The Blink is Dusk.
Chicken Thief
Jum and Lam still haven't got a job. Their money is back. Both of their time is spent playing games. They are really lazy to find a job. Now both are thinking about how to make money. Which is quick and easy.
"How is it, our rice is finished." Said Jum while maen mobile phone.
"Yes I also thought, one more week we'll pay the contract." Sahut Lam's.
"Sit's for two." Said Jum, when he saw Lam taking a cigarette that lived a stick.
"I'll suck it up first." Said Jum.
I don't know what they're thinking. But to make money there is no job. Except to make money in an illegal way.
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"Koyong, Rembo's not coming home this afternoon." Luran said, she closed the chicken coop door. The name Rembo is taken from the film Upin and Ipin, rooster owned by Atok Dalang. While Figan is busy cuddling the chicks and she puts them in a board box. Figan was visibly upset when some chicks jumped again up the wall of the box.
"Ciap. ciap. ciap." The chickens sounded crowded.
Aram saw all the chickens were already in the cage. The big one, the small one was already inside the cage all. Aram looked at the side of the cage. Where depends on the three hornets where the hens lay their eggs. The third one has chicken eggs. Aram is happy to see his chicken will grow again. Replacing something that was sold a while ago.
"Yesterday did not go home nor did Rembo." Ask Aram.
"Yes Koyong, don't come home either. Maybe he's dating." Figan replied innocently.
"Ha. ha. ha." Aram and Luran laughed at Figan's words. Seen under the floor of the cage, there was a stone slab. A hen hides her children.
"The chicken was never in the cage. Always sleep there." Luran. They are worried that the mother and chick will be eaten by rats or snakes. But they are also difficult to catch it because it is blocked by the walls of the chicken coop.
"Dukkp. Dukkkp. Dukkk." The sound of a cough, then continued the sound of azan. Aram, Luran and Figan were immediately hired. Luran and Figan shower cleanse the body. After that, the two went to the mosque. Aram took a bath, cleaned his body. After that, he prayed and prayed. Grandma, Salika, and Areha finished praying together. Salika and Areha kiss Grandma's hand.
"Aram, let's eat together." Ask grandma, while Areha keeps baby Salika from being bitten by mosquitoes. Salika serves food. Aram is breeding and they are eating together. Before the time of prayer insya Areha went to the mosque with Junka to learn to teach.
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The night was dark, without the moon and stars. The night wind blew shaking the leaves of the trees. Crickets sounded interspersed with frogs calling for rain. Time shows at one o'clock, night. Everyone sleeps well. The sound of the cries of Salika's children. Salika wakes up and replaces her son's cloth wet with her baby's urine.
"Mother's son, don't cry." Said Salika, after finishing changing her baby clothes, she gave her child asi. Salika saw Grandma and Areha falling asleep next to her. As she looked at her son, Salika remembered Dehan who had impregnated her and dumped her. He also remembered his mother, who always counseled.
"Mother, forgive Salika. Salika please, mother." Said softly from his mouth. Her tears were dripping down her baby pillow. Salika's heartache was treated as she looked at her son's eyeballs. His love and affection continue to grow in his son. Salika really did not expect that Dehan all this time was just toying with her.
"Keeookkk. Keeookkk." I heard the sound of Aramaic chicken several times. After that, it went back to silence. Salika also fell asleep with her baby.
Meanwhile, two figures appeared busy around the Aram chicken coop. The two figures cuddled one after another Aram chickens.
"Cut." Said one of them, while holding a chicken firmly. One of them cut the chicken's neck with a knife. After the chicken died, he put it in a gunny sack. That, they do it repeatedly until the chicken in the chicken coop is exhausted. There are also some small chickens. No they cut, just put in a cardboard box slowly. Until there is no sound. A few hours later they left the empty Aram chicken coop.
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As usual, if you wake up in the morning. Aram will feed the chickens first before leaving to look for used goods. He brought chicken feed, consisting of a mixture of corn and rice. During the day, Aram chicken is given rice mixed with water only. At noon, Figan and Luran feed the chicken. Aram really seriously wants to become a chicken farmer. He always set aside money for the sale of used goods to buy chicken feed.
Aram arrived near his wide, elongated chicken coop. But this time he was shocked and his chest rumbled. The chicken coop is empty, no more chickens. He only saw one bad hen. The mother chicken always sleeps under the kanda idled slab of concrete used building. There were eight chickens. While all the chickens in the cage were exhausted, some of the cage doors opened.
"Blood." Aram said in surprise, as he looked beside the cage an awful lot of blood. The chicken was convinced that it was the chicken blood that people stole.
"Kreet." Aram opened the door of the box of newly hatched chicks. No more chickens. Only little chicks. Aram took a deep breath, and sat leaning against the wall of the contract. The chicken feed was off his hands. Aram was so sad to realize that all his chickens had been stolen.
"Oh my God, why is my life so unlucky." Aram's heart said, he seemed to be sitting in contemplation.
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Grandma had finished cooking, and the dawn prayer. Grandma was taking Aram for breakfast. Long he waited for Aram in front of a simple dish.
"Mom, why haven't you had breakfast." Salika asked, she came out of the bathroom. Salika Wudhu, she's a bit late for dawn prayers. Because the baby wakes up and eats milk for a long time.
"Grandma's waiting for Aram, she's feeding chickens." Grandmother said. Grandma decided to call Aram. He went out and looked at the side of the contract.
"Aram, if you've fed the chicken. Let's have breakfast." Grandmother said.
"Grandmother first, Aram will follow." Aram said lethargic. Grandma saw chicken feed lying on the ground. As Grandma looked around the cage she saw a stretch of red liquid. Grandma was suspicious and she approached. Around the cage is also quiet, it does not look like chickens roam around as usual.
"Blood." Grandma said surprised, she smelled a fishy smell. When looking at the chicken coop, it looked empty. Grandma took a deep breath, while saying, Innalilahi wa Inna ilaihi Raji'un.
"Oh Allah, there are those who are with us. The orphaned chicken. There are still people who are ready." Grandma said softly, her tears splashing. Grandma has a lot of pity on Aram. While looking at Aram, grandma recalled Aram's words two years ago.
"Sir, Aram wants to build a farm. Aram will be an export businessman for chicken meat." Said Aram. At that time, they still lived in the forest on the edge of the city. Then Grandma approached Aram.
"You're patient Aram, if you're patient and rhidah for losing this chicken. God will replace the lost with more and better." Grandmother said.
"Yes Nek. Aram is sincere and will start again from the beginning." Said Aram dim and not spirit.
"You're a great Aram, not broken charcoal." Grandma said, Grandma's tears are no longer stifled. Aram's years of effort and effort are now up last night.
"Uukkuuuhhhhkkkkk." I heard a big rooster. Aram looks to the side of the contract among the small shrubs on the edge of the field that are a lot of dry foliage.
It turned out that Salika, Luran, Figan and Areha heard the words of the grandmother advising Aram. Until the four of them went out and to the side of the contract.
"Remmmhhhhhhhhhh." Figan said very happily. It's been three days that the roosters haven't come home. The rooster looks like a queen, then calls a hen who is still breeding her chicks. Hearing the rooster's call. The mother chicken and her child went to approach the rooster.
The chicks seemed busy pecking at the small insects. Aram's heart was slightly comforted to see his favorite rooster come home. He now understood why the hen did not want to be in the cage. Perhaps the chicken knows that human evil is worse than the actions of a predator. From the rooster and hen that, Aram chicken initially. Everything was sad, especially Figan who cried bitterly when he found out his chicken was stolen.
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The sun is shining bright. The streets were already busy, and the sound of horn was heard along the way. So is the people's market in Talang Kelapa.
"Inexpensive shoes, cheap shoes. Buy two just pay a hundred grand." Shouted shoe merchants.
"The cheap village. Chicken is cheap." Kata Jum offers his chicken wares.
"Let's sir, let's go Mom." Lam said.
"How much is the chicken, Dik." Ask a mother.
"Cheap Ma'am. Only thirty thousand." Answer Lam. Because it was cheap, the mother bought two tails.
"It's so cheap." Ask a man full of questions.
"It's cheap because the chicken wasn't cleaned sir." Reason Lam. The fathers accepted the reason, making sense of his mind. He then bought a chicken that had been cut.
"Sir, little chicken for a pet. Just buy it, sir." Tawar Jum's. The fathers looked into a box filled with chicks already quite large. Finally he bought ten. By late afternoon all the chickens trading Jum and Lam were up.
"Oh, stay on this one, ma'am." Lam said.
"It's okay." Said the mother. Then he paid and left.
"Mother RT let's go home." Call a mother. RT's mother gave birth, and went home with the mother. When returning home Jum and Lam paid the stall money on market security three hundred thousand rupiahs. The two security markets were so excited and happy while laughing satisfiedly.
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Yuzaka comes to Aram's contract. He no longer studies at school. I finished the final semester exam. Just waiting for the graduation announcement and getting a degree. Yuzaka brings gifts for baby sister Salika's son. Maternal milk after childbirth, detergents, baby clothes, umbrellas, and fruit souvenirs for Areha and others.
Aram came home from selling used goods. Results of the collection a few days ago. That day, Aram didn't go looking for scrap. Aram rest in his contract. He was also saddened by the misfortune he had suffered. Aram never played or went for a walk. In addition to saving money, he also gathered energy to look for used goods tomorrow.
"Yuzaka, thanks for coming. Lots of presents for baby's sister." Grandma Say.
"It's okay, Grandma. What's the baby's sister's name." Ask Yuzaka.
"Tandruns. If his nickname is, Andru." Answer Salika.
"Oh, what a great name, the real name of the Palembang." Yuzaka. From outside Junka came looking for Areha.
"Assalamualaik." Hail Junka. Everyone looked around and saw Junka coming. Junka asked if Areha existed.
"Oh, yes. I'm ready." Areha replied, they are going to Junka's friend's house who is having a birthday party. Moments later Areha and Yuzaka leave. Yuzaka then goes to Riha's contract.
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After the prayer Zuhur Aram accompanied Yuzaka shopping in Indomaret. The two then sat on the bench resting in front of Indomaret. They sat facing the highway. Yuzaka bought Aram drinks and food. The two told me everything, especially about their schoolmates.
"Yuzaka, I want another school." Aramaic.
"Good Aram, I also like it when you still want to go to school. People say, only with school can we change lives." Answer Yuzaka.
"Yes, I once told a story with a college sister. He said he also dropped out of school. Because his family is very poor. But, he continued Packet school. So he can work while in school. Then he saved up, and could go to college. Now he's in college, and living frugally. Sometimes he pushes his motorcycle, to be frugal. He eats once a day. He cut down on food because he wanted to buy books. The older brother aspired to build a company, to help the government create jobs. But that is impossible he said. But he'll try, even if it feels impossible." Aramaic Stories.
"Oh, what's the name of the student's sister, Aram." Ask Yuzaka.
"I forgot to ask her name. I call it brother AF only. Because on his shirt there's AF." Said Aram.
"Aram, you're patient. Grandma said your chickens were stolen by people last night." Yuzaka. Aram was silent for a while, and took a deep breath.
"Yes Zaka. The chicken was also given the AF brother. Every time I remember that big brother, I'm always excited to keep fighting. Not broken charcoal, and stopped because of the trials of life." Aram said, he drank fresh drinks, panta. Yuzaka was so moved and amazed at Aram. Aram has a high spirit in life despite a million shortcomings, poverty and misfortunes.
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Mr. RT's wife arrived home. He brought a lot of groceries from the market. Especially vegetable and side dish stocks.
"Many guests, sorry to just get home from the market." Ask RT's mom when she enters the house. It looks like the husband of the rented mother, Mr. Kamtibmas, and some residents are in the living room.
"Make coffee, when you get home." Said Mr. RT. Mr. RT's wife headed for the kitchen, she then heated the water. In addition to making coffee, he also heated the water to clean the chicken purchased at the market earlier. A few minutes later, he brought coffee to the living room.
"It's hot coffee, all you have, please drink." Said Mr. RT's wife friendly, all breeding and he returned to the kitchen. While Mr. RT and the others continued the chat.
"Looks, the thief wasn't far from here. Because he knows the location and knows the circumstances. So that the residents took care of it last night and patrol didn't find them." Said a citizen.
"Right Mr. RT, we didn't sleep in the post last night, chess maen until morning." Said a citizen. He wears a black skullcap and a cloth he rests on his shoulder.
"Alright, we start investigating from around the contract." Said Mr. Kamtibmas. All agreed, and will begin overseeing the contract. They'll be lurking from 12pm to fouram. Because those hours are when people are fast asleep and thieves like to act.
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Mr. RT's wife finished cooking, the chicken she bought at the market she gulai pindang pisam spicy. Time indicates lunch hour. Because the guests have not yet returned, they are invited to eat together. All initially refused, but because Mr. RT forced. All the guests ate.
"Come, once ate at the RT pack." Said Mr. Kamtibmas. Everyone finally agreed and ate with Mr. RT. Sit at the table facing the delicious food. Smelled delicious and delicious.
"My son if the day is not in the house all." Said Mr. RT, he then bribed the rice and bitten the chicken meat.
"The son of Mr. RT has all worked." Said the residents who participated in the meal, he looked greedy once eating. He felt how good it was gulai pindang kampung Pak RT's wife. Sometimes he breathes the fruit. Then break the chili, because it likes spicy.
"The first and second children are still in college. Two in the pesantren. So stay both at home." Said Mr. RT.
"Buy where the cock is." Ask the husband of the contract owner.
"Buy in the market. That's two young people who occupy the contract of the father who sells chicken. What's his name, sir, forget me." Answer Mr. RT's wife. He reinserted the gulai into a small basin. For, if anyone still wants to add.
"Oohhh." Everyone looked at each other and started to stop eating. I don't know what they're thinking. But everything seems to stop eating at once. Mr. RT's wife looked confused and felt strange seeing everything speechless and looking at each other. What's even stranger is that they stop eating simultaneously as well as being commanded.
"Saa, I was wrong to say, yes." Said Mr. RT's wife while dumbstruck and standing sculpting. Then everyone looked at Mr. RT's wife. Mr. RT's wife is getting confused.
