
After bathing Syifa wearing a dress that has been made Fatimah's grandmother to wear when teaching. In her pigtails her long hair formed a small round clap on the back of her head, then she wore a black pasmina.
He had a bag on his shoulder that contained a book and an iqro'. "Ma, Syifa njai first yes!" he kissed the back of his mother's hand.
"Sir, thank you for the beautiful game. Syifa left first yes, to the mosque!" he said while greeting Fatimah's grandmother farewell.
"Yes, be careful, Fa. When you're done, go home, baby!" rosa reminded me.
"Yes, Ma. Assalamu'alaikum!"
"Wa'alaikumussalam."
Syifa also walked because the distance is not too far from home.
Arriving at the mosque there was Nafisa and several other children. For girls are guided by ummi Sharifah and brother Aminah While the men are guided by Ustadz Imron and while assisted by his brother Nafisa, Ilham.
Umm Syarifah painstakingly taught Syifa to read iqro'. Actually only Syifa whose reading is still left behind, because other children his age are already at the stage of reading the Qur'an. It even had 30 juice.
For most of the children of Arab descent they went to school in the boarding school founded by Habib Annas. Every day they are required to read iqro' regularly since childhood and also memorize the letters. So do not be surprised if most of them are fluent in reading the Qur'an and have memorized juice 30.
While Syifa was only able to attend school in the State Elementary School. Because Rosa can not afford the cost of school in the cottage or private school based on Islam which is quite expensive because it is a school that is quite famous and high quality.
"Syifa, because the TPA is only twice a week, for example Syifa wants to learn to read iqro' faster can come to Ummi's house before maghrib. Later ba'da prayers maghrib Ummi will teach Syifa to read iqro' and learn memorization of letters with Nafisa. Wouldn't you?" ask Sharifah.
"You, Ummi" Syifa said enthusiastically.
"Well, tomorrow before Maghrib Ummi wait at home?" sharifah.
"Okay, Ummi. Thank you!" syifa said with a happy smile.
After TPA Syifa told about the offer of ummi Syarifah to his grandmother and mother.
Hearing that, Grandma agreed. A very old grandmother could not teach Syifa to read. For the net that has not been so careful and his speech that is not so clear in reciting verse by verse will make ambiguous for those who hear.
While Rosa who is a convert is not very good at reading the Qur'an or memorizing letters. I could not teach Syifa well.
Rosa and Fatimah's grandmother agreed to Syifa to study at the Ummi Syarifah which they also knew well. They were sure Syifa would be better off studying with the experts.
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The next day after returning home from school Syifa immediately followed to Ruko. Syifa who was about to go to her mother's place selling confinement cakes when someone called her.
"Hey, Syifa!"
Syifa then turned to the source of the voice. Looks like Antika is running a little towards him.
"Fa, sit there yuk! I'll take this, we'll eat together, yuk!" he said while showing snacks who were hits on the television commercials.
"Em, but I haven't said anything to Mama. How will mama find me?" syifa said worried.
"You if you go anywhere must permit first, same with your mama? if I'm boro-boro there's something new. I go home or my dad won't come back. The one who was angry because he did not do homework was even too late," said Antika indifferently picking snacks in his hands.
"If your mother?" ask Stifa.
Antika did not immediately reply and continued to chew voraciously. "I don't have a mother!" he said without expression.
"So your mother is dead? I'm sorry Tik, I didn't mean to remind you of your mother?" syifa said with great regret for asking about her mother Antika. He was afraid that it would make Antika even sadder.
"No problem! I don't know if my mom is alive or not. He's been out of the house since I was a kid!" antika said without stopping to bribe snacks into his mouth.
Syifa was very surprised to hear that. He felt more compassion for Antika. How could a mother just leave her child. Syifa could not imagine if it happened to her.
"Look at this, Tik. I met my mama first. You're coming too. Later we play together in the middle of the shophouse hall. How's it?" ask Syifa.
"Truly mama's boy! yuk is in!" the word Antika then precedes Syifa to go inside.
Arriving inside, Syifa introduced Antika to her mother and grandmother.
Mama Syifa even ordered lunch for Syifa and Antika so that they do not starve after school.
Rosa was also happy to see Syifa get a good enough peer, so she could accompany him to play while in the shophouse.
Suddenly someone hugged Syifa's body from behind.
"Syifa, you are so beautiful, Fa. If you grow up, don't be a girlfriend, Om!" said the man.
Syifa instantly recognized his voice.
"Bang Jo, don't come off!" syifa said as she thrashed to be released.
The young man did not let go of Syifa instead hugged her tightly.
"No, Jo. I'm telling you the same mother digibeng lo the same Rosa!" said a middle-aged mother who sat in front of her stall as she flicked the fan beside her face.
"That's it, Merry. People were just joking around with Syifa too. It was so good to see this child. Still a child is very beautiful, how about when you are an adult, must be very beautiful!" he said after releasing Syifa.
"Syifa is already big, you can not hug Syifa rich that again. Not muhrim!" syifa said as she stepped away to where her mother was selling. Antique followed him from behind.
"Yaampun Syifa, pretty-beautiful jutek really lo, it turns out not mother neither child nor jutek!" jodi's voice is still heard in Syifa's ear.
Syifa continued to walk quickly with a bit of annoyance. Although his intentions are joking but he understands that Jodi's actions to him make him uncomfortable. But Syifa did not complain to her mother for fear of making her mother think.
"Fa, do you want me to teach you the same lesson that man did?" ask Antika.
"Don't! bang Jo was like that a long time ago! that's why I'm upset. But do not make a fuss I do not want the relationship of mama and the other sellers will be uncomfortable because of this problem. I know that bang Jo is actually joking, but I feel uncomfortable just being held like that. I'm no longer a child. It just sucks!" Syifa.
Syifa then asked permission to go home first to her mother. While Antika could not go home because he had to help his father sell.
Syifa paddled her bike quickly into the streets.
Suddenly in the middle of the road the bike chain broke. Syifa finally got down and tried to fix her bike chain. However, it turned out to be quite difficult.
"What's wrong?" suddenly there was a figure standing behind him.
Syifa looked up looking at the figure standing behind her.
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