I MISS A SIMPLICITY

part 12's

one afternoon when I was coming home from college..

Ian, aren't you going ahead?" ask Kiki when the class is over. Kiki asked me to walk forward.

"You go first Ki, my stomach starts, hehe," I replied with a hurry to put the book in the bag.

"Oh, yeah. I go first, Don I go first."

"Okay, the heart of hearts nur," joked Doni. Though Kiki at least want to be called Nur. Kiki just glared because it was useless to remind Doni. Doni was just smirking.

"Don me first huh, mules nih."

"Okay. Tu toilet is said to have a reservoir, you know," he said.

"Good, let's not be quiet haha," I replied. I'm not too afraid of that, not because I'm brave or anything, but I'm more afraid of being ugly, robbed, or friends.

I left Doni in class. He was busy tidying up his books. Some of the other children have gone home, some are still in class as well as Doni. I half ran to the toilet closest to my classroom. Fortunately, all empty, if this hour is already quiet.

***

After I finished throwing away, I then rushed to the highway in front of the campus to wait for transportation and went home. At the moment the atmosphere of the campus is completely deserted. It is very different from the day. My college is famous for its large number of students. Until someone says no matter the quality, the important graduates are many.

To get to the front gate of the campus, I had to go through the car park. Just like the residents, this afternoon there are also a few cars left. Not like the day is always full. Just passing by a few meters in the parking area I suddenly heard the sound of a boy crying.

"Huuu..huuu..."

I then remembered the myth in my village which said that in the afternoon when I heard the sound of children/babies crying it was a sign there...

My hair suddenly stood up. All over my body is shivering. A fleeting shadow of horror and mysticism appeared in my head. But, yes in a city like this and in an open area like this there is a ghost? There is even a spectacle later tuh fine creatures.

Nope-no. Must not be a ghost. I threw away that negative thought. People say that if we are more afraid it will make the ghost stronger, whether true or not. I then looked for the source of the sound.

Be able. It was actually the sound of a child crying. A little boy. Maybe he's about ten years old. Without a second thought I walked towards him. But only halfway through my steps stopped. Someone is ahead of me. A woman I know.

"Ade why? Kok nangiiis," the woman asked softly. The boy was now sitting in the parking lot hugging his own knee with his forehead pressed against his knee. The woman tried to shake the boy's arm. His position was right in front of a car. While I hid beside the parked car not far from the car. While watching, I listened to the woman's voice, but she couldn't see me.

"Huuu..u-ang me in a-take sis..huuu..."

"Eh, was it taken?" ask the woman again gently.

There's no answer. Just a head bobble. The boy raised his head. That's a kid who used to hang around this campus. Who would take the child's money? Thugs around here? It's probable. A little bit I know the harshness of the street world from the stories of some of my friends. But it's only a possibility because I don't know for sure.

The woman looked confused. And then smile at the child. Then reached into his bag, took his wallet and took three hundred thousand pieces of money.

"Yes, don't cry anymore. This is brother change the money. The one the man took was sincere…"

"But this is a lot, brother."

"Gapapa, just make it instead. What's the money doing, de?"

"Mu-make me eat my ade same mom at home."

I was surprised to hear that. It turns out that this little boy has become the backbone of his family. Although I don't know if this kid scavenged just as an extra, but honestly I'm very embarrassed. Such a small child could already feed his sister and mother. While me?

"Sorry Ian buk can't be happyin mom," my inner being.

"Yes, I've been waiting here for a moment, yeah, don't go anywhere, I'll come back again, okay!" said the woman who then left the little boy.

"I-yes sister," replied the boy.

The woman then left the little boy. If it's from her direction, she's probably headed for the cafeteria. But what's up? Isn't this clock closed? I worry a little too. I followed him from behind. Quietly of course. I hid myself behind a building closest to the cafeteria. Right, he did go to the cafeteria. The atmosphere of the canteen is now dark. Even though there are lights, but only lights. Food vendors have also tidied up the stall signs will soon go home.

My position with the canteen was quite far away, but my sight could still reach him. But unfortunately I could not hear the woman's conversation with one of the food vendors. After a while I looked like there was a bit of debate. What's up, huh? How am I worried, huh? Moreover, the woman's interlocutor is a father. Even though I knew he was one of the sellers in the cafeteria, but still I couldn't get rid of my worries. Just as I was about to approach them, suddenly the woman smiled with a sigh.

The father then went inside. Not long after, he came out with a plastic bag. I don't know what it is. Which was then handed over to the woman. After giving something to the father, the woman immediately left the canteen and returned to the parking lot. Just like the first time earlier, I followed this woman secretly.

"De, this is my brother eating for you, same for your sister and your mother as well. But go straight home, it's too bad."

"But brother, this..."

"Udah gapapa, gih go home, or want anther brother?"

"Eh, don't you think, I can go home by myself, hehe, but really this sister for all of me?"

"Yeah to you all."

"Thank you many, brother."

"Yes, equally. Well that dong, don't cry anymore well, boy time cry anyway? That guy can't cry, and it has to be strong, hihihi."

"Hehe, yes brother, no cry anymore."

"Yes, go home."

"Yes, brother, be careful to go home."

"Dad, makasiii," the woman replied with a sweet smile. Yes, very sweet.

The woman stood up. Look at the child who left him from a distance until the child is not seen. After that the woman went straight to her parked car not far from the place. I'm still watching him.

Oh my God, honestly I'm ashamed. First, what the child has done is far beyond what I have done, especially for my family. Second, it seems I have misjudged the woman earlier. I just look outside. But I've dared to judge it inside out. This woman's heart is far nobler than mine. People who sometimes feel like the truest man, when it could be that I am the most wrong human being in this world just because of my ignorance.

I take my phone, I find someone's contact number and call him.

"Yes, hello sir."

"Okay sir, father how are you?”

"Alhamdulillah, can I see you tomorrow sir?"

"Okay sir, I finished my studies there."

"Same sir."

I turned around, and the woman's car was gone. I continued my journey to the campus gate. Waiting transport. Then home.

Ian's? Whoa," Doni nudged me. Disperse my reverie.

"Long with you."

“Hehe, just disturb you…"

"Yeee, ntar kesambet lo."

"Haha, endak. What are you going with Don?"

“Apaan?"

"Organization..."

"Love of nature may. Lu?"

"Not yet, you're Ki?"

"Rohis," Kiki replied briefly without taking her eyes off. He is still focusing on his laptop.

"Lu go to the cave, exciting to know nature lovers."

"Said not to know, besides if the nature lovers, yes Don, my life has been nineteen years always associated with nature, if the nature lovers again ndak exciting ah, see it deh," my joke on Doni refers to my life in a village that is not far from nature, kebon means, hahaha.

Doni just shrugged his shoulders. Then noticed Kiki who was still busy working on group tasks alone. Hahaha, I laughed in my heart. All this time it was. For ideas, the three of us did take part, but the execution of the alias typing and others, always Kiki. He was willing to even though he was nagging first. Ordinary, maybe all women are like that.

Suddenly my gaze was distracted by someone walking from the direction in front of me sitting. It's far enough away but I can still recognize it. His position was to the left of Doni and behind Kiki.

"BEM," I said quite loudly.

"Huh?" doni's response was shocked. Kiki raised her head. They both looked towards me.

I didn't answer them directly. Still continue to pay attention to the woman who is now in the registration stand. Not long after that the woman left while carrying a piece of paper.

"I, it looks like I'm just going to be in BEM."

"Owh, kirain whatan, ngagetin aja you," protested Doni while yelling at my head. Kiki just put on a flat expression. If that's the case, he usually starts to get annoyed with my and Doni's behavior. I responded to them with a grin. Then I stood up.

"I went to the stand first yes, back here again," I said a little hastily to them.

"Yes." Yeah."

"Iye."

"Sorry, the girl who just listed too?" ask the stand guard.

"Yes, why mas? Want a list too?"

"That first level can be a list already?"

"It is precisely for the new members we take it from the first and second levels."

"Well, what are the terms?"

"There are anyway, the important thing is that active students, the most complete the form, love cv and copy the data themselves, the standard is."

"Why is the selection crusade mas?"

"Most interviews, trus make rich plans for the future for BEM."

"Well, ok mas, I want the form."

"By, nih. It doesn't have to be filled now. If the real interest of the mas can turn back the form that has been filled plus the requirements next week to here. There is already a list that must be attached. Oiya for his selection about two weeks away," explained the mas-mas guard stand.

"Ready mas," I'm excited.

After receiving the form I went back to where Kiki and Doni were.

"Where? So then?"

"So, I've already taken the registration form."

"Good, I'll get away with ye."

"Aamiin's."

"The task is done?" ask me without any sense of sin.

"Udah dong, go to class. Instead, you brought my laptop. Yuk don," Kiki replied as she stood up and left me just like that. Doni just smiles. I don't want to be a porter for Kiki. Gapapa, the important task is completed. Value is guaranteed. Isn't that what's important to a student? Haha.

And I, myself, still don't really understand why I just suddenly took the registration form. To get close to that woman? Of course, but, what should I do afterwards, I still don't know myself. And for sure, I don't have any experience with the organization. I don't know how it will go ahead. May this good will have its way.