
The martial arts exam was completed, they continued their journey to post three. On the way, the hands of Lorenzo and Risda held each other, even though Risda was behind him, but Africenzo held him very tightly.
Afrenzo was afraid that Risda would suddenly fall due to the previous blow he received, because this was the first time Risda felt that during his martial arts training. Afrenzo never tested it directly to his students, he only taught breathing to his students.
"Renzo," Call Risda.
"Hem?" Afrenzo asked while hedem with a questioning tone.
"My punch wasn't too hard but it hurt so much for me, the punch you received was even harder, but why am I the only one who was sick?" Risda asked at length.
"It makes no difference, Da. I've been used to this since I was a kid, but you just tried. So it's only natural that you are in such pain" Afrenzo said, explaining.
"But this isn't fair, Renzo. Why is the coach taking you seriously? Your clothes are..." Risda hung up her words in light of Afrenzo's earlier words that she was in disguise. "Ah no, I mean. You're just like us,"
"indeed alike. The difference is only I learn earlier than you, that's doang really. If it's ability, I'm sure you can be more than me,"
"Shitt... Don't joke, Renzo. How could I possibly be better than you?"
"Destiny nobody knows, Da. And fate can change by arriving according to the storyline,"
"Gue don't want me like I'm much better than you, later I become feared a lot of guys, continue I will marry who dong?"
Cretaceous...
A soakkan was hurt Risda, Risda immediately screamed in pain and was surprised by what was done by the Afrenzo. He was eager to complain about what Afrenzo was doing, but he was humbled when he saw that he was staring at him.
"We're young, don't talk about marriage. That later if we are tired of being alone and have done many things and have a lot of experience, for now just focus on your goals," explained Lorenzo at length.
"But my brother even married before graduating Junior High, proof that he already has one child." Risda still denies the words of Afrenzo.
"If marriage is young, most people regret it, Da. They are not satisfied to enjoy the world but are already charged with great responsibility, so most of them want to return the single as before. Besides you ladies, what's wrong with learning to be really great?"
"I said it was a wasted thing, Renzo. In any case a woman will be protected by her husband later, and end up holding a stove and pan to cook."
"By. Not all women are treated well by their husbands, and not all queens are treated well by their kings. You will understand my words someday, never hope for humans, no one will help us sincerely other than ourselves. Learn to value yourself, without asking others to be appreciated,"
"But different from you, Renzo. Surely you will treat your wife well, right?"
"Yes, if my life can afford to get married."
"What do you mean? You want to leave me?"
Afrenzo only smiled faintly at Risda, after which he also focused on the road they are going through at this time. Risda just kept silent while staring at the back of Afrenzo, for some reason his feelings became sad when he said that.
Death is a fate that no one can know, even death is a mystery that can come at any time without telling the soul to be picked up. When life is lost in the body, the door of repentance is closed forever.
We won't know when death will come to pick us up, this moment you're alive but maybe the next second you die, today you're alive but maybe the day after you'll die. Is it possible to repent before death comes? Think before you act.
*****
"We're from squad five, ready to be tested!" Afrenzo reports to the coach who will test them.
"Welcome to this post 3, the test this time is a test of endurance," said the coach who stood guard there.
Hearing that made Risda immediately glare, he was afraid that the test this time was about his physical and he was afraid if hit or kicked by the trainer in his limbs. The previous pain has not disappeared, he will not be strong if it must be added again later.
Risda involuntarily held her stomach which had been hit by a blow, but her gaze was still fixed to the front and stared at the coach. Risda hopes that this exam there is no such thing as an attack, because the pain has not healed.
"Test this time, you have to soak in the trenches."
Risda was relieved when the coach mentioned how the test would be, which meant that they were only told to soak without a blow. Their current location is in the middle of rice fields, the surrounding environment looks very dark because of the absence of sunlight or moon that illuminates the place.
They were asked to go down into the trench, and the cold immediately attacked them when their skin came into contact with the cold water at night. Risda and the others immediately sat in the ditch until all they saw was his head.
In the water, Risda moved his hands feeling the movement of the water inside, and he just played without caring about what was said by the coach who led it. Over time their bodies also seem ordinary in the water, because there is no wind that hit them so that the cold is not too felt.
It may seem strange when the water feels warm, but that is the fact that it is indeed warm and what makes it cold is the air that blows at night. Risda did not even feel shivering in the water, and even the pain from the blow suddenly disappeared.
"Renzo is moving," said Risda softly as he drew nearer to Afrenzo.
Hearing that immediately made Afrenzo look at Risda, Risda still pervaded what he felt. Like an object that is soft and oscillated because of the flowing water current.
"What'an?" Ask Afrenzo.
Afrenzo glared at Risda while splashing water on Risda's face, he was very surprised by what Risda did. A worn plastic bag was lifted by Risda, when Risda saw it, he immediately threw away the object with disgust.
"Who threw the pempes in here anyway!" Risda exclaimed as she washed her hands many times that had held the thing before.
The habit of people who live near the rice fields, they will throw the sacred object in a trench to drown. According to the myth, if such an object is burned then the previous user will be exposed to the throat (Suleten kalo dijawa ). Therefore, usually they will throw it drained that flows like ditches, rivers, and others.
Seeing Risda's behavior made his teammates laugh, they laughed at what happened to Risda with the act. It instantly made Risda feel very embarrassed, to cover her face using both hands.
For about 20 minutes they were in that position, but it did not make them cold. When the coach told them to stand up, immediately the cold air began to strike back at them eleven.
They came out of the trench after hearing the aba from the coach who was there, with water dripping from their clothes, they continued their journey to the next post. Risda crossed her chest because she felt so cold, her body was not strong with cold air.
"Here the test is over" said Afrenzo, looking at the cold Risda.
"What is the test?" Ask Risda.
"Lo will know later."
Risda only snorted with annoyance at Afrenzo, trying to let the air into the pores of his skin like he had been taught during a theater race. We are too small to fight against the great universe, and we will not be able to fight it.
It was all he could do right now, which was to let the cold air at night attack him without him fighting back in the least. Risda often does that so he can be said to be accustomed to cold air at night, but the cold air because the fan is able to make him immediately fall ill.
Risda does not like heat, but her body is not strong with cold air. Not only cold air that makes it sick, but objects that feel cold alone are able to make his palms immediately swollen. Risda will not be able to sleep at night when the fan in her room is on, it could even be that it immediately makes her vomit due to colds.
"Who is that, Renzo?" Tanya Risda arrived because she remembered the previous thing.
"Later to know" replied Afrenzo.
"Huh?" Risda was surprised to hear that.
After walking far enough, they finally stopped their footsteps because they saw two coaches who would test them there. Why should two people be guarded? What tests will be tested later if it is like this? And it made Risda's heart beat fast.
"Welcome to the last post" said one of the coaches there.
"We're from squad five, ready to be tested!" Afrenzo cried while saluting and immediately followed by others.
"Alright, the test this time is a mental test."
The coach also explained what the participants should do, and what they should do not forget. Not only that, but they will be directed to pass the path alone one by one, without any friends accompanying.
Tests like this are usually many conflicting spirits who feel curious, not even rare of those who will meet the spirit of the spirit. Most who are not mentally strong will faint even trance.
This exam aims to mentally train them with the conditions or situations they will face in the future, about how to control their emotions, about how to test their courage without fear, and how to test their courage without fear, about how they value others, and so on.
This exam must be done by every silat college in Indonesia and abroad at once, and with a variety of different ways to do it. It is not uncommon to be able to make fighters fearless, a fighter must have faced a test like this.
Most parents definitely forbid their children to participate in pencak silat training, because some of them think about the bad thing if they follow the training. Sometimes they do not accept if his son will be yelled at and even punished harshly by pencak silat trainers, but on one side of the world is indeed so hard.
Children who are mostly spoiled, then the child will grow up spoiled without wanting to work hard, because they think that they will get it if asked to his parents. The world of work is much harder than the world of pencak silat, want to know the cruelty of humans? Then work in a factory, then you will know how bad and cruel the human speech in memcaci maki.
Pencak silat world indeed if seen is a hard world, indeed they are trained hard to be able to face the rigors of the world. And the cruelty when training will be felt when we enter the match area (Rink ).
If we are not trained hard, then when roasted we are only used as toys by the enemies we will face. But unlike the rigors of training, if we are trained hard when practicing, then roasted will look ordinary.
"Anybody afraid of the dark?" Ask the coach.
"No Sir!" Answer them in unison.
Risda herself was not afraid of the darkness, her life was full of darkness that made her lose fear of the dark night. Moreover, he who used to go out at night through the window of his room, just to go have fun with his friends.
"All right, you can sit down, and you will be tested one by one" said the coach.
"Sir, will the test be sorted by the lines? Or scrambled first?" Risda asked while raising her hand.
"Of course the line. The test will be started by the team leader and then behind him until it is finished,"
That means he has to wait until Afrenzo finishes the test, because he is behind Afrenzo so that after the test, he will be tested. Risda immediately sat in that place, while Afrenzo immediately walked in the direction indicated by the coach who was there.
Risda looked in the direction where Afrenzo had gone, until the shadow of the Afrenzo sank into the darkness of the endless night. Risda only sighed when she was told to wait, let alone her wet clothes that made her suddenly feel cold and uncomfortable again with the sand attached to her body at this time.
Either how dirty he is today, even the water from the trench has a different odor characteristic from others, so his body feels the smell of soil submerged in water continuously. Risda wanted to rush to finish the exam this time, because she wanted to change clothes and rest because she was tired.