Between Me and Brother

chapter 9

About Candy.

Studying was so exciting, we forgot that the day was late afternoon. The female santri are called to congregate prayers at the mosque near the cottage.

Not sure if the four of us finally rushed to take each other's face.

Ara was busy cleaning the mattress that I had been using since. Willy was busy calling to invite me quickly out of the room while the Princess went out with a prayer mat and mucena.

I'm still trying to pick up the mucena tucked in the bottom bag, susaj once took it. I had to take all the clothes off and take them out to make them easy to pick up.

After a few minutes, the four of us headed to the mosque and passed Lela. Lela ran small towards the room, and I still noticed her.

"Gela!" Call Willy to surprise the three of us.

Lela immediately raised her face and glanced at us. Instead of approaching, Lela instead took a shortcut to avoid us.

I'm really doubtful, Lela's so confusing. But I was just thinking positively about him. Maybe he just hasn't gotten used to knowing me as his new friend.

"Here you go, let's continue the path" said Ara as she pulled the Princess' hand.

At the mosque, as usual. Doing activities while I'm at the cottage. Wudhu, and doo'a. Then the four of us went straight to the mosque. There are already several Ustad and Ustadzahs waiting in front of the entrance of the mosque.

"Assalamu'alaikum" We said at the same time, and shook hands with his fellow mahrams.

"Waalaikumsalam" answered the two men guarding the door.

In the mosque, it will be divided into two parts. The front is the santri ikhwan and the back is santri akhwat. Just like other mosques with long curtains. However, the difference in this mosque is covered with white and very long cloth.

Doing this kind of activity is common among all boarding schools, so no wonder I did it. With pleasure, before starting to pray all santri are taught not to chat at all. However, the santri are taught to pray to the prophet before being invited.

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"Kids do you know about candy that's already open and still wrapped neatly?" Tanya Ustad who guided her lecture after the prayer.

All just staring at each other, then none of them knew. I finally dared to answer it.

"Ustad, I know what he means" I replied with a slight tremble.

The atmosphere suddenly felt awkward. All were silent and the female santri looked at me wildly. Although the male students can't see my face but I'm a little nervous.

Only Ustad could see me clearly, because the curtain was not too high so he could look at me.

"Alhamdulillah. Please explain, Eve" Ustad smiled.

"Both sweets if placed too long on the floor, it will invite one ant tempted by the sweet smell, one ant will call a group of friends to enjoy each other." I said very well.

"Then, what happened to the two sweets?" Asked the middle-aged figure behind the curtains, the man's voice sounded familiar.

"Candy that is still tightly wrapped will not be eaten by ants because it is still closed. Hence. Ants just enjoy being open, because they're younger for them to enjoy." I'm a little nervous.

"Continue?" Ara's asking surprised me.

"The conclusion is a woman, if a woman wants to close her aura from the tip of the foot to a strand of her hair then she will survive the temptation that is not her mahram, not just that. But he will also save our parents, our brothers. While women who do not close the aura, will fate the same as the candy that opens".

"He will invite the desire of a man who is not his muhrim and also he will drag his parents in hell. Naudzubillah." Obviously I was so very long, so long all just silence and interpret what I discussed.

Finally everyone followed Ustad clapping and smiling at me. I was immediately stunned to be embarrassed because my determination as a new santri actually became the attention of all students and also Ustad and Ustadzah.

After I explained the meaning of a candy, Ustad also explained about the aurat so long along with the postulate and hadith.

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"Geez, Mer. You're amazing. You first entered Santri loh." Willy said.

"Yes, I'm afraid that you've misinterpreted that." Continue Ara.

I smiled at their conversation. We returned to the room, the five Ara, Willy, Princess, and Lela as well as me. Eventually Lela joined us even though she kept a little distance from me. But it doesn't matter as long as he still wants to join me.

We went back to the room to put the prayer mat and mukena, then we went back outside to clean the yard in every corner.

While in the yard we were chatting about our lives.

"Oh yes! Mer, how old are you?" Ask the princess who is sweeping the floor.

"Yes, we've been talking but still don't know each other" Willy continued.

"I'm 20 now. That you?"

"I'm 19 years old. Hehe" Willy said.

"I'm the same 20 years old" replied the Princess.

"I'm only 19." Replied Lela, picking the dried leaves on the slippage of small twigs.

"Yahh, all of you. I'm still ABG. 15 years." Clearly Ara was acting arrogant.

"Opaan, the remaining 15 years are mah yes. Haha" Canda Putri and Willy laughed at Ara.

"How many do you think, Ra?" Tanyaku.

"Hehe.. I'm 21, Mer. I'm in the lamar too" he said, showing his engagement ring.

I cried out to congratulate Ara many times, not expecting her to be proposed with her heart. I suddenly remembered Mas Indra. Maybe now Brother Tery is happy because soon will be proposed also by him.

My daydream makes me stop for a moment while picking up garbage in the gutter.

Suddenly by accident Ara and Willy were talking about one of the male students who were always in the dream of all the female students here.

"Ra, already know yet he said he won football by scoring a goal 5 - 2 loh. Wuha.. Cool yeah!" Willy.

"Huh? Iyeakah. Nice dong then. Eh but the horrors are well he said he wanted a proposal" said Ara.

"Yes, very lucky if the girl dapet him" continued Willy now a little sad.

"Hey, who are you guys. Not good to know. Said Ustad,.." Shouted Princess cut off with Lela's hand.

"Udah, you're also noisy put."

They're so funny, I just laugh at those who really like to talk about men. However, open my type to always kepo with things that have no benefit.