The Moon Among the Stars

72

This morning, according to Kahfi's promise to Ayumi yesterday to take a walk to a place that became Kahfi's favorite place.

Since the night Mother Icha and Kahfi stay at runah Ayumi, after previously holding a tahlilan event to pray Grandma Arsy who had just died facing Allah SWT.

Ayumi had been awake from her sleep since dawn. After the prayer Ayumi only returned to lay down her body which still felt weak and weak.

Kahfi's Tasbih has always been held by Ayumi and continues to pray to calm Ayumi's heart and mind.

"Have woken up Ay," asked Mommy Icha gently who entered into Ayumi's room to return the mukena she borrowed earlier to perform the prayer.

"Already Mother, just still lemes aja," replied Ayumi slowly.

"Mother's window opens yes, let the air go inside, so immediately, too" said Mother Icha slowly.

Mother Icha stepped towards the window of Ayumi's room, opened the curtain and opened the window width of the room. The scenery is still dark because the sunlight has not shown the bright light. But the cool scent of morning air was pierced into the chest, the fragrant fragrance of the flowers that began to bloom from the garden next to the neighboring house of Grandma Arsy.

"Yes Mother please just open it," said Ayumi slowly.

"Mother the kitchen first yes, you just rest first. Kahfi is cleaning the house, you will have to return to Pondok Pesantren," said Bunda Icha explained slowly.

"Yes Mother, thank you for helping Ayumi a lot" said Ayumi Lirih.

Mother Icha smiled, and walked towards Ayumi's bed. The body of Mother Icha sat on the edge of the bed, and held both hands of Ayumi who was still holding the prayer beads tightly.

"Ayumi, this Mother is also your Mother, why should you hesitate? After this Mother does not want to see you hesitating again with Mother. If you go home, go home to Mother, let Kahfi pick you up," Mother Icha said slowly to Ayumi.

"Yes Mother" Ayumi replied slowly.

Ayumi smiled widely and kissed both backs of Mother Icha's hands respectfully.

"Mother... What about this house? Ayumi will rarely be at home, let alone a house this big, Ayumi will definitely be afraid to be alone here," Ayumi said slowly to Mother Icha.

"Later Mommy find a solution first, Mommy will talk to Mr. Kyai. Do not worry we will not be alone Ay, there is Mother, there is Father, there is Kahfi and there is also Afnan your future husband. Not to mention your two best friends, Rara who will soon also be stirring your sister-in-law, and Moon friends reach your goals," said Mother Icha explained.

Ayumi smiled happily, she was indeed lucky to still be surrounded by people who love her to this day. People who are willing to care and pay attention to Ayumi at this time. Although Ayumi is now living a kara life, without parents and relatives who accompany Ayumi in living this hard life.

"Mother cook first, you want Mother masakin what?" ask Mother Icha gently.

"Ayumi wants chicken porridge Mother, Mother can make? if you can't, let Ayumi just buy it" said Ayumi slowly.

"Could love. Mother likes chicken porridge the most, Mother Madein a special for Ayumi, the future favorite daughter-in-law of Mother," said Mother Icha slowly.

Mother Icha moved and walked to the kitchen of Granny Arsy's House. There are only the remaining ingredients and everything is incomplete, but as much as possible Mother Icha uses the ingredients that are already available and spends the remaining food ingredients to be cooked.

Granny Arsy's house is a house with a sturdy ancient building and has a very spacious yard. There are many rooms in his house, about six rooms that can be used as rooms with three bathrooms that are randomly in the house. The backyard is also very spacious, there are two mango trees manalagi, and one rambutan fruit tree, and one pomegranate tree.

"What are you doing mama?" tanya Kahfi who suddenly went into the kitchen to make an instant cup of coffee.

His hand had taken a coffee cup and a packet of scahet coffee that was put into a glass and then given a little hot water according to the dose.

"Such a coffee, delicious which I deny," said Kahfi loudly while laughing at his mother.

"Breakfast first Fi, just drink coffee, do not get used to drinking coffee with an empty stomach," said Mother explained.

"So clean up the front page has been snacking on the same food children in Mother's jars," replied Kahfi slowly.

Last night after the tahlilan event, Kahfi and several young men who entered the IRMA (Ikatan Adolescent Mosque) were invited to participate in the tahlil event, and the rest they accompany and stay together on the front porch which is transformed as a bedroom.

"Fi, Mommy wants to ask, Ayumi asked Mommy, what better house for?" ask Mother Icha while stirring the porridge so as not to thicken.

Kahfi seemed to think and sipped the hot coffee favorably.

"How about being used as a halfway house for Mother's orphans?" ask Kahfi slowly and then eat the cornbasket that is already on the dining table.

Mother Icha kept stirring the porridge and occasionally flipping the chicken in the frying pan.

Mother Icha turned her body and sat on the dining chair and took a glass of water and gulped it down.

Kahfi just looked at Mother Icha and smiled broadly.

"Well, Mother?" kahfi asked half-literate.

Mother Icha just nodded slowly and placed the glass on the dining table.

"What's the Orphanage Stopover?" ask Mother Icha to Kahfi.

"Cingover House, Mother. According to Kahfi that the Halfway House is more subtle and we make it in such a way as to be different from the Orphanage" said Kahfi explained.

"Different how? If you give ideas do not half-and-half," said Mother Icha slowly.

Mother Icha moved from her seat and turned off the stove. The porridge was stirred and silenced, while the bone-fried chicken was drained. Mother began to make porridge sauce from the original broth water of chicken stew mixed with some spices and leeks and fried onions.

"Mother scented, this is not the usual chicken porridge, this is porridge koke kuah?" ask Kahfi slowly.

"This is the name of the chicken soup porridge, this is very tasty, cobain Fi," said Mother Icha slowly.

"Later Mother, Fi want to bribe Ayumi first, then invite her to go to the hill for a while so that Ayumi can shout as hard as possible to remove the burden that has been buried in her heart," said Kahfi slowly.

"Do you like Ayumi? How much do you care about Ayumi?" ask Mother to Kahfi.

"Only Ayumi can make Kahfi smile, but now that Ayumi is sad, her heart is grieving, what's wrong if Kahfi cares? what's wrong if Kahfi wants to make Ayumi smile again?" ask Kahfi to his mother.