Buntara Rindu
Section 11

Saka never thought, if the name Reyhan really stuck firmly in the heart of Longing. At first he considered their relationship like a lecturer and student only. But no, when Saka found out the truth. Saka's heart crumbled dimly, but he was tepis. It may be that now Rindu's hope of loving Reyhan is dashed and broken, more painful than his heart, which is only a corn in the lifetime of loving the girl.

"No anter, yo? I'm going back to Semarang."

The longing cry was still sobbing. Saka knew the girl was trying half-dead to quell her crying that kept gnawing at her.

"No, Mas. I can take the train," refused Miss subtly, he just did not want to trouble Saka who of course has a myriad of busyness. Moreover, he also has a cafe in Jakarta that certainly really needs him.

"No papa. I haven't been home in a long time either. Poor papa my mama, this morning they asked me to come home, he said kangen."

Longing to budge, he did not agree or refuse Saka's request.

"Yes, Rin... No anther, huh?" axed it. Saka was just worried, Missing to come home alone in this kind of state. And finally the girl collapsed as well, nodding in agreement to Saka's offer.

That day after Azan Zuhur, the two rushed back to their hometowns. Missing eyes still look puffy, even though the news about the wedding of Reyhan and other women was already this morning he heard. However, the atmosphere of sadness was still clearly visible on the hadith's face.

"Miss, are you ready?" saka asked when she saw Miss was sitting next to him hugging the pink round pillow in her hand.

"Here you go, my mom." So soft is the sound of longing, that almost the sense of hearing Saka did not listen to him.

Along the way Long was silent, he seemed to be enjoying his sadness. It was clear that sometimes tears still flowed down her cheeks, and she quickly wiped them.

"Rin... Where is Mr Reyhan's boarding house?"

"In Demak, Mas."

"Well, not in Semarang to?"

Misses answering with a head, as if unable to make a sound.

"Rin...."

The girl turned her head back towards Saka who was still breaking the concentration between Miss and the long toll road.

"Can I go to Mr Reyhan's wedding?"

"For what, Mom?"

"To see if you're okay. I can't see you getting hurt alone. "

"Indeed, according to Mas Saka, I'm sad because Gus Reyhan wants to get married?" ask Miss.

"Yes, I think so, but if my guess is wrong. I'm sorry."

Missed not responding to anything that came out of Saka's mouth afterwards. He chose to throw his face towards the window watching the car passing by.

Distance Semarang—Jakarta 446 kilometers, with a travel time of approximately six to seven hours, if passing the toll road.

After all along the way they fell silent, killed by their respective circumstances and thoughts. Saka's car entered the Kali kangkung toll area. This indicates that soon the two of them will enter the Semarang area.

"Rin... Want me to ante up to the po pie house?"

Missing did not want to make her grandparents feel worried because she suddenly came home even with a man from Jakarta.

"Yes wes not anther to Demak." Saka again offers, after all he feels worried and responsible with the safety of Miss of course.

"No, Mas. Mas Saka can get off me at the terminal Mangkang aja, later I take the bus myself."

"Rin... It's late, and you're a girl. I can't stay alone, come on... Manuto karo me!" Saka's face looked clear. He really wants to keep Miss from the dangers of the night world of Semarang.

Missing there is no other choice, besides what Saka said there is a point. He himself, in a curfew like this would certainly be very risky for him.

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It took them an hour to arrive and enter Demak city, which is not far from Semarang city. Longs to keep silent after agreeing Saka come to Pondok Pesantren Al-Ma'Ruf.

"Mas... That's the gate of the cottage." Miss pointed to one of the big black gates, where there was already a yellow janur that curved indicating the place will be held a wedding. Saka turned his car into a fairly extensive boarding school. You could say this is very broad, and Saka himself never imagined if a cottage could be this big.

One day, Isya's adhan reverberated when Miss opened the door and got out of Saka's car. The young man did not come down, and Miss slightly looked inside.

"Mas... We prayed in the Rest Area. Doesn't Saka want to pray here?" ask Miss.

Saka who actually since then only participated in prayer, even though he had never done the obligatory worship of Muslims. Even he set foot in the mosque can be said once a year, for eid prayers only.

Although a little doubtful, Saka got out of the car to obey the girl who had made herself drunk.

The two walked inside keeping their distance. But suddenly the two were startled by Reyhan's arrival which suddenly made a fuss.

"Nopo cake rene!" Saka's body was pushed firmly back. While the people who saw the incident seemed to want to divorce the two men. "You're looking for a chance for Deketin to miss, huh?!" reyhan shouted like he was going to float a raw bogem for his student.

"Mboten, Mus... Mas Saka just send kulo back here!" I miss hysterics, because she's never seen Reyhan this rough.

"I understand how you are, who you are, and how you treat women! So don't try deketin Miss!" sue Reyhan tries to intimidate Saka into staying away from the girl.

"I'm not going to get away from Missing! If I could I would marry her and take care of her!" seloroh Saka, who made Reyhan ride apitam and punched him to collapse. The misses who saw it were instantly hysterical. How could Reyhan go that far with a good person like Saka.

"Wani Kowe says marriage to Miss! Who are you!?"

Saka stood up immediately, then tidied up his clothes and wiped the blood coming out from the edge of his lips.

"I'm Aji Saka Santoso! I'm gonna propose to Miss right now."

Everyone who saw the incident looked surprised, let alone Miss who was the object of the reason they both had a fight, although not a draw because Saka did not retaliate Reyhan at all.

"Vice... Enough's enough! Reyhan, you don't deserve the thumping of people's children here, in your famous abahmu boarding school that is friendly with its students!" The newly arrived Kiai Ma'ruf will head to the mosque to break up the two quarrels.

"But, Bah he wants—"

"Vice... You want to get married tomorrow, you should get ready, not even interfere with people's business. This young man had already said out loud if he would propose and marry Miss. You as a person who already considers Miss as a sister. Should have received with a chest."

Saka clenched his hands until his knuckles turned white. He would never accept if Miss would belong to Saka later.