My priest

Finding a baby

Already one month Lula lived in the Ponpes, Lula has begun to be comfortable with the circumstances and situations in this place, including the condition of his marriage with Ustad Ilham, she had already begun to accept Ustad Ilham as her husband and learned to be kind to him. And, Ustad Ilham also began to dare to be romantic towards Lula.

At present, Lula really enjoys his busy life as a caretaker of Ponpes, while Ustad Ilham, has now started accepting preaching offers outside the Pondok Pesantren neighborhood. Before marrying Lula, he quite often accepted the offer of preaching around Magelang even out of town, but because he did not calmly leave his wife alone, so, therefore, he did not, Ustad Ilham limited his da'wah schedule.

Today, precisely ba'da isya, Ustad Ilham get an offer to fill the fields in the mosque next to the village. He had begun to calm down leaving Lula alone at home because of Lula's behavior that began to be regulated and had begun to obey a little what Ustad Ilham said.

''Grandpa, I'll go first. Take care, do not leave the house, if there are men who want to visit, do not be told to come in! Remember yes!'' the Ustad Ilham.

''Yes, '' said Lula.

Ustad Ilham was not angry with Lula's words, but instead he was anxious and ruffled Lula's hair.

''Hh this mess!'' lula said as she pouted.

Ustad Ilham smiled happily.

''Asalamualaikum,'' greetings Ustad Ilham while thrusting his hand.

''Waalaikumsalam,'' said Lula while kissing the hand of the husband.

Ustad Ilham took his bicycle to the mosque in the next village.

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The clock shows almost midnight, Ustad Ilham just came out of the mosque because Pak RW next door village invited him to chat and happened to be outside also drizzle.

''Want me to take Ustad?'' haggar Pak RW's.

''No need to bother Sir, I go home alone, '' said Ustad Ilham.

''Oh yawes, thank you Ustad, '' said Mr. RW.

Mr. Rw gave an envelope with money to Ustad Ilham.

''Oh, no, no sir. Wong is the same as his own neighbors, I sincerely sir, said Ustad Ilham.

''Wong this is also the trust of citizens, if Ustad nolak, I am not good with residents here, ''' said Mr. RW while thrusting the envelope.

''Please accept Ustad, this sustenance loh, can not be refused!" said Mr. RW.

"Yawes, I accept nggeh. Matur suwun sanget ngggeh Pak RW, said Ustad Ilham.

(Thank you very much Mr. RW)

"Nggeh Ustad, sami-sami, '' said Mr. RW.

(Either)

''I'm sorry, sir. Asalamualaikum, '' pamit Ustad Ilham.

''Waalaikumsalam,'' replied Mr. RW.

Ustad Ilham rode his bike in the middle of the village that looked deserted. He took a shortcut to quickly get to Pondok, this road is translucent right behind Pondok Pesantern. This road passes through a quiet expanse of rice fields and gardens and there is not a single house there. Ustad Ilham was not afraid at all, he seemed calm through the road. And suddenly there was the sound of a baby crying.

''Maybe misheard,'' Inner Ustad Inspiration.

However, the sound of crying again appeared, but not as loud as the first one. Ustad Ilham reduced the speed of his bike, he sharpened his ears to make it clearer to hear the sound. The sound kept sounding, but it got smaller. Ustad Ilham looked left and right, looking for the origin of the sound. Ustad Ilham saw a suspicious cardboard box, got off his bike and walked towards the box. He steadily opened the cardboard, and to his surprise Ustad Ilham, there was a baby boy with only a thin cloth covering his body in the cardboard.

''Astagfirullahaladzim, O Allah, '' said Ustad Ilham.

Ustad Ilham was holding the baby carefully, his body was very hot and looking pale. No tears Ustad Ilham dripped, he felt sad to see the baby's condition.

Ustad Ilham rushed back to the cottage. Arriving at the back door, Ustad Ilham can immediately open it because the back door padlock has not been replaced.

Ustad Ilham just put his bike down and he rushed towards his house. Once in front of the house, he opened the door.

''Asalamualaikum, Dek,'' Greetings Ustad Ilham.

He knocked on Lula's door.

Tok Tok Tok

''Grandpa, Dek Ula open the door! Deck, open the door!'' the Ustad Ilham.

Lula opened the door with an angry face, she was getting ready to break the bone of her husband because he had disturbed her sleep.

''Lo..,'' Lula's speech stopped when she saw the baby in the sling of Ustad Ilham.

''Whose baby are you carrying, huh? Whoa bad, you help huh?'' lula.

''Astagfirullah, Deck. I do not help this baby, said Ustad Ilham.

''Where do you keep this baby from?" ask Lula.

"Later I will explain, but please help this baby first, his body is very hot, I do not have to how, said Ustad Ilham.

''Yes, the cave also does not know, have a child just belom. The one who brought the baby here is lo, yes you are the one who takes care of the baby and do not take care of the cave! The cave wants to sleep, said Lula while closing the door to her room.

''Astagfirullah Dek, you can't behave like this Dek said Ustad Ilham.

Lula did not answer at all. Without wasting any time, Ustad Ilham brought the baby into his room. Ustad Ilham put the baby on his bed, he touched how, but for sure, he had to make the baby warm. Ustad Ilham paved the baby carelessly with his blanket, the baby seemed to cry but did not make a sound, he touched to do what?.

On the other hand, Lula seemed unsettled. Lula became unable to sleep from thinking about the baby.

''She can't take care of the baby?'' lula.

From outside Ustad Ilham called Lula. Lula came out of her room, surprised to see, what has her husband done with the baby?.

''Yes Allah Ustad, this is not nolongin but murder, '' said Lula.

''Here's the baby!'' tapolla.

Ustad Ilham only fell silent after hearing Lula's words. Impatient Lula, took the baby out of the hands of Ustad Ilham.

''Official, '' said Lula.

Lula took the baby into her room, followed by Ustad Ilham who had regained consciousness.

''Please Deck, '' said Ustad Ilham.

''Yes yes, this also wants a cave pleasein, '' said Lula.

Lula opened the blanket that covered the baby, she saw that her umbilical cord was almost dry.

''Bawain warm water cave, spit!'' lula.

Ustad Ilham rushed to bring warm water into Lula's room, taking a small towel to wash the baby's body. Lula painstakingly and quickly cleaned every dirty side of the baby's body, while Ustad Ilham only saw every movement of the wife.

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