I'm Not an Old Virgin
Season II: Mahligai of Love (Chapter 3.2)
"After this I don't want to make any more trouble in front of Ustad Vano." Asri's whisper beside him.
Ai turned, "Why?"
Asri was surprised, "Why are you still asking? Isn't that obvious? He was terrible when he was angry. I don't want to take any more punishment from him."
Ai smiled faintly, nor did she want to stand in front of Ustad Vano in this kind of humiliating state. But what should he do?
After today Ai doesn't know if he can still meet Ustad Vano because of the mistake that happened today although shame is also good luck for him.
"But I wonder how Ustad Vano behaves when he meets people he likes."
The topic that Ai wanted to avoid, but still she still wanted to talk about it.
"Why are you curious?"
Asri scratched his lips in embarrassment, "That's because when we prayed earlier I didn't expect the owner of that delicate, gentle voice to be Ustad Vano. Even as he read the 21st part of Ar-Rum's letter, Ustad Vano repeated it three times in a more and softer voice. Just imagine Ai if Ustad Vano did it for someone she likes here, wouldn't it be so romantic?"
A romance?
True, it sounded very romantic and envied many women including Ai herself.
He smiled awkwardly, "Then the woman must have been very lucky."
But not as lucky as I am. Sissy whisper.
"Hem, you're right. That woman must have been very lucky to get the soft side of Ustad Vano! Ah, I'm so envious!"
I'm even more envious. This feeling, I don't know when to give up. I was afraid that when that day came, the day that Ustad Vano picked up his happiness with another woman my heart would throb in pain. It must have been unbearable and I didn't dare to think about it.
"Here we go, we better get to work so we can get back to the dorm." Said Asri starting to sweat from standing in the sun.
"Yes, we need to get it done so we can go back and sleep soon." Ai said while taking the cleaning equipment used to clean the mosque courtyard.
"Do you like to sleep? You see today I often listen to you call sleep." Asri felt amazed at once strange.
Usually, ahem, usually people who like to sleep will look contained but Ai does not. According to Asri, Ai's body was a bit thin but her skin was very smooth. Asri also noticed that Ai's face was easily flushed or changed color.
Maybe that's the reason why both of Ai's parents gave him the name Humaira just like the beloved wife of the Prophet Muhammad, Aisyah Humaira. The owner of the cheeks who likes to blush.
"Sleep.yes, I like to sleep. Don't you like it?" Tanya Ai started plucking the weeds that were growing as parasites and disturbing the view.
Asri sat down next to him while carrying scissors in his hand.
"I like it too. It's just that I see if you like it more than me. For example, when there is free time or when you look moody, the first thing you say is that you want to go to sleep immediately. Am I right?"
Ah, that problem.
"That's because of my habits since childhood so if I don't have any activities the first thing I do is sleep." It's lies.
His psychiatrist once said that his mental health had problems from childhood because the trauma was difficult to remove. To escape the trauma, she asks Ai to be more open to others and make friends. That way he won't be lonely anymore.
Initially, it was like that until many years Ai was stuck waiting for Ustad Vano to keep his promise. The loneliness quietly pulled him back.
Maybe because Ustad Vano was the first man who would be friends with him often even protect him when playing makes Ai experience dependence on him. Or maybe it was because Ustad Vano was her first love that it was so hard to break away.
Whatever the answer is, nothing will change now. He is still the same, if he feels sick or lonely the first thing he will do is lock himself in bed and fall asleep.
"Masha Allah, your habits are strange too Ai." Asri shook his head in wonder.
After that they focused on cleaning the flower plants in the mosque courtyard. This work should not be exhausting them but because it is currently afternoon and the very hot weather makes them tired quickly.
They were both thirsty but could not drink. There is no water here except tap water that is still raw and has the potential to become a disease when drunk.