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Chapter 6. In front of the Mosque

“Zahara..” call Salma

“ Yes sal... what is it?” ask Zahara without stopping her steps

“Maybe he's his person” said Salma speaking with a bit of coding and incomprehensible Zahara

“Means?” tanya Zahara then turned around with a question face

“You will rarely like this, maybe Zein his” he said after grunting a little upset because Zahara's brain is not so easy to digest his words

“Ngawur you Sal” said Zahara and turned around and continued to step while holding a basket containing plates “I was just embarrassed earlier” said Zahara back

“Alright” Salma takes a deep breath then connects his sentence “Iya or not. But, try to open a little gap, there is no harm in trying Zahara” said Salma in a soft tone unlike usual

Zahara was silent listening to Salma while walking down the small rice field.

It didn't take long now that they've arrived. Zahara left Salma's house to clean up and rest for a while before going to the mosque during Maghrib.

Zahara's eyes did not stop looking at the clockwork that felt like it was spinning for a very long time. Until Zahara's mother seemed to feel strange about her child on this one, but she did not fuss about him.

“Ahh I get ready first” murmured while stepping into the bathroom to take ablution water while waiting for the voice to be heard from the mosque

I don't know what happened to this girl so she bothered to choose one by one the clothes from her closet repeatedly, even though this was her usual routine.

Ready with a kebaya skirt and batik dress patterned red roses coupled with a brown veil she was wearing, now she stepped out of the house after saying goodbye to her mother.

With a quick step Zahara approached Salma's house to invite him to the mosque. The sound of sirens has not been heard at all.

Salma who saw Zahara who was suddenly in front of his house knitted her forehead a confused sign, plus the way Zahara dressed as usual.

Zahara who found the view immediately bowed awkwardly while inviting Salma to hurry the mosque.

“Tumben-tumben her so fast Zahara?” salma asked while fixing her veil by continuing to walk beside Zahara

“Nothing... I want to hurry aja” his words lie.

“Oooooh you want to quickly see the Zein yes?” guess after remembering

“No kok” lied back with a reddened face

Salma laughed loudly as she saw Zahara's reaction and continued to walk nonstop, as her eyes continued to sweep the street area looking for the man they were referring to.

Salma was told that her mother Zein and two of her friends lived in the back area of the mosque. But, the trunk of his nose was not visible until now.

In fact, until the adhan Maghrib reverberated Zein was invisible and made Zahara's expectations slightly disappointed himself.

The voice of Adhan Isya reverberated melodiously to stop their activities. But, this time the voice of the Adhan was very foreign to their ears.

Quickly they all knew that it was not the voice of the mosque guards. But, someone else

With curiosity Zahara and Salma try to keep listening to the sound of adhan that mumbles melodious with occasionally trying to see from the jama’ah cloth bordering who was singing the adhan. But, they could only see the shadow of a man who turned his back on them upright facing the qibla.

Isya prayer is led by the young man who proclaimed the adhan earlier and he also brought do’a after praying and ended with a very melodious prayer.

Immediately after finishing the mosque sound of boisterous sound with the sound of children rushing out of the mosque.

Zahara and Salma just stood up wordlessly while letting the children out first.

The eyes of Zahara and Salma were fixed on the exit for the men and saw two adult men coming out from there who seemed to be telling a story with the mosque guards. I don't know what they're talking about.

“Zahara...see it's his friend Zein” said Salma whereas Zahara had also looked there

“Iya” said Zahara while nodding slowly

Got a question he didn't know Zahara just shook his head and said

“Yes where I know, I'm not who it is” said Zahara ketus and stepped out of the mosque

Zahara suddenly felt upset and embarrassed because he had behaved like this, he even felt a little guilty to Allah because this afternoon he rushed the mosque not because of the intention to meet with Allah.

But, even hope to meet a man who is not the mahrmanya and now the man also does not see the trunk of his nose.

Not enough to get there, Zahara also even dressed up just to be seen beautiful by the man.

A sense of regret and disappointment in him who is very easily swayed continues to haunt his mind making his footsteps shaky and not excited sweeping the dark streets

“Assalamu’alaikum Zahara” suddenly appeared a burly man standing upright in front of Zahara and Salma

“Waalaikum salam” said Zahara while looking up to see who greeted him

Seemed a sweet smile from the man back to make Zahara's heart not careless

“You!?” Greetings surprised to see the man in front of them

“Know me Zein” said with a smile

“Oh yes.. Greetings know Zein I am Zahara, this Salma” Zahara reintroduced himself even though Zein already know his name and Salma

“Salam knows too, are you ready to pray?” question him

Zahara who felt that question that was more worthy of being asked to her immediately quickly asked back

“I should have taken that to you” he said with a little laugh

Zein did not reply but only replied to Zahara with a faint smile from his lips.

“Not his answer even as smiley” said Salma Cuek immediately saw Zein

“But” said Zein with a flat face that can not be interpreted

“Yes already, we go home first yes, not good at neighbors” said Zahara broke the silence after seeing the expression Zein showed

“Don't forget to pray” Zahara said back with a face that looked at Zein with a sweet smile on her lips

“The path here is dark..ini” Zahara gave the torch in his hand to Zein

Seeing Zein who was still silent without reaction with eyes still looking at him, Zahara immediately shook his face to wake Zein up

“Ohhh yes... Makasih Zahara...you are careful” Zein said with stammering eyes and clumsy face while receiving the torch Zahara gave him.

Zahara and Salma just chuckled at Zein's behavior and passed away leaving Zein in the dark alone.

“He seems to have a crush on you too Zahara” cursed Salma to Zahara with a hand holding Zahara's arm tightly after some distance from Zein

“Ihhh ngawur kamu” says Zahara shyly

“Keliatan kok Zahara, just look at his behavior just” said Salma hunting

Zahara just fell silent and smiled at the words of his friend.

“But he didn't pray with his friend who was Zahara?” salma's words made the smile of Zahara's face instantly disappear and also wondered why she had not seen Zein in the mosque. But, instead met outside the mosque which is not far from the coffee shop.

Zahara nodded and remained silent without a word.