Meet a Mate in Pesantren

Chapter 9

Inside the market Umi and Asyifa were choosing some vegetables for pesantren kitchen needs while Fariz and Rizal followed from behind while carrying groceries.

After everything is done, Fariz who helped Rizal arrange all the groceries.while Umi and Asyifa had first climbed into the car.

"Where if we stop by for breakfast first, Kasian Asyifa and Rizal later in the dormitory if it is not part of breakfast" suggested Umi when Fariz and Rizal ride the car.

"It's up to Umi" Fariz replied.

"Yes, we stopped by the chicken porridge of Umi ya". Umi's orders to Fariz.

"Kasian Rizal must be cape because he had brought the groceries earlier". continued Umi while staring at Rizal.

Fariz drove his vehicle to the porridgeer, until there Fariz parked his car in a safe place. Umi also ordered four bowls of porridge while waiting for their order to come, they talked.

"Fariz is called Ashifa, the son of his friend Abah". Umi introduced Asyifa to Fariz. "Asyifa is Fariz the youngest child of Umi, her younger sister Bani". Not to forget Umi also introduced Fariz to Asyifa.

Asyifa just threw a smile at Fariz who was sitting in front of him, this suddenly made Fariz become misbehaved. His smile was so sweet Fariz murmured in his heart.

Rizal who saw the smile of Asyifa also made a gawk. Masha Allah her smile, May I have it. Rizal murmured in his heart.

"New here ?" Fariz ventured to ask Ashifa a question.

"New yes". Asyifa replied with a smile.

Their order has come, they eat it greedily, after it is finished they return to the pesantren because the day is getting noon.

Arriving at the boarding school, Asyifa helped bring groceries to the pesantren kitchen.

"Where does this guy want to be taroed ?" ask Asyifa to Bi Ijah.

"Taro there, later a tidy aunt" Bi Ijah replied when he saw Ayifa coming with two bags of groceries.

"Bi Syifa said she wanted to go to the dormitory first, Asalamualaikum" Asyifa gave her greetings before leaving the kitchen.

"Goddessalam".

While Fariz immediately paid to go to his restaurant.All the way to his restaurant always imagined his smile Asyifa. Aihh why did I get into the mind of the boy.

Arrive at the Fariz Resto directly to his office.

"Asalamualaikum boss" greeting from someone who had just entered Fariz's office.

"Goddessalam".

"The boss according to the kitchen people they need one more chef, because now more and more visitors" said Zidan explained the intention to his arrival to Fariz's room.

"If so I will talk first with Brother Bani" replied Fariz. "You just prepare an announcement about the vacancy of the chef, the criteria are as usual "Fariz ordered Zidan.

"Okay boss, if that's my excuse, Asalamualaikum" said Zidan.

"Goddessalam".

Zidan is Fariz's confidant at the restaurant, Zidan will stop all Fariz's work when Fariz can not come to the restaurant, in addition to the believer, Zidan is also a friend of Fariz's small.

Fariz contacted his brother to come to Resto, to talk about adding a new chef.

Asyifa was alone in her room. Because others are training on skills. pesantren always hold activities for students who are not in school, aim that every santri who has come out of the pesantren have various skills and can directly work or open a business.

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Already one week Asyifa lived in the pesantren, there was saturation on the sidelines of the activities he did. at a glance the shadow of his family began to haunt.

there is a sense of longing for his parents, and there is a sense of wanting to go home. But according to the rules of the pesantren, santri can be allowed to go home after one month of living in the pesantren, later every santri will get a holiday once a month for three days, but especially for students who are still in school they get a permit to go home every two weeks for two days.

"Hey bengong aja" said Nayla while patting Ashifa's shoulder.

"I miss my parents, because only this time I am far away from them" said Asyifa.

"Patience later after you one month also definitely get the part home ko" Nayla tried to calm Asyifa.

"When is it your turn to go home ?" ask Asyifa to Nayla.

"I am at least once every three or two months" replied Nayla with a slightly sad face.

"Don't you miss your parents ?" asyifa asked with an intense look at Nayla.

"Actually I miss, but I'm free to go home because I won't meet them" replied Nayla with a face so sad.

"What do you mean, I don't know tea ?" ask Asyifa who increasingly does not understand the existence of Nayla who is now starting to shed her tears.

"My father has been gone since I was in 1st grade, and my mother is now a TKI in H country, during my working mother became a TKI, I live with my grandmother and grandfather from my mother, I live with my mother, and when I went to high school, my grandmother sent me to boarding school here, I went to school while boarding school" Nayla said in tears. "After graduating high school I wanted to go straight to work, but my mother forbade him even told me to stay in the boarding school, my mother once said, I can work but have to wait for my mother to run out of cons, my mother said, since my mother's contract is only one year away" Nayla explained everything sobbing.

Asyifa could not bear to see the temen tear up directly hugging him, because carried away the atmosphere finally Asyifa also crying.

"Sorry I'm really not about your family, sorry to make you cry" said Ashifa who became unwell to her friend.

Nayla releases her arms from Asyifa. "Yes no papa ko, sorry I so confided with you" said Nayla while wiping her tears.

"If you wish to confide in me, I am ready to be your loyal listener !" Asyifa cried with a smile.

"When else we confide it is now night we sleep afraid of tomorrow to the wild" said Nayla.

In the morning Ashifa was sweeping the courtyard near the main pesantren building.

From a distance Ustaz Bani was walking with his sister Fariz in a hurry. Bani accidentally nudged Asyifa who was sweeping, until Ashifa fell down.

"It hurts" cried Asyifa.

Other Santri who saw the incident wanted to laugh watching Asyifa fall down but because they knew there was ustaz Bani finally they just laughed in their hearts - each.there are some who shut their mouths with to his two hands so that the sound of their laughter could not be heard.

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