NIGHT BUTTERFLY
#154
Dusk began to dock. The dark slowly began to spread along with the echoing of adzan maghrib. The santri at the qudwatusshalihin boarding school have gathered at the pesantren mosque. Serempak khusyu' read the wirid while waiting for the arrival of Master Izzul Islam to pray congregation.
The sky is back cloudy. The wind that blows hard occasionally comes across. His voice was scary when he hit the trees in the boarding house complex.
Master Izzul Islam looks authoritative with green robes up the mosque. The santri wake up and the iqomah immediately in I. After making sure the shaf of the santri behind him has been straightened out, Master Izzul Islam solemnly started takbir.
Meanwhile. In the room. After completing the Maghrib prayer, Nyai Mustiani looks busy removing some gamis from his closet. Some of the toys that he considered good, he put on the bed. The games he will give later as a gift to Zulhiyani. But after paying attention again to the toys on the bed, he hesitated to give it to Zulhiyani. The colors and models may not match Zulhiyani's very young age.
Nyai Mustiani. He re-folded the toys and put them back in the closet.
Nyai Mustiani stepped slowly towards the door and exited her room. After that, he went straight to the terrace. He looked up at the sky on the terrace. The sky looks dark. The wind comes more often with a strong. Maybe tonight it's raining like last night. But seeing the wind so hard to hit, maybe the rain will not fall in the near future. Nyai Mustiani smiled. He thought, maybe he should take Zulhiyani out for a while to the nearest shopping center. Let Zulhiyani choose her own clothes that she likes. She could also buy him makeup and other beauty equipment to prop up his appearance in front of Master Izzul Islam.
Nyai Mustiani stepped down the terrace and headed to Abdul khalik's room. Abdul Khalik's bedroom door was knocked. Not long after, Abdul Khalik opened the door.
"I, Ms. Nyai," Abdul Khalik said when he saw Nyai Mustiani at the door.
"You call Zaebon and tell him to heat the car. Mom's gonna go out for a second. After that, also call Zulhiyani, Suhaini and Jamila to the room" Nyai Mustiani said. Abdul khalik nodded. After Nyai Mustiani left him, he immediately searched for Zaebon.
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"Zaebon, where are you going. Why is the car turned on?" mr. Guru Izzul Islam said when he saw the car parked in a state of the engine lit in front of the gate. Zaebon who was cleaning the rear car glass was surprised and immediately approached Master Izzul Islam.
"I was told by Nyai's mother, Master Teacher," Zaebon said after kissing the hand of Master Izzul Islam. Master Izzul Islam scrunched his forehead. He looked up. The sky seems to be getting darker. What else are you gonna do tonight? Inner Master Izzul Islam.
Master Izzul Islam nodded his head and entered the house. Arriving in front of his room, he stopped opening the door because at the same time, Nyai Mustiani came out of his room. Master Izzul Islam.
"Mom wants dinner first. Want to go out for a while with the children" said Nyai Mustiani without waiting for the question of Master Izzul Islam.
"Where to go, Mom. And whose kids?" said Mr. Guru Izzul Islam.
"Where only. Mom's dizzy in the room keeps. Mother also wants to buy gifts for students who often accompany mother every night. They deserve it" replied Nyai Mustiani as she passed leaving Master Izzul Islam to the dinner table.
"Still want to, but not yet. We were in the car too. Even if it rains, it will not get wet" said Nyai Mustiani. Master Teacher Izzul Islam let out a long sigh with a slight smile. After gazing for a long time at Nyai Mustiani, he decided to go inside his room.
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Nyai Mustiani stopped her meal when Suhaini and Jamila said hello from behind. Nyai Mustiani. He smiles. But instantly his facial expression changed when he did not see Zulhiyani with them.
"You guys sit down first. Wait for me to finish my meal. If you have not eaten, eat. We'll be out for a while after this" Nyai Mustiani said. He returned to eating his food. Suhaini and Jamila pulled each other out, allowing them to sit down first.
Nyai Mustiani stopped her eating. While cleaning his mouth with a tissue, he looked at the two in turn. Second down. Both hands seemed to shake.
Nyai Mustiani looked back for a while and then turned back to look towards the two.
"You two? Where's zulhiyani?" ask Nyai Mustiani. Suhaini let out a long but slow sigh. He looked towards Jamila. Jamila's thigh was poked slowly, telling her to answer. But Jamila did the same. He poked Suhaini's thigh back.
"Well, why aren't my questions answered?" nyai Mustiani said after seeing the two just silent and like they were still waiting for each other who would answer first.
Suhaini wiped the cold sweat on his forehead. Her hand shook violently as she put it in her skirt pocket. From behind his pocket, he took out a small black box. With a shaking hand, he placed the box on the table. He sighed softly and lowered his face again. Nyai Mustiani scrunched her forehead. After looking for a long time at the two, he slowly picked up the box and opened it.
"Well, isn't this the ring I gave Zulhiyani? Why are there the same of you? Didn't I tell her to wear it?" nyai Mustiani. Suhaini and Jamila remained silent. Both of them could not raise their voices. Seeing Suhaini and Jamila being silent again and not answering her question, the curious Nyai Mustiani started to look annoyed. He's breaking the table. Both surprised.
"If asked, don't be silent as a statue like that. You have a mouth."
"Sorry, Miss. We don't know shit. Suddenly, after school, Zulhiyani put the box in my closet. He simply wrote a letter to have the box handed to Bu Nyai," Suhaini said, venturing out in a raspy voice. Nyai Mustiani frowned. His breath began to blow faster.
"Keep what it means to give up this ring. Did he refuse after last night he was silent?" nyai Mustiani. His tone sounded annoyed.
Suhaini glanced at Jamila. Jamila's head bowed deeper. He didn't seem to want Suhaini to tell him to talk. Suhaini closed her eyes. Seeing that Jamila seemed unreliable, he ventured to raise his face.
"I don't know, Miss Nyai. In addition to the box, Zulhiyani's clothes were also empty in the closet. According to the management friends, Zulhiyani was allowed to go home," said Suhaini. He returned to his face.