Friends Towards Heaven
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If before you go you ask me to wait, I might not be this happy. But you didn't tell me to do that at all. And most importantly you forgot to tell me what I should do without you.*

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Aisha pov :

I've been here 2 years. The al - Ikhlas High School. I did not go to school in my city intentionally. Besides I can live independently, I will also dig a lot more about religion.

Indeed, I admit that my religious understanding is still lacking, even though from childhood I was educated at a religious school and educated from umi abi about religion does not make me too immersed in religious science.

For me the lives of those who are steeped in religion are too much. And I can't be restrained by this and that. Although umi and abi have told me to dress syar'i, but I have not been able to fully. I'm more comfortable with a skirt, a long shirt and a hijab that's not too wide2. But it is enough to cover the part that God told women to cover.

Actually attending school here is my own will. The intention of the heart is already there to immediately emigrate. But logic is still not in sync with the heart. Hence, here I can be more involved with the Islamic environment. Change for change I feel.

Starting from the previous I was very crybaby, crying because of small things, now it is very rare.

The first thing I did was work as I did, now I have started to discipline.

What was originally muraja'ah I would only do when told to abi, now it is every day because we live in the dormitory and it is an obligation.

I did all of that with sincerity. Because I don't want to disappoint umi and abi because I'm the only child.

I really feel the change in me.

Regarding bang fathan, I no longer have a problem, even though there are some times I miss him so much. Because, since his departure a few years ago until now he never again informs me.

I used to visit papa's mama but I never got a bang fathan.

I went to visit bang fathan's house.

I heard Mom was on the phone with someone. I was thinking maybe my interlocutor asked who came because my mother said my name.

But at that time my phone connection was also cut off.

When I asked who it was, my mother replied that it was bang fathan. Actually I'm confused. What's my fault with bang fathan until he's so avoiding me.

"Ah, conscious caca. Don't keep killing time by remembering people who don't want us"

I'm trying to wake myself up.

"Please attention, to all dormitory students, please wudhu because soon we will mosque . Today we have a visit from Darul Iman High School. No one is late. Thanks."

The sound of buk fatma, my dormitory builder announced information about the teenage wirid which is held once a month.

But the wirid that we do not with contemporary ustadz ustadz, but with students of High School as equals to share knowledge and experience obtained in their respective schools.

Tonight the prayers of maghrib and my isya are imbued by said asla' muazzam. One of the students is famous for his very soft voice as well as hafizul qur'an 15 juz.

I know him well, in addition to us an organization in the organization rohis city, kak azam also came from the same city as me in semarang but different regions.

I am from Gunungpati and brother azam from banyumanik.

After the show was over, Salwa and I went to the dormitory.

But, when looking for sandals, my class came to us.

"Afwan kak salwa, aisha. Zahra wants to send a message from brother azam. He said he was waiting for aisha in front of the mosque."

I'm a little surprised anyway.

"Ayesha to zahra?"

Salwa.

"Hm, earlier brother azam said please call aisyah aja kak."

Zahra answered.

"O that's okay, thanks Zahra."

I chimed in.

"Same brother."

Zahra.

"Wa, accompany aisyah yes. It is impossible to meet azzam's own brother."

I beg.

"Hmm, yeah."

I know zahra is less happy to see me close to azzam's brother.

He also once admitted that kak azam is the name he gave to the pencitpta.

But what can I do? Azzam's sister is the type of man who is sholeh and does not want to date.

And now at most I am called only because there is a matter of the Rohis.

"Assalamualaikum aisyah. Salwa's."

Greet azzam by slapping his palm in front of his chest.

"Walaikumsalam sis azam."

We answer at the same time.

"Afwan ya aisha, salwa. I'm interrupting the time."

Azzam smiled. Always that smile calms anyone who sees it.

"It's okay 2 kok sak azam, oh yes. What is it you call Aisyah?"

I'm to the point.

"Aisyah, next week we have a rohis activity at Al-Islah High School, aisha has been input into the event executor as a reader of the Qur'an. Can aisyah?"

My body seemed to stiffen when I heard the name of the school.

It was a school for Jonathan.

"We're there, brother?"

Finally after all this time I want to go there, now is the time.

"Later we learn the same rhythm. Ustadz imam asked for help with brother to share the same rhythm aiyah. Later I'll tell aisyah by phone buk fatma ya."

Added azzam.

"All right, brother, in shayah, God is able to fulfill it."

I finally drew my conclusion.

"alright. Thank you, salwa. I'm going first. Assalamualaikum."

Azzam's brother passed.

"Mosur."

Salwa and I turned around.

During the trip to the dormitory I was busy with my own thoughts. Among happy because it has not been seen long bang fathan is also afraid that in fact bang fathan does not want to see me again.

But I have to see bang fathan tomorrow. I had long wanted to meet him, wanted to tell him what I had been going through and most importantly asked why he had arrived lost without any news.

"Daddy, kok diem?"

Salwa was watching me.

"Wa, aisyah wants to see bang fathan."

I'm honest.

"SMA al islah is his school kak fathan, oh yes kak fathan school. Well, tomorrow I can look for brother fathan."

Salwa chimed in.

"Yes, if later aisyah looking for kak fathan continued kak fathannya do not want to meet aisyah how?"

I'm concerned.

"You haven't tried it yet, huh, elaah."

Answer salwa.

"Yes wa, doain aisyah met bang fathan ya. Aisha missuuuu once."

I closed my eyes.

"Yeah,yuk in. It's up to."

We were in front of the dorm.

"Yuk."

Salwa and I entered the dormitory and prepared to go to sleep.