The Love of Habib
Chapters 18.13

Ignoring the small debate between Dira and Gisel, I again looked towards the front. Khalid's brother with those people seemed to be talking about something because I noticed that occasionally those people would nod small. Oh God why do I always feel if brother Khalid is getting handsome the more I see him. I was confused by myself who was so easily fascinated to see Brother Khalid. He smiles I'm fascinated, he laughs I'm also fascinated and when he doesn't do anything I'm also more fascinated. If my heart is rubber or plastic, I don't know how many times it's been made to melt by it and it may be out of shape by now.

"You guys sit here first, yeah. Wait for the next directive from habib Thalib." Brother Nasha stopped at the edge of the rice field not far from where Brother Khalid was standing.

The three of us then sat down on the grass resignedly and did not care anymore whether our clothes would get dirty or not. After all, the edges of our clothes will also get wet from working in the fields.

The rice fields that will be hijacked by boarding schools are quite a lot. Maybe 5 or 6 plots because I noticed every swath of this rice field was already watering as if it was ready to be plowed. Far away we noticed some cows were beginning to walk up to the fields along with some of the men I believed to be farmers. Impossible right' the hut let us alone lead the buffalo to plow the fields?

"Eh..eh.eh look at the habib Thalib coming here." Gisel shook my shoulders.

Without even being told I knew that brother Khalid would come here. Ever since I saw her I never took my eyes off her. I want to, but I can't control my heart that misses him.

"Assynriding, habib. I've taken them away according to whatever habib asks." Brother Nasha greeted Brother Khalid while bowing his head.

Not only did Sister Nasha lower her head, but both Gisel and Dira also lowered their heads. Only I did not bow my head and blatantly looked at Brother Khalid. And it just so happened that our eyes met, my face instantly heated up, my head quickly spinning in light of our two hugs last night. If it could be seen, my head right now would have been smoking so hot. Embarrassed, I hurriedly turned my face along with bowing my head with the others.

"Vaalaikumsalam. Thank you for your help. And sorry to bother you so early. You four haven't had breakfast, have you? Come sit down, I've brought breakfast for the four of you. Before starting work you must fill the energy first so as not to make additional problems again. I don't want anyone to pass out between you, even if there is, I'll add more punishment for you." Brother Khalid threatened us.

But make no mistake, Khalid's threat is always serious. He never denied what he said and the three of us who had been his punitive subscriptions immediately believed him.

The four of us sat down and followed him. Although the four of us were sitting, Khalid was a bit far away from us. Brother Nasha seems a little surprised to see Brother Khalid sitting with us. He looked confused but did not dare to raise his head to speak. Sister Nasha is as innocent as the people in this boarding school.

"Aish, sit here." Brother Khalid called me.

He patted the grass on his left as a sign I was going to sit there. Spontaneously, everyone's eyes were instantly fixed on me. Gisel and Dira just looked at me with a mocking look, while brother Nasha I don't know how to express it now. Maybe he's quite surprised. Well, this reaction is perfectly natural.

I hesitantly stood up while looking towards Nasha.

"Come on." Urge brother Khalid on me.

Because Khalid's brother is not afraid, I will not be afraid either.

"Yes, brother." I immediately got up from my seat and moved to the left of Brother Khalid.

When moving earlier I had seen Nasha's expression and almost fell laughing because seriously, Nasha's expression was very funny.

It's so ridiculous. Because of this, my confidence grew. Brother Nasha's reaction alone is enough to explain that my position is more special in the heart of Brother Khalid than the santriwati in this boarding school. No matter how beautiful they were, how smart they were, and how high their science was, they all remained the same in the eyes of the habib. And I, Aisha Rumaisha, a girl who has many shortcomings and minimal religious knowledge was treated much better than those who are high in religious knowledge. Thank goodness I thought. My way of improving myself was accompanied directly by the Habib, I thank God for meeting him.

*****

"Breakfast this morning I deliberately bought porridge. The porridge is still warm and very tasty, I've bought it before and because it's good I came back to buy it." Habib Khalid pushed the larger white plastic bag on the other three, while the smaller plastic bag he opened himself. Inside are two Styrofoam lunch boxes along with separate side dish wrappers and several bottles of white drinking water.

From far away Nasha noticed the movements of habib Khalid. Starting from opening the food box and serving all the dishes into one before handing it to Aish. His movements were very natural without the slightest sense of awkwardness towards the opposite sex. This made Nasha very confused. Because all this time habib Khalid always keep his distance from the opposite sex. Even in the boarding house alone he was famous for his polite friendly attitude but had a sense of great distance towards the opposite sex.

But look at it now?

Aish was treated well, as if they were lovers.

"spent everything. No one's left." Said the habib while transferring all the quail eggs in his food box to Aish.

Again Nasha was taken aback by his actions. The habib seemed to be very attentive to Aish, he doubted that there was nothing between the two of them.

"I have one, brother." In silence, Nasha noticed the interaction of the two of them.

Aish rejected the habib's quail egg and immediately moved the quail's egg back to the habib's lunchbox. Habib Khalid insisted, he once again moved the quail's egg to Aish's lunchbox. Helpless, Aish this time accepted it with embarrassment. Her face was already as red as a boiled crab, looking beautiful and charming at the same time.

Noticing this, Nasha thought it was only natural that the habib liked Aish. Aish is a beautiful and charming girl, even her who is a woman alone made stunned let alone a man?

"Thank you, brother." Aish said sincerely.

Aish really likes quail eggs. From small quail eggs are her favorite food. Even he could eat a basin of quail eggs alone so much his love. Quail eggs taste much sweeter and tastier than chicken eggs or duck eggs. The shape is also cute which is very tempting Aish's appetite.

"Is it pretty?" Habib Khalid asked.

What is beautiful?

Aish and everyone who heard him were confused.

Could it be that habib Khalid meant the quail egg?

"What's beautiful, brother?" Tanya Aish hesitated.

"Yight night's necklace. Is that pretty?" Habib Khalid said without raising his head.

"Ohuk!" Dira chokes on her own food.

Gisel and Nasha hurriedly helped him. Nasha patted her back, while Gisel took water and helped her best friend drink.

"Slow down, if you eat, don't rush." Omel Gisel was concerned to see the pale face of his best friend.

Dira grunted exasperatedly. Who eats in a hurry?

He choked not because of the rush of eating but because of the habib's question!

"You're okay, aren't you, Dir?" Aish asked concernedly.

Dira waved his hand no matter after being able to breathe again.

"It's okay, let's eat. We can't delay breakfast." He said, bringing a big mouthful of food into his mouth.

Gisel's mouth immediately twitched looking at him. He thought his best friend might not be satisfied choking. While Nasha does not know should see how ridiculous Dira's actions are. But what caught his attention the most was the attitude of the habib's concern to Aish. Habib is not only considerate of Aish, but he is also foreign or indifferent to Dira. This made him realize that maybe the rumors circulating were indeed true. And the truth is that it was Habib Thalib who approached Aish, not the opposite.