
"So where are you going from here?" Syifa asked her three best friends in the midst of the current canteen conversation.
Lina swallowed the batagor she finished chewing. Her appetite is currently high. "Gue went to college in my city. Surabayan. Where are you planning to go?"
"Gue Ma at the flight attendant school. I want to be a flight attendant" Syifa replied happily. "If you are Syah?"
"Not yet know, still confused fa. But the sweets enter the UI" replied Aisyah.
"UI? The University of Indonesia?" Ask Syifa.
Aisyah nodded.
"That's hard for the shah to enter"
"I hope I can" replied Aisyah.
"Aamiin" said the three.
"If Lo Dinda, where are you going?" Ask Lina.
Dinda speechless. "His desire was to Tarim. But I don't know if it can be there."
"Tarim? What university is it?" Ask Syifa.
Dinda and Aisyah laughed. "Tarim's the name of the city not the university." Answer Dinda.
"Where's the city? I never heard" This time Lina spoke.
"In Yemen" answered Aisha.
"Means abroad dong"
Aisyah and Dinda nodded.
"Why don't you go to a more modern London or to an Arabic one"
"For a drop of knowledge in Tarim is better than a sea of knowledge outside Tarim. Tarim is not as modern as dubai, not as cool as Japan, Korea or other countries are not as sophisticated as China. Although Tarim is desert, but its beauty leaves a longing that makes you want to return to the heavenly city of the world." Answer Dinda.
At night, the city of Tarim is surrounded by silence,
When tahajud time arrives in one third of the night,
Come azan wake people up, man,
The sound of dhikr and the recitation of the Quran,
Legut said it sounds,
Beautiful in honor of God.
"Tarim is the city of a thousand guardians. I also want to learn to be like the Tarim women, women who have a very high sense of shame. The woman who made Sayyidah Fatimah Az-Zahra as her idol and role model. If you're there, believe it or not, the world's business is just dust"
Hearing the long dinda explanation about the Tarim makes them mangosteen mangosteen. "Yes, we doain the best for Lo. Whatever you dream of hopefully can be realized" said Lina.
"Aamiinu. Thanks yeah"
Lina nodded. "If so I go to class first yes" said Lina who was nodded by the three. "Assynogaic"
"Greetings waalaikum"
Lina stood up from her seat. Not to mention he stepped out of the table, the laughter of one woman broke out in the wake of another laugh. Making Lina and her three best friends confused. Is something wrong?
"What the hell is it?" Lina asked Syifa who was still sitting in her place.
Syifa looked at Lina with a shake. Before long his eyes widened perfectly, Syifa quickly pulled Lina's wrist hard to make Lina sit back. "What the hell?" Ask Lina.
"They're ngetawain Lo"
"Ngetawain why?"
"Haid Lo, translucent"
Lina glares. "Through?"
"Yes. It's in the back skirt, there's a patch of blood" Syifa said.
"Yes, how my fate is.." Lina was confused.
"Lo ain't wearing a sanitary pad, is he?" Guess Syifa but it's very precise.
Lina nodded. "Why not use?" Ask Syifa.
"Well, how to try. I want to buy it!"
"Lo must've worn his dalem pants a double?"
"Diem Lo!"
"Yes, if so, don't go where it used to be. It's just here.." Syifa said which immediately made Lina nod with a slow sigh. "Fate of women" muttered Lina.
"More..." Lina stared at a jacket thrust right in front of her. "Pake my jacket first."Lina slowly shifted her gaze from the jacket to the person who thrust it. A verel? Inner Lina.
Lina was silent while looking at Verel. "Zina's.." Syifa's whisper made Lina distract him.
"Came on.." Get verel.
"Udahlah Lin, just take it. Than to be ashamed of you" Sahut Syifa.
Lina was silent thinking. True, he better borrow a verel jacket first at least until later home from school. Than later he bore the shame of being laughed at by people? Lina took the jacket with a clumsy smile looking at Verel. "Thank you rail"
"Yes the same"
"AAAAAAH....AISHAAH..." The four of them reflexively instantly shut their ears hearing the ear-piercing shrill cry.
"Et dah sumpil,, why yell yell yells try" muttered Syifa.
"What is a umpil?" Ask Aisyah.
"That, that Sasa again in the same drag people. He said he was told to change schools, because other schools in this ugly school because of the horror of the news Sasa. Keep the others on angry, and immediately invade him" explained Umpil.
"Why do you tell Aisyah?" Ask Lina.
"Yes, she cried out for help from Aisyah"
"Oh God..." Mumbled Aisyah then stood up and ran away just like that.
Make the three also stand up immediately. "Eh Lin Lin..." Call Syifa.
"What?"
"The package is, like,,"
"Oi ya" Lina directly tied the verel jacket on her waist, with the back of the jacket that was behind her skirt to cover up her translucent menstrual blood patches. The four of them immediately ran after Aisyah, with Verel also coming with them. Arriving there they saw Iqbal who was busy dispersing the group of students, then approached Sasa who was sitting with Aisyah. Iqbal seemed quite attentive to Sasa. Making Lina look at him with a different gaze than usual.
Iqbal accidentally saw Lina standing next to the verel, making their gazes meet. But Lina quickly disconnected her who now switched to staring at the verel at a glance.
"Rul..." Call Lina. Verel turned his head by raising his eyebrows, asking what?
"Gue wants to say something to Lo. But it's not here."
"Where?" Ask verel.
"In a quiet place" said Lina and then went to follow Verel who walked behind her.
"What's Lin?" Ask verel.
Lina lowered her gaze. Quieted long enough and then sighed softly. "Gue wants to ask about Iqbal"
Hearing the name Iqbal mentioned, Lina immediately found a change in the face of the verel. "What?" Verel asked in a cold tone.
"Are you actually having a problem what's the same with Iqbal? Sorry, I don't want to interfere. But not all problems have to be solved harshly. Maybe you can talk good, not with a fight like that!"
Verel heaved a heavy sigh. "It's hard to say good to him. I hate it, all because of his family. My life, it's not like it used to be."
"Emang Iqbal family do not admit the same mistake Lo? Until you make Lo hate that same as him" asked Lina.
Verel. "Gue can't tell family matters to others"
Lina nodded in understanding. "Yes I understand. I just want you guys to solve problems with family, with adults. You'll never know what Iqbal Rasain is now."
•••••
Lina and Aisyah walked together back to school. "Eh Shah, I want to buy a drink first yes" said Lina.
"Yes"
The two of them directly walked to the small snack shop on the side of the road. While Aisyah waited for Lina by staring at the street with a passing vehicle and some students who had just returned home from school. A few seconds, Aisyah squinted her eyes, clarifying her vision. A girl with her hair was a little messy, which to her was no stranger. That person, as if about to cross the road, yet strangely his gaze continued to face forward with his feet continuing to step slowly. Unlike the majority of people who when they want to cross turn to the left right first to ensure the situation.
The girl continued to step forward little by little. Not at all paying attention to the sound of motor horns that sound also with people who shout to him to cross the road properly. Aisyah walked quickly towards the girl, coinciding with that her gaze stopped on a large fast-moving car, which made her instantly startled and her gurgling beat faster.
"WHERE ARE YOU GOING?!" Lina's screams from behind were ignored by Aisyah. Aisyah quickly stepped her feet as fast as she could, running quickly towards Sasa who was still a few meters away from her. Looking at the car that continues to go and as if it will not realize that a few meters from the distance there is a girl who is crossing the road. The thing that made Aisyah immediately run fast.
Aisyah quickly reached Sasa's wrist and forced Sasa's hand, causing Sasa to fall down and roll over to Aisyah's side. While Aisyah also fell, but she was fine. Only his palms were scratched by asphalt to blisters and soreness. His gaze was immediately fixed on Sasa, the girl was lying with her eyes closed as well as some injuries on her body parts. "Sa, Sasa wake up sa!" Said Aisyah by patting the cheek of the girl.
Now panic, worry, anxiety all mixed into one in Aisyah. "Wake up, wake up!!"
•••••
Special oil packed with a green bottle was from earlier the dab on Sasa's forehead, also close to his nostrils to be inhaled and quickly realized. While Lina stood by staring at Sasa who was still lying on the bed of UKS. "It's so hard to be a person!" Mumbled Lina.
"Lin, if you want to go home first, too, papa. This is Sasa, let me take care" said Aisyah.
Lina nodded. "Yes, I went home first. But isn't Papa Lo here?"
"Yes"
Aisyah frowned. "Max kiss?"
"Yes that"
Sasa circulated his gaze throughout the room, with his right hand holding his head that felt heavy and dizzy. "Where am I?" Ask Sasa who is not yet fully aware.
"Nature genie!!" Answer Lina nyolot. "Heh sa, why use the suicide attempt? A very corky oath Lo. So joined the need to sneak in the life of Lo!"
"Lina..." Mumbled Aisyah by looking at Lina.
"Yes, I went home first. Assalamualaikum"
"Waalaikum salam" answered Aisha.
Aisyah looked at Sasa who was grimacing in pain. "Why what?"
"Sit down" Sasa replied making Aisyah directly help him. Sasa stared at his injured hands and feet.
"I have healed his wound" said Aisyah.
Sasa looked at Aisyah. "Lo who cheated me on?"
Aisyah nodded. "Why?" Ask Sasa.
"Why? Why did you say? I saw you almost hit by a car and I had to be on it, so you want to?"
"Yes. You should let me die, free I live. But my life is ruined!" Sasa said with teary eyes. "It's free if I'm alive but there's no hope, what do you do?!" Sasa.
"Sa, suicide is not the right choice!! Every problem has a solution, you don't have to believe it!"
"But I'm not strong! I'm not as strong and stern as Lo Syah, who is insulted always patient." Sasa said with tears continuing to pour out. "Gue here has no one else. Mama, the person I thought was always in my life, always nemenin me when hard or happy, he just went to leave me alone. My mom doesn't care about me. Rara and Carin, those who I think are best friends also do not care about my current situation. Everyone kept telling me without knowing what I had been suffering. Continue to do what I live Shah, if there I am also there people who are around me can not accept my existence. They keep nagging me and humiliating me!" Sasa's story with a tone between emotional and helpless.
"But you still have God. When everyone is away, God is faithful beside you. And you still have me, right? I'll also buy you here. I'll keep you!" Aisyah.
Sasa wiped away her tears. "God may also be angry with me, that's why my life was made to suffer like this"
Quickly Aisyah immediately shook her head. "God is love to you. God put you in a position like this so that you can be a better human being. After all, I will not live forever happy. You're on the test sa..." Aisyah held onto Sasa's soft hand. "Don't do anything like that again, yeah, it'll never solve the problem you're facing. That's not the best solution either."
Sasa was speechless, a few seconds into her tightly hugging Aisyah. "I'm sorry Shah, all this time I've been mean to Lo, I also don't know why I can't like the same people as Lo. I used to insult Lo, but now when I'm insulted it's Lo who cares about me."
Sasa let go of his embrace. "Why Lo ga use the situation I made revenge on me, make my fall. Make me ugly in front of everyone? Though Lo can just do all that, but in fact not. You never do anything that makes me low in people's eyes."
•••••
The next day...
Syifa walked towards the classroom with her nyelonong directly sitting in front of Reyhan who was busy with her own nature. Mathematical world. Today he was twice as excited as usual. Reyhan's sentence yesterday continues to cross his mind, difficult to tepis let alone eliminated. "Assalamualaikum" Syifa said.
"Waalaikum greetings" replied Reyhan, Gilang, iqbal and Ojit.
"Sister...."
"Hm" muttered Reyhan with eyes and hands that were still focused on the sheet of paper full of complicated figures.
"Sir, give Syifa another call dong" Pinta Syifa.
"What call fa?" Ask Iqbal.
"A different call is like the usual one, but this is Reyhan doang's brother who can use the call"
"Oo like a special call baby or beb is that?!" Guess Iqbal.
"Not that either, brother. Because Moni was liked by the neighbor's man his name was budi. Well keep on giving Momo's special nickname to her. Eating it I now also call Momo more often than her real name, Moni" Syifa explained.
"Who is that Momo?" Ask Iqbal kepo.
"Temen play Syifa" replied Syifa making everything small.
"So you want to be in a different call from Reyhan?"
Syifa nodded.
Iqbal fell silent, then smiled widely. "What if Reyhan calls Lo Maimunah?" Iqbal's suggestion, as soon as Syifa's face became pouty.
"Less good!" Ketus Syifa accompanied by laughter Iqbal, Ojit and Gilang.
"How about markonah aja" Proposed Gilang. "Markonaaaah, bang Ojit come pret pret pret pret pret pret pret...." Singing crazily.
"Markonaaaaaaaahhhh, bang Ojit comes Pret pret pret pret pret pret pret pret pret" Singi Ojit follows Gilang.
"Hiya, Gilang looks like Aldi Taher!" Iqbal.
"Wee handsomely me times" said Gilang confidently.
"Pawn!" Iqbal and Ojit compact.
"Where's fa? Good right? If the extension can be called konah aja.." Missword.
"Good from where?! Nope! Not really!" Syifa replied with her lips pursed.
"Or Munaroh. Later let Reyhan call Lo naroh" Usul Ojit. "The moonoh bang Ojit is coming.."
"Munaroh already has bang jali" said Gilang
Syifa looked at the annoyance of the two. Then I looked back at Reyhan. "Sister, you are on ga bener anyway? On all the crazy!"
Upon hearing Syifa's honest words, Iqbal's laughter broke out instantly. "Hahaha, they're having the same brain problem. Inner pressure" Iqbal said.
Syifa looked back at the two of them, Ojit and Gilang. "Sister, try to see a doctor. Who knows if one of them is positive" Syifa said to both.
"Positive what Adek is beautiful..?" Ask Gilang.
"Positive crazy!!" Answer Syifa. Again and again Iqbal's laughter broke again. "Because of mental health?! Hahaha" He said again with a laugh holding his stomach. While the one who was laughing put on an annoyed face. Good thing that says beautiful, if not maybe already maki maki with them.
Syifa looked at Reyhan with a lingering annoyance because of Ojit and Gilang. "Sister, how come it's?"
"Sir Reyhan, so what's the other nickname for Syifa?" Syifa asked but Reyhan remained busy with his world. "Ih Syifa really wants to know in love other calls like Momo"
"Sir, answer dong!!" And it looks like the cute nature of the guy reappears.
Syifa sighed slowly. "Yes, that's it. Syifa returned to the classroom" Syifa stood up from her seat, continuously staring at Reyhan.
"Sir Reyhan nih sometimes cuek sometimes care..." Gumam Syifa "Assalamualaikum"
"Waalaikum greetings" answered Iqbal and Reyhan.
Syifa turned her body, then walked away. "Fapri?"
Syifa stopped her steps, then turned her head towards Reyhan. "You want to call Fafa?" Reyhan asked with a look at Syifa. Instantly both corners of Syifa's lips lifted upwards, forming a wide smile.
•••••
In the past, I once admired a santriwati for her beauty and soft voice,
Then, the awe got bigger when I found out the akhlaknya,
And, my admiration grew greater because of knowing the obedience and knowledge he had, he said,
The sense of admiration stored in the heart, the longer it accumulates creates a love, the more,
It was love that made me choose to tell Him
And it makes me more confident to fight for it through every prayer,
Don't ask me how much I love him,
for God alone knows how much his name I say in every prayer I pray to the Almighty,
•••••
Dinda and Lina stood by the gate waiting for her two best friends who had not yet left the classroom. Amidst the crowd of disciples cheering cheerfully as today's learning was over, there was a white paper that was squeezed out right into Dinda's shoes. He made the woman look down and took it.
"Where'd Din go?" Ask Lina.
"Dispose of this paper.." Said Dinda showing a paper squeeze in her hand.
"What paper is that?"
"Ga knows. It fell down below"
"Bottom Lo?" Ask Lina again.
Dinda nodded.
Lina took the paper. "Don't throw it away. Maybe there's something here" he said.
"What the hell is Lin?" Ask Dinda.
Lina opened the paper, then tidied it up. "Let me borrow your name in the third of my night" muttered Lina reading the inscription.
"Wiih, someone asked for permission. Permission dong!!" Said Lina fussing herself.
Dinda took over the paper. Then read. Dinda was silent, staring at the paper. Until now it has not been solved behind who gave him a letter like this in silence.
"Heh, diem aja Lo." Lina. "Izinin dong Din..."
Dinda was just pensive. Wh who? That's what we need to find out.
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