The Struggle of a Child
Gathering with friends
On the way, Widia and I separated. Widia turned to another junction. While I kept walking straight towards the house.
"Liyan, are you home?" ask my contact mother.
I stopped the side of the foot that wanted to enter. Turning his head looked at our connecting mother who asked.
"Yes, Mom," I replied. Stand straight in front of him.
"Mother's been wondering lately. Why don't you and your sister go home the same?" asked my mother who raised her gaze a little, followed by her hand that pulled out the grass.
I was frozen silent. Both eyeballs were circling in an uncertain direction, like looking for something difficult to find.
"Mom, our return hours are not the same," I replied spontaneously. I instantly reflexively remembered the answer my sister gave to my father.
"No way," said my mother, rejecting my excuse . Especially this. You guys got the report, right?" ask my contact mother. Glancing sharp.
The shoes I opened were hanging in the air, followed by the hands that wanted to open the rope immediately stopped.
"If yesterday it might have been, it was, she" he said. "But this is different. Today you all went home the same," my mother told me. A little surprised at my reasoning.
I'm getting tangled. I don't know what else I deserve to say. The answer no longer exists.
My mother was right with what she said. "Mom, but 'our teachers are different, ma'am, '" I replied with great hope that my mother stopped asking.
When my mother called me to raise her gaze as if she thought I was playing with her. The eyes he had laid immediately made me look down.
"To my knowledge, the bell came home the same," he said in a tone of voice mingled with confidence and uncertainty. He scrunched his forehead as if he was thinking
I was getting pressured by the question of the mother who was sitting while plucking the grass.
"Mom, maybe Ana will go home first" I said again to give another answer.
He shook his head and sighed tiredly looking at me who gave me many excuses.
"Go change your clothes" he said.
He turned his seat back. The unfinished grass he pulled out now he continued back. He doesn't seem to believe me completely.
"Yes ma'am" I answered as I opened my shoes.
The half-torn black shoes I put behind the door exactly in the shoes. I went into the room, hung up my bag and changed clothes. But before I undress. I looked around the room looking for my sister's bag and the black plastic mound that was lying under the bed.
The eyes stopped at one point. I quickly went forward to see my sister's bag located on the bed. The scout clothes we wore today to take the report were not visible at all.
"Liyan, your sister's shirt isn't in the room" my mother said, shouting as if she knew I saw my sister's shirt again.
"Yes, Mom," I replied. Right standing by the window next to the yard he was removing his grass from.
"So, he went to play. When I asked him, he just kept quiet" he explained to me.
I was surprised as if I heard my mother's words, like a hard stone throwing on the roof of the house. My heart stopped beating. Eyes stared, like a panicked person.
"If you want to play, like your sister. Eat first. Your father seems to be coming home for a long time" my mother explained in a sad tone of voice.
"Yes, ma'am," I answered a little suspiciously to my mother when I heard her unusual voice.
Scout clothes along with the nuts I took off. I took it off with both fingers while looking straight at my sister.
"Mom, did you see Ana?" my many. Stand up.
"Mother did not see it" answered my mother, followed by her eyes and her hands uprooting the grass.
I was a little disappointed to hear from him. I stood up and looked around looking at my sister.
"Mom, I went to find Ana first, yes," I said. Stepped away.
"Liyan... !" call my contact mother.
My steps immediately stopped with the right foot in front and the left foot in the back then I looked at him.
"...Your father will be home soon" said my mother, looking at me slightly agape with question marks.
"I'll just be a minute, Mom," I replied.
Still standing on my feet.
"If you don't stay long. Go then! But remember! Don't go home long," he said turning the body back to continue his work.
"Sister, Ana is there," they said immediately when they saw me.
"He's there brother, playing," said one of them.
"Yes thanks. I'll go find you where you said," I said leave them.
They are not as usual cheerful and cheerful. They seemed satisfied after receiving the report.
I then turned my head forward to see exactly the road I went through. The children on this street played cheerfully as well. I'm more sure again, if they are crowded like this it's because tomorrow will be a long holiday.
I look at it because today is not what it used to be, I thought. Where many children are filling the field during the day. All the games are visible. Even with boys. They also play. They play kites with excitement.
"Sister, Big Brother is looking for Liyan, huh?" ask the kid who knows that I often look for my sister.
"He's there, brother. Next to Widia's house" they said. Glancing at me followed by both hands they pulled the thread.
"Yes," I replied slowly holding back a slight tone of voice.
Instantly cold ice water from above hit me, causing me very difficult to step into speech.
Widia's name makes me so moody. I am not as happy today as usual when I heard her name, Widia.
"Did you guys see Ana?" my many.
"Si Ana? Which one, huh?" his tan looked at me with a grin like looking at a disgusting person.
I then left them when those cynical eyes glanced at me.
Widia's house is also visible. I was getting more and more uncomfortable as my feet started to step on their lawn.
"Sister Liyan," said Rahmadani who wanted to enter her house.
"Is Ana here?" I asked gently to Rahmadani.
"Yes, brother" he answered. Holding his right hand open the door.
"Yes, what's wrong, brother?" ask sister. Approaching me in his scout uniform. "Have you gone home? That's why you're here" my sister asked. Seeing me look worried mixed in worry.
"No" I answered directly.
"So, what's wrong with you here?" tanyanya looked at me with astonished eyes.
"Not just a... ." I was instantly speechless after I saw Widia come out.
I immediately stopped saying and turned my body immediately to see a voice calling out that was none other than Widia's voice.
"Vidia ?" I murmured slowly as if embarrassed when I saw him I immediately remembered his words earlier.
Widia just passed by and she walked like someone who never knew me.
"Rahmadani, close the door immediately" Widia exclaimed indifferently.
I was struck by lightning in broad daylight when I heard it.
"But Brother, we haven't played yet" my sister said in a slightly shocked tone of voice to hear him.
"You don't have to play. Today Rahmadani is going to take a nap" Widia said, closing the door.
Baugher!
I was immediately shocked to hear the loud sound of the door.
"Ana, let's just go home!" I said bring my sister. Walked.
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