The Sun Becomes a Star

Vacationing to the Village

“Yak mercy May ….Kayak in the oven deh,” Jell put – nutkan tissue on his forehead.

“The taxi will not leave if it is not full. The one sitting in front of the three people. The one behind dipepet – pepet not koruan. True consumers – is not protected in this place,” even Trisaktipun complain.

“Well sorry. But like that here,” I try to calm down while they bring them in.

“Trisaksti anyway .. I had a plan to bring a motor, but he did not dare,” Jell blamed Trisakti.

“Garg aja Jell. You just can bring a motorbike, cook already dare to bring me from Malang to here. You don't have a SIM, do you?” Trisakti walked to my right.

“SIM problems lately. You have not tried it yet, how can you decide that?” Jell walked to my left.

“You want to entertain me or fight anyway ?” I'm a little upset. They both fell silent.

“Enak is also the home of your Grandma May,” Trisakti opened the conversation.

“Enak if you are only here a few hours while walking – roads. try to stay here two nights only. Surely you will languish.” I want to spill the burden of my suffering on my two best friends.

“If you are here just languish, how do people – people who live in the interior well ?” Jell let out her voice again. At that moment we walked in through the front door.

“Which depth do you mean ?” ask Trisakti. They can't stay silent for too long.

“Papua or Kalimantan for example. Imagine, to get stationery only, they have to walk at least three – four days ..” Jell excited.

“Ih .. where is there such a place ?” my word.

“I guess you know better than me May, Your father khan journalist ?” Trisakti doesn't understand.

“Indeed …. But khan isn't who all Papa knows I should also know. You know where Jell is from?”

“From TV. That's loh …. Box that can show pictures. In this era, we do not have to stand up to touch the – button so that we can change the channel or change the volume. Simply use a remote control only ..” Jell explained.

“Oh …. Which is turned on by electricity is at all ?” Trisakti pura – pura bego.

“Wah .. I just found out there is such a machine in this era ..” I connect Trisakti pride. We walk in place father – father saw boxing. They were silent for a moment looking at the three of us passing by and a moment later the crowd enveloped the house again. Grandma was in the kitchen, continuing to enjoy her collars that she had not had time to finish, while daydreaming.

“Grandma,” she turned. “This friend May,” Jell and Trisakti inspired her while saying, “Trisakti,” “Jell,” heard the word ‘Jell’ I noticed Grandma's forehead wrinkled – wrinkle.

“A long time ago arrived ?” Granny alkaline – stale.

“Newly. About five minutes ago,” Trisakti who knows best how to be polite.

“Take Har compote, must be all thirsty,” I walk take compote. While I was picking up compote for the two of them, I heard Grandma ask – questions personal questions that I dare not ask when I first met someone like, ‘where is your house ?’ ‘have brother or sister?’ ‘your father works where ?’ ‘what class is it now ?’ ‘knew Har where ?’ and so forth and so forth. His poker questions made me ashamed to hear them myself. Fast – fast I want to save the clumsy looking Jell and Trisakti.

“We chat outside yuk ?” and they followed the views of Grandma who researched from hair to feet. I feel bad for both of them.

“Sorry well .. Grandma so it ...” I said, thrusting two bowls of pumpkin compote.

“Yah feel bad too anyway,” said trisakti while scooping compote.

“Ah cook ?” I can't believe it. The Jell family is not the family I thought was a traditional family like my Grandma.

“Same by May. All the Grannies in this world are the same,” Jell said again.

“Enak nih kolak,” Trisakti says again. Then a moment later we started comparing – compare our Grandma each – each. About Grandma Jell who always accompany her if she is visited by her boyfriend, about Grandma Trisakti who always reminds her about – things that are appropriate and that are not, which are taboo and that are not.

“Why are all Grannies so annoying well ?” my many. Jell shrugged her shoulders.

“Yah .. because we know Justin Timberlake as soon as they know Koes Plus. Lucky also if they know Bimbo from TV or cinema, not from radio ..” Trisakti said wisely.

“Maybe too,”. “Yah Lord ... Imelda ..!” I'm yelling. I then ran to the side of the house to the mojair pond. I left Imelda swimming there alone. Jell and Trisakti caught up with me.

“Why Imelda ?” I don't care about Jell's question. I'm looking for – find Imelda around the pool. I didn't see him. I started to panic. I threw my feet at the bottom of the muddy pool. Touching every base. Who knows Imelda drowned, unable to escape. I know that naturally – turtles can swim. But Imelda rarely swims. He spends more of his life on land than in water. She's a – land turtle.

“You are so confused like that ? Why Imelda ?” Trisakti was also confused.

My eyes glazed – glass. If anything happens to Imelda, I won't be able to forgive myself. Why can I be so desperate to forget about Imelda. “Imelda !” I'm yelling. “I just left Imelda swimming here alone .. !” “Imelda can swim khan ?” ask Jell.

“Imelda it's not ninja Jell turtles. Not like in the movie. He's never been in the water too long. Who knew he had stomach cramps ?” I screamed again. They both panicked and went to the pool with me. Searching for – find out who knows Imelda stuck at the bottom of that muddy pool. Meronta – ronta wants to go outside but can't.

“Imelda !” Jell shouted in excitement. I looked at Jell looking. I saw Imelda crawling on the grass – grass around the pond. “That's Imelda,” I screamed grabbing her. The three of us were still in the pool.

“Mini color has fish well ?” ask Trisakti.

“Supposed to bottle – bottle of my foot earlier,” Jell connect.

“But not a shark kok ..”.

“Books get wet here May,”

“Iya I also ..”

“From partially wet, wet mending all khan ?” I pushed Jell's body. Jell pushed my body. We saw Trisakti, Trisakti trying to avoid. We push each other and shout – yells. Laugh until my stomach hurts. Water in the pool squirt to where – where. Fortunately we did not step on the road.

“Sri ..” we all stopped seeing Grandma looking at the three of us. His tone was very smooth and gentle. But hearing him call me ‘Sri’ even friends – temankun already know what it means.

“Sorry Grandma. We were looking for Imelda.” I went up and reached out to Jell and Imelda. Maybe it was because my hands were slippery, so it wasn't them that I pulled, but I fell down again. But I didn't have time to laugh, Grandma noticed us. We ride alone – by ourselves. Towards the bathroom.

The three of us felt fresh. I loaned Jell and Trisakti clothes. Somewhat too long for Trisakti even though we same – same got size S. We are now in my bedroom bed. Tell me about a lot of things. Sometimes – sometimes we laugh a giggle because of a slovenly joke that Jell told while whispering – whispered. Already no longer heard the voice of father – father saw boxing. They were finished about an hour ago. The clear sky was covered with cloudiness in September. A moment later there was water beating the roof of this house. We told stories, laughed until we were exhausted and then fell asleep. It's good to sleep with two friends on my left and right after a shower on a rainy day. 

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