The Love of Habib
Chapters 21.13
After finishing breakfast in the canteen Aira immediately went to the staff office of the boarding school to call his parents in the city. Because he did not come home yesterday because habib Khalid had returned to the boarding house. He also wanted to tell his parents what the rumored foreign woman as Habib Khalid's future wife was saying. She herself as a girl did not believe the rumors because even though the woman was beautiful when cared for well everyone would find that this woman was much older than the habib Khalid. At first glance Aira knew that this woman must have been married and had children because her posture was not like a woman who was single or never married.
Arriving in front of the pesantren cottage staff office he had found a lot of santri and santriwati who queued for data collection. They could not go home yesterday because the time was near night, the boarding house did not allow his men to go home at night and postponed until this morning. They were all a lot but not as much as yesterday so Aira did not wait too long until her turn went into the phone booth.
"Assynolt, Bun. It's me, Aira. Sorry Aira ya Bun, because yesterday Aira did not come back to the city. Aira changed her mind and decided to stay in the boarding house until the grades came out. "
As soon as the phone was picked up he immediately spoke to the person across the street. Mother's voice sounded upset because Aira did not keep her promise to go home. Everyone was waiting for his return. And since Aira was going home, they all prepared many things that Aira liked. Starting from making delicious dishes to buying many of his favorite snacks. They know very well that life in the boarding house is very strict. Aira could not eat enough and could not eat anything she liked. So upon hearing the news that Aira was going back home, they immediately poured out so they were with those things. But the disappointment was that Aira did not return home and only sent a short message that she would stay in the boarding house until the grades came out. Everyone was disappointed but could not do anything just waiting for Aira to contact them again.
"Don't be sad Mother. I miss everyone else in the house too. I really want to meet you guys. And actually yesterday I was also getting ready to go home. But everything failed when I heard the news of Habib Thalib returning to the boarding house. Mommy knows for myself, right, that I like the habib of Thalib? I would definitely rather stay here to fight for it than go home and let Habib Thalib be approached by another woman. I don't want Mother." Amidst her Mother's vexation, Aira interrupted and revealed what she was thinking.
"Aira knows. Mother just calm down, there must be a direct return home when our final value results come out. Mother also does not have to worry about my value. Although the lesson here is difficult but that does not mean I cannot. Believe me if I am here to stay focused on learning and not distracted even though habib Thalib is not in the boarding school. What Mother and Father should be worried about is Aish's sister. I noticed that during her stay at the boarding school she was hanging out more with Dira and Gisel. It was the final exam score that determined whether we could pass it or not. Pesantren's lodge is much stricter and more difficult than public schools in the city. If in public school even though our grades are bad school can still give relief, but if in the boarding school I hear there is no compassion in terms of grades. Everything is written as is in accordance with the ability of students who learn." Aira really underestimated her brother.
He knows very well the capacity of Aish's head. His brother was lazy and stupid. His grades at school always plummeted which put families to shame. So he does not believe that Aish has good grades in boarding school because the school here is different from the school in the city.
Take back the severed nasab. The nasab?
It means bloodline. But who does he mean?
"Oh... Mother doesn't know either, Dad? Maybe the woman thought nonsense to me. Alright... Mother do not think too much about it. Instead of thinking about that woman's nonsense, it's better now that Mother just tells me everything that happened in the house when I wasn't there. I'm sure the house must be a lot quieter without me. But I also believe that my two aunts must have been causing trouble at home a lot. The two of them actually had nothing to do but idle and gossip at home. They were both old, but they were still acting like spoiled little children."
But across the street Mother said that she did not know and did not understand what she said to Aira. If Mommy alone does not get the answer, then what is the power of Aira who does not know the woman. This problem is trivial and does not need to be too thought out. So he immediately skipped it and shifted the topic to talk about the things that happened in the boarding house and at home some of this time. Mommy does not like the topic of family especially if you mention the matter of her two lazy sisters-in-law, Mommy is upset but can only hold her in silence.
He talked long enough with Mother. If he is not reprimanded by the staff of the boarding school to end the phone immediately, then he will definitely continue to talk to Mother.