Love Children Pesantren

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23 February....

Surabaya, East Java

08.48

"Hello... Assalamualaikum."

"Wa'alaikum salam. Hi lin, what's the phone? Is it the same with me?! Yes, I am, be honest." Reply Syifa behind the phone screen.

"Yes. I miss the same Lo. Aisha Dinda too. It's been years apart, but it's not kangen."

"How are you doing Lo fa?"

"Thank God be good, if Lo?"

"Together. But just these few days my heart is upset, think of you. Fa, I really miss talking about the four of us first, when can we like that?" Ask Lina. His tone was truly depicting such a great sense of longing. From behind the phone Syifa was silent.

"Just like Lin, I'm also a big kaangeeen. I want to get together again, talk, joke, go to school together, at law together, smile sad together. Well anyway everything,,,"

"When there is the same time again. Come on, let's get it,,,"

"If I could, anything for us to meet. At home, too, do not do anything. Just how's Aisyah Dinda?"

"Lo has Aisyah's contact with Dinda? If I have to ask, I don't have their number on it."

"If Dinda I have Lin, but if Aisyah doesn't. Because when he graduated from college he continued to go to college again so that abroad we can not communicate anymore, we become lost contact that."

"Yes asked for Dinda's number first, then try asking Dinda he has Aisyah's number. I hope you have."

"Yes, I miss hearing Ayesha's voice again."

"Okey if so, if we can just cepet cepet yes we met let the kangennya also ketati."

"He'em, for whatever reason, you're the only ones who really wauw really. That means until now our relationship is still good, yes even though it can not be fully communication. The question is that if I have ten out of graduation continue to separate so rarely communication, now rarely is that communication that makes our friendship relationship so tenuous. But not for you."

"Yes, same."

"Honestly, Lin, I feel so lucky to know you guys, can even be successful. Throughout the friendship that we live, no one ever demands the lack of each other, no one always brings up mistakes, mutual understanding of each other's egos, you are always loving support and always believing. It's hard to get a friend like that, so I'm lucky..."

Lina laughed a little. "Yes, I feel the same way. Yes although I often sprain the same Lo, often angry angry. That's what makes me miss the same Lo. And hope that our friendship is very useful, yes it means not only in the world, but hopefully in the afterlife can also keep the same."

"Aamiin hopefully yes..."

The door opened making Lina look. "Eh fa, please yes. We'll just keep it together again."

"Yes"

"Assalamualaik."

"Wa'alaikum salutations."

Lina hung up. He turned his body back. "Who's phone call?" Ask Iqbal.

"Shyfa." She replied by walking and sitting next to her husband. "Where's aluna?"

"Again outside, play the same thing."

"Yemen??"

"Yes. That was Mbah Lastri's son coming with his grandson too."

"Ooh so Aluna plays with her grandson Mbah Lastri?!"

Iqbal nodded.

"Oooh.yes, that's it. I want to make Aluna milk first, because she has not drank milk. All the way to Mbah Lastri's house, we haven't seen his son in a long time." Lina. "You wanna come?"

"Yes, I'll follow you."

"I went to the kitchen first."

Iqbal nodded. "Hm..."

•••••

"My house must be bigger than yours." Aluna. The little girl from January was only four years old. This time he seemed to be talking to his new friend.

"Still my house big." Reply Kevin. Granddaughter of Mbah Lastri.

"Are you home with a big pool?"

"There's."

"There's no garden?"

"There's also."

Aluna fell silent. "Belalti lumah we're the same. It's all tomorrow."

"No. I know my house is bigger than yours." Said Kevin.

"Lunaa..." Call Lina, make the little girl look over.

"It's drinking milk first, son..."

"Yes mother." The answer.

"Hey you still drink milk?" Ask Kevin.

"Why indeed? You want this milk?" Ask Aluna back.

"No. Drink milk like a kid, I'm so big."

"Are you really a little girl?"

"Six."

"Six said big. That's as good as my mother..."

"But I'm bigger than you!!"

"Eh uh uh,, already, why a fuss. The new friend should get along. Oi yeah, whose name is your darling?" Ask Lina.

"Kevin."

"Oh Kevin, is papa's mom in the dalem?"

"Yes Aunt."

"Yes already if that Aunt wants to go to your grandmother's house first yes, Aluna milk do not forget to drink yes. In expired..."

"Yes mother."

Lina smiled by gently stroking Aluna's head. "Printers..." His word. "Yes mother to Mbah Lastri's house first yes, you are here well."

"Good mother." Reply Aluna again.

•••••

10.22

"Sir Lina, I'll take Kevin." Said Isti, Kevin's mom.

"Where are you going?" Lina asked confusedly.

"I want to go straight to Jakarta."

"So you're not here first? No soybeans mbak Isti?"

"No, I want to go straight home with my husband. I tipped Kevin yes mbak, from now on he will live with his grandmother. He will go to school here, later if I graduate I invite him again to live with me again in Jakarta"

Lina remained silent. "Kevin's going to school here?"

"Yes mbak. I put it in her grandmother because I was just as busy, so I couldn't take care of the kids. And also coincidentally his grandmother Kevin also wanted to live with Kevin, so Deket more with his grandson."

Lina was silent again. Isn't a woman better to be a housewife?! Take care of his home and family. But it turns out there are still many women out there who are more concerned about their work, even though they are married. Children need more attention from their parents. Lina did not know, as sad as Kevin later when long time did not meet his parents. Moreover, the distance between Jakarta-Surabaya is not close.

"Kevin knew he was going to school here?"

"Yes. He knew he could live with his grandmother. Ma'am, I'm going straight home."

"Aren't you saying goodbye to Kevin?" Ask Lina.

"No mbak, he would cry if he knew we would go home and not jump."

Lina frowned. "Don't Kevin know that he's going to live here?"

"Yes, but he thinks we'll stay with him. But if we also live here, surely can not mbak. My husband and I have to take care of all the work." Evidently. "Yes already mbak, we say yes first.mumpung Kevin is still cool to play, so we want to just go straight."

Lina could only nod slowly. After saying goodbye to his mother, Mbah Lastri. The two of them immediately left without the knowledge of Kevin who is now busy playing with Aluna at his home.

•••••

14.56

"Mother, Aluna wants to play Kevin again." Aluna.

Lina smiled. "Later on, it's still hot, baby. Who knows Kevin's taking another nap, and then he'll bother him again. Later if it's late afternoon, already the weather continues Aluna already shower, already fragrant later can play again Kevin. Yea?!"

Aluna shook her head steadily. "No mother, Aluna wants a bitch! Smooth bitch!"

Lina stared at her daughter. Perhaps, because Aluna rarely plays with children her age therefore, once can a friend who one frequency maybe she wants to continue playing. Neighboring children are starting to grow up as teenagers.

Aluna nodded. "Good mother. Thank you..." He smiled sweetly.

"It's the same, Yuk..." Lina took Aluna by the hand, taking her to Mbah Lastri's house. Mbah Lastri's house is next to his house, so close. There is a large land that connects the two houses. The land is now growing green grass and also trees that are starting to grow large.

One of the trees, Kevin was standing crying sobbing. His face showed confusion, like looking for someone. Then, seeing that made Lina and Aluna walk over.

"Kevin, what's up, baby?" Lina asked with a crouch in front of the little boy, stroking Kevin's head.

"Mama papa hiks..Where is Aunt?? Why is there no hicks..."

"Kevin, papa's mama." Answer Lina. Hearing that even makes kevin cry again so-so.

"Why is Kevin hiks.in ajaaak???!" He asked by stomping his annoyed feet. "The bad papa mom!! hiks," Then he ran away, but managed to hold Lina.

She tried to calm Kevin. "Hssst, honey, you can't say that. Papa's good mama, they love Kevin."

"If honey's why is Kevin staying??" Kevin asked back, between angry, sad and upset. "They're hiks.ga love me hiks tantee..."

"Hey you shut up, don't cry out. Your face is so ugly when you cry." Aluna Sahut.

Lina shook her head looking at her daughter. "Aluna.ga can do that, son..."

"Yes mother, but it's famous, Kevin is very ugly when crying. Look at his face!" Answer without guilt.

Hearing that made Kevin wipe away his tears, looking annoyed at Aluna. "Hey you shut up! Hiks, you don't know what it's like to live with a parent's hyx. The boy knows what?"

"Hssst, don't fight..."

"Ga Aunt! Look at Aluna's tormentors always mocking me!" Said Kevin. "I'm not mocking you! I just said jujul," Reply Aluna did not want to be blamed.

"Aluna,, Kevin,, already... Aunty will get dizzy, look at you guys checking. What if we buy ice cream, hm?"

"No aunt, tell my hyster first, why is your mom gone? Hicks..." Ask Kevin with the rest of his tears.

"The papa's mom just wants Kevin to stay here. Grandma is old, continues to live alone no one nemenin dear, kasian. Kevin ain't seen what granny himself? So, yeah, Kevin used to live here with Grandma for a while. There is also Aunt and Aluna who will take care of Kevin." Obviously Lina.

"Why is mom papa hiks also not taking care of grandma?"

"Mama papa busy working, later if mama papa here they can not work, if not work can not get money. If you don't have money, keep Kevin, mama, what do you want to eat?" Her speech. "They were busy for Kevin, so Kevin could keep school, so he could buy lots of toys, buy good clothes. Aye right?"

Kevin fell silent, his tiny head nodding small. "Yes aunty."

"Yes you guys have played yes, aunty will buy ice cream. Want to play at Aunt's house what's granny's house?"

"At Grandma Aja Aunty's house, kasian grandma will be lonely if I leave the house."

"Let's Aluna..." He made Aluna nod. Both of them ran straight away

towards the house built on a large land. With wooden-framed walls, and a shape that maintains the traditional house of east Java. Joglo house. Meanwhile, Lina, herself walked back to the house and went into the room. The end of his eyes were fixed on Iqbal who was focused on sitting on the sofa. Make him walk straight up.

Iqbal eyes that focus on the laptop screen

before him turned as Lina came. His wife sat beside him. "You don't want to make tea or coffee?" Bargainly.

Iqbal. "No need to."

"Rest, don't keep working. It's later on..."

"Yes my wife..." Answer Iqbal in a seductive tone.

Drrt drrtt...

Cellphone's ringing. "Hello..."

"Oh yeah, ready bro,"

"Can dong,.okay okay. Yeah"

"Waalaikum salam."

"Who?" Lina's question coincided after Iqbal hung up.

"Fariz."

"Fariz?? She's that..."

"My friend, why?"

"Temen?? Oh, that Fariz, yes.the handsome?"

"It's still your husband's car.." Iqbal Reply.

"Oh yes yes inget, what's the phone?"

"Yes, so our company wants to work together."

"Why not from the past?"

"Yes, he just took over the leadership of the company from the middle of January. Previously the company was still in the lead and held equally bokapnya he.."

"Oh that,,"

"Yes, and hopefully that way this company can also grow to be big and successful."

"Mother."

"Doain continued yes, the wife's prayer was effective."

"Of course, time doesn't." Answer Lina. "By the way you have a temen mas number?"

"Yes, Fariz, Reyhan, Ilham all still have. Even the Tarzan duo, Gilang sama ojit also still have."

Lina frowned. "Duo Tarzan??" Mumbled confused. But forget it, they are both unimportant. "Fortunately dong if so, can still communicate with them."

"If you're not?" Ask Iqbal. Yeah that's how he is, sometimes talking I-You, sometimes still using I-lo. If you are used to it, it is hard to lose.

"Just have Syifa's number, but if Dinda's the same Aisyah doesn't have it. If you can ask Syifa, she said she has. But if Aisyah, you don't know where to get it from."

"Can I get lost contact?"

"Well, I could have seen you a long time ago. They must also be busy with their respective lives, so do not take time to make communication. Moreover, Aisyah, was probably the busiest. Syifa said she was studying abroad."

"Oh yeah? There is no doubt that Aisyah, from her son, has also sintered her." Lina nodded in agreement.

"Eh try my phone with Fariz again,...was she got Aisyah's number?"

"Ga's got a kayak."

"I guess, try asking. They used to be Deket, who knows this they're in a relationship or something."

"And then, now you don't know. Well that said Aisyah again lectured outside."

"just try it first?!!" Lina persuaded.

"Yes.nih no telephony." Iqbal called Fariz. The first call was not picked up.

"Try again..." Lina said, the same thing Iqbal did as before. Some moments...

"Hello, Assalamualaikum."

A woman's voice is heard.

Iqbal hardened the voice of his call, then brought the phone closer towards Lina, so that his wife also heard.

"Hello..."

"Yes, what's wrong?"

Lina was silent when she heard that. A voice that was very familiar to him.

"Sorry, Fariz is there?" Ask Iqbal.

"Oh, Fariz is in the bathroom. Anybody want to talk about it? Let me tell Fariz."

"Mr..." Call Lina. "Here you go, when you get out of the bathroom, Fariz told you to call me back..."

Silent. The person behind the phone fell silent just like that, making the two of them stare at each other in confusion. "Sir," Call Lina again. "Bak's still there, right?"

"Came..."

Deg

"Lina?"

Lina is silent now. "Da....Aisha?!" Lina said between sure and doubt.

"Yes this is Aisha. Lina..."

Lina's mouth opened open. Reflex he immediately took the phone Iqbal held, turning the phone into a video call. Until the two faces that have not met for a long time appear on the phone screen.

"DELIGHT!!!" Shouted Lina with a burning sense so pleased. Missing, finally after a long time did not meet can also see the faces of each other, yes even through a mobile phone, but that is not why. At least still able to see the face of someone who is so in unfortunately is now fine. Ah if he met in person, it would be like to embrace Eraaaaaat once.

The friendship we live in today is not what it used to be. Where there is no distance and time that is the separator,

The strokes, grips and smiles were so clear to see and feel, and I missed that moment so much. About ours.

lina - Lina

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