The Struggle of a Child
My brother's rudeness
My sister just kept looking at me nonchalantly. A word did not come out of his mouth to answer my question. He seemed to think of me as just his toy doll at this moment.
"Sister, I don't reject Brother. Aja brother who fell alone," he sings plainly.
My back is growing in pain. My sister just left leaving me alone who was lying on the ground.
"Ana, don't leave your brother," asked my father from behind to rebuke him who had gone by.
"Dad!" yelled mommy connect us. Calling my brother who passed by looking up into the air.
I stroked my back more and more cramping due to the hard soil about it. This tiny body also felt more shivering in the middle of the hurl that hit him. My half-weakened hand even stroked this back to neutralize the inflamed cramps violently.
"Ana, you didn't hear your mother!" my father said with a loud voice.
Suddenly my sister immediately stopped half a footstep with a broom that stopped on the ground.
"Ayaaah," my sister groaned with a grunt held in her mouth firmly. He tightened his face so bitterly after hearing the screams of my father who rebuked him loudly about our aunt who was not in response at all. Reflexes with his violent face. He also turned the steps quickly towards me, followed by his left hand dragging a rundown broomstick to the ground.
Huhuhu !
I was crying because I was enduring the pain that was gripping at this moment. I became increasingly confused and disheveled after the pain suddenly flashed on both eyelids.
"Sister don't cry. Brother is happy that I'm in the law again" my sister slapped. He held his right hand right in front of me.
Suddenly I was immediately shocked and raised this head, directly staring at his hands that floated right in front of me fixedly I looked at him. Highlight the eyes mixed with tears welling up, dripping profusely soaked both cheeks.
"You are evil Ana" I said softly. I looked at my sister who was helping out.
"I'm not evil. My brother fell. I just pulled a broom. Brother has fallen. Brother intentionally, right? So that Dad would scold me" said my sister. Staring at me cynically, in follow her hand that was still swinging half in the air.
"Sister's leg is sick. But you pushed Big Brother strong," I regretted in a soft tone of voice. Slurping the sore knee.
"Sister, I'm not pushing Brother. I just pulled the broom strong. That's it," my sister defended herself.
Huhuhuhu !
I cried even more sobbing with the back and legs inflamed from the violent thump.
"Liyan, let alone you not standing up!" I screamed my father out loud. It made me even more upset with the stomping of his foot that was stepping against my hearing.
"L-yes Father," I answered standing up. Followed by my right hand that grabbed my sister's hand. Get up and stand while arranging my legs to stand upright.
"Sister, brother's sick, huh?" asked my sister with a curious face.
The deg!
I was surprised as if struck by lightning in broad daylight. I soon let go of my hand from him.
"Why are you so nervous?" ask sister. Waving eyes full of question marks. Followed by the broomstick he still held.
"Sister is not sick. The only thing that hurts is my brother's knee" I replied. Dropping my gaze straight down and staring at the ground with a pus as a signal that I don't want my sister to know.
"But Big Brother's body is warm" he said in a tone of voice mixed with suspicion.
"Why did you stop ? Quickly continue," said our longtime contact who was standing by to monitor us.
" It's gonna rain, son," my father said.
"Liyan, you get the grass out! Let your sister sweep the yard," said my mother.
"Okay, ma'am" I replied. Picking up the fallen grass scissors right thrown tight near the guava tree.
"Hurry clean it all up" my father ordered. Stand near us. "You're Ana, clean broom. Start from there. Don't just be able to make trouble for your work" said my father. Swinging next to his right hand pointed at the courtyard right adjacent to the corner wall of the door. "And you, Liyan, pay attention to all the lawns! I don't want to know, yeah! If there is grass and rubbish. Your punishment Father added," he insisted.
"No" answered my father.
I immediately raised my gaze to see my sister and my father who were fighting over words, bargaining.
Hihihi !
I laughed in a sad heart. The hands continued to scissor the grass, even though they were followed by two eyeballs looking at my father and sister.
"Dad, if not. Can I play for a minute?" pinta my sister asked. Standing looking at my father, followed by a broom that dragged the trash slowly.
"There was no bargaining," said my father directly answering my sister's question firmly.
Ahaha!
I'm getting intrigued to see the two of them who continue to bargain, such as selling goods.
"Dad for a second. Not long, really," said my sister.
"Liyan, that grass in the corner isn't clean yet. The one near the flower pot!" mother's orders connect us. Walk and point to the flower pot sitting at the end of the yard.
"No, Ana. No one can play" my father said firmly.
"Dad, so we're just here?" ask sister.
"Emang why?" reply mom so we send a question back to my sister.
My sister immediately put on a sour face. Dragging back his sweep and not poking the slightest question mother continued us.
I who saw him also increasingly massaged the chest, saw him who was too brave. I slowly lowered my head back to look at the grass I was scissors.
"Dad, just for a second. I'm playing it. It's still noon, '" persuaded my sister.
My father kept quiet and looked at my sister's sweep. Both balls of my eyes just keep staring at them occasionally, followed by me who raised the bench to move it to another place that still has grass until repeatedly I do until the grass is clean.
"Ana, I know that's just your excuse to run, right?" my father said in a flat tone of voice asking.
Uhuk! Uhuk ! Uhuk !
My sister immediately choked and glanced at me who was barking far enough away from her in embarrassment. I who met her eyes pulled thin lips laughing amusedly in my heart.
"Dad know how you are, Ana? So, don't try and fool Dad!" said father.
"Your son has always been like that! He never wanted to carry out his sentence until it was over. There are always his requests that are never ready" his wife said.
I kept staring at the three of them alternately, followed by both of my hands still mowing the grass and holding this already weakened body firmly.
"It's a good day off from school" my father said. "If not! Tomorrow maybe you're still here pulling the grass" he said.
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