The Holy Love of Shasya
Unable to Tell a Story
~No pa-pa, I understand. Anyway, what you said this morning is not wrong, even your speech is right.~
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A female Lecturer with the hallmarks of clothes and a loose hijab entered the room.
“Assalammualaikum, good morning.” Said Ida, he is a Lecturer who teaches the material of Islam.
“Wa’alakumussalam. Morning, Bu.” Speak simultaneously throughout class.
“Today, you guys are the arrival of a new Lecturer. Please Sir, can enter the room.” Ida Saying.
A male Lecturer who still looks young, entered the room and made some students amazed with the face of the new Lecturer's blaster.
“Assalammualaikum.” Said the new lecturer.
“Wa’alaikumussalam.” Say the whole class.
“Include, my name is Muhammad Hadi Saputra. You can call me Mr. Hadi. I graduated from Germany, last year and I was only 25 years old.” Said Hadi, New lecturer.
“Pak Hadi has no wife yet?” Tanya Vina, one of the students who is famous for her gangs and how to look too tight and always wear skirts on the knees.
“I'm not married.” Hadi said while looking towards Shasya who looked indifferent with his presence. It seems that Shasya is more focused on what he writes in his book than looking ahead.
“Okay all, you can ask anything to Mr. Hadi. Because he succeeded Mr. Joseph to teach you.” Ida Saying.
“Good, Bu.”
“Then I'll excuse you. Assalamualaikum.” Ida Saying.
“Wa’alaikumussalam.”
After that, Ms. Ida stepped out of the classroom.
“OK, please ask again. I'll give you 15 minutes to answer with me.” Hadi Saying.
“Bapak already has a girlfriend?” Vina asked back to Hadi.
“God willing I don't want to date and find a boyfriend. I'm just looking for wife.” Hadi said that made the room became rowdy with the cries of the women except Shasya who was still cool with what he wrote.
Because indeed, Shasya does not like things that are not important in class. She prefers to write or read if her Lecturer is talking about personal matters but that is only for male Lecturers. If the female Lecturer spoke, Shasya would always pay attention to him even though sometimes the Lecturer confided though.
“Someone asked again?”
“Pak, what kind of dream wife do you think?” Vina asked, it seemed like only Vina dared to ask and was interested in Mr. Hadi.
“Insya Allah the Shalihah and know religion. If I see it, it feels very happy Masya Allah and keeps a million calm if I look at it.” Answer Hadi who always looks at Shasya when talking, even though Shasya looks exciting with what he writes.
“Pak, why see Shasya continue?” Vina asked who was aware of Hadi's gaze which always led to Shasya.
Shasya who heard his name was called immediately stared at Hadi for a while and immediately lowered his gaze.
Hadi who realized, immediately changed the topic and immediately explained the material.
Today, Shasya only has one class. And before he came home, he was told to face his new Instructor.
Shasya set foot alone towards her Lecturer's room. But, suddenly..
“Assalammualaikum, Sha.” Saying that Bayu is approaching Shasya.
“Wa’alaikumussalam. What's up, Bay?” Ask Shasya who kept walking and followed by Bayu.
“Lo where to go?” Ask Bayu.
“Gue wants to go to his room Mr. Hadi.”
“Oh, so. Want me to go to Temenin? Let's not be alone in his room.”
“Neuropepotin?” Ask Shasya.
“Not at all. I'm glad I could make you lo.”
“Still.”
“Iya, equally.” Bayu said with a smile, although Shasya only occasionally wanted to look at him if he spoke. Shasya prefers to shift his gaze when talking to men, and Bayu has memorized Shasya's behavior.
“Bay, I'm sorry about this morning.” Said Shasya who stopped her path, yet she was still loyal by lowering her gaze.
“No pa-pa, I understand. Anyway, what you said this morning was not wrong, even your speech is right, Sha. Yes, let's continue the path.” Saying Bayu that allows Shasya to go first and get a nod from Shasya.
Arriving in Hadi's room.
“Wa’alaikumussalam. Please sit.” Say Hadi as much as possible to be relaxed.
“Sorry, Sir. I came here with my friend, it seems not good if only alone in the private room Mr.” Shasya said with a look down.
“Yes, not pa-pa. I really understand. Oh yes, I have been told all by Mr. Joseph, so I can more easily become your Instructor.” Hadi Saying.
“Alhamdulillah if it is like that, Sir.” Shasya.
“We start his guidance tomorrow only, today we consider as an introduction.” Said Hadi who always looked at Shasya like he did not pay attention to Bayu's existence.
“Then I'll excuse you sir. You must have known me from Mr. Yusuf.” Shasya.
“I want to hear directly from you.” Hadi Saying.
“Alright, Sir. My name is Shasya Syafa’atun Nissa and I am 22 years old.” Said Shasya who still did not want to look at Hadi.
“You're here with your parents?”
“No, Sir. I am here and my parents are in Kampung.” Shasya.
“Means you migrated here?”
“Iya, Sir. God willing I am here to fight for my dreams.” Shasya.
“You have a brother here?”
“No, Sir.”
“Oh, okay.”
“Sorry, sir we have to go. There is business to be done.” Say Bayu who understands the movements of Shasya's discomfort.
“Oke, please.”
“Excuse me, Assalammualaikum.” Shasya and Bayu.
“Wa’alaikumsalam.”
Bayu drives Shasya home on foot, and Bayu only pushes his bike to walk with Shasya.
“Still, Bay.” Said Shasya, even though he did not want to look at Bayu.
“What do you do?” Ask Bayu.
“Create earlier, surely you know that I am not comfortable when asked about personal affairs.”
“Oh it, yes equally. Yes, I just saw that lo kayak gelagat is not comfortable. I know for sure you have not been able to adapt to new people.”
“Iya, Bay. I don't know, it's really hard for me to adapt to new people.”
“Iya, you used to accept me as a friend you have to wait five months, then you can behave to me like a friend.”
“Still remember aja lo.”
“Iya right I have to fight to be able to menenan same lo.”
“Gue is like less association yes, Bay.”
“Neither, I even like lo who like gini, what is and do not know with the world that is not good.”
“Actually I once thought, why only a few people understand my attitude. They all thought that I was arrogant and pretentious in front of them.” Said Shasya while looking straight ahead, while Bayu still pushed his bike next to Shasya.
“Neas not to be horrified by their talk, this is the life of lo and lo who walkin not them.”
“Eh, sorry Bay. I even confided in lo.”
“No pa-pa, I'm happy to hear the story lo.”
“We're here.”
“Iya.”
“Still, Bay lo already anterin me home.”
“Sama-sama. Then I'll go home first. Assalammualaikum.”
“Wa’alaikumussalam, be careful.” Shasya.
Shasya entered his boarding house, for some reason he went straight to the red box that Mr. Joseph had given him. He opened the city and stared at his picture and Joseph who had been perfectly edited to look side by side.
Suddenly, Shasya's tears trickled down. I don't know what Shasya is feeling right now, it seems like he is longing for the figure of Joseph who has been guiding him all this time.
