Rasidha Bidadari Clear-eyed

Chapter 4 - Second house

A new beginning for Rasidha who stayed at the dorm, he did not want to get involved too far, because sooner or later his intentions could be smelled by the family kyai Baharuddin. Back packing his things, focus on one goal that is to demand knowledge. 

"I'll go first, Bi." Rasidha greeted everyone and hugged his aunt for a split second and let go of the hug. 

"Oh come on, brother, we're just going to the hostel instead of going to war. After all the distance is only a few meters," Ayna chirped her head while looking at the drama in person.

"Ayna said the truth, Rasidha can sleep here if he misses us. Even Uncle and aunt teach occasionally." Said Doni who smiled.

"We go first, assalamu'alaikum." Ayna immediately pulled Rasidha's hand making everyone shake their heads at the girl's very bar-barous behavior, even her father and mother almost gave up on her attitude.

"Why is our child like that, dear?" whispered Doni into his wife's ear. 

"Okay, I don't know either. Most importantly he did not violate religious norms and went beyond the limits" Aisyah replied in a whisper.

"Ehem, we're still here." Sela Ainun's. "Ayna's nature is so down from the two of you, don't forget how you approached Aisyah" she said, staring at the daughter-in-law.

Doni scratches his head without itching, an unexpected encounter when Aisyah works as his assistant at the company. He loved the character and the speech of the hijab-wearing woman who always accompanied him. Although it is a little difficult to get the wife and also ask for blessing. 

Doni still remembers how Aisyah proposed marriage terms, chanting thirty juz with the correct tajwid. When he was in the fog, he wanted to retreat but had already expressed his feelings to both parents of his dream woman who was very sure to ask for help. Retreat is not a very appropriate thing, gentle attitude will be questioned.

"Gosh, that's a shame to me," muttered Doni who is still imprinting until now, fortunately Rasidha came as his teacher and helped to memorize the entire thirty juz with the correct tajwid. 

"Aisyah likes the effort of Mas who is patient, even though it takes time." She defended her husband. "Don't do that Umi, even though Doni's mas is a son-in-law, husband, and also a father.

"Umi's just kidding, why take it seriously." 

Rasidha saw one room that was not too big, several beds were arranged very neatly, a clean room was soothing to his eyes. "It looks comfortable."

"Of course, we are taught to be disciplined. Brother sleeps on the bottom bed, because that's all that's empty." Ayna very enthusiastically pointed at the bunk bed section next door. "If you're uncomfortable, you can switch places with me." 

"That doesn't need Ayna, I don't want to sleep on top. Afraid of falling 'n danger, '" Rasidha goosebumps imagining her sleeping self unable to stay still, afraid of falling. 

"Yes, that little closet is now ours. Brother can fill in on the right side and I'm on the left, if you need something just say it. Since we're seven years old, so Brother goes to class according to age and ability." Ayna is long.

Rasidha discussed it with a nod of his head he smiled at Ayna's talk which looked chatty. "Don't think about it, I get ready first and get into class." 

"Yes, brother, I'll go first!" pamit Ayna who left Rasidha alone headed to the class that had already started. 

Rasidha inhales as much oxygen, and removing it slowly can help reduce the groggy feeling that surrounds it, because some years have not visited the boarding school and demanded knowledge. He knocked on the classroom door and said his greetings, entering slowly drawing attention to everyone in his class.

How not? If he is of Palestinian descent, that is very different from the people in the class who are native to Indonesia. There are also some from abroad, such as China, Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei Darussalam. 

"Introduce yourself to them!" said the ustadzah who taught welcomed Rasidha's arrival as a new student.

He became very enthusiastic in his learning this time, paying attention to the ustadzah who taught carefully, and noting important points about what became a new science for him. Although there are some santriwati who attract his attention, who else if friends from his childhood. 

When the learning was over some people began to surround the girl of Palestinian descent. "From that moment I poked you, did you forget about me?" 

"Did studying in Cairo make you forget all of us here?" 

Rasidha smiled as she hugged the four women of her age in turn. "I'll never forget you, even studying in Cairo for a few years."

"We miss you so much, want to call you, but boarding rules don't allow us to hold our phones. The last time Luna was caught carrying a cell phone while calling you, she was accidentally caught by an ustadzah and confiscated her phone." Elis chuckled as he reminisced a few years ago, an unforgettable memory. 

"I also miss you so much that's why I came back, and I also miss the scent of the yellow book." Said Rasidha smiling. The five santriwati laughed and let go of each other. 

"There has been a lot of change from this place starting from the ustadz and ustadzah who teach sepuh replaced by the young, of course, to be an encouragement." Luna laughed. 

Rasidha only fell silent to the conversation of four friends, what an atmosphere that was so missed when he was in the boarding school. "Oh yeah, I can't linger because there's something I have to take care of." Said the one who left in a hurry, he forgot to meet Doni. 

Such a hasty move made him look careless, for accidentally bumping into someone else. "I'm sorry" he said, showing his head and leaving the victim. 

"I've never seen him, is he a student here?" muttered the man tidied up a slightly tangled cocoa shirt, walking towards the classroom.

"Assalamu'alaikum Uncle." Rasidha managed to catch his breath, forgetting the words of Doni who asked him to come into the room.

"Wa'alaikumsalam, don't tell me if you forgot what Uncle said last night?" Doni narrowed his eyes because he had memorized the bad habits of his nephew. 

While Rasidha smiled to cover up his flaws. "Not forgetting, Uncle. More precisely do not remember!" 

"Hem, it's the same. Sit down!" 

Rasidha immediately obeyed and sat down to face the uncle, paying attention to what was said. 

"Uncle just wants you to study well, it's uniforms and books. Oh yeah, your mom just called and she said she'd visit you once a week."

"Yes, Uncle."

"Uncle wonder, why did you suddenly return to the pesantren? Is there something you're hiding?" look at Doni who is so curious.

"There's nothing, Uncle. Rasidha go first, assalamu'alaikum." His words were so rushed, he did not want anyone to know the cause he decided to go to the boarding school.