Joy: A Hope's
Chapter 5: Suggestion of Bang Ari

“Semenjak Bang Ari go home so quiet tofu, Bang,” shootout Joy with its potent tone.

“Lah, right, there is Mamak same Mr.” timpal Ari on the phone screen.

“Yes, but it feels different, Bang!”

“Others are lacking, loh.” Joy began to be dramatic.

A snort from Ari. “Lebay you,” sneer Ari.

Afternoon by night. The sunlight on the western horizon slowly dimmed the face of a teenage boy sitting casually in front of the porch of the house. Holding the phone and showing the face in front of the screen.

Joy is making a video call through a social media app with her brother, Ari. The teenager told me a lot of things since Ari's departure. Tells about what he experienced today, including about his graduation in the selection of new students at the favorite school.

“Oh yes, Bang! I passed the selection at SMA Harapan Bangsa Department of Indonesian Language. I graduated on the track of achievement, loh. Then, said Bayu, I got a special invitation to continue school there.”

Joy told me this with a strong feeling. There is a proud tone to oneself tucked away in every sentence that is thrown from the lips. However, it is hidden by the look of an ordinary face even though the lips endlessly singed a smile.

Joy also wanted to show it to her brother. Joy was about to show that she could continue to school in a favorite High School, inversely proportional to Ari who graduated from SMK.

On the screen of the phone emblazoned figure half body Ari was flicking his wet hair after wiping with a towel. The bare-chested young man had apparently just finished his bath.

“You showing off to Brother?” ketus Ari along with his cynical snort, without distracting.

Then, Joy chuckled. It's good to be aware. That was one of his goals. “Eh, but not so well, Bang, that is,” denied later.

“Joy, right, the goal is to be a writer. No problem, right, if Joy continued school in the department of Indonesian?”

Silent moment. Seen Ari who came out of the camera—his nose is not visible. Only a faint rumbling sound could be heard. Maybe Ari is tearing up his closet, looking for clothes.

“Bapak already knows?” ari asked then after being busy with herself.

The boy was again seen on the camera screen. Now, he was already wearing a plain black t-shirt. Staring at Joy through a mobile phone screen with one eyebrow raised up.

Joy's face instantly changed in the blink of an eye. Worried. His heart was filled with sorrow. The question Ari asked seemed to tear down all expectations in his imagination. Slowly, his head shook weakly. Why didn't Joy think it got there?

“Let's Joy tell you, Bang,” replied Joy later.

“Quickly!” Ari. The man's eyeballs seemed to hint not to be relaxed in solving this one thing.

“Iya, Bang.” Joy again replied to Ari's words in a weak, uninspired tone.

“But, brother's advice is better not to expect too high. Fear later not according to reality, falling .. right, sick,” said Ari began to advise. That one young man was indeed a big-sister.

“You can have high dreams. Whatever it is, it can. So writer, please,” Pause for a moment. A rough gust of breath was visible from Ari's nose. While smiling understandably, continued saying, “But, do not have to continue in the Language department as well as Joy. Whatever your profession will be, if you want to be a writer, you can also. Call it, the author is a side profession.”

Have an adult mind. Three words that define Ari. Not many young men his age had thoughts like Ari. That advice even silenced the mouth of Joy who had talked a lot.

Joy looked down weakly not knowing what to reply to her with any more sentences. He's losing a landslide. The advice Ari gave was completely correct. Joy realizes that her life is completely in Eros' hands. His dreams may be drowned with Eros' desire inversely proportional to his desire.

Joy is the only hope of the family. You could say Ari failed in terms of education. Even the struggle of the young man for 12 years felt futile because he had got the title of unemployment for approximately three years. Eros is critical, and does not like neko-neko. Maybe Eros' upbringing in Joy will feel harder and tighter than his upbringing in Ari when he was in school.

Ari who could not bear to see the sad look of his sister reviewed a thin smile and said, “Tell you first, yes. Don't be discouraged!” supports.

Joy raised her face and sighed furiously. Slowly, his smile came back. This time it seemed forced. Then, his head nodded a few times. “Siap, Bang. Thanks,” sahutnya.

“Oh yes, there how, Bang? Bang Ari already got the job?” joy asked trying to find another topic.

“Praise God, already Deck. Brother has been working for a week,” said Ari told.

Seemed a happy twinkle in Joy's bead. I am happy to hear that news. “Wah, work where, Bang?”

“Kan, Brother graduates majoring in automotive. Yes, work in the workshop, lah!” sahut Ari a little ketus.

Joy chuckles. “Who knows if Bang Ari is a barista, or maybe a restaurant waiter.”

“Ngacoh you!”

Unable to hold back laughter seeing Ari's annoyed look from the camera phone. But that didn't last long. Because after that, Eros who just returned from the garden interrupted Joy.

“Main hp mulu!” tegur Eros circus.

The man was still complete with special clothes while working in the rice field or garden. On his right shoulder, there was a bunch of bananas that began to ripen.

Joy gasped in shock and woke up from the rattan chair she had been sitting in. Being pestered like that makes Joy's guts shrink. His heart instantly beat twice as fast with a great flow of pumped blood.

His video call turned off and secretly sent Bang Ari a message in private chat. “Bang, the vc is already in, yes. I've come home,” so the message.

There was no reply from Ari. Appears on the home screen pop up mobile Joy.

SLURRY IT!!!

As stated. Intentionally written using all capital teachers.

Joy can only look down when her eyeballs accidentally collide with Eros' sharp bead. Fortunately, Eros passed into the house after throwing a cynical look at him without throwing painful sentences again as before.

Shortly after Eros' departure, Joy came into the house after convincing herself that everything would be fine. About passing the selection, Joy will immediately convey to Eros in accordance with Ari's advice. Right, faster better.

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