
After his father left, Zamiri closed the front door, and left the side window open. To get the light from outside, because indeed, there is no illumination in the house.
Alex grimaced with pain all over his body, especially in his head and hands. Yesterday the pain was not so pronounced, but after in this house.the pain felt many times over.
" Dek... whose name is it?", asked Alex in a weak voice while grimacing with pain.
" My name is Zamiri bang".", he replied with a low head.
" Sister Alex's name deck. Deck Brother can ask for help?", asked Alex while staring into the black bead of the child.
" Yes bang, I can" he answered.
" Borrow a cell phone, you have to tell your family" Alex said with a weak smile.
" Nobody's got a cell phone here bang. On this island, there should be no such items.", he replied with a Malay accent that is quite thick.
" Haaah..why?", asked Alex in surprise and surprise.
" I don't know bang. Chieftain said, mobile phones are not good for us." he replied in a soft voice.
" Yes.. But could you please take Brother to Shafire Island?"ask Alex again.
" I'm sorry bang, Brother wait for father je. later you ask directly there father." replied the young man as his head back down.
Alex looked at the face of the child in front of him. Zamiri has a handsome face, mature brown skin, and has deep black eyeballs. He was really handsome for the size of a kid who lived in a secluded place and was left behind.
" What grade are you in?"ask Alex again.
" It should be Junior High, but no more. My parents, tell me to go back and never leave again", he replied in a sad tone.
" Where did Zam go to school?", asked Alex.
" In Anambas bang. Because on this island there is no school" he replied again.
Alex frowned. Once again his eyes were opened, that social inequality was really happening in this country. Many inland areas are untouched by government programs. Let alone for economic levelling, the education that is the right of every child can not be felt.
The door was knocked from the outside, suddenly it broke Alex's daydream.
Zamiri immediately got up, he peered from the sidelines of the wall hole. When he knew who was knocking on the door, he opened it immediately.
It turns out that the one who came was his father.
The old man immediately entered the house, not forgetting he locked the door of the house. It looked strange in Alex's eyes, but he didn't want to ask.
" Where is your mother?"ask the old man to Zamiri.
" Other cook Well.. Kat kitchen", replied Zam while sitting back next to Alex.
The old man immediately went to the kitchen, gave his wife a bundle of leaves. I heard someone pounding something in the kitchen. Shortly after, the old man came back with a bowl of medicinal herbs that had been mashed finely.
" I'm sorry son, you have to put this medicine in your wound. lest the wounds are not infected" the old man told Alex.
Alex just nodded, obeying whatever the old man said.
After finishing rinsing Alex's body with medicinal herbs, the old man said.
" Don't go out of the house. Later if your condition has improved, I will take you jeluar from this island.",
" Why can't you get out of the house?", asked Alex in surprise.
" You can not explain.but also the words of the father!!. said the old man with a serious face.
Finally Alex could only nod, as that was all he could do at the moment.
" Father's name, Najib. And this is my wife Sutini" Najib said as his wife carried a pulse and side dish near Alex. Alex was lying in the middle room because the room in the house was very small.
" Yes sir, my name is Alexandre Mahardhika. I'm from the city of dreams sir", replied Alex introducing himself. Alex tries to sit down, with help from Najib.
" Your name is good, just like your face" said Ms. Sutini with a smile.
The family is very nice and friendly. Alex Smiles at Sutini's words.
" No papa ma'am, this is also very steady", replied Alex with a smile back.
In front of them was a pot of rice that was still steaming smoke. Black cooked cuttlefish Steam snapper and sour sambal. Alex was really drooling at him.
Mr Najib took a plate and then fed it with hot rice. He gave it to Alex.
" Ni son, the side dish takes it yourself yes", he said with a smile.
" Thank you sir" Alex replied.
Alex took a tail of black cooking cuttlefish and snapper meat.
He began to feed the rice and side dishes to his mouth. It feels really good. The cuttlefish is still really fresh. It looks like it just got. So also with the snapper fish.in addition to its terasi sambal. Alex ate so well. Mrs Sutini and Mr. Najib smiled happily to see that Alex liked their cooking.
" Does Alex like it?", asked Najib.
" Yes sir, I really like it. What else if there was my wife, she would be addicted to eating mother's cooking", replied Alex with sparkling eyes.
" Is Alex married?"asked Sutini while looking at Alex's face.
" Udah Ma'am, the wife is currently pregnant with twins. God willing, if there is no obstacle, 5 months left" Alex replied with a smile.
" Wife bang Alex must be beautiful.?", asked Zamiri.
" Thank God, not only is her face beautiful, but she also has an angelic heart" Alex replied with a smile. Close his eyes, the smiling shadow of the Queen was playing on his head.
Mr. Sutini, Mr. Najib and Zamiri also smiled to see the happiness on Alex's face.
" I really want to go to the city of dreams" said Zamiri half muttered.
" You can come with me home if you want" Alex bargained with Zamiri.
Mr. Najib and Mr. Sutini just smiled while nodding. Zamiri's eyes sparkled happily.
" Truly I can come with Alex to go home to the city of dreams?", Zamiri stressed again as if not sure.
" I can, but let your Alex bang heal first. To make it easier to go home later" replied Mr. Najib.
" Let's finish the meal first.later the story again.", said Ms. Sutini. Which makes them stop their chat and continue their meal.
After eating, Alex leaned his body against the wall of the house. Then Mr. Najib handed me a glass of medicine to drink.
" Drink son, so that the invisible inside wounds can heal quickly" said Mr. Najib.
Alex receives the glass and starts drinking it. Alex scrunched his forehead and hurriedly closed his nose so that the taste of the herb was not too tasteless.
" Ahhhh.pahit very sir.", complained Alex with a mimic that was like a tang person holding back vomiting.
" Yes it is bitter, one of the ingredients is the peg of the earth" replied Mr. Najib with a laugh followed by Ms. Sutini and Zamiri.
" Sir.why can't Zamiri go to Junior High?", Alex asked Najib.
" The chieftain forbade our children to go to higher school. He did not want, these children will damage the traditions of the ancestors of this island.", replied Mr. Najib with a sad face.
" Where's the rule like that?", asked Alex annoyed.
" No one can hinder the intention of children to study and school. What's more with reason that shelves maduk.", continued Alex with a tone of emotion.
" That's how son, we don't have the courage to fight.", said Miss Sutini with a resigned face.
Zamiri looks to shed his tears. Alex knew the boy's desire for school was very high.
" Silent Lah deck, after coming out of this island..I'll talk to the local government to follow up on the problems that are happening on this island.
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