Teach Me (Naina)
Chapter 21

After receiving a call from his mother, Alfin said goodbye to ustadz and the children. He returned home on his motorbike immediately. Along the way think what the mother will talk to him.

Alfin's motor entered a gate, and stopped in the courtyard of a house that was not simple. The trees grow lushly, laying down their owners. He went down and walked slowly to the terrace of the house.

Alfin frowned when he saw that there were many sandals and shoes on the terrace. He glanced back, a foreign car parked in front of the garage.

"Assalamu'alaikum!" alfin said as he entered the house.

A middle-aged woman in all-enclosed clothes chased after him. Welcomed Alfin with a hug, as well as a kiss on the cheek.

"Wa'alaikumussalaam's chat. Finally Umi's son came home too," he said happily.

"What's this, Umi? I think there's another guest?" alfin asked glanced at the living room filled with people.

"Oh, yes. There's Abi's friend from the boarding school to meet the family. Come on, Umi knows." He invites Alfin into the living room, sitting politely in front of one other family.

"This is Alfin's son, huh?" asked a middle-aged man whose age was under Alfin's father while pointing at him with a bright smile.

"Yes, Mr. Ustadz. I'm Alfin." The young man endured it, cupping both hands in the chest to two other women.

He sat down beside his mother, after greeting the white male who was none other than his father.

"Maa shaa Allah, this handsome son of Alfin. Polite again, it is not wrong for us to come here, Mi," said the man as he glanced at his wife and the young hijab woman who looked down shyly.

"Thank you, Mr. Ustadz. I am mediocre" said Alfin.

"Ah, yes. This is Nadia, she's our youngest." He introduced the girl to Alfin.

Not as expected, Alfin's response was ordinary in fact. He was a little disappointed of course, but held it back so as not to appear on the face. While the girl nodded politely when introduced.

"He's hafidzoh, you know. Egypt Graduates. The achievement is also good, the ideal wife candidate anyway," whispered the mother in Alfin's ear.

The young man sighed, whatever his kind .. His heart had already chosen Naina. Alfin had no intention of finding another woman to be his wife.

"You Umi called Alfin home just to be fooled, sorry, Mi. Alfie has his own choice." Alfin's reply made the smile on the woman's lips recede.

They did plan Alfin's match with the hijab girl. Unfortunately, Alfin has made a choice on Naina.

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In the afternoon, Naina decided to go to the mosque. Hoping to see Alfin or get word of him. Again, the mosque was deserted. The voices heard were not from inside the mosque, but from the building behind the house of God.

Naina sighed, after the prayer she approached the gate of the dormitory. In front of the building sat all the children neatly and orderly. In front of them a middle-aged man with a green sacrifice taught them to teach.

Naina's heart was broken, was Alfin just like any other man? Which gives the highest hope, to then throw it just like that.

He turned around to leave, but the call from spiritual teacher Alfin undoes his intention. Naina turned around and saw a shady face there smiling at her. The man's hand waved gently asking him to come.

"Come, Son!" he asked, glancing at all the children, "you saw yourself first, yes. I have a guest for a moment." He said goodbye to all the children.

"Assalamu'alaikum!"

"Wa'alaikumussalaam!"

The man came out of the porch and asked Naina to follow him. Heading to a gazebo not far from the hostel. Naina sat down reluctantly, her head lowered in embarrassment.

"You must be looking for Alfin, right?" ask ustadz with his quiet voice again soothing.

Naina nodded without daring to raise her face. Preparing for the tongue, but suddenly. Be he locked his mouth tightly, afraid of being wrong in saying words.

"Not to think of the macem. Alfin was fine, he was asked to go home with his mother. He said he hadn't been home for a long time, so his mother missed him. I'll tell him later if you come looking for him to contact you directly, yes," said Mr. ustadz with his wife who remained flowing shade.

Naina nodded again, intent on asking where the young man's house was, lost to nowhere.

"Thank you, Mr. Ustadz. If that's what I'm sorry about, assalamu'alaikum" said Naina, bowing in front of the man while cupping both hands in the chest.

"Wa'alaikumussalaam's chat. Be careful, and remember you can't be careless. Remember God, ask Him for protection. Most importantly, be patient" remember ustadz.

Naina nodded again, descending from the gazebo and left with a relieved heart and confused at the thought of the last utadz sir. Naina meets Asep at her workplace, waiting until the man finishes changing clothes.

"Uncle. Uncle knows where Alfin's house is?" tanya Naina ventured to ask her uncle while on the way.

He bit his lips, nervous all of a sudden.

"Wow, Uncle doesn't know. You see the same son Alfin in the mosque," Asep answered making Naina sigh.

"Why? Recently Uncle also did not see Alfin in the mosque. Listen three days ago, someone was scuttering him on the road when you came home, ", said Asep.

Naina turned her head, she did not hear the news at all. Anxiety instantly filled the recesses of his heart, clucking soundlessly wanting to arrive home soon.

"You are calm, said Mr. Ustadz he was okay. In fact, that was the beginning that was made battered with him. Great, right? If you get married to him, Uncle is very happy. Uncle and Aunt must have calmed you down," said Asep again guaranteeing his own words in the heart.

Naina blushed, saying aamiin's sentence without a sound. The motor arrives in front of the house, Naina rushes in and meets the aunt before heading to her room.

He slammed himself on a wooden cot, pulled out a cell phone to call Alfin. One, two, three times Alfin did not answer it made Naina's heart even more anxious.

"Ck. Alfin, let's pick up, dong. I want to hear your voice. Please!" He squeezed the flat object in hand, typed the message smartly and sent it to Alfin.

"Yes Allah. Hopefully he's okay," please still faithful staring at the phone.

Naina sighed as her call went unanswered as well as the message she sent was unrequited. He slammed his hands over his head, staring at the ceiling of the room with a troubled heart.

A moment of pondering, a message ringtone jolted his daydreams. He sat up and looked at the sender of the message.

Wait, yeah. I'll call later.

Just a short time, it has made Naina's heart calm. He dropped his body back on the bed, flickering at the message Alfin had just sent. Then, take a breath and try to calm down.