Khairil: True Hope & Love

Chapter 27 | People Who Ever Existed in the Past

...“If someone in your past was too painful? Isn't it easier to forget?”...

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Khairil came out of the house and saw Zurran apparently coming with a middle-aged man, his age estimate was like Rendy. Zurran asked the man to enter the house with him.

"Come Sir? Come in" he said

"Ekhem." The sound of Khairil dehem makes the two men of different generations look up

"dude? Kenalin, he is Zurran's lecturer. His name is Mr. Hasan Shahid." Zurran introduced his lecturer and Khairil immediately kissed the back of the man's hand. For a moment he was stunned by Khairil's actions. And as he looked at Khairil's face, "That eye reminds me of him." The man was fixated on seeing Khairil's eyes which reminded him of someone in his past

"Let's go in, sir", Khairil signals Zurran and they enter the house

"Assynol",

"Waalaikumsalam warahmatullahi."

In the guest room, all eyes saw Zurran's presence with the man. Rendy immediately got up from her seat as well as Jizah. They stared in disbelief as to who had come with Zurran. Decades ago, the last time we met. Unexpectedly, they have just been found again. And yes, Rendy's guess is correct. Hasan Shahid who Zurran meant was his friend first. The man who almost invited Jizah berta'aruf.

"Ustadz?" Jizah and Rendy both said

"You guys?" Hasan was no less surprised to see two people who he knew first. I saw everyone in the guest room. And looked back at Rendy and Jizah alternately. "Yes Rabb, after all this time you have found us again. And yes, the children of Jizah and Ustadz Khairul are already great. I never thought Zurran was one of their kids." Inner Hasan

"Please sit ustadz?" Rendy and Jizah asked Hasan to sit in an empty place. This made Khairil and Zurran confused. Did his parents know each other?

"Oh yeah, thank you."

"Well, I'm with Umma, have you known each other Mr Hasan?" Ask Zurran

"You're the same Khairil? Sit down and here's your bag." Zurran gave Jizah his bag and the woman went in with Riska and Zulfah behind her

Before entering, Jizah first gave Rendy a code to also follow her. And now the four of them were in the dining room which was a bit away from the living room.

"Who was Zah?" Ask Riska, confused. Zulfah immediately gestured for Riska not to ask first

Rendy sat down next to Jizah, "What to do? We're telling you and Ustadz Hasan about Khairil and Zurran?" Ask Rendy

"You tell me about what? I'm the same Ustadz Hasan nothing ever before." Answer Jizah

"Yes, why did you ask me to come here?"

While looking down, Jizah's breath was heard, "I want you not to let ustadz Hasan tell me about the past. Don't let the kids know about the story. Make them believe that he is your friend and also a friend of bang Mufid. Don't even talk about something I don't like." Pinta Jizah on Rendy. He just does not want anything else that humans can not guess it happened.

Rendy understood and went straight back to the living room. Riska was still looking at her best friend, as if understanding Jizah also told if Ustadz Hasan used to have feelings for her. And even wanted to invite him to berta'aruf. But yes, as is known. The soul is in His decree.

While Zulfah, he was silent not knowing what to do. Riska is great, can be as brave as it says to her brother-in-law.

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"Ohh so this morning I told Zurran to invite Mr. Hasan to the house because he was a friend of father? Zurran thinks I'm just kidding." Said Zurran, who was astonished by the behavior of Rendy who suddenly hugged Hasan with a fast. Any man would be astonished to see such a person.

"Yes, ustadz Hasan was a friend of my father's in high school. He was also a friend of your Abba in Egypt." Said Rendy who immediately resuscitated Hasan, from the moment he came there was not yet seen the figure of Mufid.

"Yes, where is ustadz Khairul? Not visible from that moment. Does he still teach at the pesantren?" Hasan wondered

Jizah came out from inside with Bi Mumun who brought a cup of tea for Hasan.

"Oh yes, sorry, from earlier I did not see ustadz Khairul. Is he still teaching at the pesantren?" Ask Hasan. Instantly everyone who was in the room stared at the beads of Jizah. The woman fell down and was silent for a moment. Khairil immediately asked his mother to sit down. There was pain in his heart as Hasan continued to watch Jizah from a distance. Especially now, the man asked someone he respected a lot and was very proud of. After all he had to keep Jizah feeling at the moment.

"Our abba, Allah has long called ustadz" said Khairil to Hasan's surprise. The last reason they met was in Bandung, when Mufid joined the boarding school children camping.

"Innalilahi wa innailaihi Raji... Us-ustadz Khairul no longer exists?"

"Yes ustadz, my husband passed away a few years ago", Jizah tried her hardest to hold back her tears. He is heavy to remember his priest whom God called first. Be honest, of course. But forgetting? He won't be able to.

Hasan did not expect that the man he once considered his toughest rival was now gone. He could see the sadness in Jizah's eyes when he asked about Mufid's whereabouts.

"Ekhemm, introduce my name Riandi", in order to avoid unwanted things, Riandi reached out his hand to Hasan to get acquainted. The man was uncomfortable if Hasan would make Jizah cry.

"Gethead." He was accompanied by a nod of Hasan mentioning his name. One by one Jizah's friends who had been silent earlier he also salami.

Rendy asks Riska and Zulfah to bring Jizah back inside. He did not want his efforts to help Jizah to recover immediately had to be disturbed by crying. And now there are the men in the living room. Khairil seemed to understand, if there is a heart that still expects her mother very much. Either way he won't let it.

"Even though I've only seen the face of Ustadz? But how do I feel like I've seen that, where?" Khairil tried to remember whether he had seen Hasan or not. Zurran who heard that immediately brought himself closer to Khairil's ears. "Please... Brother, don't be S-K-S-D! Get to know, Sok Deket! Don't be embarrassed.." whispered Zurran.

"Yes, my dear..."

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I don't know what to do when I suddenly meet you who I forget so hard. Should I be happy or sad, at His will?

On one hand I'm surprised not a bitch. But on the other side? I try to be ordinary even though I want to disappear.

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