Rudi is my Love
RAC 31: Suharja's Invitation

*Rudi is My Love (RAC)*

Although an ustaz, but the age of keustazan Rudi Handrak is still a corn. It is proven that he was not too shrewd to arrange his confusion in prayer, when he faced a problem related to the heart.

As during this prayer, his mind did not focus on the recitation in his prayer. His tongue and lips did read, but his mind was carried away by Vina. Her ex-boyfriend who canceled the prayer and instead ran home crying, it disturbed her mind.

Still fortunately, at that time Rudi was only a mum, so that he escaped the number of rakaat still helped because it followed the movement of the priest. That's one of the advantages of congregational prayer, there is a priest as the person in charge.

Finished greetings as a sign of the end of the prayer procession, it turns out that Rudi Handrak got monitoring from Haji Suharja who sat in the back saf. While his mouth was about to read remembrance and prayer, his father Vina's gaze continued to be directed at Rudi's back.

When most of the congregation had gone home, Suharja chose to stay seated, when Rudi performed the sunnah prayer first. Though usually, he included pilgrims who quickly left the mosque, because the collection of remembrance and prayer is not much.

Seeing Suharja sitting without saying anymore, a congregation who was about to leave the mosque became kepo.

“What's waiting, Ji?” ask the pilgrims who are none other than Haji Daeng Marakka.

“Sedang waiting for Rudi, Ndik,” replied Suharja who did have an older age than his uncle Rudi.

“Oooh. I first, Ji,” said Daeng Marakka.

“Please, Ndik,” said Suharja with a smile.

Daeng Marakka left Suharja.

When Rudi Handrak salam ended his sunnah prayer, Suharja immediately stood up.

Just now Rudi got up and turned around, knew Suharja had approached him with lightning-fast movements, Hatori ninja style. Suharja instantly tightened himself.

“Eh, Daeng Haji. Assalamu ‘alaikum!” sapa Rudi was a bit surprised then greeting while extending her hand to shake hands.

“Wa ‘alaikum greetings, Nak,” replied Suharja while smiling.

At first Rudi thought Suharja was angry because Vina came home crying. However, when looking at the hardworking man's smile, Rudi's feeling was quite relieved by half a portion.

“What's up, Daeng Haji?” tanya Rudi still kept half the tatters, still worried Suharja kept the anger manipulated with a smile because they were inside the mosque.

“I invited Nak Rudi to lunch at home,” Suharja said.

“Oh!” pekik Rudi with a big smile.

Rudi had to answer quickly and precisely. Actually he was suspicious, because Suharja suddenly invited him to eat after never before.

“Iya, Ji. God willing. But I have to tell Daeng not to wait for me,” replied Rudi quickly.

“Iya. Greetings daengmu yes,” Suharja message so friendly.

“Iya, Ji.”

“We wait at home,” said Suharja.

“Iya, Ji. God willing, I'll be home soon,” said Rudi.

Suharja then left Rudi first. Rudi street lately. It turned out that Sandro was waiting for Rudi on the front porch of the mosque.

“Why Haji Suharja, Di?” sandro asked suspiciously.

“Inviting lunch,” replied Rudi casually.

“It must have something to do with Vina coming home,” terka Sandro.

“Do not prejudice first. Even if it had something to do with Vina, it might be a good thing. The title alone is a lunch invitation, must be good intentions. Strengthening the friendship is good,” said Rudi.

“You want to tell us the secret about Dendi to Haji Suharja?” ask Sandro.

“Ya. Moreover, Haji Suharja believes that the delivery of Daeng Ambo Upe was successful. Mana believes Haji Suharja,” replied Rudi.

“I just don't agree if you replay the same Vina, Di. Imagine, he came home after three years with a sudden, and as if nothing had ever happened. If indeed you want to return Vina just because you want to marry her, you better apply for Kulsum or Moon. They must be very happy. I don't want you to be like me. I was lied to the first night,” Sandro said.

“Iya, relax. God willing I will not be careless anymore. Invitations should not be refused if it is roomy,” said Rudi.

Sandro then left Rudi first, even though the direction of their return was both in the same direction.

Short story.

Kamsiah was a bit disappointed that Vina canceled lunch at her home, but it was Haji Suharja who invited Rudi.

“Assalamu ‘alaikum!” greetings Rudi when arriving in front of the terrace of the house Vina.

“Wa aleikum greetings!” replied Suharja and the other house people inside.

Suharja eagerly went out to greet his special guests.

“Come, Son. Login!” welcome Suharja very warm.

Actually Rudi and Suharja have a good relationship, especially as fellow owners of the stall facing, it is mandatory to get along well. However, Rudi as a much younger person, certainly very respectful to Suharja, not as familiar as he was with Sandro and Aziz.

However, the invitation this time was definitely unusual. It may have been related to Vina's return.

A lot of food has been served on a thick carpet in the living room. The existing table has been shifted so that there is a roomy floor in the room.

What is presented on the thick carpet at this time is the work of Sunirah and Pure, which is deliberately cooked a lot as a greeting for the return of Vina.

“Please, Son!” said Suharja while sitting cross-legged first on the side of the dish that is still a virgin, in the sense that no one has scooped.

Rudi then sat on one side opposite Suharja.

“Call Vina, Rah!” suharja's orders to his wife who had just brought a cowboy.

“Iya,” replied Sunirah.

Pure also came to bring the folds of napkin fabric.

“Vina, let's accompany Rudi to eat with your father,” take Sunirah from the door of Vina's room.

It turned out that the girl was still wearing a complete face like when she came home in a crying condition.

“No,” replied Vina with a sad face.

“Why?” sunirah asked gently as she stepped closer to Vina who sat hugging her knees on her bed.

“My shame, Mak. Shame on me Rudi. Rudi is now an ustaz, I still have not changed. Everyone looks at me like the wrong person. Now Rudi is already shameless, but I am still shameless. I shouldn't have come back here, Mak,” said Vina lamenting herself.

“Do not think like that. Other people care what you are going through and they don't know what's going on. Do not let you guess when in fact the opposite of your guess. Your father has invited Rudi specifically for your sake. Come, accompany Rudi with your father,” said Sunirah.

“Iya,” obedient Vina finally.

With a heavy heart, Vina got out of her bed. He walked out of his room first and his mother accompanied him in the back.

When seeing Vina appear with her beauty decorated with a limited smile that makes opium, Rudi smiled. Vina took a womanly leaning sit, closer to her father.

After being previously heart-heavy, Vina finally felt happy to see the smile and good looks that she had longed for, even when she had a boyfriend in Jakarta.

“Why use mukena?” ask Suharja.

“Honor Mr. Ustaz,” replied Vina contained a joke.

“Hahaha!” low laughter Rudi.

“Take rice for Rudi,” tell Sunirah to her daughter.

“Eh, no need, let me take it myself, Vin,” Rudi fast as he extended his hand first towards the rice spoon.

However, Vina was reckless to extend her hand as well, like fighting over a spoon of rice.

“Tamu is king,” said Vina while glancing at Rudi with a standard glance of Miss Universe.

Rather than his hand being touched by Vina, Rudi was forced to pull his hand home, but not go home. Rudi just smiled.

Suharja and Sunirah also smiled seeing this. (BH)