The God of Heras and Herjules

Ackings

Indra was walking when he heard a cry for help. Indra saw thick smoke billowing from a house. Indra approached the house.

"Yarose...! Save my baby! My baby's inside!" shouted a woman.

Without a second thought, Indra went straight into the house. He broke through the blazing fire. Not long ago, Indra had come out of the house with a baby. He gave the baby to the woman.

"Thank you. You saved my baby" said the woman. "Let's go somewhere safe, I want to talk to you."

Indra followed the woman away from her burning house.

"As an expression of my gratitude, I will give you some money" said the woman.

"No need, Mom. I sincerely help mother," declined Indra.

"Where do you live?"

"I don't have a home. I live a long time."

"Then you stay at your mother's house. Let's just say your mother and husband are your parents" she said.

"Good, Mom. Thanks."

The woman took Indra to the woman's apartment.

****

This afternoon Dando went to Dita's house to return the IPS book he borrowed two days ago. Two days ago, Dando forgot to bring an IPS book to school. Miss Winda will not tolerate murida who does not carry a package book. He will give punishment to the student who does not carry the package book. Actually, the punishment given by Miss Winda is not too heavy. Just being told to stand in front of the class for twenty minutes. However, to Dando, the punishment was extremely humiliating.

Dando had to rack his brain to avoid Miss Winda's punishment. After a moment of hard thinking, Dando finally found a brilliant idea. He will borrow his IPS book Dita. Coincidentally Dita's class has the same lesson schedule, just different hours. Dando IPS lessons in the last hour, while IPS subjects are confiscated in the first hour.

At Dita's house, Dando saw a girl sitting in the living room. The girl made Dando's heart flutter. There was a subtle vibration in Dando's heart. The girl's face continued to shadow Dando to the point of making him unable to sleep and unsatisfactory to eat. Dando had fallen for the girl since first sight.

The next day, Dando met Dita in front of the school gate.

"What's up, Dit? Want to borrow another book?" dita asked as Dando approached her.

"No. Dit, who was that girl in your house yesterday?"

"Love. Wh why? You have a crush, huh?"

"Yes, that's how it is." said Dando.

"But your love will clap one hand."

"He has a girlfriend?"

"Not yet."

"That means I still have a chance, dong."

"It doesn't seem to."

"Where do you know that he won't accept my love? Are you a psychic?"

"He likes mentally handicapped guys like he reads, not perfect guys like you."

"What comic did he read?"

"Dori and Ania."

Dando.

"I'll be the guy he wants to be."

"What do you mean?" tanya Dita did not understand.

"I ask you to keep my true nature a secret."

"Your true nature?" Dita still doesn't understand.

"Yes already. I'm going to class first."

"And, wait! I still don't understand what you mean!" shout Dita.

"Later you will know!"

Dando did not care about Dita's confusion. She believes Dita can keep her secret because Dita is her cousin's sister.

The bells have rang. Sinta immediately headed for the school parking lot.

"Sister, wait!" Suddenly a man called Sinta.

'Brother? Why did he call me brother? Did I hear wrong?' Sinta wondered in her heart.

"Can't you help me?"

"Help what?" ask Sinta. It turns out he didn't hear wrong. The man called her brother. Sounds weird indeed. A man whose age was not much different from her and no family connection called her big sister. But for some reason, Sinta was happy to be called big brother by that guy.

"Can't you take Dando home? You see today you can't pick up Dando" said the man in a hearty tone.

'Dow, cute!' Inner Sinta. 'He said his own name. He also calls me brother. She really looks like Dori in the Dori and Ania comics. Oh my God, did you send this cute man for me?'

"Please Dando, Brother. Dando can't go home by himself. Dando doesn't know the way home" whined Dando again because Sinta was just silent.

"Yes. Brother will help you. Come with brother."

Sinta walks towards the parking lot. However, only a few steps did he stop his steps.

'It would look strange if I took Dando to the parking lot, ' Inner Sinta.

"And you wait here. Brother's gonna take the bike."

"Yes, Brother."

Not long after, Sinta has returned with a bike ride.

"Let's go up," said Sinta.

Dando immediately sat in the back. In Sinta's heart pray that there will be no raids because Dando does not wear a helmet.

"Where's your house?" ask Sinta.

"On the way of the Roses, number six," answered Dando.

Fifteen minutes have passed. They've reached Dando's house.

"Don't stop by first, brother?" ask Dando.

"No. Brother just go home."

"Sister, can't Dando ask you one more favor?"

"What?"

"Company Dando at home until mom gets home. Dando's scared at home alone."

"Fearful? Why should I be afraid at home?" ask Sinta.

"Dando's afraid that there's a ghost like in a movie."

"Dando don't be afraid. There can't be ghosts. What else in broad daylight like this."

"But, Dando remains afraid, Brother."

"Yes already. Come on, brother friend."

Sinta parked her bike in Dando's yard.

They went inside the house. Sinta sat in the living room.

"What do you want to drink?" ask Dando.

"A citrus water is there?"

"There was. Dando make it up for a moment."

Dando went to the kitchen. Moments later, he had returned with a glass of cold orange water.

Sinta drank the orange water. Sinta saw a Dando painting on the wall.

"And who painted you?"

"Dando, Brother."

"Can you paint?"

"Can, Brother."

"Your painting is great."

"Thank you, Brother."

"You're lucky, to be able to channel your talent without any obstacles," Sinta sighed. "I actually have a talent like you. But my parents didn't like my talent. They don't think drawing will make me successful. All this time I learned to draw in the back of school at break time so as not to be caught by my parents."

"Then my sister studied at my house. I have a special study room for painting. Brother want to see my other paintings?"

"Yes." Yeah."

"Come on."

They went up to the second floor. They entered a room. In the room, Sinta saw a painting of a beautiful mountain landscape.

"Your painting is beautiful. You are talented. How long have you been finishing this painting?"

"Three days."

"Sita's sister."

Sinta. "Yes." Yeah."

"Actually Dando also had the same experience with big brother. My dad didn't like me being a painter. He wanted me to be a doctor or a businessman like him. Ever since my father didn't like my talent, I've lost hope.

Once upon a time, there was a girl who praised my image. He was the one who first praised my image. His praise got me back excited to pursue my dream."

"But at least your father still allows you to draw" Sinta said.

"actually no. My father died three years ago. From then on, I had the freedom to draw."

The atmosphere became momentarily silent.

"You're very talented at painting. I'm sure, you will definitely become a famous painter" Sinta said.

"Yes. Hope so. Brother, Dando wants to say something," said Dando as he clasped Sinta's hand.

Sinta's heart is pounding. 'What did you say?' Sinta asked in her heart. 'Is he going to shoot me? I must be so happy that he shot me. He is my dream man. Mentally disabled, yet talented and handsome. But isn't this too soon? He had only known me for forty-five minutes and was now willing to shoot me?' Sinta wondered in her heart.

"Ka.. What are you talking about?" tanya Sinta stammered.

"Dando would like to say that Dando is hungry. How about we eat first?"

"No, I eat at home. And, what time's your mom coming home?" ask Sinta. Sinta's face flushed in embarrassment. He thought Dando would shoot him.

"My mom's coming home soon. Brother Sinta if you want to go home, just go home."

"Yes already. Then you go home first, yeah."

"Yes." Yeah."

Dando escorted Sinta to the doorway.

"Be careful on the road, Sinta, sir" said Dando.

"Yes." Yeah."

Sinta runs the motor. Dando looked at Sinta until she disappeared from sight.

On top of the flowers in the pot, a fly was watching them.

'The deceitful man was trying to get close to my girl, ' he murmured inwardly.