
As originally planned, Edward will approach Aya to find out about Mr. Imron.
This afternoon Edward waited for Aya to come home from teaching him.She waited outside the cottage, but not far from the cottage.
Half an hour had Edward waiting for Aya, he finally came out as well.
As usual Aya used her bicycle, then after at the entrance of the boarding school area Edward approached and prevented Aya.
Of course Aya was shocked and got off her bike.She was upset because suddenly Edward confronted her with a smile without guilt.
Aya snorted, then she finally walked leading her bike.Edward followed from behind.
"What is it that surprises people?"aya asked annoyed.
"You will send you home" said Edward casually.
"I can go home alone, do not be interracial." said Aya ketus.
"Fear of you being bullied again with those thugs, they are vindictive" Edward said, scaring Aya a little, so that she would be accompanied.
"The reason is you." said Aya still with a tightness.
"Indeed, why still ask." said Edward with a smile that.
"What exactly do you want?"
"No thanks at all."
Aya silent, he looked at Edward with a slack.The one in the face even his own smiles.Yes continued his path, not caring about Edward who followed him.
On the way they were more silent, but Aya was not as fast as earlier.He guided his bike, but now Edward who took over it.
"This is my bicycle" Edward said.
"Do not." reject Aya.
"You know who I am?"ask Edward the origin
"Yes I know, you're a shitty man."
"Hahaha, but you like to be brought home with me."
"That's because you forced."
"If I don't force it, I won't be close to you."
Aya turned to look at Edward, she smiled obliquely at the words of the man beside her.
"Why smile?"ask Edward
Aya was just silent, she continued to step staring in front of the sunlight that was far away in the western horizon.
"Ay, may I call your name Ay." asked Edward casually.
Aya just raised her eyebrows, then smiled and shook her head.
"Let's be more familiar." said Edward again.
"Just give it up."
"Do you know Mr Imron?"edward asked in a relaxed manner.
"Yes, he's my neighbor two houses away.Why ask Mr Imron?"ask Aya wonder.
"Well, I've only seen four days in the mosque if pray worshiper.Kata Bayu he's your neighbor."
"Yes, Imron's brother was my neighbor.Two more moons disappeared somewhere, but now come again."
"The word Bayu went to town for work, so I asked."
"You seem very curious about Mr. Imron." asked Aya in surprise.
"Yes, because yesterday afternoon he asked about me as well as Kyai Sobri.Then I was curious, why did he ask about me."
"Maybe it's because you've just been spotted, and you've just seen Mr. Imron."
"It could be.But I'm still curious."
"Have not been curious, but also why curious." said Aya, he turned to look at Edward.
Edward just smiled, then returned Aya's gaze.
"It has arrived, thank you for being delivered to the house" said Aya.
"I'll take you home every day."
"Hahaha, I don't teach every day at the cottage."
"When you teach in the cottage I go between.Oya, the house of Mr. Imron which."he asked Edward spread his gaze.
"That's it, which is iron-fenced.Every day the house is closed."
"Oh, doesn't his wife ever come out?"
"Pak Imron's wife has long died, his children are in a mental hospital" said Aya.
Edward just nodded while paying attention to Mr. Imron's house.
The house is quite large compared to Aya's house, but it seems very rare the house is occupied.Always quiet and the yard of the house is very lush with thickets.
"When can I come by your house?"
"You're stopping by my house."
"Oh right, I was visiting your house.Next time I'm going to your house, because it's already very dark."
"Yes, whatever."
"In that case, I'll go home first.Maybe Bayu's looking for me."
Edward smiled at Aya, then he nodded.After he left Aya went into his house.
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"Where from?"asked Bayu when Edward just came and immediately took water ablution.
"Take Aya home." replied Edward.
"Turning home?"ask Bayu wonder.
"Yes, why?"
"Neverything." replied Bayu.
Then he went to the mosque to pray magrib congregation.Edward also followed Bayu to the mosque.
Azan magrib reverberated, they waited for Kyai Sobri to pray magrib.
While waiting, Edward opened his qur'an mushaf and read it slowly.
As a child Edward had studied teaching until he went to Junior High School, after High School he immediately went to college in England, because there were relatives of his father.Taken college he ran a small business, small business,until now the business was more advanced and successful.
He rarely went home to his mother's country, until his father was attacked and entered the hospital.Just this time he returned home until a long time.And he learned back to the science of religion that he had forgotten.
Lucky in fact he disguised himself to be a santri, honed back to teach him and got deeper religious knowledge.Not santri actually, just disguised as a santri servant.When he was a man raised in a rich family, he was a man,but he did not boast about the wealth he had.
For him, cruel in business is very commonplace.Competition among business people is common, many use the wrong ways, but for Edward is not like that.
He is more proud to have a small business with his own business and sweat than a big one at helping and running it in dirty ways.
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Every time Aya came home from teaching, Edward always drove her home.Walau Aya refused, but Edward continued to force her.Until they were familiar and knew each other.
"Do you know why Mr Imron's wife died?"edward asked Aya.
Aya looked at Edward in surprise, every escort Aya Edward always asked about Mr. Imron.There is a relationship with Mr. Imron.
"Dear?"
"I don't know for sure, my father said the accident.Why do you keep wondering about Mr Imron?"aya asked with probing eyes.
"Neither-lately I see Mr. Imron always asking for my whereabouts in the cottage on Bayu.So I'm a little curious." said Edward lying.
It is impossible that he must be honest if later it can be complicated his business.Not to mention he has not found suspicious evidence about the possible disappearance of Bayu's sister or her brother.
"Oh, Imron's father was covered by his people.He rarely hung out with neighbors.What else since it was lost three months, getting closed.Only in the boarding school he was very familiar with the santri and ustad there, he was very familiar with,sama Kyai Sobri is also familiar, but never told where he went or the story of his son who was in the mental hospital."
"So after she disappeared it was so rare to leave the house?But why often go to peaantren and often participate in congregational prayers?"
"Because he is already used to praying together in the pesantren."
"Oh."
"Have you arrived, do you want to stop by first?"aya said offer.
Edward thought, It's good that he stopped by Aya's house.
"All right."
"How long does he answer, if in doubt, then there is nothing" said Aya, seeing doubt in Edward's eyes.
"Tomorrow are you teaching again?"
"No, tomorrow I want to harvest vegetables in the fields."
"Then tomorrow alone, I'm curious to have never harvested vegetables in the fields." said Edward.
Aya smiled, she felt funny with Edward's words.Indeed yes the children of the city people did not know the life in the village.They do not care all the food they eat where it came from.
"You don't seem to have ever been to the rice fields."
"Indeed, I rarely go out of the house that is not important.It is better to do something that makes money." said Edward unconsciously.
"Oh, you rich people who do not know the suffering of small people, such as farmers" said Aya indifferently, he then went deeper in his yard.
Edward approached Aya, he saw Aya looking annoyed.
"You..angry?"
"Why should I be angry?"
"I'm sorry, not that I don't appreciate small people like farmers.But I'm too busy taking care of my business in the world of my work." said Edward who is equally sure to make Aya confused.
Who is Edward?
"Tomorrow after I came from the market" said Edward, who knew Aya was suspicious of him.
But Edward let Aya be curious about him.It is also impossible that he found out more deeply.Nobody knows who he really is.
"I'm going home, Assalamu aleikum.."
"Wa alaikum salam." replied Aya.
Then Edward passed from before Aya, he once again looked at the house of Mr. Imron.He caught a glimpse of the window that opened a little, there people scouted him and looked at him sharply.
This time Edward will lure the man out, out of curiosity to him.He will continue to visit Aya.She is sure that behind the window was Mr. Imron.
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