Between Mr. Ustadz's Son Or Office Child
Chapter 10: The Unexpected Guest

Lately, Ara was often angry, whether what happened between Mama and Papa that must have all ended up attacking Ara mentally.

"This morning come along, Papa Worship!" exclaim Papa with a high tone.

"Ara joined Mama's recitation yes, for a lifetime you can always be temenin, Papa, but can't help Mama."

To be honest, this was the first time that both of Ara's parents had actually argued and forced Ara to join one of them. Because even if Papa forced Ara, to worship every Sunday, usually will not force in front of Mama. Unlike Mama, all this time never forced Ara to follow her wishes. But somehow, this time Mama looked different.

"I don't go between Mama and Papa, Ara wants to sleep." Ara refused firmly, he immediately stepped into the room and slammed the door leaf as hard as he could, and then, sontak made Mama and Papa both surprised.

"It's your fault, Ara's finally stubborn and unruly!" Papa spoke as if he was never guilty.

"Keep blaming me, it seems you need a Doctor to check your sanity and ask the Doctor, are you still worth mentioning, Papa by Ara."

Hearing word for word that Mama said, spontaneously made Papa more angry, the middle-aged man, chose to rush away and leave the house. Mom acted like she didn't care at all.

* * *

As with the Chio's turmoil at his home, he was confused half-empty because it had been almost a week, Ara did not come to the Mosque and never even studied to teach again. The girl did not contact him at all, of course this made Chio fret and wonder.

As long as Chio knew Ara, almost seven months longer, he had never once contacted the girl first, Chio was too comfortable because it was always Ara who came to see him, now he is confused himself.

"Call no yes, WA no?" many times this question came out from Chio's bewildered lips.

Staring at the ceiling of the room, Chio tried to find a solution.

"Where are you, Ra, sick or why? You should have told me." he said again.

Basically, this is not entirely wrong Ara, but Chio himself who does not have a stand, he can seem assertive when lecturing and teaching the students, but for matters of the heart, he said, Chio has no science at all.

"What, I'll just go to his house?"

True, in the end Chio decided to come to Ara's house, although he would bear the shame of half-dead, but who cares, who cares, he must ensure the state of the girl whose name he has kept in his heart.

* * *

Ara herself has been very busy lately, besides focusing on college, she also has to come to see Kenan every day, for some reason Ara feels obliged to give the guy, attention, attention, kennon is in recovery. Not only that, the problem of both parents as well, making Ara not ready to go to the Mosque anymore as usual, he also did not go to the Church like Sunday that Ara had been through.

"Ken, this afternoon I'm not going to your house, yes" Ara sent a WhatsApp message.

("Yes, Ra, it's okay, anyway I still thank you because you've been bothering, take care of me.") replied Kenan five minutes later.

Ara smiled faintly there was a feeling of relief and also guilt, she was sure that the current Kenan would be disappointed in her, even though it was all just Ara's mind. In fact across the street, Kenan understands Ara more than Ara understands herself.

"Hem."

With a sense of laziness that is very extraordinary, Ara back to lay down the body on the bed, he confused himself with what is happening to his family now. Could Mama and Papa be getting a divorce, as Ara had feared all along?

"Aaaaah, it sucks, why did I have to be born into such a messy and confusing family?" this question does often cross the mind of Ara, since he sat in the High School.

When Ara was struggling with her confusion, she was shocked by the voice of the mother who called her name while knocking on the door many times.

Shortly thereafter, the girl came out of the room with her matted hair and her full-length nightgown.

"What's up, Mah?"

"Outside there are guests, there are people looking for you." Mama told me.

"Who?"

"No idea, I don't know" Mama replied honestly.

Without a second thought, Ara rushed away and ran out to ascertain who had come. And, how shocked Ara was, seeing who was now standing before her with an unusual gaze.

"Chi-Chio." spontaneous Ara suddenly nervous.

Almost Ara would run back inside the house, but Chio swiftly pulled the girl's hand and asked Ara to stay with her on the porch.

"Kok, you're going to my house?" confused completely confused, what kind of question did Ara deserve to ask this man before her. Moreover, Ara was aware, the condition of the clothes that wrapped his body was not appropriate at all.

"I came here to make sure, if you're okay, because it's been an invisible week, I'm afraid you're sick" Chio said honestly without further ado.

"Sa-I'm fine. Sorry to worry you, this one week, I was very busy at home or college, so I have not had time to come to the mosque also to learn to teach." Ara told me, even though she was not one hundred percent honest.

"Alright, if so, I say goodbye first."

Ara was fixated not to answer, he really did not think, if Chio came all the way just to ask news. I don't know what Ara expected.

"From your house, to my house, it's quite a distance away and you came here just to ask me the news. Shouldn't you ask via WhatsApp?" not knowing why Ara was suddenly angry.

"Haha?" chio is suddenly confused.

"Haaah, heeeh, hoooh. I asked, the time answered 'haaaah' doang anyway."

"You didn't take the wrong medicine, did you? Since when, the distance between your house and my house becomes far away, we live in a residential complex, Ara," Chio reminded, which immediately made Ara cover her face with both palms, he was really embarrassed.

"Sorry, I forgot!"

"What do you expect from me?"

"Em, that's haah..what is it," I want it to feel, Ara became the wind and then in an instant can disappear from the presence of Chio. His shame could not be expressed by words.

If only Chio knew, Ara wanted to talk more alone, because the moment Chio visited her house, was a very rare thing. Though Chio was not insensitive, the man knew what Ara meant.

"If I want to stay longer. Tomorrow wear clothes thinner than this!" Chio smiled then after that immediately stepped away from before Ara.

Ara himself is still frozen, he just understood, if the condition of the clothes lacking this material that makes Chio not last long alone with him.

"Haaas, shit, you pissed-off shit." said Ara, who cursed at her own carelessness. Tomorrow he will wear a more polite dress, before opening the door of his house.

TB