Married to Ustaz

Chapter 3: The First Day in Pesantren

After an hour of chatting with the extended family of Kyai Abdullah who is the owner of the boarding school, Father and Mother Cika say goodbye to go home. They had left and surrendered completely so that Cika could be educated and built in the boarding house owned by Kyai Abdullah.

It must be hard for Father and Mother Cika to part with Cika who is the only child of her puppet. However, for the good of Cika herself. They are not affectionate or unable to guide him to become a better person. They have a certain reason, boarding houses may be suitable for Cika now. That is what is in the mind of each of the two.

"Mr ...." Cika hugged Mother's body tightly in front of the boarding gate, she again whined, “I want to go home with Mom and Dad.” The crying broke again.

Mother rubbed Cika's cheeks gently, then said, "You'll be at home here a long time, son. According to ustaz and ustazah words here, yes.”

"Mother and Dad are bad! I won't feel at home here" said Cika

"God willing, you'll be at home here, son." Nyai Hana who is the wife of Kyai Abdullah rubbed the soft head of Cika who was coated with a veil of peach color.

"We'll visit you often." Dad pulled Cika's body into his arms. Give a kiss at the top of the child's head just a puppet, "Make father and mother proud of you, son. I really want to have a son who is a pious child not a tomboy, remember that. Promise me." Dad raised his little finger.

"I'll work on it." Cika raised her little finger as well to promise.

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"Wake, Cika! It's dawn, you can be late for congregational prayers!" Dinda moves Cika's body.

Seeing no response from Cika, Novi who was standing next to Dinda so went along to wake up, “Yo, right, Cika. Because of your law later,” he said.

The three of them were new acquaintances last night, Novi and Dinda liked Cika's harmonious personality, friendly, and very easy to get along with anyone. Even though his son is a bit stubborn and stubborn. They both believe Cika is a good boy.

"Hoam." Cika yawned once and then wriggled her body. This girl pulled her blanket again to continue her sleep. It was very unusual for him to wake up so early in the morning like this. Moreover, he slept a long night because he was not used to plus the feeling of longing for both parents, making him still sleepy heavily.

"Woy, Cika wake up!" Dinda screamed in Cika's ear, shaking Cika's body even harder.

"I'm still sleepy, Din. You two go, I can't. Want to sleep again" said Cika with a hoarse voice. Take a bolster pillow, cover the ears.

Novi stroked his chest looking at the behavior of his new friend, "Astagfirullah, Cika, this is just your first day here . Don't make trouble.”

"To all the santri sons and daughters immediately came to the mosque. The congregation's morning prayers are soon to be performed."

"Owallah, Ustaz Hafid is the morning priest, Din?"

"Yes, that's why we have to leave quickly."

An idea also emerged. Novi and Dinda lift Cika's body forcibly to go to the bathroom.

Cika rubbed her eyes, when she felt her body lifted, “Ah, I was still sleepy, besides I could not pray. I've forgotten the same reading and movement." Cika leaned her body against the wall of the princess santri's room.

“Nothing, later we will teach you.”

"Ten ...." The sound of a countdown was heard in the mosque. Be a warning to all students to already be in the mosque before the count of one.

"Sika, we go first, you speed up the bath."

"Yes, Cika. We're waiting at the mosque, yeah."

Dinda and Novi who had put on the face ran away and immediately took his sajad.

While Cika only nodded her little head, acting foolishly very when she saw the entire santri princess rushing away in a hurry except for her who was relaxed. “Huh! Where my body aches, the mattress is very ugly,” his lips.

She was placed in the second princess's room, her room was large enough to accommodate fifty princesses, meaning fifty beds and fifty medium-sized cabinets.

Because his bed was adjacent to Dinda and Novi, so he became familiar with his two new friends, with the other santri familiar as well, but unlike Novi and Dinda who were instantly sticky, he became familiar, even mentioned that the three of them will be friends of the fillah. Cika did not understand the meaning of the word ‘fillah’, he just nodded in agreement.

Long enough to mutter, and continue to blame his non-softer mattress, he finally entered the bathroom with great compulsion. And get ready for the mosque, even if all is forced. Because he still remembers having promised his father.