BRIPDA MAHMUD'S 30-DAY GIRLFRIEND
Chapter 44. Ezra Came
"Zra, so many offices, what's wrong? After sixty days of service, is there any welcome for our arrival? But it's not so!" Haris who entered the office in tandem with Ezra continued to roam, even though Ezra did not press him at all.
Since entering the office, Ezra's gaze immediately caught the figure of a woman dressed in baby blue with a beige hijab on her head. Isn't that the woman who has changed her pattern and way of life? The woman Ezra wants to meet after returning from service!
Haris, who had been talking to Ezra, but did not get a response, turned to the side where Ezra was standing.
"Geez, Ezra! Guess what loo!" Haris patted Ezra's arm with the book he was carrying.
Ezra just kept quiet and followed Haris step into the planning room.
Ezra is a planning employee, who is assigned as team leader by bringing in ten members, who sixty days ago were assigned to survey the company's location. This morning Azra, along with the team members, had just arrived back at the camp with a special pickup car from the company.
Ezra's appearance this time was completely different from usual. During the survey, Ezra did not cut the hair that grew on his face. Even so it still looks neat, and even shows a different figure. He kept the sideburns and beards long and bushy. In contrast to Ezra's previous appearance, with his face pure white without any sideburns and beard growing there.
After almost an hour of meeting and sitting in a chat room with her boss and friends, Ezra wanted to go to Dinda's room to give a report and hand over her official travel letter.
"I want to give a report to the personnel section first." Said Ezra who was already standing while preparing the sheet in his hand. Then he walked out of his room, into the personnel room. But the personnel room seemed empty. There's no one in there.
Mr. Hadi, who was in his room, saw that Ezra did not enter the personnel room and would return to the planning room. While passing through the Manager's room, Ezra was surprised by Mr. Hadi who was standing outside the manager's room to intercept Ezra.
"This who? How do I seem to know?" Ask Mr. Hadi who turned out to be pangling with Ezra who changed his appearance because of his sideburns and beard.
"Haaahaaaaaa... cook Pak Hadi forgot with his own men?" Ezra said with a crisp laugh.
"Hey, Ezra! You're Ezra, right?" Mr. Hadi did not forget Ezra's distinctive voice and laughter. They then hugged each other.
"When's it coming?" Ask Mr. Hadi.
"It was morning, sir."
"Just this morning? why not take a break first, then enter the office? Yes already then just rest two days, after that quickly make a report about the survey and immediately submit it to me! Oh, yep! Don't forget dinner at my house!" Said Mr. Hadi and gave him an invitation to have dinner together at his house.
"His invitation is for me alone or with friends too, sir?"
"Yes already, same friends all,"
Yes, Sir. God willing," answered Ezra.
Hadi was shocked to hear God's words from Ezra's lips. In fact, so you know! Ezra is non-Muslim.
"Eh! There's been some progress, huh, Zra?"
"Yes, Sir. Learn a little bit," Ezra humbled. And it's always humbling, that's Ezra's character.
"Good then" Mr. Hadi patted Ezra on the back.
"Then, excuse me, sir,"
***
While in the field, Dinda who entered the ranks as a flag carrier paskibraka, often wrong in marching.
And so do the other participants.
"But if you hear the signs go forward! Lift your left leg first! Remember that! Lift your left leg first!" Mahmud said, so that there will be no more mistakes.
After several attempts, finally the line became compact. Up to the practice of raising the red and white flag accompanied by singing Indonesian Raya songs.
One, up to two times, not yet clop. The next one finally came to expectations.
At eleven they rest. They sat on the green grass growing in the field while drinking the prepared drinks from the kitchen.
After the exercise, after the break they returned to work in the office as usual.
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Afternoon.
After returning from the office, Dinda had a schedule to go to the mosque to teach children.
Ana, Maya, and Santi return home from their offices and stop by the clinic. It turned out that there was filled with planning children who had just returned from the Service. Finally they also chatted, met kangen, asked each other news, and listened to stories about them during the official trip.
"Oh, yes, you are usually four, two do not wear hijab and two wear hijab. Where's your other friend?" Ask Haris who has not memorized their names.
"Oh, I mean, are you asking Dinda?" Ask Ana.
"Yes, maybe I don't know your names" Haris replied.
"Then acquaintance, dong! To know." Ana said while slightly approaching Haris' seat. While Santi and Maya only pay attention to Ana's attitude that looks over in the caper. Caper, CAri Perhatian, that is.
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In Mosque. After listening to the children's reading, Dinda paid for her promise to continue the story of Prophet Adam that has been anticipated by children.
"After Allah created the Prophet Adam, the same Prophet Adam God placed in a very beautiful, cool, comfortable place, everything is available, that is in heaven. Although all was fulfilled, being alone, Adam felt lonely, and needed friends. So when Adam slept, God took Adam's left rib, to be made a creature, Eve. Then Adam and Eve tied the sacred promise before God as a married couple.
God allowed Adam and Eve to eat all the plants in heaven, except one. Don't eat kuldi!
But one time, Eve was persuaded by the seduction of the devil. Eve was eager to eat the fruit that God had forbidden not to eat. Eve persuaded Adam to pick the khuldi fruit, then eat it together.
When Adam and Eve ate the fruit, God said, "O Adam, Eve, why did you break my prohibition?"
After that, Adam and Eve were expelled from heaven. And in order to make amends, Adam and Eve were sent down to earth to make amends by worshiping and asking God for forgiveness. So did the children, grandchildren, and descendants of Adam all until the day of the apocalypse.
