SERINA: I'M AN EXTRA
HOMEBOUND

Saturday~

As I, Arka and Alea agreed at lunch at school a few days ago, today we will spend our weekend studying together at my house. More precisely only me and Arka will learn to prepare for the science olympiad that is getting closer to the race-day, while Alea will carry out his first mission to approach Saemi in accordance with the instructions I had previously given. Hopefully with Alea's cheerful and friendly attitude, Saemi can easily accept Alea and slowly be able to erase the trauma she has on strangers

The clock hanging neatly on the wall of the living room showed at 07:30 after Saemi and I finished our duties to help mama to clean the dining table and wash the cookware and cutlery that had been completed

There was still about 90 minutes before Arka and Alea started their journey towards my house. I chose to spend time waiting for the arrival of Arka and Alea by sitting in the living room with Saemi while watching a cartoon show presented by one of the television stations

It hasn't been five minutes since Saemi and I turned on the 50-inch television in front of us right now, mom gave us something to do. One large fruit basket provides various types such as watermelon, melon, papaya, pineapple to kiwi mama thrust right in front of us. Without a word, but with a gaze that would represent the mouth of mama to say “Rather than sitting idle so, mendingan help mama peel and cut the fruit”

And in our present day, sitting on a hairy carpet in the middle room with a view that no longer focuses on the television screen. Instead of changing to look at the direction of the knife motion and blue plastic cutting that I am currently using as a base to cut honey melon fruit so as not to miss and even cut my fingers

I stopped the activity of cutting me for a while, staring at Saemi who had somehow stopped her activity to peel the skin of the watermelon. His mouth was busy chewing on the piece of honey melon that a while ago I just finished cutting while occasionally laughing at the funny scene displayed on the television screen

“Saemi, mama told us to peel the same piece of fruit instead of telling us to eat fruit. You really stop peeling fruit and even abisin fruit that I have cut anyway? Where is the semangkanya also you just peeled half again” said I was upset at Saemi who even flicked her lips, also annoyed to hear my nagging

“Serina, I just sucked a little. Want all taste tests, this honey melon is really sweet what is it? There are still many others, I do not abisin all” he replied while returning to pluck one piece of melon from the plate using a fork

I also just grieved in response to Saemi's answer, continuing my activities to complete the peel of watermelon fruit that Saemi had not completed. Bored, I opened my voice again. Trying to find a topic that Saemi and I can discuss

“You really do not want to meet and learn together with my friends later Saem?” I said suddenly without taking my eyes off my right hand which was smoothly peeling the skin of the watermelon

Saemi was silent, not seeming to open her mouth in response to my question. Maybe he was already nervous because every day I kept urging him to just meet and get acquainted with Alea as well as Arka who would visit my house to study together this morning

I did promise Mama and Saemi not to bring back sensitive issues like this either directly in front of Saemi as it is now or behind Saemi. But I also asked Alea and Arka for help to help me heal Saemi's trauma and to restore Saemi's confidence. To that end, I feel a great need to say things that can encourage Saemi's desire to no longer run and hide from the things that traumatize her “Iya, I understand that you are still not ready to show yourself or meet strangers. You have the right to decide when you'll feel ready, and I can't make it easy for you to open up to face your trauma as soon as possible. But you also have to know, fear can never be lost if you continue to hide rich now Saem. The only cure that can heal your trauma is your own courage, the courage to face the fear that eventually makes you traumat”

Saemi was still silent, the fork that he had used to pluck the pieces of honey melon that I had cut he just put on the table. It seemed like every sentence that came out of my mouth made his appetite worse, so that the pieces of fresh melon that were on his plate no longer looked attractive in his eyes to eat. The look on his face that had been bright had turned murky. The view is still straight ahead, looking at the television screen that still displays cartoon shows. But his gaze was empty, no longer listening to every funny scene displayed

Not wanting to give up so easily, I reopened my voice. Who knows, by constantly saying things like this will stimulate Saemi's courage to face her trauma “Maybe you are not ready now, but someday if you already feel ready and feel the need for help to get back up you should never even feel hesitant to say yes Saem. Me, mama, papa also my friends will always be there and always ready to help you with happy”

After finishing my sentence, I raised my head, turned my conscious eyes and focused on watching how smart the knife in my hand was to peel off the watermelon skin to stare at Saemi with a faint smile

I was about to resume my activities to cut the watermelon that has now been completely peeled off, when suddenly the sound of my mother interrupts me from the kitchen

“Serina…..Saemis…..If it is finished cutting, the fruit is directly entered again into the refrigerator yes. So later fitting your friends come, the fruit is cold again so that seger fit eaten while learning”

***

My doorbell rang just as the clock hanging on the wall of my room showed at nine past ten minutes. Knowing that maybe it was one of my two friends who was planning to come home today, I rushed down the stairs. A little run towards the yard to meet someone who is currently also running towards me after opened the gate by Mr. Amir. With a wide smile of his mainstay, he unceasingly waved his hand at me

“Serina....” shouted that person while squandering into my arms. I just returned his embrace, not intending to return the greeting that person gave. Right, the first one to arrive home with a big smile on his face was Alea

After enduring for a few seconds in the same position, Alea began to take off her embrace. Handing over a carton box package wrapped in white crackle to me “Nih I brought you a chocolate block cake, make Saemi”

“Kok you bother bringing cake beams all the way Al” said while receiving the package of Alea giving. Sometimes the smell was smelled, making my stomach suddenly hungry again even though only a few hours ago I spent a plate full of egg fried rice at breakfast

“Ngak bothered really, happened to be on the way here meet the outlet that sells cake beams already open. So I bought it for Saemi. Said you Saemi really likes to eat sweet food”

I just nodded to respond to Alea's words, then I took her hand and invited her to enter the house “Yuk, go to kedalem” immediately

“Auntie's morning! Recognize, Alea was the most likely Serina at school” greet Alea politely while mentioning her name to mama who was busy reading the magazine in the guest room

Mama turned her head, took off the glasses she was wearing and put them on this “Oh table whose name was Alea, beautiful huh. Serina said you were very chatty when in class, really?”

Alea just smiled clumsily while scratching the nape of his neck which was not itchy at all. I never thought I would be asked such a question by my mom. I who saw Aleapun's attitude just chuckled, absolutely no intention to agree with your mother's words let alone defend Alea

Without waiting for an answer from Alea, mama again opened her voice. Told us to immediately go up to learn “You have directly climbed up aja yes, learn the real so that later can win the race ”

After successfully getting the desired room temperature, Alea again put the AC remote in its original place. The focus shifted to look at every inch of the room that beru a few seconds entered it was “This study room Saemi Ser?”

I nodded, although it was possible that my nod would not be realized by Alea who was currently still busy circulating her gaze throughout the room “Iya, the room Saemi used for homeschooling”

Alea woke up from her lying position, replaced it to sit straight while looking at my face fixedly before she started talking “I can not imagine so Saemi Ser, how bosennya she all day just diem at home. Eat at home, school at home, play at home, study at home”

“Oh yes, continue now Saemi is where Ser?” is Alea again let out a voice, raising a questionable gaze at me who was currently busy preparing a table that I and Arka would later make a pedestal to put books and study

“There is a room, the room is right on the right side of this room” I replied briefly by not stopping my activities arranging the table

Alea leaned slightly, surprised to hear the answer I just said “Means he can cry dong if we talk about him now?”

“This room is given the sound of Alea, in order to fit learning Saemi can focus and not to disturb the same noise of mama in the kitchen or the noise of Mr. Amir who again menggongin grass in the yard” my jarasku at length while pushing Alea's forehead so that back to his original position

After that Alea just kept quiet, his eyes focused on my busy activities to clean up Saemi's books scattered on the table for then I moved on the one in the corner of the room so that later I would not interfere with my learning activities with Arka. Until then the sound of the room door being opened from the outside managed to distract Alea as well as my activities that were arranging a pile of books in my hands on the shelf

“Arka? Just arrived?” let me have a little chat with Arka who has currently entered and is sitting cross-legged beside Alea

As usual, he smiled. Showing two crescent moons that always look sweet and fit on his face before opening the sound “Iya nih. Sorry to be thirty minutes late. You see fitting on the road earlier, his brother motor tire kempes”

“You got here on ojek?” askaku again who was only replied with a nod by Arka. Right now his hand was busy taking out a few thick books from inside the backpack he was carrying

Alea exhaled a rough breath, shifting a little of his body to give space to the thick books that Arka just took out of his bag “If no one nganter why did you not just chat me anyway? If you say ask together can I pick you all”

“Indeed if I chitchat you will give me a ride? You will have the same general jerseys I” reply Arka who was immediately rewarded with a small bogeman that Alea threw on her arm

“Revenge also know time times!” Alea leaned back to look at me before returning to talk “Udah-already, now we want how first?”

“Yes as I said yesterday at lunchtime at school Al” Alea just nodded. His hand nimbly dragged back the bag that a moment ago he threw carelessly onto the floor. Picking up the phone in it, then busy dissolved with the world in his phone

In contrast to Alea, Arka and I began to open a thick bendel containing a collection of practice questions that Mr. Nice deliberately prepared so that we can learn independently at home during the weekend. Open the first problem package and divide the task to work as a compact exercise so that later not too surprised during the race day. Set a timer for sixty minutes in accordance with the determination of the time of work on the matter to see how ready we are to follow the race whose implementation is just counting days

The atmosphere was silent, because none of us had any intention of opening our voices. Alea who usually always parroted also fell silent, as if he did not want to disturb his two friends who were studying to represent the name of the school. He chose to be engrossed in the world that was within his grasp

Only the sound of pencil scratches on the paper continues to be heard, until the Arka phone screen that is deliberately placed on the table turns on. Issuing a little loud sound that gave instructions to me also Arka to immediately finish our busyness in answering the question that had been divided based on our respective expertise

Arka immediately took her phone from the table, tapping slowly on the screen until no more sound came out of the black flat object. Then he tidied up the paper, piled it back up in the order of the problem

“You already?” ask me who is still busy cleaning up the problem paper and sorting it according to the smallest number

I sighed heavily, handing over the pile of papers about which I had managed to neaten up to be re-combined into one with a pile of paper questions in the hands of Arka “Udah really, really, but I have some questions that still doubt. Fear of wrong entering formula”

“Kanya we are still not effective deh Ser ngerjain because, it should be fifteen minutes before the time runs out we have to finish for each other kroscek” said Arka who has now shifted his focus to correct every problem we have worked on with the key given by Mr. Good

It took a few minutes until all the questions were finished we corrected together. There are still some incorrect answers, but not due to incorrect use of the formula. But because of the carelessness that Arka and I did when counting numbers

After successfully correcting all the questions and discussing the new strategy that we will use to work on the second problem package, we chose to take a break

Give time so that the brain that was thinking hard can rest for a moment. It also gives Alea time to go on our first mission to help eliminate Saemi's trauma

Exactly right! Now is the time for Alea to carry out the first mission I have given

"Here I go straight now Ser?"