Love of Village Girl
Arriving in the Wind City
For two days and one night the bus that I'im boarded drove, maybe exactly at 20:00 WIB later the bus will arrive in Nganjuk Wind City. That's the destination city of I'im.
"Still a long time, sir, I'm tired, my legs are stiff" I'im complained to his father. Yes sitting on a journey that takes tens of hours, anyone who is not used to it will definitely feel that way.
"In a moment, im, maybe half an hour later we arrive, who is patient. Your journey has just begun".
Hearing his father's reply I'im fell silent. He confirmed what his father said that his journey was just about to begin, he should not complain.
The bus has stopped, the passengers heading to Nganjuk city are down. I'im and his father came down with luggage. Warm or even hot weather in the city of Nganjuk is very felt for the 16-year-old girl, plus a sticky body because 2 days he did not have time to bathe during the trip.
As if to understand the anxiety of his daughter, Mr. Sumitro immediately approached the rickshawman who lined the side of the road. "the pedicab yes sir, down in the terrace". He mentioned the address of the house of the cousin of Bu lasmi from Sumatra who lived in the city.
Yes, they did come from a remote village on the tip of the island of Sumatra, precisely at the southern tip of South Sumatra which borders directly with the province of Lampung.
Arrived at his simple house. I'im rushed to the bathroom to flutter his body to feel refreshed immediately. If in the village he is used to bathing with warm water, here he does not want to move from the bathroom, because the weather in the city of Nganjuk a little hot, although the wind always blows from the trees around the house.
"Don't be long in the bathroom, you'll catch a cold". Bude shouted at I'im from outside the bathroom which was just next to the kitchen.
" Bude here and "Semromong" is like this every day?" ask I'im.
" yo ndak no nduk, it's like it's going to rain, usually every day the wind is semi-british, so this city is called the city of the Wind".
" why? sumuk huh?, usual if the Sumatran people come here yes definitely the comment is that, hot, sweat does not want to stop even after the bath". Bude replied, it became a story.
" Bener bude, it feels like I want to go to the bathroom, hopefully tomorrow is not this hot".
Bude left I'im smiling without answering his prayers. He walked into the living room to prepare dinner, pitying guests from afar must be hungry. Bude called her husband and her guests to have dinner with the potluck immediately.
Time continued to go up at night, probably because of the effects of tired from traveling far, I'im immediately paid to rest, as well as Mr. Sumitro. It was accompanied by rain that turned out to be flushing the Wind city after dinner after last night, as if to say welcome to I'im on his first night in the city.
"Hopefully tomorrow the weather here can be friendly with newcomers like me" muttered I'im before being lulled into a dream after lying in his bed. It still feels like it's on the bus, it hasn't lost its effect. Fortunately, he was not exposed to motion sickness, if imitating his two brothers maybe after a week just lost its effect.
