The Gema Shahadah Aisyah
Fancied Umar?

"Sweet Gracia, see what I'm carrying?" Atalie got into Gracia's boarding house without knocking on the door. Gracia was running on the treadmill against the door. He got off the treadmill when he heard Atalie's voice.

"What's the matter?" Gracia gulped down a bottle of water that she placed next to the treadmill. Had enough exercise today, he sat down next to Atalie.

"You don't know what this is?" Atalie put a plastic bag of steamed yams on the table.

"Violet helmet." Gracia plucks one yam and peels it, enough for breakfast after exercise. His stomach had not been filled. Steamed yam is good for his health.

"Do you know?" Atalie was surprised when a few seconds ago she was about to boast in front of Gracia.

"Anyone doesn't know?" Gracia devoured the yam without caring for Atalie's surprised expression.

"I." Atalie pointed to herself.

"For what?" Gracia with her narrow eyes glared in disbelief.

"I swear I did not know there was food like gini, so embarrassed in front of Mas Umar and Ummi." Atalie scratched her head in frustration.

Gracia laughed loudly as if satisfied to see Atalie humiliating herself in front of Umar and Maryam.

"That sprain!" Atalie took off the pashmina she was wearing with origin. Atalie had already watched many hijab tutorials on YouTube but in the end she wrapped the long headscarf around it carelessly. Maryam still adored him as beautiful. Next time Atalie will buy a hijab that is easier to wear.

"You have much to learn for Umar and his family." Gracia patted Atalie on the shoulder to give her motivation.

"You mean?" Atalie squinted her eyes.

"We know from childhood so I know that now you're trying to get along with Umar, right?"

"No." Atalie.

"Don't tell me you're not interested in Umar." Gracia's eyes narrowed.

"Emang not."

"No confidence."

Atalie went from the sofa to the room, she was about to change clothes to prepare to go to campus.

Today Atalie and her friends are going to hand out food on the street. It is a routine activity that is done once every month.

"Yes, if that's how you want me to match Felix."

"No ah!" Atalie's screams came from inside the room.

Gracia giggles after teasing Atalie. Felix is a guy who has had a crush on Atalie since High School but unfortunately Atalie never responds. But according to Gracia, Felix is the type of boyfriend. Handsome face and has a brilliant career but likes can not be forced.

Gracia came to the bathroom to take a shower after a workout. Thanks to Atalie, Gracia was able to have a healthy breakfast this morning. Gracia rarely has time for breakfast because just like Atalie, she is always on bad luck.

"If you don't want to, then you have a crush on Umar."

"Please don't corner me, Gracia." Atalie looked at Gracia annoyed. He was very sleepy but had to go to college. "Even if I admit he's handsome but I don't have a crush on him."

"And you want me to believe?"

"Yes, lying is a sin."

"Who said?"

Atalie put her shoulders together, she didn't know who said it but it was very popular.

Atalie just needs to replace her gown with jeans and a tanktop combined with a black flannel shirt. That's all Atalie brought to Gracia's boarding house.

"Well, what a look you are." Gracia still had time to assess Atalie's appearance before she disappeared from behind the bathroom door.

Atalie put her things in the bag.

"I'll go first." Atalie half yelled at Gracia who was inside the bathroom. Without waiting for an answer, Atalie got out of there.

******

"Atalie huh?"

Atalie turned her attention to one of the cars that stopped nearby as she was about to give a plate of food to the rickshawman.

Long life is the Felix, because Gracia was talking about Felix, the person appeared right.

"Eh Felix, hi." Atalie greeted Felix kindly, but he approached the rickshawman to give him food.

"Thank you."

"Together Father, please sit." Atalie invited the rickshawman to sit in the chair that had been provided.

Atalie returns, thinking Felix is just greeting her and passing but turns out his high school friend is actually marginalizing his car and getting off from there.

"What's this show?" Felix approached Atalie.

"A long time no see, can we talk for a minute?"

Atalie wanted to refuse, she glanced at the empty rice container after it was distributed to everyone who came. Atalie had no reason to refuse Felix's invitation. Finally he nodded and looked for a seat around.

"Just for a minute."

Felix chuckled, "you never change, still jutek."

Atalie smiled blandly, she should immediately return to campus after handing out the food. That's why Atalie couldn't talk to Felix for long.

"Where are you going?" Atalie asked pleasantries, it seemed like Felix did want to be asked. Atalie guessed the question would be answered with a long string of sentences.

"You go to the production office, lately in the office is busy, the demand for customers is increasing until we are overwhelmed, you know Felish does not want to exit new products, briefly—" Felix took out a small bottle from his suit pocket, "this is the sample, how about I ask you for your opinion on this product?"

"Why me?" Atalie was reluctant to accept the perfume sample, why her opinion was needed for the Felix product named Felish.

"Because I have found you, just take it and keep telling me about your experience of this perfume."

"Sorry, I have no experience with perfumes, you can choose someone else for opinion." Atalie pushes Felix's hand.

"But you wear perfume, right?"

"Wear it, but it would be nice if you ask the opinion of people who do work in that field."

Felix was forced to pull his hand back and put the perfume sample in his pocket. Felix thought this way would work to get himself and Atalie in touch. They can exchange messages via WhatsApp but it turns out getting Atalie is not that easy. Felix has even done various ways to approach Atalie since High School but never succeeded.

"Om Jaya also often buy our products."

"I know."

"If you?"

"I've never worn Felish, but I think your perfume is pretty good."

"Is nothing to suit your taste?"

Atalie puffed up with Felix's question, she wanted to run away. Atalie had never been to Felish's shop so she didn't know if their scent was in line with her taste. Atalie was just talking about Felish's perfume pretty good.

"If there were none, would you be angry?"

Felix laughed, "don't."

Atalie nodded faintly and threw a glance in the other direction without any intention of answering Felix's question.

"I have to go back to college." Atalie glanced at the circular watch on her left wrist, in fact her first class was still starting for another hour but she was lazy to chat for long with Felix.

"Oh that?" Felix's face implies disappointment.

"Yes first." Atalie immediately got out of there leaving Felix and got into the car.

******

The sound of the squeaking tires rubbing against the asphalt stole the attention of the students who were in the parking lot. They looked towards Atalie's car which had just entered the parking area at high speed when there were many other vehicles there.

"I'm crazy about dying me!" Atalie took out various curses from her mouth while holding her chest in surprise. "God forgive me! Atalie instantly came to her senses after soiling her mouth with a swearing. But about swearing, Atalie jaga. He had many different types of swear words on his head, ranging from animal names to foreign languages.

"I'm sorry you're okay, right?" Atalie got out of her car to make sure the person she almost hit was unharmed. "I'm sorry." Say it again.

"Almost, you're good at it."

Atalie swerved, the man on the bike was Umar. Wait a minute, why is Umar here.

"Cock you here?" Atalie spontaneously asked if any of her belongings were left behind again at Umar's house.

"There's business." Umar pulled out the key and put it in his jacket pocket and walked away from Atalie.

"Ck, you arrogant Ustadz." Atalie grumbled, "he never even saw my face when we were talking." He went the other way, not to class but to the cafeteria for breakfast. Because the food had been distributed so Atalie could not taste it even a little. Atalie had to hold back the saliva that flooded her mouth while handing out food.

"Never been taught manners, Mama always says, look into the eyes of your interlocutor and listen intently, he doesn't." Atalie wagged her hair still not finished scorning Umar.

"Mother, want rice field one." Atalie mentioned the order to the canteen guards.

"Wear what Ci?"

"Rendang, cassava leaves, sambal ijo equal crackers."

The canteenkeeper made Atalie's order, he took a little rice and side dishes that Atalie wanted. He memorized that Atalie didn't like too much rice.

Atalie chose a table in the middle of the canteen to enjoy her breakfast. The canteen was quiet because some classes had already begun.

Inadvertently Atalie saw Umar enter the rector's room which made him curious about Umar's purpose here.

"There's no way he's going to college here." Atalie muttered to herself while chewing her food.