
The day before, Sanubari sewed her own uniform after school. He told me nothing about what happened at school. This morning, he ate in a hurry like he was about to miss the train.
"Galem-kalem to, San maeme!"
(His food, San!)
"It's too late, Mom."
(Hoo late, Mom!)
Sanum glanced at the wall clock attached to the wooden pillar of the house. The long hour hand is still between the numbers five and six.
"A half an hour pitu ngonolo. Ten minutes of school at most, my teapot."
(It's still half a seven o'clock. Maybe from here to school a ten-minute walk up to.)
"Mengko sports. Wanted Endang teapot school Ben ISO cool sek."
(Later sports. Go fast to school so you can rest first.)
"Oh, keep Kuwi in your nyapo uniform? How's enek suture?"
(Oh, that's your uniform why? How are there stitches?)
"Bag nails, Mom."
(Transporting nails, Mom.)
Sanubari deliberately lied. He didn't want to worry his mother. Let yourself know that he has trouble making friends at school.
"Oh, Le-le! Mbok yo sing! How come Yo ora's Ben Tak dondomne? Kuwi figure white bolahe Ireng uniform? Wayae Yo white to, Le."
(Oh, boys! That's why you're more careful! Why don't you tell me let me sew it? Cook that white uniform of black thread? It should be white, son.)
Sanum rattled his son's hair in a fit of rage. She loved her son who always wanted to look independent.
"Ra Nemu bola white. Yo sak enek - wae."
(I did not find any white thread. Yes, just so.)
Sanubari stuffed the last plump egg round brass into his mouth. After that, he immediately finished the water that had been prepared and then said goodbye.
"Sk missile, Mommy!"
(Go first, Mom!)
Sanubari got up after kissing the back of his mother's hand. He ran away from the house that was still walled with bamboo.
Arriving in the middle of the bridge, a Ledok passed by. Without a second thought, Sanubari climbed to the back of the oncoming Ledok. It sits next to a slippage machine that is loaded.
The driver who noticed also rebuked him. "Wo, you bad boy! Lak Tibo, piye? The symbrono!"
(Wo, the bastard! How about falling? You're sloppy!"
However, Sanubari instead laughed cheerfully then casually replied, "Ora-ora, sir. Safe controlled. Success Mupuploaded tanpo me. Nunut, yo?"
(No-no, Sir. Safe controlled. I managed to ride without any accidents. Nebeng, huh?)
The driver let Sanubari ride. The ten-year-old boy was enjoying the scenery around him. Paddy fields on the right-left side of the road, dragonflies flying, blue sky without clouds. There was even a grasshopper on his nose. Sanubari caught the green insect.
"Konco-konkoku wae ora enek sing gelem pedek I naging walang iki even nemplok tanpo dikongkon."
(My friends no one wants to get close to me but this grasshopper is sticking without being told.)
Sanubari smiled looking at the beast. Then, he released the animal, letting it fly free. The beauty of nature is incredible. His strength could always calm Sanubari's heart.
Not long after that they arrived. Ledok drivers stopped next to the school to take down Sanubari. Sanubari jumped up and thanked me.
While walking towards the school gate, someone passed Sanubari by bicycle. Sanubari took the initiative to greet him first.
"Pig!"
Instead of responding, the girl called just parked the bike and walked past it. He put on an indifferent face as if lazy to deal with Sanubari.
"What are some tangled whispers? Opo let's go, yo?"
(Morning why is it tangled? What's just been scolded, huh?)
Sanubari tilted his head to watch the girl who left him. Her innocent thinking always brushed aside the bad prejudices about their reluctance to associate with her.
Next, three schoolgirls walked ahead of Sanubari as she thought. They walk while talking. Sanubari ran over as little as he realized it.
"Fizah!" call him cheerfully.
"Yes, Sanu," replied timidly Hafizah as he turned towards Sanubari.
However, one of Hafizah's friends suddenly pulled him away, inviting him to walk faster. The two friends of Hafizah look unhappy with the presence of Sanubari.
"Ojo the haggling cah kuwi!"
(Don't talk to the kid!)
"Ho-oh, sneaking trance."
(Yes, you will be possessed.)
"Rubber. Iso-iso dipadekne tumbuhan wong tuane."
(Rubber. Can be used as a victim of pesugihan his parents.)
"Deloko! Ijo matane. Opo enek wong matane ijo koyok?"
(Look! Green eyes. Are there people whose eyes are green like that?)
"The most vicious son."
(Son's son may.)
Sanubari could hear the whispers they were doing. Sanubari slowed down. His lips turned upward.
I don't know who spread the fake news. All he knows is that the prankster must be rich. That was how he understood from the soap operas of doom that he sometimes peeked at from the neighboring house.
While the economic condition of his family is far from rich. So, it can be ascertained that the rumors of his family doing the assignment were not true.
However, the fact that he never knew who his father was could not be denied. In this case, he did not know whether he was a son of man or a son of Satan.
The problem is, Sanubari never saw a supernatural creature called a demon, genie, demon or anything like that. They don't know the color of their eyes. Whether red, yellow or green—all of that is beyond Sanubari reason. He himself did not understand why his eyes could be green—segreen leaves.
*****
That afternoon, the sports lesson ended followed by the first break. Sanubari slid his feet under the star fruit tree. He enjoyed every breath of breeze that dried up his sweat.
"Seger," he said.
In hours like this, usually other children take advantage of pocket money, buy ice to drive away thirst. Sanubari who was rationed five hundred rupiahs for two days could only watch it, stealing glances while enduring envy.
"Come Melu!"
(Let's come!)
Aldin kicked Sanubari's toe plan. He stood while crossing.
"Did?" Sanubari looked at him confused.
"Ora hah heh-hah heh! Endang ngadeko, Lemot!"
(No need heh-hah heh! Get up, Lemot!)
Aldin looked at Sanubari full of intimidation. His feet kept nudging Sanubari's feet.
"Come on!" said two of Aldin's friends who compactly blocked Sanubari's arm from different sides.
They force Sanubari, take her to the back garden of the school. The area is very quiet. The garden is not on the side of the road. His position is flanked by school buildings and houses of residents in a snaking manner. As for the trail. However, the road is rarely passed by people.
Aldin's two friends pushed Sanubari down. Sanubari's back hit the stem of the bendo tree, he sat under the big tree.
"Endi duwekmu?"
(Where's your money?)
Aldin extended his hand. This boy never got tired of barking at Sanubari. Although quite often he did not get anything from Sanubari.
"I'm ora duwe."
(I don't have.)
"God, alesan!" tukas Aldin did not believe.
As the previous day, Aldin began issuing pimes—sharp objects for a thousand rupiahs that were sold freely at his school. Children usually use these objects to sharpen pencils. In contrast to them, Aldin used them more often to threaten Sanubari.
Aldin stepped forward. He slightly bent his body while pointing pimes near Sanubari's eyes.
"Hm .. I was curious. Piye yo carane Rin menggeluh motone Obito nang Kakashi? Koyoke lak njajal nyalini your eyes Karo mata truwelu. Sisih Abang, sisih ijo."
(Hm .. I was curious. How did Rin move Obito's eyes to Kakashi, huh? It seems good to try to replace your eyes with rabbit eyes. Next to red, next to green.)
The bluff frightened Sanubari. He was turning his body. However, his back had already hit the trunk of the bendo tree. He could not go back any further.
Suddenly a centipede crept into Sanubari's right hand. Spontaneously he shouted and flicked his right hand. While the left hand he used to brush Aldin's arm so that his eyes are not affected by pimes.
After all, the sudden movement made pimes stick to Aldin's right eye. Aldin screamed, and he cried. A terrible pain spread from his right eye.
Sanubari didn't know what to do. He wanted to help remove the pimes but was afraid to make Aldin's condition worse. Blood continued to flow from Aldin's right eye.
Aldin's frightened friends immediately left the place. They moved to the teacher room.
"Sir Master!"
"Master Teacher!"
"Please!"
The three boys said different sentences simultaneously. The panic made their sentences even more unclear. One of the teachers inside approached them.
"What's wrong? Why is this so boring?"
"That's ... Sir, Aldin ...."
"That's ... Sanu ...."
"Garden ...."
"By one-on-one dong! I don't understand that you guys talk at the same time like that. Where just a piece anyway."
All three silent. They throw one another a look. It seemed like the three boys were both enduring a similar fear. They came to seek help. However, they are afraid to be honest. The panic almost made them fall.
Seeing the three students pointing and whispering to each other, the teacher spoke again, "Kiki, try to explain what you want to say!"
"Aldin stabbed Sanu in the back garden of the school, sir. There's a lot of blood. Last time we came here, the pimes were still nancep. Afraid" Kiki tells a lie because she doesn't want to get into trouble with Aldin.
"What's? How about Aldin?" the teacher was surprised.
"We don't know."
"Show me the place!"
Some teachers who heard the conversation left. Kiki and his friends take the teachers to where Sanubari and Aldin are. There, Aldin cried as he sat down. While Sanubari knelt in front of Aldin with his hands as if he wanted to touch the pimes stuck but Aldin held him back.
Blood splattered over the stripes. The teachers don't know what's really going on. They distanced Sanubari from Aldin, looking at him with hatred. Sanubari bowed in fear.
In the eyes of the adults, Sanubari is seen as a suspect. The boy was completely alone. No one defended him. No one cares about him. I don't know what will happen to him after this.