Mas Pondok's... I Love You

Trust from Abah

"Aqila, I'm sorry to interrupt the ride home, does this have aqila?" he said while showing a brown kauka prayer beads.

Aqila turned towards the source of the sound

"Ehhh ustadz Salman does not bother at all kok(while sharing a smile.) really? aqila check first yes ustadz "

he said while opening the mucena scroll.

"Astaghfirullah yes ustadz it's got aqila, Thank you ustadz already found this tasbih, hehehehe aqila carelessly did not realize ohhhh yes ustadz was falling where do ustadz know it's got Aqila?" said confused.

Ustadz Salman replied

"So this is when aqila cleared the mukena and left earlier there was a tasbih that fell and ustadz saw his kayak had aqila so ustadz asked the other congregation first, apparently no one felt lost, after that ustadz try to convince if this has aqila" a sweet smile was drawn on his face.

"Alhamdulillah is still the sustenance of aqila, Thank you ustadz, if you do not meet very dear ustadz this most valuable prayer beads" said aqila as she observed the structure of her prayer beads with a smile.

"Alhamdulillah then, I'm not saying goodbye first aqila heart on the road" said Ustadz Salman smiled and walked home.

Aqila nodded and stepped foot towards her house.

It did not feel right at the door of the house and opened it.

"Saxle assalamu'alaikum mother's father, qila came home" he said then kissed his parents' hands.

"The son of the father who sholihah udaah came home nih put a face in the dear room after this there is something you want to talk about" said the father while stroking the head covered with hijab.

"You're ready to do it" said Aqila walking to the room.

#On the other hand different areas......

"Arsyad, it is not young anymore when you continue the struggle abah le, go home lead this pesantren and accompany the old abah and umi, before regret approaches, please Arsyad can consider it, Arsyad can consider it,until here first le, please wait for your return to maintain health and reverence to your teacher so that the knowledge he arrived at ridhoi, please hang up his phone le, le,

assalamu'alaikum warahmatullah" said he closed the phone.

"Wa'alaikumussalam warahmatullah wabarakatuh abah, Arsyad must have returned home" said a young man who was none other than Gus Arsyad who was under doubt.

After hanging up the phone, Arsyad to saung from bamboo commonly used for santri learning,while enjoying the coolness of the night wind that blows and staring at the cluster of stars in the sky that forms a constellation in the companion of moonlight shaped like a clurite.

In his mind he was faced by two problems between serving the kyai or going home to continue the leadership of the father, he said,it was a tough decision because the time served for 3 years was almost over less after another year while the father waited for his return to replace him.

In his daydreams, Arsyad was awakened by a santri who called him.

(while patting the shoulder)"gus, genengan in timbali abah wonten ndalem "say a very polite santri.

" Athaghfirullah sorry, I daydream Thank you for awakening me, then I went into ndalem first mas" said Gus Arsyad softly.

While on the way to the direction of ndalem, there was a khodam hut who peeked at Arsyad's gus secretly.

"Gus, if I can express love directly then I will announce through the bulletin board at this boarding school that I love you, I love you,so that everyone knows that I am the one who really expects your affection, he whispered to himself.

And indeed love can blind our eyes and justify all the ways that we can have it, sometimes we do not realize that it is all just silly to get something that is not right.

Arriving at the door ndalem gus Arsyad knocked on the door and said hello

Not long ago there was a young man who opened the door of the house.

"Wa'alaikumussalam warahmatullah monggo gus pinarak, kula timbali abah rumiyin(please enter gus, I call it abah first).create who do not understand Jawa🤭.

" Maturnuwun gus(while smiling) and sitting on the carpet as a sense of reverence."

"Alhamdulillah mas Arsyad, already up to sit on top to gus, not below" said the aged abah yai led by the young man.

While bowing the head "Snigh bah kula mriki mawon,Pangapunten niki bah wonten nopo nggih kula in timbali wonten ndalem?

Menawi enten kula kula pertang mboten sekeco(iya bah I am here, sorry if you can know what is it I invited at home?is there any behavior that I am not happy with?)

" he said polite and keep adab

Abah Yai smiled at the sight of her santri

"So, son, you have long studied here even willing to become a tower abah, It's time you continue the struggle of your father son, son,not the intention of expelling but filial piety to parents is also more important le, even though your service period is only a few months but I hope Arsyad can do what your father mandated,go back home say hello to your father" said the abah yai while stroking the shoulder of Gus Arsyad.

While kissing the teacher's palm many times "I'm sorry if during the Arsyad here often naughty, and can not obey the rules of pesantren ridhoi knowledge that abah gave to Arsyad, Arshad,maybe without Arsyad could not until now" he said with tears.

"Already le, it has been ridho for all the knowledge that you give abah here only as an intermediary, as an intermediary,take advantage of the knowledge that Arsyad has and share with your friends take care of your adab and stay away from takabur attitude" said abah yai rubbed the plan gus Arsyad.

"Then Arshad pamit bah, thank you for all the knowledge and teachings that I gave hopefully become a field of reward" he said, saying farewell.

Abah smiled and frowned at Arsyad's words and went back inside to continue his rest.

#flashback to aqila

"Well, what's such a serious thing to talk about?" aqila asked.

"So, son, I already know that my father will send qila to the boarding school,guess how you think you want a father does not want there is an element of compulsion in your heart because learning in pesantren there must be relief and strong intentions"

said father reassuringly

Aqila smiled sweetly hearing her father's explanation

" Dad, aqila is ready to study in pesantren so that Aqila knows how it feels to be independent and away from parents,longing for the atmosphere of the house which is usually accompanied by crying hehehe aqila curious also well with the atmosphere of pesantren filled with teaching activities"

"Alhamdulillah, then I am also relieved to hear directly from my father's axilla, afraid that if forced to make you uncomfortable in the boarding school and run away" said the father worried.

"Hehehe dong dad if aqila is not at home then the first thing to do is to call the parents to treat longing or ask a friend's help there so as not to whine to go home hehehe" aqila nyengir.

"So is aqila ready to go to the boarding school after graduation?" said father.

"Siappp dong father happens to be aqila can feel the fasting ramadan in the boarding school, aqila is already impatient well" he said girang.

"Yes already then after graduation immediately ready to be ready for the needs that must be brought son, 3 days more graduation announcement you pray that the results are satisfactory for 3 years qila school" the father stroked his daughter's tiny head.

"Aqila mother wants to give advice as well, if in pesantren many friends from various regions study there as much as possible qila adjust yes, language differences become a problem so be careful when joking, as well as language differences,not everyone is able to accept his stay we just adjust, adapt and make friends without looking from the side of the treasure son because in the boarding school will find a lot of life experience," the mother said she wanted her child.

Aqila nodded and went into the room to pursue her dreams through her long sleep🤭