Light For Gus Mu
Chapter 5: Fortitude

Wafi quietly listened to the debate behind him, after the adzan was finished, he moved to the front shaft and performed the two raka'at sunnah prayer first. Wafi remained silent, trying to be patient as some of the men refused to get close to him. Until he was flanked by an ustadz and grandfathers. A lot of people hate, and only love, that's life.

At Bu nyai's house, already at 18:48 Wafi did not come home, Afsheen was asked not to answer, how could his brother go home, after being scolded and insulted his own sister.

”Neng, say same umi. Where are you going?" Raihanah asked and everyone noticed, Afsheen was silent, about to leave but Bayyin held back by pulling his arm.

”What do you say same aa? Until he hesitates to come back here, watch out for you deck." Firmly Bayyin and Afsheen were silent.

”Niyyah, say same umi. What's up?" Ask Raihanah again.

”I didn't say anything." Ketus Afsheen then stepped away towards the second floor. Bayyin watched her with a cynical look.

"Let me same Yemenis look for Wafi." Ahmad pamit and Fahira give the car keys.

When the door was opened, Wafi appeared and Raihanah stood up and walked over to him." Where are you from?" Raihanah panicked. He looked at the battered, wounded and bloody face of his son, Wafi. Who does not like the return of him to the pesantren environment, what would be pesantren if led by an inmate.

”Wafi, you why?" Ask Ahmad." Who made you like this, said the same." Ahmad was upset and Fahira calmed him down. Wafi shook his head, and Raihanah invited him to sit down.

”Umi I'm fine, I'll talk to you for a minute." Wafi smiled and Raihanah rubbed the blood slowly with her fingers.

”Nak." Raihanah's voice raspy.

”I want to go tomorrow, and please tell everyone, not me who will continue to be the manager of the boarding school, they do not have to worry. I'll go home if there's money, don't worry." Wafi's decision was unanimous, he would choose to retreat away and not want to add to the burden of his family, Raihanah grabbed his two sons' hands, grasped them tightly and he did not want his son to return far from him.

”Same silence umi, same with your sisters. Don't go anywhere." Strictly Raihanah and Wafi shook their heads.

”Do not care too much about the people's words, you should prove, if you can," said Yemen. And Wafi still shook his head.

”I'd rather give up, for the common good." Reply Wafi and Yemen throw a rough breath into the air.

”I'm okay, let me go ya umi. I'll be home later.”

”Umi can't give permission." Strictly Raihanah and almost cried at this moment.

”Umi, I came out of prison, just like reborn, a baby born in a state of holiness, but I was the opposite. Stop calling me Gus, call me Wafi or Muzammil. I needed time to adapt to the outside environment, I was imprisoned for too long and the name of this umi boy was damaged because of his own behavior, I was responsible, he said, and now let me go to find a job.” Wafi smiled and Raihanah still did not want to let go. Everyone quietly listened so sadly, Sabila cried at Wafi's desperate words, she understood the man was going awry, living in prison and now free.

”How do you join om aja, cooperation om ya." Invite Ahmad and this time Raihanah gives a little chance.

But Wafi shook his head." I have an appointment with someone else, I will work in a martial arts studio. Do'ain ya umi, may I be well received, I must go home, the place is not far."

”Where do you live?" Raihanah is crying.

”There are places provided, don't worry."

Raihanah looked down, neither nodded nor shook her head, she was heavy to let her son go again.

The night was getting late, Wafi never fell asleep, he walked alone around the boarding school until finally meeting with ikhsan.

”Still the same, as it used to." Wafi swept around.

Ikhsan put his arm around Wafi's shoulder and Wafi turned a glance." We can't make everyone like us, it's not easy for you, Patient Gus. There will be a beautiful rainbow after rain and darkness."

"And I don't know when the darkness and the heavy rain stop." Wafi stepped away leaving ikhsan just like that.

”What did his son Gus Fashan give up?" Shouted ikhsan and Wafi stopped his steps. He looked and smiled thinly.

"Absolutely not, if I give up, I really don't deserve to be born from the womb of a strong woman, and have an amazing father!" Reply Wafi shouted and ikhsan smiled.