The Repentance of the Sinner

57. Determinedly

...Happy Reading's...

A warm embrace that always overshadowed Hanny, finally he could feel back in real life.

But he regained his senses and did not want to be a thorn in the household relationships of others, because Hanny still thinks that Jeremy has got a more worthy replacement, to be on the side of a Jeremy at the time.

"Darling, we're going home?"

Jeremy hugged Hanny tightly, as if releasing the longing he had been feeling.

"Mas, but I..?" Hanny also seemed surprised, so she chose to nailed on the spot.

"Darling, are you the same?"

Jeremy hid his face in the recess of Hanny's neck even his eyes were already hot, it was already that big a feeling of regret to Hanny, so that when far away from him made himself feel hurt.

"Hanny, control yourself, have you forgotten our ustazah advice!"

Alisya and Hanny had wondered a lot about the problems of life and Ustazah they seemed to understand, and gave many good advice.

"Hey Ukhtiku, don't interfere in their story, just copy me first, let's not panic?"

When Alisya wanted to pull Hanny's arm away, Nicholas had already blocked her and brought Alisya to sit in the corner of the shop.

"Sorry, but since when did I become your Ukhti?" Ask Alisa politely.

"Since today, hehe.." Nicholas grew even stronger with the softness of the voice from Alisya.

"But this isn't true, Hanny can't be the third person in Mr Kai's relationship?"

"Eits.. make no mistake, he clearly has something to do and who must be responsible in the marriage of Mr. Kai, understand you, O Ukhtiku, here is to sit first with Aa."

Nicholas immediately felt unacceptable because he had become a victim because of the work of Hanny who ran away from her marriage.

"Sorry, don't hold my hand, we're not muhrim." Alisya immediately cupped her hands in front of her chest.

Aish... modelan kayak like this which makes me more curious? O Lord, though I am far from being kind, may in the environment of these saints You hear my prayer, I want this Ukhti before me to be my companion in the world and the hereafter, also able to take me to the Path that You Ridhoi, amen.

From the beginning of their meeting, Nicholas was already interested in the figure of Alisya, but he had not had the opportunity to get to know him far.

"Om Jeni, time's up, you guys go!" Sholeh is seen running towards them while rolling up her scabbard.

"Huh? who's Om Jeni?" Nicholas and Jeremy turned to Sholeh at the same time.

"Aren't your names Jeremy and Nicholas?" Sholeh answered with ease.

"Astoge, you're Sholeh, you'd love to change our name." Nicholas immediately protested.

"Sorry, Hanny and I should get out of here, too."

As soon as Sholeh arrives, Alisya immediately has a chance to pull Hanny out of Jeremy's arms.

"Hanny, are you waiting for all your honesty? and enough you know, that the key to the door of your heart, is still in your grasp." Said Jeremy with a hopeful look towards him.

"Bak get in there mbak, wah. can this complicated later business." Sholeh flicked his hand at Hanny and Alisya so they could leave.

"Why are you all here?"

Duars!

Sholeh had just finished talking, but Abah and his wife were standing at the gate and watching all of them one by one.

"Aishis... Om Jeni anyway, over ten minutes!" Umpat Sholeh who looks disappointed.

"Sholeh, did you plan all this?" Ask Abah with her special look.

"Sorry Abah, I am guilty."

Sholeh did not dare to lie if he had faced Abah face to face.

"Now go into the Pondok Pesantren , run what is your consequence." The word of Abah who never chose to love all his students, even though Sholeh is one of the best santri and Hafiz Al Quran there.

"Now Abah."

Sholeh also understands what punishment he must accept, because this is his plan, so he must be ready to accept all the consequences.

"Sorry Abah, don't punish Sholeh, here I am guilty." Jeremy feels bad, because Sholeh has been working hard to help him.

"I know, but Sholeh but it's true what the rules are in this boarding school." Abah answered while sighing repeatedly.

"No papa Om, sorry I can only help you get here." Sholeh said with a smile, as if there was no resentment because he had been punished for the actions of Jeremy who did not obey his advice.

"But Sholeh?" Jeremy still feels sorry for Sholeh, he is the guilty but others are affected.

"Look, Om, the penalty is just sweeping and mopping the entire cottage area anyway, it-count sports." Whisper Sholeh with his leisure.

"Let's you get tired Sholeh, this cottage is very broad?" Jeremy circulated the view in the area of Pondok Pesantren which is very broad.

"No matter Om, it's the rule, the important thing is Om must be eager to immediately justify his mother, because it is never justified in the existence of courtship in Islam. On the contrary, Islam forbids courtship among those who are not muhrim because it can lead to various slanders and sins."

When the atmosphere was squeezed like that, Sholeh still had time to give a shower of hearts to Jeremy.

"Yes, but just meeting, it should be okay, right?" Jeremy tried to bargain.

"The Prophet said, “Must not be between a man and a woman alone unless accompanied by his muhrim, and a woman should not travel unless accompanied by his mahram.” Sholeh whispers back.

"Geez, how should I go about Sholeh, while there are so many things I should talk about with My Hanny?" Let Jeremy come back.

"Just ask Abah, then Sholeh excuse me Om, assalamu'alaikum." Sholeh immediately bent his body as a sign of respect towards those who were older and immediately ran back to the Pondok Pesantren area.

"Wa'alaikum salutations." Jeremy replied while scratching his nape that did not itch, he was still looking for a way to talk to Hanny any way.

"You two haven't come home yet?" Abah asked who could only rub his chest and shook his head when he saw the behavior of the two handsome men before him now.

"That's right, I'm sorry, but whatever the terms I'll agree to, if I can be with Hanny, there's a lot of questions, there's a lot of problems I haven't solved with her."

Jeremy tries to find a loophole in order to persuade Abah to help him.

"Didn't Sholeh have told you at length, about the proposition of a man and a woman?" Abah said the real one had heard their whisper.

"Then I beg Abah, you are the one in charge of this boarding school, so that there will be no sin and slander between us, please pin Hanny on me." Pinta Jeremy who has no other way.

"You want to ask Abah to teach Hanny to be your partner?" Ask Abah who immediately smiled there.

"Yes Abah." Reply Jeremy firmly.

"On what basis, you dare to ask Abah about it, you already know not His prohibitions?"

Nyots.. Nyot with My Hanny, hmm. will be wanted again, while rubbing my hair, uhh. I miss.

Jeremy just continued his words in his heart, because he felt hesitant himself if he had to tell clearly.

"Is that enough?" Ask Abah back.

"I promise to take full responsibility with Hanny, come on Abah please." Jeremy was begging very much.

"As far as you know, since Hanny entered this boarding school, almost half of the single male students have come to Abah, not just you who say that." Answer Abah honestly.

"WHAT?"

Why do I have a rival?

Jeremy seemed to not believe, because Hanny had only been living in Pesantren for a few days, why was almost half of the santri men who wanted to menghit the woman who was still nesting on the highest throne in his heart.

"Even they both promised to take responsibility with Hanny, they would make her happy as their heavenly angel." Abah said according to what the santri said.

"HUH?"

Who is the man who dares to be my rival, he doesn't yet know I look like him?

An upset in Jeremy began to appear, during the course of his love, no man has dared to invite him to compete with what he likes, for fear of losing competitiveness, as yet, except in the case of business or work, because it is a natural thing.

"At first when there were two santri who asked for it, Abah had wanted to ask the willingness of Hanny, but it turned out that the nights after, the other santri took turns to enter Abah's room to ask for it too, too, so from then on Abah concluded that all decisions were in Hanny's hands."

Because in fact, Abah did not want any quarrel or competition in the boarding school, except the competition about good.

"But I'm more entitled to Hanny, because I already know who Hanny from the first Abah." Jeremy seems to hold an important point at this time.

"Among all our male students, there is no objection to Hanny's past, most importantly Hanny can be a better person in the future, so what distinguishes rights between you, even if Abah chooses Hanny, I will choose with Abah santri who can guide Hanny to the path of Allah Ridhoi, because she is minimal with the knowledge of Religion."

Duars!

If it was about the knowledge of Religion, it is certain that Jeremy will lose the start, he is even like an ant racing with a deer, it is certain that he will be far behind to reach the finish line.

"Change, help Abah, I can die without Hanny." Whine Jeremy who tried to seduce Abah, because he did not think of another reason at that time.

"Especially for that reason, Abah increasingly disagrees with you, because you seem to ignore the power of God, because only He rules everything, as well as your age, as well as your age, it's not just Abah's santri named Hanny." Abah said with confidence.

"Then I have to how Abah, please help me, because all this time no one has guided me." Jeremy started to lower his head with a wedge.

"Repair yourself, repair your worship, God willing you will be brought closer to your soul mate." Answer Abah calmly.

"But I want Hanny Abah!" Jeremy teeus was just bracing at the time.

"Astagfirulloh, this one guy."

And Abah was actually almost defeated by Jeremy's attitude.

"So he said that if there is no one to guide him in kindness, there is no harm in helping him to become a better person." Ustazah and the wife of Abah can only smile at Jeremy's determination which is very strong.

"Well then, do you want to study in this cottage." Said Abah who tried to offer a path to goodness.

"You are Abah."

"But remember, not just for Hanny's reasons, correct your morality and your worship first, Abah and the other santri will help guide you, because a man will be the priest in his family, if the priest alone is not strong how can you guarantee that the building will not collapse later?"

"Okay, I understand."

"But you already know the rules in Pondok Pesantren how?"

"A little did I know of Sholeh Bah's story."

"Good, because that's the main condition."

"But if you accidentally meet can say hello Bah?"

"If you're in your line, you're sure you won't meet him."

Because Abah deliberately separated the road and place of ablution between women and men when going to the mosque.

"If the congregation's prayer is Bah?"

"Memang Abah requires all santri in Pondok Pesantren to pray together, but with the aim of finding a multiplicity of Pahala, not to steal eyes with female santri, so keep the eyes of both your eyes with the ones that are not yet lawful to you."

"If you hold your hand for a while can not Bah, before going to bed that?"

"Hush. whichever it may be, looking at it should not be, let alone holding it."

"But I used to even hug him Bah." Reply Jeremy with determination.

"What are you talking about?" Abah seemed to not believe.

"Kiss him too!"

"WHAT!"

Abah was so surprised when Jeremy seemed to have no shame when saying personal things in front of him.

"Even nyot on Mount Semeru has also been Bah!"

"Pffea.. Ahhaha!"

Nicholas who had listened earlier, could no longer hold his laughter, when he heard the word from Jeremy.

"Astagfirullohal'adhim." The oxygen around Abah's body seemed to disappear instantly, when he heard the madness of a Jeremy

"Hehe..so let's not sin, just marry me with Hanny Abah, Siri used to be also papa Bah, which is important Sah first."

Jeremy is determined to bind Hanny so that he does not try to escape from her again.

"Oh. Abah's head got this dizzy, have Sholeh teach him first, haish... The faith of today's children, just as thin as paper, ouch. let's go inside first Umi."

Abah immediately took off his torment for a moment because he felt the heat when he heard Jeremy's chattering that was too honest.

While Jeremy can only widen a smile, actually he has been holding back laughter since then, especially when he saw Abah's expression with all the honesty of his behavior first.

But that Jeremy did just to tell Abah, that he had too far to connect with Hanny, at least it would be a consideration to weigh the scales on him.

Initially, Jeremy's main goal was to meet with Hanny, but if studying at Pondok Pesantren it makes him a better person again, what's wrong to try.

Especially when he finished praying together earlier, as if Jeremy felt the serenity in his heart, even meeting with Sholeh as if to be his own wisdom, because Sholeh taught himself a lot about the science of Religion.