Assalamualaikum Ustadz Ku
258. Adrian and his new life

After his parents left Indonesia, Adrian now focuses more on teaching and learning in a new school with his best friend Fathu who is always beside him at all times.

" Adrian, don't you want to call your family for a month, have you split up?" fathu asked as the two of them met at the boarding school cafeteria.

" It's okay if I call them, it just makes me want to go back to Dubai. Besides, now my parents are in France to take my brother to college there, anyway" Adrian said, spending the food earlier in the message from the canteen keeper.

Fath was the same because he was hungry after a day of study in class and racked his brain to be able to digest the lessons delivered by their teachers.

" You're really lucky to have such a rich family and to love you so much" Fathu said as he sucked up the orange ice in front of him.

" Geez don't you know that each one of us is lucky with our own lives. As long as we are grateful, everything is a blessing from God!" adrian was busy with his food.

After the two of them finished their meal, they returned to the cottage dormitory.

" How's Adrian? Are we going out today? yes I heard from friends that today there is a night market in the market closest to our Cottage!" fathu whispered in Adrian's ear.

" Ah you always invite me to do things that are not right I came all the way from Dubai here to study not to be such a bad boy!" reject Adrian while leaving Fathu who is still not desperate to invite him out of the cottage and go to the night market.

" Come Adrian! You ask Mr. Kyai for permission so we can see the night market for a moment! We don't go there every night, do we? I think it's okay if we're looking for some entertainment!" said Fathu still did not give up on persuading Adrian to go with him.

" I'm sorry Fathu! I don't want to do it. You just ask Mr. Kyai for his own permission and invite other friends to go with you. Because I want to memorize the memorization that was ordered yesterday by Mr. Kyai for me to deposit at dawn!" adrian said that immediately left Fathu in disappointment.

Fathu continues to follow Adrian and tries to keep persuading him because he knows that only Adrian can take him away from the cottage to see the night market he so desperately wants to visit.

It is no secret that Kyai Ilham could never say no to an Adrian Abimana.

all the santri of one hut knew that Andrian was very dear to Kyai Ilham. Even all the requests were always followed without much condition and many protests from the Kiai.

All the santri suggested Adrian as their future son-in-law Kyai who already had a very beautiful daughter. Sometimes Adrian is annoyed with the thoughts of his friends who always betrothed him to Syifa who was still a child.

" Come Adrian why are you so hard to persuade? Help me Adrian, I really want to go to the night market there's something I want to buy!" fathu pleaded with Adrian.

Adrian who was bored since then continued to be chased by Fathu finally he gave up on his best friend.

" Well, I'll ask Mr. Kyai for permission. But you have to promise that we'll just be gone for a little while, because I really have to memorize my memorization for tomorrow morning!" WhatsApp Adrian finally gave up on Fathu who immediately hugged him so tightly because he was happy his wish finally materialized.

" You wait here for me to go to Mr. Kyai for his permission!" adrian said that then immediately left Fathu to go to Kyai Ilham who was in his residence.

Meanwhile, inside the main residence occupied by the family of the pesantren cottage caregiver looks Kyai Ilham who is playing with Syifa who is very beautiful and adorable.

" Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh Pak Kiai" said Adrian when he was at the door of Kyai Ilham's main residence.

" Waalaikumsalam Warahmatullahi Westarakatuh, come in here Adrian! What do you need to do in the afternoon to visit us?" ask Adrian.

" I'm sorry, Mr. Kyai. I want to ask permission to go to the night market there is something I want to buy along with Fathu," Adrian said, bowing his head.

" You may buy what it is?" kyai Ilham asked, staring intently at Adrian who did not dare to look at him.

" I'm sorry, Mr. Kyai, but I'm ashamed to say it" Adrian said while still bowing his head in disdain not daring to look directly at Kyai Ilham who is now his teacher.

" All right then you go. But be careful, don't go home at night. Invite one of your builders to take care of you both because the night market is very crowded. I'm afraid that you're missing or that something happens to you there!" kyai Ilham said with a smile to Adrian who immediately said goodbye to him.

" Come!" suddenly Syifa immediately taught Adrian and held his feet and whined to Adrian to come with him to go to the night market.

" Syifa come here with Abi!" kyai Ilham orders his daughter but Syifa suddenly cries and asks to stay with Adrian.

Syifa's mother, who was in the room, came to her crying daughter.

Kyai Ilham continued to settle down to Adrian who had been staring at the floor since then and did not want to look at him.

" Adrian is so sweet, baby. Om's not even happy to see you like you're keeping your distance from Om!" reprimand Kyai Ilham to Adrian who finally dared to settle the face of shady men who used to always be called Om Ilham.

adrian has been growing up. He no longer dared to call Kyai Ilham with the call of Om. Because he knew, that it was not with his status as a santri in the boarding house. Now Adrian is 13 years and already understand about uploading seriously as a santri against Kiainya.

" It's okay Mr. Kyai. I just feel comfortable like this. Because I realize, however my status here is as a santri from Pak Kyai." said Adrian firmly and straightforwardly.

Kyai Ilham stared intently at Adrian who is now calmer and more serious in learning unlike when he was still in elementary school who only playfully and happy to disturb him with his ignorance and naivety.

Sometimes Ilham also felt homesick with Adrian in the past who did not spread such a wide distance to himself as a teacher and his students.

" It's Abi, get out there. Night hunt!" qonita.

" In a moment Maghrib time, we go to the night market just finished maghrib to calm down on the road!" kyai Ilham decided.

However his duty as a father is to please his daughter who currently still seems sobbing because she wants to go to the night market together with Andrian.

" All right, Mr. Kyai. Later I will come back here, if we are about to go there," said Adean who then resigned from before Kyai Ilham.

After Ardian left Kyai Ilham then handed his daughter to Qonita who immediately bathed him.

Qonita who has enjoyed her role as a mother and also a wife of a great kyai like Kyai Ilham who loved her very much and also their daughter both.

Since they had a child now Kyai Ilham had completely forgotten the figure of Kesya in his heart.

She never again daydreamed or thought of Keisha who had become the wife of Andika Abimana who had two sons from their marriage.

After completing the Maghrib prayer and giving instructions to the ustad who will replace him to teach Santri, Kya Ilham with Qonita then glided in his personal car to go out along with Adrian, Fathu and Syifa.

" Wah Adrian, you are truly extraordinary. I only asked you to ask permission to go out but you managed to bring Mr. Kyai and also Syifa to come with us" whispered Fathu in Adrian's ear. Fathu is very happy with his friendship with Adrian.

" Hush! Aren't you ashamed to say such a thing? If it wasn't for Syifa crying and asking to go to the night market, it wouldn't have been possible for her to come with us! Do you think our Mr Kyai is a man with so little work to take me to the night market?" adrian whispered annoyed at the fathuh who always thought that he was placed as a special person in the heart of Kyai Ilham.

Listening to what Adrian said, Fathupun finally shut his mouth and no longer say anything until finally they reached their destination.

Syifa seemed so happy to see the Night Market is so crowded and also full of various games.

" I want to ride it! Come accompany me Umi," whine Syifa while continuing to pull her mother's hand to ride a swivel comedy that is very crowded with children who are enjoying the night market.

" Adrian, Fathu you guys accompany the Shifa for a playful comedy ride we'll be watching you here!" kyai Ilham's order to the two of them who happily ended up following that order.

Finally they also ride a comedy play and make Shifa happy with a variety of games on the night market.

" Adrian I want to buy something first. Come on, you'll accompany me!" whispered Fathu in the ear of Adrian who is currently busy playing with Syifa in the ball bath.

Kyai Ilham and Qonita seemed happy to see Adrian playing with Syifa so cool like a sister who was playing together.

" You buy it yourself! Ask Mr. Kyai for his own permission, you'll have a mouth. Why does everything have to be me anyway?" adrian felt kelp to Fathu.

" Come Adrian I don't have the guts to talk to Mr. Kyai!" said Fathu with a face full of pleading.

Finally with an annoyed face, Adrian then approached Kyai ilham who seemed to be watching Syifa who was engrossed in playing ball.