Sulastri's Struggle.

Bap 7's

In the afternoon, Ashar Lastri stepped from the sewing table chair to stop his activities for a moment. He immediately took ablution water to perform Ashar prayer first. He surrendered to God. And also begging that all his affairs and ideals be carried out.

"Assynoltom..."

"Goddessalam..."

Lastri rushed out finished praying still wearing a mukena, then opened the door.

"Tri, are you praying? sorry yes, mother interfered," turned out to be her guest Bu Yani the owner of the contract.

"No, ma'am, it's done" he said.

"Please enter Bu" Lastri walked quickly roll out the mat he was laying next to the sewing machine. "Please sit down first, ma'am" Lastri said.

"Thank you. don't bother, Tri. I'm just for a moment, there needs to be the same you" bu Yani threw her gaze throughout the room looking neat and clean. He smiled without Lastri knowing because Lastri was holding a mat.

"Don't bother Ma'am" Lastri repeated.

Bu Yani sat down. While Lastri made a warm tea he put the tea bag one sc into the glass and then poured water from the thermos.

"Diminum Bu" Lastri served tea and also snacks of banana chips that he made himself.

"I said you don't have to bother Tri, I need to be with you" Ms. Yani repeated her words.

"Yes ma'am, on the porch, what's the need?" Lastri stared fixedly at Bu Yani wanted to quickly get an answer.

"My brother would like a celebration, and he wanted to make a uniform for the committee, after seeing my clothes that you sewed the other day...he was interested, about..... You can not?" ask Bu Yani.

"When's mom?" tanya Lastri was excited.

"There's still a month left, you can take it little by little,"

"Well, ma'am, how many clothes, what model, for a man, or a woman?" cecar Lastri is her spirit.

"Both Tri, for women 20 dress up, the model is like mine yesterday, for men also 20 dress up batik tops." explained Bu Yani.

"Oh if that's the case, I need a two-person female tailor friend Mom, do you think there's a view?" tanya Lastri as a newcomer Lastri still can not find a professional tailor.

"Let's ask mom who knows there is" replied Ms. Yani.

"But.by the way, I don't have the capital to buy that much material Mom," Lastri sneered.

"Relax Tri, the problem will be discussed with my brother," concluded Bu Yani.

After reaching an agreement, Ms. Yani then returned home.

Lastri bowed down in gratitude for the sustenance that God has given. He then continued to sew the veil orders from college friends. Until the Maghrib stitches are completed. Pastri kedapur, even though only by himself he is better at cooking to save money.

He chopped chili onions, then sauteed kale that he bought from the vegetable maker this morning, already in a state of clean washing so as not to wilt. Because he doesn't have a refrigerator. He lit a stove sauteing kale, after frying tempeh.

Pastri's mature cooking then took a bath, while rubbing two clothes stels he was wearing to the campus earlier, and the one he is wearing now.

Lastri hurriedly put on the pajamas he had sewed himself. He prayed Maghrib, looked up to ask for His forgiveness, and never forgot to pray for his mother and biological father.

After folding his mukena he returned to the kitchen intending to eat dinner.

Lastri took a plate scooping rice one centong, one piece of fried tempeh, vegetable kale, brought it forward sitting on the mat, eating it greedily after praying.

After eating he did the task given by his lecturer.

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In the morning the Sun was shining brightly, Lastri stepped up the spirit of leaving the contract to go to college. He carried a backpack on his shoulder, with both hands carrying two plastic bags containing a veil and a hat.

Lastri walked quickly down the street alone. Most passers-by use bikes, motorcycles, and even cars.

Lastri could only pray that he could buy a bike and not have to walk as far as now. It does not mean complaining. But praying still needs to be done.

It did not feel like he had reached the side of the road, stopped public transport and then climbed.

"Tri, you just arrived? my order is done?" pastri's friends who ordered the veil were already gathered in front of the campus when Lastri just got off the Transport car, looking difficult when he got off. His friends immediately helped without being asked for help.

"It's like we go to the park first yuk," They follow Lastri sitting on the campus garden chair mobbed by buyers.

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In the lecturer room looked the lecturers were tense. Bella who spilled meatballs because her own act has long tail. Bella complained to her parents that she was doused in meatballs by a student named Sulastri.

"I don't want to know, a student named Sulastri, must be expelled from this campus, otherwise! I'll sue him!" papa Bella is furious.

"No! that's not true, I'm at the scene, because of Bella's own carelessness, so the meatballs are spilled," Arman did not want to lose.

"Alaaah... Mr. Arman, challenge you this one area with Lastri, so persevere in defending!" todong one of the male lecturers.

"I as a lecturer, will not distinguish anyone if they are wrong remain wrong" replied Arman. The debate is increasingly difficult papa Bella to push hard want to remove Lastri.

"Already, now call Sulastri here" the rector took the middle way. The Rector ordered one of the lecturers to call Lastri. Not long after, Lastri came to heart wondering why the rector had called him. Lastri looked at the lecturers, the rector, the dean, and one of the middle-aged men looking at her cynically.

"Oh so this! the woman who had dared to molest my son?!" papa Bella stared at Lastri from the bottom up.

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Lastri began to understand what this man meant must be Bella. His clear eyes looked at Arman who was staring at him as well and as if speaking. Don'tbeafraid. "Sorry sir, what's wrong, I was called here?" lastri was not afraid. But still polite.

"You right?! who has doused Bella with hot water, and you need to know! is she currently being treated in the hospital?!" accuse papa Bella. Lastri did not say he thought. There was no Bella in the class and made the other students seem happy.

"Lastri. please sit down," said the rector who had been silent since.

"Thank you sir" Lastri sat on a chair near the wall that used to be for students who were in trouble.

"What's Papa Bella really saying?" ask rector.

"It's not right, sir" Lastri then told me the truth. The teachers all looked at Lastri. The lecturers actually knew for sure this was Bella's own act, only they were afraid of prospective campus owners so no one dared to talk other than Arman.

"As the story goes, sir, if you don't believe me, I'm ready to call another student witness. Coincidentally... Mr. Arman was there at that time, and he also helped Bella," said Lastri at length.

Arman was happy, Lastri was not nervous at all when he told the rector about the incident.

"No! I can't believe it! my son Bella never lies, if this college doesn't take this girl out, I don't mess around! will report him on the charge of molestation!" papa Bella pointed at Lastri's eyes. Lastri turned his head back to the wall.

"Wait!" looks like two men went inside making all the men come to men including Lastri.

Brother Adnan? o Allah. May Brother Adnan defend me.

Everyone was silent, including Papa Bella.

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