Canticles

1. Gossip

The sun seemed to start moving into the contest when two groups of teenage boys left the ball field. But two teenage boys are seen still sitting on the sidelines of the ball field while straightening both feet each on the ground. It seems they are exhausted because they just finished playing ball with some other friends. It was clearly visible from the sweat that soaked the face and body including the shirts they wore.

Two teenage boys who have beautiful faces are named Rex Aldan and Gama. They have been friends since childhood. The reason for their friendship is that in addition to their adjacent residence, the two also studied in the same Elementary School and Junior High School.

" We go back first, Rex, Gam...!" pamit Fatir represents his friends.

" Yes Tir. I'm the same T-rex will soon be back, too, ., '" said Gama, who is owned by Rex.

Gama has always called Rex T-rex, an ancient dinosaur-like creature known as the king of dinosaurs because of its super-large size. While Rex himself called Gama Gajah Mada because Gama's childhood fat with fat folds here and there. So fat Gama looks similar to Gajah Mada in SD history textbooks.

Gama often protested when Rex called him Gajah Mada. Gama felt that the nickname was not worth pinning on him anymore considering his posture was now far from the word fat. But Rex did not care and still called Gama Gajah Mada because he thought the name was more suitable for Gama.

" Do you really want to be here ?. This is almost Maghrib, you know," said Bara while putting the ball into the net he carried.

" I told you in a minute. Ga sampe Maghrib also We go home kok..," said Gama quickly.

" It's better to be so Gam..," said Bara while starting to step.

" Why the Bar ?. You seem so anxious...?" tanya Fatir was suspicious.

" Gapapa anyway. There is only a rumor that says that around here often heard someone singing when it gets dark. But no one knows where it came from..," Bara said reluctantly.

" Why would anyone sing. Naturally, this place will be in the middle of a densely populated settlement that is automatically surrounded by residential homes. So if you hear the sound of singing, the sound of people laughing or people making a noise, ", Gama said while standing and patting the back of his dirty pants.

" I understand Gam, too. What I mean, there is a clear singing voice but there is no form of the singer aka the singer is not looking..," said Bara riled.

" Lo means the one who sang ghost...?!" ask Gama loud.

" Sstt.., don't yell at it too..," said Fatir.

When the three friends argue, Rex just keeps quiet while observing the three friends. It seems that Rex was interested in their chat because only this time he heard stories about singers without being.

Rex listened carefully until a moment later he rose silently without his three friends realizing it.

" Abisnya the Bara tuh who made because of..," said Gama.

" That's just a guess. I didn't say it was a ghost that sang...?!" said Bara did not want to lose.

" But Lo..," Gama's speech was interrupted when he saw his best friend get up and walk slowly away from the field.

Fatir and Bara stared at each other and hurriedly followed Rex.

" Eh, montyong. How am I left out anyway ?!. Bara, Fatir, T-rex !. Wait I wooii...!" call Gama while running small after his three friends.

Bara and Fatir seem to laugh while Rex just shook his head looking at Gama's absurd behavior.

" That's why I don't huddle. I know Maghrib, even in talking about ghosts. Rich on dare to be the same ghost..," said Rex with a cynical smile.

" Tau tuh Bara.," said Gama while aligning his steps with his three friends.

" Lo is also Gajah Mada...!" jolt Rex is upset.

" Did nyolot.," said Gama while looking at Rex with a cynical look that made Rex look upset.

" If Gajah Mada knew his name was dipake the same incompetent person Lo rich, I guarantee he would rise from his grave to gash Lo's head." said Rex, shaking his head.

" Eh, sia*an Lo yes !. Who asked to be called Gajah Mada. Kan Lo who gave the nickname was the same as I T-rex. Part of the name of the hero is made into joke material. There is also Lo who was metatengin with the spirit of the Gajah Mada to make a calculation...!" sahut Gama is upset.

" impossible. I always doain him. Precisely Lo who was metatengin with the spirit of the Gajah Mada because he had used his name and was not responsible..," Rex said casually.

" So don't call me Gajah Mada, monyong !. I'm slim now...!" said Gama lantang.

Rex seemed to be shaking his shoulders as if he did not care about the current condition of Gama which is much different from when they were still sitting on the SD bench. It made Gama inflamed. Gama also vent his anger by pinching Rex's head and running off the ridge while laughing with satisfaction.

" Rasaine...!" said Gama while continuing to run.

Fatir and Bara laughed again at Rex and Gama's behavior.

Seeing Gama who ran away leaving her, Rex only snorted in annoyance. Then Rex, Fatir and Bara continued their journey and separated at the crossroads just as the Maghrib reverberated.

Rex seems to run small to his house for fear of being scolded by his father. That's because Grandma Rex believes that if you go home when the Maghrib roar means coming home with a ghost. And it is certain that Rex can not enter the house until the people who pray Maghrib congregate in the musholla back to their respective homes.

This time again Rex was forced to accept the consequences when he saw the father standing in front of the fence. The father, named Ramon, already looks neat with cocoa clothes and scabbard signs ready to go to musholla.

" Assalamualaikum..," Rex said with gontai.

" Alaikumsalam. It's too late Rex...!" reprimand the father with an intimidating look.

" I'm sorry Well..," Rex said as he lowered his head.

" Ck, it's like this every day. Though Dad often said, ten minutes before the Maghrib Adhan you should already be at home. Why is your discipline so low Rex. What's tired of diomelin every day...?!" ramon said while clucking.

" I'm sorry Well..," Rex repeated.

" Sorry, sorry. Bosen's dad shits him !. It's there. Wait until Dad comes home from the new musholla you enter the house. Know ga...?!" ramon asked while looking intently at Rex.

" Yes, yeah" said Rex as he stepped onto the porch chair and sat there.

Rex's father let out a long sigh and then stepped out of the house. Rex could only stare at his father's departure while cursing himself. Rex was upset that he could not go home on time and prayed in prayer with his father.

While staring at his father who was away, Rex suddenly saw Gama passing by while smiling mockingly towards him. Rex seems to clench his hands in annoyance while Gama appears to wave his hand while blinking one eye.

" Hopefully, happy yah is managed by beautiful mosquitoes." said Gama, waving his hand.

" Sia*a. Watch out for the Elephant...!" rex said as he clenched his hand.

Gama laughed with satisfaction while covering his head with a sarong.

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Rex was working on PR in his room when his mother called him for dinner.

" Mom in a minute" said Rex.

" Now Rex. Don't make people wait. The food is on the table, it's not good to let the food wait for us. We should be waiting for food instead..," rebuked the mother named Lanni as she passed.

Reluctantly Rex dragged his steps towards the dining room. There was gathered all his family members. There were both her parents, her paternal grandmother and a beautiful teenage girl who was Rex's older sister named Lilian.

The grandmother, Rusminah, looked fixedly at Rex and continued to observe until Rex sat beside Lilian. Rex also seemed to not care and began to take the rice and side dishes and began to devour his food.

" No prayer first Rex...?" lillian asked while nudging her brother's arm.

" It's in my heart, ." said Rex cuek while chewing his food.

" It's rude. Being waited for from, uh eating first..," Lilian muttered annoyed and began to bribe her food into her mouth.

" Already Lian, do not fuss at the dinner table." said the grandmother reminded.

" Yes Nek..," said Lilian quickly.

Dinner was unpleasant for Rex. So he hurried to finish his dinner and prepared to go into the room.

But when he stepped away from the dining room, Lilian heard starting to discuss the gossip that Bara said earlier. Rex stopped his steps and intended to hear the story of the singer without the form from the mouth of the brother.

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