
Ustadzah Nia was really surprised by his santri speech. Alifa's confession really made her distrustful. What Alifa said really makes him between the thresholds of trust.
"Are you serious, Alfa?" ask ustadzah Nia doesn't believe.
"Do I have to lie with a problem of this magnitude, ustadzah."
"But..., why is it that suddenly Gus Al wants to insult you?"
"I myself also do not understand what Gus Al means. Complicated ustadzah."
"Complicated?? Meaning how?"
Finally flowed the story where Alifa was called to ndalem and Gus Al's intention to preach himself. Alifa also told how with him who actually still wants to go to college and the request of Gus Al who asked him to come to Cairo and lecture there with Gus Al.
Alifa also told about Gus Al's request to accept the ring as a sign of his seriousness. And Alifa also tells how the attitude of Gus Al who changed indifferent and ketus after Alifa refused to wear the ring that loved Gus Al.
All Alifa stories are to the Nia Ustadzah without anything being subtracted or added. Alifa also tells about ummi and kyai who gave freedom to Alifa and Gus Al to solve this problem both.
"But I'm confused ustadzah."
"Why?"
"The attitude of Gus Al was angry and annoyed at me, Ustadzah. Even Gus Al did not say when I went back to the dorm. Gus Al didn't prevent me like before. I'm afraid Gus Al is angry at me ustadzah."
Ustadzah Nia chuckled at Alifa's speech thinking about the feelings of Kyai Abdullah's only son.
"Why does Nia's ustadzah even laugh at me?'' alifa asked puzzledly at Nia's imprudent behavior who laughed at her spontaneously.
"You're funny, Alifa. Turns out you also have a taste for Gus Al. Why don't you just accept the sermon from Gus Al." Ustadzah Nia still chuckles at Alifa's reaction.
Alifa snorted and seemed annoyed with the speech of his ustadzah. How can the ustadzah Nia say to receive the sermon from the crown prince darul Huda while his age is still not even 17 years.
"Don't pout her beauty's gone. Ustadzah is just kidding."
Nia Ustadzah was seen confirming his sitting near Alifa.
"Now Ustad wants to ask Alifa. Alifa has a sense of not being with Gus Al..?"
"I don't know the endadzah, this is all to me very surprising. But I see if what Gus Al wants looks real. I am confused how. Gus Al urges me to be in the bottom of my heart, I still want to go to school. Want to go to college, gather with friends, organize, study and still want to learn a lot of ustadzah. Let alone the thought of getting married, the thought of being close to any man I have not. What should I do about ustadzah..?"
"Patience.., do not let all this burden your heart. Soon you will be in the final exam. Don't let this bother you. Believe me, there's a way out."
Now Ustadzah Nia asked, what do you see from the figure of a Gus Al."
Ustadzah Nia smiled with the reaction of Alifa.
"I mean ustadzah, do you have a little taste for Gus Al. Now try to be honest, are you interested in Gus Al. What is the first impression if you see a Gus Al?"
"There is no one who is not interested in the charm of a son like Gus Al, ustadzah. He was kind, polite a Cairo Al Azhar santri, a hafidz. Of course if asked I am interested or not of course I replied interested. But getting married has not been thought of by me. I have a lot of dreams and dreams that I have to achieve. If I get married, I really haven't thought about it. If Gus Al could understand me a little bit it would all not be like this."
"Gus Al must understand you?? What do you want to be like, baby?"
"I want Gus Al to understand I'm a little bit of a graduate that I still want to go to college. I am not old enough to get married either. I have told Gus Al, if Gus Al is serious and wants to wait for me to finish college I have promised if I will serve in the boarding school here. That means I will stay here to serve as well as lecture ustadzah, of course if I am here Gus Al do not have to worry if I break the promise. Ummi and Kyai can definitely monitor me as well. But ..''
"But why, why don't you continue the story."
"But Gus Al asked me to wear the ring that Gus Al gave him. I refused the ustadzah."
Ustadzah Nia still faithfully heard the story of the superior santri darul Huda carefully. Occasionally Nia's ustadzah rubbed Alifa's back to calm the heart of Alifa whose eyes began to glaze over when telling stories.
"Why do you refuse, if Gus Al will wait for you and you are also really serious about the request of Gus Al who wants to preach you, why should you refuse to just wear the ring."
Alifa was seen wiping away her tears that were slightly dripping on her cheeks.
"I refuse to wear the ring does not mean I reject the good intentions of Gus Al who wants to abuse me, ustadzah. I told Gus Al I must not be comfortable wearing the ring in the dorm. I told you to ummi only for a while who kept the ring. But it seems like Gus Al is angry with the way I am, ustadzah. Gus Al looks really upset with me. Gus Al changed his attitude to me, ustadzah."
Alifa again wiped her tears with her fingertips.
"Ustadzah Nia.., I have to how to overcome all this?''
Ustadzah Nia continued to hold hands and rubbed Alifa's back so that Alifa could be a little calm and comfortable. Nia Ustadzah understood how Alifa was feeling at the moment. When he was preparing to be still at the desired university and a very young age to get married, there was a son who wanted to menghitah himself as soon as possible. of course it really makes Alifa shaken and a little confused. For a santri like Alifa, let alone being close to the opposite sex having a male friend might not be Alifa. Because from the age of 4 years Alifa has been living behind the sacred prison of Darul Huda.
"Now calm yourselves, Alifa, draw near to Allah, may there be a best way that Allah loves you. Rest assured, no problem faces man without solution. Maybe even now Gus Al is like you. very shaken and his mind is not calm. I mean Gus Al by wanting you to wear the ring that Gus Al love is right, but you mean refusing to wear it for uncomfortable reasons and still living in the dormitory is also right."
"I think you should agree on that with Gus Al yourself. Talk to Gus Al about it. Maybe Gus Al will understand."
"I actually also want to see Gus Al again to solve this problem, ustadzah. My mind's not comfortable if I haven't talked to him."
"Ustadzah Nia, can the ustadzah help me?"
"I have to help what's Alifa?"
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