A Story Of LIA
SEVENS
..."Not only because you are forgiven, it does not mean that the mistakes you make are right, you have to accept the consequences of what happened. "...
The sound of the siren bell is heard twice, indicating the time of rest arrives. It still feels achy covering both legs Retno but trying not to be too visible to Lia.
Lia herself is now trying to make up for her wrong taste by taking Retno to the cafeteria with the intention of buying drinks or snacks sold in the mbok Darmi store.
When they want to invite the two men behind him, it turns out they are no longer there and come with a group of other friends.
“Mbok, this is five and this drink four mbok” Tanya Lia all of you directly gave the drink to Retno.
“Many Li ?” retno asked a little surprised by the drinks were quite a lot of snacks and Lia only responded with a typical smile.
“Ohh, yes neng two thousand” said mbok Darmi, who then Lia took money out of his pocket.
“mbok, just saw Harry and Agung here?.?” ask Lia back, please,
“hhmmmm, which one is yes..?” tannya
“the student fights on the first day of school” replied Lia,
“ohhhh diaa, there has been no mbok see him from earlier neng,” replied the mbok who then Lia and Retno pamit.
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“Maybe the sky is sad today” said Harry his friend who is currently leaning his body into the trunk of the big tree.
“Why ri, ?”tanyakanya.
"That, look at the clouds moving towards here, the clouds are a little black, maybe it's raining.“ he replied.
“Iya also” reply Agung.
"Why did you have to come out also earlier?, even though you have already left a note.” asked Agung break the silence that occurred a few minutes ago.
“You saw the girl gung,” while pointing her face at the woman of two women who were walking in the school hallway. And the Great saw it.
“I was curious about him, looking strong but looking so weak also” replied Harry
“you remind me how fierce he was to challenge Zaki when Mos?, His eyes were full of courage.
But look at it this morning, his hands were shaking. Though only because it does not carry a notebook.” Continued Harry followed by a nod from Agung.
“Rii see them here,”ucap Agung.
“just relax.”ucapnya.
Lia who already knew that she would find Harry here, immediately sat down under the shade of a big tree in the school yard and followed by Retno and put all the luggage.
“ini snacks and drinks for us” said Lia.
“this seriousness ?,”tanya Agung who then no longer lean anymore.
“iyaaaa” reply Retno.
“nih, your drink” said Lia while thrusting a drink right above Harry's face. Who forced Harry to get up and accept the drink.
“Thank you, yes, and maaffff....., you are being punished because I” said Lia,
“gak papa really, just relax, after all the punishment does not know, we still have to find it after returning to school later, just relax”balas Agung which was then followed by a nod by Retno as well.
The breeze that sometimes comes, and followed by the atmosphere of the sky is a little cool, making the atmosphere so peaceful under the tree.
There were not many important things that they said under the tree, but clearly, Harry, Agung, Lia, and Retno were getting to know each other.
“Wahhhhh, it feels like a family picnic under the tree is yes ?” tanya Adam cuts nostalgic story mba Retno.
“ya that's how Dam is,”he replied. It did not feel like it had been almost two hours Adam was in this house, and the rain had fallen a few seconds ago, then the more dense it fell.
Previously Retno continued her story, heard the sound of a car entering the yard of Retno's house and honked her horn.
“ Who is mba ?”ask Adam Reflex.
“ Maybe brother, because my son is still in Australi continue his S2, and my husband is on service at cirebon.”
“ A minute yes,” he said get up and head out to receive the guest. The voice of a woman whose voice was familiar to Adam.
“ No guests yes tan ?” said the woman. Adam reflexively looked at the door.
“Don't tell Intan, please don't tell Intan.” whispered Adam slowly.
******
"There's a little business here, and I should be the one, what are you doing here ?" ask Adam back.
"Well, this is my aunt's house" she replied.
"So mba Retno saw you ??"
"Yeah, you know before separating in the Danadyaksa building someone called me, nahh, this aunt who called, mumpung again in Java, stop first and nginep here first."
"And papa who even told nginep" he continued.
"Ooohh gituuu" replied Adam.
"Iyaaaaaaa, but wait, you call my aunt Mba ?"
ask Intan back.
"yaaaa yaaaa, mba Retno who sent mah, because we were a school first"
"Seriusan?, mba never told me about the school first." said Intan.
"Yaaa, how do I know,hahahaha" Adam replied.
"It turns out you two know each other anyway." said mba Retno while carrying a kettle containing warm tea.
"Friends since High School" Reply Adam.
"Oooohhhh that" he replied
"Mba, continue the story earlier" pinta Adam.
"What is dam's story ?" connect Intan
"The story of Retno's youth" continued Adam.
"huhahah, all right, where was it ?"tanyakanya.
"Sit under a big tree" said Adam a little enthusiastically.
"Oohhh yes. okay"
******
The four of them are now in the classroom, carrying out the first impromptu repetition carried out by Mr. Marwan, the History Teacher at that time.
Practically the exam takes place in an orderly and smooth manner.sounding the siren bell twice which signifies the time to go home, and all students neatly collect their paper replicates ahead.
Harry and Agung will practice Lia and Retno football because there is no school activity, they plan to study together in the regional library.
But before that the four of them had to meet with Rita's mother because of the negligence they made this morning.
Now, the four of them were in the teacher's room while saying greetings and then entered and stood neatly in front of Rita's book.
With a long talk, stories from sabang to merauke, in the end after speaking for almost an hour Rita allowed them to leave.
"Lia, you stay here." call Rita's mom back. who suddenly heard that the four of them stopped and Lia flipped over to Rita's mom back.
"Why are you still here, Harry ?" hearing that, Lia was a little surprised and saw the man who had now reached beside her.
"No papa ma'am, Lia's punishment, punishment for me too, anyway I didn't bring a notebook with me" said Harry, who made Rita smile.
" This is a book that I ask you to translate well" said Ms. Rita as she pulled out the book she was reading. The book looks new and titled, On Becoming A Leader by Warren B Bennis.
"Seriously buk ?" said Lia whose face began to look enthusiastic
"Yes, I asked you to translate it with Harry, it's 222 pages thick, and I asked you before your odd semester exam to finish it" Rita said with a reassuring face.
"Siapp buk" greeted Lia quickly.
"Ni son why yes, quickly changed very much" said Harry in his heart.
After holding the book, Lia and Harry immediately left the teacher's room.
"Well mba?, why not go back to Lia nemenin at that time ?" Tanya adam cuts out Retno's mba story
"Yes tan, why would aunty even let Lia be punished with Harry ?" keep up with Intan who helped tell this story.
"Actually we were both outside the teacher's room at that time, because we did not bring bags, mba told Agung to bring our four bags. But yes while waiting, mba also eavesdropped on them anyway, hehehe." he said.