Melati At The End of Hope

Secret visit

Episode 30's

The morning greeted me with great hospitality. A cup of tea and hot chocolate were on the table. Dressed in a neat suit, it seemed that Chia and Jamal were ready to leave.

"Where are you going to take Chia? kok tumben really, early in the morning has told me to be in vain to wear neat clothes." Tanya Chia who does not know will be invited to go by Jamal.

"There's a dech, curious huh?" Jamal answered deliberately teasing his wife as if intentionally making her more curious.

Chia sizzled annoyed, while Jamal was satisfied to try his wife.

"Looking up for a drink." Jamal said while giving a cup containing hot chocolate that had begun to cool down belonged to Chia.

Chiapun took it and held it until it ran out.

"Are you ready to go, princess?" Jamal asked while standing up.

Chia laughed and nodded her head, Jamal bowed her body and invited Chia to walk by giving her hands to hold, like a real prince and princess.

"So much, too much." Said Chia who chuckled to see the action of Jamal who was considered hilarious.

"Nothing is too much for a special person." Jamal replied as he continued walking without taking off his hand on Chia.

"Huuh dreadlocks." Chia said wrong.

"But like it, right?" Tempt Jamal again.

Chia's red face was extinguished because of the gerogi, even though Jamal had often done such creative flirting to tempt Chia, but she was very happy, but Jamal never failed to destroy the defense of Chia who always misbehaved when tempted by him.

Jamal immediately rushed forward his car, heading to a place, which was still kept secret.

After traveling for about three hours, they arrived somewhere.

A pesantren consisting of several cottage buildings for the students.

Chia was wondering why Jamal took her there. Not wanting to ask too much, Chia went with her wherever Jamal took her.

"Assalamu'alaykum sir, bude!" jamal greeted a man and a middle-aged woman whom Chia had never seen before.

"Wa'alaykumsalam warahmatullah." Answer the two parents.

"Oh Allah, Jamal. How are you doing, son?" Asked the two old men while hugging Jamal alternately.

"Thank God, bude. Jamal healthy walafiat, pakde and bude also healthy right?" Jamal.

"As you can see, son, this is how your boss and master." Answer Jamal Pakdenya.

"Who is this once?" Tanya Bude turned her gaze to Chia who was just standing still behind Jamal.

"This is it, Jamal's wife who Jamal will introduce to pakde and bude." Jamal was proud.

"I'm Chiara pakde, bude." Said Chia reached out to greet pakde and bude while mentioning the name of introducing himself.

"This is apparently the girl who made Jamal reject many women in this boarding school." Bude keceplosan.

"Hus this mother." Pakde said, nudging his wife's hand.

Bude was wrong because he felt bad.

"Sir de apologies yes, we and our family could not attend to witness your marriage. At that time the state of pesantren did not allow to be abandoned." Pakde said on the sidelines of their chat.

"No problem sirde, Jamal understands how the report takes care of the cottage and the many students, just with some energy." Reply Jamal.

"Yes sir, bude. No problem, Chia and Jamal's sister were just holding a simple wedding reception, not even printing invitation letters to share. We only invite some relatives, family and neighbors who already know the sirde, even then directly. Not through invitation." Chia said, so that pakde and his bude stop to feel bad for him and Jamal.

"Yes yes, thank God then, small and big parties are held that are important sincere and solemn. What's even more important is the life after the household." Answer pakde while nodding his head while giving advice.

"It's so thick of pakde." Answer Chia.

"Oh sir, Jamal's lucky to have a very understanding wife." Bude chimed in on the conversation.

"What are you doing now?" Ask Jamal.

"Jamal is still working in a company owned by Mr. Santoso Pakde." Answer Jamal.

Pakde Santoso is the older brother of his mother Jamal, while pakde and bude who take care of the boarding school is the older brother of ustadz Hasan or his father Jamal.

"Alhamdulillah, whatever his work is important halal and blessings." Saying pakde.

"That means I'm taking care of the house?" Bude asked Chia, to which Jamal answered.

"If Jamal's wife was already a bude boss, he had his own cake shop and Alhamdulillah already had some workers. So he does not need to bother waiting for the store except to control it, let's focus on managing Jamal alone. It's bude." Answer Jamal at length.

"Ah brother! what the hell, brother, always too much." Chia said with a blushed look on her face.

"Yes bude, small business. Earlier, Jamal did not say that it turned out to go to the place of Pakde and bude. Though if you say, can Chia bring cake for pakde and bude." Chia replied while pinching Jamal, and Jamal grimaced in pain.

It made Pakde and bude laugh at the two adorable young couples.

The chat became warmer and deeper, the atmosphere that was a little more kakupun now felt more melted.

Until the time will come home, Jamal left an envelope with money on his pack.

"What is this, son?" Ask pakde.

"A little fortune pakde, hopefully can be used for the benefit of santri or cottage."

Pakde just nodded and said a lot of thanks. Jamal was already used to it, since a long time ago when he was still helping his uncle in the cottage to teach.

Not mean anything, but Jamal really understands the situation of the santri in the cottage. Sometimes there are some students who for years do not go home and are not visited by their families, because they come from outside the city very far.

For that reason Jamal took the initiative to save and set aside a little income, so that it can be used by the students as capital to produce creativity that can make money, whether making crafts or trading food and others.

So the santri who run out of supplies and have not been visited by his family, can take from their work to taste, according to the needs they need.

The money that Jamal set aside this time is eight million rupiah, but hopefully can provide great benefits for the cottage and the students.

Chia was increasingly admiring the other side she had just learned from her husband.

Shortly after saying goodbye to Pakde and bude, Jamal and Chia got into the car and headed home.

While opening the window of the car, they waved at Pakde and bude, but Chia's eyes were fixed on a santri who came to face Pakde.

It seems Chia recognized the man, but Jamal who focused on his wheel did not pay much attention to the man who was suspected by one of the students in the pakdenya boarding school.