The Blink is Dusk.
Madman
A FEW MONTHS PASSED.
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That afternoon, in the forest edge of the city was so cool. The sun was shining brightly, but the trees laid down the courtyard and the hut of Aram. Grandma was weaving a basket. Looks some of the results of the matting hanging on the wall of the hut. Some of the semi-finished ones were placed on bamboo benches on the porch of the hut. Grandma is good at weaving and making household needs from bamboo. Because he comes from the village.
"Srekkp. Srekk." Areha swept the courtyard. While Luran and Figan play with bamboo beds.
"Tarrr. Tarr." The sound of their bamboo blasts. Both of them screamed with joy while playing.
"Kukrakkk." Their roosters are crowsing melodiously. Chicken has grown a lot now. Aram's fruit of perseverance takes care of and follows the guidelines of the book he reads. Some chickens have also been cut into Aram. They had no money to buy chicken at the market.
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AFTERNOONS.
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Meanwhile on the highway. Not far from the forest. A man in mental disorder walks down the street barefoot. It is estimated to be thirty-five years old. His body was large height, brown skin, and tattered clothes. He was holding a plastic sack full of cargo, I don't know what. While he was carrying he narrowed down a dirty and dull teddy bear. Sometimes he looks angry. Swearing and slurring words do not know the direction. Out of his mouth, making everyone pay attention. Some are afraid, some are afraid.
"Pommm. Mmm." The Transmusi bus honked for him to pull over. But as if he had not heard. Keep walking and sometimes wander. The driver must give up. The road started to stall and the road users were forced to be patient.
"Surge the Bang." Said a motorcyclist, but he didn't care.
"Bas on a lunatic." The Transmusi driver grumbled, blamed the penny lamp and went out of his way to get past the madman. And the next car too.
"Hey Bang, it's drink and bread." A pickup car driver who became a grab box transport, a type of online taxi. Only then did the madman pull over, taking a turn. Besides being upset, people are also made to smile.
After that, he went somewhere. Half an hour later came the madman near the forest surrounded by walls. Located from the wall there are abandoned, uninhabited buildings that are dirty and messy. Inside that, the madman seemed to be sitting and contemplating. Sometimes he spoke, and screamed.
"Ahhhh, son. Don't misbehave. I'll be home soon." Said repeatedly. Then she cried for a few minutes. Then change in anger. Then I felt scared and ran. As if someone was going to kill him.
A madman ran into the bushes and hid behind a tree. From there he peeked. He accidentally saw the open wall. Then step back towards the wall hole.
From outside the wall the head looks inside. Look to the left and enter. He watched the two boys playing in the hills. The girl who was sweeping the courtyard. A grandmother weaving. The madman continued to tread slowly without knowing them all.
"Fuck." Areha's hand was held by a madman. Areha turned around and was shocked to death as she looked at the large tall man, the fussy face, the tattered clothes, there was a worn out doll, and the plastic sack was somehow contained.
"My son, let's go home. Come home. Your mother has come home my son." Said.
"Aaauuuu." Areha shrieked in fear half to death. Grandma was surprised, she turned around and saw the madman dragging Areha. Without a second thought, Grandma picked up a wooden stick, then ran to hit the madman hard.
"Yorkic. Gobo." Repetitively. The madman was angry he released Areha by pushing forward. Then he caught the stick in Grandma's hand. Then hit Grandma's face hard.
"Satkkk." A hard slap landed on the grandmother's face. He fell to the ground, and the madman kicked so much that grandma fell flat on her back. Crazy people jumped up and occupied grandma's belly. Of course, making the body of the grandmother can not move. Then a crazy man's hand choked the neck.
"Akkkkkp. Aaaa." Hands try to let go of the giggles, but the hands of a madman are very strong. Grandma started having trouble breathing, her face red.
"Keeeaaaa. Heeaaa." Luran and Figan jump on the crazy person's shoulder, then hit hard. But their punch is nothing. Even once thrown both of them floated down to the ground. How painful were the bodies of the two boys.
"Sir. Mr." Repeatedly Areha hit a madman with a broomstick. But it also means nothing. Areha was pulled and pushed until she fell.
"Ha. ha. ha." Laughter crazy, he was snorting as if he saw the old musu grandmother he was hunting. Grandma's body started to weaken, she was no longer able to breathe. His body's oxygen supply is thinning. Not to mention his body overstretched the madman's huge body. It makes grandma harder.
"Aaaaac." Grandma's mouth gaped, and her eyes began to glare. While the madman continued to strangle while laughing.
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SYNETRON KAYAK.
*
Yuzaka got out of the car, followed by his elder brother who was already sitting in college. That day the report split, and Yuzaka was ranked first. But he's not so happy. After that go home, and have lunch in the dining room. Yuzaka's mother looks through his report.
"Yuzaka, you're in third grade by now Junior High, which means next year you'll be in high school. You want to go to public school or the pesantren." Ask mother.
"If Zaka comes along, ma'am. The origin of the school remains in the city of Palembang." Yuzaka answered while eating, coincidentally his mother cooked his favorite grilled bloated fish. Yuzaka's mother smiled proudly at the value of her son's report.
"Heeee, caught. Why do you want to be in Palembang City. Don't want to be out of town, don't want to be away from Palembang." Suddenly appeared Yuzaka's younger brother from the middle room.
"Yes, let it be near the house and easy to go home." Yuzaka replied loudly.
"Ahh, lie. If in TV soap operas, usually girls who do not want to go from somewhere, there must be something special." Said the younger brother while sitting on the chair facing the table. Yuzaka who just wanted to bribe rice so delayed.
"Sinetron again, soap opera again. Stale know not." Yuzaka ketus.
"Well, people just say that in soap operas. It's brother getting angry, ayoooo." Said the sister while twinkling her eyes made Yuzaka annoyed half to death.
"Who is angry." Yuzaka ketus.
"It must be because of the brother whose name is Aram." Back the sister teased. Yuzaka was really upset now, he stood up and took a broom. Then pursue the wayward and ignorant sister.
"Youngdoll, Yuzaka. Adekkkp. When did you guys get along." Shouted the mother, while their brothers did not hear because of the ears on the headset.
"Silver Aram. Brother Aram." He said while shaking his butt towards Yuzaka repeatedly. Yuzaka got on the apoplexy, so he continued to pursue his sister until finally his sister locked himself in the room.
"Durrs." The door closed, Yuzaka flailed the door. While her mother kept screaming asking them to stop and have lunch together.
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ARAM CAME HOME ON TIME.
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"Heeaaa." Aram shouted furiously, he pushed the wagon strongly and hit the right shoulder of the madman. His body bounced to the side. Aram pulled the wagon again, and pushed it back towards the madman. Grandma Miss Rumi coughed and gasped hard to breathe because of the giggling of crazy people. He got up, while Areha, Figan and Luran got up to help Grandma.
"Keeyaaaa." Shouted Aram while pushing the wagon.
"Your." The body of the madman was again slumped on the ground by the garbage cart. Even a lot of plastic waste scattered because of the hard impact. The face of a madman was immersed in the white sandy soil. He then got up slowly while holding his hips. Not yet straight body standing in a riding position.
"Heeaaaa." Aram pushed the wagon strong. "Duukkk." Back the Aram wagon hit a crazy man's hip. So the madman again fell hard and targeted the bushes. There are chunks of brick leftover people build a wall used to hit the forehead of a madman. His forehead was injured and bleeding. The madman tried to get up again and he immediately ran over.
"Heeaaaa." Aram's fast and incessant movements make mad people have no chance to retaliate. This time the wagon hit the waist and the madman fell back. Head first and squeeze the bushes. Crazy people scream and cry. Then he got up and ran towards the wall. Aram returned in pursuit with a merciless wagon. So that the crazy people grow back up. Aram was about to hit the wagon again at the madman.
"Arammm, it's my grandson. Thats enough. He's a madman, let him go." Shouting grandma. Aram stopped and his breath hunted. It looked like a madman got up and ran away crying. He ran out of the wall, straight into the street.
All the stuff in the form of sacks containing garbage and teddy bears that are dirty and worn left behind. On the highway almost the madman was hit by a car.
"Grandma's okay." Aram asked, they sat on the edge of the bench where grandma often weaved crafts.
"It's okay Aram. Good thing you came home, almost grandma died." Grieved the grandmother. They talked and talked about the incident. After the calm atmosphere Aram said.
"Alhamdulillah, this money we collect to rent a contract." Grandmother said.
"fifteen ribu Aram buy bananas and rambutan this." Said Aram. Then he picked up a plastic bag hanging on the wall of the wagon. They ate the banana and rambutan fruit together. Areha, Luran and Figan were overjoyed to eat the fruits.
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MAKE A WALL HOLE DOOR.
*
The sun was shining brightly, its light piercing through the greatness of the leaves. The sound of vehicles is heard non-stop. Grandma was processing bamboo sticks for woven, Areha, Luran and Figan seemed busy reading used magazines and used books.
"Tock. Tok.Tok." The sound of Aram's hammer is heard. That morning he made the door in the hole of the wall with rusty zinc which he used to make the door of their sack house. The rusty zinc he fit with any bamboo. Finished, when fitted fitting once. Later, Aram throws crazy stuff and dolls away from their place.
"Grandmother, I want to go find used goods, the door of the wall hole is finished. So, if anyone enters it can be known, because when it is opened it will be noisy." Aram pamit's.
"Koyong, I'm coming today." The word Luran, and Figan. Aram agreed but for that day only. Aram doesn't want his sister tired. But that day he would invite his sister to play outside. Because they haven't been outside the wall for months.
"Close the entrance, Areha. Let the crazy man no longer enter." Said Aram from outside the wall.
"Yes." Yeah." Sahut Areha, and head for the wall to close the hole.
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MOVING TO KALIMANTAN.
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Yuzaka's father came home late. Yuzaka's mother greeted her husband affectionately. They both ate in the dining room. Because their children ate first. Even their ignorant youngest son had already slept. After eating they sit in the middle room, a cup of coffee is available.
"Yuzaka's grades are great sir this semester, he's ranked first." The wife said proudly.
"Where, let me see." Yuzaka's mother offered a report, the father smiled satisfied with Yuzaka's grades. Then the father sipped coffee while going back and forth.
"Why did you come home once a night, it's unusual." Ask wife.
"There was a company meeting, the branch in Kalimantan was problematic because the manager was less capable and there was an element of dishonesty in the report. The company is a big loss. So it was decided by the board of directors that father will be assigned there next year." Said Yuzaka's Father.
"So we moved too." Tanya very wife.
"Yes forced, otherwise father will lose his job. Or reduced to a regular employee." Answer Yuzaka's Father.
"Move school, move to college." Ask wife.
"Not really, Andre remained in college in Palembang. If he wants to. The house is there, we just send the cost. Yuzaka, Adek, and Titah moved in. In the new school year next year, when Yuzaka enters High School." It was Yuzaka's father. Unbeknownst to the two of them, the conversation was overheard by Yuzaka going to the bathroom. For some reason Yuzaka's heart suddenly became sad.
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MEMORABILIA.
*
Yuzaka lay on a thick, padded bed. He saw a wall clock showing at 23:12 WIB. Yuzaka who was drowsy was suddenly drowsiness so gone. His mind drifted everywhere, he was agitated and uninspired. He closed his eyes to start sleeping. But still can't sleep. They are back in their ears if next year they will move one family to Kalimantan. In a town where his father would be in charge.
I don't know why Yuzaka suddenly remembered what happened to him two years ago.
At that time, he was only two months in Junior High School now. Yuzaka and Disin, Nuha, are walking towards the photocopy.
"Your diploma has also been obtained by Noah." Ask Disin.
"Yes it's been a long time, a month of graduating SD diplomas have been shared." Answer Noah.
"Kok slow to give up school." Yuzaka Sahut.
"Not yet legalize and forget." Answer Noah.
"Yes, if in SD we just shared. All this time, all that was given to the school was a description of graduation. This just wanted a copy for the conditions in SMP." Clearly Yuzaka, they arrived at the ATK store not far from their school.
"Make six wide, Ma'am." Yuzaka said, Disin also suggested a degree also be expanded like Yuzaka.
"Red and black are there, mbak." Noah asked.
"Some, look in the closet." Answer the child who is photocopying. Yuzaka and Disin also bought pens. After they finished, they returned to school. Some students also come with their needs. The two went hand in hand, and took a shortcut on the side of the residents' house. To get them to school faster.
The path passes through an unkempt field, many bushes. From there they saw the school building. A mother-seller of herbs on a motorcycle passed by. The third pulled over so that the mother selling jamu could pass.
"It's so close from here." Said Nuha.
"Indeed close, but the road is a little quiet and bushy." Saying Disin.
"Snake. Corms. Woof." Suddenly a large black dog and a mouth with drool dripping against them. Then start attacking and biting. Disin's skirt was torn off, and he ran into the bush. Nuha's shoes were bitten, but she could run away when the shoes came off. Trying to ride the wood but can't. Yuzaka runs right away, but unfortunately the dog is more agile. Fifteen meters away the skirt was bitten by the dog. Good thing he used *********** length.
"Graaarrrr." Brett." The sound of the dog growling, and Yuzaka's skirt is torn off. After that, the dog bit the skirt of the other part, and ripped off as well. Yuzaka screamed in fear while crying. He tried to let go of the dog bite. But vain. While Disin and Nuha were shivering in fear. Their feet cannot be moved.
"Satkkk." The sound of a blow to the dog's body.
"Competitive. Kaing." The dog was in pain. Yuzaka's skirt is removed, while the dog turns to attack the male Junior High student who hit earlier.
"Sheep in.Suk." Dog barking. "Greeeeerrr." The dog jumped up and perched on the boy's chest, then bit the shirt. His body was pushed back, making him fall into the bushes.
"Satkk. Pakkk." The boy continued to hit hard, until finally the punch hit the muzzle of the dog's mouth. So the dog is in pain and the dog's muzzle is bleeding. Then the big black dog ran away.
"Aram." Shouted Yuzaka, he ran towards Aram who was just about to get up from the bushes.
"You didn't get bitten by that crazy dog." Aram asked, he noticed Yuzaka who was tattered from being bitten by a dog.
Disin and Nuha ran up to the two. Everything's fine. Aram took Noah's shoes. At that moment, the three saw a branch stuck in Aram's back.
"Oh God." They were shocked and scared. There was blood starting to flow from Aram's wounds. They're going to school soon.
Aram then went to the school health room. The twig was pulled out and there was blood spurting out. All of Aram's friends screamed especially Yuzaka. Then the wound is treated and in bandages. While Aram's clothes are torn in sewing. Yuzaka and his two friends are allowed to go home first.
*
Yuzaka fell asleep with those memories. Now he's carried away with a dream. In the dream, she came to a wedding. But strangely the bride had a face very similar to her, and the groom resembled Aram.
Besides, as he looked to the side. It also looks like a young man dressed as a bride. He waved at the bride and waved at Yuzaka. Then go with a very bright light. His face was also very beautiful. Yuzaka was confused by the incident.
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