Trapped in a Sacred Prison
CHAPTER 12

Mom, dad, you were always there for me, pampering me with love, everything I wanted you to give me. Although sometimes far away, but attention never escapes from you.

Unfortunately, when you need me, I hang around with my friends, I'm busy with my own business, and you never protest about it.

Since entering this boarding school, the first thing I regret is wasting my chance with you, my parents. The place I share grievances, the place I go back to when other people are away from me, and the place I indulge in when I feel fragile.

Mother, father, forgive me for not knowing myself, forgive my shortcomings that often make you feel ashamed, forgive me for every problem I create. If I am asked about you later, I will answer that I am very happy and proud to be your daughter, you are indeed the most beautiful gift and form of God's love for me.

Mother, father, I love you, love you so much, if I am told to choose between my life or your happiness, then I give up my life for your happiness. No, not even my life can replace every drop of blood, sweat and tear you've shed to raise me.

Thank you mother and father, Uldi loves you so much, may Allah always protect and guard you with his grace and affection.

(Lutfiyah Salamah Rashid)

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Without speaking, Uelfi immediately hugged the mother who he missed so much. His cry immediately broke, his body shook violently, no matter how much weight he had been holding in his heart, it felt as he hugged the mother the burden seemed to fly instantly.

"Mother, Uldi misses mother, hyx," he said amid cries.

"Dear, I miss you a lot too, son" said Hana's mother, rubbing Ulfi's head so gently. "How are you, baby? Are you healthy?" he continued asking while taking off his embrace and gently rubbing the cheeks of his beloved daughter who had now been soaked by tears.

Uldi nodded quickly, "good mother," he replied with a hiccup. "Mother herself how is she?" continued.

"Mother is good too, son" replied Hana's mother.

"Ekhem, have you been forgotten?" a man in glasses appeared behind the door.

"Dad!" Ulfi immediately got out of bed and hugged the father whom she also missed so much.

"Finally, I can hug my beloved daughter" said Rashid's father while kissing Ulli's forehead fondly.

"Ulfi misses father and mother very much" Ulfi's great-granddaughter then re-hugged her father.

"Dad and mother are deliberately willing to kasi surprise to Uldi? Yesterday I said I couldn't" asked Ulli later, making Rashid's father and Hana's mother look at each other and then nod slowly.

To be honest, their arrival this time was because of Hasan's grandfather's word that night was so sudden. Because of the pursuit of time, they were forced to use a helicopter belonging to Rashid's father's friend who landed in a field not far from the boarding school.

"Have you taken off the miss? Now get ready for the dawn prayer, because the event will be held after the dawn prayer," said Hasan's grandfather who is currently standing by the door and then left.

"Yes father," answered Rashid's father and Hana's mother compactly.

"What way?" tanya Ulfi was confused.

Rashid's father and Hana's mother looked at each other again. "Hurry up and pray, and I'll explain" replied Hana's mother.

They finally performed dawn prayers, where Rashid's father and Hasan's grandfather prayed at the mosque, while Hana and Ulli's mother prayed together at home.

After praying and praying, Hana's mother immediately pulled out a simple white kebaya dress but it looked beautiful.

"Mother, what's that dress?" ask Ulfi curiously.

Hana's mother was silent for a moment, thinking of the right words so that the princess did not misunderstand or even run amok.

"Ulfi, this is so dear, since father and mother live far from you, and grandfather is also old to always take care of you, so we agreed to choose you with a priest who can look after you for 24 hours during this pesantren," explained Hana's mother, making Ulfi furrow her eyebrows.

"What mother mean? Ullis doesn't understand, imam? What priest?" cecar Ulli who demanded more explanation because his feelings were immediately unpleasant and his heart was pounding for no reason.

"You're getting married, baby, your husband will take care of you all the time here."

"What's? married married married? You're kidding me, right?"

Not long after, Hasan's grandfather and Rashid's father, who had just returned from the mosque, entered the room where Ulli and Hana's mother were.

"Why are you so selfish? Always make decisions without involving Ullis?" great-granddaughter Ulfi with a voice that returned to tremble.

Hana Yamg's mother confusedly replied, finally turning to her in-laws. I hope your father-in-law will answer.

Grandpa Hasan slowly breathed his practice closer to Ulfi.

"Marry son, then someone will take care of you, and you will no longer feel lonely in this boarding school, grandfather is old, grandfather can not take care of you 24 hours," said Hasan soft grandfather.

"But why should we get married now? Ulli is 16 years old" Ulli protested.

"Grandfather was forced to take this path, considering that you have twice tried to escape from this pesantren," replied Hasan's grandfather then who could not afford to cover up the real reason.

Deghs

"W-what? Because Ulfi runs away so often?" grandpa Hasan just nodded slowly answering the grandson's question.

Uldi looked down for a moment, his tears flowed back, how his fate was always like this, as if he was always trapped in a decision that could not be negotiated anymore.

He then remembered what he said last night when he was afraid.

Grandfather, Uldi was afraid, forgive Uldi who again broke grandfather's rules, Ulufi promised, if Ulufi survived Ulli would recite what grandfather said.

Ulfi slowly took a deep breath and then exhaled.

"Who's the future husband of Ulfi kek?" ask Ulfi later.

"He's in front of the boy, get ready and get out so that his aqad can start soon," replied Hasan's grandfather then went out with Rashid's father leaving Ulli and his mother.

"Do you accept this marriage with sincerity, son?" ask Hana's mother while helping Ulfi change clothes.

"Didn't Ulfi have no choice but to try to be sincere?" ulfi said with a wry smile.

"I'm sorry, baby." That's all Hana's mother can say right now. He then smeared the face of Ulfi with a simple natural makeup, even so the beauty of his daughter was so visible. Once everything was ready including the hijab and crown, they immediately walked out together.

Now they have arrived at the living room of Hasan's grandfather's house which is quite spacious, where there have been gathered ustadz and ustadzah in the pesantren, including Fauziyah's ustadzah.

Still combing through the entire living room, Ulli's gaze was now fixed on the figure of a man who looked so handsome with a black suit and black peci who only looked down but it could not hide his good looks.

"ustadz killer? Mampus me, do not want to run away, breaking small things alone certainly can not," the inner girl who began to frutration herself.

Now all have gathered in the room, and the wedding ceremony was started after the previous opening with the recitation of the holy verse of the Qur'an brought by Ammar directly, very melodious and beautiful, even Ulfi to close her eyes so enjoy the beauty of the voice of her future husband.

Husband-to-be? Ulli laughed to himself in his heart, he could not imagine what his household would be like with the ustadz killer. All he knew was that this marriage took place without love in it, it was possible that he would receive torment for the inner torment of the ustadz killer.

Uldi immediately shook his head quickly, dismissing all his bad thoughts.

The atmosphere of silence was instantaneous when Rashid's father began to mention the words of Aqad which were directly connected by Ammar so loud in one breath, but Ulfi actually held his breath.

"Well"

The instantaneous sound of gratitude made Ulfi throw her breath rough.

"Welcome new rules are more binding," inner girl is lethargic.

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