THERE'S ALWAYS A LEANING PLACE

Part XII

Via was already sitting sweetly beside Bu Aisyah. After making sure Via install the seat belt, Ms. Aisyah began to drive the car.

"Are you ready for tomorrow's race?" ask Ms. Aisyah.

"Yaaa. Just a day, anyway."

"But you are experienced. Especially you and Viki."

"Yes, Bun. Hopefully not much different than last year."

"You can googling the debate material later tonight. Just use WiFi. Later ask the password to Azka."

"Good, Bun."

"O yes, it looks like you went to mushola. Holy already?"

"I mean Mother?"

"Haidmu's done?"

"Yes, it's Bun. I could start learning, huh?"

Bu Aisyah nodded with a smile.

"So this morning we had a big shower?"

Via. I think he had an explanation about it.

"Big bath?"

"If it is clean from menstruation or even puerperium for those who have just given birth, must take a mandatory bath before establishing prayer."

"Curly?"

"Yes, but there are ways to follow."

"It seems that the time of Junior High was once explained, but Via forgot."

"Because it's not practiced."

Via bowed shyly.

"Not to be ashamed. Later until your home follow the procedure of a big bath. First the intention, then clean your hands. Clean the dirty parts with your left hand. Then wash your hands again. If so, you wudhu. Next, wet the head to the skin 3 times and separate the hair with fingers. Continue, body, and shower with soap as well as shampoo as usual."

Via a sign of understanding. He realized that he had been wrong all along.

"Emm..how intention?"

“Nawaitul ghusla lifraf il hadatsil akbari minal haidil fardha lillahi ta’ala”

Via repeated the words of Ms. Aisyah.

"Memorized?"

Via nodded then replied steadily, "Already, Bun."

"Good! Practice it, yes!"

I don't think they have arrived. After the car parked neatly in the garage, they entered the house.

"O yeah, you don't go in Farhan's room! Enter a new room, yes!"

Via. He stepped into the newly renovated room yesterday. Slowly open the door.

As soon as it opened, Via shrieked stifled. He didn't think anyone was in the room.

"Mas Azka's? What are you doing here?"

"So Mother pesen so that I prepare this room. I just brought your suitcase and cardboard over here."

"Oh, so. Sorry troublesome. Mas Azka so hard to clean up."

"What's so bad? Just masang same wall display sheets. Can I help you organize your books?"

"Hahaha. You don't have to worry. You consider us your family. Okay?"

"Yes, Mum."

"Yes, I'm staying. If you need help, remember, don't hesitate!"

Via nodded. Azka came out of Via's room. After Azka came out, Via swept his gaze around the room. There are written displays of verse of chairs and pictures of the Kaaba on the wall. There is also a wall clock shaped box pictorial view. Wardrobe next to the study table. Light purple patterned polycadot sheets have been neatly installed.

This room is not as big as the room in his house. However, Via was comfortable. He was also grateful that there were people as good as Bu Aisyah who gave her shelter. In fact, the warmth of the Via family gets in the house.

Via noticed when looking at the wall clock. He immediately looked for a towel and a change of clothes and rushed to the bathroom. What Bu Aisyah taught in the car she practiced.

After the bath, he went to the mushola.

"Have you practiced, Vi?" ma'am Aisyah asked as soon as she saw Via coming out of the mushola.

"Already, Bun. Thank you for your guidance. Later so learn njai, right?"

"Yes, so. Last time you saw up to what?"

"New iqra, Bun." Via bowed shyly.

"Not to be ashamed. It is never too late to learn. Let's rework iqra, yeah!"

"I'm just following how good it is, Bun."

"O yeah, don't you like your room? Not as fancy as your room, anyway."

"Likes, Bun. That's more than enough, though."

"Thank God you like it."

"Via excuse me, Bun.Via would like to arrange clothes and books Via first."

"Yes, please."

Via returned to the room to continue Azka's work.Died arranging his personal belongings.

Finished inserting clothes into the closet, Via dismantle the cardboard contents of books and documents. He set it on the study table.

When it was almost finished, Via found a piece of fallen photo. Via stared fixedly at the photo. As he remembered, he had never seen that photo.

A man about 30 years old his father and a younger woman were holding a boy about 10 years old. I don't know the person in the photo.

"Who is this guy? This photo is decades old. Like papa's deceased, anyway. But this person had sharp eyes. What is the late grandfather? Unfortunately, I never knew what my grandparents were like" Via thought. He looked at the photo in his hand.

"Tok..tok..tok.." the sound of knocking on the door blew the wishful thinking of Via. He immediately saved the photo.

"Vi, maghrib yuk!"

"Yes, Bun, just a second."

Via leave the room immediately. Miss Aisyah was waiting at the door.

"Come, Bun."

They walked to the family mosque. Just finished ablution, Mr. Haris followed. They pray Maghrib together with diimami Pak Haris.

Completed the maghrib congregation, Mr. Haris returned to practice. Meanwhile, Ms. Aisyah taught Via to teach.

"Still memorizing the Hijaiyah, right?"

"Still, Bun."

"Okay, this is just to check."

So excited, they did not realize that almost an hour had passed. Adhan isya stopped learning activities Via that day.

After the prayer, they prepared dinner while waiting for Azka and Farhan to return from the mosque.

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