Short Story (Cerpen)

Reverse World

Category: Fiction Fantasy Short stories

Title: The World is Inverted

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Today is the same as yesterday. Nothing is different, nothing special. Just one word I can conclude, which is “boring”.

I who always came the lateest to school got a reprimand from the teacher. My friend, Riko, who also always gets a reprimand from the teacher for always sleeping while learning takes place. Weak people who always fall victim to the bully of Tony and his plot but can not be separated from the reprimand of the school because of their treatment.

But there's fun in my school, even in my world. Namely “Melody”, a person who is so charming, his skin white hair that decomposes long adds to his beauty, especially his generous nature that makes all the boys in my school crazy about him. Me included.

Looking at it from a distance, I was happy. Often I want to approach it but the feeling of groggy and doubt always comes, so I decided to just keep it.

One more thing that makes me bored is the habit of Danu and her accomplices in the cafeteria always tempting the girls who shop there, especially Melody and her friends.

“arnestly sucks”.

Every night before I go to bed I fantasize that I can be friends with Melody and be able to change my habits at school.

“Kriying” alarm my clock sounds my sign for sleep.

It feels strange indeed, usually people sound the alarm clock a sign to wake up, I was the opposite. One of my hobbies is turning things around that are boring in my opinion.

“Rony, Rony, wake up... wake up.. You're not in school? It's Seven” hours.

As usual, my mother woke me up again so many times. And for the umpteenth time I was in a hurry to get ready for school even though I actually knew this was a bad thing.

Bathing, wearing uniforms, until breakfast were all in a hurry.

“Ma, I'm leaving well. Assalamu aleikum”'s.

I left in a hurry. I haven't had time to heat my motorcycle engine, I just use it. Maybe that's why my bike breaks down so often.

Arriving at school. As usual, I was late for class. The first hour had already started, the teacher had long started explaining the materials, I had just arrived in front of my class.

“Sorry, Sir. I was late”. I said with fatigue and resignation.

“Rony, you're late again. Thats good..! Kids, you guys should follow Rony who always comes late”.

Not as I thought. The answer from my teacher was very very very surprising and strange.

I immediately sat on my stool, right beside me as usual Riko fell asleep during the lesson.

“Rik, wake up, Rik. You are explaining above tuh.” I tried to wake Riko who fell asleep.

“Rony, what are you doing?” ask the teacher loudly.

“I tried to wake Riko, Sir. He overslept again. hehe.” I replied with a slight laugh.

“Bagus”

The teacher's answer made me feel big-headed for the second time but this time my guess was wrong.

“Good, you should follow Riko who fell asleep during the lesson. Today there are 2 people I gave plus. Rony who arrived late and Riko who fell asleep during the lesson. You have to follow their example, do not just busy reading books and listening to the explanation of this material.”

This time I was more confused by what was said by Master.

During the break, Riko and I went to the cafeteria and the strange thing I saw was Danu, who used to tease girls, was now invisible in that place and there were girlspretty girl, Stella and her best friend including the girl I like, Melody.

“Don't go there ah.. We go somewhere else? There is an ugly girl who seduces us” pinta Riko.

“You mean Stela, Melody, and her friend?” curious says.

“Iya. Who else?”

“Rik, they you said ugly? So what's that beautiful one like?” I asked who was getting curious.

“That's tuh. That's the most beautiful girl in this school.” replied Riko while pointing towards a fat brother, with geeky glasses wearing stirrups on his teeth and on his face filled with acne.

I don't know what made Riko turn 180 degrees. He who used to feel disgusted with such a girl was even madly infatuated with her.

My confusion grew so that when all the men, not only did Riko approach the fat girl.

“People here are starting to freak” thought me.

“Hai, guy. Here dong.”

A familiar voice I heard called me. The voice that sometimes makes the men in this school tempted. Yes, that voice came from Stela and her companions.

I began to obey the call from Stela even though in a state of groggy, plus next to her was seen a smiling Melody looking at me.

It's weird, but maybe it's my chance to talk to Melody and the boys at this school.

“Whose name are you?” ask Cindy.

“Na.. My name is Rony, mbak” I replied with a little groggy.

“Lo, kok mbak anyway, we are still young” said Baby.

“Iya nih” connect Stela.

“Rony, request your phone number dong.” pinta Melody.

What.It's like a dream. A girl of my heart's dreams asked for my phone number directly. Without thinking I gave it just.

“Entar night, may I invite you to watch” with Melody.

“Bo. can coke. Can” answered me with disbelief mixed with disbelief.

Everything I saw was really strange, not as usual.

My eyes began to turn to Tony and his accomplice was doing his hobby. Bullying weak children.

“Yes. At least this is what has not changed. Continues as usual.”

But my guess is wrong. Tony and his friends gave Rp. 100 rupiah to the person he bullied earlier and rushed away.

One of the teachers told Tony and his colleagues to turn to the principal for his actions. They must have been punished again.

But my guess is wrong again. They were instead praised for his actions that always bullied the weak.

“Your actions will scent the name of the school” said the principal.

It's really weird..

Evening has arrived. The night I have been waiting for a long time. I can watch with the girl of my dreams.

With me riding my motorcycle I piggybacked the Melody sitting in the back.

The trials begin to come. In the middle of the road my motorcycle tire deflated. I started looking for a tire pump or commonly called “Press Ban”.

Not long after I found the place and soon my flat tires repaired it.

I have not had time to pay the cost of his tire pump, the Pumpman immediately gave me Rp. 1000.

“This, mas. Thank you”.he said that made me even more surprised.

What strange thing is this?

“Ngak, mom. It'swrong. As a customer I was given money. I should dong pay you.” said me while returning the money he gave me earlier and gave money Rp. 1000 as the cost of the tire pump to him.

He looked astonished and suddenly angry.

“Eh, mass. You want to cheat me well?” he said with annoyance.

I'm getting confused.

But Melody who was in that place fixed things up. He immediately took the money from the driver of the tire pump while apologizing to him.

“Pardon my friend, mas.”

My confusion and astonishment began to grow like a balloon that was constantly being pumped.

Arriving in the cinema the same thing happened again to the ticket seller. The seller must pay the buyer.

Maybe I'm almost crazy about this situation.

But again, I don't care about it.

After watching, I started leaving the movie theater with Melody.

It looks like Stela and her friends are about to pick up Melody with her red car.

“Ron, I'm with Stela. Thanks” said Melody.

“Yes. It's okay kok” I replied.

“PROOKK..!!”

I don't know what my fault is, Melody just slapped me.

“Mel, what is..”

I haven't been able to continue my question, he immediately thanked me.

“Still well, Ron over time”

He soon left me with his friends.

My curiosity had not gone away until I saw a man who was slapped 3 times by a woman who was probably his own girlfriend. And soon the woman left him.

I ventured to ask the man.

“eee. sorry, mas. If I could taw. That girl was my boyfriend, yeah?” my many.

“Iya. Why why?” curious answer.

“Kok he slap mas anyway? She's angry well same mas?” ask again.

“hehehe, I don't know which planet you're from, mas? Is this a big deal, huh? The slap is a sign of love. The harder the slap then the size of it also love.”

Hearing the answer from that person made me even more confused. Either he's the weird one or I.

“Mas, if you want to see evidence of hate. That's there” the guy said again pointing towards a girl who kissed his girlfriend's forehead.

Pugilism..

I'm really getting more sure. The world is turned upside down.

Immediately I left the man with confusion and astonishment that had not yet disappeared.

But I started to realize that the slap I got from Melody was proof that she liked me.

Either I feel ge’er or indeed that's what's happening. My heart is starting to cheer.

My eyes began to fall on a man wearing a hat. With such suspicious gestures I believe he is a criminal or a pickpocket.

I began to dare to follow the man. Although this heart feels wastage but my curiosity is higher.

The suspicious man walked over and approached a man from behind him. The suspicious man continued to pay attention to the back pocket of the person's pants that were in front of him.

I'm sure he's a pickpocket..

I prepared to be ready to scream immediately if the pickpocket started doing the action. But for the umpteenth time something strange happened again.

The pickpocket stuffed his wallet into the back pocket of a man's pants in front of him and rushed away.

“Loh how?.”

The man soon realized that there was something strange in his pants pocket.

He immediately checked his pants pocket and it turned out to be true.

A wallet that wasn't his was inside.

“Hey copeeet.!”

The man's cry made me drown in astonishment.

With a curious taste I approached the man and asked.

“Sorry mas, you are completely pickpocketed?”

“Yes is. If not, why am I shouting?” answer the man who makes sense.

“Emang wallet mas taken well same pickpocket?” ask me again.

“While, this mas is from which planet anyway? How dirty is yah? Here look! The guy's wallet he got into my pants pocket. That means he pickpocketed me.” replied the man who began to make no sense in my opinion while showing me a wallet.

I've decided to leave the cinema soon. But I saw an old man accidentally drop his suitcase. The suitcase was right in front of me.

I don't know what's in it.

Without a second thought I immediately grabbed the suitcase and chased after the man.

My efforts have not been in vain. Though weary, I was able to catch up with the old man.

“Pak, this is my suitcase that fell. I forgot yah” I said with breath that began to gasp.

The man immediately opened his suitcase which turned out to contain a lot of money. If I had predicted it might be about 5 to 10 millions.

“Nevent gone, mas. I sincerely return this” I said with a little ge’er.

I immediately left the old man.

“Hey..! Snatch..!”

I don't know what happened, the man screamed like that. It was clear that the suitcase was still in his hands.

When I turned three moviegoers over, two officers ran after me.

My mind was empty then. There's nothing I can think of but following my instincts. Name “lari”.

I ran avoiding their pursuit but what power. My weak strength cannot match the strength of those who have large bodies like soldiers.

Maybe this is my fate, being an inmate who until now I am still confused.

‘What's my fault?’

Returning money is the right thing but here returning money is the wrong thing. And I'm starting to really believe that I'm stuck in an upside-down world. Right becomes wrong and wrong becomes right.

Hold still..

If I get a severe prison sentence that leaves us tormented, then what I'm occupying now is..

This time my guess is right.

I was put in a door by an officer and behind that door was..

A beautiful beach. With the white sand of the blue sea. The breeze that was blown around added to the coolness of the place.

“hehe, the world is upside down. This place they say torment. That's right” said me while relaxing enjoying the beauty of nature.

“Rony.. wake up..! You're not in school? What time is it. Quickly wake up.”

My mother woke me from my dreams. A dream that I either consider a nightmare or a good dream. But clearly it was just a dream.

Dreams trapped in..

Reverse World.

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