The Struggle of a Child
My father's pedicab

"So your mother said that?!" tangent Tania to Ecy. "Pity very much." Tania looked at me with a smrik.

"Yes, you know what, my mother?" Ecy looked at Tania with sadness.

I kept quiet and looked down and lamented my torn shoes. Tears were almost dripping down my cabi cheeks. The spicy throws of the words Ecy and Tania made half my soul disappear.

The earth I was treading no longer felt strongly supporting this body. The longer it felt like my chest was getting claustrophobic from the sound that lay in both my ears. I want to run as far as possible leaving those who reproach me with pleasure.

I slowly took a step back. Tania and Ecy even more pulled her lips as if they were mocking me. I who are now looked at one eye by them do not want to raise my head to look straight ahead. The sobbing that screamed in this heart grew even more roaring so that it weakened my two stepping feet. Walking legs feel like they want to start falling on the ground.

My almost faded pale lips immediately shuddered to hold back the crying that wanted to break. Both hands tried to shut their mouths to keep my cries from coming out and my friends did not know what I was going through right now.

As strong as possible I stood straight with a pushy look down at my feet wearing torn shoes.

"But, Ecy your poor friend is so sorry that his shoes have been torn." Look at Tania with a mocking look.

"If you're sorry you bought him. So that you can get a reward," said Ecy. Glanced at Tania and glanced at me.

I who had half stopped stepped raised a little head looking at the two of them. How humiliating I am in front of my two friends until they scramble to insult and insult me. This reproach seemed to tear down my spirit. This reproach also made me more and more a stoic and strong child. This reproach broke my heart when they brought my father's work.

However, as a human being I had to keep fighting and walking on the land I was treading. I can't just avoid it because as a strong child I must remain patient and not be whiny, if my father says I can't give up before fighting. That's what's become a stronghold of strength for 'me so that I don't stay away from this reproach.

I'm actually tired sometimes. I'm tired of it. It seemed that there was no justice that God gave to my life until every moment I was always accompanied by reproaches, insults and insults from everyone who wanted it.

I who stood listening to the reproach they both glanced right and left. Highlight these feeble eyes kept on turning in search of a figure that could be a conditioning for my poor self.

"Liyan, your shoes are torn." Ecy looked at. "When you go to school directly to the market, you buy shoes. Don't buy fish,..." Ecy as if mocking turned her head glanced at Tania with a contemptuous smile towards me.

"Haha !" Tania's laughter. "Later she met her friend" Tania said. "...you are not afraid, iiiiiiihhh!" Tania shifted her body as if disgusted at me.

"He's his son's whiny. How could he dare to complain," said Ecy.

"You're so weird. Instead he was a crybaby, he would definitely complain?!" tukas Tania glanced towards Ecy.

Ecy was momentarily silent while digesting what Tania said. "Yes, right...? But if she's gonna complain, what, Tania ?" Ecy asked Tania in a panic.

"I don't want to go along, yaaa!" Tania escapes from Ecy.

I was oppressed by them. Standing up to see Tania who ran away as if she was scared and Ecy who was left behind ran away by Tania. "Taniaaaa, wait!" ecy shouted running after Tania as well.

Ecy was so flabbergasted that she ran after Tania. They both disappeared now from before me. Now only I alone wrestle with all the raging heart.

I also turned this body reflex to walk back and back into the classroom. In solitude without a friend I now walk in torn shoes. I kept walking towards the classroom in the scorching sun.

Feet that are weak because tired of standing and holding the pain to keep it strong, now I slowly along with the shadow that became my friend today.

Septiani who saw me was approached by Tania and Ecy seemed just silent. At least he wasn't as worried about me as he was, as he had done before me.

This made me realize even more that Septiani had now really changed a long way. The canteen that had been a witness to my reproach by Tania and Ecy had left me.

Now I have arrived at the front door of the class. The class that became our gathering place and the class that also became our unifier so that like, no matter what quarrels that occurred when in the class we forget it for a moment.

Widia who had left me alone in the cafeteria turned out that she had been sitting on the bench. My right foot stepped in and looked straight at my desk when I heard Widia's voice telling me and laughing with Nina.

Nina who had rarely entered. He looks very happy with Widia. They were so familiar, even Widia treated him very familiar once. Just like he did to me.

The familiarity of the two of them that looked, like they were intertwined for a long time. Widia and Nina were like close friends I just saw. I kept staring at them while walking.

I have arrived near them. "Widia, you were here?" I'm like a new person.

"Yes," Widia replied with a chuckle.

"Liyan, where have you been?" ask Nina. "I didn't see you." Nina looked at me intently.

"I'm from the cafeteria" I replied.

"Ooh, I don't see you." Nina looked embarrassed.

"Nina, vacation, where are you going?" ask Widia.

"Don't know. This holiday I may be at home" replied Nina.

"No exclamation dong," said Septiani. Pulling bench.

"Not exciting how ?" ask Nina. "At the same time my father did a lot of work" he continued. Septiani.

The one sitting between them was silent. I'm here like an outcast stranger from his group. Widia did not want to talk at all, let alone look at me. So did Septiani who had been cold towards me. I kept staring, like a fool.

We took another lesson, as usual. The most preferred lesson is, counting.

All of us also put out writing books and math textbooks. Now the whole table has been filled with his own books.

I took out the book and closed the bag. Sit down neatly while opening a math book. This lesson was one that racked my brain so I didn't realize the bell had rung.

"Momuu, the bell has rung," cried the impatient children who wanted to go home soon.

"Yes, I heard! Prepare your books lest anyone miss out" said our teacher. "...who is ready please gather and who has not yet finished, PR," he said firmly.

I who had finished rushed to gather it forward. "Here, ma'am," I said, handing over the book. Books were also accepted by our math teacher.

"Now please go home!" Ms. Dona looked at me and swung her hand into the air as a gesture of telling me to go home first.

"Okay, ma'am," I replied.

I immediately picked up my bag and touched Dona's mother who was waiting for me.

"Haha !" There was a loud sound of laughter from behind as if laughing at me who was walking.

Slowly from far away I turned my body slightly back and looked towards the source of the sound. "Tania," I murmured slowly. I also seemed to flinch and set my pace slowly.

"Hey Liyan," cried Ecy.

"You want to go home, huh? Don't forget to buy your shoes" cried Tania.

"Don't buy fish, yeah!" cela Ecy's.

"Haha !" Tania laughed loudly.

I who heard it was silent as if embarrassed to walk slowly while turning the body back as before slowly. My foot that stepped slowly I swayed with a sad face.

I was so bent when I heard what Tania and Ecy said when they attacked me. The school gate that had opened wide as fast as I could had gone through to leave the school made me sad.

"Dad," called me shouting after my father who was waiting for me across the street. "Dad here?" I kissed my father's back hand.

"Yes, Son. Is your sister home yet?" asked my father in a raucous tone of voice with his tired old face.

"Dad. I haven't seen Brother yet," I replied immediately standing beside my father. Look around the streets and school gates.

"Dad wants to pick us up, huh?" I just stood looking at my dad a little.

"Yes, my son, today I was deliberately waiting for you to come home from school to pick you up" replied my father.

"Why Dad?" ask the voice of a girl reciting from a distance we did not see.

I who suddenly jerked reflexively turned my body towards the source of the exact sound that was behind me at a glance I also saw my father who turned his head just like me.

"Ayaaah," cried my sister as she approached my father happily. "Dad picked us up?" asked my sister while kissing the back of my father's standing hand.

"Yes Nak. It's raining today." My father stared at the sky. "So, I came to pick you up" my father told my sister.

"Emm." I raised my head up looking at the sky.

"Why do you know?" asked my innocent sister while looking at the sky seriously.

My brother was curious about what my father said. He also looked at the sky with a spin. It was as if he was circling the air just to see the cloud overcast.

"Dad! So, we're going home on this rickshaw?" I asked while looking at the rickshaw with a gawk.

"Yes Nak. Father's rickshaw is still broken" replied my father who stood looking at his rickshaw.

"Dad, it's a rickshaw to bring stuff, '" my sister said.

"Yes, son" answered my father.

"Ashiiik! Then we'll ride this rickshaw," I cried happily .

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