My Love Ends At Pesantren

Incitement

For ten years Mentari lived in the boarding house owned by Joseph's parents, he had begun to be close to the santriwati in the boarding school. His little daughter was very happy to live in the cottage.

Pak Lukman and Umm Kalsum accept the existence of Mentari with joy, even they really hope that Joseph and Mentari can be together.

The proximity of Mentari and Yusuf became the subject of discussion among ustazah and santriwati in the boarding school. There are some who support their closeness, and some who disagree.

One of ustazah who does not like the closeness of Mentari with Joseph is Ustazah Nabila. He was always looking for ways to keep Mentari away from Joseph.

Just like this morning, the secret that the family covered Joseph about Ainun's father, now spread in the neighborhood boarding school. Even some santriwati and Ustazah in the boarding school blatantly insinuate Mentari.

Of course, it made Mentari become worried, he did not want the news to be heard in his daughter's ears. The 9-year-old Ainun thought that his father had died. Mentari deliberately hid Ainun's father's true identity, for him Ainun did not need to know who his father was.

"Why are you, son ?" Umm Kalsum approached Mentari who was sitting on a couch.

"I'm worried Mom, if Ainun will hear my past stories," Mentari turned to Umm Kalsum.

"I was afraid that he would question the whereabouts of his father,"

"Son, one day Ainun must know who his father really is, someday he will need his father Son,"

"But I don't want to see him again, I don't care if Ainun calls him father later,"

"You can't deny that, after all, he deserves to know that his father is alive,"

"But ...."

"Son, the past is a thing that should not be denied, never hate the past, as bitter as anything, as bad as the past, never try to hate it. Make it a lesson, a very great experience," Umm Kalsum held the hand of Mentari.

"Don't make peace with the past, it's been ten years that you've lived in the shadows of the past that made you a vengeful and a hater, learn to forgive, learn to open your heart" he continued.

"It's hard for me to forget everything Mom, I can't, '" Umm Kalsum pulled Mentari's body into his arms.

"Don't try to open your heart, go on with your life, Ainun needs a father figure, you need a man figure who can take care of you,"

"I don't feel worthy anymore to be loved by Mom, I can't return anyone's feelings,"

"Son, Yusuf really wishes you would accept his proposal, he loves you so much" Umm Kalsum loosened his embrace. He looked at Mentari's face.

"You better think of your mother's words, try to recapitulate what happened in the past, and learn to accept someone in your life,"

"All right, ma'am,"

Nabila who heard the conversation of Mentari and Umm Kalsum could only clench her hands withholding emotions. He also tried to think of a way to make Mentari out of the boarding school.

Look at it later, you'll leave this place. Nabila muttered in the heart.

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Tonight, Nabila began to launch the action. He began to incite some ustazah in the boarding school.

"Do you want if this boarding school cabin tarnished its name because of the Mentari's disgrace ?" Nabila tried to instigate Ustazah Rika and Ustazah Nadia.

"Is there any evidence that Dance is pregnant out of wedlock?" Nadia was unsure of Nabila's story.

"Yes we must be tabayun first, whether the story is true or not, we must not immediately trust all the information that is not necessarily the truth," Rica tried to remind his two friends.

"Of course this story is true, because I heard directly Mentari's conversation with Umm Kalsum" Nabila tried to convince the two people in front of him.

"Astagfirullah, we must not let him stay here, and I now disagree that Mas Yusuf would marry a girl like Mentari,"

Nadia now feels dislike of the existence of Mentari, and she cannot accept if her brother will marry a girl who is pregnant out of wedlock.

"Betul Nad, we need to talk to Kyai Lukman and Umm Kalsum about this,"

Rika tries to propose to meet the most important person in this boarding school. When Nabila began to smile happily, his efforts to instigate the two friends were now successful.

With emotions beginning to take hold of her, Nadia pulls Rika on her way to her house. He will ask his parents to expel Mentari. He did not want if the existence of Mentari in their boarding school, would make the good name of the pesantren was tarnished.

With a hasty move, Nadia enters her home and is followed by Rika and Nabila. Ummi Kalsum who saw her daughter was surprised by Nadia's behavior that looked full of emotion.

"Ummi, Nadia wants to talk to Ummi and Abi,"

"Sorry Ummi, because I was carried away by emotions, there are important things that Nadia should talk about,"

"What is that, son? to the extent that it makes you forget to pray for Ummi," Umm Kalsum tried to calmly face his daughter.

"Nadia will talk if Abi and Mas Yusuf are here," Nadia still insists on meeting her father and brother.

"What is this ummi ? Why is Nadia's voice so loud ?" Mr. Lukman came out of his room and approached the four people in the living room.

"Come on Mas, she said Nadia wanted to talk to us and her brother, too" Umm Kalsum glanced at her now silent daughter beside her.

"What do you want to talk about, son ?" ask Mr. Lukman after sitting in the living room.

"I'd like to talk if Mas Yusuf is here,"

Umm Kalsum immediately called his son, he was also curious to know what his daughter wanted to talk about. It was not long before Umm Kalsum came with Joseph. Behind him was a Mentari who also walked following his second footsteps.

Nadia stared dislikefully at Mentari, that dislikeful look was clearly visible in her eyes. Mr. Lukman who began to realize his daughter's dislike began to understand the direction of their conversation later.

"I don't want anyone else to hear our conversation" Nadia spoke as she glanced at Mentari.

Umm Kalsum and Yusuf were surprised by Nadia's clear speech if the speech was addressed to Mentari. Rika and Nabila intend to leave the room.

"It's not you who have to go, but someone who doesn't deserve to be in this place,"

Nabila who heard Nadia's words smiled cunningly, while Mentari was still confused. He did not know why Nadia's attitude had suddenly changed.

"Nadia ! What did you mean just now?" Joseph did not accept Nadia's attitude and speech towards Mentari.

"Why did you defend that girl? Does love blind the eyes?"

"Nadia is enough ! What's wrong with you, son ? Why are your words and attitude so rude?" Umm Kalsum approached her daughter, she held Nadia's shoulder.

"It should be Nadia who asked Ummi and Abi, why let the dirty girl stay in our boarding house?" Nadia stared intently at Mentari.

Mentari who now realized Nadia's dislike, he also wanted to leave the room. Joseph forbade it.

"Dance stay in this room, you have to stay in this room, we'll talk about it carefully,"

"You have to choose, he or I have to get out of this pesantren? Girls don't seem to be staying here, that girl's going to ruin this pesantren's good name,"

"What do you mean, son? What did Mentari do that ruined the good name of this pesantren?" Ummi Kalsum tries to calm his daughter down again emotionally.

"Ummi don't have to pretend not to know what he's done in his past? Ummi knew exactly, how was the girl's past and who was Ainun's father really ? He's alive, isn't he ?"

Mentari could only hold back her sobbing, her past stories that she had been hiding for years were now revealed as well.

Without them noticing, a pair of eyes listened to their conversation. Ainun who was standing behind the kitchen door, heard all the conversations of the people who were in the living room.

Ainun, who was only 9 years old, was now able to understand the conversation he was listening to.

"Ainun's father is alive? Why did Mother lie to Ainun ? The evil mother !!!" Ainun came out from behind the door and shouted to question his real father.

"Ainun, since when are you there, son?" Mentari was surprised to see Ainun suddenly standing at the door, he immediately approached Ainun.

"The wicked mother ! Mother of liars ! Ainun hates Mother !!!" shout Ainun. He immediately ran away from the room.

Mentari ran after Ainun, her tears falling more and more. The wounds he had covered for years were now reopened. Her daughter now considers herself a liar.

Ainun who was running with a feeling of disappointment did not pay attention to his surroundings. He kept running and running.

Suddenly a car was speeding very fast towards Ainun, and at that moment the car hit Ainun's small body.

"Ainuunnnn," cried Mentari.

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