The House in the Middle of Sawah

Father's Request

After Maghrib I arrived at Lik Diran's house. My body feels jolly like it's about to fall out all my bones. I took off my shoes, but I kept my socks on and immediately laid my body on the bed in the room. My body is hot, but right now I shiver in the cold, my eyes are also spicy.

My mother, who saw me coming, followed me into the room. Seeing me fall asleep, Ibuk looked worried, approached me and held my forehead with the back of his hand.

"Relange. . . Your body is hot" Ibuk said softly to me.

"Yes Buk, maybe just ketacek. Not this pa," I tried to calm Ibuk so as not to worry excessively.

"It's not hard to worry. I'm not really pa pa pa," I convinced Ibuk.

"Where's Buk's sister?," I tried to sit, feeling a little dizzy. She looked at me with a sweet look. Seen the face of sadness.

"Sister at the house of Minah. I'm going to the hospital again. Your father asked Ibuk who was waiting about e," Ibuk explained.

"Father spoiled yo Buk sick nek. Ask for Ibuk to continue. Don't want to lose to a younger brother who is still a toddler," I smiled, trying to invite Ibuk to joke.

"Your father is a toddler. Baby under fifty years old," Ibuk replied to my joke. We both laughed together.

Honestly, I'm still thinking about my dream. However, I also cannot tell Ibuk. I don't want to make Ibuk anxious and think like that. I tried to convince myself that dreams are just flowers of sleep. Dreams occur because I sleep in a state that is not fit.

"Who are you going to the same hospital?" I asked Ibuk.

"Lik Diran will go home, pick up Ibuk and go to the Hospital again" Ibuk replied.

"Oohh, will Lik Diran go home later? Reject back dong buk," I'm worried about my Paklik that one, do not let ketapek and continue to drop also his health.

The sound of Lik Diran's pick-up car was heard entering the courtyard of the house. Moments later the sound of the car died, and the door opened.

"And Dani? Ma'am yuu?, "Sound Lik Diran entered the house without saying hello and immediately called me and Ibuk.

Ibuk and I immediately went out of the room, to see Lik Diran who was still calling and wryly looking for us.

"What is Lik?," Ibuk and I approached and asked Lik Diran at the same time.

"Ah, let's sit down. Someone won't discuss. I didn't take a drink first" Lik Diran asked us to sit on the living room couch, while he gawked into the kitchen to get some drinking water. A moment later Lik Diran returned from the kitchen holding a bottle of cold cola in his hand. Lik Diran sat down in front of me and Ibuk, drinking his cola.

"So gini mbak yu, Dani. . ," Lik Diran started his story with a serious face. Me and Ibuk are ready to listen.

"The back of the afternoon was about four o'clock sleeping. Arrived just like that dream, ngigau ngigau. Trus did not wake up. Ask for a drink, then choke can cough. Finally no drinking. Actually looks healthy really, but because it has not been willing to eat it becomes lemes, do not persuade not want to maem. Well, that's what we're talking about at length. Then he asked me for help to dismantle the house. He said the house made him sick. Do not ask if you can have a mind like that, Kakang answered he said he can be a clue from a dream. Well, grandma according to mbak yu how is that?," Lik Diran asked Ibuk. Ibuk was seen squeezing his own hand, as confused as to answer what.

"If I am in Lik. What matters is that you are healthy soon. Treasures can be sought again," I answered steadily. Though the one being asked was actually Ibuk, not me.

"Yes that's right, I agree with your opinion and . . .toh you can also stay here. Besides the land house is also still empty, can make a house again," Lik Diran spent his cola drinks.

"But I wonder why Kakang wants to knock down the house just because of a dream?" Lik Diran asked, as if asking himself. Ibuk and I just sat there, feeling quiet.

"Oiya mbak yu, let's go to the Hospital. Pity the brother later if long left," Lik Diran broke the silence.

"Lha Father, who was Lik at the Hospital?" I remembered, who is the Father now.

"Lik Ahad and Lik Senen, I did not ask you to please let me take a sis," replied Lik Diran. Lik Ahad and Lik Senen are Lik Diran's workers. Lik Diran workers who take care of gardens and rice fields are indeed many in number.

"You're not tired of Lik, go back and forth," Ibuk looks bad to bother his sister-in-law.

"Related Mbak Yuu, I and Kakang were his son Mbah Kadir, the duk derr shaman, it was clearly healthy and strong," Lik Diran chuckled at the pride of his family.

"Oiya Dan, later please finish looking at the back house. Who knows Mbah Kungmu is home. Not buying rawon, anterin to Mbah Kung's place if there are people, huh? okay?," Lik Diran gave me a task that discouraged me from doing. Males met the grandfather's grandfather.

"Lha Mbah Kung hasn't come home to Lik?," Ibuk asked Lik Diran.

"So this morning it wasn't yu. It's fitting I was at the Hospital was Mbah Kung not seen coming home mbak yu?," Lik Diran asked back to Ibuk.

"I don't know Lik, about this afternoon I took his sister Dani to Bu Minah's house," I remember.

"I don't think we're home yet" Ibuk concluded.

"Lek tomorrow has not come home too, will not golek i (seeked). I've been sepuh kok grill semedi in wae forest, do you want to find the science of durable urip (life) . .hmmm," Lik Diran memggrutu himself.

"Just don't forget my pesen ya Dan. Judging by the back house, if Mbah Kung there is a rawon between them huh?," Again Lik Diran repeated his request.

"Yes yes Lik, calm down. Anyway rawon will not anterin to His Majesty King Kadir," I replied half jokingly.

"It's hard to leave first, Dan. You just fall asleep, Grandma wants paracetamol in her box P3K paklik you, on the fridge," Ibuk said at length.

"Lhah emang Dani why mbak yu?," Lik Diran asked, looking a little surprised.

"So the body e hot," Ibuk answered briefly.

"The splinters left Lik, Dani did not pa kok, pity Mr. Waiting for Ibuk at the Hospital," I patted Lik Diran's hand that was about to hold my forehead, asking him to immediately leave for the Hospital.

Finally, Ibuk and Lik Diran left for the Hospital just as Isya's Adhan was reverberating. I went back to the room to break my body. My head feels throbbing, the dizziness is overwhelming. But I remember having the task of sending rawon to the back house. Ah, Mbah Kadir has no sign of home yet. I looked at the sky of the room, counting how many lizards there were. I accidentally fell asleep . . .