He's among them.
back to the house.
Jakarta, eighteen Mai
two thousand nineteen.
Goodbye to Jakarta.
~SF.L~
“Papou .. I miss you ..” cried Karin in a loud voice welcoming her cousin's arrival. From that moment he had been waiting for the arrival of Papou, everything he had prepared starting from cleaning the room for Papou to making an agenda of what they would do to spend time together.
“Yes pardon .. You go a few weeks I miss it. I thought you would never come back here again,” ragged Karin with a smile sumringah adorned the deep black oval face.
“Sorry Rin, I'm tired.”
“Iya .. I understand, yes there you just rest first, your room already I clean in.” Karin's view leads to Papou's luggage. “This is your luggage, I'm the one down in.” A smile ceaselessly adorned Karin's face.
“No need for Rin, I can do it myself.” Refuse Papou subtly, “in my bag that there are souvenirs for you.” Karin was happy. “Ahh .... Papou I'm so happy .. I guess you don't remember the same I fit again in Jakarta.” Karin immediately spread her arms, preparing to hug Papou from behind.
“Rin .. please I'm tired.”
Oma Sita just smiled at the behavior of her two grandchildren who have two different traits, her old age is so pleasant with the presence of her grandchildren and away from loneliness.
“Already ... Pou you're tired right? Oma has prepared food for you.” Oma Sita gently rubbed the shoots of her grandson's head, there was a sense of pity when looking at the faces of her grandchildren. “Iya Pou, I was the same Oma who cooked.” Karin said proudly.
Syellifau Lydia, Karin Arinda Arsyad and Araya Putra Arsyad all three names are always Oma Sita mentioned in his prayer, being the most beautiful topic of his conversation with God. In the past, Oma Sita had protested to God why the fate of her grandchildren was so tragic, but now Ora Sita was even grateful that so her old age became colorful and fun. God's plan is so beautiful, the mystery of destiny no one knows what the end will be like.
~SF.L~
Papou stared at the ceiling of his room, his tears just fell so wet the pillow, the aroma of coffee smelled clearly, Papou did like the aroma of coffee as the fragrance of the room. So calm his mind.
A glass of coffee becomes a friend when the eyes are sometimes difficult to lead to a dream. Papou let out a long sigh, closed his eyes trying to vent all his feelings, there was pain in his heart. Pain that cannot be explained by words and cannot be expressed.
“Papou ..” Papou clenched his hands in annoyance, it was curious that he punched Karin in the face who kept calling him from earlier. Papou has been determined to enter a different High School with his cousin.
With a sinless face Karin stands in front of the door of Papou's room. “streets yuk Pou.”
“Rin .. I'm tired,” reject Papou with a face that is red.
“Pou Processing, please ..”
“Rin .. I'm tired. You can't even bother me for a day. I'm tired, I'm tired I need it myself.” Popou's voice weakened when he saw Karin's face turn cloudy. Suddenly the sound of the door closing was heard.
“Aargghhh” Papou shouts in frustration, that's how humans always want to be understood, always want to be understood but never want to understand and understand about the feelings of others.
~SF.L~
This morning a cheerful smile again adorned Karin's face, sometimes Araya often wondered for herself in her heart whether this sister had never had a problem in her life.
“why, Dek?” Karin just shook her head while continuing her cooking activities.
“Papou where?” Araya asked again while looking at every corner of the room trying to find the figure he was looking for.
“Biasalah Bang, in the backyard.”
“when Which Oma?” Karin thought a little, because from this morning he had not seen oma. “gak know.”
~SF.L~
The gradation of colors fused to form a blend of objects that are so beautiful. “Again, Pou.” Greet oma with a cup of coffee in her hand. “Morning is also Oma.”
Oma placed the cup of coffee on the table next to Papou painting. “Where do you want to go to school?” Tanya Oma opened the conversation this morning.
“What is certain is that I do not want a school with Karin,” Papou said without feeling guilty about the sentence. “Oma had expected it,” heard the sound of laughter being deliberately made up by oma, there was a glint of pity in the dark netra of the old woman.
“Oma appreciates your decision,” Oma paused her sentence, trying to keep her words to keep the relationship between her two grandchildren. “Oma can ask for something please?”
“What?”
“Please don't say that to Karin, it will make her very sad. Oma doesn't want him to hate you. Do you understand what Ima means?”
Papou nodded, forcing a smile on his face. “I understand Oma.”
Whatever request the old woman he called Oma will always try to grant because now the family he has only Oma, Karin and Bang Araya.
Even the old man who gave birth to her, the old man who drained her blood in Papou's body, had thrown it away in their lives. If it wasn't for the oma's request, Papou wouldn't be sad to visit his parents' home in Jakarta, just the pain of being ignored that he got there. Her parents were too busy taking care of her dying brother lying in a hospital bed. The angels' scents were already thickly smelling around her brother, just need to wait for the day, just wait for the date of the play.
It was still clear in the mind of his conversation a few days ago with Karin, when he asked the same question as Papou and with his cheerful face Karin replied, saying, “I want to go to school with Papounya, Oma.” Oma again must be ready to see the disappointed face of Karin.
These are difficult times, the personality between his two grandchildren sometimes makes the oma have to be in a situation that requires him to take sides with one side.
Sometimes the oma has to take Papou's side, not because she loves Papou more or anything. The love, affection, and love of Oma for all her grandchildren is just as non-selective. During this time Papou suffered so much, living for years in a family that always ignored him, making him grow into a tough girl without feelings of compassion.
“Pou ..” Papou stops his painting activities.
“why don't you want one school with Karin?”
“Sunday was troublesome Oma, she always got me in trouble, she always made me be among the crowd that made me feel tired. I don't like that.” Again the sinless sentence just slid from Papou's mouth. Oma breathed a heavy sigh.
“Your grades are good, how about you continue your education in Cendikia High School only, Karin grades are not too good. Oma rasa .. with grades so Karin can't be accepted in that school.” There was a disappointed tone in oma's tone of speech, Papou could catch that. But he could not afford three years of continuous dealing with Karin. Quite the time of his Junior High was damaged by Karin.
“Iya Oma ..”
“Please find a good reason to say this to Karin.”
In his heart Karin felt guilty for making the old woman sad, the look of a sad face was clearly visible in the twinkle of her eyes. Honey, Syellifau Lydia's ego is too high to soften a bit.
Oma stood up from her seat, stepped away. While the inner war is going on in Papou's mind. Recalling the injustice of living with her parents, Oma happily offered a warm embrace, gladly offering love without expectation of reply, glad to offer a home full of laughter. It is with pleasure that oma offers a cup of coffee that is ready to be brewed every morning and evening with pleasure oma share a story about tomorrow who will be happy.
“Oma ..” Papou said softly, his eyes glaring far away, breaking through the days to come, imagining what would happen to him if one schoolgirl with Karin.
Not my high ego
Not that I don't care
Or I'm not a stone-hearted man either
But …
Circumstances force me to do not care
Educated the world that makes me feel like
No one can be trusted
Sorry …
He scrawled the words in his diary, repeatedly saying an apology. But ....he also could not sacrifice his gray-white period full of pressure by his cousin.
When various feelings were raging in his mind, Karin's voice called him with a wave Papou immediately closed his book and re-attached his mainstay flat face. “What?”
“wahhh .. the pictures are really good, Papou great.” Praise Karin staring at the painting in awe.
“that Karin painting is not a picture,” Papou growled, Papou has often said that it is a painting not a picture. “Same on Pou.” Karin sipped Papou's coffee.
Just a few minutes he was close to Karin his emotions had reached the crown, Papou could not imagine his High School period that would fall apart if one school with Karin. He was already familiar with his Junior High he did not want it to happen again, when Karin followed him wherever he went and told one school that he was his cousin from Jakarta, Jakarta, even the ground and the walls of the school knew that.
“ehh ... Three more days PPDB online has been opened right?” Papou just nodded.
“Papou plan to enter SMA where?”
“SMA Cendikia.” Karin's heart is like a slump, “SMA Cendikia,” re.
Papou nodded happily, without caring about Karin's face that immediately changed. “why?” Ask Karin in a soft tone.
“Because I want and I like.” Reply Papou indifferently. Karin was less satisfied with that answer, in Karin's eyes all things looked easy and trivial to Papou anything he could easily get. Of course, she was smart, beautiful and rich. Even if he wanted the world to be within his grasp.
The more here, the law of the jungle is getting stronger. Who is strong, he is in control of the lives and even the lives of others. The choice is only one prey or ready to be preyed upon. Funny right? The civilization of the world is like turning back to the primitive times.
~SF.L~
Karin already knows what results he will get, but his brain continues to force to try even though again his heart must get one more wound. “There is still one chance. One more chance,” Karin's brain keeps trying to cheer her up but her heart whispers to stop trying, just get here.
The sun had disappeared into the horizon line to the west. While from this morning Karin continues to dwell with her book, forcing her brain with a small IQ to continue thinking. There is still a chance to be able to enter Cendikia High School with a test track.
“Udah is Dek, there are still many other SMA, do not force from like this, later the edges must hurt. If not physically ill because of soy sauce is hurt because it is not accepted,” said Araya trying to comfort the little sister, hearing the sentence fall is not so excited but instead make more hurt.
“Sickness has daily food, Bang. So, Karin is immune.” Araya let out a long sigh, why can her sister still smile at times like this. Araya ruffled his sister's hair.
“Abang ..” cried Karin annoyed, while throwing a marker towards Araya who ran out of Karin's room.
“Awas well ..” Karin ran after her Brother.
“Auhhh ..” Araya rubbed her head into the closet. Karin immediately laughed curled up to see her brother in pain. “Mampus.”
“Basic ungodly sister,” pissed Araya walking away.
While from his room Papou laughed blandly. Why is her relationship with her brother never good. Why is there only hostility and rivalry between her and her brother.
“Why Ar,” asked oma confused when she saw Araya rubbing her head.
“to Jedot door Oma.” Replied Araya with a sullen face.
“kok can?”
“yah .. because she bego Oma.” Shouted Karin from the corner of the door.
Araya immediately threw his deathly gaze, as if he wanted to eat up Karin.
“why look around, normal dong.” Karin said no less fiercely looking at Araya with the same gaze.
“Idihh .. gr really, people again see in jam.”
“sok busy looking in the clock mulu, the work situ people just sleep. Karatan singles, moss singles, immortal singles.” Karin laughed out loud, it was so happy to insult her brother.
“ehh. Not so singles eternal, because singles it will certainly end if not in the grave.”
“huss .. can't be like Rin,” Oma put her hands on her lips, oma never gets angry if her grandchildren are teased like before.
“angarah in Oma, time yes same Brother himself kayak like that.” Araya puts the puppy eyes towards the oma.
“kamu .. 'tuition is still like a child.” Hearing the oma's words back made Karin laugh. Ok, for today oma is in the stronghold of Karin.
~SF.L~
“Where are you going Rin?” Papou looks astonished to see Karin who is very neat with Muslim clothes and mukena bag in his right hand.
“Mau in Sholatin candidate priest.” Karin answered with pride.
“Prospective priest?” Say Araya and Papou together.
“Iya. You know brother Adit kan Pou, well Salat asar earlier I went to the mosque but did not want to pray just to find the wind, I continued to hear the voice of the priest was very melodious. Ehh .. when I saw it was Adit's brother who became a priest, so the more I love tuh.” Obviously Karin with 45 spirit.
“aneh ... people to the mosque looking for reward, it is you to the mosque looking for wind,” taunted Araya while pouring water.
“Gak will be rewarded if his intention is like Rin.”
“stupid highly, the important in Sholatin candidate priest.” Karin immediately stepped away, not caring about Papou and Araya's comments.
“Awas ... well you are dating, I hang on the mango tree Mr. Mamat.” Shouted Araya when Karin had already disappeared from the door.
“You also can not date yah Pou, just be careful to dare to date, Brother hanging on the top of Monas?” Papou just looks unconcerned, anyways he also does not intend to date let alone to have friends he does not intend.
