Meet a Mate at Grandpa Pesantren
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All get together for breakfast before everyone starts their activities.

" Abi santri opening new already open bi." Ask Khayra.

" Why son?." Ask Abi back

" That's Rayyan mas want nerusin his Junior High School in pesantren bi."

" Thank God, is it Rayyan?." Ask Abi to Rayyan

" Right cake, Rayyan wants to enter the boarding school. The pesantren grandfather is also not inferior to the current Rayyan school." Rayyan replied

" Yes, grandfather will enter your name as a new santri." Abi's Speech

" But Rayyan mas lives here yes the same grandmother do not ask to stay in the dormitory" said Umi.

" Well, Rayyan will stay here. Living in the same dormitory in the same grandparent's house is still one neighborhood."

" Asik is Rayyan, Yusuf has a playmate." Joseph his son Zafra.

" you haven't had any friends all this time" asked Rayyan.

" Have a mas, but they're in the dorm and they have to follow the rules so can't play with them all the time "

" Emang you sure suf mas Rayyan want to play with you" said Zafran.

" Yes, I don't know."

" Already continued eating.' said Zafra mediate.

" But Mommy will nengokin mas Rayyan every Sunday right. How will Fira kangen?." Zafira put on a sad face.

" Yes, we come here every Sunday" said Ustad Gibran.

" Yes...' Zafira happy.

" Mommy, Deddy can't let Dania change schools here." Dania asked while bowing in fear.

" Why move, baby ?" Khayra asked softly.

" Dania is not comfortable Mom indeed they no one dared to be the same Dania. But they are concerned about Dania and Mom Dania is uncomfortable. Moreover, Mas Sakti will also be studying abroad." Dania said sadly

" if Mommy is not a problem you want to go to school anywhere" said Khayra.

" Same Deddy also if you are not comfortable there and want to move here Deddy is not a problem. Than you stay there even interfere with your education. Deddy will take care of."

" Okay today also grandfather will enter you as a new santri" said Abi.

" It's not sad that Mommy and Deddy agree." Umi said as she stroked her grandson's head.

" Come on Sakti, Dania, Rayyan, Zafran and Zafira, get ready to go to school later." Khayra.

They went to school, and the children of Iqbal also went to school.

There was only Joseph and his brother left.

" Yusuf did not go "Tanya Khayra.

" It's still Auntie's morning, Class is still quiet."

" Yes, the first time you want to mop up a class."

" Well, be a janitor dong if that's it."

' Come on, Yusuf help you lift the dirty dishes." said Zafra.

" Yes aumah" said Yusuf who directly dutiful with his house.

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Now Al hikmah pesantren is busy preparing for the seven daily tahlilan event the death of the founder of Al hikmah pesantren. The santri and also the surrounding residents flocked to work to set up a tent.

The santriwati were busy in the soup kitchen to make food for those who worked consecrated. And some pesantren alumni have also come to help.

At 11 noon Abi also told the students and residents who helped for lunch first. Newly continued Dzuhur prayer congregated in the mosque. And for his own tahlilan event held all ashar.

After Dzuhur all catering has arrived. And now the students are putting rice boxes, Snacks and sovenirs into plastic bags. Also separate the ones to be distributed to the scholars and community leaders who attended later.

" Oh yes you do not forget to enter the nuts, chips and dates, right." Ask Aunt Aisyah to the santriwati.

" Already Ning, the drink has also been entered as well."

" Oh yeah that's there your cake eat ya." said Aunt Aisyah.

" Yes Ning."

Meanwhile, there were two cars entering the Al Hikmah boarding school.

" I'm sorry sir, where's Gus Azzam's house?." Ask the middle-aged man to the security officer.

" I'm sorry where are you?" said the security guard politely.

" We are from Cairo, Abi my best friend Kyai Ibrahim."

" Oh let me take you."

The security guard drove them to Gus Azzam's house.

" Openetrish..."

" Greetings.." happened to be Dania who came out of the house.

" Ning Dania is looking for Mr. Kyai Azzam he said from Cairo Ning."

" Oh yes thank you, but Dania can ask for help it seems like grandfather is in the mosque can say if there are guests" said Dania politely.

" Yes Ning, then excuse me first. Assalamualaikum."

" Greetings walaikum."

" Let's go in first, his grandfather is being summoned first. Let's sit down." Dania invited her guests.

" Thank you, this is Gus Azzam's grandson." Ask one of the men who is about the same age as Zidan.

" Yes, I'm his grandson."

" Who's the guest?." Ask Khayra who just showed up.

" It's Mommy's grandpa's guest" Dania said.

" You must be Kai ya." asked the middle-aged man.

" Well, I'm really Kai, I'm sorry about who?." Khayra asked politely.

Umi appeared shortly.

" Abibahs... Rashid.

Umi embraced the woman named Abibah.

" How are you? Oh God we have not met for a long time" said Umi.

" Yes Kai was nine or ten years old when we met." A woman named Abibah.

" Yes Mbak Sejah has not seen for a long time , If the same pak kyai Ibrahim last ten years ago. When she went to Cairo and said that Mas Azzam who held the boarding school helped her husband Aisyah" said Rashid.

Dania came with Zafira and Chantika brought drinks and cakes.

" Please have a drink." Dania

" thank you."

" This is your granddaughter all disgraced." asked Rashid.

" Yes, this is Dania and this is Zafira. They're Kai's kids. That's Chantika the Bungsu's son." Umi introduced her grandchildren.

" Kai has a child this big." Rashid asked in shock.

" What does Kai have to call him?." Ask Khayra.

" Om and Aunt are okay, ' replied Abibah

" Kai's own son just graduated from SD. If Dania and her brother were Kai's adopted son, her parents died in an accident. And his father they're employees of Kai's mother-in-law's company in Japan."

" How far can it be in Japan."

" It used to be when Kai and her husband lived in Japan, and this one and her twin were born there."

" O God, son, may you be blessed to raise up an orphan."