
The days passed and Syifa passed by happily. He teaches in an RA or Islamic-based kindergarten not far from where he lives. Facing cute and adorable children's behavior. After teaching Syifa to help her mother sell cloth and cakes.
After the death of Fatimah's grandmother, Rosa who continued Fatimah's grandmother's business to sell cloth in the shophouse. Syifa helped him.
Syifa began to feel comfortable mingling in society. He got used to it when he faced the men around him. Since wearing a veil he feels more awake and protected from the bad views of the opposite sex and others who will feel jealous when judging from his physical alone.
After home from shophouse Syifa and her mother came home with a rickshaw ride subscription. The rickshaw stopped right in front of their house without having to be in command.
"Thank you, Mang Ujang! take the change!" rosa said when he got off the rickshaw, then immediately paid some money to his mam.
"Thank you, thank you, wananten!" said the mamang pedicab attendant.
(Wananten: the call given to mothers of Arab descent. )
Although Fatimah's grandmother was gone, the mamang rickshawman who had become a subscription still called the woman to Rosa. Rosa is not of Arab descent.
"Together, Mang!" Rosa and Syifa came down from the rickshaw.
They walked towards the house. When Syifa was about to enter the house, suddenly there was the sound of motorized vehicles stopping in front of his house.
Syifa looked over and saw Antika coming down from the bike.
"Assalamu'alaikum" said Antika while taking off his helmet.
"Wa'alaikumussalam" replied Syifa.
"Where are you going, Tik?" ask Syifa.
"Gue just got home from college, Fa. I'm hitching a ride at your house tonight!" antika said that suddenly immediately preceded entry into the house through Syifa just like that without waiting for an answer from Syifa.
Seeing that, Syifa was just shaking her head.
"Something must have happened to him!" symphonic. He then followed Antika into the house.
Without changing clothes Antika slept in Syifa's room after cleaning herself in the bathroom.
"Why is he, Fa?" rosa asked when she found out there was an antika in their house.
"Come, Ma. He hasn't told me anything yet!" Syifa.
"Yes, then let him rest first."
"Yes, Ma."
Syifa then cleans up. After taking a bath he got ready to go to the mosque to teach children in the mosque jami'.
"Ma, Syifa's leaving, yeah. Assalamu'alaikum," she said to her mother.
Arriving at the Nafisa mosque had already arrived. There are also several other mosque teenagers who also help teach.An hour progresses quickly they have finished teaching and children who are of Arab descent were returning to their homes.
Syifa packed her things into her bag and prepared to go home.
"Fa, wait!" nafisa ran from inside the mosque.
Syifa who was wearing shoes turned towards Nafisa.
"Tumben's in such a hurry, Fa!" nafisa.
"There's an antica at home. It looks like he has a problem" Syifa said.
"I'm coming with ya!"
"Yes, permission used to be the same Ummi and Abi, will be confused to be sought," Syifa reminded.
"That, Abi! let me go to Abi for a minute!" Nafisa went to her new father. He was waiting for the time of adzan maghrib.
It was not long before Nafisa returned after getting permission from her father.
"Yep, Fa. I'm allowed to do it with Abi!" they went back to Syifa's house
"Sir, how's your brother doing in Cairo?" ask Syifa.
"Alhamdulillah, Bang Ilham well. He also told me that you every time you called me. He said he could not wait another two years to rush home. Miss ummi and abi, pity me as well as her if it's that fit!" nafisa.
"Hopefully Ilham was given the patience and ease to be able to finish his lecture in Cairo until it was finished, Naf!"
"Yes, aamiin, Fa. The most heart-wrenching of it every brother said he longs the same ummi want to come home so he can hug ummi, as if bang Ilham can feel if ummi is sick!" nafisa said with sadness.
"Yes, Naf. Come to think of it too if you get away from parents like that for years. I did not receive a scholarship from Al-Azhar. I can't bear if Mama is alone living here Syifa said.
Not long until they are in the yard of Syifa's house. They immediately entered the house to find Antika.
Arriving in the living room Antika has woken up and even changed clothes with Syifa's home clothes. Antika is seen watching TV, but his view is elsewhere. Evidently when Syifa and Nafisa say hello, Antika is still quiet still daydreaming.
"Sir, let's tell me the same story!" syifa Pinta.
"Actually yesterday a woman came to me. He said that he was my mother. I'm sure he's not lying, Fa. Because I saw it before when we were in high school. He came out of my yard crying."
"However, I did not expect that he would come back to me. He apologized for leaving me when I was a child. He said that he could not maintain the household with my father, and when he was about to leave my father did not allow him to take me with him at that time. Do you think I should believe him or not, Fa?"
"Your father knew that you met the woman who claimed to be your mother?" ask Syifa.
"Yet, Fa. I think my dad would be upset if he found out I met him. Because my father forbade him all this time to say that he was my mother! What am I supposed to do, Fa? who should I trust?" antika asked as she shed tears.
This time Syifa saw her friend crying. Previously, Antika was very cool and tough in dealing with every problem of his life.
"When did you meet the person who said your mother wanted something from you?" timpal Nafisa's.
"Yes, Naf. He wants me to stay with him. He said it was time to go back to him. I'm an adult and I can choose my own way of life without being restrained by my father!"
"What happened when he left your house when he decided to leave your father, Tik?" ask Nafisa again.
"I don't know Naf, he hasn't had a chance to tell me about it. I was in a hurry because there was a class" answered Antika.
"He also promised that when he lived with him later he would never restrain me. He just wants to atone for his sins!"
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