Mahabbah Love Khalisa

50

The once empty shop now has a lot of calligraphy with a variety of readings and writing styles. Not only that, other displays such as motivational words are written in such a way that looks slick is also in the store.

A metallic blue Bentley stopped in front of the store. A short time later a tall man with pale skin dressed in black and white came down from the car. He is Kafa who just came home from college even he has not changed his clothes.

There were two people in the shop looking at the calligraphy. Kafa sees that the store owner is also serving buyers, answering questions that prospective buyers usually ask.

"Mas Azfan was good at it too." He muttered as he touched a calligraphy near the door that read basmalah.

"Cafa." Finally Azfan realized the existence of Kafa, he approached Kafa who was at the door.

"Rame Mas' shop?" Ask Kafa.

"Lumayan, today it's about 5 calligraphy."

"Well, I'm also looking for calligraphy to be displayed in my apartment because it's empty and Ce Khalisa recommends this place."

"Look around first, Kafa." Azfan left Kafa because other buyers called him.

Kafa is confused, he likes everything. Then you have to buy the most expensive one because it is for his own apartment. Moreover, there is the name of Allah and the recitation of the Qur'an, so Kafa must buy the most expensive.

One buyer walked out of the store with calligraphy wrapped in brown paper.

"Sorry, which is the most expensive?" Kafa approached Azfan.

"Why look for the most expensive one instead of the one you like the most?" Azfan frowned.

"I like everything so in order not to feel guilty I have to buy the most expensive."

"Oh, recite the seat verse there." Azfan pointed to one medium-sized calligraphy on one side of the wall, it was a recitation of a chair verse with a black background and gold-colored writing. If it is dark then the writing will glow, a verse that is always luminous and can be read even in the dark.

"How Much?"

"500 grand." Azfan gave a cheaper price to Kafa even though he believes Kafa does not need a discount price because of his unlimited account balance.

Kafa hid his surprise because calligraphy was as good as that at only 500 thousand. Azfan should have sold it two or three times that. Ah of course Azfan is still just starting his business so he will not be too calculated like that, which is important to sell first even though it does not provide much results.

"I took it from Al-Fatihah there."

"Okay, I'll wrap it up." Azfan rushed to coat the calligraphy with paper and put it in a special plastic bag so that it could protect the entire calligraphy section.

Kafa sat in one of the chairs near the cashier's desk while playing the phone while waiting for Azfan to finish wrapping the calligraphy for him.

Kafa saw the man who came first from him come out, that meant staying the two of them in that shop. Kafa will take advantage of this opportunity to ask Azfan something.

"Then Kafa, just take it home."

"Thank You." Kafa scans the QR code at the cashier table to pay for the calligraphy. "How much of it?"

"600 grand."

"Okay, I've." Kafa stuffed his phone into his pants pocket after paying for the two calligraphy. "Can I ask you something?"

"Can." Azfan pulled up the chair sitting in front of Kafa, he saw a pair of Kafa eyes that had a taper line on the back just like Khalisa.

"Sorry, do you have feelings for Cece?"

"Hm?" Azfan's eyebrows raised. "Why does Kafa ask that?"

"I just want to ask you for help, please think two or three times to get close to my Cece."

Azfan's eyes widened, Kafa's manner of speech was very polite but still it made it look like he was dropped from the third floor of the building and hit the asphalt. Be ill.

"I'm sorry if this hurts your feelings but as a sister I just don't want Ce Khalisa's distress, I mean Om Daniel and Aunt Ica raised them lovingly and they probably don't want Ce Khalisa to feel what they used to feel, I'm only a year younger than Ce Khalisa, he's relented and is required to grow up because he's the first grandchild in our family so I hope he finds the right life partner."

Azfan's face was grim, although the sentence offended him but everything Kafa said was true. Kafa only reveals his uncles as Khalisa's brother. Kafa wants to protect Khalisa from the wrong couple and. Although Azfan tried, they were still a rich family and Azfan could not reach the high place with his weak legs.

"I just think realistically, the sustenance is already there is a measure of each but before it's too late I have to talk about all this, I hope you are not offended."

Azfan smiled blandly, how he was not offended while yesterday he just got the happy news that Khalisa had the same feelings with him. Azfan was taken on a plane into space and today he was dropped by another passenger on the plane. How can he not be offended, how can he not be sad?

"I'm sorry you have to hear these hurtful words, I'm leaving first." Kafa moved to lift the calligraphy he had bought, "thank you Mas." He passed from there without waiting for Azfan to answer.

Azfan lowered his head in wiping his suddenly wet eyes. He did not want to blame Kafa because he himself was presumptuous to put a taste in Khalisa. From the beginning Azfan should control his feelings so as not to be deep.

******

Azfan just got off his bike after returning from the store he just closed before the magrib. He saw Ayu's mother in front of his boarding house with a waistline, Azfan hurriedly approached the 50-year-old woman wearing the negligee.

"Assalamualaikum Ma'am." Gentle Azfan greeting.

"Tonight you have to get out of here, get your stuff done." The voice was like lightning in Azfan's ear, why would he suddenly tell him to get out of here when he had already paid for the cost this month.

"Why are you suddenly?"

"You really don't know yourself, all this time I'm good with you, every morning I love to eat, the cost money I ask to pay half because of what it is because Ayu asked, he likes you but this morning behind the house crying he said you already have a girl, if there is no me who wants to feed you every morning huh?"

Azfan was stunned unable to say a word to reply to the string of sentences that Ayu's mother said. So all this time Ayu family is good to Azfan because Ayu likes it. Azfan felt that their treatment was too much for him.

"Mom but don't be sudden like this because I also need time to find a new place to live." Azfan pleaded, how should he stay if he got out of this place right now.

"I don't care."

"Give me time till tomorrow."

"I said tonight, I give you 30 minutes to finish this whole thing, you're just a poor student who doesn't know thank you, it's a good thing I give half the price for a place as good as this." Ayu's mother passed from there while stomping her feet firmly to the ground.

Azfan exhaled heavily, why did these two events happen on the same day. Let all of you get sick like that?

Azfan did not have much stuff, he stuffed his clothes into a backpack and his books into a suitcase. He could not feel his tears while taking a painting by Khalisa that he hung on the wall. Azfan's lips smiled at that but his heart felt very sore. It was even more painful than the stitches on his head.

Azfan's only destination was his calligraphy shop. Fortunately there is still a small room that he used to pray while maintaining the store. But now it will be a place to sleep, pray, study and whatever he used to do here.

It seemed like the store was indeed created not only to sell calligraphy but also to be his residence. Although this is not Azfan's shop but at least he found a place to shelter. Finding a cheap boarding place near the campus must be difficult especially when many new students arrive.