Anjani Darling
You should be grateful, Anjani!

"Anjani, don't ever leave without permission again huh." asked aunt Desi, hugging me. "It's dark today, let's go home."

"No. I don't want to go home. I don't want to be adopted!" myrag.

"You are why Anjani. Do you know, almost some kids really wish they could be adopted. But why did you refuse? Adopted it's not bad Anjani, you'll have a new family. Father and mother will love you." said brother Zein.

"I don't want a new family. I have a father and a mother!" I said.

"But they have thrown you away" said Brother Zein again.

"No. That's not true. It wasn't my father or mother who killed me, but those uncles!" I repeat the real thing. But instead of accepting my explanation, Brother Zein still thinks that father and mother are not equally dear to me.

"You should be grateful, Anjani. Running away like this is tantamount to provoking my mother's anger!" cetus brother Zein.

"Isn't your mother really angry?" cut off brother Philip.

"I'm not talking to you!" yell brother Zein.

"Ibu dan anak sama-sama tidak mau mendengarkan orang lain. Sukanya menyalahkan terus," celetuk kak Philip.

"That's it. Let's go back now so that I can calm down." suggested Brother Zein.

"I don't want to go home!" I said.

"Anjani, don't do it" persuaded aunt Desi.

"Auntie, I don't want to be adopted. Please I can" I asked Aunt Desi.

"Just ask Aunt Desi for help. All the decisions of the home are in the hands of my mother, Anjani. You must obey for your good as well. Do you know, the parlors' finances aren't doing well. If you hang in there, you might have to stop school halfway. Just to eat, we're short, Anjani." said brother Zein.

"That's arrogant!" chirps brother Philip.

"You don't interfere with Philip. It's the care of the people." With a ketus Zein's brother tried to break Philip's brother.

"Hey, if it's a homebody thing, it's none of your business either. You forgot Zein, not part of that orphanage. You're just hitchhiking in there because your mother happens to be the head." apparently Philip's brother can break Zein's arrogance.

"Whatever you say. But I just want to help my mother and this is all for Anjani's good as well" said Zein.

"Already ... already. Don't argue anymore. Anjani, let's go home. You take it easy, that couple who's about to adopt is gone. They didn't take you, but they were replaced with Fiona" Desi's aunt said.

"really?" I was so pleased with the news delivered by Aunt Desi. But my smile immediately disappeared when I remembered there could be an old man who wanted to take me. Head mother will definitely give me happily to them.

"You just calm down. Aunty will be at the forefront of supporting you." said aunt Desi. "Aunt promise!"

Hearing aunt Desi's promise made me somewhat calm. The four of us immediately came out of the Pine forest. If it still survives here until night, it can come out wild animals.

The four of us walked to the home. In front of the parlor, brother Philip came home. While me, aunt Desi and brother Zein immediately entered the parlour.

In front of the entrance, the head mother was already waiting with a sharp gaze. It seems true that he doesn't like me.

"Where have you been, Anjani?" ask the head. "So what sins did I do so that I have a foster child as good as you. You should be grateful that someone would take it as a child, not run away.

You know, that family was one of those rich families in Padang. They adopted you because they wanted to lift your degrees.

Stay with them and you can have a better life. Education is also high!" the head mother. "Then why did you run away?"

"I want to go home, chief" I replied, bowing my head.

"But your mother threw you away, Anjani!"

"No!"

"You are this, it is clear the reality is like that even continue to give. You want to be punished again?"

"Mother chief, I'm sorry. But Anjani hasn't had a bath and eaten. Is it permissible for him to clear himself first so that his mind is calm?" aunt Desi Speak carefully.

***

The night is getting late, but my eyes are not yet closed. I still think about the words of the head mother. What if he gave me to another prospective adoptive parent? I don't want to come with anyone.

"Anjani, haven't you slept?" ask aunt Desi, who was sleeping.

"I'm not sleepy yet auntie" I replied.

"What's wrong, son?"

"Auntie, what if someone comes to take it again?"

"Let's think Anjani. Let's go to sleep first!" within seconds, aunt Desi fell asleep again.

***

"Anjani, you're so brave, yeah!" suddenly Diana was by my side.

"What's wrong?" I asked, rather lazily because usually if Diana greets just to mock or find trouble with me.

"You deliberately refused to be adopted. Even willing to refuse the request of Ratih's mother to be his son. Aye, right?"

"Where do you know?"

"I heard it yesterday!"

"Basic of the snooper."

"I'll tell the chief about everything!"

"Now he's a bad boy!"

"You should want to be taken by them so that the home can safely return without you!"

"If you're bothered by my presence, why don't you just leave?"

"I won't leave the parlor anytime!"

"Then I won't leave until my mom and dad pick me up!"

"Geez Anjani, why aren't you conscious too? You were thrown out. Something that has been thrown away will not be possible to take back!"

"That's probably you, not me!"

"Basically stubborn. You're overconfident, but it's true that Zein and I told you that your parents didn't want you by their side. Or maybe you're a bad kid, huh? Were you born out of wedlock?"

"No. My father and mother gave birth to me in love!"

Diana once again provoked my anger. He made me attack him. When Diana was caught, I attacked her with movements she could not read, so she stirred in pain several times.

"Awww...pain!" Diana cried in pain while holding her hair that I had pulled because of anxiety.

"What's this?" the head mother and aunt Desi were already near us.

"Anjani pulled my hair, she also attacked me!" said Diana

"Is that Anjani?" ask the head

I did not dare to answer, and then suddenly my head pulled my ear so hard that I screamed for release.

"Mother's headache, pain!" I said.

"Mother," aunt Desi is trying to mediate. While Diana was smiling complacently while occasionally whining, pretending to be holding back the wound.