Teach Me (Naina)
Chapter 38

"But that Naina, isn't it, the kid's out of wedlock."

A voice that sounded softly seized their hearing. Everything was fixed on one person whose body stiffened after saying the sentence spontaneously.

"What do you mean?" ask the father while glancing at everyone.

Nadia was nervous, playing her fingers that suddenly felt moist while continuing to make her head bow. He avoided looking at everyone, who was fixed on him.

"Bu-nothing, Pah," he said.

Alfin's family stared unhappily, especially Fahmi and his mother. They were actually interested in the girl, and wanted to get to know her further. However, a poorly maintained speech becomes the beginning of destruction for someone.

"You said, just know it. How, can you tell what that is? Know where you're from if Naina's an out-of-wedlock child?" investigating Khadijah began his interrogation.

Nadia was like a defendant who was dealing with the judges. Ahmad, Aminah, Busyro and his wife, also Fahmi with his mother. They were all waiting for the girl's answer to Khadija's question.

"Naina used to live in Jakarta, she moved here because her mother died. Didn't you go to college in Egypt? Where do you keep meeting Naina? You know me here or somewhere else?" cecar Khadijah has no intention of releasing the victim.

Nadia was getting nervous, everyone's gaze sharpened towards her. Plus a series of questions from Khadija that made him feel cornered.

"I-I .. I ...." Nadia's tongue, unable to pronounce words.

Aminah's heart felt sliced by someone who dismantled the disgrace of his own brother. He had seen how Naina looked after him so that only certain people would know about it.

However, the girl in front of them, the girl who was famous for her religious knowledge, very easily opened up everything she knew. One thought of Aminah, if she only knew Naina just like that would not know the big secret.

"Honest, Nadia. Honesty is better than anything. Where do you know Naina?" amaliah asked meekly.

Nadia bit her lips, cursing herself in the heart.

Damnit damnit! Why do you want to lose everything? But they should know, too, right? So that no money later.

"Mmc ... Naina told me the same story. We met at the airport that day, when I was leaving for Egypt. Yes, so," he answered with a sigh of disappointment by the mother.

Similarly to Khadija, he dropped his back on the back of the chair. Breathing out disappointed. While Nadia's father, smiling nervously without knowing what to say to defend his daughter.

"It's like you're close to Naina, huh? No way Naina origin story is the same arbitrary people. It's a disgrace, you know," Khadijah said like an investigator on duty.

"Yes-yes. I-I don't know either. Suddenly he told me like that," said Nadia increasingly cornered.

Khadijah shook his head, his eyes glancing at Fahmi who looked disappointed.

"Son, if someone tells you something, it's a disgrace. Do not spread it to others even without bad intentions. That's not good, son. You don't want to, do you, your disgrace, talk about others?" said Aminah while gently touching Nadia's hand.

"Whosoever covers one's disgrace, Allah will cover his disgrace in the world and the Hereafter. The hadith narrated by this Muslim imam is very clear, when we try to close the disgrace of our brother, then Allah will close our disgrace not only in the world, but also in the hereafter. What the opposite is? I think Nadia Nak understands more about that because it is still warm to learn. Yes," said Aminah again with a smile.

Nadia sighed, it was really unexpected that the response of the Alfin family was so much different from what she thought.

"I just don't want you guys to regret it later. Because I think, the family of Ustadz Ahmad is a distinguished family and respected by all circles. If I have a daughter-in-law whose status is an out-of-wedlock child, I'm afraid the big name of the Ustadz family will be polluted" Nadia said trying to defend herself.

Ahmad sighed, his eyes narrowed at the boy and the father.

"Actually we all know, Naina herself said it directly. Not from someone else's mouth. That's why we're not at all surprised to hear that, but next time you have to think if you want to open someone's disgrace. Don't know if he's upset or not when that happens? It is always best to be careful in keeping the oral," said Ahmad politely.

Feel the need to respect his best friend who also holds the title ustadz.

"Well, please go ahead. I ... There are things I have to do in the back," Ahmad said farewell.

He invited Aminah to leave the living room. Nadia remained silent, lowered her head without daring to raise her face.

"So, how's Fahmi's problem with Nadia?" ask Nadia's father still hoping.

Fahmi's mother glanced at her son, leaving all the decisions to the two of them.

"I'm up to the kids because the ones who live them both are not us. So I can't make a decision. Let the children die" replied Fahmi's mother, trying to restrain herself.

"Where, Nak Fahmi? Can you please mutusin?" He asked Fahmy.

The young man sighed, preparing his heart by lowering his head.

"As I said earlier, let us get to know each other first" Fahmi replied unchanged.

Nadia's father nodded his head in understanding, he glanced at everyone then bid farewell to go home.

"That's it, we'll excuse you. I think it's late at night too" said the man, glancing at the clock on the wall showing at nine and forty-five minutes.

"Come, say goodbye to everyone" he told Nadia and her mother.

"Later to say the same to Abi and Umi," said Khadijah while greeting the two women.

"I'm sorry for everything, sorry for the actions of my son who may have offended this family. Sorry," Nadia's mother said while crying in front of Khadija.

Alfin's brother was filled with excitement, he clasped Nadia's mother's hand with an understanding smile.

"It's okay. We can understand, really. Do not take heart of the incident that was, yes," said Khadijah with his attitude that is always gentle.

He hugged Nadia's mother, patting her on the back gently to soothe her fragile heart. Khadijah knew she was tormented by the attitude of her son and her husband.

"Patience, yes, Ustadzah. It's all a test" he said, gently touching the woman's shoulders.

They parted, the Alfin family gathered in the living room. Each of them pondered, drifting in the realm of mind.

"Where, Umi? Do I have to accept Nadia?" ask Fahmy for later.

"Yes, try it first. Who knows, change. Umi saw her mother was a good woman," said the mother did not want her son to regret later.

"True, just try to see who knows change." Amaliah suggests, solely to cherish their father's friendship.