The Ucup

The Ucup
Jumber (Blessing Friday)


"A mountain of gold will not be enough for the greedy, but a plate of rice will be enough for the grateful."


Friday..........


After returning home to pick up Zai from school, Ucup enters his room. She was laying in her room thinking about looking for a job. Ucup does not want to waste his time, he wants to use the time he has to collect rupiah coffers.


Ucup looked towards the wall clock in his room, Ucup immediately got up from his bed. Ucup walked towards the back of the door to pick up a towel. Ucup walked towards the bathroom while hanging a towel around his neck.


Ucup who has finished bathing out of the bathroom door by wearing a towel that is attached to his waist. Ucup walked into his room. Ucup who was already in his room immediately opened the wardrobe. Ucup took a cocoa shirt and long pants made of black fabric.


Ucup already wears a cocoa shirt, trousers and peci. Ucup walked out of his room and then he walked into Zai's room.


Tok.......... Tok


"Zeci." Ucup knocked on the room door while calling Zai.


"Zai open the door."


"Zai brother in." Zai did not open the door of his room so Ucup opened the door of Zai's room. When Zai's bedroom door opened, Ucup noticed that Zai was not in bed.



Ucup who did not see the whereabouts of Zai inside his room immediately closed the door of Zai's room. Ucup walked towards the family room when he arrived in the family room Ucup also did not find Zai there. Ucup feels confident that Zai is in the kitchen then hastily Ucup walks into the kitchen.Accup arriving in the kitchen did not find Zai.


"Zeci." Ucup walked out of the kitchen.


"What's the big brother?"Zai who just came out of the bathroom door with a towel on his waist.


"Astagfirullah, it turns out you're in the bathroom." Ucup is surprised when Zai suddenly comes out of the bathroom while, then Zai asks Ucup.


"I'm going to get dressed first." Zai walked away from Ucup.


"Abang wait on the terrace" said Ucup.


Ucup was sitting on a bench on the terrace while waiting for Zai.


"About we want to ride a motorcycle or walk to Friday prayers?" Zai who stood at the door of the house.


"Just walk" replied Ucup.


"Alright, your bike is not in the house first," said Zai.


"It's gonna put his motorcycle in the house." Ucup who walked towards his motorbike which was parked in his yard.


Ucup and Zai are already in the mosque, Ucup invites Zai to be in shaf number two. Actually, Zai prefers to pray in the back shaf rather than the front. But because Ucup had forced Zai to pray on Friday at shaf bagain number two then with a heavy heart Zai also obeyed the Ucup wanted.


After arriving at the shaf the front of Ucup first perform the sunnah prayer while Zai sits at the shaf. Ucup who had finished performing the sunnah prayer sat beside Zai. Before performing Friday prayers they heard the sermon delivered by Mr. Ustad.


Mr. Ustad has finished giving a Friday sermon, because it has entered the time of Friday prayer then Mr. Ustad who acts as a priest also performs the adhan. They perform Friday prayers with imamin by Mr. Ustadz.


After finishing the Friday prayer, Mr. Ustadz recited the prayer.After the prayer was completed several people flocked to walk towards the exit of the mosque. They jostled at the door of the mosque. Ucup and Zai only saw people crammed in.


"What do they do when crowded?" Zai looked towards those who were jostling to get out of the mosque.


"That's it." Ucup shrugged his shoulders.


"Then I'm going there, brother." Zai stood up from his seat.


"Don't Zai." Ucup held Zai's hand.


Zai was already near the door of the mosque, he saw people coming out of the door to get a plastic bag. Zai approached a father who was standing in front.


"What's that in the plastic bag?" Zai touched the back of the pack who was in front of Zai.


"That's a rice box" replied the man.


"In what order does that person distribute rice boxes?" Zai was curious.


"Jumber" replied the man.


"What is Jumber sir?" ask Zai.


"Four blessings" replied the man.


"Ooo yes sir," said Zai.


After the situation was quiet then Zai out of the door of the mosque, Ucup followed Zai out of the door of the mosque. Zai got a plastic bag, then he walked towards the terrace of the mosque. Ucup coming out of the door of the mosque also got a plastic bag with Zai.


They walked with plastic bags in their hands. As they walked, there was the sound of a motor horn.


Tiinn............ Tiinn


"Zai slide here." Ucup shifted his body, then he told Zai to shift.


"Yes my brother."Zai shifted his body so that the motorcyclist could pass the road.


The rider still honks his motorcycle.


"What does the biker want?"Zai stopped walking then he flipped his body.


"Good day brother Ucup and Zai." The biker stopped the bike and then he opened the glass of his helmet.


"Jiang is you." Zai who saw the biker opened his glass helmet so he knew that the biker was Lea road.


"Jiang is also Leah." Ucup turned around and he turned to look at the biker.


"Where are you from?" ask Lea.


"Mosque, where are you from?" ask Ucup.


"Home from school" Lea replied.


"Where did you go to at this hour?" Zai stared intently at Lea.


"It's none of your business." Lea who spoke to the chairman to Zai.


"You can't talk like that with Zai, you must play with friends first" Ucup said.


"Yes, I was playing at a friend's house" Lea replied.


"You if you want to play at a friend's house you should go home first change clothes and then go play again. I'm afraid your parents will call you." Ucup advises Lea, if she wants to play with her friend she has to go home first.


"Did you forget both my parents were busy so there was no way they were looking for me" Lea said.


"Even so Lea had to say goodbye to aunt, aunt must be anxious waiting for Lea at this hour has not returned home. Bibik must be worried and afraid something will happen to Lea," said Ucup.


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