The Story of Pilu A Village Flower
#2. Sari dropped out of school
Three days Sari had not gone to school, Nina's 3rd grader at Sari's school asked Sari why she did not go to school for 3 days, Teacher Nina asked Sari's friend.
"Children, does anyone know why Sari didn't go to school?", asked Nina's teacher to all her students in the class.
All the students looked at each other, suddenly answered "Don't know the teacher".
Teacher Nina again asked "Are any of you whose house is close to Sari's house?"
"I'm Mom", Reni replied from one of the female students in the 3rd grade.
" Oh, don't you know why Sari didn't go to school?" ask Nina's teacher to Reni.
"Yesterday after school, I saw Sari Bu, was washing clothes and taking water in the lake, it looks like Sari did not go to school not because of illness Bu" Reni explained to Bu Nina's teacher.
"Oh so, ok, later let the mother who will go to the house Sari, try to find out why Sari did not enter school for 3 days" explained Nina's teacher to Reni.
The school bell rang
tett "Good child, because the school bell has rung and the clock also shows at 12:30, it's a sign that our lesson today is over, you can go home to each of you", said the teacher excitedly and all the children immediately scattered out of school.
Nina's teacher, did not go back to the house he first visited Sari's house and asked why Sari did not go to school. Go get Teacher Nina at the door, and immediately knock on the door, tok..tok.tokk "excuse me, anyone?", no word, Miss teacher Nina tried knocking again, tok.tok...excuse me for someone?" said Teacher Nina while listening to whether there was an answer and while looking around at the people around whether, there were people to ask. Suddenly there was a voice of a small child saying from the kitchen, "Yes, a moment" said Vina, Vina is the 4th sister of Sari who is in charge of guarding Ita. Ita was 1 year and 2 months old, again learning to walk, while Vina was 5 years old. While running Ita tried to meet the guest who was at the door, a bit confused and curious to see the figure of the guest who was at the door, because the mother had never come to the house before, or never met "What's the matter Mom, who's looking for?", asked Ita to Miss Nina's teacher.
" I am Teacher Nina's mother, 3rd grade teacher, exactly I am your sister's guardian teacher Sari, is Sari at home?", Ask teacher Nina to Ita who is still confused and scared.
"Sari's brother, again not at Bu's house, Sari's brother is now in the fields with my other brother", Ita replied.
"Oh so, is his field far from here?" ask teacher Nina.
"It's still a long way away, ma'am, but soon they'll be back home" replied Ita.
"Oh, I'll wait here" replied Teacher Nina.
"Oh yes, please sit "Mr Ita let Ms. Nina's teacher in, after it is explained that the guest is the guardian teacher of Sari.
Not long after, Sari, Siti and Sita arrive home, and see a guest, and soon regret it.
"Hello Sari, are you healthy?", asked teacher Nina trying to open the chat.
"Hello also Ma'am, just healthy Mom", Sari replied with a smile to Teacher Nina.
"Mom's coming here to ask why you didn't go to school for 3 days, I thought you were sick, but thank God you were healthy" Ms. Nina's teacher, I asked Sari.
"I won't go to school anymore Mom" Sari replied in a soft voice and lowered her head.
Teacher Nina was astonished and tried to ask back "Why did Sari say that?",
While crying a hiccup Sari tried to say the reason for not going to school again "Mom, my mother is dead, we have 5 brothers, I am 1 child. My father works as a fisherman. It is not enough for us to meet our daily needs, just by relying on the catches of father fish, sometimes I want to be unable to catch fish, even though it has been a long time to anchor the net" Mom", sari explained at length.
Not long later Sari added again the reason "Now I am a substitute mother for my sister's sister Bu" said Sari.
"Sari, mother does not forbid you to work, it's a pity Sari, if you are not in school, but you are smart" The teacher tried to explain, so that Sari changed her mind.
"I don't want to go to school, Mom, but if I go to school who will go to the fields, it feels selfish if I go to school, even though many needs still have to be met, but if I go to school, my sister was a small child, they could not be relied upon to work" Sari told Nina's teacher.
" Sari, I want to take care of you, but you have to stay with me, I promise to send you to school, you aspire to be a teacher" explained Teacher Nina.
"You will still have a father, your father will take care of them" defended Bu Nina's teacher.
"No ma'am, sorry I am not willing, I have promised my late mother to take care and be responsible to my sister" said Sari.
"Alright Sari, if you still refuse, my advice should you stay in school" asked Teacher Nina to Sari.
Sari just kept quiet and lowered her head, the pressure to keep her little sister very strong, like a rock, even her own father could not stand in her way.
After Teacher Nina came home, Siti approached Sari, "our rice broth is exhausted, our rice is only enough to eat today, for tomorrow there is no more".
Sari just kept quiet, these last few days her father did not go to the lake to look for fish, because now again often strong winds, waves in the lake is very strong, father did not dare to net fish.
Almost crying it was like Sari heard what her sister said "O Lord, please help your servant find his solution. Mother what should I do, this burden is heavy" Sari prayed in her heart, while raising her face up, and accidentally her tears poured out, she immediately wiped it off, she said, afraid to see his sister.
Sari stick, 'I have to learn to weave, make ulos, so that the cost of living needs can be fulfilled. For the needs of rice, I will try to ask auntie, if aunt has rice stock, later after harvest I will replace her' murmured Sari in the heart. Fortunately there was his aunt Sari who lived not far from their home, not the younger brother of the father anyway, only his cousin's father, from his father's father's brother-in-law with his father's aunt, but his aunt's good man, his father's father's cousin, and often told Sari, if anything is needed do not hesitate to come to the aunt's house, Sari remembered the words of her aunt. Excuse her sister, "Dek, for a while brother out yes, want to go to aunt's house, want to ask if there is a stock of rice that can be loaned to us, later if we harvest, it will be changed". All her sisters nodded and simultaneously said"Yes my sister".
Sari immediately went and left the house afraid of rain on the road, because it seemed like the weather was a little cloudy and the wind was a bit strong.
Arriving at the aunt's house, Sari immediately knocked on the door, Sari was a little worried, afraid that aunt was not home, whether aunt had rice stock or not, if auntie did not have any rice stock?, how about the rice stock?, where do I want another minjam?", bathin Sari churned.
tock.tok..
Sari called her aunt.
"Bi..bibi.bi...bibi.." said Sari.
There was no voice from inside the house. Sari tried knocking again.
tock..tok...
"Bi....Bi... aunty" Sari said again continuing to call while focusing her hearing towards the house.
"Yes, just a minute" said the man from inside the house. Sari was relieved that there was a voice from inside the house.
krek.the door is opened.
"Sari, what sari, tumben you came here, is your father sick?", said the aunt asked.
" No bi, a healthy father is healthy, look bi", Sari said and then kept silent, somewhat afraid to reveal his wishes.
"Why are you silent, it's okay Sari, talk" said soft aunt, and made Sari so brave to reveal her wishes.
"Look, Sari came here, intending to borrow aunt's rice, at the rice house has run out" said Sari slowly.
"Sari, aunty also has a little more rice, just enough for the needs of this 1 month, waiting for the harvest to arrive in a month, but if you need rice, just bring it for the needs of the next few days, then, it's okay, right?" said the aunt.
Sari was a little disappointed, even though they harvested in 2 months, but it's okay to be grateful, at least aunt, will give rice for food needs in the next few days, I still have time, I still have time, easily I can catch fish from the lake, murmured Sari in the heart.
"It's okay aunt, Sari is also grateful aunt wants to give rice for our needs in the next few days" said Sari to her aunt.
His aunt immediately gave a plastic bag containing rice to take home the sari, while receiving the bag of rice Sari said "Thank you very much aunt, Sari excuse me to go home",
"Alright Sari, heart in the way yes, greetings to your father and sister" said the aunt to Sari.
