The Gema Shahadah Aisyah
Homeless Life

In front of the campus there is a new cafe, there yuk. Long time no out with you. Mumpung Gracia has not been to Semarang.

Aisyah read a message from Khanza, she did not immediately reply to the message because she had to serve buyers who wanted to pay for her groceries.

"Thank you." Aisyah offers a magenta-colored paper bag containing a robe and hijab belonging to the buyer. "Be careful on the road." He said after handing over the change.

Aisyah read Khanza's message once again, it's also true that they haven't gone out together in a long time. In the past when they were in college almost every day they went to the Mall to buy things that are not too important, traveling around the city until the afternoon and then went to study. It was a time when Aisyah did not need to think twice about buying something expensive. But now even though he had thought a thousand times was not necessarily Aisyah able to buy the goods she wanted.

It was impossible for Aisyah to go with her friends now, after coming home from the boutique and dhuhur prayer, there was a lot of work waiting for her.

I can't today, sorry.

"Assalamualaik."

Aisyah looked up spontaneously in response to the greeting, Nelly—one of the employees at Aisyah's boutique came to replace Aisyah at the cashier's desk.

"I'll go home first." Aisyah grabbed her phone and her bag moved from the chair. He told his three employees to go home first. He will return after the magrib prayer to close the boutique. "Assalamualaik."

"Mosur." Answer them in unison.

The parking lot of the house was still empty when Aisyah arrived, which means that Umar had not returned from campus. Aisyah rushed to cleanse herself and ablution and set up the dhuhur prayer in the room.

Praying and dhikr is a time of rest Aisha from all her tiring activities. It is not easy being a housewife while working, Aisyah does not not know about it. But he still enjoys his activities even though every day is just that.

Without removing the face, Aisyah lifted the clothesline that had dried after a day of sun exposure. He was not worried about the place to dry clothes because the empty land in the house was quite large. Even after Umar planted the backyard with various vegetables, empty land was still left quite a lot.

Aisyah just took off her face when she wanted to cook lunch, she had to serve food at the table before Umar came.

"This is all?" Aisyah let out a heavy sigh seeing that there was only one tempe board and an egg in the refrigerator. Aisyah once promised herself to cook a better meal for Umar but in reality she could only make fried tempeh and egg ceplok. Lucky kale behind the house there are already some that can be harvested.

A few months ago, more precisely before marriage Aisyah had planned her future. Opening a boutique that has been her dream for a long time as well as being a housewife. There are only happy dreams. But apparently after being lived, not as smooth as thought. Savings have been drained to renovate the house, boutiques are also not crowded with buyers because the price of clothing is quite expensive. Umar's savings should not be asked, he even had to sell his old car to buy an additional house.

The sound of the roar of Umar's motor disperse the daydream of Aisyah, he wiped the tears that had unconsciously wet his cheeks.

Aisyah had changed clothes because she did not want to welcome Umar with the smell of onions and smoke. She sprayed perfume before opening the door for her husband.

"Assalamualaik."

"Mosur." Aisyah kissed the back and palms of Umar that smelled of vehicle smoke but it's okay, she still kissed the husband's hand with love. "Would you take a shower or eat?"

"You'll hug my wife first." Umar closed the door and hugged Aisyah, feeling tired after a day of work disappeared immediately after hugging Aisyah. "You smell so sweet." He landed a kiss on Aisyah's forehead.

"Do you like it?"

"It's like, I'm in a flower garden right now."

Aisyah laughed and patted Umar on the back once. It was too much for Umar to give praise but of course it made Aisyah blush.

"Pasten first let me seger."

Umar took off his embrace with a heavy heart, went into the room and put down his backpack. While Umar took a bath, Aisyah prepared a change of clothes.

"Darling, I put the towel on the clothesline." Umar half shouted from the side courtyard at Aisyah who was preparing a plate for them.

"I don't want my wife to snort." At first Umar did not understand when Aisyah suddenly pouted and silenced him, apparently because he put a wet towel on the mattress.

"I'm just cooking this thing."

"It's more than enough, there's vegetables and side dishes."

"It's a kale from the back garden, isn't this enough?" Aisyah took rice for Umar plus vegetables, tempeh and eggs of beef eyes.

"Pretty dear, this is for you." Umar moved the eggs to Aisyah's plate.

Aisyah looked at the eggs of the cow eyes whose edges were slightly charred. Now an egg feels very valuable when Aisyah was always picky food. The eggs should be fried half-cooked and Aisyah wants to eat them.

Ayesha's tears trickled back without her permission, she immediately wiped them off before Umar saw her.

"What's Ayesha?" Umar held out a hand rubbing Aisha's wet cheek. "Why are you crying?"

"I am still given eggs." Aisyah again developed a smile that did not want to make Umar worried.

"Eating a lot, you're taking a bite, isn't my wife happy marrying me?"

"Why say that Mas, girls are used to diet in order to have a good body." Aisyah herself did not realize that her body was thinner.

They prayed before they started eating, a simple menu that made the two eat voraciously. Aisyah is no longer a child papa and mama who likes to choose food, she can eat whatever is in front of her especially her own cuisine.

"Let's go to the cottage, Ummi Ayra, Abah's sister wants to come visit with her extended family."

"Yes, it's."

After eating Umar washed their used containers while Aisyah made tea and took out one jar of nastar made by her mother.

While waiting for the ashar time before Umar set out to fill the study in the mosque they usually watch television in the living room accompanied by tea and snacks. Renata always made sure the jar in the house was never empty.

"If there's time tomorrow, can I go with Khanza?"

"Two alone?" Umar looked down at Aisha who was sleeping on her lap. Television that broadcast sports events did not attract much attention.

"Sama Ayana and Gracia too."

"Where are you going?"

"Khanza said there's a new cafe in front of the campus so she's driving there."

"May you love."

"Our money is thinning again but I just want to come out the same cement." Aisyah bent her lips, she forgot to consider that.

"Tomorrow I pay again Aisyah never came out with them since we got married, eating at the cafe will not spend my salary one month right?"

Aisha buried her face in Umar's stomach, she could not bear to use Umar's money to have fun with her friends. But if not tomorrow maybe they will not be able to go together again because Gracia must leave for Semarang to continue her studies.