The Underwater Palace
Boys

“Don't feel burdened! You have been given confidence, so you have to take care of him,” said Grandma.

“I mean Grandma Abah was told to take care of the egg until it hatched?” I kept asking because I still hadn't heard her words.

“You will not understand, later if you are an adult you will understand, quickly sleep this late at night you wake up late,” concluded Grandma.

“Iya Nek,” I said with disappointment because my question was not answered.

I walked into my room, I lay down and started pulling my blanket. The atmosphere began to calm down, everyone was sleeping well, as well as me but when I was in my subconscious I had a strange dream. 

I saw a boy swimming in the river, but something made me wonder, some of his body was very long like a snake, in the dream I had seen his eyes a strange color, and in the dream, the pupils are yellow with the cornea forming a black line. He swam by wriggling his body while waving his hands at me.

Slowly he approached me, but did not speak a word, until the sound of Grandma's calling woke me up.

Since Mother is not Grandma who replaces her role to take care of me, it is not uncommon for Grandma to nag me when I am lying down or doing wrong.

“Aya wake! What time is it, wake up! Otherwise wake up Grandma guyur water later you!” snapped Grandma.

“Iya Nek,” I said while rubbing my eyes.

I walked to the bathroom, the cold water forced my eyes wide open, I quickly finished my bath and put on uniform.

 At school I told Laras about the egg.

“Ras last night I heard Abah told Grandma that Abah dreams of being given eggs,” I said seriously.

“Eggs? What egg? Fish eggs? Anacondas? Or Dragon eggs?” he said while cleaning his desk.

“Not, so Abah said when in a dream there was someone approaching Abah while carrying three eggs black, yellow as white,” I said innocently.

“Do not be a sign that maybe Abah will get windfall !” exclamation Baras.

“Ah ... Time anyway?” I don't believe in the words of Baras.

“Then what next?” ask Laras.

“Saying my Grandma, Abah has been given trust and must take care of her, I am confused whether Abah was told to incubate eggs in a dream? But where can I,” thought I was confused.

“Ha-ha-ha you think Abah is a chicken, there's-there you are,” cried Laras while laughing.

“But my Grandma said so Ras,” I frowned.

“Don't pout dong Aya, I'm just kidding,” he said while making a horse grin.

“Oh yes, last night I also dreamt that there was a boy swimming in the river behind my house, his body is long rich in snakes,”.

“It must be a water ghost!” chirps Laras.

“Water ghost instead of Ras chick, rich in movies,”.

“Yes who knows her hair is indeed long so it is suspected that girls right?” the words of Baras started to go off track.

“My line is serious!” I clenched my feet to the floor.

“Yes ... I'm serious too.”

Our silly chatter continued until the clink of the school bell rang out, I hurried to prepare a book containing the tasks I had been working on, likewise with Laras but this time it seems that Laras is not lucky because he forgot the PR that should be collected during the first hour.

“Laras! Forward to the front!” the resolute voice of Mother Master made all speechless.

“Ouch! Get me!” chirps slowly while standing slowly from his stool.

“Not yesterday I told you there was PR!” I whispered to Laras.

“I forgot,” Laras can still laugh at a time like this.

“Ayo Baras fast get here!” The teacher's mother called Laras again.

“Iya Bu.”

Laras walked slowly towards the teacher's desk, the sharp eyes as if piercing were clearly visible from Mother Teacher, I was very sure this time Laras would stand in front of the class again.

“Where is your PR? I don't see your name on this book!” said the Teacher firmly.

“The book missed Bu,” Laras trying to find a reason.

“Laras out aja deh Bu nothing,” sahut Laras.

“Cannot! Last time I let you out, you went to the cafeteria!” mother Teacher.

Laughter was heard from other friends when Mother Teacher found out that Laras went to the cafeteria, I was not surprised by Laras' behavior, even so Laras is a smart student if he is not lazy to pay attention to the lesson, when repeated he can easily answer the problem compared to me except math lessons.

The lesson went well even though there were occasional Laras behavior that made us laugh when he was in front of the class.

The hours of study continued to change, until it arrived at the time of returning to school. 

“Aya I came to your house huh?” he said while putting the book in his bag.

“You said to your brother?” my many.

“Udah, come! I'm the one who screwed you yes,” Laras pulled my hand.

“Indeed you strong?” I said while following behind Laras

“Yes strong, but later if we ride the bridge down,” Laras ride my bike.

“Ya already then.”

Baras pedaled my bike slowly, I felt a little worried when piggybacked Laras, because the last time he hugged me we both fell into a mudhole. 

“Oh yes, I saw a boy sitting on my bench when I was punished,” said Laras.

“Your eyes wrong look maybe, I sat alone Laras, your bench is empty!” i'm persisting.

“Ngak Aya! I saw but a moment ago she was gone. Is that a ghost? In our class there are ghosts!” 

“You don't think strangely. Come on fast!” I shouted while laughing.

“Hey! You are heavy Aya where I can pedal fast!” 

“Neither am I light kok ha-ha-ha,” I laugh gladly.

“Ya don't move dong!” Barrels start to drift.

Bruuk!

“Ouch! Pain!” whinek Laras while trying to stand up.

“Ouch! Baras bring his bike right dong! Wet all my clothes!” whinek.

“You are the movements of the front tire will be shaking!” The barrel helped me climb because I was plunged into a ditch.

“Yes sorry, you didn't get hurt, did you?” my many.

“Lecet a little but no problem,” said with a laugh.

Finally I and Laras led the bike to the house, I also immediately cleaned my uniform because it was dirty due to falling from the bike as well as Laras whose clothes were dirtier than me.

We spent time watching our favorite cartoons, until Laras was picked up by his brother.

“Aya I came home yes,” said Laras.

“Yes you be careful, Bang Iyan also be careful,”.

There was something strange about Bang Iyan's attitude, he kept looking at me with a strange look that made me uncomfortable.

“What's Bang?” my many.

“You're different?” bang Iyan.

“How different? Same feeling,” I tried to look in the mirror next to the door.

“So I saw your eyes are yellow, it changed again,” said Bang Iyan.

“Apaan the hell Bang, Aya eyes feeling not why-why. Come on back sprawl!” laras.

“Ya already then we say yes,” Bang Iyan turn on the engine motor.

“Iya Bang beware.”