The Story of the Sky
Surprised

That morning.. Before Alan and Zul left the boarding school in the afternoon, Tiara and Neng Geulis and several other princesses came to see Abah and Ummi for a farewell visit. Although not all santri, both sons and daughters come home for the holidays, but most of them choose a vacation at home rather than participating in Ramadan activities in the pesantren. Especially the students who come from outside the city or outside the area. Those who still live in the pesantren are, those whose residence is not far from the pesantren, and also some students who did not have time to return to their hometowns because they were constrained by something.

That morning, Tiara and Neng geulis came home after news, that Mr. Syahroni had come to pick up Tiara to return for a vacation to Sumatra. After staying one night at the place of his wife's brother, Mr. Syahroni and Tiara then returned to Sumatra during the day. They came home on a bus, which they found on a bus that was taken by Roshan's uncle. When the bus they were driving just came out of the dock, suddenly the front wheel of the bus broke, so they had to be moved to another bus car. However, because some of the bus cars that passed in that place many were already full, finally Mr. Syahroni and Tiara had to be patient, he said, and wait for the bus car that still leaves a place for them for hours. Until finally, they meet Zul and Alan who happen to pass by and stop at that place.

Just a few hundred meters away the car that Alan was driving was walking on the highway, Alan's cell phone rang. Alan immediately connected his phone, with bluetooth earphones and opened the call.

'' Assalamualaikum ma.'' Alan answered a phone call from Sintya.

'' Wa'alaikumsalaam.. Alan, where have you been?'' ask Sintya.

'' This has just entered the Lampung toll road ma.'' Alan replied.

'' Mama, how come this hour hasn't slept?'' asked Alan astonished.

'' Mama just woke up son, and mama thought to you, so mama called right away!'' Sintya.

'' You're okay, right?'' connect Sintya.

'' Alan is fine!, mama don't worry.''

'' You are not sleepy, right?, if you sleepy rest first! do not force yourself to drive.'' advice Sintya.

'' Alan is in good condition, if you do not believe, ask aja kang Zul!'' alan said to convince Sintya.

'' Yes, where is Zul? my mom wants to talk to him.''

Alan then gave the earphones to Zul. Zul, who was chatting with Mr. Shahroni, immediately received the earphone and spoke to Sintya.

'' Assalamualaikum aunt, can I help aunty?'' said Zul.

'' Wa'alaikumsalaam.. Zul, you're not sleeping anymore are you?'' ask Sintya.

'' Alhamdulillah aunt, Zul will not sleep, and will accompany kang Alan to drive.

'' Good then, remember Zul! please accompany Alan. Don't let Alan get sleepy with the car!'' syntya said to Zul.

'' Insyaallah aunt, just ready to do.'' said Zul excitedly.

Although Sintya only knows Zul a day, but because of Zul's easy-to-speak nature and also looks so familiar with Alan, Sintya does not feel awkward to talk to Zul, but he does, it was like he had known Zul for a long time.

'' Yes Zul, connect again with Alan, aunt still wants to talk to him.''

'' Hello ma!, anyone still wants to talk about mama?'' alan asked after receiving the earphone from Zul.

'' Yes, I just want to order with you. Later if it's already nyampe, do not forget to tell mama.''

'' Yes, ma'am, calm down. Yes, yes ma! Alan couldn't have called for long. If caught by an officer, it can be ticketed later if you call while driving.'' said Alan.

'' Yes, be careful! Assalamualaikum.'' Sintya then closed the call.

'' Wa'alaikumsalaam replied Alan then put the earphones in his car drawer.

'' Duuh.different yes if the mother's child! anything is always noticed.'' said Zul teasing Alan.

'' Yes, that's how Kang Zul is, so the only child is a bit bothered. What and where are you going? always be watched. Not free kayak kang Zul.'' he said while looking at Zul.

After saying that, Alan then concentrated again on driving his car. To ward off saturation, he also turned on the music player who played the chants of shalawat, and also lit his cigarette. Zul also lit the cigarette that Alan had given him, then offered to Mr. Shahroni the cigarette.

'' Sorry sir we smoke so don't sleep, do you smoke too?'' asked Zul while giving the cigarette to Mr. Syahroni.

'' Thanks, but I don't smoke anymore. If I used to be a heavy smoker, replied Mr. Syahroni refused Zul's offer.

'' To Batumarta mas, unit 2.'' replied Mr. Syahroni.

'' Unit 2?, means the same as me dong sir!. I also went home to unit 2, father of what block?'' Zul was surprised to hear Syahroni's reply.

'' I'm in the KL block. If this mas, unit 2 what block?'' mr. Syahroni asked back.

'' Block I sir, wah.gak nyangkan terribly yes!, it turns out we are still close neighbors.'' said Zul rather surprised. Because it turns out their residence is still one region.

Hearing Zul's words, Syahroni could not hide his joy. He really did not expect, if it turns out that this Zul is not just a boarding school with Tiara, even he is from the same place as him. Alan and Tiara only listened to their conversation. Despite hearing their words his heart was excited, but because Alan did not understand the place they mentioned it, so Alan just silently listened. While Tiara who is already sleepy, she also does not want to participate in the conversation of her father and Zul. Moreover, she was the only woman in the car, so she did not want to join the conversation and just listened.

'' Oh yes sir, that is! if the father and his mother sleepy, the father and his mother can sleep first, behind there is a pillow.'' Zul told Syahroni.

Mr. Shahroni who saw Tiara was drowsy, he then took the pillow indicated by Zul for Tiara.

'' If you sleep, you sleep. Later when it is nyampe, I wake up.'' said Mr. Syahroni while handing a pillow to Tiara.

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Without feeling, now the car they drive has to get off the highway. Because the path they will take, different directions with the toll road. The toll road leads directly to the city of Palembang, while what they will go to is the city of Baturaja. Alan immediately directed his car towards the Sumatra crossroads, after exiting the highway.

After an hour of walking on the causeway, faintly heard the sound of the holy Quran reciting from the mosque loudspeakers. It turns out time is near dawn. Alan immediately directed his car to the mosque courtyard for dawn prayers there.

'' Sir, Kang Zul, we are here first, let it be quiet later the road.'' said Alan while getting out of the car and taking his prayer equipment in the trunk of the car.

Zul, Syahroni sir, and also Tiara also got out of the car, then walked towards the ablution place. Alan was still in the back of the car, packing his clothes. After closing and locking all the car doors, Alan went to the bathroom around the mosque. After taking a shower and wearing clean clothes, Alan returned to his car to put down the clothes he had changed. Because Alan had gone back and forth to the car, Alan was a bit late to enter the mosque. Zul and Pak Syahroni are at the front shof. While Alan was at the last prayer, while the dawn prayer was held. Apparently, in this mosque quite a lot of worshippers who come to pray at morning congregation.

After performing the prayer, Alan immediately returned to the car. Alan was in his car first, because he had to unlock the door. While Mr. Shahroni and Zul, still waiting for Tiara who is packing his prayer equipment at the mosque. By the time they got into the car, Alan had already replaced the scabbard with pants in the car. Alan who had taken a bath, looked so fresh and cool. He really looked so handsome, that Zul was a little surprised when he saw him.

'' Wah. kang Alan was very handsome this morning.'' said Zul praised him.

'' Hehehe.kang Zul just found out! this has been a long time ago you know!, since ana was born.'' said Alan Marking Zul.

Mr. Shahroni and Tiara who heard their conversation, turned to Alan. It's just that they can't see Alan's face, because Alan's turned his back on him. They then resumed their journey, headed for a causeway and left the mosque's courtyard.

Half an hour later, Alan again stopped his car in the courtyard of a restaurant. Although his body was already feeling fresh after cleaning himself in the mosque earlier, but his stomach actually felt hungry, so he felt not concentrated in driving. For this reason, Alan invited them to breakfast at the restaurant.

'' Kang Zul, please bring them inside first!. I want to check the engine and water radiator of this car.'' said Alan asked Zul.

Zul then invited Syahroni and Tiara to enter the restaurant. At first, Mr. Shahroni refused. But after being persuaded by Zul, they finally want to go in for breakfast at the restaurant. After getting the location of the dining table in the room, they then sat and waited for the waiter to serve the food menu.

Not long after, Alanpun entered and headed to the dining table where Zul and the others were sitting waiting. Mr. Shahroni and Tiara, did not see the arrival of Alan who was heading towards them, because of their sitting position that turned their back to the entrance of the restaurant. However, when Alan was in front of them, and would sit next to Zul, Mr. Shahroni and Tiara were immediately surprised. Even Alan himself was shocked, and stood glued in front of them.

'' A Fadil?'' yelled Tiara and Mr. Syahroni, almost simultaneously.

'' Tiara's mother?''' alan said along with them mention Fadil's name to him.

For a moment they were silent. I don't know what's on the minds of the three of them. Zul, who saw it, was silent without knowing what to do or say.

'' A Fadil?''

'' Mr Tiara?''

Alan and Tiara spoke together, then both of them were silent for a while. When the two will say again, and feel together again, the two are both silent again.

'' What is this? do you know each other?'' asked Zul, after seeing the stiff atmosphere.

Alan then sat down. He did not immediately answer the question from Zul, but waited for what would be said by Tiara and Pak Syahroni.

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