Love Fruit Simalakama

It was a warm night

The night is getting late and the moon is seen to be covered by clouds that seem to go hand in hand making the light look dim, but the lights in urban areas are able to make the streets become bright, bright, several vehicles still drove on the highway right in front of the mosque which is quite magnificent.

"Well, are you hungry?" asked Zahra in front of Aisha who was reading the Quran, after a while Aisha ended her reading and placed the Quran on the shelf carefully.

"Iyaa Ra," said Aisha as she tidied her hood.

"You have Ra's money" continued Aisha and sat next to Zahra.

"Emm no Sha," Zahra muttered as she lowered her face, Aisha was silent before her speechless.

"Sorry Sha this is all my fault" Zahra regretted guiltily.

"If I hadn't forced you to make the selection for the city, this would not have happened" Zahra said, holding Aisha's hand, reflecting her deep regret on her face, it was as if he felt a heavy burden on his shoulders.

"It's not all your fault Ra." Aisha tries to calm Zahra who starts to shed tears.

"The wallet is gone too it's because of my carelessness Sha, if I don't get lost we can still eat and go home Sha!" Tears began to fall from Zahra's eyeballs which then felt warm on her cheeks, clearly a very deep regret for Zahra.

"Udah has nothing Zahra... it is not your fault ko, maybe this is already the way of Ra, we just walk yu first... you still remember that time of study, said Mr. Ustadz...God will not test his servant unless his servant is able to live it." Aisha clasped Zahra's hand tightly and tried to calm her down, after a while, Zahra began to wipe the tears on her cheeks and face with her hand and tried to calm herself down.

"Sorry Sha," Zahra said in a regretful voice.

"Yes nothing Ra." Aisha grabbed her best friend's shoulder and strengthened it.

"We walk together, yes" said Aisha softly to her best friend, suddenly Zahra got up and hugged Aisha very tightly as if she did not want them to part in the hustle and bustle of this city full of people who are only selfish.

Their embrace was a protection against a heartless world, where they could share a bitter, unexpressed burden with each other. In the tightness of the embrace, they felt an irreplaceable calm, finding strength within their weaknesses.

The two friends hoped that their embrace could be a cure for the wounds that were scratched in the course of their lives. They want to unite their hearts, blending the sadness and joy they experience.

In the warmth that filled their bodies, time paused for a moment. They wanted the moment to be immortal, letting the light that illuminated their embrace pierce through the darkness and illuminate the path ahead.

The embrace is a sign of unwavering friendship, a faithful promise that will never wear off. In the close beats of their hearts, there was unshakable trust, understanding, and love.

The embrace of the friend becomes a symbol of life inseparable, despite the bitter and sweetness of the journey faced. In their immortality, they vow to continue to support each other, lifting each other up in sorrow and joy.

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"Sha here sha!!" Zahra ran up to Aisha who was tidying their luggage on the terrace of the mosque, Zahra ran with a cheerful face and in both hands she carried a plastic red.

"Well guess what I brought!?" Zahra cried with a voice of spirit. Aisha watched the red plastic carefully, her nose then smelled a distinctive scent coming out of the package.

"Bangladesh!!" exclaims Aisha is not less spirit with Zahra.

"Rubber!! congratulations you get ten billion points," Zahra joked. Then, they opened the contents of the package which was immediately welcomed by Aisha, they then ate it so greedily that it did not take long the fried food disappeared, it was gone, Zahra tried to collect fried crumbs that had plastic and directly devoured it without any noise.

Although the fried food gave off a bad smell they still ate it because of their stomachs that already felt very hungry, very, the fried texture is very soft that even a little slimy but with the presence of a chili that has been somewhat brownish they still eat it with greed because their tongue is already tasted by the spicy taste.

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"Shy?" tanya Aisha noticed Zahra who was spiciness after eating the chili. Zahra simply nodded while clearing out the trash from their food scraps.

Aisha then went to the mosque yard and looked for a used bottle, after a long search she got it in the corner of the mosque, he went to a faucet in the ablution and filled the bottle with tap water without the slightest suspicion that someone was watching his movements from outside the mosque fence.

"Drink this water Ra." Aisha offered the bottle of water to Zahra upon her arrival from the ablution.

"Tap water?" zahra asked as she received the water bottle, Aisha just nodded slowly.

"Where was Ra from?" ask Aisha.

" From the gate of the Sha mosque it seems like a long time ago, but still abis hehe," joked Zahra as he rubbed his mouth to clean the remaining water attached to his lips.

"are you sure it's nobody's?" aisha continued to make sure that Zahra did not take the rights of others even though she knew that it was impossible for others who had fried foods that she thought were not feasible.

"Really Sha! I don't take it from other people, I take it from under the table or on something!" Zahra assured that the fried food he got did not have anyone, aka already thrown the owner.

"I see, when I came back from a rich ablution there were people watching us," aisha told Zahra that she felt that someone was staring at her when she was about to leave.

"I don't know Sha"

"Get into the yuk," Aisha asked as she reached Zahra's hand and led her straight into the mosque.

Aisha and Zahra felt that there was someone in front of the fence. They then hid right behind the door in fear of something unwanted happening, outside the sound of heavy footsteps walking closer to where they were, instantly their hearts both beat violently in panic and fear of anything happening to them.

the longer the footsteps got closer, the more the person opened his sandals and walked towards the door behind which they hid. Then suddenly.

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