The Power of a Prayer
CHAPTER 30 KSD_Still Number Three

This half Dhani has come to the dormitory like he does not have a job.

"What time does Dhan pray" I asked.

"Let's have an announcement."

"Oh, okay."

Dhani just fell asleep while watching television, and ended up falling asleep.

...***...

"Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarokatuh, Eid al-Adha prayers will be carried out fifteen minutes from now in the gazebo ndalem" the voice of the santri who is being held in ndalem.

"Once again, Eid al-Adha prayers will be held fifteen minutes from now in the gazebo ndalem. So, wassalamu'alaikum warahmatullahi wabarokatuh" after the announcement that sounded takbiran again.

"Dhan wakes up, soon prayers will begin" I wiggle his legs.

"Yes, in a minute."

"Wake up, you're so hard to wake up."

"Yes, it's gonna wake up."

With laziness Dhani got up and went to the ablution place to have holiness. Iza is also ready with the mukenah installed.

"Come, on leaving" cried Iza.

"Yes, Mother."

We walked towards Abah's gazebo. Arriving there, we immediately took the rear shaf. Dhani himself has joined the other son santri, more precisely Rizky.

After unfurling the prayer mats we followed the takbir that echoed from the son's santri voice.

"Sir, when did it go?" Iza said to Rinda.

"So morning, at two o'clock I've been to ndalem" said Rinda.

"Just deserve the rest of us in the dorm" I said.

...***...

Pov Rinda's

At two o'clock in the morning I got a phone call from ndalem. All organizers must gather to prepare a nyate event together.

"Rin, santri Kalibeber was in contact. He also helped here, he included the committee" Jefri said.

"Yes" I called Dayat on the phone. Not long after he came.

"Assalamualaikum" greetings from Dayat.

"Wa'alaikumsalam warahmatullahi wabarokatuh" we said together.

"Kang, just help what needs to be done does not have to wait for orders" Jefri said.

"Ready!" Sahut Dayat steady.

You arrange red bricks and charcoal between bricks arranged to form like a grill approximately twenty meters long. This has become a common activity when the Eid al-Adha holiday in Pondok.

"Rin, why didn't you take Nera?" Said Dayat suddenly beside me.

"No, it's the committee's job."

"I'm not on the committee to help?" Dayat said again.

"You're the committee, that's Abah's order."

"Just listen, there's a guest on the committee."

"I also just found out when I was told to call you."

There was a small chat between me and Dayat. After the charcoal was finished, there was santri who returned to the room, there was a rice cooker for breakfast and preparation for satay eating friends, there was a santri who returned to the room, there are those who cook vegetables there are just chatting, some return to the gazebo connecting the unbroken grain of maghrib, there are many other activities.

I was just sitting in the kitchen waiting for dawn. I didn't go back to the dormitory because I had toiletries, a change of clothes, and a mukena. I was busy playing my phone.

I also believe that Nera can wake up early without being woken up. His daily life is always morning worship, and is ready with his school uniform, meaning he always takes a morning shower. His fresh face showed that he was used and routine.

I became curious about his family life in Borneo, but I had to wait patiently for graduation. Hopefully not until four years of study.

"God may it not be four years I get to graduate" my inner self.

"Rin, how do you know Nera's sister?" Ask Shofa.

"Yes, it was fate that I accepted a santri named Nera, hahaha" I laughed to myself.

"Lucky yes, it looks like Dayat is a favorite santri deh, here alone noticed by Abah."

"Maybe, but I'm not sure if I can be his match if I can live in Kalimantan, reportedly there is a forest."

"Look at it first, there must be a city. You can look around for sure behind the news that he said the forest there is a beautiful city" Shofa is very sure if there is beautiful. I was afraid to imagine it if it didn't live up to my expectations.

"Here you go, let's take a bath not yet dawn" said Shofa again.

...***...

"It feels at home, Ra, I think that vacation in the cottage can not go out of the dormitory just to the cooperative" said Iza.

"Yes Ma'am, I also did not expect my brother would visit" I said without turning away from the television broadcast I was watching.

"Good morning darling" Dhani comes with a full swipe pouch on her right and left hand.

"Morning" said Iza enthusiast.

I only glanced at a glance then stared at the rectangular object in front of me again.

"At cuekin akunya" Dhani opened the ice cream Cornetto then gave it to me.

"Thank you baby" I ate the ice cream. "There again?" Ask Dhani after my ice cream.

"Many" he said, then took out three pieces of the same ice cream.

"More dear" said I around.

"The world seems to belong to both" Iza chimed.

"It's not the two of you, it's the one that's been silent" replied Dhani.

"Do you want ice cream?" Ask me.

"Later in the afternoon, if now I can't stand the cold of ice cream, hehehe."

"Okey."

I spent three ice creams and a few hand-made snacks from Dhani.

"What are you hungry for?" Dhani.

"Mubazir if you don't eat."

"Just like, you're doyan."

"Yes that's it."

"Ra, you don't have a jaim anyway, los stark."

"You don't like me for who I am, if I claim you've been deceived by me."

"Not so, I like it with you like this, other girls sometimes don't have this attitude."

"Compared to whom? Endang or Eli?"

"Not Ra, you're special to me."

"Keep I be what number it is now, if it's still number three it's just not special."

"Yes, it's still number three."

"When is the number?"

"If it's legal to be number one, that's where you move up the ranks."

"God, lebay you mah!"

"Seriously I'm Ra."

"Okey."

"Okey doang's? You're serious about this relationship?"

"I'm serious about being number one."

"Don't rush Ra, we have to succeed first."

"Yes." Yeah."

"Yes doang? Comment cake, or whatever."

"May you be my soul mate, I fear much hope with you but ultimately not with you" I bowed sadly.

I also do not know what God's plan is, whether I will be Dhani's match or Fian's match, or anything else. I'm afraid I'm hoping for Dhani but it's not the end to be with her.

"Do I take it if you leave me?" I said shiver.

"I don't know what your heart is, but if we're not a match, God has other plans. Trust only in Allah, and make sure not to expect more from me. If God wills what can we do?"

"Truely Dhan, I just wish that you would still be my friend like this if bad things happened to me."

"Sttt, don't talk like that. Saying is prayer. Then be the best Nera, don't talk about anything bad."

"I'm afraid of Dhan."

"Don't talk about something bad Nera, I pray you'll always be the best."

"Mi'mi'n god."

"Once dong, Dhani's darling" said Dhani as she stroked the top of my head wrapped in a blanket.