Am I Different?
My Childhood part 2

My father worked in a town far from where I lived. The distance from my city to where my father worked is three hours. He always took the time to go home to visit me and my mom. He works in a private company.

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After I ate, I accompanied my mother to her favorite television. Until I remembered, that Dinar was going to visit my house.

“Oh yes, Mom. Later the Dinar wants to come here, do math assignments from Bu Indah Sama Dedek," said I.

Mom just nodded at my words.

“Bu, at the end of the second semester, the school will hold camping. I'm coming, huh?” whinek.

“Iya. Anyway be careful you know, yes,” mother's advice.

“Iya, Mom. Sure," I said, giving my mother two thumbs.

"There's only you, Dek" said the mother, smiling.

Tok tok ....

There was a knocking on the door.

“Assalamu’alaikum, Keyla, Keyla!" yelled Dinar from outside my house.

“Wa’alaikumsalam, just enter Din,” replied my mother.

“Siang, Aunt." Dinar shaking hands, kissing mom's hand.

“Have you eaten, Din? If not, you eat first, yeah." Mom offered Dinar.

“Dinar has eaten at home, Auntie. Thank you,” replied Dinar.

Dinar sat down with me on the carpet in front of the television, opening her workbook.

"Awhile, I'll take the book first" I said.

Dinar just nodded, while I passed away going to the room to pick up the book. After that, he approached her again. I sat down near the Dinar, then opened the taskbook to work on.

"Had told you your mother, if we want camping?” ask Dinar.

“Then,” answered me while doing my job.

One by one the tasks are completed.

"Alhamdulillah, finally our struggle is over as well, hahaha," said Dinar while laughing.

"What struggle? I'm the one who fought," I replied as I turned my face away.

"Hehehe, we're smarter than me, Key," Dinar said.

Finished doing the task, Dinar immediately paid to go home.

"I'm going home first, huh, Key?" said it.

I called my mother back because Dinar wanted to say goodbye.

"Tante, I'll go home first" Dinar said to her mother, kissing her hand.

"Yes, Din. Play here often, let Keyla have a friend," said the mother.

"Yes, Auntie" said Dinar.

Dinar set foot out of my house.

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The day has begun to go up in the afternoon, I began my afternoon activities that are teaching, praying and helping mom to clean up the house.

Tonight, it's Friday and my dad's coming home for tonight. As usual, my mother and I watched television while waiting for my father to come. I heard rain water falling from the sky.

"Mom, it's raining" I said.

"Yes, Deck" replied Mom briefly.

I'm worried about dad. Evening arrived, the time showed it was 21.09 WIB. Even the rain from the afternoon did not stop, although just the drizzle made me even more worried about my father's trip.

Tok tok ....

“Wa'alaikumsalam, Dad." I answered while running in a hurry to open the door.

I opened the door, I saw Dad there.

"Dad, Dedek kangen," I said as I hugged him.

"Father is also kangen, son," replied the father.

“Let your Dad clean first, Dek,” says mom.

“Dad, where's my bread? Mother said, Dad is like a bread courier tuh, hahaha,” my laugh.

Dad came into the house, opening a big plastic bag that was my order. He always knew what I wanted. After giving me my favorite bread, my father took a foot to go take a bath. As for me and Mom, waiting for him while watching television while eating the bread brought by the father earlier.

Not long after, Dad had finished his bath and he approached us. Dad sat near me.

“Dad, I'll next month end of semester two, nih. Coincidentally the school held camping, Dedek can come, Dad?” I told dad.

“Iya, Deck. Be careful anyway. If Dedek feels that which is seen strange, do not need to be ignored, pray a lot and pray,” the advice of the father.

“Dad, why am I like this? Is everyone the same as me, knowing about the other world? Many times I was considered different, Well,” I was curious.

“Dek, not everyone is as lucky as Dedek, This is the advantage of Dedek, so it should be grateful only. Dedek is no different just that distinguishes the advantages," said the father.

I lowered my head.

“Nak not bread?” dad switched the conversation.

I devoured the bread to the end, showing how special the bread my father brought me.

That night, we took time to be together, because it was not every day that we could feel this togetherness. It was getting late at night, my mom and dad told me to go to bed.

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The next day, in my spirit I woke up to go to school. I don't know why every dad in the house, I'm always happy and excited.

The days passed as usual.

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One month later, the final exam was completed in the second semester. That means, the time for children to do the final task of the semester is camping.

On that Saturday, my father was home. My mom and I are preparing my tools for camping tomorrow and that's dad's help. Not to forget the P3K tool is always preferred by both my parents, because I am a careless child and it makes me easily injured by falling.

I was also busy with them. Even though it was getting late at night, I was still enthusiastic about preparing my camping equipment tomorrow.

“Sana break Deck, let tomorrow soon not bad luck wake up." Dad told me.

“Good my boss, hehehe,” taunted me to dad.

I also obeyed my father's orders. I left them to my room. When I get to the room, I lay my body on the bed.

I didn't go to sleep either, because I wanted today to turn into tomorrow. As usual, if there will be activities I can not sleep, because I want to quickly leave.

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I guess maybe I'm not the only one feeling it, surely all kids are just like me. I dream of my tomorrow with joy, I spend my day with my friends and teachers, perhaps so much the joy of my imagination.

It will be cool and happy. I also smiled to myself and was lulled into the beauty of delusion. Exploring together, competing, learning to cook together, it was all on my mind.

I can't wait for tomorrow, until I don't notice the late night. All I thought was the fun I was going to have.

I was thinking there must be an art scene at closing, there was a bonfire lit.

Surely I will tomorrow will race motion and song with my friends, because a few days before the camping event, we have all formed a group for the competitions.

I hope our group will be the champions. Later after the show I will tell my story to my father and mother. Too beautiful my delusion, until I was lulled into my dreamland. That night, I had a dream, like the one in my dreams.

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