Between Me and Brother

chapter 13

After getting help from some of the students, Lela was taken to her room, she was laid to bed. Instantly Ustadzah came with anxiety while carrying eucalyptus oil and drinking water.

Ustadzah asked me and my three roommates. Although he said, Lela was often knocked unconscious without cause but in check to the Doctor there was no problem in his body.

"How did this happen Princess, Ara, Mery and Willy. You guys are always with Lela? What happened to him." Ustadzah said while applying eucalyptus oil near the nose.

We just shook our heads and explained the details. What happened to Lela was beyond our reasoning. Even I was shocked after seeing Lela lying on the floor.

Ara walked over to Ustadzah while whispering something to him. I was a little restless, afraid of anything happening to Lela and was curious about Ara's whisper.

Suddenly Ustadzah stood up and came out of our room. Ara smiled and looked at us who were still filled with various questions.

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The time has shown at 5pm. Each santri wati will take turns to the bathroom to clean their respective bodies.

Before 6 pm everyone is ready to pray Maghrib congregation in the mosque near the dormitory.

Lela had already woken up from her stupor. However, he remained silent and did not want to explain what had happened to him.

Ara and I were sitting under a mango tree staring at Lela who looked gloomy it felt so awkward opening a conversation with her.

How could Lela pass out without giving a cue so that we could or could not know it.

And not long after Willy arrives at the right time, he's the ringleader of loneliness. Therefore he will definitely reprimand Lela who is still silent rigidly.

"Woi, secretly bae. Napa's shower!" He shouted down the stairs.

"You're up first." I said a little sniffle.

"Oh yes, La. You know you want to faint said dong first with me. I'll be able to get you to the UKS." Willy continued while patting Lela on the shoulder.

"When you pass out, you have to report first." Ara was upset.

"Ah? Hehe. It can, ra. Rich in those movies" he said a little.

"God, there are so many circles. Later klo miss the prayer aja just got to know the taste of tuh." I said mediate their conversation.

One of us went to take a shower first. Each room ration is 1 bathroom, 1 room santri. So we're easier to take turns without having to fight first.

Ara who had been sitting under a mango tree while reading a book that he had to memorize. Now get up from his seat and move to a place where he likes to sit alone.

I followed behind, as Willy was taking a bath, Princess and Lela were still waiting on the spot. I will accompany Ara where she steps her legs to a standstill.

Arriving in the middle of the road, I saw a group of children who had been bothering me and Willy. Ara looked at him as well.

"By!" Call me.

"Mery, since when were you there?" Ara's questioning back made me momentarily silent.

"No matter when I come, you see there they are, Ra." I said pointing at a group of men.

So Ara began to approach them but I held her back, I was only afraid they would do Ara, whereas she was the woman in front of was a man.

Seen once Ara's face is very upset with them, that's why Ara and Willy do not like the children of Tunas Bangsa. They liked to demean the woman in this cottage, even daring to harass her.

How the teachers who teach him or indeed basically they are so wayward. Just feel the hatred in this cottage they like to insult.

Possibly because they revenge because of every match and fierce fight between them and the child in this cottage always lost, not once they came home from Pondok Pesantren brought his championship trophy.

No wonder they hate children in this Pondok Pesantren.

"Mer, let go of my hand. I hate their presence." Said Ara glaring.

"Ra, it's not good to have such an attitude, it's enough that they have hatred. We don't!" I said softly.

Ara was still in a revolt that I held with my hand. But he's still trying to get away from me. My mind just arrived straight away. It felt like yelling for the umpteenth time with Ara, she was so stubborn.

"Ra, dong. You don't gini. Not cape angry. Istighfars." I said I was still trying to advise.

This time he calmed down a little. He did not rebel anymore the feeling that had been struggling became a little better. I'm relieved. Although a little anxious if I let go he immediately ran to her.

There is no point if it still continues in the same place, I should be able to take Ara away from that place so that the anger that is still stirring in her heart can stop for a moment.

"Come ra, let's go in yuk's room!" Invite me while stroking his back.

Without a word coming out of her mouth, Ara immediately turned around and agreed to invite me. He still had a gloomy face, a face I rarely saw on Ara's face.

I don't know what's going on between them and Tunas Bangsa's son. I'm just a new santri, I still don't understand the situation. There are so many things happening today and with the same people.

Maybe I can ask this question in my mind with Princess or Willy. Only they could control their anger rather than Ara.

I have to understand Ara's situation now. Since the incident during that day he always held back his emotions with the children of Tunas Bangsa.

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#Room.

Princess, Willy and Lela are done bathing. Now it's my turn to clean this already sticky body.

I handed Ara over to Willy. Because he was the only one who broke the silence that would try to persuade Ara to speak.

Ara easier with Princess. However, as the princess was reciting her Qur'an then I would not bother her.

After the shower, I freshened up in front of the fan. My habit is after bathing facing the fan so that the hair ceat dry and the body feels fresh.

The four children were busy with each other. It used to look lonely now so crowded with various stories from Willy.

Willy was the silence-breaking wizard, I always mocked him with that word, but the funny thing was that Willy didn't like the joking I gave him.