JUDITH

HEART PENDANT

The study room of the dormitory of this son was so quiet. Andreas, who was given the responsibility to bring order to his friends, did not need to do anything because everything was safe and orderly, running smoothly by itself.

Come to think of it is not strange they are able to discipline themselves, instead of urgency like teenagers in general. Among anti-mainstream teenagers, surely their mindset is not common.

Many of the better schools do not bind them to stay in dormitories, do not require them to serve children with special needs, and the rules are not strict, but when the promotion officers from the foundation came to their Junior High School and explained everything related to the Highness High School of Hope, the young men who were now in this room without any coercion were willing to register. Please also note that 90% of them do not take official ties, including Andreas.

The adorable teenager sat on the back bench with a dark brown friend, her fine curly hair cut short, her name was Fitus.

"What are you doing again? Don't learn to look what it is?"

Fitus looked up to see what Andreas was looking at. In Andreas' hand was a black necklace with a heart pendant that could be opened. Andreas showed the object to Fitus.

"Try looking at this photo. Do you think you look like someone?"

Because the photo embedded in the heart pendant is very small, Fitus to lift it to get more lighting. The girl's photo, her hair not touching her shoulders, exotic tan, and her thin smile look very sweet.

Still looking at the photo, Fitus' forehead frowned, thinking the girl's face seemed familiar.

"Aah!" Suddenly he exclaimed while hitting the table. Just contact the atmosphere was immediately rowdy because the others - who had been seriously studying - were made shocked by him.

"Did you make a fuss?" One of his friends reprimanded him using the accent of East Nusa Tenggara, the area from Fitus, even though he was originally Javanese.

It's already commonplace to happen. They come from several regions, even different islands. So, often imitating each other's logic, usually for funny and they will laugh when the pronunciation is strange.

Mulia Harapan Foundation has many branches that are almost evenly distributed throughout the provinces in Indonesia. So do not be surprised if there are students who come from outside the province, even outside the island.

"I'm sorry, konco," said Fitus silly, waving his hand.

The sound of laughter momentarily enlivened the study room, then silence when all returned to pursue their respective books.

Andrew took back his necklace from the hand of Fitus. "What are you thinking, suddenly yelling like that?"

"Judith." This time Fitus whispered. "So you're the same as he's friends? He's from Madiun too?"

"I think so too." Andrew slipped the necklace in a book, the Bible.

"Cock, you think?"

"I found this necklace on the market street. More precisely I saw this necklace fall from the body of the girl, who after I thought it looked like Yudith. At that time I only saw the back. I was chasing to give this necklace back, but he was in the same car as a man. Maybe his father."

"Well! And you kept it until now. Bring her here anyway."

Fitus whistled softly while raising his eyebrows. Andreas hit his head with a book.

"Not intentionally laughing because I always put it in this Bible. Rarely read the Bible, so forget that there is a necklace there. I brought it here too because of my mother. When I first saw Yudith, I was shocked. Do not realize directly forward contact. I'm so grateful that necklace I didn't throw away."

"So thank you too because your mother forced you to bring that Bible. Who knows if you're a fool, man."

Andreas just smiled faintly. It is hard to believe not to experience it yourself. This incident happened for about a year. Although the memory was vague because it never thought the incident was special, but he still remembered the day was Sunday. It happened after church.

From behind Andreas saw the girl walking in tandem with an adult man, carrying quite a lot of groceries. He had not paid any special attention, but seeing that something had fallen from the girl and the person concerned did not realize, Andreas hurriedly picked up an object that turned out to be a black rope necklace with a heart, with a pendant, before being picked up by others or stepped on by road users who pass.

He rushed after the owner, but unfortunately it was too late. When he had just appeared at the end of the road, the car the girl was riding in had already sped up.

When keeping the necklace in the Bible that he always brought when he went to church, he had no thoughts. Yeah, just following instinct. Even after that day he forgot, remember again one week later when he brought the Bible to church and opened his heart locket.

When looking at the photos in it, Andreas is also ordinary. He kept it back in the Bible, because the Bible was wrapped in a container with a zipper, the necklace was safe there until now.

"Sat." Andreas pokes the arm of Fitus who is busy doing the task.

"Huh?" Fitus just moaned without stopping his activity.

"Don't tell anyone about this necklace."

"Why?" The phite that does not consider important matters of necklaces, only responds with a voice without giving face.

"Just don't say it, period!"

Fitus stopped his activity and looked at him. "Practice eating meatballs walls corner subscription, ko. Can't be without compensation, heavy-duty keep people-secret"

He instantly smothered his mouth as Andreas again hit his head using a notebook scroll. However, the sound of hissing warning was immediately heard from some friends who were disturbed.

The days passed by the students of High Hope SMK with learning and serving-serving children with special needs. Morning to noon at about two o'clock, they were in school. After that, a short break and then at four in the afternoon should go to the children's house to run the picket, until six.

On Saturday, the first week of the second month after the school routine began, Yudith, Sister Vero, Andreas, Fitus, Ratna, who were members of one group, were assigned to help the nurses of the House of Hydrocephalus. They serve children with large-headed special needs who can only lie down.

The sweet girl made herself a backrest for one of the big-headed kids. This time she was not wearing a school uniform, but a practice uniform in the form of a blouse and white pants fitted with a white veil cloth similar to that of a nun nurse. Andrew was wearing the same uniform. The young man sat in front of Yudith, holding a table of alphabets and numbers.

"Light, come on, try to pinpoint which is the letter M?" Andreas grabbed the boy's limp hand, trying to feel a very smooth movement on the finger that was about to point toward the letter M and then guide to touch it.

Although the physical condition is not better than the others, but Light became the only child in a special room with hydrocephalus who can still be invited to interact.

"Light is a pinter" Yudith praised, successfully making the boy's lips that could barely move his head smiled widely. The lentic hairy eyelids blink rapidly, pushing clear fluid out of the corners of the eyes. Yudith immediately wiped using a handkerchief that had been beside her.

"Yes, donk, Miss Yudith. Who was the teacher?" Andreas glanced at Yudith while raising his eyebrows.

While Light was giggling and Andreas continued to do many silly things on his face - it was meant to smear Yudith eventually turned to make the Light happy - Judith just stared flat.

"Light, come on, eat porridge first." Sister Vero entered with the bowl, Andreas immediately stopped his action. "You, you love Yudith's seduction." Sister Vero, who had seen the silliness of Andreas, rebuked her.

"Just want to talk, Sister. Let it not be lonely. Bosen, cunts. I'm tempted by the light, you know, Sus. Not Yudith."

"Ish, you're this. Move over!" Sister Vero kicked Andreas, who was concerned again acting silly by pretending to fall over.

Familiarity like this is common. There was no awkwardness or distance despite their status as laymen and nun candidates.

Yudith remained silent, ignoring Andrew. Finally, the young man moved and sat down on a long sofa near the entrance. Then he grabbed the book that belonged to Yudith who had been on the couch earlier. The Mystery of Light at the Top of the Tower, as written on the cover of the book.

"Well! Detective novels. You sound like that, Dith? I borrowed it, huh?"

"No way," answered Yudith briefly and straightforwardly.

Getting Yudith to chat was like walking down a dead-end alley. Bumping the barrier and .. already. Stay in place or go back.

With people who are not familiar, Yudith will only give the answers needed, without any extra explanation or just pleasantries. So far Yudith's only close friends are Sister Vero and Ririsma.

"Andreas!" A long-haired student in a ponytail appeared at the door.

"What's up, Nur?"

"Please replace me for a moment .. want to pray first."

"Okay, ready." Andreas rushes up from the sofa and leaves after saying goodbye to Yudith and Sister Vero.

Although this foundation is a Catholic foundation, but those who attend school and work there are various and there is no prohibition on worship according to their respective beliefs.

After the activity, at around one o'clock in the afternoon, Yudith, Sister Vero, Andreas, and Ratna, enjoyed a break with lunch in the canteen. Actually they got a ration of food from the dorm, but today special wants snacks.

They sat on a bench encircling a round alabaster stone table, under a shady tree at the front of the complex. Right in front of the canteen building which is currently crowded with buyers.

While others enjoyed the pecel rice, Yudith was even engrossed in writing. The food was simply ignored.

"Eat first, Dith," Sister Vero rebuked.

"I first recorded the results of the Light observation. Afraid forgot. Oh, yes, Ver ... Light took the medicine at half twelve, right?"

"Yes. I am the one who loves." Andreas answered. "Oh yeah, where are you from, Dith?" Andreas stared at Yudith intensely even though the one being stared at did not respond.

"Saradan." Yudith stayed down, focused on writing.

"Well, that's Madiun territory, right? I'm from Madiun town, near the square."

"Never been there."

It's really like hitting an invisible barrier. Andreas was silent. Sister Vero chuckled as she watched Andreas drop his shoulders and put on a bored face.

"You're a big ass, anyway! He says it well, answer it!" Envy made Ratna upset.

He had already tried half-dead to attract Andreas' attention, but the result was nil. Uh! This standard face is noticed even expensive selling pretentious. Who is not upset, try?

"Why are you the sewer?" Sister Vero said ketus.

"Suster, eat, Sus. It's dilarerin."

Andreas is playing Spain to stop Ratna who is already about to retaliate. The girl's eyes glared sharply. And the only one who was not affected by the situation was only Yudith.

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