The Blink is Dusk.
City Edge House

Mr. Kino is lying on a plastic mat. The medicine container by his side. He slowly got up and shifted to the edge of the mat. He wants to take his medicine.

"Uhukkkp. Uhukkk." The sound of his wife coughing from the kitchen. The sound of small children playing with banging cans used bread containers to the floor. While his wife cooked cassava leaves in a way in gulai. The cassava leaves he picked around his house among the bushes. In the past around it was once the owner's cassava garden.

Mr. Kino rented the house three years ago. Although it is located on the side of the thicket forest, and far from the village. But the rent is cheap, only two million and a half per year.

Their cassava leaves are not much of a spice, only salt, flavoring, galangal and lemongrass are grown beside the house.

"Dinda, please get me some water. It's over." Mr. Kino said, he pulled his leg that was pierced by iron a week ago. His face looked grimacing. Although it has been injected, the drug is taken routinely but Pak Kino's legs have no signs of healing. Even increased swelling and pain.

"Sir, if during taking the medicine has not healed, and the feet of the father there is no good change. You should immediately go to the hospital. It's probably a foot infection or tetanus." Mother midwife's message a week ago. Pak Kino's daydream stops when his wife comes with a kettle filled with drinking water.

"Yetoo." Mr. Kino's son ran from the kitchen and hugged Mr. Kino, laughing spoiled. In his hand was a shoe that he smacked into the wall. Mr. Kino laughed lightly as the child came. Instantly lost his leg pain and pain.

"Creekkk." Water poured into the cup. Seeing that, Mr. Kino's son let go of a foot and approached his mother. When the plastic kettle was placed, he immediately lifted and poured again into the cup that was not yet full. Mr. Kino and his wife laughed, seeing their clever and funny behavior.

"Ha. ha. ha." Laugh at them.

"That's a smart kid." Said Mr. Kino.

"I'm not good at pouring drinking water." Sahut Pak Kino's wife while pinching his son's cheek. They feel very happy.

"Sir, there was a Gera sending a message. He asked to send three hundred thousand. He said to buy books and money to eat." Said Mr. Kino's wife. Gera, their eldest son, is now studying at a Pesantren in Musi Banyuasin.

"Yes, send Dinda, if you're cured, you'll work again." Answer Mr. Kino.

"But the money in our ATM is only four hundred thousand. While at home, only the rest of the father's honor a week ago a hundred thousand more." Obviously Mr. Kino's wife.

"What's wrong, we eat as is." Answer Mr. Kino.

"All I think about is not food, but how to treat kanda leg wounds." Said wife.

"God will soon recover, pity if Gera does not pay the money to eat at the boarding school, later she is ashamed of her friends." Said Mr. Kino.

"Yes, I'll transfer from the ATM." Answer wife. Mr. Kino took the rest of the medicine, his head felt dizzy and went back to lying down.

"Uhukkkp. Uhukkk." Back Pak Kino's wife coughed, this time loud and long. His chest was painful and tight. Then Mr. Kino's wife ran into the kitchen and spat. How shocked he was when the one he spat out turned out blood. There was a lot of blood coming out of his mouth. Hurry up Mr. Kino's wife washes her mouth and blood. He's flush with water and the dumping ground is back clean.

"Yes, God what is this disease. It is impossible if it is just a regular cough. How is this, my son is a child and my husband has no money for treatment. Turak, I'm sorry, son. I love you, what if something happens to me." Mr. Kino's wife's heart. He was very worried about their two-year-old son Turak.

...*****...

Salika entered school that day. He was so sad, and not the spirit of life anymore. The shadow of her mother's face was reflected in her eyes. The feeling of regret hit his soul. He really did not expect it because of his mischief. His mother died of sudden heart disease. It seems like her mother was very worried that something would happen to her daughter. If it's too close to men and get along with everything.

"Uwaakkkkk. The uwakkkk." Salika felt like vomiting, but it didn't.

"You're here Salika." Suddenly a voice came from behind. Salika glanced back, her five friends came over. Sit down to join together. Salika remained gloomy, but her friend understood.

"It's your favorite ice cream, Ka." Sufo. Salika took the ice heavily.

"Yes, look at Sufo." Salika replied lethargic. Suddenly Salika returned to vomit.

"Uweeekk. Uweeekk." Salika said, closing her mouth.

"Aduuu, you catch a cold like that." Said Giru.

"Eh, you've got a sore mag." Tasti.

"Not breakfast, si." Gatna Sahut.

"It's okay, it looks like I'm catching a cold." Answer Salika.

"You asked for medicine with the midwife back home from school, and I gave it to you." Freshman Elyi.

"Yes, I'll let you know later. Have you seen Dehan." Salika answered and asked where Dehan was.

"I saw Dehan in the cafeteria, earlier." Gatna.q

The ending hour bell rings. Hearing that, they immediately entered the classroom. When they entered they followed the biology subjects. Biology teacher of a beautiful girl named Sahya. Graduated from Raden Fatah State Islamic University Palembang. Not only was her face beautiful, she was also salihah. A gentle and wise way of teaching. Make the classroom comfortable and quiet.

When the subject clock changes. Sahya's mother left the class. That's when Salika noticed Dehan. But Dehan doesn't care. He talks to a different friend next to his seat. Both seem so familiar and friendly. It made Salika so jealous and her tears splashed. I don't know why lately Dehan has been avoiding and avoiding Salika.

...*****...

That night there was a torrential rain, lightning and lightning ceaselessly accompanying the rain. The streets of Palembang are already quiet and quieter when the rain falls.

"Lobs, what are you doing." Asked an old man, he was wearing a sarong and dressed in white bellanga bay, black-fisted.

"Oh, Tubs. When will Bak come." Ask Leban.

"just now. Bini's son where you are, lonely like this." Ask Mr. Leban's father.

"They're asleep, Bak. Sit down first, I make coffee." Pak Leban said. Rainy atmosphere drinking hot coffee.

"Bak, Tub. Look, the rain monument. Otherwise, bring an umbrella or raincoat." But father on Leban kept going.

"Assalamualaik." He said, then kept walking. Disappear in the heavy rain. Then Pak Leban chased and kept screaming. But until his father's hoarse voice did not appear again.

"sir. Tubs. Baakkkk." Shouted Pak Leban.

"Kanda. Kanda." Pak Leban's wife shook her body while calling out repeatedly until Pak Leban woke up.

"Ohh, I'm dreaming." Mr. Leban said as he poked his eyes. He heard the heavy rain outside. Mr. Leban thought that his father's spirit had actually come to see him. He also told his wife his dream. He believes that Ms. Rumi's mother is still alive. But what are the ideals of his father who has not materialized and his mother who wants to make it happen.

"You will look for a mother, whenever there is free time, especially on holidays. Dad's coming in tonight, things are exactly the same, especially heavy rain." Said Pak Leban, then took a deep breath.

"Yes kanda, dinda will help. I hope you are found soon. Dinda will apologize to him. Says ustadz, sinning on the mother-in-law is the same as sinning on the mother." Said Pak Leban's wife, they finally agreed to find their parents, and invite his sisters as well.

...*****...

Bibik Sulak, the wife of Mr. Kino walked slowly in the courtyard of the house. He cleaned the yard that he hadn't broomted in days. Every time he walked there was pain and tenderness in his chest. His body was also lethargic as well. But this is a chance to clean the yard because his son is sleeping.

"Uhukkk..." Uhukkk." He coughed a few times. Then sit leaning against a wild tree at the edge of the courtyard. Holding his chest that hurt. A few more times and bleed. But not so much, that only he rapped using the ends of his clothes. Every now and then on the highway there are vehicles passing by. The sound of her son crying from inside the house. Bibik Sulak leaned a broom on the side wall of the house. He hasn't kept it because there's a little yard he hasn't cleaned yet.

"The son of Umak's bachelor is awake." Said Bibik Sulak when near his son who had stopped crying. Bibik Sulak saw her husband lying down who seemed to be still sweating coldly.

"Kanda, how are you doing." Ask wife.

"It's okay, looks like you're having a fever. Kanda's body is cold terrace." Answer Mr. Kino. Bibik Sulak held her husband's forehead. It was very hot, then she got up to take a towel to compress her husband. But not so upright his body lost its balance and fell to the floor.

"Uuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Dukkk." Mr. Kino glanced over, and he couldn't help. Only his eyes and heart were worried. His son just looked while sitting.

"What's wrong, Dinda's just a little dizzy." Bibik Sulak. He sat down to calm himself down, the child came and sat on his lap. Sulak's aunt hugged her son, and tears ran down her cheeks.

"Maaakkk." Said his son. It seemed like his little boy was worried, yet he was unable to reveal.

"Yes, dear boy Umak. Sit with Bak, Umak want to take a compress. Let it heal quickly." He said his son, although he could not speak, understood the words. His son got up and sat down next to his father. Mr. Kino smiled wryly, then his hand gently stroked his son's dense, black hair.

Bibik Sulak came with a small basin and a small towel. She compresses her husband's forehead. She then squealed her husband's times. As she pulled her husband's cloth to tidy up. He saw Mr. Kino's feet getting swollen and blue. Then he covered it up again.

"Uhukkkp. Uhukkk."

"Kanda, is it better to go back to the mother midwife or where." Said his wife softly, then lay down beside her husband.

"How Dinda is, we really have no money. God willing, we will be healed soon." Said Mr. Kino, his wife was silent and realized all that. Then she hugged her husband. Her tears melted and her heart slashed when she saw their little child. Looks like Turak has started playing around on his own. His body was already strong after a while of waking up. Mr. Kino did not know and did not realize that his wife was ill.

...*****...

Meanwhile, at school Salika is on break. Salika sought Dehan to keep her heart. Salika wanted to find out what Dehan meant by always avoiding him. At that time Dehan was talking to some of his friends. Two students and three students.

"Dehan, you're going out with Salika. Why is it the same Wirasi." Ask her girl friend.

"It seems I don't fit in with him. Her mother doesn't approve of our relationship." Dehan answered looking for a reason for justification.

"And Salika's mother is dead, which means no more problems." Answer the other student.

"She's great, playboy cool guy. All the women want him to get." Said his friend, a man. Patting Dehan's shoulder.

"woman hunter. Be careful you two will be victims." Sahut another friend. Dehan and his two friends laughed happily. Dehan is also proud to be recognized as a playboy.

"God." Call Salika. Everyone looked to the side, looking Salika standing not far away from them.

"Here you meet him." Said her student friend. From a distance, Dehan sees Wirasi with two friends. Dehan doesn't want to make Wirasi jealous. Because Wirasi is his new girlfriend, as well as his new victim.

"Here you go." Answer Dehan ketus. Seeing that Dehan did not care made Salika become disappointed. He felt unappreciated, and chose to leave. Wirasi stepped closer to Dehan and his friends.

"You here, you pick one Dehan. Let there be certainty. Don't do that, pity the Salika you've been playing with. You will be subject to the law of God. He's an orphan now, and you're making him suffer. You think it's great to do that. You're the asshole for the term novel-novel." Said the other student friend.

"Buck, all of you I become Ravana like a literary film." Dehan said, not realizing he was proud, then he and his two friends laughed.

"What are you guys saying, how are you laughing." Wirasi said for a moment he arrived and joined Dehan and his friends.

"Nothing is told, other than about your beauty Wirasi." Said Dehan sombal, making Wirasi happy even though he pretended not to like.

Wirasi was absolutely convinced that Dehan loved her. Even according to Dehan for the sake of Wirasi he had broken his relationship with Salika. Two weeks before Salika's mother died, Dehan and Wirasi were born. That's why Dehan was not present at Salika's mother's wedding and she stayed away from Salika.

...*****...

Salika felt strange with her stomach and health. He felt he did not catch a cold and did not have mag disease. Salika daydreams herself in the room. Worries arise because it has been three months he did not come to the moon. Salika does not understand this, whether she is sick or pregnant. He has found out several times through Google. But that most explains the signs she's pregnant.

Meanwhile, Salika's three sisters were having a deliberation in the middle room of the house. They take care of the inheritance and how to share it. Especially homes, which are likely to be sold. Then they'll split the money for three. The three of them did not think about Salika. Because she's a girl not involved. Maybe Salika will join one of them.

...*****...