THE SMILE OF THE MOON
Seeing Alfian on the face of a girl, Miss Ely looked shocked. He's coming out soon.

"Assalamualaik." I heard greetings from outside the house. Miss Ely's coming out. He knew the voice, it was his son, Alfian. He's been waiting for her since this afternoon. For the second time the boy had made him restless.

Bu Ely opened the door and saw his son standing with a woman beside him. Feeling worried that something had happened to Alfian, Miss Ely immediately scattered out. He immediately felt and examined Alfian's entire body, hoping that nothing would happen to Alfian. Seeing that Emi smiled. That close, Miss Elly hasn't seen him yet.

" Sister Alfian is fine Ma'am," said Emi trying to attract the attention of Ms. Ely. Hearing Emi call him brother, Alfian smiled blushing in embarrassment. Ms. Ely herself was surprised. She realized that the woman who had the child was Emi. The girl who twice came to cover him.

Miss Elly could no longer hide her pleasure seeing Emi. He hugged Emi's body.

"Subhanallah Nak Emi, I'm sorry, I'm not at all aware that Nak Emi is with Alfian. But how do you know each other" said Miss Ely began to wonder.

"Later the story, Mom. Look Alfiannya brother is already shaking in the cold," said Emi. The three then enter.

"Alfian you change clothes first there, let Emi later wear her clothes, mother" said Ely when she got home. Alfian turned his head towards Emi, gesturing before entering his room. Emi nods.

"Mom, Emi's clothes don't need to be replaced. Emi is coming home soon. Afraid mom and dad are looking for Emi. Maybe now the two of them are worried waiting for Emi to come home" Emi said.

"Yes, but you change clothes first, I'll take you back."

Ms. Ely took Emi into her room. He then took out a black color from his closet. She also pulled out a white headscarf from the closet.

"Know no, this game is a mother's gamis first when it became santri. I think it fits the size of Emi's son. Well, if this hijab mom bought yesterday in the market. The plan is that I'll give this to Nak Emi if I happen to stop by here again. Eh know-how Nak Emi came here tonight," said Miss Ely so excited.

Azan Maghrib was heard when Emi had finished changing her clothes. Alfian seemed to have been sitting in the living room. He still looked embarrassed as Emi approached towards him.

"I'll go home first. Mom and Dad must have waited a long time at home. God willing, tomorrow Emi comes again" said Emi. Alfian looked at. Bu Ely who peeked out from behind the mosquito nets of her bedroom door could only stare in wonder. He still did not understand, suddenly the two already knew each other.

"Mom, it's ready," Alfian called as he turned to his mother's room.

"But you haven't eaten, son. Just wait a minute, I will prepare food for you," continued Alfian hoping Emi would stay for a while to have dinner with them.

"Other times, brother. Emi has to go home first."

"Come on, mother interracial. And you Alfian, don't go anywhere just yet. Wait for me for a moment," said Miss Ely as she clenched her hand towards Alfian. Alfian and Emi just smiled.

After saying goodbye to Alfian, Emi then stepped following Ely's mother.

After confirming Emi and her mother were already outside the house, Alfian got up and headed for the door immediately. The mosquito nets of the living room window and began to stare at Emi's body until it was lost behind the dark of night. Then he went into his room.

For a few hours, it was like being in a world of imagination. A world without defects. It was a beautiful world that only he could feel.

But when the figure of Emi has gone, now he feels like he woke up from a beautiful dream. The former beauty is still there, but it can only be remembered. Emi's smile could be seen everywhere filling her room. In every corner he looked. A beautiful feeling that incarnates into a deep sense of longing. If only Emi could still linger in her house, then tonight would be an unwanted night replaced by day. The night turned into a beautiful dream that he did not want to wake up from.

Alfian woke up and grabbed his cellphone. He opened the noveltoon app. There is one chapter that he has not completed until finally he can be included in the list of contracts. He felt this was the end of his story. Hope is prayer and he hopes that it will be granted. He will end his story by marrying his two main characters, Mirna and Sadewa.

After walking down the muddy road following where the flashlight is directed, finally Emi and Bu Ely arrived in front of a green house. A middle-aged man who was none other than Mr. Marwan was seen sitting restlessly on the porch of the house. The remnants of cigarette smoke are still seen covering the porch light bulb. Seeing Emi enter, he immediately got up and approached. Marwan called immediately.

Seeing Emi , Marwan immediately scatter to face Emi.

"Astaghfirullah, where have you been. I've been waiting for you since. You don't usually come home this late. What happened, son," said Marwan.

"Sorry Mom, Emi's late to come home because she's taking my son. My son cannot walk. Limping next to Mom," said Ely's mom trying to explain Marwan's mom.

Mr. Marwan and Ms. Marwan nodded in understanding. He immediately brought the two in.

"Sorry sir, Mom, I'll go home. My son is alone at home. Once again I say thank you son Emi has helped my son," said Bu Ely begging for a break.

"Oh this mother, coffee first, ma'am" said Miss Marwan

Miss Ely smiled.

"Next time, ma'am. Thank you," said Ely's mother half bowed her goodbye to Marwan and Marwan's mother.

"We also thank you for dropping off my son".

"Let's sir, Ma'am, son Emi, I'll say goodbye."

"Be careful, ma'am" said Emi.

Ms. Ely turned the flashlight back on and left the house. Then the three entered the house. Actually, there are many things that Marwan and Mr. Marwan want to ask about Emi's late tonight. But Emi reasoned unwell and wanted to warm her body in the room.

The night began to grow late. Emi only once came out of her room when her mother called her for dinner. He should have taken Alfian's phone number but he forgot. Tonight I want to have a chat with Alfian all night. He only once fell in love with someone when he was just a first-class tsanawiyah. And what he feels now is his first love repeated, even beyond the beauty of those times.

Emi sighed and smiled. He doesn't understand what he should do tonight. He wanted to go out and say what happened to his father and mother. About ustadz Alqof and about the man of his choice and his desire to get married soon. But he thinks it's too early. He had to find the right time so that later his father and mother could accept his choice.