I'm Not an Old Virgin
Season II: Mahligai of Love (Chapter 6.1)
...I have felt all the bitterness in life and the most bitter thing is to hope in man....
...Ali ibn Abi Thalib...
...🍁🍁🍁...
"Why? Don't you accept punishment?" Ustad Vano suddenly raised his head.
Deg
The look we met. Panicking, I immediately lowered my head not daring to look at her. Right now I can feel my face getting hot and I'm sure my face must also be red.
"That punishment you got for lying to me. This is a small warning but the next time you repeat it, I'm not at all reluctant to call your parents here."
Oh my God, he wants to call both my parents! Father and Mother never said if the punishment of boarding school will be this tight. They just said the cottage never messed around if there was a santri who made a fatal mistake.
But, is lying also a fatal mistake?
"Did you hear me?" He asked impatiently.
"I heard, Ustad." His tone pressed again.
Ustad Vano said nothing more. He took off my wrist and kept a few steps away from me. Huh..
I can finally breathe with relief. This hand, I carefully watched it. Looking at the side of my palm that Ustad Vano had just touched through my veil cloth.
"Don't pick cucumbers like that anymore. But do it like this, "He picked the cucumber slowly so I could watch him.
To be honest, it was easy and not as difficult as I thought.
"If you follow me, your hands will not be pierced by thorns."
I nodded my head understanding. Then, I tried to follow in his footsteps when picking the cucumber earlier. It's really not hard and my hands don't hurt anymore.
"This year.what age have you been in 17 years?" He asked about my age.
I've been in 17 this year. This was just a few months ago.
"Alhamdulillah, I've been 17, Ustad."
We are silent again. I was embarrassed and awkward to say something whereas Ustad Vano, I had no idea how he was currently expressing it. I wonder why Ustad Vano asked me my age?
"That-"
"Assalamualaikum, Ustad?" There was a male santri who came with Ustad Vano's group to come to us.
I immediately lowered my head deeper, continuing my activities picking cucumbers because soon my vegetable basket would be full.
"Ustad, Mr. Kyai wants to talk."
"Well, where's Mr Ustad?" Tanya Ustad Vano standing from her seat.
They spoke briefly and left without saying a word to me. I slowly raised my head, silently staring at that straight back moving away without even having a chance to see me here.
Hem, he finally left but I'm not at all willing.
"Focus, Ai! Focus up!" I need to finish this to finish!
"Assalamualaikum, Ai?" I didn't realize since when Kak Tiara and Kak Frida had been near me.
Seeing him here was a bit surprising but I immediately answered him.
"Waalaikumussalam, Kak Tiara and Kak Frida." I wanted to stand up but Kak Tiara was sitting next to me instead.
"Don't be too gentle with him and just say it in person. It's also for the good of all of us and concerns santriwati's good name." Frida's cold voice made me uncomfortable again.
Speaking of what?
Oh my God, I feel uncomfortable.
"Silent Frida, I'll talk about it in my own way." Tiara then turned to look at me.
His eyes were no longer as warm as they used to be when they looked at me. It seems like there is a distance between us. Did I make a mistake that he couldn't accept?
"Stay away from Ustad Vano." Said seriously.
Wh why?
Why should I stay away from Ustad Vano?
"Why-"
"Because he has been betrothed to Almaira, the daughter of Pak Kyai from 1 year ago. Reportedly Mr. Kyai will soon their marriage this year after Ramadan later."
Aw,
What I just heard.
Almaira who?
What matchmaking?
Weddings..
They're getting married?
"I know this might hurt for you but you have to start accepting it sooner or later. Ustad Vano is liked by many girls in this boarding school and they are present in beauty and unquestionable advantages. But among all the choices Ustad Vano actually prefers Almaira, Pak Kyai's only daughter and made many people heartbroken. Ai this is a reality that you cannot resist. We're telling you this news so you start keeping your distance from Ustad Vano and don't bother him anymore. He already has someone in his heart and it's not worth it for you to go after him. Rather than creating slander and creating slander, you should immediately fix your intention to come to this boarding school. Fix your intentions and assign it to science."
Be ill,