Asking You In Every Bow
8. Surprised

"Didn't Naura want to be independent, honey?" Yuni gently stroked Naura's hair.

"I mean Mother? Don't tell me" Naura wishes she hadn't said what she didn't want to hear.

It was heavy for Yuni to say it. Because he did not want to part with his daughter. But he will say it. Because of the husband's decision, it will still happen.

"Yes, honey. You tomorrow, must prepare to enter the boarding school" said Yuni softly.

Naura was surprised. He was silent about what Yuni said.

"W-what? I-I'm going to go to the boarding school? And am I wrong, I-I have to be ready to be-tomorrow?" He asked in disbelief.

"Yes, Son. It was your father's decision" Yuni stroked Naura's hand. I hope Naura will accept it.

"Why do I have to go to a boarding school? And why so suddenly Bun?!" Denying Naura.

"Does Daddy and Mommy not love Naura anymore?" continued.

"We love you so much, Naura!" Hilman shouted that suddenly had been seen at the door of the room with still wearing an office suit.

"If you live there, you will be independent. Father and Mother want her daughter to be a godly woman. That's one of the signs we love you" he explained, who is now standing at the side of the bed.

"What's keeping you guys away from me? That's called darling?" Naura looked at Hilman sharply.

Hilman tilted a glance at his smile.

"Have you been unconscious all this time? We all live in one house. But we don't feel your presence. Because what? Because you're Naura, always stay away from us, your family. So there's no harm in me if I move you to a faraway place. So that all of us do not feel your presence at all" Hilman said annoyed.

"Dad!" Call Yuni gently while holding the husband's hand, to keep calm.

Hearing all that, Naura looked at me, and was sad.

"What if I refuse?"

Hilman turned his body, turning his back on Naura and Yuni.

"You can't refuse it. I'll keep you at you tomorrow afternoon. Listen to what your mother said. You need to be prepared to be independent"

"But why should pesantren? Is there nowhere else but that?"

"What place do you want? Does Club? A bar? The lounge? Discotheque? Where to drink alcoholic beverages? A place for disgusting people? Is that the place you want?"

"Did you see me that early?" lirih Naura did not expect the insinuation of the father.

"In your room there are many mirrors. Try to reflect. You observe carefully what is in the mirror. From the end of your head to the end of your foot" Hilman passed by.

"Mother out first. Don't forget to eat" Yuni got up from her seat and passed behind Hilman.

Now Naura was powerless to hold back her tears that kept dripping down her cheeks and blankets. He hit the bed a few times. And again he took a bottle of alcohol stored in the drawer. He immediately opened the bottle cap and wanted to gulp it down immediately.

Tok tok tok tok

"Sister!" Maura cried at the open door.

As Naura was about to gulp down the drink, Naura undoed her intention instantly. When he saw his brother in his room. And he immediately wiped away the tears on his cheeks.

"Can Maura come in?" Ask Maura slowly.

"By dong, Dek. Here sit!" Naura patted the mattress. Maura also obeyed.

"Maura what are you doing here?" Naura asked after the sister sat next to her.

"Main" Maura smiled knot.

Maura looked at the alcohol bottle in her brother's hand.

"Hm, is that alcohol?" Maura pointed at the bottle with the corner of her eyes. And Naura looked confused to answer him.

"Sister. Dad always forbade us not to drink alcohol. Because alcohol is dangerous. But why-"

Allahuakbar Allahuakbar

Adhan reverberates, signifying the time of dzuhur.

"Adzan called. Brother doesn't pray?" Maura asked venturing. Although he actually knew very well, that his brother often left his prayers.

"Hm, Brother.. Menstruation again" Naura lied.

"I'm also Brother.. Again mens. Hehe"

"Oh yes Brother. Just now Maura was horrified everything about the commotion that was happening here" Naura was stunned.

"And Maura wants to know, why do you not want to enter the boarding school?"

Naura was confused back by her sister's question.

"Indeed, Maura really wants to enter the pesantren. But I said, finish school first. Only Maura can go there" he continued.

"Because in the pesantren there will be a lot of cement. We can study religion there. And Maura wants a soul mate who is pesantren.. Yes even though the soul mate is still far away, aamiin aja.. Hehe" said Maura Cengengesan.

"Hish, you know" Naura pinched her little sister's nose.

**

After the completion of the prayer, the santriawan read the holy book of the Quran.

"Shodakallahul'adzim"

After reciting the reading, all the santriawan closed the holy book of the Quran. Then immediately marched to shake hands with Yudi, Umar, Baron and Ramdan who had taught. And immediately out the ceremony to continue their respective activities in the pesantren environment.

"The ram! Where are you going?" Ask Baron in wonder. When he saw Ramdan walking in a different direction.

"To kitchen. I'll clean the gutter"

"To the kitchen? I'm coming!" Said the enthusiastic Baron.

"If there had been no Fatimah in the kitchen, you would not have come. Especially to clean the sewers" Ketus Umar.

"Have you gone there. Have a good sleep. Eliminate your envy. Hush!"

"You should also be eager to clean the gutters. Remember that! Must be clean!" Reply Yuda. And then passed with Umar.

...

"Assalamu'alaikum" Ramdan and Baron said hello after they arrived at the kitchen.

There are some santriawati who are cooking in the kitchen. One of them is Fatimah, the eldest daughter of the pesantren leader, Pak kiyai Bilal.

"Waalaikumsalam" Gently answered the santriawati there.

"Rame on? What's to do?" Fatimah asked a glance at them. Because he was busy slicing some kind of seasoning.

"I want to clean the gutter in the back of the bathroom"

"Me too" said Baron quickly. Smiling to Fatimah.

"Great enthusiasm if there is Kak Fatim" Goda Shela who was washing vegetables in Wash Tafle.

"Hish, what the hell is shel" Fatimah shook her head several times.

"Yaudah come Brother" Ramdan cried.

"Where?" Baron asked because he was too focused on looking at Fatimah's back.

"Clean the gutter!"

"Oh yes" Conscious Baron.

**

"Dec, go eat first. It's in mealtime" said Naura softly.

"Aren't you eating?"

"So, I ate here. Mother had brought food"

"Yes, Maura came out, sister"

...

"Dad, Maura can follow Brother Naura to the boarding school?" Maura asked courageously as she lowered her head, staring at the plate of rice on the table.

Hilman stopped the food in his mouth. Then drink water.

"Not yet" replied Hilman briefly.

"But Maura wants to study religion more closely there" refuted Maura who was still lowered.

"You Dad said, not yet. Yeah, not yet!"

"Ta-but--"

"You don't argue with the old man! Don't follow your brother's habits!" Cut Hilman looked at Maura in annoyance and anger. Maura who was scolded, could only lower her head in fear of the father's anger.

"Tsutt's.. Uda Yah's. Don't upset. Maura's just her, why so sensitive?" Yuni calmed down while gently stroking the husband's shoulder.

"Istighfar Yah's. Istighfar" Yuni's word is soft.

Slowly Hilman took a breath and slammed into him. He obeyed the words of his beloved wife.

"Astaghfirullahal'adzim" Hilman read it several times until the anger finally subsided.

Yuni was indeed the perfect wife figure in Hilman's eyes. He can calm his heart and soul. Yuni is also a loving wife and mother to her family.