Meeting Point

abi, umi

Slowly, Aretha knocked on the door of abi and Umi's house while saying hello. Afterwards, a young man appeared behind the door. "Can anyone help?" Ask.

"Abi and Uminya there?" Ask Aretha politely.

The arrival of Aretha to the Pesantren, is not the arrival that has been prepared. Without saying anything about his arrival to Abi and Umi, Aretha just came. So, he did not know whether Abi and Umi were in existence or not at the moment.

"They're on the farm. Want to wait here or follow you there?" Ask the young man politely.

"I'm going there" break up Aretha.

"Alright come with me" he asked.

After making sure the door of Abi and Umi's house was tightly closed, the young man guided Aretha to the farm. Walking slowly behind the young man, Aretha looked around her. Apparently, this pesantren has a land that is so vast and arguably still very beautiful.

"That's a catfish pond?" Aretha asked as her eyes saw several fish ponds made of large peraloons. Seeing her from a distance, reminding Aretha of the video you*ube she watched last night. Where, he saw the way and process of breeding catfish.

The young man glanced at the catfish pond at a glance, before finally nodding his head "yes" he replied.

"Well,,, who's nernakkin?" Ask Aretha curious.

"Santri and some pesantren" replied the young man.

"Ohhhh" said Aretha, nodding her head.

"This boarding school is huge, huh? Besides having agriculture and livestock, this pesantren has what facilities?"

Aretha was, although not including smart people. But he is one of the people who are easily curious. So, as long as he is still curious and not satisfied with the answers of his interlocutors, then he will continue to ask various questions. Even some people would be easily annoyed to respond to Aretha's question. Therefore, only Sisil, Bella and Angel were able to befriend him for a long time and were patient with all the questions that came out of Aretha's mouth.

"This school has 5 levels of education. From Tk, Ibtidaiyyah, Tsanawiyyah, Mu'allimin and also Tahfidz schools. For school facilities, we have a library, canteen, lab, computer room, health room, dormitory room and also classes. And for the public facilities and also supporting the expenditure and income of pesantren, we have a pond to breed catfish, and also the vegetable and fruit farms that are behind the pesantren building and we also have a mini market that provides a variety of food and clothing. To support the sports of the students, we have a field for archery, to play basketball and Volli. And we also have a swimming pool that can not only be used by students and teaching staff, but also for the public. And one thing that has always been the pride of our pesantren is that we have a racetrack with 11 trained horses. And if you have a hobby of hiking, we also provide various facilities for hiking and camping. Surely the mountain behind the pensantren, always a mountain that is used to climb"

With a face full of amazement Aretha nodded her head understand, I don't know how much money must be spent to be able to go to school in this boarding school. Given, the facilities provided are not canned. Even though when he set foot for the first time to this boarding school, Aretha never expected if this pensatren had very complete facilities. Even the facilities are much more complete than the facilities in the Aretha school.

"Wowwww. You guys are great" Aretha said in amazement and applause.

"We have our own staff to maintain all the facilities that have been there"

"Means this pesantren really mahl yah? It can only be entered by people who have money" Aretha said.

The young man smiled at a glance while shaking his head "every person can go to school here. There are dues every month, but that does not mean people who do not have money, can not learn in this pesantren. We have various scholarships for students, besides that we also have regular donors and sponsors, so. dues from students, are not a common income for our pesantren. So, how? Interested in studying here?" With a smile that never faded, the young man glanced towards Aretha at a glance. Before finally returning to focus looking ahead.

"I'm just going to get here. Abi and Umi are in front, please go there. Excuse me first" after saying that, the young man left Aretha just like that.

"Thank you" Aretha said as the young man passed by.

"Waalaikum sallam"

****

For a lifetime, Aretha never gardening let alone set up her fish in the garden. So, do not be surprised if the girl does not have the potential to become a farmer. Carefully, Aretha picked tomatoes that had changed color to red.

"If there's a little green-green, won't papa Umi?" Aretha asked when she found a tomato that was red, but still green-green.

"Just a second" replied Umi.

With the spirit of 25, Aretha again continued his activities to pick tomatoes that have been ripe. As it turns out, gardening is not that bad. It was just that, he had to be strong with the sunlight shining down on him from above.

"You know who Umi and Abi are here from?" Ask Umi curious.

"Don't know Umi, it was right Are to Umi's house. There was a man who opened the door, he said Umi and Abi were in the garden. So he anterin Are here" replied Aretha as she rubbed the sweat that soaked her temple.

"Ohhh, it must be Ibrahim" Abi said.

"Oh....His name is abraham"

"He's Umi's grandson, handsome right?" Ask a narcissistic Umi.

"Umi's grandson? Kok is big. Khadijah's sister was married only a few months ago"

"Huss.he's Umi's grandson from Umi's first son. Khadija mah, Umi's youngest child, so she just got married"

"Ohhh, it turns out Umi is old well"

"Kok Are don't see him fitting brother Khadija married?" Ask Aretha curious.

Carrying vegetables that had filled the entire basin, Abi walked towards Aretha while sitting himself in the shade. "He was in college in Egypt, so he couldn't come. Now he has completed his education, so teach and live in this Pesantren" Abi explained.

"Oh,,,,,,"

"Later, if you have graduated and studied this boarding school, you learn as well as he did"

"Well, why abi? Kan Are can not learn both men who are not mahrom Are. Same with Khadijah and Abi?"

Abi and Umi's crisp laughter sounded so loud. Afterwards, with a hand that wiped his tears, Abi stared fixed Aretha "Astagfirullah son, you will not learn both as he. You, will learn in the class that he teaches" Abi said with interspersed laughter.

"Ohh, yes Abi" replied Aretha, nodding her head in agreement.