Am I Different?
Am I Different?

No need to wait long, the bus came. We one by one put in the goods and immediately boarded the car when it was finished. In the car a lot of kids are looking at me weirdly.

I was confused, Inwardly wondering, what is my fault? I was just asking, is that wrong?

“Why, anyway? Look at that rich. Just realized yes, if I am beautiful?” ask me while joking.

I saw their expressions, when I tried to joke, but they kept looking at me as a stranger.

“Already, Key. Don't be joking, no exclamation tau,” chirped Angga his friend Dimas.

“Finally see that I am so rich, there is something wrong with me, huh?” just pissed.

“You're not like the other kids, Key. We are afraid of you!” keep Robby.

I heard Robby's answer, adding to my growing confusion.

“Unlike other children. How about, anyway?” I'm more confused.

“If there wasn't you, maybe the demon who possessed Dimas wouldn't have gotten angry. Dimas wouldn't be rich like this." Angga said in a high tone.

As soon as I saw Angga's face, he looked very angry, hearing his words made me want to cry. In my mind, I don't want to be like this either, why should I?

“Originally you know, yes. If Keyla hadn't asked the teacher and Dimas wasn't in a trance now, what would have happened if the demon went home?" answer the Goddess with a sniff.

“That's Dimas' fault, why is he swearing? Already many times Mr. Andi told us, must be polite and with invisible creatures. We respect each other dong,” added Selly.

Bella and Selly tried to defend me. They hugged me.

"Already, Key. Don't listen to them" said Dinar.

Looks like our words were heard by the teachers who were in the front seat.

“What's this about rame-rame?” Beautiful ma'am reprimanded us.

“That and Robby, Mom. They blamed Keyla for the Dimas incident,” Selly replied.

“Already, no need to discuss." Beautiful woman replied.

We were all silent too.

“Already, Key. Let it be.” Dinar tried to calm me down again.

I nodded at Dinar. I know what I was afraid of happened. They were all afraid of me for my own fault. In my mind I said, I just tried to be quiet, maybe Dimas wouldn't be like this. Just try to be quiet, maybe the kids won't look at me with a strange look. It all makes me feel foreign.

I felt the journey home for so long, it felt like I wanted to hurry to the destination. I want to scream, I want to cry.

Long enough journey we took, we finally arrived at school. I saw all the parents were waiting at the school, because they had been told by Mr. Andi through a special WhatsApp group of parents. From a distance, I saw that my father and mother were there as well.

Dad came up to me and yelled, "Dedek."

I ran down the bus in a hurry, to approach my father with a sad face because of the incident.

“Kok Dad didn't return to work?” i asked.

“Daddy, deliberately not back to work because you want to pick up Dedek home from camping,” replied father.

“Come home, Deck. Let you instantly get a break,” invite Mom.

We also went home, Arriving at home I immediately took a bath and performed zhuhur prayers first. After that, I lay my body on the bed while thinking about Robby and Angga's words.

Tok tok ....

“Let's eat first, later just take a nap,” take mom.

"Yes, Mom," I replied.

Lazily, I got out of bed and set my feet towards the place to eat. I approached my father who was already there..

”Dedek, already salat?” ask dad.

“It's been, Dad," I replied briefly.

I looked at me with a surprised face.

“Dedek, think what? About Dimas?" dad asked.

I saw dad for a moment.

“Dad, how to know?” ask me to be curious.

He smiled at me before saying anything.

“Tadi, Mr. Andi told about Dimas possessed. Why do you look so moody?” said father again.

I told my father and mother everything I experienced while camping. I asked Dad, what is my fault if I tell you what I saw? Because before I also did not understand it was another person or creature. At first glance they look the same and exist in the morning, afternoon or evening.

“Dek, no harm Dedek asked. But many times Dad says, try to talk to one person you trust to talk to first. Then, you see what the response is like. Later Dedek will know, he who Dedek saw it from our nature or not,” advice father while stroking my head.

“But, Yeah. Why do my friends look at me with a foreign look, Dad? They are not like usual, I feel they do not like me,” I said in tears.

Dad smiled back.

“They don't dislike Dedek. But they are not used to Dedek like this,” replied the father.

“See Dinar, how long has he been friends with you? Did he go with the incident that Dedek just experienced? of course not,” said father again.

“No, Dad. But Dinar knew me from childhood, so he was not surprised by me." I tried to give an excuse to Dad.

“Then from that, Dad said. They're not used to the Deck, not disliked. Over time, they knew what Dedek was like and would never look at a foreign grandpa again, bluff the Deck!" dad kept on trying to calm me down.

I looked at my mother and she smiled at me.

“Mother.” I called Mom and hugged her.

“True says, Dad. They just need to adapt Dek, already do not be sad ugly or his face in the rich bend of folding paper aja.” Mom tried to mock me.

"Mother, here" I said.

"Let's eat, later Dedek continue to rest," said the mother again.

After I finished eating, I got out of my seat to go back to my room.

"I rest first, Dad, Mom," I said as I stepped foot.

On the side of the room, I lay my body on the bed. I don't know why I tried to sleep but I still couldn't. I was trying to think about what mom and dad said. It's true, they're just not used to me yet. I'm sure one day they'll accept me too, but when?

I continued to calm myself down, but it still remained in my heart the possibility that they would not be able to accept me. I try to remember Dinar, he also never stayed away from me because of his different nature. What else could be like Dinar? If not how?

If I can choose, I want to be like the others, I don't want to have this advantage. I felt they were alienating me, I saw them looking at me with a frightened look. Am I worse than a madman? Until they are like that.

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