My dear Siomay

The First Challenge

I feel alive again. Today is my first day back at school. I was getting ready from morning. I prepared myself physically and mentally, as well as a confident weapon of myself, and a self-defense bomb ready to be activated at all times, as if to fight. I woke up at 3 a.m. Although Mas Zein said that my work could be done after school, but I did not want to delay my work. Soon every task I do from dawn, so as not to be neglected.

After finishing the house, I had breakfast, then took a shower and wore the uniform that Mas Zein bought for me. Actually there is a bad taste because I have to continue to get help from him, but if rejected also remain unpleasant, because I have wasted the kindness of my Master. I was almost ready, too, not forgetting to give a little powder on my face so as not to look greasy. I'm all set. I had to change and become someone stronger even if I had to be hit by a big wave.

"I'm leaving first!!!assalamu'alaikum! ",i say goodbye to the people at home. I did not leave with Mas Zein, even though from morning he had offered to leave together, but I refused, fearing that there were unpleasant rumors spread about us.

Looks like, I'm bad luck, this morning it's stuck. When I got to school, the gate was about to close, but luckily, I got there before it happened.

I ran towards the gate and immediately headed to the classroom. There was a teacher in the class. I said my regards and it turned out to be Ms. Nina, the accounting Economics teacher who was in class. Ms. Nina answered the greeting while smiling, I returned her smile.

"May you sit over there!", Bu Nina invited me to sit down.

Then I immediately sat on the empty bench in the back just behind Sofia's bench.

"Today the number of students in this class is back to how it used to be", Ms. Nina with a smile was slightly discussing my return to school

Everyone looks at me. They seem curious about me. They thought I was a new student and upon realizing I was the Isna they knew, there was a look of shock, cynicism and dislike between them. But one expression I like is Sofia's facial expression. He with a cheerful face greeted me, we were my old friends, but because my old bench was not filled eventually the owner changed.

"Isna, too,!!!I'm so glad you went to school again, I came to your house, but there's no one there, where are you?", Sophia asked in a soft voice.

"I live in aunt's house", I lied so as not to spread gossip.

"Oh, it's worth it so hard to see you"

"Children's attention!", our concentration was diverted to Ms. Nina.

"So next week we're going to have a bazaar, and in that bazaar I want you to sell your own food, everyone has to participate, if not your values are empty, so you're more excited, there will be a surprise prize for the one that gets the highest sales. Mother will divide you into 4 groups", Bu Nina then wrote down the division of the group. I was shocked because after I read it turns out I was in a group with the children of the gang YoVi and the NuNo.

How'this?

Miss Nina is out of class. Yolan came towards me.

"Hey, poor boy, what are you talking about coming back here?", Yolan welcomed me with a scolding. I just kept quiet not answering.

"Jawab dong!", Yolan while hitting the table.

I just smile cuey.

"You've gone crazy, you ask instead of a smile. Children of all who are here, let him work alone, not until someone enters him into your group, you also do not want a group of same rich unclean people he". Yolan started to show his fangs.

Sofia looks forward.

"Yolan, what revenge are you with Isna?every time Isna was in school she wanted to interrupt her, you sirik huh?", Sofia began to defend.

"Ha..ha...sirik?, why am I the same shingle rich he?I don't like any chicken shit getting in my way", Yolan pointed at me.

"Where's the chicken?", I pura don't know.

"Lu stupid or stupid?yes you are the chicken tai,ha.ha.", Yolan laughed with satisfaction.

"Yes, if you really don't want a group with me, I don't want a group with you" I held Sofia's hand trying to get out of class.

"Eh, where are you going?", Yolan tried to block our path.

"You are also Sofia, if you try to defend or want to help him I will expose your disgrace all this time", Yolan obstructed by threatening.

I keep forcing. Yolan pulled a hand and wanted to slap my cheek.I held his hand with all my might and I threw, Yolan fell down.

"I'm not the person you used to know, I can slap you too, but I don't want to be the same level person as someone like you, so don't try to bother me again",cold sweat with a warming body temperature began to feel all over my body.

I held Sofia's hand, we made it out. I took Sofia to the top floor and we got some fresh air there.

I took a deep breath.Just came, already in touch with the painful thing. I want to cry, but I need to be strong.

"Are you okay, Isna?"

"It's common"

"Don't think about all the words Yolan said, the important thing is you have to keep the spirit, you just go to my group"

"It's okay, Sofia, I can do it myself. I want to prove that poor people like me can also succeed and this is the first challenge I have to overcome".

Not felt, the time came home.I want to meet with Aki Somad.a long time we did not meet.

"Aki, how's it going?", I kiss Aki Somad's hand

"Alhamdulillh healthy,Neng!if Neng go anywhere, I rarely see it?"

"I finished my business at home first 'Ki.I wasn't going to continue school, but thank God God still allows me to go to school here".

"Yes, dear oruh Neng if it is not continued education, not like Aki who does not school, all things are difficult, read can not, count also the same, nor work no one receives, read all things difficult,fortunately there are good people who want to teach Aki read and count, Aki is also invited to work, so that he can make siomay and finally sell himself.Dulu Aki was once tricked by young time when he could not count,change of money that should be 10 thousand even become 50 thousand. Not lucky to be lucky. So Neng use the opportunity well, do not regret later in the day, because time will not be able to return", Aki while taking siomay.

Aki's words were indeed true, I would almost experience regret. Loss of education that will be a light in the journey of life.

"This is Neng, has not eaten siomay Aki for a long time?", Aki Somad while giving a plate containing siomay.

"So troublesome Aki alone, I am ashamed to always be given free siomay same Aki".

"Who said it's free?"

"Oh, pay Ki?", I smiled shyly.

"Yes certainly pay, pay the same Neng with do'a, so that Aki is always healthy, long life, blessed sustenance with age Aki, also of course died in a state husnul khotimah.",Aki Somad with a smile.

"Aamiin,Ki, without any interest I always pray'akan Aki", I while eating siomay.

Suddenly I remembered the duty of Bu Nina to make food and sell it. There was a brilliant idea in my brain to make this siomay and asked Aki Somad to teach me how to make siomay.