Against Restu
MR Chapter 15: Tolerance

At nightfall, there was a knock on the door from the outside, making Seva open the door immediately. It turned out that Brian had come to bring food.

Seeing Brian's hand filled with food bags, Seva immediately took over the food bags, and helped bring them to the kitchen.

" Where, Anne?" brian asked when he didn't see Anne in the room.

" Oh, he was praying in his room" Seva replied as he prepared the food Brian had brought. Initially, Seva wanted to cook but it wasn't so because Brian said that he would bring food.

" Sir, is this all halal?" ask Seva who must be very careful to take care of Anne's food.

" It was halal all because I bought it in a restaurant that sold halal food" Brian replied.

" Oh, thank you."

Since learning that Anne is going to live in New York, Brian has been looking for a restaurant that serves halal food. Because he knows that a Muslim has rules and prohibitions in terms of food so it cannot be arbitrary.

Hearing Brian's voice coming, Anne immediately came out of her room.

" Sister has arrived?" ask Anne trite.

" Em, are you done praying?"

" Yes, Brother. If not, how could I go out" replied Anne who was taken in by Brian.

Afterwards, the three people ate together at the dining table.

" Whoa, pretty good! "praise Anne when eating food brought by Brian.

" When it's good, eat a lot. "

Anne shakes.

" why? Didn't he say good? "

" Yes .. is good, but eat enough. Moreover, it's night, if you eat a lot later can be fat, continue to get body shaming," said Anne.

Brian could only shake his head when he heard Anne's words that could be said to be true.

After dinner, Brian immediately went home so that Anne could do it quickly because tomorrow morning he had started going to college.

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Since morning, Anne has been getting ready because this is her first day on campus. During the journey to class, many pairs of eyes were on him because of his different-looking appearance. If the matter of Anne's face looks like a local, let alone her bluish-ash eyeballs are so beautiful. However, the appearance of being covered and wearing a hijab makes it the center of attention.

Anne tried to catch her breath and throw it away slowly. He tried to relax and act ordinary with their gaze. He is also not a contagious disease. Just an exchange student with the typical appearance of a Muslim woman.

Arriving in class, Anne immediately looked for an empty bench for her to sit on. Shortly after, a beautiful student came to him.

" Are you an exchange student?" ask a beautiful woman who knows the news if there will be exchange students in her class.

Anne nodded.

" I introduce, my name is Cameron." The beautiful woman reached out to Anne with a smile.

Anne grabbed that hand. " I'm Anneta" replied Anne.

"You're beautiful, but__what are you wearing?" ask Cameron who is curious.

" Oh, it's a hijab" Anne replied.

" Hijabs?" rework Cameron who just first heard it.

" Yes, this is a hijab worn by a Muslim woman to cover her head. "

" Oh ... "

Anne just nodded.

Anne was not the son of an official or president, but she was strictly guarded by her father. After the course hour was over, Cameron wanted to take Anne to a party with other friends to make them more familiar. Seva has come to pick up Anne.

" I'm sorry Cam, I can't" Anne refused subtly.

" Oh, have you been picked up?" cameron asked when he saw Seva coming.

Anne smiled awkwardly, then left.

"Why is Seva right on time!" grouse Anne.

" Of course, if I can't be slaughtered I'm the same Mr. Kenzo," joked Seva so Anne wouldn't be upset.

" What Papa___"

"He's just worried about you Miss. Besides, they're just gonna take you out to party, aren't they?" sela Seva's.

Anne nodded. " They want me to be more familiar" Anne replied.

" You're too innocent Anne, living outside is not the same as in Indonesia. You have to be careful, especially with your identity as a Muslim! " advice from Seva.

Seva said that because he had lived abroad for many years before returning to Indonesia a few months ago. So, he already knew very well how the culture and habits of living here. Although Anne? He is still ordinary and innocent anyway.

Anne indeed often went outside the country but just a vacation, not staying for a long time. Even so, always with his family was never alone like this. So, it's worth it if Papa Kenzo is very strict in guarding it.

" I want to live free" said Anne. Free life according to Anne, life without rules that must be maintained strictly with a bodyguard beside her. During this time, the scope of Anne's friendship was very limited to making her not have many friends because it was always selected by her Papa. Anne also wanted to be able to do many things, as long as it was not something that was haram for her.

Seva smiles. " You won't fit into that life, Anne."

" Have never tried why have you said it doesn't fit?" anne asked, looking towards Seva.

" Well, I'll show you how life is abroad, but you have to change your appearance first. "

Anne frowned." Why change the appearance? "ask Anne confused.

" Because you won't be allowed in if you're dressed like this! "

Seva was forced to do this so that Anne would not continue to think that she was on the bridle. After all, there was still Seva beside him.

Seva wouldn't have Anne dress sexy, just put a wig to cover Anne's hijab.

Finished changing appearances, Seva takes Anne to a place where her classmates gather. Previously, Seva had been looking for the identities of Anne's classmates.

" Brother ... Why are we here? Free life that I mean is not __ like this," said Anne when she was in a cafe that is not like a cafe in general.

"Don't you want to know what party you mean by your new friend?" seva.

Anne nodded slowly.

" Then look towards nine o'clock. You'll know the party they're talking about!"

Anne obeyed Seva's words, and how surprised she was at the sight of the place. Anne immediately closed her eyes and continued to say the sentence of Istighfar. Seva smiled, then took Anne out of the place.

" Do you understand now?" seva asked when they were outside.

Anne nodded.

" After seeing the incident, are you still__"

" No!" reject Anne directly that made Seva try to hold back her laughter. Just shown like that, Anne has behaved like this.

" Anne .. Listen to me carefully. Not everyone can behave like Mr. Brian who is very caring and tolerant with you. There are some of them that can even trap you, so you have to be more careful" Seva advised.

Seva says it like that because he had experienced it himself. Trapped by a friend who looks really good on her. Human hearts and minds are difficult to guess, sometimes what looks good turns out to be evil, and vice versa. But, there are also those that are really good from the outside as well as the inside. So, we have to be more careful in hanging out and choosing friends

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