Mahabbah Love Khalisa

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Khalisa's eyes sparkled to see the calligraphy basmalah that looked so beautiful, the ink reflected the light that made it even more amazing. Khalisa was reluctant to take his eyes off the calligraphy, he had intended to install it in the living room but after seeing it Khalisa changed his mind, he would install it on the wall of the room. Allah created the hand of Azfan so wonderfully that it produced such a beautiful work.

"You likey?"

The voice made Khalisa raise his face, what kind of question is that. Obviously Khalisa liked it a lot but Azfan still asked.

"More than like, thank you very much you have made calligraphy as beautiful as this." Eye Khalisa to glaze imagining Azfan making the calligraphy in the middle of his dense activity.

"Together, I'm relieved that you like that calligraphy."

Khalisa reinserted the calligraphy into a paper bag before anyone else could see it. Somehow he would not be willing if others saw him because the calligraphy was only given to him.

"You're performing soon, get ready, I'm sitting there." Khalisa pointed to the chair in the midst of other visitors, Huma had been sitting there to keep one seat from being occupied by others. "The spirit of Azfan, calm and do not be nervous, assume that no one sees you on stage so that your voice is more loose."

"Yes thank you, Khalisa if it's not wrong I used to hear you speak mandarin with Kak Levin-"

"We usually talk kamsia or xie-xie." Typal Khalisa, he understood Azfan's intention to say thank you in the hokkien language he used to speak when chatting with Levin. Perhaps Azfan had also heard Khalisa talk to his Ama and wondered the meaning of the word.

"Xie-xie?"

"Yes, if you're good you can talk to Ama in mandarin." Khalisa Kanda.

Azfan laughed, he was more good at speaking in Javanese and it seems that Khalisa is also proficient at using the language of the region despite the difference between East Java and Central Java accents.

"Then I go back." Tukas Azfan after stopping his laughter, he had to be ready because soon it was his turn to go on stage. Chatting with Khalisa before performing makes Azfan more relaxed because of the relaxed nature of Khalisa.

Khalisa. They split up there, Azfan walked backstage while Khalisa approached Huma who had been preparing to record a video of Azfan when he started reading the Koran later. They can watch Azfan's performances on YouTube, but Khalisa insists on bringing his own camera to record Azfan.

"Of the many participants why do we only record Azfan?" Huma looked at Khalisa who was sitting next to him.

"Because we can watch other participants on YouTube."

"So does Azfan."

"That's why I have a reason to use this camera, rather than broken not used." Khalisa put the calligraphy given by Azfan on his lap, he could not stop smiling to get the object. What if his lips were cramping because most smiles but that is not possible because smiles are also worship.

"Khalisa, be honest with me, do you like Azfan?" Huma narrowed his eyes seeing Khalisa's change in expression as he asked that. For people who have never been in love like Khalisa, it will certainly be immediately seen if he is liking someone like him now.

"No." Khalisa shook his head, he pulled his phone out of the bag to check some messages.

"Don't lie, lying is a sin you even use a lie to joke a sin." Huma urges Khalisa because even though his best friend is notoriously kind and friendly to everyone, he feels that Khalisa treats Azfan differently.

"I've given you an honest answer but why don't you believe it." Khalisa opened a message from Rindang.

Khalisa, help me get locked up in the basement decker, he's the guy who's been gedor my apartment.

Khalisa was surprised to read a message from Rindang, finally they found someone who had banged on Rindang's apartment every midnight and even sent H-1 yesterday. It means he was planning to kidnap Rindang.

"I went back to the apartment first, Rindang SMS just said he needed something." Khalisa moved from his seat, he could not tell the details to Huma because he had to help Rindang immediately.

"You're not waiting for Azfan." Huma saw Khalisa looking hurriedly left the place. Huma wondered if there was anything urgent until Khalisa hurriedly left.

Before reading the Quran in front of him Azfan circulates a glance to the audience seat looking for the figure of Khalisa but he did not find it when he was sure a few minutes ago Khalisa was still beside Huma but where the girl that now.

"Please Azfan Khuffa Ameezan to start reading."

Azfan nodded, once again looking towards Khalisa's now empty seat. The look on his face implied disappointment but he had to keep showing his best because there was no chance of retreat. Azfan took a deep breath before reading ta'awudz.

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Rindang stopped his car in a UII parking lot full of other cars, lucky this afternoon he borrowed the gamis belonging to Khalisa complete with his hijab to watch the MTQ race more precisely he wanted to see the appearance of Azfan. Rindang hopes he is not late because Khalisa said Azfan will perform at around 9.

Rindang was confused to find Khalisa's whereabouts among hundreds of other spectators. They look the same from behind. Rindang's auditory senses captured a melodious and soothing sound from on stage. Rindang stepped closer and sat on one of the empty spectator benches so as not to obstruct the people behind.

"Khalisa said, Azfan's voice is more than good."

"Loh Leaf." Someone patted Rindang's back from the side. He hesitated when he saw the girl beside him. Usually Huma can immediately recognize Rindang but now the girl is wearing a hijab to make her hesitate.

Rindang turned his head, he was sure it was not the voice of Khalisa but who else knew him on this campus if not Khalisa.

"Just." Shady looked around, "Khalisa where?" Ask because from earlier did not see the existence of Khalisa. Don't tell me Khalisa's in that race.

"Say you need something so Khalisa comes home, he's just gone." Huma was confused to see Rindang actually being here when 5 minutes ago Khalisa said he had to return to the apartment immediately because Rindang needed help. "So Khalisa just saw the message on his phone, didn't you SMS him?"

Dada Rindang heated up, whether he forgot to tell Khalisa that his phone was missing from yesterday because he contacted Khalisa with Jason's number. Rindang's feeling was not good, he thought with himself going here to accompany Khalisa then everything would be fine but he was wrong. Ah why Rindang forgot to tell Khalisa that he lost his phone and was taking care of it to the police to find the phone.

"Rindang, you no longer know Khalisa because today he's his birthday, right?" Although Huma doubted that Rindang would do such a thing to Khalisa but he still asked because Rindang could have wanted to surprise him.

"I'm not SMS Khalisa at all, besides I can't lie to him just because you want to give me a surprise you know Khalisa most do not like it if someone lies to him, he said, after all you also know Khalisa never commemorated his birthday."

"Who is SMS Khalisa?"

"Are you sure Khalisa said he wanted to go home?" Ask Rindang.

"Yes." Yeah." Huma nodded confidently, he couldn't have heard wrong even though the atmosphere was quite crowded.

"Huma, come with me." Rindang pulled Huma's hand to come with him to the apartment. More people are better off helping him catch someone who has been terrorizing Khalisa and himself all along.

"Daunt." Huma turned off the video footage and cleared out Khalisa's tripod and camera, incidentally Azfan also came down from the stage after completing the reading of Hud verse 6 which explains the sustenance of God for all beings on earth.

They rushed to the parking lot where Rindang's car was located. Rindang became sorry for bringing the car here. That makes it longer to get out because there are a lot of people passing around here.