MUTE
#10

...Episodes 10...

I started to get scared, trying to dodge and wanted to run, but I couldn't. Crying only tears, my voice is not there. Suddenly I heard the voice of Dini.

"Hani's... Hani's... Where's hani?" Shouted Kak Dini.

The woman then took her hand off and ran. I was still crying in the garden chair, still trembling, before long Brother Dini saw me and approached.

"Hani why?" My sister's face looks panicked.

I just cried, then Brother Dini carried me into the car. Hugging while calming me down, Kak Dini slowly asked, "Hani why get out of the car?"

"So there was a woman waving and in her hand was candy, I approached, then the woman forced and pulled my hand, went with her," I wrote.

Kak Dini looked very worried, saying, "Sorry Brother Dini left Hani alone. Next time do not want to be invited by people who are not known yes...."

I just nodded, Brother Dini gave me some candy. "We're off to the parlor, okay?" said Kak Dini. Smiling and looking very excited.

We continued our journey, Early sister who focuses on driving and I who focus on eating candy. During the trip Kak Dini always advised about maintaining distance with strangers.

Arriving at the orphanage, as usual we distributed food and drinks to the orphanage. Seeing how crowded the orphanage children approached, I did not see Erik.

I went to see the mother and asked where Erik was, The mother replied that Erik had gone to another family's adoption. Hearing Mother's words, I don't understand what adoption is.

The mother said, "Erik has moved in with his family."

"Where to?" write me.

"Move abroad, Oiya... Erik left this for Hani, "The house mom gave me a letter from Erik.

I went to the park I had been to with Erik, sat on a chair, and read the letter. "Sorry Hani, I have to go with my new family, one day I will definitely return." That's all Erik wrote.

I feel so lost, because for me Erik is my closest friend. My intention to paint with Erik is not to be realized today.

I wanted to give the painting to him. "Don't be sad Hani, Erik will promise to be here again" said Kak Dini behind me.

I looked at him, asking Kak Dini to carry me. "Cup cup cup, we pray that Erik can succeed there, Hani do not be sad there are still other orphanage children who can be played with," said Kak Dini.

Long story short from that day, I always waited for Erik's return. Every week come to the parlors and play with the other orphanage children. Sometimes I paint there, there's 1 painting of Erik's face.

The painting I put with the mother of the house, and asked her to give it to Erik if one day I come back here.

Today is my first day at school. I'm a little awkward and nervous. There were no children I knew at the school. The entrance to the school is accompanied by Father and Kak Dini.

My first day of school was still very boring, because I didn't know the other kids. But something made me sad, as I was told to introduce myself.

In front of the class I saw a child who was busy with his toys, some were busy running around, some were even silent. Most of the class was normal kids, not special needs kids like me.

I was silent in front, There was a child who shouted, "What's your name, what's your silence!" The boy laughed.

The teacher spoke next to me, "His name is Hani, honey. Hani there's a constraint on her voice, Hani will write everything she'll talk about, Okay."

"Oh... Can't you say yes, Mom?" said his friend.

"Oh.. mute!" shouted the other child.

Hearing the child's voice, the other children laughed. I'm in the bully, I feel so angry, and hate those kids, but, I see someone just shut up and look at me with a smile.

His smile doesn't seem to insult me. "Please don't laugh, Hani is our friend, and you can't say that" said Ms. Guru.

All the children in the classroom were silent at the words of Master Ma'am. I sat next to the smiling boy. "Greetings, I'm Hani" I wrote to the boy.

"I'm Tirta." Tirta asked me to shake hands.

Since then, I've always played with Tirta. Tirta was my fiercest friend in class, all afraid of her. There was an incident where I really felt very weak and isolated.

At that time, I walked towards the classroom, and I arrived and slowly entered. I saw the class was full except for Tirta. Tirta was late at the time. I walked towards the chair, all the children were screaming, "Smute... Mute... Mute!"

My head just looked down, walking past the children beside me. My heart was so broken, my emotions peaked, tears that I could no longer bear. If I fight them, they'll be more happy, "Shut up!" There was a sound coming from the door.

It was Tirta who was shouting. The class became quiet, all the children in the class were silent and sat on their benches. It was Tirta whose eyes were glaring at the other children.

I who did not know many people before, no one hated me, even though no one had said a harsh sentence that said I was mute, now had to face all of this.

When Tirta did not go to school I was always insulted by other friends. They screamed saying I was mute, their treatment made me feel like I didn't want to go to school anymore. Sad, broken, and angry mixed.

I could only cry when they said harsh words to me. "Dad what is school?" I said in my heart.

Ever since I went to school, I've been busy with work, rarely at home. Sometimes just calling, asking me. Only to my grandmother and sister Dini I told her. School rules do not allow guardians to enter, so you can only wait outside the school.

Can't protect, and defend me. "If there is a bad in the directly banged," said Dini. The child who insulted me scared me and confused me.

Let alone fight, move just a little they are more compact ganged. On that day, when I came home from school, I told Kak Dini about the treatment of children in the classroom. Seen from his face, Brother Dini is really angry.