Don't Consider Us Weak

Episode ten: She Again?

The two feet slowly stepped towards the crying boy leaning his back against the wall, he folded his hands, bent his knees and drowned his head on both knees and hands. Samar-sama heard the cry of the child. Lidya was already beside him and sat holding onto the boy's shoulder.

The boy raised his head and turned to see a foreign girl put on a worried and sad face beside him. Lidya tried to smile even though she was very nervous, the first time she approached a child she did not know and was eager to help her. "Sister. Don't cry, sister is safe because I'm here" said Lidya softly.

The child was still crying and shed many tears without stopping, his breath was no longer because of up and down, the uniform worn was wet with tears. He shook his head, "I can't stop crying, brother. You see, the money is huge and people like me can't replace it. It's someone else's trading money." said the boy sobbing in tears.

Lidya tried to calm down so that her emotions did not quickly come out of the mountain. He took a breath many times, Lidya did not know why the feelings at once his emotions were too high and easy emotions. He could not have run as fast as he could to catch the three young men taking innocent children's money.

"alright. Whose name?from which SMP? And whose trade are you selling?"ask Lidya to the boy.

The burlap-haired, short-colored blonde hair man opened his mouth. "My name is Charlie Edward Brown. I'm from Junior High School of Country Three. The trades that sold well were those that belonged to Grandma that I met at the market. Poor sister, Grandma, both legs are not strong to walk as long as they used to but the grandmother told her son to sell at the market." said Charlie introduced himself and told a little story of the grandmother. "When Grandma had said that her legs could not travel far. Because his legs hurt a lot."more.

So mean, Lidya's batin bit her lower lip. He looked at Charlie, "don't you ask? Said the three young men earlier, I heard you were in karate but you weren't fighting them. It's not that karate is meant to protect themselves from criminals like them" Lidya said.

Charlie was silent for a moment, staring at the bead of bright brown eyes that Lidya had. "I can't."

"Why?"

"I can't karate, brother. Because I don't focus on learning karate and I'm hard to teach" Charlie said desperately.

"Relax, you can be taught karate.  You just need to focus, there's a reason you can't focus."Charlie nodded, Lidya smiled, "you can't focus because you're thinking of three young men who beat you up after school because they know you can't karate, go off with your rumour that says you can karate" said Lidya smiling sumringah. Charlie looked at Lidya like an Angel who came to help him.

Charlie Sumringah's face heard Lidya's very true words, there was no wrong gap from her little mouth. "Well, I'm not exactly right. Why does my sister know everything?though brother only knew Charlie a few minutes ago" he was excited to make Lidya surprised and happy to see this jolly Charlie.

"Hm."Lidya muttered and scratched her non-itchy head. "Hmm, I'm not just guessing. You have a character like Charlie."then a bit confused to say what to Charlie.

"Well, that's a writer's brother" guessed Charlie. Lidya nodded in agreement.

They both walked to meet grandma at the market. The journey to the market is not far just a few meters from the narrow alley. Charlie told me so much about himself and he often helped the granny sell. Lidya is really fascinated with Charlie, he has a high social and caring environment around.

Charlie is Lidya's height and Charlie is 14. Lidya thinks she's 13. "So you've been helping grandma for a long time?"ask Lidya.

"Yes, Brother Lidya. I feel sorry for Grandma. The grandmother should be treated as well as possible at home eh even told to sell with her children." replied Charlie.

"Astagfirullah. That's a big sin."

"Yes, that's a big sin" Charlie said.

They reach the market and Charlie walks the lead looking for the figure of a grandmother. Said Lidya, he must be honest that today he had a disaster. Want it feels like Charlie is looking for money to replace grandma's money, he is afraid that grandma why. Both of his eyes managed to see the figure of the grandmother who slept so soundly in the store.

Lidya who saw the figure of the grandmother in front of him was very pitying. In modern times there is unemployment. Yes even if only in the capital all are already modern facilities. Only half of the city has modern facilities, the rest wait a few more years.

Charlie sat down next to Grandma and patted her skinny shoulder. "Sir, wake up" she said slowly.

Grandma nodded, "yes, grandma promised. Grandma's not gonna go as far as Charlie. Because Charlie's been helping out with Granny Trade. Charlie was never shy about selling grandma's cake." he stroked Charlie's cheeks like his 6-year-old grandson. Charlie's face was still cute and easier.

"Miss. Sorry Charlie grandma. Charlie can't get Grandma's trading money back. Grandma's trading money was taken by Charlie's upperclassman. Charlie can't do anything but persuade them, don't take the money. I can't change Grandma's money." Charlie told me honestly. Grandma just smiled thinly and stroked Charlie's fine hair.

"It's okay. Tomorrow Charlie can trade Grandma's cake again."

"But how the money later granny scolded again the same grandmother's son" said Charlie immediately hugged by the grandmother. Grandma stroked Charlie's back, "no, grandma already thinks granddaughter is good. Grandma prayed to God to open their hearts" said the grandmother. They let go of her embrace, "yes, I'll also pray help grandma."

Lidya's heart was so moved to see a grandmother assume Charlie was her grandson. One drop of tears managed to fall down Lidya's cheeks, he did not expect that there was a child like Charlie, as sincere as Charlie's heart was happy to help this old granny. Grandma turned to look at Lidya who was standing there with happy tears as well as moved.

"Charlie brought a friend?"ask grandma. Charlie tells Lidya to sit next to him. The man introduced Lidya with a happy feeling, "Grandmother. This is called Lidya's sister. He gave me some spirit earlier when Charlie was hit by a less than pleasant calamity. And he's a writer, Grandma!"said happy.

Lidya just nodded and smiled. Grandma's happy to have Lidya here. "Is that true, Sister Lidya?"tanyanya smiled.

Lidya nodded,"iya nek. I just write stories and some people say I'm a writer. I-I feel bad when called a writer." replied Lidya not tasty.

"Sister. Tell me the same story of my sister. Says big brother, Lidya's sister has."Charlie Brown asked Lidya to tell him the story. Lidya feels happy that there are people who want to listen to this story, readers often stop by in the genre of teen fiction instead of fantasy.

Just this time someone asked me to tell a fantasy story. Ah, lately Lidya often write fantasy genre but on the other hand he has to write the romantic genre. until now he has not finished it. Grandma and Charlie wait for Lidya to tell a story that is exactly like Charlie.

Lidya let out a long sigh and then started telling me the story of a girl named Vira. The girl kept telling her story until there was a handsome man like a prince. The man was very attentive to Vira, when the girl named Vira was happy. The body of the man shone like a star. Charlie's expression sparkled to hear a story that was fun for him and motivated.

"Well, that's a good story, brother. That man's name, isn't it?"charlie asked to confirm Lidya's nod.

"Yup, her name is Cahya. If you want to know his full name is Hey Newt Cahya. Unique right?"answer Lidya.

"Haha, that's funny. I also often do that to Grandma if something happens to Grandma, I feel anxious and mixed up" Charlie said, staring at Grandma who was smiling. Grandma poked Charlie's nose, "meaning Granny and Charlie have an inner bond" Grandma said. Lidya laughed and shook her head.

  Clouds start cloudy sign rain will fall. Charlie tells Lidya to hurry home while he will drive Grandma back home. Lidya wants to join Charlie but Charlie rejects her and does not forget to thank her for her motivation to awaken her spirit of karate soul. The girl nodded and looked at the back of Grandma and Charlie who were getting further and further away.

People immediately took shelter, Lidya's two feet stepped quickly towards the house in his heart he would take shelter somewhere. The rain came down from the sky and it came down so hard. Lidya runs shelter at a bus stop, her uniform wet.

"Duh, wet again. Good thing tomorrow put on a batik shirt."he asked to see his uniform wet.

"Hey, why are you standing there?"said someone coldly with a loud tone. Lidya jumped in shock, stroking her chest and turning to see who was shouting when the rain was heavy like this.

"He again?"mumbling slowly.

*Do not assume we are weak*

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