The Lost Of Ramadan
Chapter 4: Ken Part 1

The Flashback

The atmosphere this morning was very bright, the birds started flying for their food. Sunlight began to shine on the grass and leaves in the tree, then the binarn through the cracks of the walls of Ken's house that was a bit tenuous and touch it warm.

Just then he was getting ready to leave for work, he sat down while wearing his shabby boots.

"Grandfather, I left first, I made tea and there was bread on the table, don't forget to eat cake," he said looking at his grandfather who was still lying in bed, but he did not answer.

"Well grandfather is still sleeping" he then approached.

"Sir Grandpa .." call him wake up.

His grandfather was a little surprised "Oh you're about to leave, grandpa overslept again when he woke up."

"Yes Kek is okay, Grandpa don't forget to eat, I've prepared at the table, after that Grandpa can continue his sleep," he replied slowly.

"Alright, you should leave later late, just calm down Grandpa must eat."

"Okay Kek, if that's what I'm going to do first" he replied, shaking hands and kissing his grandfather's hand.

then he went out of the house, after feeling completely locked all the doors, he immediately went to work.

Grandpa Ken is very old and very forgetful, often even forget the way back home, this is what makes Ken have to go to and fro to find his grandfather, to find him, therefore every time Ken went out he always locked every door of his house, but that does not mean he locked his grandfather just like that, he always left the key to the aunt next door and asked her to never see the state of grandfather, she even always gave some money to the aunt to cook food for her grandfather, he said, at once for the aunt as a token of gratitude.

Along the way Ken always feels uneasy and thinks about his grandfather every time he goes out, he is afraid that his grandfather will disappear again, but he always tried to convince himself that grandfather would be fine, and then not long after he finally arrived at the place where he worked.

"I'm a little worried about Grandpa, but I have to focus on working today, and hopefully I can make a lot of money for Grandpa."

"When you get here, your homework is done" asked a man and his employer.

Ken looked at him. "Yes, sir, everything is finished, so I immediately go here."

The employer smiled proudly. "Alright, if that's the best you should just go to work, because it's still very early, you should do the light-light, there are some wooden statues that have not been mashed, there are some wooden statues that have not been smoothed, better finish that one first."

"Okay, sir, I will do it" he replied, then went to the wooden statues.

Ken worked as a sculptor in his village, but he only made small clay figurines, most of which he worked on was smoothing or painting them.

Ken was so busy working that he did not realize that the sun was rising and hot, from a distance a man his age ran to the job and was greeted angrily by his employer.

"Why it's late again, it's almost noon what you're doing!"

"Sorry sir, I have to help my parents at home, they're sick."

"Ahh .. I can't believe you said that yesterday, and it was just relaxing at home, you think I don't know!"

"True master I'm not lying," he replied with a clear face.

"It's best if you go straight to work, but your work time will be increased, and one more thing, you should look up to Ken, he even comes very early, not like you, just come late still thankful you didn't get fired."

As his name was called, Ken noticed the two, the man looked at him, but, from his eyes, he looked dislike, compared to Ken, seeing the man staring at him, he immediately turned his eyes.

"Okay sir, forgive me, I will promise to ...."

"It's gone there no need to say much," cut off his employer and left, "have useless men" he said from a distance.

The man enters his workplace, from a distance he keeps his eyes on Ken, but Ken pretends not to see him.

"Why does that person keep seeing me that way, does he not like me, knows no and has just met, the effect is already hated, there are people today, there are people today, I'd rather be concerned with work than thinking about that person, just a waste of time" he murmured inwardly as he continued to work.

After that lunch break time has arrived, the workers of the place began to go out to find food and rest.

"Akh .. thank goodness everything is done, I should rest first and have lunch" said Ken while ngulet or squirm because he felt tired.

After that he stood up and walked away from his place, but suddenly the man who noticed earlier hit him from behind to make Ken fall.

"Ohhh .. hey what are you doing, can't you be careful!" shout Ken.

"Oh sorry I didn't accidentally," he replied hurriedly leaving.

Ken stood up and cleaned his clothes. "It doesn't help even go straight away huh .. base." He looks upset.

"Why are you still there!" call the master.

He went to get close. "Yes, what's wrong?"

"Yes, sir, it's all done, so after this is there anything else I can do."

"There is no need anymore, after the break you can just go home, well tomorrow can come again."

"Oh well then I'll let you go home now sir."

"It's up to you, and here's a little extra for you" he said, handing Ken money.

From a distance the man who hit Ken earlier saw the conversation of the two of them, seeing his employer giving money he mistakenly thought that it was salary money.

"Thank you very much, sir" he answered, taking the money.

The man suddenly said in the back of his master. "Today's the salary, sir?"

His master turned towards him with an angry and annoyed face. "Grains, how many days you think you've worked, he's more diligent than you," he cried angrily while Ken only smiled while holding back a laugh.

"Just yesterday the salary had been forgotten, there went a long way," he passed away and Ken followed behind him and laughed a little.

Looking at Ken who was smiling he felt Ken was laughing at him, The man looked angry as he looked at Ken who had moved away.

"Just look at you Ken, today you have humiliated me in front of master, just look I will reply later, and I will make you suffer cuh .." he said then spit.

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Midday time has arrived, visible from the sun that is parallel to the head. Ken was in a hurry to go home and give his grandfather good news about what he got today.

Along the road that he passed was a wide area of rice fields, on the left and right sides, many people who were fishing and planting rice, suddenly a man called his name, that person was fishing in a small river connected to the rice fields, none other than Osama.

“Ken! are you in a hurry, come fishing with me for a moment!”

The call made him stop and look. “Oh uncle, what's up?"

"This is how I'm fishing."

"I think I can come along for a while, but I don't have a fishing line,” replied Ken approaching.

“No need to worry I brought two, take this,” reply Osama while pointing a fishing rod near him, Ken also took the fishing rod and sat with him.

"How's your grandfather doing?"

"As usual uncle, he's healthy, but very forgetful."

"You must continue to be patient in dealing with your grandfather, no matter how he is a person who has cared for you from childhood, you should be devoted to him, but ... if you need the help of others do not be shy to ask for it, people in this village must be willing to petrify." he replied advising.

"Yes my uncle knows that too."

Osama smiled at him and stroked his head. "Yes-yes you're a great kid, there's nothing as great as you, if I were your father I would be so proud."

"Other uncle I'm a big boy, not a kid anymore" Ken replied, releasing Osama's hand from his head, "how do you want to be a father, a wife just don't have, when it's old," he mocked.

Osama gasped at Ken's words. "Oh so you underestimated me huh .. Don't you know almost every corner of this village, every woman likes me! but everything I refuse because my aunt near your house is the main one."

"It is not all women who reject uncle, and only the aunt who will accept, even now not marriage, ohh, I was going to move there, and the fish ran away because they refused uncle" Ken replied.

Ken's words again made Osama flinch. "The child's base is always blatant" he said with a smile looking at Ken.

Ken seems to enjoy the atmosphere of the place fishing, the wind is a little blow and the air is so cool and the natural beauty with the scenery of the rice fields spread wide, making him not aware that the day has been evening, and the,

“Oh yes I forgot, I have to go home and see grandfather soon. Uncle I want to go home first!” he shouted from a distance and carried Osama's fishing rod and borrowed container.

“Iya! uh but give me back my fishing gear first!” the answer was also screaming.

“Dah, uncle buy it again, this one let me take later this fish container will I return!” he screamed again and then ran away quickly.

“Ehh, Ken aa .. hemmh ... Ken Ken that kid base,” he said a little laugh while looking at him.

Ken kept running to get home and meet his grandfather “Can-can I forget with grandfather because keasikan fishing, may grandfather be fine at home.”

There was no need to wait for a long time he finally got home and immediately met his grandfather, but how surprised he was, when he saw a grandfather who was not in his bed. “Grandpa, Where is Grandpa!” worried scream.

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