Ustad Or Alkash?
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Two years later...

In the daytime crowds on the streets. All motorists go back and forth incessantly. The pedestrians passed here and there. Everyone is in a race to pursue their time. Not wanting to be late, let alone miss.

This includes women who wear a light blue, black backpack, and gray sneakers. He looks as if he is fanning his face with his hands. Withstanding the heat is also noise in the public transport it rides. Occasionally wiping the sweat that was pouring. While continuing to curse some of the other passengers who were cool in gossiping and a few laughs who were sitting right next to him.

After a few minutes, he finally descended right in front of the small alley.

"Fast neng, the fare."

The public transport kernet yelled several times at him. He seems to have no patience. With the occasional swearing on the newly dropped passenger, because too long in taking the money in his bag. He thinks.

"If there's no money, it should be a walk!"

Shouted the kernet. The woman also did not memubris makian of the kernet. And finally, he closed back his bag after taking out a hundred thousand pieces of money.

The kernet received the money and he was counting the change.

"Already, the change just take it, bang."

The kernet also immediately showed his teeth are not too white. Public transport also split the streets again. I heard the kernet screaming a little.

"Thank you, neng, the change."

The woman shook her head and walked into the alley.

Not waiting for a long time, he has arrived in front of the boarding house. He opened the door after taking the key in a hanging flower pot.

He put down his black backpack, then cleaned his body. Eliminate the fatigue it feels. After that, he brought his laptop and mobile phone to the front of the terrace. He sat on a chair made of rattan and busied himself with his laptop.

Moments later, he shut down his laptop and switched to his phone. There was something he almost forgot. He also called a number that never absent he called every day, despite any busy him.

"Today, Andin didn't come home huh mah. Tomorrow there's an important exam on campus early in the morning."

"Then did you rent a hotel, or what?"

"No mah, tonight Andin sleeps at his boarding house my friend. And maybe for a few days tomorrow. It's okay, mah?"

"It's okay, baby."

"Oh yes, mah. Tell Diana's sister Elle too, huh? So they don't wait for me as usual."

Quiescent. Kumala did not respond to her daughter's request. Andin has also understood the change in his mamah attitude that often changes in the past two years.

"Well, Andin please." (andin's request)

"You can send her a direct message, or even call her. Mom is a little busy. See you later, baby. Have a great day on campus. And soon, find happiness."

The phone connection was decided by Kumala. Andin took a deep breath and slowly let out. After that, he put his phone back on the table. And again drowned in the busyness in front of his favorite laptop.

......................

It was so beautiful up there. It is not wrong for people to say that the sky always keeps the desire to just look. Morning, afternoon, evening, then night. Under the dusk anchored, the pounding waves hit the rock. The wind felt. A woman clasped her lover's hand. As if afraid of losing himself for a moment.

"We're back in Indonesia tomorrow, huh?"

His girlfriend just nodded.

"Well, we'd better go home, because it's getting late."

"Wait a minute."

"What's wrong?"

"Talita, I feel there are important memories when I look at twilight."

Important memories?

"really?"

"What you feel is the feeling of every eye that looks. I feel it too. Something happy when you see twilight." (talita said)

Ziban did not answer Talita's words. He still looked at the twilight with meaning. Talita breathed her breath. Apparently the choice to take him both vacations to the beach is the wrong choice.

"Let's go home, we have to get ready for tomorrow. I'll help you pack." (say Talita)

They both returned to the hotel in Ziban's car. Driving at medium speed. And when he was on his way back home, Ziban turned the steering wheel.

"It's not a route to the hotel, is it?" (asked Talita)

"Yes. But it is time to enter the Maghrib prayer. It is not good to delay prayer. Around here, there is a small mosque." (said Ziban)

Talita grafted her hands together and turned her eyes back.

He forgot everything. Except praying. I told her all the stories of her life as I wished and managed to change her outlook on life. But not with his faith. Damnit.

"Dear, you're right." (said Talita)

Talita faced Ziban and pretended to smile. Ziban returned a faint smile for him.

After five minutes into the mid-sized alley, the car stopped right in front of the mosque. Ziban got off first, then walked around to open the car door for Talita as usual.

Suddenly Talita pulled Ziban's arm, falling down and overrunning Talita. Talita put her hand on Ziban's body.

"What are you doing?!" (special Ziban)

Ziban immediately released Talita's forced embrace. Talita refuses to let go. But of course, Ziban's power was greater than that of a woman. Even though her embrace had been released, Talita still smiled with satisfaction.

Ziban pretended to cleared his throat and looked around, hoping that no one would see anything. And after making sure no one was there, he immediately tidied up his clothes, then looked at Talita.

"If anyone sees, how?" (asked Ziban)

"Don't overdo it, baby. If caught though, here no one will scold or punish us. It's a free city. Even perverted things happen everywhere." (said Talita)

"Whatever the reason, it's not our culture,"

"Let's see, we're in front of the mosque. The people around this mosque, too, are mostly Islamic."

"Yes, baby, sorry."

Talita apologized very lightly. It seems he who does not really understand the real meaning of forgiveness. He was very indifferent to Ziban's words. Then she tidied her hair with her fingers.

"Here you go, get off. We pray maghrib first."

"I don't pray, baby."

"really?"

"certain. Wh why? You wanna see, honey?"

"No, no. That's not what I meant. That is, since when?"

Born in this world, baby.

"Have already gone into the mosque." (said Talita)

Ziban nodded as well. Then leave Talita alone in the car. Just a few steps back, Talita called out to him. Ziban looked back.

"Send my regards to God, dear?" (saying Talita)

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