Love of Village Girl
Pass the test and you go home
Today I'im will go back to the madrasah after the day after yesterday he took the test held there, he no longer feels doubt or inferior, he said, because there's a plan B if he doesn't pass the entrance test. He had an argument last night with his father and brother. Last night I'im and his brother stayed at the pakde house, they were allowed with the pesantren to stay there, because it would be noon after knowing I'im's decision to pass the test and whether Mr. Sumitro would return to Sumatra.
It did not feel that for a week Mr. Sumitro was in Java, he could not stay here for long, because his work and garden in Sumatra would be abandoned if he did not return home.
This morning I'im returned with Tari to school because he planned to stop by the store to buy by - by which his father would take him home.
" for prospective students, please see the graduation announcement on the notice board, there are already names - names that are declared to pass the entrance test at this Madrasah" heard a notification from the PSB committee through the loudspeaker.
I'im and Tari immediately moved closer to the notice board which was to the right of the entrance gate. But they have to queue to see it, because so many prospective students even there are also guardians of prospective students there who are jostling.
"Come on, mbak, mepet, I got away?"
I'im asked his mother to rush along.
Seeing the enthusiasm of her sister to immediately find her name on the announcement list, Tari also jostled with others.
" excuse me, Amit pak bu ngggeh, sorry mbak - mbak, I want to come see also" dance said to the guardians and students who were there. He saw for himself, and I'im told him to wait by the gate.
If Tari was jostling - the urge to see the announcement, now I'im just sitting daydreaming while looking at the faces with different looks - different passing by in front of him. Some with happy faces may be because they have seen his name on the list passed the test, some with a sad face may have to think of to list elsewhere, some are just ordinary - ordinary, ordinary, maybe from the beginning it is certain to pass so it is not unusual if his name is listed.
" Already im, let's go to the committee, ask for whatever needs need to be prepared to join the MOS" immediately Dari surprised I'im who was daydreaming.
" how about mbak? graduating?" tanya I'im after being awakened from her daydream.
"Graduate, but you do not enter the top 100 ha.ha.ha no sequence 125" joked Tari.
Somehow he was kind of thinking if he had to go to school in the first place when he was school, he was afraid to always be overshadowed by his brother, afraid compared to the sure.
"Udah let's spit, later to the afternoon hunt, still have to stop by the store too" Tari invites fast I'im who even muttered to know what.
After finishing the business at school, I'im and Tari immediately to the center of the store by - by the typical City of Wind and hurrying home pakdenya, the time was already showing at 11:00 when they arrived, by the time they arrived, Dari and I'im immediately arrange the luggage that will be brought by Mr. Sumitro home. Not much, just one backpack containing clothes pack Sumitro and also one cardboard containing by - by.
At 14.00 pak Sumitro had arrived at the bus stop that would take him home, he rode a rickshaw there, while I'im and Tari brought a motorcycle belonging to the pakde to take his father to the bus stop.
" Bapak nduk, seng ati - ati where people yes, hopefully learning smoothly" said Mr. Sumitro to his two daughters.
" Yes, sir, heart-heart on the road"
answer I'im while hugging his father. It might take a long time to embrace her father.
" Yes sir, later if you have reached Sumatra tell Tari ya sir, Salam for mamak and also family there, doain Tari later this year can graduation" replied Tari while greeting her father.
" Yes nduk, hopefully you children - the father can be successful and proud of the family" said Mr. Sumitro, the atmosphere was felt should accompany the separation of the child and father.
Until the sound of the bus that came also unraveled the family's warm embrace, now it was time for Mr. Sumitro to take the bus and return to Sumatra, by bringing more enthusiasm to work for sustenance in his fields and coffee plantations, so that the cost of education of children can be fulfilled.
# Spirit sir yes, hopefully your children will be successful people
