
Azfan's gaze swept across the room on the first floor of the shophouse that had been his residence for the past week. The room was far from fancy. There were no chairs, only carpet mats held throughout the room. The walls are decorated with four medium-sized calligraphy pieces by Azfan's hand, which Khalisa always called magical.
Opening up the guidance of the Qur'an memorization is one of Azfan's dreams. Azfan is happily married to Khalisa who has the same dream. Azfan believes this day happened because of his past prayers that God finally granted. Azfan was sure that his prayers did not go in vain.
The guidance is opened specifically those who come from among the unable but want to memorize the Qur'an. Khalisa and Azfan used their personal money to give to a guidance counselor. Khalisa and Azfan themselves will also guide the students.
"Thank God the guidance of the first day smoothly." Khalisa came from the kitchen, he just finished putting the stock of vegetables and fruit into the refrigerator.
The first 3 registrants of Tahfidz Park are in their teens. After doing the survey Azfan can just accept them and start doing guidance this afternoon.
They heard the bell ringing a few times and then someone said a greeting.
"Let me open." Azfan stepped open the door, he found Levin standing in front of the door with a gentle smile. The narrow-eyed man again uttered a greeting that Azfan immediately answered and invited him in.
"Sir Levin, we should have come to visit." Neither Azfan nor Khalisa knew that Levin had returned from Banyuwangi. If they knew as younger people they would have visited Levin first.
"Nothing, I also want to know your new home and Khalisa."
"When will Ko Levin come home?" Khalisa was surprised to see Levin because he was suddenly here without first notifying.
"Just yesterday we arrived, Rindang who told you about your new residence." Levin sat cross-legged on the carpet followed by Azfan.
Khalisa rushes to get a drink for Levin and two jars of cookies.
"Son Levin's done, huh?" Ask Azfan.
"Yes Fan, Thank God everything is smooth but the journey is not finished." Levin still has to undergo an internship survived one year.
"Being a doctor takes a long struggle, not only energy and mind but not a little material and Kak Levin is really extraordinary because he chose the noble profession."
"I'm amazed to see you and Khalisa open free guidance." Levin sees Khalisa and Azfan alternating.
"Do you want to join us?" Canda Khalisa, he knew Levin wouldn't have time for that.
"I really want to join you guys but after this I'm gonna be busy."
"Cobain his snow princess cake Ko, Rindang who makes." Khalisa brought a jar of crescent-shaped snow princess cake closer to Levin.
"Rindang makes?" Levin opened the jar and devoured a green cake studded with refined sugar. The sweetness instantly spread to Levin's mouth. The sweet taste also warmed his heart. What is this cake? how odd.
"Rindang just doesn't dare to eat."
"But lately his blood sugar has always been stable." Levin said after finishing a soft cake that slid his mouth into his throat.
"Kok Koko knows?" Khalisa's eyebrows are uplifted.
"She always makes her daily activity videos on Instagram." Levin idly installed the application on his phone and searched Rindang's Instagram account and he found videos of Rindang's daily activities as a Type 1 Diabetes survivor. Unknowingly every day Levin checked the state of Levin through Instagram.
"Oh yeah, speaking of Rindang, is he thinking about getting married?" Levin's voice was so slow that Khalisa and Azfan barely heard it. Levin closed his eyes hoping they would hear it because he had already prepared that sentence from far away.
"I want Rindang said never to get married but of course as a friend I will give motivation so he stops thinking that no man wants to marry her."
"Why does he think that way?" The look on Levin's face turned tense, why Rindang thinks like that when he believes out there many men who want to approach Rindang, only they are too embarrassed because Rindang is difficult to reach. For Levin as well, Rindang has everything including material, Islamic religion and perfect appearance. For Levin, there's nothing more perfect than that.
"Because of her illness, Rindang said that if married her husband would want a child and she had suffered enough to undergo all the processes to survive, she did not want to suffer more, Koko would understand the condition of Rindang right."
Levin nodded softly, there was a pain that was seeping into his chest replacing the fleeting warm feeling after eating the cake just now.
"But I'm sure one day Rindang will find a male figure who can accept his condition without demanding anything." Sahut Azfan provoked a gentle smile on Khalisa's lips.
"Why is Koko the name, Ko Levin interested in Rindang?" Goda Khalisa's.
Levin just laughed at Khalisa's words, he immediately sipped a drink in front of him until half was left.
"Don't tease Levin, look at his red face." Azfan held back a smile looking at the expression of the guy who was 3 years older than him.
"Xie-xie because Khalisa has allowed me to koas in Kafasa hospital." Levin said after trying to condition his facial expression.
"Moon yong xie." Khalisa shook his hand. Instead he was happy if the hospital was beneficial for others not only for patients but everyone who was in it.
Azfan grimly hears Khalisa and Levin's conversation interspersed with Mandarin that he does not understand. It looks like Azfan should start learning Mandarin. Especially if Khalisa is talking to Daniel, Jaya and Rindang, they often tuck into Mandarin.
After a long conversation, Levin came home. He also had to visit his other friends including Kafa. Because Levin was curious about the new residence of Azfan and Khalisa, this house became the first place he visited after returning from Banyuwangi.
"Yourself." Azfan held Khalisa's hand to clean the glasses and jars after driving Levin to the front of the house.
"Why Mas?"
"I want to learn Mandarin."
Khalisa frowned, why suddenly Azfan wanted to learn Mandarin. Just watching Chinese series Azfan was never interested.
"Kok suddenly wants to learn Mandarin, I was the school time most do not like Mandarin lessons."
"So I'd understand if Khalisa's talking to other people in Mandarin, like, just now, I don't know what you're talking about."
Khalisa's eyebrows shot up, he remembers his conversation with Levin just now.
"Ah that Ko Levin said thank you I keep answering do not need to thank, that's all right."
"So I don't understand."
Khalisa smiled at Azfan's grim face, "Mas Azfan is jealous of Ko Levin?" He approached Azfan's teasing.
Azfan shaking.
"Then is his face bent?"
"Not really."
Khalisa nodded at Azfan's arm, "smile dong if you're not jealous."
Azfan shook his head again, he could not smile now.
"Haura Mas Azfan's beautiful wife apologized for making her husband jealous, I'm sorry." Khalisa kissed Azfan's back several times.
Finally Azfan smiled, how could he bear with the sweet attitude of Khalisa like that.
"I'll teach you everyday language." Now Khalisa smelled Azfan's palms are always fragrant, not perfume but the natural scent of Azfan's body.
"If you're sorry, don't kiss there."
"Where?" Khalisa.
"Here." Azfan tapped his lips with his index finger.
"Alright, as requested, don't forget to give it a five-star rating huh." Khalisa approached and kissed Azfan's lips.
"Ten-star I love Haura." Azfan finally smiled, his face flushed to the ears. "Let me do it." He picked up Azfan's glass and pastries to return them to the kitchen.
"Have you booked the plane ticket yet?" Khalisa followed Azfan into the kitchen.
"It's a dear."
Huma's parents invited Azfan to study in order to inaugurate their new printing company building.
"Mas, I really want to come along but imagine the journey on the plane I was nauseous like the last time I took a plane from Banyuwangi here." Actually Huma was so determined to invite Khalisa to Surabaya. But Khalisa's condition is not possible to participate, he can vomit along the way.
"I'll go home spit."
"Geza so come?"
"Yes, when I said there would meet Huma's parents he was very excited to come along."
Khalisa laughed, "the Geza did not want to study but wanted to meet his Mother Huma."
"Yes, I'm ready for the things I want to bring."
"Thank you dear." Azfan peeked at Khalisa's head and rubbed his wife's stomach, "i miss him." Mumbled.
"Never seen but missed." Khalisa feels the same way. Haven't met but have fallen in love and missed the very. Khalisa can't wait to meet the child even though he wants to visit the doctor once a week for USG in order to always see the fetus in his stomach. But doctors only recommend going there at the earliest once a month. Khalisa felt it was a very long time.
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The cafe, which is 2 kilometers from Kafa's apartment, became Kafa's favorite place to drive away his boredom after college. Since first visiting the cafe with Sandi first, Kafa became addicted to coming here. Besides being close, the food also fits the taste of Kafa.
This time Kafa invited Levin to the cafe, rather than meeting in the apartment they chose the cafe to chat accompanied by snacks and coffee.
"You're good at coffee, too?" Levin saw Kafa's glass of cold Americano.
"Not good at Ko but if this drink so smoothly just his BAB." Kafa chuckled, he knew it was strange but that was how it happened to him. "His coas smoothly Ko?"
"Thank God, everything is good." Levin also thanked Kafa for allowing him to stay in the Kafasa hospital.
"So I have to call the doctor from now on."
"It's too early to call a doctor." Levin took a sip of his capuccino. "What is your college?"
"Alhamdulillah, I enjoy the same majors because I like something that drains the mind and this really drain my brain really Ko." Kafa laughed at the end of his sentence considering that he rarely had time to relax since entering the 4th semester. "I didn't like coffee at first but now he's the friend I stay up late."
"Especially koas time is very exciting Fa, follow the doctor everywhere already like a group want a vacation."
They chuckle together, Kafa enjoys every one of these processes though it is certainly not easy. Kafa really feels fit to be in this major.
Kafa's laughter stopped seeing the figure he had avoided the most in his life was now not far from where he was sitting and walking towards him. Don't tell me he wants to join Kafa and Levin. No! Kafa shouted in his heart.
"Nobody has this chair, right? the other table is full of all."
Kafa closed his eyes tightly while Levin glanced at the girl who was looking at Kafa.
"You're Kafa's friend?" Ask Levin.
Kafa opened his eyes and clenched his hands firmly, why should he meet Mahira everywhere. The world is so narrow that Kafa must meet the same person every day.
Mahira glanced at Levin, "yes, so can you sit down?"
"Can."
Mahira sat on an empty chair with a big smile, he really did not intend to meet Kafa here. But it seems like the universe as I support Mahira to meet Kafa again in addition to on campus.
"You're following me?" Kafa looked at Mahira sharply.
"No." Mahira shook her head with an innocent face.
Kafa exhaled loudly, stopped arguing with him, did not waste energy. Kafa whispered to himself.
"You're FK's son too?" Levin again took a sip of his capuccino and scooped Red Velvet into his mouth.
"No, I'm FIAI."
"How are you like that enemy?" Levin laughed amusedly at Kafa's cold expression ever since the girl came. "I doubt you're friends."
"Ko, actually I never had a female friend, she was the one who ngaku-ngu."
"But we once walked to the Mall together, what is the name if not temen." Mahira.
"That can't be called a victory."
"But you bought me an expensive drink." Mahira did not want to lose, even though Kafa threw his bag and told him to go home by himself. But for Mahira it was enough to call Kafa a friend.
"Empiringly? are you crazy?" Kafa was getting annoyed because it was an insulting sentence for him.
"Have you guys been, why are you guys having this kind of debate?" Levin tried to mediate between Kafa and Mahira.
The debate stalled when a waiter ushered in Mahira's order.
"Sorry Ko." Kafa is not good because his conversation with Levin must be disrupted because of the presence of Mahira. "Or we'll find somewhere else."
"No, you know me, Levin, who are you?" Levin introduces himself to Mahira.
"I'm Mahira, Koko is Kafa's friend?" Mahira spontaneously calls Levin with Koko.
"Yes." Yeah."
"Koko Levin looks like a doctor."
"Not yet." Levin chuckled, what Mahira saw of him. Does it smell like ethanol or a hospital? it can't be.
"Oh candidate doctor." Mahira turned away because his guess was right when he only spoke.
"So familiar." Kafa grumbled as he gulped his cold Americano. As cold as Kafa's heart is right now. Cold and bitter.
"Why are you so sensitive to me?" Mahira glared at Kafa, he just sat down and tried to blend in with Kafa's friend.
Kafa's mouth opened to answer Mahira's sentence but Levin first rebuked him.
"Sir Umar with Aisha here, did you make a pact with them?" Levin looked towards the entrance of the cafe.
Kafa turned to him, "no, just a minute, I'm their samperin." He moved from the chair. "Come, Ummi, where are you?"
"Barusan Abi to your apartment said you're out again, and Abi checks your location turns out to be here."
"Why did you tell me the pin, why not enter Bi, Abi same Ummi has not eaten yet?"
"Udah is." Answer Aisha. "We want to go home."
"Where is Fatimah?"
"In the car, they sleep."
"Yes Abi Ummi be careful on the road, Kafa next Sunday go home if not too much work." Kafa hugged Umar and Aisha alternately.
"You are also careful here, do not fight again with Cece and your Mas, only they can take care of you here if it is the same Ummi and Abi." Aisha hugged and kissed Kafa affectionately.
"Ma, Mas Azfan is only a year older than me, where maybe he can take care of me."
"Sorry, but he's still you." Timpal Umar.
Mahira came to see the figure of a veiled woman dressed in all black and a man wearing a white robe. Kafa seemed to be talking familiarly with them.
"They're who Ko?" Mahira asked Levin.
"His parents are Kafa."
Mahira glared, he immediately shrieked at their appearance and his own appearance was only wearing loose pants and blouse and pashmina that he wrapped around the origin. Mahira was like a shy princess plant that was touched instantly withered.
Mahira thought Kafa was the son of a rich man who was religious and did not want to come into contact with the opposite sex. Mahira's judgment was disputed after seeing Kafa's parents. Ah Kafa is getting unachievable. Handsome, rich, religious and have parents whose appearance is extraordinary.
Can these three guys not?