
The news of Umar's wedding had been heard to the corner of the boarding school, none of them were not aware of the news. But some of them did not know the future wife of Umar after his betrothal with Hilya was void.
Maryam held a study before tomorrow's meeting with close family and princess in the hall. Aiming to make the wedding of Umar and Aisyah tomorrow run smoothly.
"You know who Gus Umar's future wife is?" Santri princesses are huddled out of the dormitory. They began to talk about who the lucky girl might be to marry Umar.
"No idea, is there anyone more deserving than Ning Hilya to be our Gus' wife?"
"The horrors of Gus Umar's future wife are not from the family of the cottage nanny, she's a commoner."
"Can anyone from a regular family marry Gus?" Santri with a mole on the chin.
"That's not impossible, I'm sure Gus Umar will not carelessly choose a wife." Hana Timpal. He believes Gus those who are often the subject of conversation have chosen the best.
"You want to know who Gus Umar's future wife is?" One of the students who had heard the figure of the future wife of Umar circulated his views to his friends.
"Who?" They are getting closer curious.
"Mak Aisha." The answer.
"Oh yeah?" They glared, apparently the idol's future wife did not fit their shadow. Hilya had been the most perfect girl for Umar but it turned out that fate did not go as they thought. Umar actually wanted to marry a girl who had just become a Muslimah, her Koran reading was stammering, un veiled and unable to cook. That's what they know about Aisha. The first time going to the kitchen, Aisyah could not even fry tempeh, it was also the last time Aisyah was in the kitchen santri.
"No wonder she is so beautiful and pure white."
"But he has not read the Qur'an."
"Tomorrow will be the day of the heartbreak of a boarding school." Their screams are dramatic. Understandably so far Umar is the idol of the students.
"What are you talking about?" Khawla emerged from behind the mob. He glanced at the santri who were busy chatting. It seemed like it was a hot topic because they looked so excited.
"Eh, Ning Khawla."
They immediately closed their mouths tightly and some even bit their lips because they were talking about others.
"You'll meet the girl soon." Khawla reviews the smile behind her veil as she steps away. The santri rushed to the hall without talking about anything else.
Aisyah's car stopped in the front yard of Zaid's residence. Aisyah refused to be picked up by Khawla because she could go alone. After all he had lived here for a month even though he had not explored the entire cottage. It won't stray.
Aisyah circulated the view, whether she could meet Umar today. It seems that he could not, he heard the men held a lecture elsewhere.
"Dad." Khawla walked over to Aisyah.
"Sir, Assalamualaikum." Aisha shook Khawla's hand.
"Waalaikumussalam, let's go to the hall."
"The studies haven't started yet, have they?"
"Not yet, Ummi also still has a little business."
Usually the women will hold a separate study but because Aisyah is the only Muslim in her family, then Maryam invited her to do a study here.
Santri Putri had already filled the hall when Aisyah and Khawla arrived.
"You go in first, Ma'am, you'll pick Ummi up."
"Yes, Mother." Aisha sat down where they had prepared.
An awkward atmosphere enveloped the hall since Aisyah joined them. Sometimes they steal a look at Aisha. If by any chance it came to a glance, Aisyah immediately commented a smile.
"It turns out Mbak Aisyah his future wife Gus Umar." Hana tried to melt the atmosphere, although not familiar but she had studied together when Aisyah lived here for one month.
"Everybody is curious."
"Oh yeah?" Aisha did not know that she had caught their attention. He forgot that Umar was an important man in the cottage.
"Of course we were curious, Gus Umar had to spend 30 juz memorization without stopping on Kyai Zaid to get blessing, he said, at first it was just a rumor but we witnessed for ourselves how Gus Umar taught me non-stop until morning." One of the santri explained with passionate feelings, he was also among those who admired Umar so far. Aisyah only needs to know if Umar's sacrifice to get hold is not easy.
"Kyai Zaid even slapped Gus Umar so hard that our lips bled." Sahut santri other.
"Guus!" Hana pats santri's thigh. Even if it wasn't fake news, they shouldn't have talked too much about the nanny's family.
Aisyah bowed with a pushy look, she squeezed her skirt remembering all the words of the santri-santri. Aisha had doubted Umar when he had sacrificed many things. There should not be the slightest doubt in Aisha just because Umar visited Hilya yesterday.
The recitation began after Umar and some relatives arrived. The event was held solemnly with the presence of the santri. Aisyah felt everyone was embracing her even though she was not a member of their family.
Khawla invited Aisha to pray a prayer of blessing. Aisyah had prepared the notes she got from the internet but in the end she said what was in her heart. There is no papa and her mama here, Aisyah already considers Maryam as her parents.
"Ummi, thank you." Aisyah looked at Maryam, "thank you for treating me well since the first time I met when it was a performance I did not deserve to be in the pesantren, honestly at that time I did not know what a pesantren was but Ummi welcomed me well even Mbak Khawla made me the most delicious tea in the world."
Khawla laughed softly, it was just plain tea.
"Ummi actually I first fell in love with Ummi before falling in love with Ummi's son."
The sound of laughter filled the hall as a result of Aisyah's plain sentence.
"The girl dressed in sexy and tattooed was inappropriate for Gus Umar, I also thought that way but Gus Umar always reassured me."
"Everyone doubts me, Ummi." Aisyah could not help her crying, her tears melted unstoppably.
Maryam pulled Aisyah and embraced her, Aisyah's cry infectious to everyone in the hall.
"I ask for Ummi's blessing for our marriage, may this marriage not only bring blessing to me and Gus Umar but also to many people."
Maryam nodded, without being asked she had prayed for them. Although a little disappointed because Umar suddenly canceled his match with Hilya but Maryam believes Umar has chosen the right girl.
"Dad, let's talk." Maryam invites Aisyah to speak together, she remembers Umar's message last night to convince Aisha.
They sat in the poolside gazebo after the recital ended.
"Aisha, do you still have doubts about Umar?"
"That doubt emanates from myself Ummi, doubt because I am no better than Hilya."
"Ummi remembered once when Umar told me about you after the study at the mosque, he said there was a strange girl who asked to be introduced to Aisyah, Umar did not stop smiling to tell you, he said, at that time I was sure if Umar liked you only Umar who had never been in love was not aware of his feelings."
Netra Aisyah widened, really Umar already liked it at that time. Aisyah thought she had fallen in love first. Umar was acting like he hated Aisyah.
"Behold, he loves you so much Aisha, he never asks us anything but for the first time Umar begs to marry you."
Aisyah smiled bitterly, look Umar has sacrificed so much but he still does not know himself to doubt Umar.
"Sorry Ummi, I have doubted Gus Umar." Aisha clasped Mary's hand.
"Ummi understands your feelings." Mary hugged Aisha again.
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