Bridal Flowers

Season II: Part 17

The next morning Dea, Masha, and their roommates compactly go to class together. Along the way to class they laughed together listening to the story of how ridiculous each of them was. Until finally they did not realize that at this time they were standing in front of a beautiful woman who was graceful and polite.

"Fatimah Foundation!" Shouting Ajeng surprised suddenly made everyone turn their eyes to the woman called Fatimah.

"True, it's Fatimah's ustazah. Come on guys, let's meet ustadzah. Already misses the feeling of wanting to meet with ustazah Fatimah." Ririn exclaimed excitedly and without waiting for the other's approval she had already run herself towards Fatimah's ustazah which might be waiting for their arrival.

"Who is Fatimah's body?" Tanya Dea felt foreign. This is not without reason he asked like this because of the fact that he had never met or heard about the ustadzah of Fatimah before. But when he saw how enthusiastic his roommates were, Dea doubted if Fatimah's ustadzah was a commoner.

Masha replied lazily, "Hem, he's a permanent teacher of a real boarding school. But since there was a family problem a few months ago he took a teaching leave." Masha replied so reluctantly. How could he not be reluctant if the woman who always chased after his brother was now here, well, only if he returned now because his brother also just returned now.

"Hey, what's wrong with you?" Dea felt that Masha did not like Fatimah's ustadzah too much.

Masha dishonestly shook her head, "Nothing." His speech was evasive but the tone of reluctance was still very deep.

"Hem, but you don't look happy." Dea's doubt because Masha doesn't usually behave like this.

"Don't worry, I'm fine. It's just that Dea, I want to tell you seriously," Shifting his gaze at the confused Dea.

"Be careful with Fatimah's ustadzah because this man intends to take Aldi's ustad from you. I'm very serious, really!" Masha solemnly warned Dea to keep an eye on Aldi's ustad. Although Masha knew very well what her sister was like but still Masha was a girl who would act a little possessive about her precious possession.

"W-what are you saying, I don't understand!" Dea takes her eyes off Masha, trying to hide how embarrassed she is now.

"I'm serious about saying this Dea, after all you don't have to hide your feelings because I knew it from the beginning." Because Masha had been following him so unconsciously Masha also began to know some of Dea's attitudes and expressions in everyday life. Especially if Dea meets with ustad Aldi, hem, that timid expression.

Dea was stunned, she then timidly looked at Masha who was still casually watching her. "Are you not jealous?" Because he had seen how crazy Masha was when Aldi just came to the boarding school.

Hearing the plain and timid question of Dea, suddenly Masha's relaxed face turned into a strange expression. "I don't like him, take him if you want and take him away from me." He refused firmly. Why should he be jealous if his brother is with Dea?

That's exactly what he wanted, right?

After all, Masha actually could not stand having to face the attitude of Aldi who was too disciplined, so for this opportunity he really hoped that these two people would soon unite on a guarantee!

"Ah no-no, you should take it because I'd rather he be with you." Masha exclaimed frantically to correct her words. It is no longer Dea 'if you want' but Dea does 'must want'.

"I think this-"

"Dea, Masha, come here!" Dea's speech was cut off after hearing the call from Ririn.

"Be relaxed" Masha assured Dea not to be nervous about meeting her rival.

"Come, the others are waiting for us." He continued, drawing Dea's hand following his steps towards the crowd in front of his class.

On the way there, Dea secretly assesses the Fatimah's ustadzah which should not have any shortcomings. She is beautiful also educated religion is high, then do not ask about her attitude because it is very visible if the ustadzah Fatimah is a person of good character. If Dea had to compete with him, there is doubt if Aldi would consider Dea. Seeing how perfect Fatimah's ustadzah was, Dea honestly admitted that he had lost terribly.

But he did not want to give up immediately, he was also fixing himself towards the right direction. Following Ustad Aldi as soon as possible so that he can stand with him as much as possible.

Well, that's if ustad Aldi turns a blind eye to his past.

"Assalamualaikum ustadzah Fatimah." Different from the previous attitude that was so reluctant, now it is precisely the attitude of Masha in front of the Fatimah Ustadzah is very polite and friendly. It was as if this attitude was just an illusion for him.

"Waalaikumussalam Masha, how are you now?" Tanya ustadzah Fatimah was very friendly. Fatimah's Ustadzah seems to act if there is only Masha here, whether this is just her feelings or because this is the fact, Dea does not know.

Masha smiled back warmly, "Alhamdulillah ustadzah, Masha feels very good." His answer was short of not wanting to extend the topic about him anymore.

"Oh yeah we're gonna introduce this Dea, our new friend." Without waiting for further voices Masha casually pulled Dea a little forward for her to introduce to Fatimah's ustadzah. Let ustadzah Fatimah see how beautiful her rival to get ustad Aldi-oh, more precisely how beautiful wife ustad Aldi!

Hem, candidate!

"Oh... new santriwati?" Ask ustadzah Fatimah guessed, the article a few months ago before he left there was no student named Dea.

Dea did not want to look nervous so she strengthened her resolve, "True ustadzah, I transferred from the public school in the city." He answered with courage and pride.

Hearing this, Fatimah's ustadzah smiled, "Dea's spirit of learning, don't want to lose to your friends who have been in the cottage for a long time." After saying words of encouragement, the ustadzah Fatimah then instructed them to enter the class and start a new lesson.

This is the third day of fasting so they should still be very excited to run the day.

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"Aldo, the documents regarding the staff of the cottage 3 or 4 years ago I've put them on your desk."

Aldo nodded his head in understanding, "Thank you Ali, I also have something to talk to you about." Aldo replied thankfully without distracting him for a second from the book in his hand. The writing is unusual because it is printed from Arabic letters and without punctuation seems to be a special attraction for Aldo.

Ali then held his steps away from Aldo's room and instead he casually sat himself on a sofa neatly arranged in Aldo's room.

While waiting for Aldo to finish his business, Ali deliberately circulated his attention staring at the shelves of Aldo's private books neatly arranged in his room. Ali also had time to look out and assess how neat the arrangement of the books that will be learned in the cottage.

Seeing all this, sometimes Ali wondered how much of an obsession Aldo to books. Whether in his mind that was busy with science never crossed to build a household ark.

"God, this is complete." After putting the book he had previously read, the attention of the handsome man with his trademark glasses turned to the documents of a girl Aldo asked him to investigate yesterday.

"His name is Mira, she is a kitchen staff who has lived in the cottage for a long time. So, what are you looking for about this girl's identity?" Ali is very hopeful that if Aldo says that he is interested in a relationship, well, at least that statement can remove Ali's negative stigma against him.

Aldo smiled lightly looking at the record of Mira's arrival to the cottage a few years ago, "I intend to marry her, in shaa Allah after Ramadan later." The answer was lightly not wanting to hide anything from his best friend.

He wants to have a serious relationship with Mira so he doesn't have to hide anything from Ali and his other friends. After all it was good to tell her now so that her friends would not target Mira for them to approach.

"Are you serious?" Who would not be surprised if people who knew Aldo heard this answer. Because for them Aldo has a pure and relaxed impression. It was as if he had no deep thoughts other than spending time with his books.

Aldo once again smiled, closed Mira's identity documents and carefully put them in her desk drawer. He plans to read it as soon as Ali leaves his room.

"I'm very serious about my statement, why should you hesitate?" Aldo did not understand. He was a good man who wanted marriage so that should not be questioned anymore.

Ali shook his head quickly, "I'm not hesitant but a little surprised, I think you'd rather spend your time with these books than look at the outside world." Ali answered honestly.

Hem, Aldo doesn't look like that at all.

Aldo frowned, "I do love books but the desire to perfect religion is much higher."

"Have you told Aldi?" Tanya Ali was curious.

Aldo smiled casually, his heart at this moment was completely calm and comfortable. "Not only Aldi, but I have also told this to both of our parents. They said whoever the girl was they'd accept it sincerely." The heart of the child who is unhappy when he hears how much trust the two people have in themselves.

Aldo was so, because it has been given great confidence then he will never waste this opportunity to miss Mira. However, Aldo must be able to attract Mira's interest in him.

But Aldo is actually not too nervous about Mira because every time they meet Mira will definitely act as nervous as he is. Plus the two cheeks that like to blush embarrassed, Aldo can not be unsure if Mira also actually has the same taste with him.

"Well, you're very serious." Now Ali is convinced that Aldo is serious about marrying the girl. As a friend he sincerely happy for the marriage of his best friend who did not wait a long time.

"Oh yeah, I got something for you." Aldo suddenly remembered what he had said to Ali.

Aldo then moved to take a thin document that he had placed under a pile of reading books. This he did because this document was very important to Ali.

"What's this?" Ali asked curiously after the document passed from Aldo's hand to his. If touched using his hands, Ali sure in it there is only a pile of thin paper that is not much. But the question is, what are the papers?

He hesitated to open it.

"I heard from Aldi you were looking for a girl who just moved out of town a few months ago. So in order to repay your services I contacted Gus Gio yesterday to discuss this, Gus Gio did not refuse to divulge the identity of the girl as long as you did not treat her for something wrong." Obviously Aldo recalled his conversation with Gio.

This was not without Gio saying this because even this girl's identity was a little special. So, as a trustee Gio will not act rashly to spread the identity of his students to others.

"really?" Ali asked in disbelief as he opened the document in a hurry. He then carefully read the girl's identity and found the reason she was sent to the boarding school was the same reason he had heard.

"Dea?" Then, he was brought back with a shadow of the girl he met the night after the sahur. The beautiful girl who looked rather cold was the girl he had been looking for, Ali was very surprised and happy too.

The search is over!

"So the girl's name is Dea?" Aldo asked casually rather curious about the change in Ali's expression that looked very happy?

"I'll tell you later." He said as he closed the document and woke up from his seat in high spirits.

"I have to confirm first if she's the girl I'm looking for so I hope you'll be more patient." With that he then came out of Aldo's room leaving Aldo still stricken with confusion.

Hem, when people fall in love unconsciously they will act silly. That, Aldo admitted that he was included.

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"What are our activities after?" They just got out of class and are about to return to their dormitory.

"If it's not wrong the lodge says we have a job in the garden." Ririn recalled the disciplinary chief's instructions last night. They said that after school they had to go to the garden to harvest some vegetables that the kitchen would cook for the next day.

Looking at the sky that is a bit cloudy, "Luckily the sky is cloudy and the weather is quite humid, if it is hot maybe I am a bit hesitant to go down to the garden."

"I agree with Dea, if the sky was clear maybe the story would be different." Ajeng also agreed with Dea because they would still fast anyway. Warming up in this afternoon will be very bad for their health.

"Well, God knows us very well." Knot Ririn felt grateful. Because coming home together they also fill their travel time with laughter that is very dear to Dea miss.

"Eh, I heard that Ustad Aldi and ustadzah Fatimah used to be the head of discipline while still lodging here." Suddenly, they start to stir up gossip.

Although they knew this was something wrong but when it came to ustad Aldi all their logical thinking was marginalized to the side. For them the talk of ustad Aldi is something very important and cannot be missed.

"Seriously?" Others asked enthusiastically.

"Yes, it's a lie to know sin." Ajeng had no intention of lying to them. According to him who both crave ustad Aldi, all this information is a form of concern for their love story to seize one man.

"Keep you know where you're not lying?" Now, Dea who asked relaxed. Although he was relaxed actually his heart had also jumped up and down at this moment.

Ajeng waved his hands casually, "One of my family used to live in the same dormitory as Fatimah's ustadzah. He said ustad Aldi and ustadzah Fatimah are very much talked about by the people of the cottage. They look good in any field and.." Turning his gaze around them, Ajeng then lowered his head which everyone but Masha immediately followed.

"And?" Wati's voice impatiently wanted to hear more.

"And many rumors spread that the two of them already liked each other." He was quite satisfied with the enthusiasm of his roommates.

"Ah..I guessed it."

"I heard it too."

"Right as well, they look more like they fit together."

And many more voices of approval were also desperate from his roommates, but Dea could not accept the rumor because just as bad Aldi was very anti-female!

"Ei, that's not necessarily true." Dea's remarks did not accept the direct approval of some of them.

"If it is true, it should be ustad Aldi at that time immediately married the ustadzah Fatimah instead of leaving the ustadzah Fatimah." Dea gave a reasonable answer. If they both like each other then they should not have to part for long.

"You are indeed Dea, but it could be that time ustad Aldi prefers to seek knowledge than marry ustadzah Fatimah first. Just look now, after ustad Aldi returned here only ustadzah Fatimah also returned to teaching to the boarding school." Well, the reason for Ajeng this time also cannot be underestimated by all of them.

Even Dea who heard it admitted that her heart had become panicked and scared. He was afraid of what Ajeng said because it could have been a fact.

"Don't guess too much about the lives of others, we as outsiders can only hear rumors and have never witnessed them in person. Remember, this is the month of fasting and it is not good to talk about the lives of others if only capitalize on listening. Let alone hearing, seeing it in person is very sinful to talk about it. Be careful, your fasting will be in vain." Masha who had been silent had finally voiced her opinion.

Hell, why are their minds soaring everywhere?

Even though he who became his biological sister never kepo with his sister's business.

"Astagfirullah.khilaf O Allah." They immediately spoke the name of Allah, acting as if they were solemn.

Although they were all quick to regret their conversation yet it was all still unable to quell Dea's uneasy and claustrophobic feelings. What they said could have been true because Fatimah's endadzah was much better than her. He is well educated and everyone loves him.

They are worth it, they are also born beautiful and handsome. So, thinking about this of course Dea felt inferior. Moreover, Dea has a disability in his life and he is still at the beginner level for a good Muslimah. Dea admits he is jealous of the excess of Fatimah's ustadzah.

Hem, jealousy turns out to be this sick.

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