He's among them.
Again, again, and again.
Karin's hands were full of sweat, her forehead frowning at the problems that she did not understand in the slightest more and more confused read. The more understood the more it makes him dizzy. The basic problem, just like a doi kayak, the more chased the more run, the more approached the more away.
Karin blew the pencil she had placed on her lips that she had deliberately used, hoping for an answer to fall from the pencil. “It's hard anyway.” Grumpy Karin annoyed while scratching her head that does not itch at all.
“Must be .... Must be able ..” the sentence continues to spin in Karin's head, like a magic spell.
One by one the test takers began to collect the answer sheet, while Karin a quarter of the problems he had not completed, even the answers were not sure all.
Karin smiled with excitement when she saw the last 20 questions were about the Indonesian language that she was very good at, “rezeki son of Soleh,” muttered Karin with a smile that did not fade.
“huuu .. done too,” Karin collected her answer sheet, which she was not sure of herself. Araya's words continue to ring in Karin's mind. “calm Rin, if you fail here there are still other schools kok.” Hopefully so, there are still schools that want to accept it with little value.
His gaze continued to stare at the floor he was on, counting boxes of tiles. His heart was racing twice as fast, it had been almost half an hour more he waited for the test results. There is no clear reason why Karin is so eager to always be near Papou ....
“Whatever I try, I'll never be in front of you Pou. Never mind to be in front, walking beside you alone I will never be able.” There was a drop of water that wanted to fall down, as fast as lightning the back of his hand instantly rubbed the water.
“Karin Arinda Arsyad ..” heard her name on call Karin directly standing from her seat.
His head felt dizzy, inevitably he had to accept the fact that he would not be accepted in the school of these maestros. The only hope is to have twenty points about the Indonesian language, for the rest Karin does not believe.
As hard as he learns, why does his brain remember nothing. Karin once thought, if his brain had an invisible hole so that what he read and see can be easily forgotten. Even the way back to his home Karin forgot, so Karin never went anywhere alone, if not with oma, bang Araya or Papou.
“Karin Arinda Arsyad ..”
“Iya I,” now Karin's heart really wants to be dislodged, these are the moments of determination of her future.
“Congratulations well, you are received.”
One second ... two seconds .. three seconds …
“Haa?” Karin couldn't believe what she had just heard.
“Congratulations well .. please re-register date five July.” Said the teacher with a fat stature with wrinkles that were already clearly visible.
“But sorry ..., you only received in the Indonesian department, all about Bahasa Indonesia you answered correctly even the answer is perfect. But ...” the teacher's sentence hangs, for a moment he flips through the paper of Karin's bag. “But unfortunately all about IPA you answered wrongly and for the IPS you are only right 5.”
“That's no problem Mom, I do intend to major in Indonesian.”
“good.” The teacher handed him a piece of paper containing a sign that he was received at this High School.
“I'm sure, Papou must have taken IPA,” Karin is entrenched, but that doesn't make his happiness diminish in the least.
Always be grateful for what we have, always happy with the achievements we achieved and do not want to be broken just because people say .look at the ground, was not he always trampled and was at the bottom when man was alive. And when life no longer fills the body. What the hell's going on? What happens is that humans are at the lowest position compared to land.
Remember, the world is turning. You will not be on top forever. There are times when you are at the bottom, if not now, just wait for destiny to work and see how great God makes your life scenario.
While you can still laugh, laugh, let go of all the problems that bind you. Laugh before the world laughs at you. That's the principle that Karin always uses in her life, that's the reason why life on the road looks easy and fun.
~SF.L~
“Oma …
Brother …
Papou .”
Karin's screams blared, harassing all the residents of the house. Papou only snorted bitterly as he got up from his bed. Can not just a day he was free from the sound of a human cry named Karin Arianda Arsyad who unfortunately is his cousin and more unfortunate they live one roof.
With a crowd of oma running towards the door, he was gardening behind. “why?” asked oma worriedly.
“include demons where?” asked Araya who was standing at the door of her room.
While with his flat face Papou descends from the second floor. “huaaa Papou ..” Karin stretches her arms ready to hug Papou. But quickly Papou ran towards the oma. “Do not hug, you are a remembrance, Rin. Many of the germs.” Karin just smiled clumsyly.
“Sini oma the hug.” Oma stepped forward to where Karin was.
“But I am reminded of Oma, many more germs,” said Karin while raffling her body odor.
“Nothing Rin, later ifa can take a shower.” Karin immediately ran into her oma's arms. It feels so happy when you have someone to share your feelings and complaints in joy and sorrow.
“I love Oma,” said Karin full of sincerity.
“Oma also loves you.”
“now the same story oma, you why? It feels so happy Oma look.”
“owh yes Oma, I forgot.” Karin immediately took out the paper she had obtained earlier and directly gave it to Oma.
Smile oma expands, “welcome well dear.” Oma's gaze immediately turned to Papou who looked ordinary, there was a hint of guilt in the old woman's little heart, he had put both of her grandchildren in a difficult situation.
“Try,” oma directly thrust the paper into Papou. “Congratulations well.” Papou's tone sounded cold.
“This teacher must be wrong, how can you be accepted?” Karin immediately pinched Araya's arm because it had weakened her ability. “ I first wanted to enter High School was three months full, uda felt entered college. Lah you also learn not, how can you?” Dahi Araya frowned considering her struggle to be able to school there is so difficult.
“The name is also sustenance of children soliha Bang.”
“Soleh what? Prayers also only started yesterday, it was because of who became Adit's priest. Good thing that girl prayed at home.” Karin wavegapan himself, with how dare Araya said that in front of oma.
“Adit who?” I asked confused.
“it you know Oma, who became an imam in the mosque in front of the complex. Araya's college friends, one faculty with Araya.” Obviously Araya while Karin is getting dead ticks, must be how he explains it to the oma.
“it you know oma ..” Araya raises her eyebrows towards Karin.
“Your boyfriend?” now the oma's eyes turned to Karin, asking for an answer.
Hearing the question of the oma, Karin immediately wavered, how to explain it, while in her heart Araya cheered with excitement, Araya rarely could see Karin like this.
“Nggak ... no .. kok Oma, just ..”
“What's free?”
“Only my imam candidate is oma?” Karin replied with excitement and immediately ran away. Oma immediately rounded her eyes, while Araya did not believe what her little sister said. That absurd phrase just slid from Karin's mouth without sin.
~SF.L~
Papou stood at the door of Oma's room there was one thing she wanted to say, instead of being unhappy with her cousin's achievements, but if it is not about his life then Papou will also feel happy even very happy.
“Let's sit ..” says oma gently very softly. Papou had once imagined that his mother was also like an oma, instead of saying softly but instead rebuking. Instead of giving love and love but instead demanding to be the best and perfect, this attitude is what makes Papou and his brother never get along. The competitive soul that the mother built was so strong as to destroy the relationship with blood.
“Don't forget to close the door.” Papou nodded and immediately closed the door.
“Forcuse .. Oma.” Oma said softly, there was a deep sense of guilt in her heart. Now his life was like two ends of an arrow. On the blunt side the arrows are deliberately designed so as not to hurt the user while on the sharp side the arrows are deliberately used to kill the enemy, if not careful then the owner will be injured.
“Forcuse .. Oma,” rework oma, tears began to wet that old face, countless more lines of wrinkles on his face.
For the first time Papou saw those loving and loving eyes outlining tears. Papou froze on the spot, not knowing what to do.
“No problem Oma, Oma don't cry, Pou feels guilty.” Papou stroked the old lady's angel-hearted shoulder gently.
“Oma wants to cry today, it's not your fault, dear.” Oma looked into Papou's ball eyes, so beautiful with her brown netra.
“Who says crying is a sign that we are sad,” Oma forced a beautiful etched smile.
“kan it is so Oma,” replied plain Papou, like an innocent girl who does not know anything, does not know about the cunning of the world in playing cards whose name is destiny.
“If you are sad cry if crying makes you feel better, just take it out so that the wound in your heart dries quickly. Like a wound if it is continuously covered with a tight cloth, it even makes the wound worse. But, ... If the wound is given a small gap so that air can enter, then gradually the wound will dry up.
… If Karin makes you feel upset or angry, cry tell Oma everything, Oma is ready to listen to all your complaints. Oma can't choose one, Oma loves you both. Your Oma's eyes are the same.”
They were both silent, hearing the words of oma, Papou's ego softened a little. As much as possible he will try to accept Karin's presence. “Iya, Oma.”
~SF.L~
In order to celebrate Karin received at Cendikia High School, he treated Papou and Araya at one of the restaurants in the field. “I am so happy,” excited Karin while continuing to put food in her mouth.
“Lebai very, Dek,” cibir Araya because he was fed up constantly hearing those words. “The name is also a happy person, Bang.”
“If Mama still there well, Bang. It feels so good to tell this to Mama.” Hearing her sister's words made Araya choke, like something stuck in her throat. Although the oma gives such incredible affection, but it has not been able to eliminate the figure of a mother in each of his memories.
“Papa how are you?” karin continued, his eyes glaring far away. After his mother died, he left his two children to his parents, namely Oma Sita. “What ... Papa married again well, Bang?” Araya was completely rendered speechless by this sister. Araya hates the subject of their parents, for Araya, oma, Karin and Papou more than anything.
“Continue eating only Rin, we hone to have fun.” Again Araya can only see through Papou's words, this is a rare step moment when Papou behaves like that.
“But .. Papou same Brother not feeling, if home oma like orphanage.” There was a discordant laugh at the end of Karin's sentence. “Can't say that, oma it .. love us more than our parents.” Araya draws her seat closer to Karin, leading her into an embrace.
“First-first, Papa tipped Abang continues after wanting to enter elementary school Papa also entrusted me and a few years later Om Hendra tipped Papou.” Araya begins to annoy herself with her sister's words. “One more time by the way, I stay here.” Although the one who invites to go to eat is Karin but who pays it is still Araya.
“iya-iya sorry.” Karin put food back in her mouth.
While Papou just silently looked at the behavior of the brothers who were equally strange. If you think back to Papou's words, it was true. But there was a little bit of gratitude ingrained in the heart of the teenager, in this place he felt boundless and unreturned affection.
“This time we go to the fishing spot yuk,” take Karin with sparkling eyeballs.
“capek.”
“bored.”
`Heard the rejection of his two brothers Karin immediately put on a pouting face, making his cheeks expand. “don't pout dong, the ugly will disappear.”
“good dong, look forward to being beautiful if ugly is missing.” Karin said passionately.
“Bukan .. but, more ugly,” led Araya directly to a piece of rendang that floated and landed right on Araya's face.
~SF.L~
After a meal full of drama, because due to the throw of the rendang made Araya's eyes feel sore it made Karin panic. A restaurant service suggests washing the big toe of the right foot because the sore eye is on the left. Basic inhabitants +62. The soul of his ancestors was very thick.
“Why?” Tanya oma was astonished to see Araya's disheveled face. Those who were asked were just silent and looked at each other, it made the oma even more confused.
“His eyes, Bang Araya got kicked oma.” Papou.
“Kok can?”
“Maklum oma .. difficult people rarely eat good food, so it's like that.” Ledek Karin and immediately ran to her room.
“Awas lu yah.” Shouted Araya did not accept.
Oma just silent, he already knows what happened between his grandchildren. “already, already want magrib, take our prayers congregation.”
“I don't want to be imaminated Bang Araya, I want to pray to the mosque aja, in shalatin imam candidate.” Shouted Karin from her room.
