I'm not Kunti
CHAPTER 23
“Siap. But if you lose treat me to eat pizza huh?”
On the other side. Shishil approached Mr. Slamet who was sitting relaxed outside the house.
“Excuse me Mr. Slamet. Can I have a phone call?”
“Phone. Wear aja Shil. Oh yea. I bought a cell phone for the three of you yesterday. Wait a minute ya” Mr. Slamet immediately called Mr. Darso who was cleaning the car on the porch of the house.
“Pak Darso here briefly” Call Mr. Slamet. Mr. Darso approached.
“Iya Mr. Slamet, there is something I can help”
“Handphone that we bought yesterday, already in kan’ give to children?”
“Oh yes, Mr. Slamet. I forget. Still in car”
“Yaudah if so, you take it and give it to the children, each one” Shishil feel happy. Waiting shortly.
“This Neng Shishil can be retrieved Handphonenya”
“But Mr Slamet, I am so ngerepotin?”
“Nothing. You are the first time to the human world.so I give this phone to make it easier to communicate with you, if you get problems out there”
Shishil goes to the room to Pocil and Ramon.
“Mon, new phone from Pak Slamet”
“That's right, Shil?”
“Totally, Chil”
“Crazy, so good Mr. Slamet. If I ask for chilli definitely in buyin?”
“Cabe? Make what Mon?”
“Cabe-cabean, Shil”
“From yesterday's talk loe not clear mulu, Mon”
The next night, after Shishil has a new starter card and enough credit. Shishil ventured to call Raka, the mysterious man of his dreams. At first Shishil was so hesitant, his feelings shook violently as if an earthquake and tsunami were coming to his heart.
Shishil started to press the number. With an awkward heart he waited and waited and until finally.
“Hallo?” Shishil asked nervously.
“Iya. Who is this?”
“Gue Shishil!” Answer Shishil. Silent moment.
“Shishil. Oh yeah, I remember. How is Shil. Kok’ loe just called?”
“Sorry Ka, actually I want to call. But?”
“But, why. Shy?”
“Ah, that's right. Oh yea. Tomorrow you have a show?”
“Events. I guess there is no!”
“Oudah if you don't have an event. Tomorrow we go, will you?”
“Street? Yaudah I want”
“Then tomorrow afternoon I pick you up, Shil ” Pinta Raka the mysterious guy. After Shishil gives Mr. Slamet's home address, his phone dies. Shishil was very happy, as if he could not believe what had happened. Hugging his cell phone, Shishil just smiled.
Ramon and Pocil went into his room.
“Why do you Shil?”
“Gue is not a dream, Chil?”
“What's wrong, Shil?”
“Gue wants to meet arjuna I”
“Gue not heard wrong. Oh yes, Shil. Loe want to come with us?”
“Where, Mon?”
“Journey, Shil. Are you bored?”
“Bored anyway. But, next time. Oh yeah, you know this is okay?” Ask Shishil.
“That was the contents of that backpack back then right? Kayak dried leaves?”
“This is dry leaves. Keep doing what’an ya?”
“Gue is not, you know. Save aja Shil, who knows if there is another one of his own.”
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That afternoon Pocil and Ramon went for a walk to relieve boredom. They were pacing back and forth looking at the densely packed vehicles that were driven by humans.
“Gue is surprised by the human world?”
“How come, Cil?”
“Loe see aja. The road is narrow, the car is very much. Make sumpek”
“Loe is right, Cil. That's it, the weather's hot. Not in our world. If I think I keep mending I go home to the world of my origin aj”
“Actually from yesterday-yesterday I also want to go home. I smell like frankincense. But I don't have the heart to miss Shishil”
“Gue is the same, Cil. Oh yes, I'm thirsty nih”
“We bought a drink there, Mon. Looks delicious. Hot-hot drinking ice cold”
Pocil and Ramon approach the roadside iceberg.