I'm Not an Old Virgin
Season II: Mahligai of Love (Chapter 5.1)
...فَاِ نَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا ...
..."Then indeed with difficulty there is ease,"...
...(.(.QS. Al-Inshirah 94: Verse 5)...
...🍁🍁🍁...
"I heard you distributed a lot of food to your roommates. Is that true?" Tanya Ustad Vano was still with her usual cool tone and intonation.
Ai's hand movements on the table immediately stagnated.
"That's right, Ustad. It just so happened that my parents sent me a lot of food this afternoon. It was too much and would be useless if it was kept to myself. So I decided to hand it out to my roommate." Ai replied with her head bowed and hands that continued to wipe the surface of the table.
But the movement of his hand was not as fast as the first, it was slower because he was currently very nervous.
Though just a few minutes ago he decided to stay away from Ustad Vano with a reason to calm down. But who would have thought if the object he wanted to avoid came alone approached him.
"Oh, so it's a gift from your parents." Ustad Vano's tone sounded strange.
Ai was also actually unsure but was even more unsure if she wished that the person who delivered that much food was Ustad Vano.
"Yes, Ustad." Ai promised to ask permission to the boarding school staff tomorrow to call Mother and Father.
He wanted to confirm his doubts.
After that Ustad Vano said nothing more. He stayed in place even though Ai had already moved to another table. No one knows what Ustad Vano is thinking at the moment.
Meanwhile, Ai did want to keep her distance from him but could not stand far apart. He wanted to see Ustad Vano but was afraid of being scolded again. In addition, he did not want Ustad Vano to just stay there with another he really hoped Ustad Vano walked up to him the same as before.
The point is that love is so complicated!
"So you're dividing all that food?" After a long silence Ustad Vano walked a few steps closer to Ai still on the same topic.
Ai was happy, she secretly put a smile on her lips.
"No, Ustad. Two plastic bags I shared with my roommates and one more plastic bag I kept in my closet. What's.. Ustad want it?" Ai asked timidly.
If Ustad Vano really wanted it then Ai would never hesitate to give it away. He instead thought he would give Ustad Vano everything at once because the father said the cottage people could rarely eat food from the outside.
So, once you get the cottage people will treat it very valuable and frugal.
The expression of Ustad Vano across from Ai was rather shaky. His expression softened but that did not mean being gentle. In essence, he looks a lot more comfortable to approach when it's like this.
"Eat for yourself." Ustad Vano refused without hesitation.
"Living in a boarding house is not as beautiful as people imagine out there. Here you have to learn to save money because both of your parents will not easily come to give pocket money. You also have to be good at holding hunger because the portion that boarding schools provide is not as much as at home, especially boarding school food is fairly much simpler than at home so ***** your meal will probably be highly tested here. So, take advantage of the provisions you keep now and do not waste because there will surely come a day where you miss all the food." Ustad Vano's voice strangely sounded light when passing this advice.
Ustad Vano said this so that Ai would not waste food and make good use of it. This is to keep Ai regret one day for not eating the food tenaciously and instead throwing it to others.
"On the other hand you should eat that food to appreciate the person who gave it to you. He gives it with a sincere heart and you must also accept it with sincerity. Sharing is indeed possible and even highly recommended, but it would be nice if done with the right portion and wise." Ustad Vano reminded Ai.
"Ustad," Call Ai get courage out of nowhere.
"Hem?" The sound of Ustad Vano is deep and cold.
Ai involuntarily held her breath when she heard it. At this moment his heart could no longer be described how nervous. His knees started to limp but he stubbornly stood upright as if nothing had happened.
He looked calm but God how nervous and agitated his heart was at this moment.
Oh my God, I would love to know who the girl who spoke to Ustad Vano in front of Mr. Kyai's house was. Do they have a romantic relationship or just a sweet taste?
I want to know, though honestly, that I too am afraid, God.
Jealously,
This feeling was too excruciating in his heart. Though he knew that he could only stare from afar and was nobody to Ustad Vano.
Huh..
"What's wrong?" Ustad Vano asked impatiently.
In a downcast Ai smiled faintly, "Thank you for the advice, Ustad. This is a valuable lesson for me." In the end, he decided not to ask.
Let time answer everything. If they are lovers who like each other then over time Ai will know the good news.
"Hem, then I say goodbye, assalamualaikum." Ustad Vano placed the 3 washcloths in his hands onto the table and after that rushed out of the food booth.
His straight sturdy back moved away in the night. Leaving Ai's lonely figure washed away in her melancholy daydream.
"What are you talking about with Ustad Vano?" Tanya Sari was now standing beside her.
Sari clucked unwillingly to see the departure of Ustad Vano and he was more unwilling to see Ai talking to Ustad Vano.
Hem, in a very short time Sari secretly developed her dissatisfaction towards Ai. Sari thought it was only natural that Frida didn't like him because she always had a way to get Ustad Vano to talk to her.
"He advised me to appreciate the people's gift" Ai suddenly realized there was something strange about Ustad Vano's earlier remark.
Ustad Vano said to appreciate the gift of 'people' and made no mention of the gift of my parents. Whether my hearing is problematic or
"Worthy of what people give? Why did you suddenly stop talking?" Sari's impatient voice pulled Ai from her daydream.
"That's, he asked me to appreciate my parents' gift." Ai replied unsure.
He lowered his head again, continuing his clean-up event with all sorts of thoughts about his doubts earlier.
Seriate..
Pray the best I may be fit again, God willing I will be up 4 chapters tomorrow. Insha Allah well, whether or not we leave everything to Allah 🍁