyes that use glasses then you will immediately be able to distinguish the two of them." Gio repeated the same thing to Mira. Mira who looks innocent blankly looks at the handsome face of Aldo who has absolutely no difference with Ustad Aldi except for his eyes that use glasses.

"Ehem, the eyes of adultery." Safira muttered which only Mira could hear. However, despite such insinuations Mira shows absolutely no signs of awakening from her very focused observing activities. Hem.. was so focused that the fall of daydreaming!

Upset by the intention of Mira who wants to immediately raise the corner flag, Safira no longer uses her polite ways to face the silliness of Mira in inappropriate situations.

"Astagfirullah, submit your views, O ukhti." Sindir Safira again but with a slightly larger voice. This immediately made Mira realize from her attitude that looks very silly. Not only that, Aldo who had been observing their behavior could not help his handsome smile.

He's really handsome, ah!

"Ah..oh, sorry-sorry." Mira immediately lowered her head feeling embarrassed as well as annoyed, how could Safira ruthlessly humiliate her? Wasn't Sapphira able to whisper it so that he wouldn't look that ridiculous in front of Gus Gio and Aldo!

Gio and Aldo did not bother him much, "Maybe Mira still can't believe it if Aldi and Aldo are twins." Gio said intending to dispel Mira's awkward feeling in front of them.

"Aldo, this is Mira. One of the staff of the public kitchen of the boarding school that has been very capable in the kitchen. If you need to research the kitchen, you can ask Mira directly." Gio then introduces Mira to Aldo. For a moment, her sharp eyes were covered in glasses watching carefully the nervous beautiful face of Mira slowly blushing. In the past, he had thought that Safira was the most beautiful girl he had ever met. However, when he saw Mira, Aldo knew that his opinion had finally changed in just a few minutes.

"Well, since you both know Aldo, we will not delay our time. Moreover, Aldo has just arrived in Indonesia so he needs time to rest." After saying his greetings, Gio and Aldo then took their steps leaving Safira and Mira who were still not moving from where they were standing.

"Mir, we're going to the kitchen yuk." Invite Safira happy while walking in the opposite direction from Gio and Aldo.

Mira who had lowered her head earlier then quietly raised her head, staring at the steady back that was slowly moving away. Mira could feel, there was a subtle vibration that was not willing to see Aldo's departure. Is it possible that he is currently in love with Aldo?

Then, if this is love then the feeling of pleasure that he feels to Ali is not love?

Thinking about it suddenly made her thin lips beautiful, the lonely feeling she felt could finally be filled with a strange sweet feeling but like opium for her.

"Let's hurry Mir, then time to hunt magrib again." Shouted Safira from afar because it only realized that Mira did not move again from where she stood.

"Yes, be patient." Reply Mira sounded annoyed but actually her heart was currently in flower. He thought about his future with Sapphira where the two of them would be with someone they liked. Of course, it was like Sapphira could unite with Aldi and he himself would unite with Aldo. Then they will become brothers-in-law who are very annoying, annoying to the point of making Mira unable to not smile.

"What's wrong with you? Why did it suddenly become so ridiculous?" Safira asked in a very good mood.

The silly-looking Mira denied, "I want to break my fast soon." The answer is the originality of which Sapphira immediately believed.

"Currently, it just came in at 5pm." Safira's voice mocked.

Feeling pleased, Safira then grabbed Mira's hand for her to hold. "Mira, after we finish cooking for sahur, there's something I want to talk to you about." Mira is his best friend and as a friend Sapphira also wants to share about his heart. Safira thinks telling this to Mira is not a bad thing.

Mira couldn't help her curiosity, "Well, what's that about?" Ask enthusiastically.

Safira did not immediately reply and simply smiled meaningfully, "You'll also know." Safira replied casually as she accelerated her pace towards the soup kitchen.

Seeing Sapphira again walking quickly, inevitably Mira shouted loudly to tell Sapphira. "In that case, I also want to tell you something too." His screams involuntarily made someone take his eyes off, smiling faintly, the man stared amusedly at Mira's silly behavior that looked like a child.

Smiling faintly, he then turned his attention back to respond to Gio's question.

After Gio stopped asking him, Aldo tried to dare to ask Gio. "Gus Gio, that girl named Mira how long has she been living in the cottage?"

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"We're sitting here, Dea." Masha pulls Dea's hand on an empty chair that no one has occupied. Glancing around, a glimpse of Dea get concluded if all the seats are almost occupied by the others then inevitably he finally followed Masha's advice to sit here. His position was not very strategic but because he had no choice Dea could not say what.

"It's both yah." The soft voice of the kitchen staff distracts Dea from the surroundings.

"Alhamdulillah, thank you ukht." Dea thanked him for putting a glass of drinking water in front of Dea and himself.

"This..dates one both?" Dea asked hesitantly after glancing at the small package of dates that only contained 6 seeds.

Dea who was sure of his hearing, "True, one two." Reply sure.

"But isn't this too little?" Dea's critical soul began swinging wanting to criticize. Do they have to eat three seeds after one day without eating anything?

In fact, Dea is very sure if this boarding school is very capable to provide more. Just look at the owner, not only take care of boarding schools but also set up a company. So, Dea doubts that the ability of the boarding school is only this limited.

Hearing Dea's confusion, Masha immediately understood Dea's direction. Hem, it looks like Dea has to learn from the beginning about religion.

"Dea, the Prophet recommended to us when breaking this fast eating dates of an odd number. Well, as you can see this date we share two together which means we eat 3 seeds together. Not only that, talking about the quality of dates we eat do you know what kind of dates this is?" Dea begins to test Dea's knowledge.

Dea turned her gaze to look at the date that was located resignedly on top of a mini package, Hem. its shape is small and unlike the usual dates that he saw. Then, the color is also not brown like dates that he often sees at home, but this is like pitch black and looks very sweet.

"It's not a date I see often and I honestly don't care much about the name. It feels the same." Answer Dea honestly.

Masha immediately shook her head to refute Dea's final answer. "First, you're right if this is a different date than we usually find outside. Second, you're wrong if all dates taste the same because of the fact that they have their own uniqueness." Obviously Dea pulled the package in front of Dea so he could see the difference.

"Do you know Dea, the ajwa date is a date that the Prophet liked very much because of its high efficacy. Usually, this date is known for its effect that is able to ward off magic and poison. Not only, this date also has a chewy texture and is very sweet but strangely very low in sugar. That is why if this date becomes one of the most expensive dates of its kind. And we should be grateful to be able to enjoy it because other boarding schools may very rarely use ajwa dates when breaking saw the price is expensive." Aja dates are Rasullullah's favorite dates so they are categorized as dates with premium quality. That is why Masha is very grateful if the dates of the Prophet they can enjoy together.

"Oh, so it's like that." Dea amazedly looked at the date that God's beloved loved the most. Even his two peachy eyes could not take his eyes off the date.

"Alhamdulillah.." Suddenly the grateful voice of the santri distracted him.

"Let's read the prayer before breaking the fast." Invite Masha excitedly while raising both hands like a praying posture. Not only did Dea do that but everyone here raised both hands, so as part of them Dea consciously raised both hands.

Then, a gentle voice and grateful devotion began to echo here.

"Bismilahbornrahmanirrahim..."

"اللهُمَّ لَكَ صُمْتُ وَعَلَى رِزْقِكَ أَفْطَرْتُ فَتَقَبَّلْ مَنِّي إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ السَمِيْعُ الْعَلِيْمُ"

"Aamiin to Rabbal Alaamiin." After ending the prayer they rubbed it into each other's faces.

"Come on Dea, before we miss the saf prayer." Take Masha after drinking the glass water.

Saf prayers? Dea was confused. Shouldn't they open first?

Following in Masha's footsteps, Dea also drank her water and started biting the dates a few minutes ago to amaze her.

Well, as Masha said the meat is very tender and sweet. Even the taste is much different from the dates that Dea often eats first.

A few minutes later the students got up from their seats and walked away from the dining stand to the mosque.

"What are they doing?" Dea asked puzzled as she had just chewed a second date and suddenly had to leave?

Putting the glass of water that is empty, "We will do the magrib prayer first before eating heavy food." Clearly Masha waited patiently for Dea to finish her date.

Masha was a bit amused by the expression of Dea that seemed to not accept, how else this is also very good for health so as not to be too surprised to receive a big wave of food after 16 empty.

"I really can't enjoy my dates!" Dea complains after swallowing her third date and ends it with water that is not immediately left in the glass. Because he saw people going to the mosque he had to rush to eat the dates and even to enjoy the taste alone he could not because of it!

Masha chuckled at Dea's proper attitude as the little boy lost his candy, why is he so innocent?

"Oo.It's only fitting that you ask me to bring a face before, it turns out this is the reason." Yes, he was confused when Masha told him to bring the face. He thought here they had to break their fast while using the mukenah but it turned out that this was for the magrib prayer.

"Yes, this is the habit of the cottage when the month of Ramadan arrives." Sahut Masha explained. Then, they only occasionally chat because they began to focus on ablution and looking for saf prayer.

Dea heard today who will become a prayer priest is Gus Gio, the heir to the boarding school that was once a snatch of santriwati. But after getting married now it all just becomes their pent-up love, then after the main character is happy with his new family then appear handsome figures who also attract the attention of the santriwati.

Dea did not know to say to look at this phenomenon because after a few months here he found absolutely no difference from the behavior of the cottage child with the child instead of the cottage when he saw a handsome man. Their response was the same: chasing the man. However, here it is a bit more timid or for Dea they are too cowardly. Hem, they are cowards just like him who likes secretly ustad Aldi.

Ustad Aldi, the perfect man who became the target of the girls. Dea also realizes that if the man she likes must be liked by many respectable girls as well as high religion, it is different from her 'dirty' self'. It goes without saying how sad Dea was when she knew that there was coming a day when she wanted a man who was too perfect for her.

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His two eyes occasionally peered at the crowd of men who were conversing. At this time he did not hide at all how interested he was in men who wore cocoa clothes and black cloth pants.

Don't forget his handsome smile that looks perfect with clear colot glasses that give the impression of a meticulous and intelligent figure. Hem, that charm is the thing that makes him the most unable to turn away.

"Mira, what are you doing?" The voice of a girl who was quite unfamiliar made him involuntarily startled.

"Eh Safira, I didn't do anything. It's just regular cleaning." Safira frantically pretended to focus on cleaning the food booth that had to be reused while eating sahur.

Safira does not immediately believe it because he is not that stupid to not be able to judge Mira's ridiculous actions that are very clearly visible.

"Really, then what you saw in-" Safira turned her eyes and found out if across the street or precisely at the food booth children santri (men) were gathering Gio, Ali, Ali, Aldi, Aldo and some of the people he knew as teaching staff.

They look very cool chatting, making Mira subconsciously share her smile.

"Ohh.so you're looking at Ali yah?" Guess Safira because Mira was interested when she saw Ustad Ali.

Mira was embarrassed, not because Sapphira's guess was right but because a few seconds ago her eyes had met the gaze of Aldo. Well, even a glance but still make Mira's heart beat fast. Even his knees at this time felt weak so nervous.

"I.I really don't see Ustad Ali." He was honest and walked into the kitchen. He wanted to hide from Aldo but also wanted to see him. Is love this complicated?

"Eh, why go inside?" Disappointed Sapphira because he had just seen Aldo's whereabouts outside. If he knew earlier that Aldo was outside, he might have chosen to clean the booth instead of the kitchen.

"Safira, let's go home." Take Mira after washing her hands. Time has shown almost eleven o'clock in the evening and Mira is still not a psalm so it feels like he did not turn on this glorious night with the Qur'an.

So, while there he wanted to read the Qur'an in their room alone with Sapphira. If you enter the mosque, it will be very free if only for a short time.

"Why are you going back?" Safira was still not satisfied to see Aldo so he was a bit reluctant to go back to their room.

"I want a sapira, usually when there is Nanda here we will definitely do a padausan in the room." Story nostalgic.

"After all, didn't you just say something to me?" Remember Mira if after cleaning up the kitchen there is something Safira wants to talk to her.

"Oh yeah, there's something I want to tell you. All right, we better get back to the room." Disconnect Safira after weighing if he can meet at any time with Aldo. After all, he could also ask what position Aldo was in with Gio. So Sapphira was not too anxious anymore to think about her heart.

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"Then excuse me Gus, there's something I have to take care of at the staff office." After saying goodbye to others, Aldi then took his steps towards the mosque that is still very alive with the echoes of beautiful sacred verses.

In his footsteps, he felt at peace made him until he was completely unaware if he had reached his goal.

"Lho, why would Aldi tea come here?" Kaget Masha pretends to be surprised and manages to make Dea distract her from her sweat.

Aldi who is very clearly aware is being bullied Masha stiffly straightened his back, trying to look calm.

"I came here to keep an eye on your performance." Glancing at the faint Dea was watching him, suddenly that nervous feeling turned into a pride.

"Have you completed the final sentence of the boarding school?" Tanya Aldi pitched stale, the article once saw he already knew that they both had just completed the punishment given ustad Ali.

"Alhamdulillah ustad, we have finished it. Right Dea?"

Stunned, Dea involuntarily tightened her hand grip. "Yes, we just finished the sentence." Dea's remarks support Masha's report.

Ustad Aldi then nodded with a charming wise attitude, then the hand that had been on his back he lowered it with a white swish pocket that he was holding casually.

"Here, drink and then rest. After that you two have to go back to your dorms because soon the sisters will be back in the dorm." If the santriwati go home then it means that the dormitory will be closed soon and opened at half-hour two in the morning.

"Please get me De, my hand suddenly feels cramped." Masha's play while shaking her hands as if troubled.

Dea stiffly nodded her head and raised both her hands to grab the swish pouch. "Thank you, ustad." His polite speech was not as bold as they had originally met.

"No need to thank me because I know you two must be tired."

Turning his gaze toward the mosque, "If you really want to be sincerely grateful then I hope you will never repeat the same mistake again." The next thing that made Dea ashamed.

He was embarrassed to look troubled in front of Ustad Aldi. If Dea had no feelings for him it might be okay but the fact now is that he likes ustad Aldi. Which woman wants to look deformed in the eyes of the person she likes?

Dea thought nothing, even if there was for sure it was only a handful of people and it is questionable how the health of his brain.

"We will try not to make the same mistake again in the future." Dea's promise is to hope that what he said earlier can be trusted Ustad Aldi.

Ustad Aldi smiled as he turned his attention to Dea's nervous face, "Then I'll see." He said calmly after that he said his greetings and took his steps into the mosque.

"Looks like he's serious." Masha murmured after assessing the expression of Ustad Aldi.

"What's serious?" Ask Dea curiously.

Masha chuckled, then amusedly she shook her head. "It's nothing." The answer is meaningful.

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"So, what do you want to talk to me about Safira." Tanya Mira was curious. Currently they are already in the room complete with their respective faces. His intention after finishing this talk they would be a pudgy and after that sleep to rest.

Sapphira sat herself in front of Mira while hugging the Qur'an on her chest.

"Didn't you also want to talk to me about something?"

Mira relented, "Right, but I want you to first say what you want to talk to me about. Only then will I also say something I want to say to you."

Safira didn't think much of it, "Alright, then first." The breakup is impatient.

"Mira, do you know that the person I've always liked is not Ustad Aldi but Aldo!"

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Mira's enthusiastic smile suddenly froze, "What do you mean?" He pretended not to understand.

"My point is if the person I've always liked is not ustad Aldi but Aldo. So, two years ago I met Aldo and immediately liked him in just a few minutes. And as you may have guessed, I always thought that Aldo was Aldi, but the fact is that they are not the same person. Ah, it's only fitting that ustad Aldi is not too enthusiastic when he sees me turns out the reason is because he's not the person I'm looking for!." Sapphira's story is full of enthusiasm because finally after two years of waiting he was reunited with the person he liked.

"Ja-so, even now you still like it?" Ask Mira carefully.

Safira honestly admitted to it, "I still like it and even like it more. So since Aldo is mine then you must not take him away from me. Remember, I'm your best friend so as a friend you're prohibited from flying the corner flag to Aldo!" Threatening Sapphira joking because of which Dea might like Aldo because obviously the person Mira likes is ustad Ali.

Mira unknowingly tightened her grip on the Qur'an she was holding. Smiling faintly, he weakly nodded his head. "Of course, I would never betray my own best friend." His promise felt pain because his heart seemed to be sliced at this moment.

"Hem, I trust you. Then what do you want to say to me?" Now it's Mira's turn to tell me the problem.

Mira smiled gently, shaking her head weakly. "I just wanted to say if...My mom will come visit me." Story lied.

But Sapphira immediately trusted him without noticing if both of Mira's eyes were currently reddening to hold back tears.

"That's good news, tomorrow if he comes please introduce me to his padan."

Mira once again smiled, "Of course, I'll introduce you to her." The promise is fake, he is not sure if his mother will have time to remember the existence of his only child here. Or maybe like the last time he met, they were still immersed in a career that would endlessly continue to take their time.

I don't know, when Mira's heart feels tossed.

"Well, when it's done we better start the sentence" After that, Mira no longer listens to what Safira says because right now the only thing on her mind is...should he give up for his friend?

After all, Mira also met him two years ago, so it is not impossible if Aldo likes Safira.

Seriate...

The author receives complaints and criticism. Yes, what the author wrote emang ngeselin but want how else because what came out in the head of the author is this.