Ballad Inmates
Ballad Inmates (Part 28)

By Dalem Tehang

ON THE WHOLE, we can breathe freely. Although with different acceptance of the words of the prisoner guard earlier.

“Should be, who is in charge of guarding the prisoner must be a psychological test first, in addition to learning the real background. So it will not be strange events like that,” suddenly Asnawi open his voice. 

“That means that someone who has trauma in criminal cases should not be charged with guarding prisoners, is it simple?” aris. Affirms.

“Yes, I mean that, Ris. So even if there are prisoners who are sanctioned, it is purely his fault here. Not because of the case that brought him in here,” continued Asnawi.

“Take that. Yesterday there was a traumatized officer in a curanmor case, met a curanmor prisoner, he was on fire. Today his officers traumatized the sacrilegious case, the immoral case. Lha, if tomorrow there are officers who are traumatized by fraud, embezzlement, land cases or typhoons, all those affected by the case will be their targets as well. For a long time, this holding room became a place for revenge,” said Ijal, saying.

The majority of us just nodded our heads. Agree on the Ijal speech flow. 

“Or not-so, precisely those who have trauma with criminal cases are deliberately tasked with guarding prisoners,” suddenly Joko interjected.

“That means intentionally nugasin who has the trauma so that the prisoner so his impingement, so Joko?” aris Response.

“Yes can be a titukan? Let us-we who enter here be kapok, because traumatized by the violent actions of the guard officers in the traumatic lantern,” continued Joko.

“Finally, we are all here stuck in a life of trauma to meet trauma yes,” said Edi while laughing crazily. Welcomed the laughter of us all.

“What is clear, prison is the world in the world. That was what the officer said at the time. Yes, enjoy our destiny,” Joko connect the conversation.

“Not this destiny mah, om. We have to be unlucky again,” said Ijal. While laughing. 

“This is our destiny, Ijal. If we feel we are hit by bad destiny or bad luck, it is not really bad destiny. But our point of view that has not been made to wriggle the wisdom behind our current destiny,” Joko unravels his opinion.

I just kept quiet. Listening to the studies of one-cell friends that turned out so deep. Open my mind, it turns out that life lessons can be obtained from various places and situations. 

“From yesterday Babe just horrified our chat only. Try what he thinks, let's be horrified,” said Aris suddenly while looking at me.

I just shrugged and shook my head. Not knowing what to think. For what they say is inherently laden with goodness. 

Plus, the atmosphere of democracy flourishes in expressing opinions. An atmosphere that is free from all the attributes of interest and pakewuh pakewuh. A behavior that cannot be expressed in the outside world.

“The principle is that I agree with what the Obrolin friends were. Which argues, the good officer is people who do not have trauma with criminal cases, there is good. Which assess, can be intentional those who have the trauma of criminal cases that are tasked with guarding us, there are actually also. So everything is real and good. But as Joko said, we are here because it is our destiny. Acceptance of that impiety is more important,” I said later.

“I added yes. Nurutku, we must be patient and sincere. So this destiny we can accept with a chest of air. Whatever is here, we are grateful. Don't make us even down. Inget, our bright future is still there. And that's what we have to grab,” Aris added.

“Well, if Aris who is a great person has said this, we follow. Who knows later we can be accommodated to work in his company,” said Ijal while removing a smile. Aris was also broken.

Spontaneous conversation stopped as the voice of the Ashar Adhan came from the mosque beside the mapolres. All the occupants of room 10 rushed to the bathroom. By wudhu. 

“Waduh, the water is not flowing. This game, Jal,” Arya said from the bathroom. 

Ijal rush to the bathroom. Fiddling taps. The water does not flow. 

From the room door, Ijal asked the occupants of room 9. The water in the next room did not flow either. 

Ijal. Calling tamping. A tamping named Deni, come.

“Cock the water is not flowing, why?” ask Ijal.  

“The water machine is broken. It was cleared the same prisoners in room 7, still can not,” said Deni. 

“So where's the exit?” ask Ijal again.

“Take water from the tap in front of room 1. Bring each bucket. The other rooms were like that, too. That's again queuing there,” Deni said.

Ijal looked towards Edi who was busy filling a crossword puzzle. 

“Young-young, let's take the water. Ready the bucket, Jal. Drendem clothes, go out first,” said Edi.

Ijal invites Tomy, Irfan, and Arya to lift the water alternately. Those who are young. Age under 40 years. Door cell opened by Deni, with message: “one-one only out room.”

One by one we took turns ablution. According to the results of the water force in the bucket. And that evening, we did not pray together. Due to water limitations. (connect)