The Love Story of Children Santri

Chapter 9

This morning Asthma, left the boarding house. Minah, who lives away her best friend was so sad, that she did not want to let go of her embrace. So did Aisha, and Asiyah who was very regretful. 

But not with Eve, who was mediocre. 

"Ngapain lo my lyrics! Ngarep I hug you, rich little boy only." Eve, said cynically as Asma, glancing at her. Their relationship was not so close especially when Asthma, see Eve, who got a special teaching from Adam. 

"I also don't want to be in your arms!" refute Asthma, who turned her face away. "Assalamualaikum," ketus Asma, who said hello and passed away. 

"Waalaikumsalam," answered Aisha, Asiyah, Minah, and Eve in unison.

"The ways of maneh da Asma become ereun (You are Asthma, so stop)" said Minah, who stared cynically at Eve. 

"Minah, kunaon bring Eve, emang Eve, what is wrong! (Minah, why bring Eve, indeed the Eve, what's wrong!)" Aisyah. 

"Belaan we keep babaturan maneh (Belain just keep your friend)" ketus Minah, and sauntered away. 

"Astagfirullah," said Aish and Asi compact. 

"Why is itigfar mulu?" babble Eve, surprise Aish and Asi. "See syetan huh?" keep Eve. 

"Indeed, the istigfar must see the devil alone" argued Asi. 

"Once again" said Eve, making Asi and Aish shake their heads. 

"There is no specific time to take part. Istigfar is to remind us of God, and to ask for forgiveness. If we're having a khilaf, being surprised, being stressed, we can take the privilege to calm our hearts." 

"Yes, yeah, it's up to you! Early in the morning the lecture bored me." Eve, too, stepped out of the room. Aish and Asi follow him. 

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As usual before the class began the students did the picket first. So did Eve, and the others. Sweeping pages, classes, mopping, litter and much more are done. 

"Aish, Asi, aren't you the best at living here? I can't be free and I can't get out. Every day the view is just this, boring." 

"We are allowed to go out. When we want to shop, to the market, and every week we like to go home because of our home, will deket." 

"At least once a week? Oh my god" complained Eve. 

"Why Eve?" 

"If I'm in town, go home to school, play, to the mall, shop, hang out at the cafe, to the cinema a lot of people are not rich here. Crouch feels in jail tofu, no!" 

"What kind of cinema is it?" ask Aisyah enthusiastically. 

"You never go to the movies?" Aish and Asi shook their heads.

"I swear never! Oh my goodness, I'm so fucking hot!" 

"What is kuper?" ask Asi plain. Understandably Asi and Aish were not aware of their small lives in boarding schools, from elementary school to the present. Apalsgi where they live far from the city there is no such thing as a mall or cinema. 

All they knew were the prayers, letters, and books they often read and encountered in the pesantren. Unlike Eve, who was born from a family and lived in the city made her association so free. 

"The Kuper is less than social. In that movie theater we can watch movies we like but on a bigger screen." 

"Oh .. like a tancep screen!" Eve, patting her head straight, Aish and Asi were so innocent, that Eve, tired of explaining it. 

"You've never been to town! If you guys go shopping in town, I'll show you." 

"You, I want to!" Aish is so enthusiastic. 

"If it's not wrong, this afternoon we go to town to buy books and other study supplies." 

"I'll come with you!" Eve, so excited because if she went out boarding school let alone go to the city maybe this is her chance to escape. 

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In the afternoon they were ready to go to the city but Eve's expression, like not liking because they went with the guidance counselor and also Adam, who brought a car.

"Uh, males if he comes along. Fail again my plan" said Eve, who kept watching Adam, who was driving. 

Aish, Asi, and Eve, so cheerful to see the mall. Moreover, Eve, who had not been around for a long time and played freely made Eve, immediately ran into the mall.

"Laughter!" adam shouted, as Eve, leaving just like that. The others are still in place. 

"He didn't hear what I called him." Adam, and others stepped into the mall that was so crowded with visitors. They started going through each shop to buy study supplies. 

"Well, there's a new movie, a new drakor, I'm missing anyway I have to watch." 

"Watch what huh!" Eve, instantly speechless as Adam, suddenly came. He was watching his favorite DVD. 

"No word to watch!" said Adam, who put the DVD back in Eve's hand. Eve's lips, immediately pursed out of annoyance. 

"If this is what you can buy!" said Adam, who gave a DVD cassette collection of songs qosidah. It is written clearly the name of the singer of a very legendary qosidah song, Al-manar, whose songs are loved by many Muslim communities, especially the 90s. 

"What a song is so amazing! Here's a song I like." check.Eve, who took a DVD cassette from a popular band from Indonesia, also the pride of the community in either the 90s or the 20s area is Noah, whose songs are always hits. 

"We're not here to buy DVDs understand!" said Adam, who put the tape back on. And passed away 

"Ih .. nyebelin!" rutuk Eve, while stomping her legs.  

Adam, Eve, and the others went back around the mall and entered a clothing store. Adam, who has chosen a shar'i outfit like Adam, wants to buy it for the ummi. 

"Who are you going to buy Adam Ustadzh?" 

ask Mr. Solihin, guidance counselor. 

"Solih sir this could be. Who else would you make an ummi." 

"I guess for his future wife ustadz." Mr. Solihin slightly pulled his smiling lips. 

"God willing, later after I get married I will buy it for my wife." 

Eve! 

The screams of Aish and Asi made the two adults who were talking turned their heads. Adam, frowning at the sight of Eve, brought some clothes. 

"Who are those clothes for?" ask Solihin sir.

"For whom else. Ustadz Adam, I bought all this." Adam looked at Eve, upset. 

"So many Eve?" said Aish, and Asi, who saw Eve, took some clothes so much. 

Eve, already accustomed to shopping as she pleases, even her allowance was never limited. Eve, immediately carrying the clothes to the cashier, Mr. Solihin looked panicked, as well as Aish and Asi who could guess how much money they had to spend. However, Adam, remained silent and leisurely watching Eve. 

"Everything's 2 million mba." 

"Astagfirullah," said Mr. Solihin, Asi and Aish in unison. 

"Eve, why are you looking for trouble!" muttered Asi, so did Aish. Adam, step forward towards the cashier. Eve wanted to humiliate Adam, because Adam could not afford to pay but in fact Adam, gave her debit card and paid for all her clothes. 

Eve, widen her eyes. 

"Ustad Adam, why pay? Mr. Kiyai can, angry if he knows the cash used two million." 

"Solihin sir, take it easy I pay with my money. Yes itung-itung alms." 

"What alms." Eve, surprised to hear Adam's words, she felt offended.

"For you, don't be an example. The extravagant nature is one of the properties of syetan. Do as necessary, do not exceed the limit. Remember wasteful is the nature of shethan and God, very dislike of wasteful man." 

"Yes ustadz Adam" answered Aish, and Asi. simultaneously. 

"Yes, this is almost magrib. We find a mosque to pray magrib and then we go home." 

"Good ustadz." Adam, and the others went. Leaving Eve, who kept on swearing. 

"Ish, I'm tied to shethan. Old ustad." rutuk Eve.