The Foreign Taste

Examining Taste

"Where's the school now, Hafsah?" Kania asked her Titan sister.

"MTs al Hidayah, Brother," said Hafsah timidly.

"Wahh. cool. Listen to get in there, you have to have a rote juz 30, right?" Kania exclaimed with an astonished expression.

Hafsah just nodded his head slowly. While he was finishing his porridge in his bowl.

"That means you've memorized all the letters in juz 30, Haf?"

"Dek. biarin Hafsah his first meal dong. It's a pity that he keeps answering your questions. Later the porridge will be cold again," reprimanded Ranum on his sister.

"Eh! Aye yes. I'm sorry Hafsah" said Kania with a sorry face.

"That's okay, sister," said Hafsah in a very soft voice.

Dari had been busy spending the contents of the porridge in her bowl. It is the most delicious when it comes to eating. Because Dance always chews her food in the mouth for a longer time than others.

While Kania's porridge had already been devoured by himself.

Ranum watched the people walking in front of the stall. Only his eyes seemed busy looking. Though his mind has blurred out of nowhere.

Because of this, when he heard his name called quite loudly by Kania, Ranum was quite surprised.

"Sir Ranum!" Call Kania.

"What, Yeah?" Tanya Ranum was so awakened from her brief daydream.

"Had habit of daydreaming. That's Titan Brother from earlier was even Kak Kak peanutin," Kania explained.

And Ranum's gaze immediately turned toward Titan.

"Sorry, Brother. What did you say?" Ranum asked with a guilty expression mixed with shame.

"Sister was nanya. What is the life of High School? Exclaim?" Ask Titan with a smiley face.

"Oh.. Thank God, brother. Exclaims. Anum's friends are fine too" Ranum said.

"Sister Titan, how was the lecture? Listen from Nia, he said Sister again compose thesis huh?" Ask Ranum back.

"Hmm. It was the last semester. So focus on creating a thesis now."

"The arrangement is difficult or easy anyway, Brother?" Tanya Kania followed the crush in the chat.

"Lumayan gamsus. Easy difficult."

"Where's the look, where's the trouble, brother?" Pursue Kania.

"The appearance is yes because there are many books and materials to be made into references. So the idea is just to type."

"Wahh.. cool.. Keep on, where's the trouble, brother?" Kania asked Titan.

"It's hard to face laziness in yourself. Also facing a guidance counselor who has a difficult personality."

"That's a double personality, brother?" Terka Kania with origin.

"Haha. No, Kania. That is to say that difficult personality, there are times when teaching staff are very difficult to contact or meet on campus. So we have to defend him to his house," said Titan explained.

"So far as that is, brother?" Kania looks in disbelief.

"Yes, Kania. There are also lecturers who are very difficult to approve for chapters that have been written. Even sometimes there is an event that one chapter must be revised more than five times," added Titan again.

"What's the revision, brother?" Kania asked with an incomprehensible look.

"The revision was corrected. So in each thesis it consists of five chapters. Well, usually if the thesis is written first one chapter, continue to ask for the signature of approval from the supervisor, that the chapter has passed the initial assessment. You can continue to write chapter two and then. So's Kania.."

"Ooh. hahh. dizziness also means."

"Yes enjoy it, Nia. By the way, you guys used to jog every Sunday to this place?" Ask Titan to change the topic.

Again, Kania was the one who answered the question from Titan.

"No Brother. This time we were jogging three. Anum sister is a bit mager yes her person. So yes it is difficult if invited out.." said Kania scapegoating Ranum, without feeling guilty.

"Ihihi.. kidding me, my beautiful sister..but Nia's words are true too right, sister?" Ask Kania again while giving Ranum a witty look.

And Ranum can only shake his head when faced with his sister's attitude.

"You guys are still the same. Not then, not now," said Titan suddenly.

"That's, Brother?" Tanya Ranum and Kania together.

"Yes compact. Yes Kania is a bit ignorant. Also Ranum is patient," said Titan explained.

"Lho, why is Kak Titan's assessment more pro to Kak Ranum anyway? That's not fair! Kania is not ignorant, Brother. I just like to joke. Yes brother, Yes?" Kania asks Ranum for help.

Ranum could not help but smile broadly when he saw the attitude of his one-on-one sister. He finally said Kania's words.

"Yes. yeah.."

Ranum then felt his sleeves being pulled by someone. It turns out that Dance is what attracts her.

He brought his head closer to Dance. So that he could hear clearly the words of Dance who invited them to go home.

"Come home now yuk, Num?" Take Dance.

"OKAY. A minute!" Ranum then turned to Kania.

"Sir, we go home now. Brother Titan, we go home first!" Pamit Ranum stood up.

"Lho, how do you want to go home? Not going to sport?" Ask Titan with a friendly smile.

"Wahh.we've been sporting all sorts of things from this morning, sister!" Imbuh Kania suddenly.

As Ranum and Kania wake up, Titan suddenly restrains their steps.

"Yes, Num. Can you get her phone number? Scared of when mom wants to play and meet your mom. They used to be pretty familiar.." Titan reasoned.

"Oh? Yes brother. This is Ranum's number. 081234567890.."

"081234567890?"

"Yes. If so, we go home first, Brother Titan, Hafsah. Assalamu'alaikum!" Sapa Ranum, Tari and Kania together.

"Wa'alaikum salam.warohmatullah.."

Titan was seen looking at the departure of Ranum cs long enough. Until the figure of the three girls disappeared in the corner of the road, only then did Titan again sit next to his sister, Hafsah.

Not long after, there was a soft Hafsah voice that opened the conversation.

"Sister seems to like Kak Ranum huh?" Ask Hafsah with a serious look.

Titan was shocked. He did not expect that Hafsah would be able to give such an accurate assessment. Since the passing of the Father, Hafsah has slowly turned more quiet. His attitude was considered more mature than children his age.

Hafsah prefers to be alone in the room to memorize the quran. An old dream of the late father who so wanted to be realized by his sister. So that one day the father can have a son who uses the Qur'an.

So since the death of the Father, Hafsah also began to change from cheerful, so quiet.

But the silence of Hafsah according to Titan is not the silence of an empty person. Because of his silence, Hafsah judged Titan as a form of his sister's efforts in forging themselves into a better person.

'Say the good thing. If you can't, then shut up, ' so the slogan of Hafsah lives now.

Currently, Titan looked at Hafsah with a view that was no less serious. Slowly, he then gently rubbed the head of Hafsah covered with instant pink hijab. Paras ayu the younger brother really reminds him of the shade he always saw on the face of the deceased father, first.

"Don't be prejudiced, right. You just focus on your memory. Girlfriend affairs and likes that do not you think first," reprimanded Titan on the sister.

Hafsah blinked his eyes many times. Before finally nodding, and confirming his brother's words earlier.

"Good, Brother."

Meanwhile, in his mind, Titan was busy learning the taste he had of the girl he had just met earlier.

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