Loving Brother Lift
Chapter 25

After finishing the evening prayer, the santri are invited to pray together. Do not forget the escorts to serve santri, who are late or who do not come because they are getting monthly guests, sick, or because they are lazy.

"Who is late to pray?" Ustadzah Yumi, the chief consort of the princess asked everyone present. This is where the honesty of the students is tested. They will be honest and willing to have consequences right then and there, or choose to lie and will have consequences in the afterlife.

Nirmala included santri who raised his hand. Apparently he's not alone. There are many other students who arrive late.

"One, two, three, four, five." Ustadzah Yumi looked around, counting the santri who raised his hand for coming late.

"Yes a lot, no papa. It's only the first day, there's no punishment this time. But, from tomorrow there will be a punishment. So, don't repeat it again, yeah!" Ustadzah Yumi advised on his sorcery.

"Well, Ustadzah!" Santri who raised his hand replied with vigor. Including Nirmala. He breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately still able to tolerate.

The distance between night prayers and dawn prayers is still quite long. The santri are released to return to the room first, or wait for the morning prayer at the mosque while fasting, or learn something else.

"Would you like to go back to the room? Do you want to wait here?" Nirmala asked the friend next to her.

"I'll just wait here, huh. Rather than pray late at dawn." Nirmala's new friend replied.

"Me too, it was too late. Oh yeah, what's your name? I'm Nirmala. In room number 12." Nirmala introduced herself, though without shaking hands.

"I'm Rahma, from room 15." Rahma smiled.

"You're the new santri what's the old santri?"

"I'm the new santri, if you?"

"I'm new too. Where are you at school?" Nirmala kept asking the new friend whose style of speech was calm.

"I'm at his High School. That you?"

"Yes! I also chose High School. The IPA." Nirmala is enthusiastic, feeling like she'll have a close friend at school tomorrow.

"Well, same thing! I'm also in IPA, he said it's still a new school, yeah. So the class is only one-on-one? Same thing with his MA. That means we'll be one class, dong?" Rahma was no less enthusiastic.

"Well, thank God that's it. You have a friend at the table yet?" Nirmala intends to make Rahma her tablemate.

"Not yet, my roommate doesn't even go to high school. Still on MTs, or in MA, you want to be my friend?" Rahma knew what Nirmala meant.

"You! Okay, tomorrow we have one table, yes!" Nirmala excited. He had already begun to forget his sadness at leaving home, Rosa, also for not being related to Dimas.

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In the morning, there were no activities at the cottage. Santri already have to gather, to do orientation in the cottage, before the orientation period at their respective schools. That's when Nirmala remembered the house, also with Dimas. He imagined their last moments together last time.

"Sir Dimas must have left for work. When will I see her again?" Nirmala looked at the ceiling of her room. He hasn't moved in the bottom bed.

"Come on! Comeing! Gather up for a minute!" Suddenly Linda's voice was heard, the roommaster giving the command to his roommates.

Inevitably, Nirmala ended her beautiful shadow. He got off his creaking bed when stepped on by his stepson.

"Sit around everything!" Linda gave an example to her friends, sitting in the middle of that spacious room. Room with 3 bunk beds, also with enough cabinets for all the students in the room. There was a small table also inside there, to put food or drinks.

Once the members of the room were complete, Linda began to open their gathering event that morning.

"So morning, I got the info from Ustadzah huh, to slightly remodel the bed. Earlier this morning, Brother Nirmala was a little difficult to build, so Ustadzah asked that he put his bed under aja. Well that's below in the meantime Kak Laila, Meri Deck, and Fajri Deck. Who wants a place with Nirmala's sister?" Linda gave the opportunity to her room members who willingly changed beds.

"I'm not, papa, brother." Fajri raised his hand.

"Don't you think papa?" Linda asked to make sure. He doesn't want to if he has to.

"It's really not papa, brother. I'm still downstairs, I want to, sometimes want to also sleep in the top bed." Fajri said steadily.

"Okay if you really want to, soon tukeran bed with Kak Nirmala, yes! There is still no activity at the cottage. His things in bed were brought all over." Linda gave further instructions.

"Good, Brother." Nirmala and Fajri answered compactly.

"Oh yes, the new santri, there is Kak Nirmala and Dek Laras, tomorrow morning has begun orientation at the cottage, yes. So just be prepared, take part in all the activities during orientation." Linda gave additional instructions.

"Good, Brother." Nirmala nodded. Apparently in the room, only himself and Laras are new students, while the others are old students. He had difficulty waking up himself this morning. While others, have been accustomed to various kinds of rules applied in the cottage.

"If orientation is usually what, brother?" Nirmala asked timidly.

"Yes introduction, the same manager, supervisor or companion, keep the rooms in the building, what activities will be done during the lodge. That's it, that's it." Linda answered in outline only.

"Not told to wear strange clothes, or bring what kind of stuff is that, brother?" Nirmala remembers her orientation in Junior High. The students had to use strange attributes, as well as carry different items every day, as per the committee's request.

"No, we are not burdensome. What matters is the material, not the troublesome attributes. Also if we have to bring things, we also bother. Our money is limited, our freedom is limited. So, yes, the important thing is to come along, with neat and polite clothes." Linda calms Nirmala who looks a little worried.

"Thank God that's it. If you're at school, it's rich, isn't it, sister?" Nirmala asked again.

"Are you in High School or in MA?" Linda asked back, because two different schools, must also have different policies.

"SMA, Brother."

"If the year before anyway, as I remember there used those attributes. But I don't understand, either. Tomorrow there will be a technical explanation of how, so don't worry. If there is a sudden business because of the needs of the school, can also ask to borrow HP same Ustadzah, for ngabari people home. Ask for additional money or how. No need to worry." Linda explained patiently.

"Okay, Brother." Nirmala nodded, she smiled. Luckily his roommate was fine.

"Oh yes, don't forget. Tomorrow on Thursday, we will all have outbound introductions yes, all students. Wear sportswear, the style. The important thing is long-length, and keep the hooded." Linda reminded.

"Ouch! My sportswear is all short, brother!" Nirmala was getting confused, got to be happy.

"Does I ask for the same Dimas? Chance, I'll see him again, right?" Nirmala is grounded, she's got a brilliant idea.