The House in the Middle of Sawah

Crazy people on campus

I let out a breath. Leaning my body on the living room chair of Lik Diran's house. I was so shocked to read what Lik Wo had written in his letter. I had no idea Febi would do such a thing.

Red sky, day will soon change night.

"And, mbok cepet bath. I'm almost tonight you know", Ibuk rebuked me, I realized earlier was just sitting lazily.

"Capek Bukk", I complained.

"Makane was tired, the shower will be lost tired e, immediately again", Ibuk again advised me, advice that can not be denied.

I stood up, stepping over and about to take a towel in the clothesline next to the house. Lik Diran came from the back house, looking lethargic carrying a plate of rice and side dishes.

"Well, how is Lik whole?", asked Ibuk to Lik Diran when he saw the rice is still intact, even though it is food for Mbah Kadir that has been prepared for this afternoon.

"No yuu. . .Mbah Kung does not want to open the door to not eat. Even though I was tired, I was worried about his health", Lik Diran brought the rice that Mbah Kadir did not touch to the front. Lek Diran gave it to his rooster.

"What the hell is Buk?", I don't understand sitting around asking, curious.

"That's your Mbah Kung, Paklik said he would fast the pati geni. Don't eat tomorrow. Paklikmu is worried, Mbah Kung is already old, should take care of health, maem is nutritionally so you know", Ibuk explained.

"Oooo", I'm a mangosteen.

"Heh, I took a bath" Momuk yelled at me a little. I'm running away. If the world's most patient woman is already irritated, later the lecture can be throughout the soap opera episode. I don't want that to happen.

After taking a shower, I sat down in front of the tv with my beautiful sister but with a powder that spruce. I wonder why the parents really like to give powder to their toddlers with a shape that is messy? Is this a tradition? Wonder.

"Oh, where are you?", I asked Ibuk, when he came from the kitchen with rice and vegetable soup for his sister. This afternoon I have not seen my father.

"Your father went to the store this afternoon. Soale yesterday there was a lot of cloth pesen, he said he wanted to be taken tomorrow so yes this was nyiapin, cut the cuttlefish" Ibuk explained.

"Not coming home means tonight?", I asked again, pressing the remote tv button looking for a meal program.

"No. Maybe go home tomorrow. Why the hell do you keep going? Tumbens. A . .a .a .a .a . .", Ibuk asked as he fed the rice to the little mouth of his little sister.

"Well, there's nothing about Buk. Didn't think we'd want to go home. By the way who was the one who took our change of clothes and goods Buk?", I asked again, remembered in my "temporary" room, already full of clothes and goods of mine.

"Lik Diran was boyongan. Bring pick up. Just don't ask for the door either", Ibuk returned to feed the rice to my sister's mouth.

"Weh, how bold Lik Diran Buk" I doubt my Paklik on that one.

"Oohhh, pantes", I'm a mangosteen.

"Oh, let's just move to the store again, like yesterday" I said uneg unegku.

"Lee, Dani. .manut you are. Po did not see the incident yesterday until the fight then", Ibuk slightly glared at me.

I'm speechless. I do feel like at the end of the day I'm becoming more selfish. I want all my wishes to be obeyed and it is difficult to hear the opinions or suggestions of others. Especially the advice of my parents. I was also quick to draw conclusions based on prejudice. But that's not necessarily true.

"Lee. . . At your age this may indeed be puberty. The period to adulthood, which makes you feel like always being listened to your opinion. It's not wrong either, but you should remember . . if you want to be heard you kudune will listen too. Don't feel the truest", Mother advised me. The advice that seeped into the depths of my heart.

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The day changed, Lik Diran's sound accompanied me this morning. I'm wiping Thor to look cool when I ride to college. Today there are tutoring and counseling courses in elementary school at nine o'clock.

After wiping Thor off I prepared to leave. My sister's on the front porch. Lik Diran was conducting inspections to his workers scattered in the rice fields of the area here. I haven't been seen coming home, still in the store. While Mbah Kung Kadir has not come out of the back house. I don't know what that great grandfather is currently doing.

I said goodbye to Ibuk, kissed Ibuk's hand. As usual, I sent a message to be careful on the road. I waved at Ibuk and immediately left for college. I drove Thor at low speed. The road around Lik Diran's residence is not good, so if made speeding can fall out all the bolts of the Thor bolt. After entering the path of the district road, then I plugged the gas, Thor roared with excitement.

At a fairly high speed, the next forty minutes I was already in the campus parking lot. I chose a parking lot under the trembesi tree so that Thor wouldn't squirm the heat.

I was about to step inside the campus, when I heard the sound of people shouting in front of the security guard post. Seen from a distance Mr. Satpam is struggling with someone. What the hell's going on? Some students were seen running closer. I came closer to the scene, curious. Finally a crowd formed in front of the security guard post.

"There's a madman raging", Some students muttered amidst the crowd.

I looked up, pulled over, and tried to get closer. A little pushy, I was finally in the front row of the crowd. It was seen that Mr. Satpam had managed to subdue someone. How shocked I was to see the person being held by the security guard.

"Iwan?", I'm suffocating in disbelief with what I saw.

Iwan, I'm sure it was Iwan. But this time he looks skinny with random hair scrambled, sunburned skin. His eyes are sunken and his body odor is quite pungent. What happened to Iwan? Why is it like this?

"Hhaaaaaaaahhhhh. . .Haaaahhhhhh", Iwan let out a loud sigh, a voice that I could not understand.

"Pity him, why so bad gini", some students whispered behind me.

Iwan looked at me. Looking at me, looking at me sharply. Seen Mr. Satpam increasingly difficult to hold it. Iwan's energy is amazing, with its towering posture. Finally Iwan released, Mr. Security Guard could not hold it, fell kissing the campus paving. Iwan immediately ran out of the campus.

"Setaannnn", Shouted Iwan in fear as he pointed towards me. Iwan ran away towards the highway. I. .just stood there staring not understanding what was going on.