Trapped in a Sacred Prison
CHAPTER 16

When the heart starts to cling, sometimes the past has no meaning, because the benchmark today is how to organize a better life together to reap good results in the future.

(Ammar Hisham)

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Ammar was still frozen in place. In his heart, he cursed his tongue that flabbergasted the past of Uldi which both Hasan's grandfather and Rashid's father said was immersed in 'free association'.

In fact, not once did Ammar want to bring up the problem, even if indeed the past of Uldi was too free he would still accept it.

Glug

The man tried to swallow his saliva which seemed to be stuck in the middle of his throat. What a gaze of Ulfi to him at this time makes the man like a child who was wronged by his mother.

"I'm sorry, that's not what I mean" Ammar tweeted at the end after trying to string together a long enough word in his mind.

"Asal ustadz know, I do live in free association but that does not mean I am not able to take care of myself, huh, it is up to ustadz just want to judge me like what, like, the point is that's all I can say," Ulli said, then got out of bed and left Ammar.

"Astaghfirullah, this is the mouth why to say it anyway, when I mean it is not like that" said Ammar then rubbed his face rough.

"Eh, wait a minute, has Uldi prayed? Astaghfirullah forgave a negligent servant to remind Uldi to pray O Allah," said Ammar then looked down lethargic, he was sure that at this time Ulfi would return to his dorm.

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Ulfi is now walking towards his dorm. Honestly, she was offended by the words of the man who is now her husband.

"Surely he thought I used to see what I thought? Basic ustadz killer, he did not know that my eyes are still holy even though my mouth is no longer holy because it has been drinking illicit drinks," muttered Uldi continued to walk.

He did not care about the strange gazes of the people because he saw the red hooded girl who nagged herself while walking.

"Assalamu 'alaikum, '" Ulli said as he entered his room and lay on his bed.

"Wa'alaikum hail, Ulli how are you? You went home to Hasan's grandfather?" Ira asked who was approaching Ulfi.

"You're better, yes" he answered briefly.

"You why? How come his face's buckled like that?" Ira catches a strange gagat from her bed neighbor's friend this time.

Ulfi let out a slow breath, "it's okay," he replied, " oh right Ira, you have no prayer book? I want to learn, because I forgot how to pray and recitation, I have never prayed alone all this time except congregational prayer, even if it is fitting to stay here," he continued in a soft voice.

"Well, wait, yeah," said Ira then went to open her closet and took a pocket book with the prayer system.

"Now, take it, hopefully you can immediately memorize everything," continued Ira while thrusting the pocket book to Ulli.

"Thank you Ir." Ulfi began to open the book starting from the beginning page.

"Ulfi, you want to not hear the advice from me so you can memorize more easily?" tanya Ika who is now sitting next to Ulfi.

"Oh yeah? What'sthat?"

"Wudhulah whenever you will learn or memorize, if the body and soul are clean then science will be easier to enter" said Ika.

"Hmm, is that it?" tanya Ulfi and Ika nodded.

Although his head was still a little dizzy, Ulfi still went to fetch water that afternoon.

And now he began to read the book carefully, sometimes he closed his eyes to memorize prayers that use Latin letters. Although Ulfi has memorized the Hijaiyah with his punctuation, but he has not been so fluent to read the Qur'an or hadith and prayers that use hijaiyah.

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Like this afternoon, though, Ammar was really made agitated with the attitude of Ulfi who seemed to disappear even though in reality the girl remained on stand by in her dormitory in accordance with the information provided by ustadzah Fauziah as the hostel builder.

To be honest, Ammar began to miss the girl he had only been married for four days. Although the attitude of Ulfi ketus and it seems so clear that he has not been able to accept his marriage, but it does not necessarily make Ammar's feelings change. On the contrary, his feelings are blooming like a flower in the spring.

Tok tok tok tok

The sound of knocking on the door suddenly made Ammar aware of his daydream. With a lazy step, he walked open the door.

"Assalamu 'alaikum, om" said Firdaus.

"Wa'alaikum hail, what's the matter Daus?"

"So ummi sent a message to om so that om joined dinner together at home tonight, it happens that grandfather was also there," said Firdaus.

"Are you leaving now?" ask Ammar.

"Yes, I also just want to leave because I just got permission from the hostel builder," replied Firdaus.

"Yes, we go together" suggested Ammar then he went into the house and took his cell phone and locked the door.

"Come," take Ammar.

"Om not riding a motorbike?" firdaus asked as he glanced at a large motorbike parked on the porch of his house so gallantly.

"Helee, we'll walk, all sports, your house is also close, too" replied Ammar, embracing the shoulder of a teenage boy who was 2 cm shorter than him.

They also started walking together.

"Om, congratulations on the wedding om, sorry for the late speech," said Firdaus.

"Yes, thank you" said Ammar smiling as he let go of his embrace. "Oh, do you know where you are?"

"From ummi, but why suddenly om, the feeling from yesterday om said was not having a candidate, uh that morning was suddenly married, same santriwati this cottage again, is..." Firdaus began to guess.

"Husss, stop guessing, which is obviously the reason we got married out of kindness and not to cover up a secret" Ammar said quickly.

Hearing Ammar's reply, Firdaus nodded in understanding.

"Oh, which wife? It should also be brought to meet ummi," said Firdaus.

"He's studying in the dorm, you know for yourself that he's a santriwati here" replied Ammar. "Oh yes, please keep this a secret from your friends" he continued.

"Ready om" said Firdaus.

Now they walked through the area of the princess, until Ammar's eyes were fixed on a red-hooded girl who was sitting under a catapult tree while holding a book.

"Alhamdulillah, I have finally found you," the inner Ammar, and at the same time it seems that Paradise is also looking towards Ullis.

Feeling uncomfortable because his wife was stared at by another man, Ammar finally told Firdaus to go home first because he had a little sudden business.

After the departure of Firdaus, Ammar tried to call his wife slowly, unfortunately Ulfi did not hear him at all. It is also impossible that he shouted to him in a place like this, which was not Ulli who came, but instead all the students in the dormitory who came.

"Well, how do you call him yah?" Ammar seemed to be thinking hard in his place.

"Assalamu 'alaikum ustadz, '" said a person from behind Ammar made the man turn towards the source of the voice.

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