Bakoh Shoulder

Chapter 73. Special Girl

Mimin budhe house was not far from where Dinda lived. Budhe Mimin banned Dinda from carrying his bike because walking would be more fun, he said. Whether pleasure like what Budhe Mimin meant, Dinda still does not know.

"See mbak.. If we go down the road, we can enjoy the view around us. Lots of flowers growing, lots of trees bearing fruit, lots of people greeting.. Isn't that fun for Dinda?" Budhe Mimin shows the favor of God that has not been noticed by Dinda.

"This is budhe's house.. It may be ugly, but it's sturdy and still worthy of our shelter in it." Budhe Mimin and Dinda arrive home.

"Assalamu'alaikum's chat. Peace.. I'm home." Budhe Mimin opened the door.

"Who's peace budhe?" Ask Dinda to come into the house.

"The son of budhe mbak. That's.." Budhe Mimin smilingly pointed towards the woman sitting looking at him.

Dinda frowned. He looked at the girl who might be in her twenties or maybe more, with narrow eyes barely closed and a brown veil slightly tilted. The girl named Peace immediately moved from where she was sitting, took the stick next to her feet and walked over.. Dinda was more astonished when she looked closely at the girl's physique.

"Wa'alaikumsalam's chat. Mum.." The girl smiled happily.

Budhe Mimin fixes the veil of Peace. Ask if the child has eaten or not. It was at home, and all of it was answered enthusiastically by Peace. Budhe Mimin headed for the kitchen.

"peaceful.. Princess budhe is special. At birth, he did not cry. The village midwife patted pan_tat and the back of Peace but she was still a henchman. New peace was crying at that time when his father arrived at the midwife's house. Born prematurely, weighing just one kilo seven ounces.. Budhe thought peace would never last." Budhe Mimin recounts the past of Peace in his kitchen. Now Dinda and Budhe Mimin are in the kitchen.

"Two weeks after Peace was born, his father died.." Budhe Mimin paused on his story.

"The budhe boy is special because even though he cannot see.. He could memorize the Quran. Budhe who is old only memorizes one or two juz only. In school, peace is hard to follow.. There is no school for special needs children. Yes, as Dinda saw.. Peace is with Down syndrome."

Budhe Mimin stopped his story because he saw Peace walking towards the kitchen.

"Yet.. Why talk here.. Dinda's step forward." Peace knows he's being talked about. It's okay, he's never mad.

"Yes Mai, I want to go there too. I made tea for Dinda, uh Dinda even came here." Budhe Mimin walked with Dinda to the living room.

Suddenly the tears came. Dinda was embarrassed, she was normal, had eyes that could see, common sense to think and even want to waste the opportunity that God gave her. Also sad to think about his mother.. Mamahannya.. When compared to Peace, what he is as troublesome as that to the point that his mama does not want to take care of it..

Look at Budhe Mimin who is now talking coolly with Peace, there are no feelings of regret, anger, disappointment or whatever that budhe Mimin shows when interacting with Peace. Dinda was getting more and more to shed her tears.

"Mr Dinda why are you crying? Here mbak.." Take Peace friendly. Very sociable. Even though she couldn't see, she knew that Dinda was crying right now.

"Lho.. What's the matter, mbak..?" Tanya budhe Mimin rubbed Dinda's back.

"Dinda kangen mama budhe... Dinda kangen mama..." Sobbed.

"O Allah is here.." Budhe Mimin hugged Dinda tightly. As if replacing Vera's embrace for Dinda.

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Vera several times pressed the calling button on her phone to contact Dinda. Still no answer. Out of annoyance he wanted to slam the phone in his hand.

"Where is the child. Make it hard! It's crazy what a boy nyampe is not in school for three days! Just be ashamed!" Vera grumbled after getting a reprimand from the school that said if Dinda did not enter school without giving a description alias ditching.

"Eat it if you want your child not to make you ashamed, change your behavior first. Fix your behavior!" My herm makes Vera inflamed.

"Diem you are! You know what my life is about!! Don't be pretentious to patronize me. You are-Aaaaachhh.."

The scream of Vera falling from the second floor stairs made Hermiku turn towards his rival.

Actually Vera just came out of her room upstairs. Intentions wanted to vent his anger this afternoon at Hermiku because Dinda who was difficult to contact since morning ran aground because she fell slipping and sliding freely to the first floor. Where my Hermik enjoys his warm tea.

My herm panicked, she immediately ran towards Vera who looked unconscious.