Bakoh Shoulder

Chapter 58. Ayu Poem

Rain always gives coolness to every creature in the world. When it rains millions of times the earth gets a shower of water from the sky and at that time also our prayers are said by Him, the God of the One.

Like now.. Ayu raised her hands with her eyes as she pleaded for her mother to have the most beautiful place by Allah, pleading for health and good fortune for her father, not forgetting the prayer for the monk who was buried this afternoon. Sleep in eternity. Leaving the world without many knowing his life story.

"Yes.." Call Teguh from outside his room.

"Alem sir." Ayu hurriedly let go of the mucus she was wearing.

Ayu approached his father who had just returned home to the house of Mbah cassava seller. It is not his neighbor, Teguh also did not know him directly so far.. But from all Ayu's stories about him during his life, Teguh so eager to pay his last respects to the late.

"Don't be too sad Yu, the living one will definitely experience death. Ayu must know that too, right? Now here, sit down here.. My father's son is big now.. Can I braid my own hair, huh Yu?" Teguh told Ayu to sit next to him, after that opened the rubber band that was still attached to Ayu's hair.

"Yes sir.." Ayu.

"Sir.. Later if Ayu is already big, already working, Ayu will not leave father. I don't want to be far from my father. We will continue together, sir.." Ayu chattered as her hair was tidied up by her father.

"Surely Ayu will leave father.." Teguh can not imagine the emptiness of life without Ayu someday.

"No sir, Ayu won't leave my father. Anyway, we should keep going together. Ayu see how sad the sad sober who lives alone in his hut, sir. His son was many but no one accompanied him until the end of his life. Sad, sir..? His children are guilty of nelantarin's mother! Isn't that right, sir?" Ayu continued to ask in each of her words, she recalled the figure of soberness.

"Your mother's death.. You realize Yu, someday whether that's when.. You will also leave my father. To demand higher knowledge maybe, or to work, or it could be later when you grow up.. You will live with your partner. Right now you don't understand what you're saying.. But trust me, nduk.. If that time comes, without you asking permission first father, you have allowed. My sincere father." Strong smile softly.

"Sincere father? Father, is it okay if Ayu goes away from the father, so that means sir?? Kok gapu.. Though Ayu just do not want us to split, sir.. You even said that.." There was disappointment in Ayu's voice.

Ayu took her school bag. Take the book that was there and hand it over to his father. His face was so sweet, he nodded because the answer to his question did not match what he wanted.

"Ululuuuh this father's son if the snack is getting sweeter. This what is Yu?" Tanya Teguh opened the book Ayu gave her.

There was a poem that Ayu wrote in black ink, already rated A+ there. Teguh's eyes were foggy, it felt like he wanted to cry right then and there after he finished reading his son's fruit poem.

Old Bike

Sunday morning has arrived, my brake breaks to despair

Not to the park, not to the market, not to the tourist attractions.

Where am I going to take you?

Headstones lined up in front there so the answer

Sunday morning my steps stopped in front of the cemetery

A man who was pedaling me walked closer to a headstone

Again he just sat quietly

How many years has he been doing all this?

Some people have forgotten who was buried there

But the man is still faithful to his routine.

I'm the old bike

Witness of his love loyalty

A man's love for his wife

The one who has slept eternally has left him

I'm the old bike

Be a strong witness of his faith

Defend me despite the many taunts he had on him

Makes me proud to ever be useful to him..

Ja.. I'm just an old bike..

Hugged Ayu. Hiding the clear melt, she did not want her son to know that she was moved by the attention Ayu gave her. In silence, Ayu noticed what she was doing.

It rained very hard that night. Removing the trace of sadness in Teguh and Ayu's heart. Both were excited this morning. After breakfast, Teguh rushes to his daughter for work. Ayu now no longer leaves school with her father because of the location of the school is quite close and Ayu has his own bike.

Ayu saw his father's back start to move away from where he was standing, he then returned to the house. Prepare books and lunch. When taking rice from the mejikom, Ayu remembered the sewah.. Ah right he doesn't have to bring double lunch anymore now. After closing the rice cooker again, Ayu took her bag. Start pedaling the bike after closing the door and locking it.

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"Yes..." Call Ayu's friend who used to be in class with him while still in elementary school.

"Hmm yes Za. What's up?" Ayu parked her bike.

"So late to my house, yeah.. I'm going in first. Dateng yes..!" Ayu's friend gave her a birthday invitation.

Ayu frowned. 'Why does he remember having a friend named Ayu.. Since then, birthdays have never been for me.. Weirdo!' Thought Ayu.

It says there.. An invitation from Reza to Ayu. Ayu Cuek just put Reza's birthday invitation in her bag.