Mahabbah Love Khalisa

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The first thing Khalisa did after returning home from the hospital and arriving at the apartment was to put Azfan's handmade calligraphy on the walls of his room. Fortunately Khalisa did not bring the calligraphy to the warehouse that night, he kept it in his car. If Khalisa had brought the calligraphy with him, he would not be able to see the beautiful work anymore because it was not impossible that Revan would have destroyed it. Khalisa never thought that Revan was crazy. He is very different from Bu Ira and Mr. Bowo.

Yesterday Mr. Ira and Mr. Bowo came to visit Khalisa in the hospital, they apologized profusely for Khalisa because of this incident. Before apologizing Khalisa had also forgiven them because he knew Ira and Bowo had nothing to do with this. Their relationship has been good all along.

"God willing." Khalisa could not stop smiling looking at the calligraphy, how his lips could cramp because he kept smiling. Especially when Daniel told me that Azfan was so good at talking while giving testimony in front of the police, Khalisa was more amazed at the guy. Because Khalisa knows Azfan is a shy guy who is easily nervous but it turns out he can also do well. But unfortunately Khalisa could not see the appearance of Azfan directly during the MTQ race that night.

"Khalisa." Ica tilted her head through Khalisa's room door, "Just came."

"Yes Ma." Khalisa wore his hijab before leaving the room.

"His wounds have healed yet?" Huma moved to see Khalisa out of the room, he slightly revealed the hijab of Khalisa.

"It's pretty dry." Khalisa put on a big smile, "where's my camera."

"It's in the bag, no patience." Huma opened his bag to pick up Khalisa's camera which he used to record Azfan's video moments ago.

Khalisa turned on the laptop to see Azfan's video more clearly. While Huma was sitting next to him, despite having watched him live but he still wanted to see him again.

"See what the hell, seriously." Ica joined two teenagers who were seriously staring at the laptop screen.

"This is Azfan MTQ Aunty race time." Answer Huma.

Khalisa goosebumps to hear the chant of the Qur'an verse that Azfan read, it feels like he is in the middle of a meadow full of breeze, cool and refreshing.

"God is beautiful in his voice." Praise Ica.

"The sound is good Ma but Azfan always not PD, at that time he was able to meet Hamiz at Mangan Gelato and Azfan said the more PD."

"Oh yeah? you'll see Arfan if that's the case."

"Yes." Yeah." Khalisa. "Hamiz is in that race too."

"But Azfan's voice is good, he must be confident."

"I also said that, he had to PD because his voice was good."

The bell of the tinkling apartment distracted them, Ica moved on, it must have been Dianis and Alif her husband and Geza. Khalisa asked Dianis to cook for him before returning to Banyuwangi. Daniel also invited Azfan. When they first met Daniel promised to invite Azfan to eat together and only today they had the opportunity.

"A lot of it?" Ica was flabbergasted to see the two large plastic bags that Alif and Geza were carrying. Ica can see a variety of cooking ingredients in the bag. Looks like Dianis is really going to cook big for everyone.

"It's good Auntie if she's shy, don't spread the charm to and fro even though she's handsome." Huma said as Ica returned to the living room. If Azfan just a little spread his charms must be a lot of students who like it.

"Yes, it's you." Ica Sahut.

Huma gawked at the sight of two men carrying plastic bags with the inscription Alindra Mall towards the kitchen. Besides because their luggage was a lot, Huma was also amazed by the front man, who was it? why did Huma just see it, he was sure it was not Azmal or Kafa because there was no Chinese face on his face.

"That's who?" Huma's whisper to Khalisa.

"That's Om Alif with Geza his son, I once told about Aunt Dianis who was a pinter cook well this afternoon Aunt Dianis want our masakin." Khalisa.

"Let's help the aunt cook." Dianis appeared from behind.

Khalisa followed Huma, he was so eager to help Dianis cook because he would get a lot of new knowledge from her.

"Oh yes, this aunt is my best friend, Humaira is called Huma." Khalisa introduced Huma to Dianis. "So this Om Alif equals Geza."

"Hello Auntie, Om I Huma." Huma shook Dianis' hand then subconsciously reached out to Geza.

"Eh-eh, what's wrong." Khalisa immediately pulled Huma's hand while remaining a little more Huma and Geza will shake hands. "Don't macem it's you." Khalisa pointed to Geza who grinned with an innocent face.

Huma held back a smile looking at the expression of that guy named Geza.

"So this Aunt Dianis has been awarded the best chef in Java Bali, so today we have to eat a lot because Aunt Dianis was not here long."

"Do I need to help?" Ask Geza.

"No, let the girls help."

"If so I'll go ahead first." Alif went from the kitchen with Geza to the living room where Daniel was also there.

"Khalisa don't have salty vegetables in the refrigerator?" Ask Dianis.

"What do you want to do anyway?" Ica asked, he was astonished to see so many foodstuffs. There was no way they would cook everything at once.

"You make chicken rice hainan only later use a companion salted vegetables with soy sauce eggs."

"That sounds good, Aunt, can't wait." Khalisa was eager to help Dianis prepare ingredients to make hainan chicken rice. Ica and Huma also help cut ingredients for other menus.

Fortunately, the kitchen of Khalisa apartment is wide enough to accommodate 4 people at once. Khalisa should add extra seats in the dining room later plus Rindang and Azfan who have not arrived.

Rindang could not help cooking because he had to finish his work that piled up because he had a few weeks off after being out of hospital plus the incident that happened to Khalisa.

"Geza's going to college where's Auntie?" Ask Khalisa while washing carrots and mustard before cutting.

"He said he wanted to join Kafa lecture here but Aunt said mending him in Poliwangi aja kayak Aunt and Om first."

"It's okay to go to college here."

"Later to see the savings first, just do not make a list to UII." Dianis laughed at the end of her sentence.

"Tante don't go low, a chief chef of Jinggo's resort still has to look at savings." Khalisa elbow belly Dianis. If you hear the story of Dianis and Ica first they must indeed mourn to pay for tuition. But now their lives are much better.

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Hainan chicken rice has been presented on a circular dining table with 9 chairs surrounding it. In addition to roasted and boiled chicken there is tofu and soy sauce eggs, sauteed salted vegetables and capcay as a companion of the rice.

The savory aroma of rice cooked with chicken broth and spices burst into the dining room. Seeing his appearance alone makes their stomachs rumble protest want to be filled immediately. Cooking rice is full of struggle and takes a short time but after seeing the results, their fatigue will pay off.

"Azfan, thank you for coming here." Daniel said to Azfan sitting across the table.

"I should be the one to thank Mr. Daniel for inviting me here." Azfan replied in a low voice as people's views were on him.

"Thank you to Aunt Chef who cooked well for all of us." Khalisa gave a big smile.

They prayed together led by Daniel before eating.

"Good meal." Ica let them take anything on the table because she was sure everyone was impatient to enjoy the Dianis cuisine immediately.

"Where's the food?" Ask Dianis.

"Aunty still how's Auntie cooking?" Rindang said, the question will indirectly bring praise because Dianis cuisine never fails. As long as Rindang knew Dianis, he would definitely always praise her cooking.

"So much." Khalisa.

"More than a nice aunt." Timpal Huma, although he often eats one of the typical Chinese cuisine but this is the most delicious. He was about to take a boiled chicken in front of him at the same time as Geza. "Eh you go first." He told Geza.

Geza smiled as Huma let him take the chicken first. But unexpectedly Geza put three pieces of chicken on the plate Huma.

For a moment Huma was made to gawk because of Geza's treatment. Maybe if Ica or Khalisa were to do that, Huma would be ordinary but this is the sweet Geza—cowok he just met today.

Huma blinked his eyes, realizing Hum he was younger than you!

"Azfan what's the new place, you like it?" Khalisa asked about the empty building that Daniel gave Azfan to sell calligraphy. Daniel did not immediately say that he gave the building because Azfan would definitely refuse.

"Of course, the place was spacious and strategic, many people were passing by in front of the store." Answer Azfan. "If it wasn't Mr. Daniel, I would never have had the opportunity to sell calligraphy myself."

"It was a long time ago that I bought it, originally for Khalisa because he wanted to have his own clothing store but after knowing the college activities were very solid, Khalisa postponed it."

Khalisa nyengir, when he first arrived in Jogja he did insist on having his own place to display his clothing collection. But now he wants to focus more on college first, someday if he has more time he will design clothes more often.

"When Khalisa will use it, I will return the place again." Azfan.

"Just relax, you can wear it until you sell hundreds or even calligraphy."

"Once again—"

"Stop, you always say one more time thank you but even you have said it many times." Daniel's chimpanzee before Azfan finishes his sentence.

Everyone laughed at Daniel's words while Azfan just smiled shyly while rubbing his neck that suddenly felt cold, maybe because the AC was right above his head.

The lunch dessert was a silk pudding with topping citrus fruits, lychees and strawberries that Rindang bought at the cake shop Khalisa subscription.