The Love of Habib
Chapters 28.2

Slowly, talk of Aish and Habib Khalid's relationship dimmed as the national exam drew closer. Every santriwati who was at the end of the 12th grade began to prepare seriously for the national exam. The lessons they learn are not as complicated as the end-of-school exams because these are just common lessons. Day after day is passed with a focus on learning. The library is never empty and is always filled with students and students who will face national examinations. And more and more the day the boarding school began to be peaceful. Because the national exam is so important, boarding schools instruct that uninvolved students and students should start refraining from making much noise. This is done to maintain order and concentration of students and students who will carry out the test.

Then, 1 month later. The exam was finally completed after going through exhausting days. Even Dira and Gisel who had always ignored the lessons were forced to study hard by the environment around them. The rest of the room friends are very focused on learning, oh, no need to look at the other room friends because just seeing Aish alone makes them both feel embarrassed. Aish is very focused on learning and memorizing, there is no day passed without these two things. Seeing Aish like this inevitably made them both encouraged to learn. They don't want to lose to Aish. So they spend 1 month to learn and memorize.

"When are test scores announced?" Today they just got out of class after taking the final exam.

And after today the three of them are free. No longer go to school and trap the head with the complexity of the lessons in the boarding school.

Ugh, it feels so much relief!

"I don't know, wait for the government's announcement." Aish said he didn't know.

Gisel shrugged his shoulders as well not knowing.

"After this, what are you two planning? Staying in a boarding house waiting for graduation announcements or going home?" Ask Gisel.

He put his tired body on the bed. Though his job was just sitting doing problems, but somehow he felt that he had spent a lot of energy as if doing a very heavy job. Really tiring.

"I planned to stay here until graduation was announced." Because he was confused where to go.

"If you are, Aish?"

Aish speechless.

"I don't know, I'll follow Khalid's decision. If brother Khalid takes me away, then I will go with him. But if Khalid's brother doesn't want to go, then I won't go either. It all depends on Khalid." Now he's no longer alone. She already has a husband in her life. Although they are not together yet, their bond is true. And since she already has a husband, then she cannot act alone or make decisions for herself. As a wife who wants to be a good wife to her husband, Aish tries to involve everything with the habib.

Dira smiled, "It's different in the world when people are married. Oh yes by the way, he said you after finishing the national exam will hold a wedding. When did you get married? Don't you need to prepare it?" Tanya Dira was confused.

He never heard Aish discuss or prepare for his marriage to the habib.

Let alone Dira, he was confused why the habib had not said anything to their marriage. At least the habib will talk about the preparation, starting from the wedding date, wedding venue to the clothes to be used on the day of the event. But the habib never brought it up. Sometimes Aish thinks, could their marriage be postponed?

"I don't know yet"

"Assynogaal?" Nasha went into the room.

"Mosur." The three of them and the other roommates compactly replied.

Nasha spread her gaze looking for someone. As his eyes caught Aish's whereabouts, he immediately smiled widely.

"Aisha Rumaisha, habib Thalib is looking for you. He said today you're going home with him so he asked you to pack all your things." Nasha said instantly made the other room friends in an uproar.

Once again they are amazed and jealous to see Aish has a very good relationship with the habib.

"Ah...come home with him?" Aish's heart was pounding.

Why didn't Habib Khalid say anything before?

Um, they rarely meet because Aish is busy studying and asked to focus on the exam. While the habib also has a busyness that cannot be delayed. So they only meet occasionally if the habib takes the initiative to find Aish.

"Yes, habib Thalib said that. So you have to pack all your stuff. My advice is to bring it all up because you might not be coming back here."

Aish speechless. He.... will not come back here again then that means he will stay with the habib?

"Why shut up? Let's pack your things. We'll both help you." Dira soon awakens Aish from her daydream.

"Oh. i-yes." Aish responded in a daze.

Aish's things weren't much so he didn't need much time packing them all. Moreover, with the help of Dira and Gisel, the work was much faster to complete.

After packing his belongings, he immediately went out to visit the staff office of the boarding school. She did not come alone because almost all of her roommates went along. They actually wanted to use this opportunity to see the habib who had not appeared for a long time.

"Sister Khalid!" Call Aish to a handsome, tall male figure who is standing next to the door of the boarding school staff.

The habib raised his head and immediately met Aish's bright glowing apricot eyes. Looks very pretty.

"Come on." Habib smiled broadly.

Seeing Aish coming carrying a large bag, he immediately went to take over the burden and lifted it lightly.

"It's over?"

Aish nodded in embarrassment. His cheeks immediately felt hot. Without saying, she knew that her cheeks were very red right now. Hence she did not dare to linger staring at her husband so that his embarrassment was not seen.

"Already, brother. Then where are we now?"

Habib Khalid carried his free hand around Aish's slender waist and invited many shocked exclamations from the roommates watching.

Due to their overreaction, Aish grew increasingly embarrassed . It felt like he wanted to dig the ground to drown himself so shamefully.

"Certainly go home. Mbah called me last night. He asked me to take you there because he already misses you so much." Habib Khalid replied that he did not care about the reaction of those around him.

Even from the beginning the habib never took his eyes off his beloved wife. As if there was only one woman in this place, while the rest.

"Change.." Aish also longed for habib Alamsyah and aunt Arum and her husband.

But, uh,

"Sister Khalid lives there too?"

Habib Khalid smiled softly.

"So I'll stop by for a while, but I'm not staying because they'll never stop, except..." Habib Khalid lowered his head whispering into Aish's ear. "I'm marrying you, then Aunt Arum won't be able to stand in our way."

Aish's face instantly turned red. He lowered his head hiding how nervous he was now. Em, hearing the word marriage from the habib's mouth has its own touch in Aish's heart. I don't know, it feels too tickling too.

"It must be Aunt Arum who's nagging, right?"

Aunt Arum is a bit protective when it comes to Aish. Imagine habib Khalid alone had to be removed by him. Habib Khalid was no one else, but Aish's husband. A very close and important person in Aish's life. Aunty Arum said they should not be together if they have not seen their marriage with their own eyes.

"It's okay, he's like that because he loves you." Because Aish is Arumi's only daughter, making Rumi's aunt quite protective of her. In addition Rumi's aunt can't watch Aish grow up with her own eyes leaving deep regret. So he uses this opportunity to hold Aish back from leaving to satisfy his longing.

"Ekhem!" Seeing them cool talking to themselves, Dira could not stand it anymore.

"Oh. Why, Dir?"

"Em, take good care of yourself there and please contact us if you need help. As much as possible, we will come to help. Don't forget about you on your wedding day. You see, we also want to be witnesses on your happy day and habib Thalib." Pinta Dira awkward.

Speaking of which Aish is nothing, but if in front of Habib Khalid directly, it feels a bit awkward.

Aish's heart warms.

"of course. I will not forget all of you. Be a witness on our happy day. Brother Khalid, may I?"

Habib Khalid smiled.

"Can."

Aish is happy to get the approval from her husband.

"When is our marriage going to be celebrated?" He could not wait to live with Habib Khalid.

Don't tell me after the graduation announcement?

Oh, if that happens Aish will have to wait a few more weeks. That's so annoying!

For a long time he was moss because he waited too much.

Habib Khalid smiled knot.

"Consecret. Just wait."

Huh, looks! Secretly Aish cheered inwardly seeing how handsome her husband was as he smiled.

"Why is it secret, brother? I want to know."

Seeing them back busy themselves, Dira rolled her eyes lazily. It's been hard to get their attention, uh the edges are busy together again.

"When it's time you'll know. Okay, let's go. We can talk about this on the way." Speak to habib Khalid while looking at the clock on his left wrist.

"Em..ayo go." He then looked at his friends.

"I'm leaving. We met again on our wedding day. Please take good care of yourself and keep calling me no matter what." This message was especially for Dira and Gisel, his two best friends who had fought together with him.

Suddenly Dira and Gisel felt sad. Both of their eyes involuntarily reddened trying to hold back the cries. I never thought today would finally come. They let go of one of their best friends to start a new life that is much better than before. And truly, only God knows how grateful they are when they release their friend with a loved man, a man who loves their friend with sincerity they have never seen before. They give thanks, pray to the Almighty that their friend's life is always in His protection and filled with happiness. No more cries of suffering in the lives of their friends.

"You too, take good care of yourself. If you have a complaint or something to talk about, please do not hesitate to contact us. You know we're not brothers?" Dira tried to smile as wide as possible in front of his best friend.

"Yes, Aish. We will always be with you. Even if you start a new life, we will not leave you. Again we are brothers." Gisel's face shriveled withstanding the cries.

Aish's heart feels stung. Vibrating painfully. Only now did he realize that his heart was a bit unwilling to part from these two best friends. Dira and Gisel, both of them are very important people in his life. When he felt alone and useless, they both appeared in his life. Being friends when they are sad, happy, upset and even the three of them make a lot of trouble in the boarding house to make the name of the three of them known by many people.

It's been a few months. This is just a short friendship but it is very important and valuable in the heart. Even if it is short, this friendship will never be forgotten.

"You are my brothers. You guys are very important to me. It's impossible for yourself to forget you. And even if I'm married, I won't stop contacting you. Our relationship won't be cut off no matter what, I promise." Aish's promise means it.

Gisel finally cried. The cry that he had tried to endure had finally spilled.

During her stay at the boarding school, Aish always played her brother. Whether in need of money or having problems, Aish is always there for her. So how could she not be sad to see Aish leave her?

"You promised, it must be kept. Otherwise I'd be very sad." He wanted to throw himself into Aish's arms, but because Habib Khalid was holding Aish, he consciously abandoned his intentions.

Aish looked at the habib, as if understanding what his wife meant, the habib and then removed his hand from Aish's waist.

"Go." The whisper of the habib allows.

Aish thanked him before hurrying to hug his two best friends.

He patted the backs of his two best friends while holding back the tears that had gathered in his eyes.

"Don't cry, we'll definitely meet again." Whisper Aish.

Dira and Gisel cried as they pleased, nodding their heads reluctantly due to difficulty speaking.

"Promise." Gisel Whispers.

Aish smiled sadly.

"Promise." Letting go of their embrace, he then said in a small voice, "I put money under your pillows. The amount is enough for your daily needs for 3 months. If the money's up, I'll send you both. So you don't have to be afraid of running out of money. Especially for you, Gisel. Use that money to make ends meet and do not hold back. If it's over, call me and ask me. Understood?"

Dira and Gisel were shocked.

"Aish.." Gisel's voice complained.

See, how could he possibly be willing to part from Aish?

Even after starting a new life, Aish was still thinking about the lives of the two of them.

"It's okay, we're brothers. Then treat me as your brother." Aish said seriously.

The cries of Gisel and Dira grew louder. They hugged Aish tightly before letting go reluctantly. Watching Aish taken away by the habib with a big smile full of happiness on her beautiful face.

"Take care of yourself." Order Aish before you leave.

"Sure..of course." Gisel's whisper came back crying.

Dira began to calm down. He patted Gisel's shoulder to comfort him.

"Okay, don't be sad. We can meet him later anyway."

Gisel nodded his head knowing but his tears did not stop coming out.

"Live well, this is what Aish asked us both to do. So, let's keep smiling and face the next days with a big smile."

Gisel shook his head in denial, "No, I'd think it would be crazy to keep smiling."

Dira fell silent.

"Sometimes.you're annoying, Gis!"