The Story of Pilu A Village Flower

#9. Ita fell off the buffalo's back

Sari and her sister have a half-sister named Reni from their second mother, Tiur. Ita's youngest brother from Sari is 2.5 years old, now can walk and can talk, a little bit Ita already understand what people say to him, he said, and I can answer people's questions to him.

While Vina who was not in school, now sits in the 1st grade.

Only Ita friends Tiur at home in the morning, because the children all go to school, there is not much that Ita can do.

Sometimes if Reni is fussy Ita becomes an outlet for Tiur's anger, Ita is often angered and snapped.

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Because the burden of family responsibilities has increased by 1 person, many relatives, even teacher Sari. Wanting Sari to be their adopted child, but Sari does not want to, Sari pity and does not want to be away from her younger sister, although Sari can not do anything, Sari can not do anything, but Sari comfortably can be close and know the condition of her sister.

During the day Sari is increasingly troublesome and increasing her work because the one who nurtures and takes care of her half-sister Reni is Sari. Though Sari had to finish the weave, in order to be brought in for sale on weekends, sometimes Tiur slept a lot from morning to afternoon after lunch, maybe Tiur tired of not being able to sleep at night, Tiur sometimes sleep a lot, because the one who nurtured Reni at night was Tiur.

although Sari weaves ulos, her stepmother Tiur never wanted to buy snacks to her four siblings when she came home from the weekend. Tiur is still reckoning with Sari and her younger sister, but Tiur has promised not to be unfair to Sari and her younger sister, when Tiur is difficult to give birth to Reni. After giving birth, Tiur did not remember his promise.

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Alex is always angry and indifferent to Tiur, because Tiur turns out to give birth to a daughter, even though Alex really wants Tiur to give birth to a son, because Alex's goal to marry Tiur is indeed to get a male offspring.

Alex warns Tiur, "If you keep giving birth to a second child later, you are ready to divorce" Alex told Tiur.

Tiur just kept quiet and resigned to what Alex said to him. Indeed, even Tiur was worried, afraid of divorce Alex.

Tiur was a little relieved, at least for now Tiur did not think about conceiving a second child, because Reni was still 3 months old.

Tiur deliberately paraded her womb, in order to give birth to a boy, so the parents' orders, and Tiur also just what people say.

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Ita, Sari's youngest sister. Sometimes go with her sister to bring her buffalo. Siti and Sita are in charge of pasting buffalo, indeed often invite Ita to come, this is as an entertainment in itself to just release the tired and saturated, it is often invited, because even at home Ita often scolded his stepmother Tiur, if Ita could not persuade baby Reni.

Ita was lifted on the back of the buffalo, meaning Siti and Sita so that Ita was happy to be sitting on the back of the buffalo, Ita was not tired of walking towards the house. Because the distance of the house to the place of buffalo grazing is far away.

I don't know why, arrived buffalo running fast. And Ita fell off the buffalo's back. With lightning fast and tight as fast as it is Sita and Siti ran after the buffalo and the place where Ita fell. Ita cried as hard as she was, and could not stand, Ita said that her back hurt. "oh.u.u.sick as hell" cried Ita, and still continued to cry.

Siti and Sita were frightened and immediately carried Ita and brought Ita home. Sita and Siti continued to persuade Ita to be quiet and not to cry. Arriving at home, Sari panicked at the sound of Ita's crying and immediately approached Sita and Siti and asked what happened.

"What is this Siti?" ask Sari confused

"Ita, fell from the top of the buffalo kak" said Siti with fear and regret.

"You can" said Sari curiously.

"We had intended to lift Ita up on the buffalo's back, so that Ita was not tired of walking from the buffalo herding to the house, but somehow arrived the buffalo ran as fast as he did, so Ita fell down", said Siti explained to her sister Sari.

"Okay, let's take Ita to Opi's mother a prick" said Sari firmly and while immediately carrying her sister Ita and taking her to the house of Opi's mother, a prickling.

Sari immediately shed tears hearing her sister's cry. Sari was very sad not to be able to take care of her sister well.

After finishing in the prick, Ita finally fell into a deep sleep, probably because of the soy sauce crying, and because it was too sick he endured the pain all over his body because it had fallen from the buffalo's back, to slamming.

The prick says there is a bone shift, there is a fractured bone and maybe also a pinched nerve. Treatment must be routine, and occasionally recommended for medical treatment, in order to be more detailed examination, and treatment is also more certain.

Sari just kept quiet, where her father got the money for the treatment of Ita, who held the financial control so far is Tiur, the sale of fish from the father's catch.

Tiur who sells and saves his money, even the proceeds of sales weave ulos, whereas Sari who weaves it, all Tiur who keeps it.

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It has been almost a month Ita treated by way of in kusuk, once a week Ita compulsory prick, already 4 times Ita in the prick to the prick, the cost of the skewer is given every time the skewer. Tiur objected to the cost of the ribs, sometimes Alex and Tiur had to fight when the time came for the payment of the money.

Although Ita has been 4 times pricked, but changes to healing have not been seen. Ita was afraid to move his legs, told to just sit suck Ita did, even Ita often cried when just tilting his body to the right or to the left, even in a lying condition.

Sari always accompanied Ita to train her to move her legs slowly, slowly,

"It's okay Ita, the beginning may hurt to move it, but over time it will definitely feel ordinary" said Sari reassured Ita.

"It hurts a lot", cried Ita.

"Yes it must be very painful deck, but you have to do a lot of training, so that your sick legs do not become stiff, and eventually you will be paralyzed forever" said Sari advising her sister Ita.

As often as Sari advised Ita, Ita still did not want to do what Sari ordered. Because Ita was too afraid, and perhaps because Ita was still a child, did not understand the effect in the future.

Sari recommends that the father want to sell buffalo for Ita treatment.

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Sari advised his father, to sell their buffalo, so that Ita can focus and routinely see a doctor.

"Dad, how about we just sell the buffalo, for the treatment of Ita regularly to the hospital!", persuaded Sari to her father.

Alex just shut up.

"Father, when treated medically, through scans or X-rays, can be seen clearly, what happens actually to Ita, whether broken bones, or pinched nerves. If a broken bone, even though all this time we just disturb it, does not further aggravate Ita's condition?", said Sari reassured her father.

Alex remained silent, his mind was in motion, 'definitely Tiur disagreed and they would definitely fuss and fight', Alex murmured inwardly.

Sari continued to persuade Alex, but Alex just kept quiet without giving a response.

Sari was upset and immediately left her father. 'Why the father does not agree, there is no more attention to the father's own son', Sari continues to think, not understanding the way Alex's mind.