Loving Brother Lift
Chapter 16

Rosa looked at Nirmala's still silent face, yet to respond. He decides to become Nirmala's representative, interviewing Sukma.

"Trus, Brother Dimas replied what, Tan?"

"He was waiting for a soul mate, that's it." Sukma answered casually.

"If it turns out Nirmala's soul mate, Tan? Aunt agrees to it?"

Nirmala glares. Rosa cannot keep secrets.

"What the hell are you, Ros. Lala is still a child, do not think of a soul mate first, learn first the real one. Mate business thinks tomorrow it's big!"

"Hehe, yes, Tan." Rosa smiled clumsyly, her intention was to prank Nirmala, but it was she herself who became unwell to her mother Nirmala.

***

The following days Nirmala still kept in touch with Dimas. They send messages, sometimes they make calls. Nirmala sometimes does not remember the time, they tell stories can be up late at night, making Nirmala ignore the lesson. The exam is getting closer.

"Kak Dimas kok tumben not WA I anyway?"

That morning Nirmala checked her HP, before leaving for school. Usually Dimas has sent a good morning, but that day is nil. No messages from Dimas.

"Didn't Brother Dimas get sick?" Nirmala muttered to herself.

"Try me to ask deh, semalem also chatan just jerk." Nirmala just sent a message to Dimas. He waited a few minutes for a reply. But there's still no reply.

"La! Hunt down! Breakfast! It's like this hour, you know!" Sukma shouted to Nirmala from under the stairs.

"Yes, Mom! Just stop!"

Nirmala kept her HP in the desk drawer, then locked it and brought the key to school. School rules that do not allow students to carry HP, making him forced to leave his HP.

After that, Nirmala went down for breakfast and left for school. He wandered along the way. He did not go with Rosa. Either the child has left first, or has not yet left.

Nirmala walked lethargicly to her desk, but Rosa was already sitting there, engrossed in her novel.

"La? You why? How about that lack of lackluster? You haven't had breakfast?" Rosa looked at Nirmala in wonder.

"Sir Dimas had no news this morning. I'm worried that he's doing something, Ros." Nirmala sat in her chair, then placed her head on the table.

"Udah, don't think badly. Hopefully Kak Dimas is okay. Have you tried to call him?" Rosa tried to calm Nirmala down.

"Udah, but not dibales. He's not usually like this."

"Yaudah, after school, check again. Hopefully you've got some news." Rosa patted his best friend's shoulder.

"Hopefully, deh."

That day, Nirmala was really not excited. His mind was on Dimas. Various bad thoughts still pass, without being dammed. Nirmala is not focused on taking lessons, she just wants to go home quickly.

***

After school, Nirmala hurriedly checked her HP.

"Thank God, Brother Dimas bales!" Nirmala immediately opened a message from Dimas.

[Met in the morning too, La. Sorry, I'm a little busy. So don't even get to tell you. You don't have to worry, I'm fine.]

Nirmala waited and kept waiting. Every time a message came in, he wished it was from Dimas. But it wasn't.

"Maybe Brother Dimas is really busy, he has already gone up in office. So I can't send a message to me." Nirmala was moody, but she was trying to understand him. Maybe also Dimas gave him time to study.

The next days, it was always Nirmala who sent the message first. Dimas only a few times to reply, in every day. Nirmala always thought Dimas was really busy because of work. Dimas's message style also remains the same, there is no sign that Dimas has changed.

Until Nirmala got used to such a pattern. He always thinks positively, Dimas still gives whatever he asks. Although they no longer brrada in the same house. Like once, Nirmala's birthday, Dimas gave a surprise. He sends birthday cakes, as well as a big doll to Nirmala.

[Gimana, La? Kamu suka hadiahnya?]

Dimas just sent a message, he didn't come to see Nirmala.

[I like it, brother!]

As Nirmala answered, she did not like dolls or flowers. He prefers basketball. But since the gift was from Dimas, he still liked it. Nirmala hugs the doll every night, hoping it turns into Dimas. Though impossible.

In addition to giving gifts, Dimas also often sent money to Nirmala. Jatah buy books, also eat like when he was at Nirmala's house first. Dimas was really still considerate with Nirmala, although their communication was not as intelligent as the first time they expressed feelings to each other.

***

"La, tomorrow Dad, I'm the same Claudia going to Kak Dimas' house, you want to come along?" Sukma invited Nirmala to speak at dinner.

"How many days is there, ma'am?"

"At least two days, Sunday night until home again. You want to come along? Uh, but Monday you're the exam?" Sukma just remembered his daughter's exam schedule.

"Yes, Mom. Monday I had an exam. So I still have to keep learning." Nirmala refused her mother's offer.

"La, have you learned from yesterday. If it is nearing the day of the exam, you should not have to study again. Mending is used for refreshing. No stress." Nirmala's father gave her advice. Very rarely done. Remembering his father, he rarely spoke.

"But, well, if I don't learn, I forget what I learned yesterday. It's just a little bit of a repeat now, so no stress, I'm calm!" Nirmala refused.

"Well, if so, tomorrow you're staying at Rosa's house again, or Rosa you want to please stay here." Sukma could not force Nirmala to come along.

"Ready, Mom. What matters is that I have money. The fridge is safe, right, ma'am?" Nirmala only thinks about food.

"Pure. I filled it this morning, really."

"okay, Mum. No problem, I'm home." Nirmala said steady.

"Well, if so, but dear, Dad? So you can't get to know Dimas' parents." Sukma asked for support from her husband.

"You are not papa, ma'am. What matters is that we went to Dimas' show. That's certainly enough."

"Yes, Dad. It just feels less like that, even though here Dimas already we consider as a family, our children, also Lala and Diyak brothers. But when Dimas there is an important event, even one of us is not present, it is quite disappointing." Sukma said heartily, hoping that Nirmala would change her mind.

"Unfortunately, Brother Dimas, what's the big event, ma'am?" Nirmala asked curiously.

"Sunday Dimas got married, La."

Nirmala was silent and unable to say anything. His heart was like being struck by lightning in broad daylight.

"Sir Dimas is married, Mom?"