
"What?" ask Zahra curiously.
"Later yes, assalamualaikum!". ustad Zaki immediately ended yes, he was left praying congregation, although in the mosque but he also could not congregate because it had passed fifteen minutes ago.
"Greetings waalaikum!" replied Zahra. She could only stare at the back of her husband passing from before her.
"Why does it feel different now?" he murmured slowly, he felt comfort when close to Zaki's ustad. The feeling was not since when it came, but certainly he felt comfortable.
As usual ustad Zaki will go to the mosque to teach the children ba'dha ashar and teach the teenagers ba'dha magrib, usually just going back ba'dha isya'. But now Zaki had asked someone to accompany Zahra during her stay at the mosque.
A widow not far from their house named Marni, in addition to accompanying Zahra in the afternoon she also helped clean the house in the morning when Zahra and Ustad Zaki left, and she was also helping to clean the house, if it is morning he will come twice a day but if it is afternoon he will come every time if Zaki begilnya.
As usual, ahead of the magrib Bu Marni will come until Zaki just returned home.
"Assalamualaikum, nduk Zahra!" his familiar greeting to Zahra,
"Waalaikum hail! Budhe Marni, tumben's coming?" Zahra was sitting on the porch of the house while waiting for the magrib time.
"Yes, today Weni is having group work at her friend's house, rather than myself at home just mending here menenin nduk Zahra!" he answered straightforwardly, it happens that Bu Marni is not difficult like other neighbors to make Zahra comfortable enough.
Weni was actually the same age as Zahra, it was just that they attended a different school, Weni school was not too far from their village, only on foot has arrived different from the Zahra school that must ride the angkot first to get there.
"Sit down here, budhe. Temenin Zahra chat!" Zahra patted the empty chair beside her.
Bu Marni finally did as ordered by Zahra, they sat together while enjoying the afternoon atmosphere in the beautiful countryside, the breeze made the atmosphere more peaceful.
"Weni also wanted to graduate if not wrong budhe?" ask Zahra to start the conversation.
"Yes, nduk. Soon also PKL."
"Sama dong if it's budhe, Zahra too. Weni already got a place for an apprentice yet budhe?" tanyanya enthusiastic, because until now Zahra has not obtained a suitable internship place.
"Say there is a near market, a restaurant if not wrong. He said there received a lot of interns because the restaurant is quite large, the branches are quite a lot already."
"What is budhe!? Zahra hasn't even gotten it!"
"If nduk Zahra wants, try budhe later ask Weni still can join the internship there! You see if there's a budhe, Weni says she still accepts interns."
"Wahhhh if Zahra wants to, Zahra is very fond of budhe!"
Then Ms. Marni fell silent, remembering something,
"But, isn't it usually the same Nur?" Zahra and Nur are inseparable.
"No budhe, Zahra wants to change the atmosphere, after all Nur kan OSIS children so it has been directly recommended from school not like Zahra who must be alone!"
"It doesn't matter, does it?" bu Marni asked hesitantly, she was afraid to make Zahra and Nur's friendship disturbed.
"No, Nur is the son of Budhe. No need to jump!"
Finally their conversation had to stop after the sound of azan magrib reverberating, they entered the house with their respective activities.
As usual, Miss Marni will pray in the prayer room in the house, while Zahra chose to pray in the room, until waiting for the time of prayer' then Zahra out of the room. And as usual, while waiting for Miss Marni will cook or clean up the kitchen of Zahra's house.
"Geez budhe, don't bother. Let Zahra get clean!" zahra said as she exited the room and saw Miss Marni who was still busy in the kitchen.
"No pa pa, nduk. It's just a little. Oh yes, this is already budhe friedin tempeh jes, Pumpung warm let's eat!" he said while putting a large plate of tempe jes that are still warm.
Zahra also walked quickly in sitting near Bu Marni who was still busy with her work, and,
"Such a sweet, this is a fried kayak made by my mother!" said Zahra while picking a sheet of tempeh jes that are still hot do not forget the green cayenne pepper.
"So remember, how are you kang Warsi, is it better now? I rarely see you in the fields!"
"Thank God, Budhe is better. It's the same mother can not often go to the farm, afraid of recurrence!"
"Thank God, then,"
Miss Marni suddenly sat right in front of Zahra, she looked at Zahra with her shady smile despite being covered with a dull face and her wrinkle, but it was still visible if the woman in front of her was beautiful.
"What's budhe?"
"Why budhe?"
"Pure pearls are not like kali stones that look clean, without mud and look shiny, but pure pearls are in the bottom of the mud, still covered by a shell that is also not clean."
"What do you mean budhe? Zahra doesn't understand!"
"You are like a pearl still covered in mud, nduk. One day, if the mud is clean, everyone will see your beauty!"
"Heeee!" Zahra just smiled, she did not understand the meaning of Miss Marni's words. "Oh yes budhe, Zahra almost forgot. It just so happened that Zahra brought gifts for Budhe and Weni."
Zahra took the paper bag next to her and handed it to Ms. Marni,
"This what is nduk?"
"Just a snack and there are clothes, if the mas ustad clothes are pickyin, may budhe like!"
"Thank you, nduk!" Ms. Marni seemed so happy to receive her gift.
Until finally iftad Zaki returned and Miss Marni also said goodbye to go home.
Now Zahra and Ustad Zaki have sat in front of the tv while enjoying fried food made by Bu Marni,
"So it's decked out, got Marni's mom?"
"It's over!" replied Zahra with her mouth still full of fritters,
"Mrs Marni, what was she talking about? I think it's serious!" ask ustad Zaki while looking at Zahra.
"Nothing, just the father!"
"Tomorrow we visit there, yes, love him! Bring me the one for Nur!"
"Yes!" Zahra replied casually, but then she remembered something, "Oh yes, Zahra can ask yes?"
"Hmmm, ask the deck!"
"This morning, does that mean that Zahra is no longer a virgin? Or even last night?"
"Which one?" ustad Zaki pretended not to remember.
"That was last night! Why are we naked? No clothes on waking up!"
"Ohhhh that! It's nothing!" answer ustad Zaki casually.
"Don't we already_! Trus in the sky this morning huh?"
Dek Zahra is really cute if you panic again so ..., it feels so nice to tease his little wife.
"Yes! We did a lot last night, Zahra's cook deck forgot the hell!"
"What really?!"
"Really deck!"
Why did I fall asleep, so I don't remember how it felt!
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