Mahabbah Love Khalisa

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Khalisa got out of the car along with Rindang who had just returned from campus. Shady hassles carrying a college bag, laptop and some other items. Rindang never went to college just for college, he also worked. Khalisa wanted to help Rindang but he also brought his groceries.

"The tangles are so dry that the laundry isn't dry yet." Rindang could see Khalisa's face pouting since he just got off the car.

"It's hard not to talk first." Khalisa took a quick step pressing the button on the elevator with his elbow, he wanted to get to his apartment and put all these fruits.

After eating together at that time, Khalisa issued a supply of fruit for everyone and he only had time to buy it again today after his mother and father came home. Actually they want to stay here longer but Khalisa assured both that he will take care of himself. Because Khalisa knows his mom and dad have a lot of work in Banyuwangi. If longer here it means their work will accumulate. After all, less than 1 month Khalisa will go home.

Khalisa and Rindang split up in the entrance corridor to their respective apartments. Khalisa can take a deep breath after putting his fruits on the dining table.

"Totally so cute." Khalisa threw his body on the sofa enjoying the cold AC on his head. Khalisa did not believe Azfan said that he was happy to be surrounded by the girls. Khalisa still remember that Azfan is not comfortable if surrounded by many people then why now the answer is different.

Khalisa beristighfar many times in the heart to calm down. Was he jealous of the students, of course not, for what he felt jealous. Khalisa had no reason to be jealous. But he himself did not know what the word jealousy really meant.

Khalisa heard someone push the password on the door of his apartment, shortly after Rindang entered with his iPad.

"What's the matter, you got another ugly apple?" Rindang sat next to Khalisa, looking at his best friend's face that was so tangled like an ironed cloth that there must be something that made him upset. Because Khalisa had just come from the market, Rindang suspected Khalisa did not manage to get fresh apples because it was late in the afternoon so his face was tangled so. "Well, if you buy fruit in the morning, tomorrow I'm anterin deh to the market." Rindang patted Khalisa's shoulder.

"Astaghfirullah who's sprained the same fruit, not really." Khalisa changed his position facing Rindang.

"Oh, is your guy closed?"

"Not." Khalisa.

"Why then?" Rindang turned on the iPad in his lap to continue the picture of his unfinished clothing design.

If Khalisa prefers to sketch on a book then Rindang prefers to draw on the iPad because it is more practical. Rindang can create any color according to his wishes easily different from Khalisa who had to go around the stationery store to get the color he wanted. Even Khalisa will mix several colors to get a picture according to the shadow.

"What a person can change?" Khalisa stared at Rindang who was busy with his iPad.

Rindang looked up, it seemed like Khalisa was about to talk about something serious. He put down his iPad and looked at Khalisa completely.

"Yes, there is no nature that is truly permanent if the person wants to change."

"The thing is, he's very quick to change."

"Look at him how he changed first."

"According to an article I've read people with introverted nature will not turn out to be extroverted."

"You know where she turned extrovert from, we can't judge that person in one look."

Khalisa was silent digesting Rindang's sentence. He was not judging in one look but Azfan's speech made him assume like that.

"Patience first, who knows later he can turn into an introvert again." Rindang grinnedly rubbed Khalisa's arm.

Khalisa listened to Rindang's words.

"That's the kind of guy you're an introvert?"

Khalisa shook his head faintly, he never even thought about what kind of guy would make him fall in love. Has he fallen in heart now? shouldn't it be another 5 years? Khalisa used to think he would fall in love with someone at the age of 25 when he was ready to get married.

"Let's make juice, you'll buy lots of fruits." Rindang moved from the sofa, he stopped drawing his design and chose to invite Khalisa to make juice to relieve his best friend's emotions.

Rindang did not want to force Khalisa to tell him what had made him so upset. Later Khalisa will unconsciously tell it and when it happens Rindang will laugh at Khalisa if the reason for his frustration is silly things.

"The banana is a lot, make smoothies aja ya." Rindang saw Khalisa nod approving his proposal to make banana smoothies.

Rindang issued two bananas and mangoes because Khalisa and himself liked the combination of the two fruits to be used as smoothies.

"Oh yes I heard the announcement of the MTQ race on campus you have come out?" Rindang washed peeling bananas while Khalisa washed mangoes.

"Yes." Yeah."

"Azfan isn't dapet?"

Khalisa paused to hear Rindang's question, "dapet." The answer.

"Oh yeah? wow great also Azfan, the first time to join already can get a champion."

"Not the main champion, but the tenants were on Azfan, giving flowers, food." Khalisa peeled mango after washing.

"Temen-temen?"

"Yes girls until Azfan is invisible." Khalisa was grateful to not be able to see Azfan's happy expression this afternoon.

"Gee!" Khalisa screeched spontaneously dropping the unfinished mango peeled because his hand was accidentally scratched by a knife. Little but sore, it is not wrong Khalisa choose this brand of knife because it is really sharp. Khalisa hurriedly washed his hands under the faucet.

"Slow down dong Sha." Rindang picked up the mango that rolled on the floor. "Let me peel, you cut a banana." He washed the mango again.

"You anyway."

"Kok me?" Rindang pretended not to know when he was holding back laughter because it was fun to see a jealous Khalisa. It looks like Khalisa will be a possessive couple in the future.

"It is you who made it, I want to wudhu first." Khalisa stomped his feet before leaving the kitchen.

Rindang gawked to see Khalisa's departure, his stomach tingled by the behavior of his best friend. Rindang had never seen Khalisa like that. From the past only Rindang who has a love story with the opposite sex. But now it is time for Khalisa to start his love story.

"Don't forget the wound is covered in plaster." Half-shady shouted.

"She wants to wudhu first." Khalisa's voice sounded faint.

Rindang further made mango and banana smoothies, he added a lot of ice cubes as well as milk and yogurt.

"So much." Shindang drank the orange thick smoothies. Rindang did not want to wait for Khalisa because he believed Khalisa would not move from his alphabet to the Adhan isya. Rindang put Khalisa's smoothies in the refrigerator.

Rindang laid her body in the living room and turned on the television at low volume, she picked up a cell phone to see an article about the MTQ race at the UII campus some time ago. The television is just a figurine in the apartment because even though he was on, Rindang remained more focused on his phone.

"There are also many articles about Azfan, who is handsome always stealing the attention." Rindang decided to call Azfan to congratulate him.

"Hello Rindang." Azfan's voice welcomed on the third connecting note.

"Malem Fan, are you busy or want to pray?" Rindang glanced at the door of Khalisa's room, did he have to raise his voice for Khalisa to hear? no-no, Khalisa is praying.

"Just finished, what's up with Rin?"

"Welcome you won the MTQ race yesterday, I'm sure you will be the champion."

"Yes, thank you."

Shady heard the voice of the woman across there, "who's that?"

"Suara Ayu, my boarding mother's son, his family took a meal together."

"Oh yeah, I closed it first."

"I'm sorry Rindang, next time I invite you and Khalisa to eat but not expensive food before you go back to Banyuwangi."

"Yes, I've recorded it if I forget I'm charging you yes."

Azfan laughed, "god does not forget."

"Assalamualaik." Rindang closed his mouth because of the lack of greeting, it was because he was used to listening to Khalisa when talking to someone over the phone. Rindang should never have eavesdropped because he could have contracted assalamualaikum Khalisa.

"Maalaikum." Azfan disconnected after answering the greeting.

******

Azfan has often eaten Ayu's mother's cooking because almost every day Ayu gives food for her. But eating with the Ayu family was the first thing for Azfan.

Everyone in the house welcomed Azfan well including Ayu's older brother named Ariani. They even made a small tart to congratulate Azfan on his victory.

"Mom and Dad don't have to make this kayak next time, I'm not good." Azfan said after they read the prayer before eating.

"It's okay lo Fan so you get closer to our family, I also already consider you like your own child." Ayu's mother's.

"Thank you Ma'am, sir once again, Ayu and Ms. Ariani."

"Well, let's eat."

They began to enjoy rice and nape that had a full flavor of spices. Ayu's mother's cooking is delicious, Azfan so remembered her mother's cooking at home. Azfan increasingly misses his family because long enough he did not return to Bantul.

"Do you have a boyfriend?"

Azfan stopped chewing hearing Ayu's mother's question, "no ma'am." The answer is, if it does not mean he does not have the intention to have a girlfriend.

"Good then."

Azfan nodded awkwardly. Meanwhile Ayu smiles herself hearing Azfan does not have a girlfriend, it means she still has a chance to get close to Azfan. For Ayu, Azfan is the ideal type of guy. Shalih, handsome and diligent at work, it was more than enough to make Ayu fall in love let alone the distance of their age of just one year. In addition, their residence is very close, Ayu's chance to reach Azfan is greater.