The Love of Habib
Chapters 19.14

"What's this?" Ask sobbing.

Her father had two more daughters, or there might be other sons unknown. No, wait a minute.

"Who was that woman?" Ask dazed.

"What is Papa's relationship with him? Why does the woman call Papa dear and vice versa, Papa calls her affectionate. What the hell is going on? Is Papa cheating? Does Mama know? What is this, God..." He was confused, there were so many questions in his heart that went unanswered yet for some reason he was afraid to ask Papa.

Maybe he didn't want to get hurt. His heart would hurt if he knew the truth. He was afraid of having trouble accepting the truth.

"Then what about Askia and Sania? Are they Papa's daughters too? If that's true...." His heart felt so sick, so tight... It was so hard to breathe that it was so difficult. Why so painful?

Why does his heart hurt?

What other reality is this!

"Oh Allah, if that is true... So Papa already has another wife in his life besides Mama? And all the busy excuses that were thrown out every time he was lonely in the mansion, was that a lie? No, it could be true. Papa might be really busy... Busy taking care of her other family, busy raising two other daughters, and busy taking care of her world with a new family. So what about me, God? Wish it... For all the pain and loneliness I felt in that house... Should I get it?"

Why does he feel the world is working unfairly?

All those years he spent lonely days, with no family or friends, he felt like a lost fool. Then at the boarding school he was met with Aish and Gisel, like the answer that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala sent to him to replace the position of brother or friend who was empty. But as soon as the two places were filled, God sent cruel truths to him.

No. gabe...

Really no!

He's not that stupid. He knew that his father was exactly what he thought. It would be an idiot if he kept hoping for more and thinking positively, that was so stupid!

"Mama... Mama doesn't know either? Or know but pretend not to care? Or maybe.... He also already has a new family by his side?" Papa and Mama always go take care of their respective careers.

They rarely return home. Sometimes Papa would single-handedly go back home, sleep a few days at home and then go away without news for some time. This also happened when my mother came home. He didn't stay for long, just a little while and went back and disappeared without any news.

Now Dira understood why the two of them were like this. Now he knew that all along he had been fooled by two people who were considered important in his heart. She thought she was only left behind because her parents were busy working, but now she understood that she was completely abandoned. None of them would accept it because they might be happier with a new family.

Ting~~

Ting~~

Ting~~

Phone's ringing. Dira surprised. His wet eyes stared at the old handle of the phone that was vibrating because of the incoming call. Forcing himself to stand up, the thin hand slowly moved rubbing his wet cheek in a rough motion as if throwing away the sadness from his heart.

"Destroyed. I don't care anymore." That way he immediately turned around without any intention to pick up the phone ring.

He shoots if the person who calls is his father.

According to him, this is in vain. There's nothing to explain anymore.

"Dira, are you done?" While exiting the staff office he was suddenly intercepted by one of his roommates.

Dira stopped his steps and turned his head while smiling, forcibly.

"Yes, I'm done talking to my family. How are you going?" He did not want to wait, he wanted to return immediately to calm himself for a moment.

"Me and the others haven't. There are a few more people ahead. If you want to go, you go. I'll turn it around with the rest of my friends." Said his roommate didn't want to trouble Dira.

He saw that Dira was not okay. Maybe the atmosphere of the house is not so good or because he misses his family too much he cries like this. Whatever it is he wants Dira to go back to the room immediately to rest.

"thank you. I was really tired and wanted to rest in the room for a while. Then I go first, assalamualaikum."

"Getishalight."

Happy separation from his friend, Dira brought his unsteady footsteps to the path of the boarding school cottage that is not too smooth. During the trip he met with many santriwati so he tried not to cry. Unfortunately, these tears keep flowing. He told me to stop but still not listen!

"I need to find a place to calm myself down. Aish and Gisel hicks... They can't see me like this."

Her tears were hard to manage so she decided to stop somewhere before returning to the dorm. In the boarding school there is no place more pleasant and soothing than a river beside the rice fields. This river flows directly from the mountain. The water is always clear and cool.

"Argh..." Dira stopped his steps fearfully.

Just now he heard moans persist here. But there's no one in this place. Afraid, he remembered the magical stories of the sisters in his room. Sometimes when they are free they will gather to tell the occult things that happened during the cottage in the boarding school. And the river on the edge of the rice field is one of the places that is often a subscription to occult events.

His body immediately shakes.

"What are you doing here? Spying on me, huh?"

The bearded Dira was startled when he saw someone suddenly emerge from behind a tree on the river bank.

That is the Caliph. People he hadn't seen for a long time and heard from.

But something's wrong. The Khalif's face looked very pale and lacking in blood. Don't-don't he...

"You're Mandarin's duck, right?" Tanya Dira was.

It could be if this person is not a Caliph but a supernatural person who disguises himself as a Caliph. Just thinking about it made Dira's legs become weak.

"Who's the Mandarin duck, you female gorilla!" Khalif was upset.

I don't know why this girl always makes trouble when she meets him. Though he never said anything wrong, but this girl still only had time to mock him. If if his back didn't hurt now he would definitely give a lesson to Dira, the female gorilla who always made trouble to him.

"Oh, it turns out you're really a Mandarin duck, anyway." Dira breathed a sigh of relief.

He shrugged his shoulders indifferently and wanted to continue on his way again. But his attention was again drawn when he saw the Caliph trying to sit himself in the shade of a tree.

Is the Mandarin duck sick? Inner Dira guessed.

Hesitating, he finally decided to go down and help the Caliph sit on a rock in the shade of a tree.

"What are you doing?" The Khalif brushed off the hand of Dira who wanted to touch him.

His still childish facial expression was rather noticeable and wanted to eat Dira alive.

Mouth did not twitch restrained at the sight of her panic reaction.

"I want to help you sit down You should thank me. And you're also a guy not a girl, so don't yell as if I'm fucking you." Said Dira irritated because of his kindness he misunderstood.

What the fuck? His face is innocent and kind, but is he treated like a lonely aunt? There's absolutely no sense.

"Mahram, we are not mahram remember tuh! I don't need your help either, like you said I'm a guy not a girl!" The Caliph was stubborn, forcing himself to sit down.

Though his back hurts a lot now, but in front of Dira, he tried to look normal and mediocre.

"Oh, now you say not mahram. Then why did you infiltrate santriwati school? He said not mahram." Ejek Dira offended.

The turn to help him refuse, but after going to school santriwati, he looks very determined and willing to do it!

Though he is also santriwati, what is the difference try the same santriwati others?

"That's different yeah, you guys are different." Answer the Caliph indifferently.

He glanced at Dira from the corner of his eyes and found that the face of this female gorilla looked as if she was crying. Even his eyes were still red with ripples of tears containing bitterness.

It turns out she can cry too. The inner Caliph thought.

"Sit down here. If you want to help me, then accompany me to sit here." The Khalif said while pointing at one of the stones that was quite far away from him.

This is to avoid slander when someone sees them both sitting here.

"I don't want to. I want to go somewhere better than sitting with you." Dira refused and prepared to lift his legs.

"This place is pretty vulnerable. I heard there were many occult incidents that happened to santri or santriwati. And listen to this happening every time santri or santriwati come here alone." The word Khalif managed to scare Dira.

Dira made him doubtful. He stared at the empty land thinking about what situation would happen if he desperately went alone. Could he be one of the victims who will be legendary in the mouths of many people in boarding schools?

"I don't want to sit with you at all. Remember yes, I am sitting here not because I want to accompany you but this is purely because I am tired so I am sitting here. And one more thing, I don't fear the supernatural because I fear only God!" Dira immediately flipped over and sat on a rock further away from the Caliph.

Unfortunately, occupied stones are exposed directly to sunlight. The heat is stinging, Dira will not feel at home sitting here for long. But since there was a Caliph here, he tried to act cool and relaxed.

"It's hot, come here, sit here." The Caliph asked him to sit on the stone he pointed at.

Dira glanced at the stone. There is cool and also cold, there is no sunlight. Obviously, that place is the best. He was tempted to move. But the prestige is very high, especially to the Caliph. He was determined not to falter.

"It's much better here because there's sunlight. Being exposed to the sun won't make you sick but it will make you healthier." Reject Dira prestige.

Khalif shook his head strangely. It was only the first time he saw a girl who liked the afternoon sun. The other girls would run away as far as they could when exposed to daylight.

"I'm amazed because you like it. But just so you know, daylight will not make you healthy but will make you sick from exposure to UV. It's a pity that the skin you've been taking care of is both broken and bad because of your love of daylight." The Khalif said with concern.

Dira who has high prestige,"...." So stupid, how could he forget that it was already noon and not morning anymore!

"I love my skin too so with a heavy heart I'll move to that rock." He said as he got up from his seat and walked ogah-ogahan towards the place appointed by the Caliph.

The Caliph's mouth twitched restrainedly at Dira's ridiculous behavior. He now suspected if he had a squatting IQ on his head.

"Yes I know, you love your skin a lot and also love the afternoon sun. Next time I won't force you to divert your love from the daylight." Khalif meledek.