Love Naira

Muhammad Attar Maulana

When Naira was in her room, Naira was suddenly summoned by Fatimah.

"Naira" said Fatimah as she climbed the stairs.

"What's wrong?"naira asked as she exited the room and rushed to meet Fatimah.

"Naira, in the guest room there is Attar, please meet for a while and bring warm tea and pastries, aunt will call your uncle when it is finished praying" said Fatimah as she went down the stairs.

"Okay, auntie" said Naira as she went down the stairs and immediately into the kitchen.

Attar waited five minutes, finally Naira came while carrying a small tray containing hot tea and pastries.

"Please taste the tea and the cake" Naira said as she lowered her head.

"Thank you"sahut Attar.

"Where's your uncle?"ask Attar.

"My uncle is praying" Naira said as she glanced at Attar.

"It's been a long time waiting for Attar" said Zainal, who had just arrived.

"Not really"sahut Attar while glancing at Naira.

"What do you need?"ask Zainal.

"Look, I was told by Abi to deliver this letter to my father" Attar said, handing over a few attachments.

"Thank you"sahut Zainal.

"Please drink the tea" said Zainal.

"Yes" said Attar while taking tea and immediately drank it.

"I'll go home first, afraid of the night, Assalamu'alaikum" Attar said, kissing Zainal's hand.

"Vaalaikumsalam"sahut Zainal's.

When Attar had returned home, Naira immediately approached her uncle who was watching television in the middle room.

"Uncle, can Naira please call my uncle to call my father and mother, because Naira's phone is broken" Naira said as she looked at her uncle.

"Please, here's the phone" Zainal said as he gave Naira the phone.

Naira immediately searched for her father's number, which she contacted her uncle's phone, and immediately contacted her father.

"What's the big brother?"ask Naira's father from across the street.

"It's taken the medicine first" said his mother from across the street.

"Dad sick huh, daddy sick what?"ask Naira.

"Daughter father who called, father is not sick just tired" said his father.

"But my father's voice is different" said Naira worriedly.

"Maybe it's just you" said Naira's father.

"Hurry, give the phone to your uncle, father wants to talk" said his father while holding a cough.

"Yeah"so Naira.

"Uncle, father wants to talk to uncle" Naira said as she gave her uncle a cell phone.

"As soon as you go to sleep, tomorrow you will go to school" Zainal said as he saw Naira still standing.

"Yes uncle, good night" said Naira as she went and climbed the stairs.

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The next day, as Naira came down the stairs, she passed her uncle and aunt's room, and Naira overheard the conversation between the two of them.

"Mas, if our daughter were still alive, would have been as big as Naira by now" Fatimah said, dressed in a mirror.

"Yes dear, it is God's will, but we are still given a vision to look us in the eyes of our daughter" said Zainal as he opened the door to his room.

Hearing that his uncle's room door was about to open, Naira immediately hid under the stairs.

"What did the uncle say, still being given a vision to look into his daughter's eyes, while the daughter was dead? Looks like uncle and aunt kept a secret about her daughter? is it possible that father and mother also know him" asked Naira's heart that is not care at this time.

While Naira was in hiding, Zainal and Fatimah called Naira, but there was no answer at all.

"Mas, Naira is not in her room" Fatimah said in a panic.

"I'll look there first" said Zainal.

"Is there a Naira there?"fatimah asked with concern.

"Nothing" said Zainal.

"Where is Naira?"ask Fatimah who is confused.

"Naira" shouted Zainal so loudly that it made Naira aware of her daydream.

"What's uncle?"naira asked who came out from under the stairs.

"You are from everywhere, we know you" said Fatimah.

"Sorry, Naira's out of the bathroom" said Naira.

"Yes, let's go later" said Zainal.

"Auntie, I want to go to the boarding school first, Assalamu'alaikum" Naira said while kissing Fatimah's hand.

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When Naira and her uncle entered the pesantren gate, Naira saw Attar was sweeping away tree branches and dried leaves.

Attar also saw Naira coming with Zainal.

"Naira, you go to class first, you go to Ustadz Riduan's office" Zainal said, leaving Naira alone.

"Yes uncle" said Naira as she walked.

"Naira wait" Attar said as he approached Naira.

"What's wrong?"ask Naira.

"i just bought two prayer beads, one for me and one for you, so you can keep remembering Allah" Attar said.

"Thank you" said Naira as she walked towards her class.

"Sama-sama" Attar said in a soft voice.

"Something else seems to be in love" Iqbal told Attar.

"Just shut up, just follow the flow" Sahut Attar.

"The two of you want to chat, or sweep the courtyard" Abi Attar said as he watched them speak.

"Sed sweep Abi"sahut Attar with a smile.

"Continue greeting him" said Abi Attar.

In the room, Naira seemed to notice the prayer beads Attar gave her.

"New ash" said Lusy who had come from the beginning.

"Yes given Attar"sahut Naira.

"You must not get too close to Attar, for then Attar will be betrothed to Azizah" Sahut Lusy.

"Truely"so Naira while surprised.

"Yes, Abi Attar was friends since childhood with his father Azizah, therefore Attar and Azizah were in a match" Lusy said while looking at Naira.

"Has Azizah ever been given anything by Attar?"ask Naira.

"It never seems, even though Azizah was given something by Attar she must have told me" said Lusy.

"Attar what's that guy like?"naira asked while looking at Lusy.

"Attar is a kind and gentle person, and many princesses love him, and anyone who becomes Attar's wife must be happy" said Lusy.

"His handsome wife, polite, kind, smart, Sholeh again.Who does not want to be Attar's wife" Lusy told Naira.

"Muhammad Attar Maulana certainly said again" said Azizah who had just arrived.

"Yes" answered Naira.

"Is it true that you were betrothed to Attar?"naira asked Azizah.

"Yes, Abi Attar and my father were friends since childhood and also my father who helped Abi Attar to build this pesantren" Sahut Azizah while wanting to take the Quran.

"Akmal will also be betrothed to Bella, because her mother is friends with Bella's mother, so what Bella said at that time was true" she said.

"I miss you Akmal, you're doing it there" Naira said, looking at Akmal's bracelet still on her wrist.

"Naira you have your period, why not take the Qur'an?"ask Azizah.

"No, I was daydreaming" said Naira while taking the Qur'an in the closet.

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In the library room, Naira was busy choosing the book she was going to read, seeing Naira who was busy choosing books, Attar came from behind Naira and immediately gave Naira a book.

"Naira, read this book only" Attar said as he gave a book about the beauty of marriage.

"No need, I don't want to think too fast about that" Naira said.

"Why?"attar asked while looking at Naira was busy looking for the book she wanted.

"My age is 17 years old" said Naira.

"Alhamdulillah, I finally found this book as well" Naira said as she sat on the chair.

"What book is Naira?"attar asked as he watched Naira read the book.

"History book of the story of His Majesty Muhammad S.A.W"sahut Naira.

"What questions can I ask?"ask Naira.

"Can you ask what?"ask Attar.

"I heard from a friend, it is true that you were betrothed to Azizah" Naira said as she opened the book.

"Yes, I want to betroth, but still the choice is in my hands, I am the one who runs the household, not my Abi" Sahut Attar.

"We should keep our distance, I'm afraid Azizah misunderstood me, then I leave first, Assalamu'alaikum" Naira said as she walked out of the library room.

"Waalaikumsalam"sahut Attar while looking at Naira walking.

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