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It has been a month since I set foot in this reading house for the first time, now I visit here often. A week can be three to four times.
"Assalamualaikum, Ra." I said as I pushed the glass door.
"Greetings, brother." The answer.
I just came here to stop by. I just sat in front of Tiara while occasionally telling a story. Occasionally also helps children who have difficulty picking up books on rather high shelves.
I saw a child sitting outside the house reading while looking inside.
I went out to see a girl who was about 7 years old.
"Hi, pretty." Sapaku.
The girl took a step back and then looked down.
I crouched down to see his face. She's beautiful.her eyes are round and her nails are clean. It's just the clothes that can be said shabby.
"Why outside? Comein?" take me.
"Sites." Call a grandparent and a granny carrying a sack on their back.
This little boy looked over to the origin of the voice. Then I approached my grandfather and grandmother.
"Grandfather, grandma. This is his grandson, right?" my many.
"Yes, son."
"He looked inside constantly. I didn't even want to go in."
"He really wanted to go in and study with the others."
"But our money is just enough to eat, son."
"Can't afford the cost of going inside." Said the grandmother.
I smile. "His sister was also invited to work. Where's mom?"
"If left no one to guard. Her mother is dead. His father knows where he went. I haven't seen you in four years."
My heart was sliced to hear the old grandmother's expression that was in front of me.
"Mom, get in there for free. No one charges a dollar."
"His sister can enter at any time if this place is open." My speech.
A small smile rose on the little girl's lips. "So you want to come in?" my many. And the girl nodded weakly.
"Sir, Grandma, you guys just work. Siti can stay here as long as you work."
"Pity she must be hot."
"It opens at 9 and closes at 5."
"You can pick it up before it closes and can just take the same message that keeps it inside to not let Siti out before you pick it up."
I finally brought Siti inside. But I had the girl wash her hands and feet using soap in the water tap that was already available in front.
"You're school?" I asked her when Tiara posted it in the guest book.
The boy nodded.
"What class?"
"One."
"What's so good about coming in here?"
The boy nodded back. "Why?" ask her.
"The reader is taught to read." Answer while looking down.
Me and Tiara looked at each other. "So you can't read yet?" Ask Tiara.
"It's not good yet brother." Shame answer.
I took the girl to sit down in front of a small table, joining the others.
"Sister, I want to be like a smart pigeon." Said a boy while I was looking for the right book for Siti to learn to read.
I laughed, "Why do you call it smart?"
"Yes dong, the deer can beat the crocodile. Though his leg was bitten by the crocodile." Reply cheerfully.
I'm happy, the kids are learning well. They read so much that they can convey the content of the books they read.
"Well, be like a deer who uses his brain and mind more to solve problems. Not with his muscles. You understand, right?"
The boy nodded. And I looked at Rizal until he turned to look at me. He was seriously writing his duty.
Rizal, a Junior High boy who often comes here to do schoolwork. Search for materials in the books available here.
When I was teaching Siti to read. The sound of broken glass rang out loud and shocked me.
"Praaaanngggg!"
The kids hugged me. Some even cry.
"You guys are back. Siti, follow the others!" My orders are with them. I told the kids to go in the back. Particularly the kitchen.
"Where's your Boss?"
"Where is the owner of this dumpster!!" Shouted the man holding the crowbar.
Tiara ran towards me. "Sister."
I'm trying to calm down. But still my heart raced faster.
"The person you're looking for doesn't exist, Bang." Quietest.
"Where is he? Because this place is still children in the sales malls! Ogah-ogahan is told to beg! Not wanting to scream! The cave lost a lot of money!"
I'm taking the conclusion, maybe they're thugs who like malak kids. Or those who sell children and pay children as they please.
"There's no bang!" Saying again.
"Or don't you have the owner!"
"Bu-not Bang." Why be nervous anyway.
A plaaakkk! A slap floated on my cheek.
I held my hot cheek and the corner of my lips that felt sore.
"Don't tell me you!" Fucking a man at me.
"Lakik you own this place!" His shouting.
"Polite bang! You better go or I'll call the police." Tia said by pointing the iron ruler at the man.
A plaaakkkk!
Bruuk!
One of the thugs slapped Tiara until the girl fell onto the bookshelf.
I immediately helped him to get up. And I was shocked when I saw blood running down Tiara's forehead.
Braakk!!
Braakk!!
Braakk!!
The thugs smashed the little tables that the kids used to read. Randomize books neatly arranged on the shelf until scattered on the floor.
"Stop your rapists*sa!!"
I turned to Rizal who was shouting quite loudly.
"God! By the way you're a boy!" A tattooed man on his arm pulled the collar of Rizal's uniform.
"Boss lu rapist*sa. My brother died because of him!" Rizal's shout provoked the anger of the man who was appointed as the Boss. That is the man who casually sits in a chair to see the performance of his men.
Rizal's tears are dripping. His eyes are angry.
"Horn!" His order.
Braaakkk!!
Rizal's body bounced off the shelf on the wall.
Tiara and I ran to help Rizal who was grimacing in pain.
"C*sa. Tadpole!" Rizal still curses. I wonder why he is so brave.
"Haha... You have no proof!"
"Lu won't be able to jail me!" The thug's ejek. Astagfirullah!
"Where is your brother, I killed myself because I was pregnant with my son!" Said the thug boss without a burden.
"Gue will send you to hell with my own hands!" Shouted Rizal while trying to get up.
Braaakk!!
A plastic bench sat by their boss drifted to Rizal's body which had not balanced standing.
"Astagfireullah! Rizaal's."
"Rizaaall." Me and Tiara shouted.
"Police! The police!" The screams of people who began to gather in front would not mah make the thugs in the fog.
"This is the first and last warning!" The thugs immediately fled to the glasses they made.
"Sister, help! Rizal requests a cctv tape to enforce justice for Rita's late sister." Rizal said before his eyes completely closed.
"Rizaaall." I tried to pat Rizal on the cheek who had fainted.