SYAHDU (Contract Sleep Friends)
The New Life of Syahdu

It was cold that night with the wind blowing hard. But did not make the crowd into their homes. Because tonight is a special night, the beginning of which a great change will be made.

"Ready everybody?!" Excited the village chief who stood in the middle of his citizens.

"Geez!" Sahut whole citizens.

Everyone starts counting. "One.. duaa.. triaaaaa! Yeaaa.."

The bustling sound cheered with excitement along with the electricity and the brightly lit lights. For the first time after many years of life without electricity certainly makes the entire population of Bebatu village enthusiastic to welcome something new. They feel very grateful. There was happiness on all their faces.

"Shahdu.. Syahdu.." Shouted a man looking for Syahdu to and fro. That woman was next to him. Why suddenly disappear?

"Riff.."

He looked when his name was called.

"Seek Syahdu??"

Arif nodded quickly. "Yes, Buk."

"He's upstairs."

Arif turned his gaze to the green grassy mound with a flash of light due to the raindrops a few hours ago.

Arif could clearly see the person he was looking for was on a small hill with several other people. They seemed to be dancing merrily with a sagging voice. He ran through the crowd, impatient to see the faces of women on a clear night.

The wanted woman sang while dancing on the hill with her female friends.

Arif stood looking at him. The strong wind made Syahdu's long hair flutter beautifully. The number of lights installed by villagers to welcome electricity makes Syahdu's face very clear. She smiled, indeed Syahdu is that beautiful. He felt that he had chosen her wrong.

"Shahdu." Arif touched Syahdu's arm, the girl stopped dancing and turned with a smile on her lips.

Every time he looked, it was the eyes that Arif liked. Although there also the man felt that Syahdu kept a lot of secrets in it. Because, it has been almost five years he was in this village, knew Syahdu. But not many know how the background of the girl from the citizen story, suddenly it was here without a clear identity.

"Ehem. has been followed, yes." Temptation Pipit, stop the kendang that he had just heaped.

"Tau, here, Arif. Can't wait to be satisfied at home."

"Hey!" Spray Syahdu, do not want any slander that snatched him later. His friends giggled, while Arif just shook his head.

"Mother..." Now replace, a 7-year-old boy ran and scattered the clumsiness of Syahdu.

"Lho, haven't slept?"

The little boy shook his head.

"Tau this, brother. Even out of the room he said he wanted to see the lights." Seru Tari, a 17-year-old girl who is familiar with Syahdu.

"Neverything, Dance. Thank you for anter Adit here. Come on, go home."

"yeah. How come, go home, Duu.." Syahdu's friends were disappointed. Though they hope to spend a beautiful night with bright light until the morning picks up.

"You know we broke up too, huh."

"Lho, what is it?" Ask Syahdu wonder.

"hey are. That sounds good, only you. Pissing tuh, the rich voice of the goat dragged." Ledek Lia's.

"Damn. It's good to do!"

They all laughed, then Syahdu stared at the surroundings. He could already clearly see the neatly arranged houses, as well as the grass that lay in front of him. All because of the electricity that is now installed and there are no more candles and torches along the road.

"Come, mother." Aditya pulled Syahdu's hand, they went home together through many hanging lights. Tonight, Bebatu village which has been inhabited Syahdu for 7 years, for the first time looks very bright. They will no longer be in trouble because they have received new facilities from the government.

"Tomorrow.. Where are you?" Ask Arif carefully. Aditya and Tari walk with them.

"Tomorrow children singing exercises."

"Hmm. I see, yeah."

Silence, because Arif no longer knows what to say and Syahdu also seemed to walk without talking, until they were not aware they were in front of Syahdu's house.

"Udah. Thanks for being sent. I'm going in first." Syahdu said, he smiled at Arif and entered the house with Adit and Tari.

"Cieee..." Ledek Tari as Syahdu closes the door.

"Hush. Little boy!"

"Damor.." Dance just chuckles.

"Adit, go to the room, yeah. It's night. Tomorrow, there's a ball game." Syahdu stroked the boy's head.

"Mother, haven't slept." Syahdu sat near Nani, the old woman who owned the house he currently occupies.

"Yet. Enjoy the first light."

Syahdu smiled at it. This village was once very dark. Syahdu himself did not dare to come out so dark. Nani was the first to help her, give her a ride and eat, and was raised as a child. That's why Syahdu feels very grateful to Nani.

"Mother knows, no. Sis Syahdu was seduced by bang Arif." Seru Tari gave information.

"Don't you?" Syahdu's birthday assured his hearing. Arif is a math teacher at Dance school. But the girl called him brother?

"hey are. If you are the same brother, I call him brother. Fatherhood?" Knock the girl.

"Dance.." Tegur Nani's. "What did you say about the bedroom?" Nani gave a warning.

"Ah, Mother. I can't if I'm told to call Sisters Syahdu by the name of mother. I'm used to calling brother. Some of our age is also different, when yes I call her mother."

"Little what!" Omel Nani on Dance.

Syahdu laughed at hearing that. Yes, it's Dance. He's not Nani's son. Therefore the house that Syahdu lives in is a home. There used to be a lot of kids living here. Either the abandoned child on the city streets that Nani brought here, or the baby that Nani accidentally dumped and cared for.

For example, the 7-year-old boy, Aditya. He was found right in front of the door. Syahdu first found her when the girl was only two days there. The girl named him Aditya. The first name of his girlfriend, Aditya Wicaksana.

When she first arrived, she was 10 years old. But the child was so sweet and mature, that the presence of Syahdu was considered a friend, not a new foster mother.

And now, they live three because the others are grown and work outside, some are adopted foster parents who come to ask for children.

"Ummm, brother. Tomorrow I'll go to town, yuk?" Take Dance to Syahdu.

"Well, Tar? Males, uh."

"Aaah, come on, brother. Tomorrow, I have a podcast for my favorite singer. I want to watch." Exciting Dance hugged Syahdu's arm.

"To the city, far away, Tar. Eat 3 hours. Since when do you like singers."

"It's only been 2 hours now, brother. Uh, you know that song called 'Missing the piece of You'. This is another booming song."

Syahdu shook his head. What song, since in the village he did not know the artist, singer, or songs that he thought were no longer important.

"The song is, eennakkk! Brother would have liked. Dance is late too. Dance teams to like the singer. Bangettt's handsome guy, even on ngayal being his girlfriend. That's why they want to go to town to watch at the cafe. Come on, you're a." Rengek Dance on Syahdu.

"Tari, Syahdu Brother does not ever want if you invite to the city. What else, try? Distant, tired. If you want, you're the same as your friends." Tukas Nani on Dance. The girl scowled.

"Yes, tomorrow I go to the city. Look out, if brother Syahdu has a crush on my new crush." He said, then headed to the room.

Nani shook her head, while Syahdu was amused by the girl.

"Shahdu.." Call Nani to the girl who has been with him for a long time, but there is no sign that the girl wants to get married. Though there are already many men in the village who want to propose to him.

"Ariff came here this afternoon. As always, he's your name. If you change your mind..."

"Mother, Syahdu apologizes if it still bothers Mother."

"That's not what you mean, son."

Syahdu looked down with a smile painted on his face. He felt that all this time was too much trouble for Nani.

"Shahdu.." Now Nani moved to sit next to the girl.

"You're still thinking about Wicak?" Ask the woman and Syahdu does not answer.

"Yes, mother knows, really. I'm sorry, mom didn't mean to make you sad."

"Neverything, Bun. Emm.. later Syahdu try to consider, yes." The girl said, holding Nani's hand.

"Ary the good boy. He likes a lot of girls, but he's waiting for you, son."

Syahdu. "Yes, Bun. Tomorrow Syahdu tries to meet Arif.."

Nani smiled then pulled Syahdu in her arms. She felt lucky, a kind and gentle girl like Syahdu could be in her house. Previously he felt alone and quite the hassle of caring for many children. The presence of Syahdu was very helpful and made him have friends.

Nani remembered the time when he was growing cucumbers in the fields of people. He saw Syahdu sitting on the side of the road hugging his body. She's freezing.

Nani approaches him, asking him many things. It turned out that the girl had just arrived and had no purpose at all. That's why Nani brought Syahdu with her who happened to have her own parlor.

"Thank you very much, Mother. Until now still ngizinin Syahdu lives here." Said the girl in Nani's arms.

"Mother's happy you're here, so mother's son." Nani answered wisely, he also increasingly tightened his embrace on the Syahdu that he loved so much.

TB