The House in the Middle of Sawah

The House in the Middle of Sawah
Ivan's sister



After about seventeen days of treatment at the Hospital, I was finally allowed to go home. I got home at Lek Diran's pick-up using his pick-up car. Arriving home, quite a number of my relatives came to see me. I'm honestly a little upset about it. I want to go home from the hospital and rest at home. But it turns out the house is crowded with relatives who come to visit.


The first night at home after I got home from the hospital, I had trouble sleeping. I don't know why the uncomfortable feeling of being in this house feels back. Is it possible because the "pageran" of Lik Wo is no longer working? I closed my eyes after midnight. And tomorrow I wake up quite late. Open your eyes, out of the room, quiet. It looks like you're back at work, maybe I'm shopping. I sat down on the porch. My condition seems to be back fit.


"Ah, tomorrow maybe I can go to college" I murmured.


"Well, but there is no motor", I remembered my motorbike which he said was no longer because of its shape.


I thought back to my dream, I think I need to ask my question about the truth of my dream. Maybe that's a clue to me about this house. From a distance there was the sound of a motor approaching to disperse my daydream. More than one motor. The first motorbike was Febi with Nita. The second bike has Hasan with Irul. While the third motorbike, it looks like Erni, but who is the piggyback?


"Wuihhh, you are well?", said Irul grinning after getting off his bike. I just nodded, smiling. My eyes are still watching who is piggybacking on Erni?


Erni looks down from the bonnet of a cool sport bike. A guy is shaking him in a full face helmet, no one has been seen behind it yet.


"Hey Dan, how? You're in good health, aren't you?", Febi approached me, patting me on the shoulder slowly.


"Udaahh, peace is indeed strong runnin", I replied clumsy.


"Sigurallaaahh", Febi smiled, breathing a sigh of relief.


I saw the figure who was piggybacking on Erni open her helmet. I was a little surprised, it turned out that that person was Iwan.


* * *


Iwan is a final semester student at my college. He is an accomplished student. Representing the campus in several competitions and contests. The most striking he ever won the Kakang Mbak Yu provincial-level campus contest. So it can be concluded in addition to smart he is also good looking. The only child of a typical snack food entrepreneur of my area. The point is Iwan is a complete human figure. Saucy, cool, smart and rich. You could say he was the star of my college. There are a lot of girls who are crazy about him. In my class alone, I had three girls who called themselves Iwan holic. Ida, Ratna, and Ika. The three of them always follow Iwan when on campus. Oiya, Iwan is also the captain of the football team in my faculty. Former chairman of the Student Executive Board. Eits, am I over-describing her figure? Answer's no. Iwan is indeed an extraordinary figure, honestly I am amazed at him.


* * *


"Hey, I'm Iwan, what? Is it really healthy bro?", Iwan approached stretched out his hand. I returned his hand, I held tight, incantation.


"Hey Dan, sorry to see you now", Erni came closer to me, smiling.


"Yes, I've recovered" I smiled back at Erni, a pushy smile, my heart was not broken.


"Oiya gaes, let's go into the house," I took this group home.


"Lho And how lonely, where?", Nita asked, clingak clinguk.


"Father of work, if Ibuk is again shopping with sister", I replied, indifferent to go to the kitchen. Yet prevented the same of them all.


"Not bothering, you sit here with us" Febi said as she slightly pulled my arm, directing me to sit down. I comply.


"By the way, how could Iwan come here today?", I asked, it was unbearable my curiosity.


"Ah. .begini, you happen to be an active member of our faculty football team. Here's a note from the meeting for you", Iwan handed me an envelope. It seems to contain a lot of money.


"Oh. .kakasih Kak, ngapunten troublesome, so not good", I smiled clumsily. Iwan's answer has not really satisfied me. Okay, even if he does represent the football team to give me this money, why would he have to piggyback on Erni???