The Angel Behind the Veil

Mosques Are Not Like That

"Grandma, why is grandma here?" Danish asked Bi Susi who was standing in front of the Danish school gate.

"Grandmother is certainly here to pick up the most handsome granddaughter of grandma dong." Bi Susi.

"Why grandma why not mom?"

Danish asked not because he did not like Bi Susi but all this time Cantika who always picked him up.

"Mom again there's important business so today's grandma picked up Danish, why doesn't Danish like it when grandma picks up?"

Bi Susi asked while crouching in front of Danish.

"No, mama or granny for Danish is the same. Danish just asked." Danish replied with a smile and pulled Bi Susi walking towards the car.

"Danish look at that building, it's so beautiful isn't it?" Bi Susi asked while pointing at a very large church.

"Yes, whose house is Nek?" Tanya Danish was curious.

"That's God's house." Reply Bi Susi.

Danish thought in his heart that the building was very different from the mosque then said. "But the mosque is not like that."

Bi Susi was confused as to how to explain it to Danish. It seems Cantika has instilled about Islam so deeply in Danish, thought Bi Susi.

"The house of God is not just a mosque, Danish will understand."

Bi Susi had no way of explaining her beliefs that were contrary to the beliefs Cantika had instilled in Danish today.

Arriving at Cantika's house was greeted by a warm embrace of Danish.

"Mama, why don't you pick up Danish?" Danish asked as she wrapped her small hand around Cantika's neck.

"Already Mah, mama said what business makes mama can not pick up Danish?" The innocent Danish was so curious why her mother couldn't pick her up.

"Grandfather was sick again, so mommy and dad took him to the hospital." Cantika replied with tears in her eyes, remembering Mr. Rohim's condition.

"What kind of sick grandfather? Danish wants to see grandpa."

"Yes but mama prayed first well, later in the afternoon we will visit grandfather."

Cantika went upstairs and entered her room.

Detelah Cantika prayer down to the kitchen want to prepare food for Wrya and Pak Rohim.

But Bi Susi is also in the kitchen right now.

"Bi, can Cantika borrow the kitchen for a moment? Cantika wants to prepare food for me." Ask Cantika doubtfully.

Bi Dusi wanted to tell Cantika to come out and wait after she finished but Bi Susi saw Danish was near the kitchen door and was looking at them, so Bi Susi let Cantika cook and she came out.

After finishing cooking Cantika cleaned the kitchen then helped Danish do his schoolwork. Ashar's time has come. Cantika and Danish sholat ashar then prepare to the hospital.

"Bi, me and Danish are going to the hospital, do you want to come?" Although doubtful Cantika still asked Bi Susi because for the past 7 years Bi Susi was quite familiar with Mr. Rohim.

"It seems like next time you still have a job." Bi Susi replied because there was a Danish when in her heart said "Why he was tired there he had no relationship with Mr. Rohim or Cantika."

"Then I and Danish go first, assalamu'alaikum." Cantika and Danish went to the hospital. But along the way in addition to thinking about the situation Mr. Rohim Cantika also thought about the big change Bi Susi. Especially his strange attitude to Cantika. He greeted her but Bi Susi did not answer. Cantika also recalled the time Arya said hello to Bi Susi and Bi Susi just smiled without returning a greeting from Arya.

Cantika kept thinking about what exactly happened to Bi Susi in her hometown. Something must have happened because Bi Susi's change had happened since coming home from there. And Cantika also remembered the non-Muslim book that Bi Susi held at that time.