The Story of the Children of the Juragan
39. Damn thing
"Sir Salman, brother." called Wulan repeatedly, which made Salman wake up from his daydream.
"Eh, what did you say?"
"I want to learn understanding like that big brother. Can you?" rewrote Wulan again.
"What basis do you want to learn that?" salman's tone returned as it was.
Wulan was silent while thinking, instead of being happy and welcoming of her good intentions, but instead the man looked suspicious. So the girl racked her brain in search of the right words.
"I did all this for Salman. So that I can fit into the criteria of the woman you love. Didn't I always say that Wulan loves Salman."
"You're wrong." asserted Salman who made the heart of Wulan fast, like a student who was caught wrong and ready to get a big punishment from his teacher. He was immediately bowed within.
Salman took a deep breath, before finally continuing his words.
"Don't do anything based on love alone. But do everything on the basis of sincerely hoping for the pleasure of Allah. I am condemned to the law of waliyadin, to you your religion and to me my religion. There can be no compulsion in religion. Because it is useless that we embrace a new understanding and do all its obligations, but not intended to someone. That's a loss."
Wulan bowed deeply after hearing Salman's remarks. He realized he might be too excited to read sheet by sheet of books from the man. So that he does not realize if everything has a foundation.
After the conversation, they finished their meal. Then Wulan walked over to pay for her food.
This time Salman let the girl pay for her food. Because he doesn't want to be underestimated by others. Although in his heart he wants to pay for his food as a form of charity.
"Thank you for treating me" Salman said as Wulan approached to pick up her groceries.
"Together." Wulan put on a smile, then picked up her paper bag lying on the floor.
"Sorry." "Sorry" said the two at the same time, while keeping each hand away from the paper bag.
Both of them suddenly felt awkward. Finally back they took the paper bag, and for the second time their hands touched each other, because they took the same paper bag. Now the two throw smiles at each other.
"I used to take the new brother Salman" Wulan said later.
They then walked to their parked car. The two of them threw smiles at each other before finally getting in the car.
Along the way, the two men thought together. Wulan made sure about the flavor that comes up every time she meets Salman.
As for the man himself, trying to throw away the sense that slowly appeared when Wulan said a few words according to his understanding.
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Meanwhile at Wulan's residence, Leon comes to look for her. But when he met mommy Melati, he was a little disappointed because Wulan left without saying goodbye. Finally Leon and mommy sat in the living room talking.
Leon said something that stuck in his heart about Wulan's change in attitude to mommy Melati.
Without them knowing, Daddy heard what the two of them were talking about. With a quick step he went down the stairs.
"What did Leon Honey say?" ask Daddy seriously. Makes his wife look wrong. She was afraid that her husband would scold her daughter.
"I don't know honey either. While at home he was ordinary." call mommy with a slightly different voice than usual.
Daddy took a deep breath, then sat down next to his wife. The three of them were silent to each other so the atmosphere looked tense. Hope Wulan gets home soon and explains everything.