OLD LOVE HAS NOT BEEN LOST (CLBK)
Pass the Scholarship
Dipta still did not think that Shakila wanted to marry him this soon. After his conversation with Shakila yesterday, he continued to imagine what would happen if he agreed to Shakila's request? And what if instead, he refused Shakila's request. Honest, though, he could not if he had to lose the sweet girl of his tribe because Shakila was the one who had made him feel in love for the first time and because he was now living Dipta more colorful and vibrant. So excited that he already had a special savings to marry Shakila.
But now things are not going according to plan. Truly man can only try but still God determines. Dipta could not accept Shakila's desire to get married. He still wants to go to college and work first. He did not want if later he married Shakila in an economic situation that is far from stable. He did not want to marry her just to make his life difficult. Indeed, the windfall there is a God who rules but that does not mean we as his servants do not try to get the windfall.
These weeks Dipta is indeed in a state of anxious hope because the day after Monday the announcement of the scholarship he submitted will be announced on the campus website he has chosen. What happens if he fails? Therefore from the beginning he was preparing mentally ready to lose and ready to win. If he loses he will not give up and if he wins he will not be arrogant. Far from the bottom of his heart always tucked in prayer, "Oh Allah, may this scholarship belong to the servant. Aamiin's."
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The anticipated day arrived, from last night actually his hands itchy want to surf in cyberspace. He wanted to see the announcement later because according to Mr. Herman, his homeroom teacher first, the announcement can be accessed after 00.00 WIB which means midnight.
But he said that because he felt that his mentality that had been built from the beginning to be ready to win and ready to lose had not been proven. He has to build his mentality even stronger. Be that night he forced to sleep even though he could not sleep at all. Until 01:00 AM local time, he felt that he had been sleepy and went to sleep after performing the prayers of tahajud, hajat and witir. He has not yet found any information about his graduation.
In the morning before the dawn of the adhan reverberated, Dipta was still asleep. Only this time he had not woken up when the dawn prayer had called. Seeing his eldest son still asleep, his mother immediately woke Dipta. He also felt astonished because this time Dipta woke up late at dawn.
When his mother woke up, he immediately rushed because he realized the dawn prayer had been reverberating. He went to the bathroom to take ablution and then went back to the room to take a cocoa shirt that was hung behind the door of his room and took the sarong and peci that was in the corner of his mattress. After getting dressed, he immediately went to the mosque.
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About 30 minutes Dipta performed dawn prayers at the mosque, he immediately went home because he wanted to open his HP to find an announcement about his graduation.
Arriving at home, he went straight to the room and looked for his HP. He also sat down in his bed. Do not forget he read the basmalah before looking for the info. Luckily, his HP signal was quite strong that morning so he did not have to wait long to open the website of his destination campus.
Netra his eyes were immediately fixed on a column containing the number, name and faculty as well as the intended majors. He kept looking for his name one by one from the top column to the bottom, he continued to search carefully. Up to number 45, he saw his name written clearly there with the choice of faculty and the intended majors. Reading his name there, he was still unmoved, he was afraid that if what he saw was wrong, he pinched his hand, worried that this was just a dream but the truth was true! His name was actually written there and that meant he graduated and received the scholarship!
When he realized, he immediately gave thanks to God, his prayers had been granted by Him. After that, he went straight to his mother's room. At that time his mother was chanting the holy verses of the Qur'an and immediately stopped for a moment when her eldest son hugged her tightly.
"Alhamdulillah Ma'am, Aa escaped the scholarship!" he said somewhat stammeringly due to the emotion in his heart that had already erupted. Hearing the words of his son, Bu Asih could not say anything, he could only return the arms of Dipta even tighter while crying the sign of haru and happy. Seeing her mother and sister hugging on the prayer mat, Keysha and Lusiana who just finished praying joined them both. There were happy tears from the four men. A process will never betray results.
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A week after Dipta's graduation announcement, Shakila still didn't know about it. Dipta asks Keysha not to preach it before they meet face to face. And today Keysha also Shakila took the SBMPTN exam which was conducted at one of the famous SMA in the city of Sukabumi which was none other than Dipta High School.
Shakila and Keysha are not in the same exam room. Shakila was on the first floor right next to the teacher's room and Keysha was on the second floor next to the UKS room. They promised to come home together later.
After about two hours they finished the problem, the bell rang indicating the time in the work is up. Keysha soon dropped out of his class and descended the stairs carefully as he had to cram with the others.
Shakila was also seen waiting for Keysha in front of her classroom. Keysha approached Shakila, embracing her soft, downy hands.
"Where was La? Can you?" tanya Keysha opened the conversation.
"Yes, forget it. Now we're eating chicken yuk La noodles?" take Keysha with Shakila's hand to follow her steps.
"Where?" ask Shakila.
"In front of the gate to the right at the very end, said A Dipta chicken noodles are very good, the noodles are small and thin that are not big and taste steady!" keysha said as if she was promoting.
"May deh!" shakila Sahut. They immediately headed to where the chicken noodle maker and his cart were. Dipta said he had to play spit-cheek if buying chicken noodles because if not spit, we can hardly sit it. Therefore Keysha walked very agilely, to the point that Shakila was confused by Keysha's hasty attitude.
"Key, relax dong way!" shakila hatch.
"We can't sit down later" Keysha replied with a hurried gesture.
Arriving there it turns out to be true, only three benches left, lucky they still get a seat ration. They immediately occupied his seat and ordered chicken noodles from his seat.
"Sorry yes La, you have me rush because A Dipta said eating in chicken noodles here often grab a seat if you lose quickly coming," whispered Keysha.
"One pantes earlier you said that, I was confused to see you who are like a lapper. Haha.." joked Shakila. Before long their order also came following two glasses of fresh tea given free also two small plastic bowls containing small dumpling crackers. No need to wait for cue, they immediately eat the chicken noodles. The atmosphere became quiet as they were still engrossed in the food. After about a little more is almost over. Shakila asked Keysha.
"Key, you invite me to eat here means you're the one who treats ya?" ledek Shakila's.
"You know if you want to be treated!" sahut Keysha's. Shakila put on a confused look because she did not think her guess was right.
"Lho's right?!" shakila did not believe it.
"Yes but this is not me who is a treat but A Dipta," Keysha replied still with a mouth full of noodles.
"Tumbens! What's up?" Shakila was starting to feel bad. He felt there was something behind it all.
"A Dipta passed the scholarship so he wanted to celebrate by treating you! Said A Dipta thanks for the support all this time," said Keysha excited but not with Shakila. There was a broken piece in his heart. If you can be honest, all this time he prayed that Dipta did not pass the scholarship with the intention that Dipta could continue with him!
Shakila was instantly no longer good at eating her food. She's sad. He's disappointed. He doesn't like hearing of the approval of Dipta! For him Dipta to go to college in the capital was a nightmare for him. He just wants the Creator to remain here in this city. He wanted to be married by the Creator.
But all is not as he wishes. He is down today, this moment and this moment too!
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