Bakoh Shoulder

Chapter 22. Shirt Button

"What are you doing Yu?" Teguh who finished bathing saw his son was focusing on two objects in front of him. Thread and needle. Ayu looked at her father for a moment and refocused on the two objects.

"Petish to sew uniform buttons sir. Ayu's uniform is buttoned in two." The little hand tried many times to insert the thread into the needle but the effort he had been doing had no fruit.

It was seen Ayu re-inserted the thread into her mouth so that it could easily enter the pinhole. "It's hard sir." The light of Ayu followed by his signature grin.

"here.. Where are the same uniforms to be fitted." Firmly sitting with wet hair still not passed comb. Only a small towel perched on the head of the father of one child.

Ayu handed him thread, needle, OSIS uniform and two buttons that he took from his old shirt that he did not wear.

"Lho.. This is Yu's white uniform. Timing of items. Where did you find the buttons? Where the shape is also different in the uniform.." Steady stopping when he saw the buttons Ayu showed him.

"It's from here. It's not dipake, sir." Ayu said revealing the old long-sleeved shirt she had.

Closing his eyes for a moment. "You've learned?" The words she used to distract her sadness.

"Udah sir. I also do PR. It's a picture too. It's all."

The school uniform that lost two buttons was held firmly. His hand began to move to insert the thread in his pinhole. As a single parent, all the skills she has to have. From cooking, washing, doing other trivial homework such as putting on clothes buttons must also be firmly mastered. So that he does not need to trouble others if later Ayu is an adult. Of course, he does not want to depend on his child.

Slowly open the door of the closet that has cracked the front glass. He picked up the white shirt that used to be a witness when he uttered the qobul ijab to justify Nur being his wife. He took the bottom two buttons of the shirt, Teguh intended to put his shirt buttons on the OSIS Ayu uniform.

"That's a nice shirt. Why are the buttons taken, sir? Wear this.. This is good sir." The small hand grasped two black buttons that contrasted with his white uniform.

"Yu.. Later you will be paired with your friends because of wearing different color buttons uniforms. I don't want you to be the subject of school banter. Tomorrow if you're paying, you buy a new uniform for you." While saying Teguh began to put the button on Ayu's uniform.

"Sir.. In school there are those who wear used uniforms have sodara or given neighbors. No one made fun of him. Temen Ayu is all good."

Lies. When he wore shoes that had not been sewn by his father, there were many who sneered at him. Although still a child, but the way they treat Ayu at school is sometimes influenced by their parents at home. Some openly forbid his son to be friends with Ayu, Vera for example. There are also those who secretly warn their children not to get along with Ayu even though it is not clearly shown. For some reason they consider the poverty and fate of Ayu who lost her mother at the age of toddler like will be transmitted to their children if her children are friends with Ayu.

"This. And you didn't play with those needle sticks. The throat can bleed." Firmly handed the uniform to Ayu.

"Sir.."

"Yes.. The laper? There's still rice, eat it." Hard to dry his hair was still wet with a towel in his hand.

"No sir. Mr.. Next Monday Ayu must pay off SPP money with LKS books that have not been paid off. You want to take the class exam. If it hasn't been paid off, you can't take the test." Ayu said quietly while watching the change in the look of her father's face which was clouded again after hearing his words.

"Yes Yu. Eat first there. The tempeh is over, I've eaten."

"What did my father eat? Just got home from work? Let's eat with Ayu sir.." Firmly smiling wryly, he knew his acting was not so good that his son could easily tell if he was lying.

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"Assalamu'alaikum's chat.. Package mom.. Packet.. Ms. Mulyani.. Pakeeeeeet" Shouted Ervin impatiently.

"Yes..." At last from inside the house he heard a voice.

"Well! From the cake." Ervin rushed towards the house again.

"This is a package. In the name of Mulyani. Can you open the door, go out for a second to sign the same to pick up the package? They get paid too..." Ervin's last sentence was as slow as possible.

"Chihara.."

Ervin frowned.

"Is something funny?" Ervin asked from behind the door. The owner of the house did not open the door a little.

"Mas.. Oe mas! What's in there?" Shouted a woman who saw Ervin as if he was chatting in front of the door of the old house.

Ervin turned around to walk over to the woman who called out to him earlier.

"This is mbak, want to carry a package for Mulyani. He's in Dalem but doesn't want to go out. I have called many times."

"Do you know there's someone inside?" Asked the woman shuddered in horror shortly after seeing the door of the house still tightly closed.

"Yes, the guy called me maasss that way!"

"Astaghfirullahalazi.. Seriously mas? Asterghfirullah's.."

Ervin scrunched his forehead. "What's wrong with mbak?"

"Mas.. The house has been empty since he died two years ago. His name is Mulyani. And there is no way that people who have not been able to pesen onlen food. I'm sorry I'm in a hurry..." Seemed shock in Ervin's eyes. He began to feel the horror enveloping him.

"Mr.. Uh mbak.. This is how, I have to bring this cake to whom dong... Ma'am.." Ervin walked after the madman who gave him information.

"Aduuuh.. Yes, I know, yes, yes.. Black Forest let me hold it. Let me put it in front of the house.. Than later mas diomelin the same boss if bring home this food again, right?" Said the man giving advice.

Without a second thought, Ervin handed over the large dus containing the black forest that Mulyani had ordered earlier to his mother. He then drove his bike at high speed.

But after arriving outside the residential area, Ervin just realized something... Something is wrong..

"Diamond_c_uk... Arep manganese bread wae leren rapeseed wong!! Tak dongakno taking setahon kowe, se_tan!!!" (You will eat some bread first!! No do'ain take your year. Ketan!!") Ervin was upset.

He only realized there was something wrong with the mbak who reprimanded him earlier when the mbak mentioned the contents of the food in the box he was carrying. Black forest's. From the beginning, Ervin did not mention what was in the box.

"The address in the same vociferous budhe Efa deh if gini... Nasiiib nasiiib" Ervin nepok his own eel.