
After hearing Keysha's story about Dipta and Shakila's relationship, Mother immediately met Dipta and asked Keysha to change to guard the shop.
"A... Aa," call Bu Asih from outside the house.
"Yes Mom. What's up?" tanya Dipta approached her mother.
"Mom heard from Keysha. Is it true that you have already expressed love to Shakila?" tanya Bu Asih crosschecked the news he received.
"Yes ma'am right," said Dipta in a soft voice.
"But you're not dating, are you?" ask Bu Asih again.
"No Ma'am. Aa had already given understanding to Shakila that Aa could not date and she agreed. So we take care of each of our hearts." Dipta explained to Bu Asih about his relationship with Shakila.
"I hope you can take care of each other's hearts! So Aa also do not play with the feelings of women yes A. Remember you have two sisters too." Bu Asih warned his eldest son to continue to maintain his attitude towards women.
"Well Mom," said Dipta agreeing to the advice of his mother. She asked her mother, "Mom agrees that Aa is with Shakila?"
"Agreed anyway though..," his words came to a halt because he remembered one thing.
"Although what Mom?" ask Dipta to be curious.
"Although he is a child pampered by his parents," said Bu Asih slowly. Dipta also nodded in agreement with his mother's opinion.
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After the magrib, as usual Shakila came to the house of Dipta to study. This is the first time Shakila came together as a woman who has officially entered into a statusless love relationship with Dipta.
Usually Shakila only carries a bag containing textbooks that will be learned with Dipta and Keysha but this time the carrying increases because he also carries a plastic tent that contains satay and lontong to be eaten with Dipta also family.
"Assalamualaikum," said Shakila in front of the house of Dipta.
"Come La," Ma'am Asih greeted him as usual. Shakila salim and kissed the hand of Bu Asih.
"Mom, this is Kila bring satay. We'll eat with yuk!" take Kila to Bu Asih.
"Have you not eaten La?" ask Bu Asih.
"But Kila brought a lot of this so you can all eat together here," he replied still by holding a plastic wrap containing satay.
"That looks good! Let's eat!" Keysha receives a meal from Shakila.
"Yuk Key," said Shakila as she placed a plastic wrap containing satay on the guest table.
"Yes, I've taken Key's plate." Pinta Bu Asih's.
"Thank you La" said Bu Asih later.
"Yes ma'am both. Oh yeah A Dipta hasn't come home from the mosque?" ask Shakila.
"Not yet La, maybe soon," Bu Asih replied with a smile at the end.
"Where is Mom? Let's eat together" he asked.
"Still praying La, yes you have the same Keysha eat first yes," said Bu Asih because he saw Keysha had come with a plate and spoon.
"Let's hang out with Mom" Shakila asked again.
"Mother has eaten La, for you. Mother stayed yes. Take care of the stall again." Pamit Bu Asih to Shakila and Keysha.
"Yes Ma'am" said Keysha and Shakila together. Maam went to leave them. Shortly after he came home.
"Assalamualaik."
"Vaalaikumsalam. There is Shakila! He's got satay. Eat first there," said Bu Asih to his eldest son.
"Sate?" tanya Dipta is confused because it is not unusual for Shakila to bring food in her study hours. Dipta also entered the house that was immediately welcomed by Shakila.
"Eat A. Here I have satay," said Shakila while thrusting a complete plate containing lontong and five skewers. Dipta smiled at Shakila and took the plate.
"Lus, this is satay for you please save it to the kitchen," Keysha pinta while thrusting a plate at Luciana who was busy eating satay. He got up from his seat and left three skewers on his plate.
"Well, don't you eat?" ask the Creator to Keysha.
"No, he said" Keysha replied as he continued to chew on the leftovers in his mouth. Dipta also sat in a chair that was enough for one person and enjoyed the food given by the sweet girl his puja.
Shakila looks really happy. Always a smile on his face during meals with Dipta and family. Sometimes he even looked at the Creata who was eating. When they meet. This time Dipta was no longer awkward to reply with a smile. Not like that time. He could only be clumsy and misbehaved if he met Shakila's gaze.
Now their hearts are more plump. There was no longer any doubt in it as they were already equally confident of having hearts with each other.
When starting to learn, they are also more flexible and not stiff anymore as before. Although from this moment on every Dipta gave an explanation, Shakila smiled more than answered as before.
Realizing himself to be a mosquito repellent, Keysha could only resign. He realized that the two people in front of him were kasmaran. But on the other hand Keysha is proud to be able to keep them both from the actions desired by the devil.
The faces of Shakila and Dipta were indeed shining at this moment. Maybe because they are enjoying a relationship even without that status.
***
This month is the month when all schoolchildren take the grade-level exams. Keysha and Shakila are about to move up to the third grade of High School and they are really keen to learn to move up the class with satisfactory grades.
But suddenly Keysha's heart began to feel bad, considering he was soon to graduate High School and he really wanted to go to college. But he doubted because the Creator alone could not continue to a higher level.
Today, Keysha's last day took the class exam. Now just wait for the results of his repetition. I hope it's not remedial. This time the school became a burden on his mind. To whom he will pour out his heart. Mammy? ah don't his mother no longer need to be charged with this kind of thing. Poor thing!
He also chose to tell the story to the Creator. He hopes to be calmer after talking to Dipta, the only brother he has.
After returning from school, he immediately met Dipta who was guarding his mother's shop.
"Ajelica's Assalamumaikum."
"Vaalaikumsalam. Hurry home? How come that's it, why Key?" ask Dipta. He is actually the kind of person who is attentive. He could know that the person was doing well or vice versa.
"Where's mom?" asked Keysha waddling around looking for her mother.
"Morning a break in the room. His legs hurt again" replied Dipta.
"Lho's sick with gout again?" asked Keysha a little panicked.
"I don't know why rest first to lighten up," replied Dipta.
"Keep, why are you so limp?" ask the Creator again.
"I thought of A" he said.
"Think what the hell?"
"I really want to go to college, but how?" tanyanya. Hearing his sister want to lecture Dipta's heart for a moment. He knew exactly what he was feeling last year when he graduated High School. He really wanted to go to college but what power his mother could not afford to pay his tuition even though at that time Mr. Herman offered some of him who would pay. But how else, pay half of it maybe his mother will not be able to.
"It knows exactly how you feel now Key. Aa used to be. What do you want to major in Key?" ask Dipta.
"I want to be an English teacher, A" he replied in a clear tone.
"Are you sure you can be a teacher?" ask the Creator again.
"Yakin A's. I want to be a teacher from the beginning. I want to be useful to everyone A." Hearing Keysha's answer, Dipta's heart grew bitter. He could not bear to destroy the noble ideals of his sister.
"We have prayed a lot. We ask God for power over all things. In Shaa Allah will Aa try whatever way you must go to college. Now your duty is to study diligently, to worship diligently also add other sunnah worship, and rely on Allah. So that you can qualify SMPTN next year," explained Dipta at length trying to convince Keysha if he can.
"But I don't have A's money" he lamented again.
"We ask God" said Dipta.
"Good A."
'Allah has given us an easy way to study at a higher level. Aamiin.' He was praying in his heart.
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