Islam Learning Fasting
14. Journey

Islam poked his lips in annoyance and then stepped towards the car. Islam stared intently at Abah Habib's eyes. It seems like this old man is challenging him.

Islam became slow when he crossed paths with Abah Habib. Islam continued its scarcity until it passed Abah Habib.

"Islam!" call Abah Habib to make Islamic steps stop.

"What else?" tanya Islam with her face looks lazy.

Abah Habib smiled and stepped towards Islam which looked angry from the look in his eyes. Abah Habib smiled making Islam furrow both eyebrows, astonished to look at Abah Habib who looks strange. Why is he smiling?

"Lo why the hell?" ask Islam at last.

"That know the antum plan," he said made both eyes of Islam rounded in shock, but quickly he hid his feelings of surprise so that Abah Habib did not feel victorious at this time.

"You mean?" islam does not understand.

"Islam, do not think with the presence of three antum friends can make Abah cancel Islam to convert to pesantren, until whenever Islam will still enter the pesantren."

"Regarding the three antum companions, Abah thought this was good because they could also learn the religion of Islam so that all could walk on the right path, unlike today's who-"

"Not to be confident" cut Islam.

Abah Habib was silent.

"Lo don't expect me and my three best friends to turn into what you want, until whenever I and my three best friends won't change."

Abah Habib smiled then nodded slowly. Islam does not understand why this old man is not angry or even provoked by his disrespectful nature and speech. He even looks fine.

"Now, let's play!" invite Islam who then stepped forward to approach Abah Habib.

"What?" abah Habib asked fearlessly on his face when dealing with Islam.

"Gue is sure one hundred percent that you yourself will give up and decide to return me and my best friend from boarding school."

"Oh yeah?"

Islam nodded quickly making Abah Habib smile.

"Lo don't bother me, I guarantee that you will surrender in three days' time" Islam said as he raised three fingers in front of Abah habib's face.

Abah Habib nodded making Islam smile cynically with the corners of his lips raised.

"It's over?" ask Abah Habib.

"May Abah speak?" ask again.

Islam does not answer or nod its head.

"Now let Abah come into play, Abah guarantees one hundred percent that Abah will not give up but the one who will give up is three friends antum," clearly Abah Habib then stepped away from Islam which is now seen regulating the breath of anger that he tried to hold in the chest.

If only there were no roses there he might have beaten the old man all out.

"Okay, that means now you have the courage to play with Islam. Let's see how brave you are" said Islam.

"Come on!" call him.

...****...

The car drove at medium speed out of the yard of the house ended by the sound of the car horn sounded by Syuaib who is currently driving the car.

"Islam! Umi dear Islam!!!" shouted the Rose who was now waving her hand towards the car.

Both eyes of Islam heated up staring at the Rose from behind the back glass of the car. I don't know why it felt like the chest of Islam hurt to see Uminya who was crying while waving her hand. In his entire life only this time Islam separated far from the Rose. Islam is not able to imagine how the story of his life if there is no figure of the Rose, Umi beside him.

Islam takes a deep breath from its nose and throws it away slowly, it cannot cry.

Now the four-wheeled vehicle that Islam rides is driving with a quiet condition. In front of Abah Habib occasionally stare at the glass to see Islam and his three friends.

Akbar was in the left seat while in the right seat there was Islam who continued to be silent with both eyes that continued to look out the window. In the back seat which also means right behind Islam there are Christians, Ali and Abirama who look so very anxious while hugging their respective bags.

Abah shook his head with a smile that managed to rise from his lips and finally he looked back to the front.

Kristian who had been silent since then now looked at Abirama and Ali who were staring at him.

"So how?" ask Kristian with a whisper. Kristian did not want Abah Habib, Akbar and Shuaib to hear their conversation.

"Gue doesn't understand either" replied Ali.

"This is all because of you, Li," said Abirama who occasionally turned to Abah. Abirama tried to make sure that Abah Habib did not see those who whispered to each other. Abirama's speech made Ali quickly turn to look at Abirama with his surprised face.

"You mean? Why am I?" ask Ali.

"Well, let's try not to follow your plan maybe I'm not in this car" he explained.

"That's right," added Kristian.

"You mean? So this time I was wrong? Heh I've also been stuck in my own plan," explained Ali with a whispering tone.

"You still want to enter pesantren, your religion is indeed Islam well what about me and Abirama whose religion is not Islam. I am a Christian while Abirama is a Hindu" he explained.

"What's so hard?" ask Ali.

"It's hard, Al. I have been to church one month only twice oruh well this I will enter the pesantren forever. How is this?" obviously worried.

"Udah then! Just relax! I have another plan" Ali said, trying to convince Kristian and Abirama.

On one side now Abah Habib smiled after hearing clearly the sound of their whispers. Abah Habib did not understand why they all could not think if their conversation could be heard by him, the distance of the front seat and the rear seat was not too far away.

The car drove at a moderate speed which has now been replaced by Akbar while Syuaib is now sitting in the back seat where Akbar was sitting. Now the journey has taken three hours to make Islam appear to be sound asleep with a black jacket covering his face. In the back seat as well as that, Kristian appears to be asleep while resting his head on the arm of Abirama's hand which is also seen sleeping while hugging his black bag. Next to Abirama, Ali was seen sleeping with his mouth fully open and his head looking up to the ceiling of the car and his legs raised to the back of the seat belonging to Shuaib who also looks sidelined.

"Stop it here!" pinta Abah Habib made Akbar slowly pull over his car.

After the car stopped Abah Habib then turned to look at everything that looks still asleep.