Bakoh Shoulder

Chapter 7. School Supplies

This morning Ayu left for school in spirit. Every day is also a spirit but today is different. He was wearing a new sock given to his father. A smile continued to be etched as he wore it. Teguh who saw Ayu was very cheerful so be happy.

"Sir, Ayu forgot..." Ayu said while patting her own eel. He's been wearing shoes that his father stitched himself last night.

"Forgot what? No PR yet, right?" Tanya Teguh.

"No sir. So yesterday the teacher told me to bring food 'fill your plate'. Later there will be a meal together but, Ayu forgot to nyiapin. How is this sir?" Ayu looks confused.

"At home there is rice with eggs, you make fried rice just want?" Tawar Teguh who was immediately given a steady nod by Ayu.

Ayu waited for his father who was struggling in the kitchen to make food while sitting in a small chair in front of the house. His eyes looked at Dinda's house, his friend had just woken up. Seen when Dinda out of the house still wearing a nightgown.

Ayu smiled wryly, Dinda just woke up at this hour but she was about to leave for school. Of course Dinda can be more relaxed than herself because Dinda went to school delivered by her mother on a motorcycle. Unlike him who walks or sometimes escorted his father by bicycle.

"This. Come on, leave now Yu. I also made an omelet for you to eat lunch home from school." Teguh handed me a small rice box with a picture of barbie, barbie whose head was lost because of the frequent washing of the lunchbox.

I received the box. Put it in her sling bag. Shortly after, he was on his father's bicycle.

"Sir.." Call Ayu while pulling the end of his father's shirt.

"Hmm, what? What other forgetfulness?" Slightly slowing down his bike.

"No sir.. Ayu want to ask Ayu's birthday when? Long time no sir?"

"Why ask me about your birthday?"

"Hmmm.. No, no," This boy hesitated as he was about to say what was in his heart.

"No? Your birthday is two months away. In April, why Yu?"

"Sir.. If Ayu asks for a birthday cake can not? But not bought nor anything, Ayu also never ate time Seruni birthday yesterday. Ayu is given the cream, sir, which is colorful.. Tasty, soft, there's straw too but, Ayu's not getting the straw because it's eaten alone as seruni." Finally Ayu explained what was stuck in her mind.

Firmly stunned. Turns out Ayu wants a birthday cake. He only realized that he had never bought a cake, a gift or something worth remembering as Ayu got older. Maybe because Ayu was a child and did not understand about birthdays or giving gifts during birthday moments, so he never asked for things like that. But, now that he's at school and hanging out with his friends, his curiosity grows.

"Sir.. I was in school." Ayu say goodbye, kiss the hands of Teguh takzim. Firmly smiling rubbing Ayu's head.

Still in the same place, Teguh stared at the back of his son who ran towards his classroom. Firmly exhaling slowly, back pedaling his bike to leave the school area.

The little boy talk happened. Ask each other already working on PR or not, bring what supplies today, until someone hopes to go home gasik or empty hours only all of you. Their chatter managed to make the classroom atmosphere so crowded. Chases, jokes with friends, looks really fun.

Until one of the children accidentally dropped Ayu's bag while they were chasing in the classroom.

"Yu.. Your bag's falling." Dinda.

Ayu rushed to her bag. Instantly Ayu was shocked because his food stock spilled in the bag. Because of the rush earlier, Teguh forgot to wrap Ayu's lunchbox with plastic. Ayu's eyes water. She wants to cry. How did this happen? What will he eat when his friends enjoy their food?

Classes that were crowded became more crowded with students who blamed each other. In the midst of the commotion, the teacher came. After hearing a complaint from one of his students, the teacher approached Ayu who was not crying as much as possible. But, when the teacher's hand touched her shoulder slowly, Ayu instead cried.

"Ayu, don't cry. Later eat the provisions that the teacher brought, his bag in the sun first to the front gih. The books were out first. And for the other kids.. The teacher warns you not to chase in class. Kelian can fall, can be injured, and can also injure other kelian friends. Do you understand kids?"

The words of the teacher are slow without leaving wisdom in every speech he said. Ayu walked slowly out of class, flipped her sling bag so that the inner bag could dry and could be re-used for school equipment containers. The spilled rice was not only fried rice in the lunchbox but also the drinking water he brought.

The first lesson is over. It was time to eat together. Ayu was given a lunchbox that belonged to the teacher. Which turned out to be fried chicken, stir-fried chickpeas and white rice. After the prayer together, the second grade students ate together voraciously.

The teacher looked at Ayu who had closed her lunch box. Carefully, he approached Ayu.

"Why didn't Ayu eat? Quickly eaten Yu, later the break is over. And when it's lesson time Ayu can't eat in class anymore." Said the teacher.

"No, teacher." Answer Ayu short.

"Lho why not? Don't you like the food menu that the teacher brought?"

Not answering, Ayu instead cried looking at the teacher's mother. "Why Yu?" Ask the teacher again.

"Mother teacher.. Earlier in the morning I hurried to make Ayu fried rice for school supplies. You must think Ayu eating fried rice made by father now. But, if you know Ayu instead eat the provision of teacher's bu and fried rice pak spilled in the bag.. I must be sad, ma'am." Plain Ayu.

Ayu was that semelow as a child. He has a high level of sensitivity compared to his age.

"A meal ya Yu. Ayu's stock that spilled was not because it was intentional. Ayu's friends are not on purpose, so nothing. Ayu's father will not be sad. Later let the teacher who said the same father Ayu huh? Now eat first, look at the other friends already want to run out you know."

Ayu shakes. He chuckles not to eat the provision of teacher's gifts. After thanking and apologizing to the teacher, Ayu walked out of the classroom to pick up her bag that had just been dried.