Suci

Author : Diana Roswita

Suci’s family experienced financial difficulties. Her mother was just a laundry, and made cakes for selling in a stall, unable to fulfill all their needs. One of the most urgent was the rented house they already stump for a few months. Though the owner has several times asked so that they settle the bill. But because his mother begged, they were given a grace period for another month.
Nevertheless, Suci who was still in high school could not let it be. She tried economical as possible, so that when her friends, Siska and Nita, invited into the cafeteria, she refused. She spent more time resting in the library. In addition, she thought of ways how to get a job to pay their rental arrears.
Suci derived from a simple family who lived in the slum. His father had died. During the time her mother worked hard to support the family; mother, Suci and her sister, Murni. If there was time, they just helped their mother. But mother's condition was not well in recently, made ther income dwindled and required Suci to get additional revenue.
Fortunately, Suci had a neighbor, Ayu, who worked as a waitress in a luxury restaurant. She then met Ayu to ask for any vacancy at the restaurant where she worked. Apparently the restaurant was indeed required additional manpower, not as a waitress, but as a singer who will accompany the guests for karaoke singing. After testing, finally the boss received Suci and directly allowed her to work.
Besides her close friends, Suci also knew Agnes, a classmate who did not get too close. Because of being rich, Agnes also had many boyfriends. So in Agnes's birthday party, she was not present. While from other class, Suci was also familiar with Pierre, a guy who became an idol of girls at her school, including Agnes. Suci knew him accidentally in the library. Once Pierre offered to take her home. Embarrassed by her home state, Suci lied to by appointing an elite house in a luxury housing compleks. Pierre finally knew this lie. But he was not angry and wanted to take her real house.
When Pierre walked, Murni, her sister who have put on jilbab because had learned about hijab, saw them. Murni reminded Suci about Islamic law about the relationship of boy and girl. Although Suci said they are not dating but just friends, but according to Murni, a friendship only for same girl, while for the opposite, they had to maintain their eyes.
More or less Murni’s words affected Suci. Moreover, she accidentally also heard the contents of teaching about the importance of maintaining the sanctity of self. She began uncomfortable with her work, especially clothes she wore when singing. It was slightly opened or thight. Moreover, her friend Nita who became the model for a magazine was raped a photographer because of wearing minimal clothes. This rape made Nita was so stress and nearly committed suicide.

The condition became worse when a drunken guest began to bother her. Suci slaped him. But she was scolded by her boss. In addition, Murni asked her about the provision obtained from the job, was halal or not. Because she knew from Ayu, the restaurant also provided liquor for the customers.
One day her mother had a sudden recurrence of pain, and fell unconscious so that the neighbors had to take her to hospital. Apparently her mother was depressed because of the arrival of the owner of their rented house. Holy was confused what she had to do. Thankfully, help came from Sister Sita, a doughter of the owner stall where Suci sold the cakes made by her mother. She was also the mentor of recitation of Murni and her friends. Finally Suci decided to wear the hijab and refused Pierre who wanted to be her boyfriend.

Publisher : DAR Mizan in 2002