The Love of Habib
Chapters 1.2
Oh my God, I completely forgot about that girl. If he doesn't talk maybe I'll never be aware of his whereabouts.
"It's none of your business." I said indifferently. It's really the same for people's business.
But he's my only source right now. I might be able to wonder at him because he's such an innocent pretentious. So he should be honest dong. Well, that's right too. Rather than the same cunning Nasifa, I'd better be the same one who's easier on kibulin.
"Well, by the way, whose name are you?" I asked without looking.
"My name is Girl, Aish. I was your roommate in Aisyah Ra's room. My bed is right next to yours"
"Tau.tau, really. Don't call it all. I just want your name." Cut it quickly before he started assembling his words into a fast train.
"Sorry, I'm so happy that Aish wants to talk to me." He said plain and truthfully rather pitiful.
I glanced at him from the corner of my eye. The girl is smiling right next to me. His simple and mediocre appearance seemed a bit tacky to me. She must be from a poor family because the robe she used was a bit outdated with the santriwati I saw here.
"Well, I have a question for you girl. If you can answer it, then I'll give you money." I said generous.
"Eh, no need Aish. Aish just said what I wanted to ask and I'll answer it right away if I know. Aish doesn't have to spend money on that." Said refuse.
"It's my money so I can use it as I please."
"But Aish-"
"Of course, listen to my question. Look at the wall over there" I said, pointing at the wall across the street.
He nodded his head in response. Of course he saw it, otherwise, I suspected that his nose was in trouble!
"Why did the boarding house erect a wall there?" I asked casually pretending not to be too interested in the wall.
"Oh, outside the wall is the rice fields owned by the residents so the boarding school gives it a limit. The wall was also made so that we all do not run away from there because there were many cases of students who fled from there before the wall was erected that high." He said without hesitation.
I am very satisfied with the answer.
"Oh so, yeah.." I said pretend to relax..
"All right, we're back in the dorm now. I'm already sleepy and want to take a nap soon." I want to build a strategy.
I asked Girl to lead the way back to the dorm. On the road we started to cross paths with the santriwati who had just returned from the food stand. They spoke in a low voice and smiled easily, unlike the people in the city I live in.
Miraculously they do not like to pay attention to others let alone pay attention to my existence. Instead of watching me, they talk about someone. It is true what people say about boarding schools if the residents must be well-educated and good-natured people. Um, but this is not entirely true because the human heart is not so predictable. And I have experienced two betrayals that I will never forget in this life.
I didn't really care but when I heard them say someone's name, my ears immediately stood up straight ready to eavesdrop on their conversation.
"I saw him! Habib Thalib was passing in front of the santriwati booth and happened to be my seat was right next to the outer curtain so I could see it in person."
Habib Thalib's?
Habib Thalib. No, I think people used to like to call Khalid's brother Habib Thalib.
"Yes, I'm serious. By Allah I saw the Habib of Thalib passing by from there." The girl swore.
"How did Habib Thalib look up close? I'd love to see it because every time I see it I can only see from afar."
Then the girl who swore earlier replied in an intoxicating voice.
"He's very tall, his skin is pure white"
"Where is Aish going?" Suddenly my arm was pulled by the girl.
"Eh? To the dormitory." Where else try.
"Yes, Aish. We've reached the dorm but you're going in the wrong direction. Our room is in the right corridor but you're the way to the left corridor."
Uh, then I realized that we had reached the dormitory and were now standing in the corridor. Because it was too cool to eavesdrop on me to the point of wanting to follow where those people were going.
I looked up, my eyes looking towards those people who had gone far away. The topic they were talking about had attracted my curiosity about habib Thalib. I wanted to ask but they're gone.
"Aish see who?"
I took my attention away from them. Shaking my head and then continuing my steps to the dorm room where I slept. It's been two days now but I'm still not used to living here because the bed is very fit for two people and a bit cramped. I have trouble moving while sleeping.
"Assalamualaik." The girl gave her greetings as we opened the door.
Inside were already some santri and two parasites that I wanted to avoid. Me, Dira, and Gisel slept in far-flung beds. We never talk. Good thing, at least I'm not too stressed out alone in there.
"Vaalaikumussalam. Girl, have you eaten?" Ask one of the girls in this room.
His tone was fine but his facial expression was not very pleasant to look at. Maybe he doesn't like me.
"I'll just eat it with Aish after I get home from the library." Answer Girl.
I walked to my bed, pretending not to pay attention to their conversation.
"You can't do that, girl. Food in the kitchen is not necessarily left." He said he disagreed.
"Yes, Girl. If you can't eat now automatically you have to wait until dinner because this is the hut rule." Others chimed in.
Ugh, they might want to corner me here. But do I care? Of course not. It's just that Girl hasn't eaten anything since she spent a lot of time persuading me. I honestly feel bad for him. Not out of sympathy but rather pity because his body was so thin. He needs nutritious food to make his body healthy.
"City people are usually a bit difficult to manage. So look, you've got to get hit." She whispered but I still could hear her.
What the hell, we city people are used to living well but to be thrown here who are strict and pretentious, anyone will be upset.
"Hush, City. You can't talk about that. He's not used to it."