The Blink is Dusk.
Figan Sick
That afternoon, Aram and his three sisters came home from a fishing shop. Aram buys rope and eye hook one box. He wanted to fish and make a bow. The name of the type of short-robed fishing rod is plugged in the side of the cliff.
If installed in the afternoon, the next morning will be lifted. Always got a big catfish. His father taught him to make tajur. He digs worms under a tree or catches frogs for bait.
His three sisters were so happy to be out for a while. Aram also bought them soft drinks. How happy they were, joking and running around on the side of the road. Before entering the fence of the forest wall they play in the building of former sales people on the side of the highway.
"Koyong, if you get any more money. Buy me another drink, a lot." Said Figan. Drink it he sucked little by little. It tastes so good on his tongue.
"Yes, if you get the money to buy." Said Aram. Luran was silent, she kept drinking and breaking her frozen drink with vivet. He seems to be very fond, cold and fresh.
The wind blew profusely, carrying black clouds covering around it. Then it rained suddenly. Many motorcyclists stopped at the building.
"Ohhhh, rain again - rain again. It should have been fresh, but why does it keep raining." A rider who was in the shade, grumbled.
"Now the seasons are no longer regular, the time of the rainy dry season, the time of the dry rainy season."Answer friends.
A motorcycle stopped. Two girls hurriedly took shelter. Simultaneously, two more motorists appeared and ran shelter. The front of his shirt was a little wet. Several motorbike drivers stopped, took shelter.
"Silver AF." The heart of Aram. He watched the four young people who came. His three younger siblings also remember the young man in blue red with the AF logo.
"That's the brother that brought us back." Areha.
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SHADE.
*
"Later if you have bought a car, we will no longer rain on the road like this, Arip." Said Dani starting a conversation.
"If you already have a car, surely your car is full of girls sister level. Which you modulate at all times. And you'll forget about us-us." Arip Nyeletuk.
"Agreed." Alpin laughs.
"Astagfirullah, you're thinking that's bad." Said Dani while stroking his beard.The three continued to fight for what was in the fight. While Bang Jon is busy with his new book, titled Sumatra M. Loeb.
"Where did you come from." Dani asked the two beautiful girls with shari'i hijab next to the shelter.
"From home to college, sister." Answer briefly.
"The college where." Dani asked back.
"On UNSRI, hill." The answer is, the other one remains silent. What they ask and keep getting along. But the rain suddenly stopped, Dani, Alpin and Arip wanted to ask for a phone number or WhatsApp.
"Dec, can you get closer." Ask Alpin.
"Boleh brother. Sorry brother, we walked first, it has stopped raining. It's two o'clock we'll be UTS." Friend said. Then they get ready and the bike goes. Likewise, the people who were sheltering had all walked.
"Yesa." All disappointed.
"Bang, how were the two girls." Ask Arip.
"There was a girl." Bang Jon asked back.
"Aduu." Then they hit the forehead.
"It should be, brother number one of us because he is more senior in missions like that." Alpin.
"Mission?. Oh, the vision of the mission means." Bang Jon doesn't understand. The third rubbed his head, and gritted his shoulders. They looked to the side, looking as if four children were sitting together. Their clothes were dull and the body was not clean. Two boys drank - a drink that was almost gone.
"Aram, you're Aram-kan." Where you guys from." Ask Bang Jon.
"From buying a fishing rod, it suddenly rained." Answer Aram.
"Oh, where's your house." Ask Bang Jon.
"There." Figan replied pointing towards the dense forest within the wall.
"Away, there brother. Figan doesn't understand direction." Aram replied with a smile.
"Who, if you live there a ghost boy, his name" said Dani. The four young men could not believe that the four of them were living in the forest. In addition to the forest, it was also surrounded by high walls.
"Smart also funny-lucuan his sister." Alpin.
"Let's go to college, it's raining." Take Arip. They prepare to go to the campus, Bang Jon takes the money of ten thousand and is given to Aram.
"Jajanlah with your brother Ram." Bang Jon. Seeing that, Arip, Dani and Alpin also gave ten thousand each.
"Astagfirullah, Alpin. Your pocket money of five million a month you're handling those sisters is only ten thousand." Dani said she didn't believe it.
"Switch the ice, pull it wrong." He said with a smile, then Alpin gave a hundred thousand dollars to Aram. Arip, Dani and Bang Jon jumped in shock. Aram did not believe in the incident, only once did he get that much money given by people. His mother's father had never. If only in this world were everyone like them. The world would be beautiful, Aram thought. He did not beg, but was given a snack by a good man who considered them brothers. Aram saw the four young men off on his motorcycle.
"The brother in the blue red shirt gave the chicken." Aramaic Stories.
"Oh." Said his three younger brothers.
"If I grow up, I want to go to college." Areha.
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STUDDED.
*
A basepat stilt house stands Sturdy on the bank side of the Musi River. The vernacular house of South Sumatra is characterized by floors down two, three, four and there are up to five derivatives. The house was old, wooden colonnaded. Similar houses around are no longer inhabited because they are very old. Under the water-logged house.
On the bridge that connects the porch of the house and the highway stand two grandmothers. One grandmother tote her clothes bag and prayer bag. All of them were wearing old black robe.
"I'll go first Nurbaya. I've been living in your house for two weeks. Go home to the kids." Said a grandmother.
"No, Miss Rumi, a week, a month, a year, that's okay. The kids are happy because I have a friend to stay with. So they don't worry at work. I wish you were in my house longer." Grandma Nurbaya replied.
"God willing, for now I go home first. Permission with children." Grandma named Cik Rumi pamit. He said his greetings, then began to step away from the home of Nurbaya's grandmother.
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YUZAKA GRIEF.
*
Yuzaka sits alone in the school garden. He daydreams, occasionally eating his rice provisions. Clear vegetable spinach and side dishes fried fish. He's not excited, even they're not feeling well.
"Ehh, you're here Yuzaka." A friend called. Three of his friends stepped towards Yuzaka.
"You're eating, Ka." Ask Disin, then sit on the right. Yuzaka just nodded. Halimah and one of her friends sat on the left. From there they paid attention to the spacious and hot school grounds. The flag above the pole fluttered with the wind. The dried leaves of the dried angsana tree fall. Some passed by and greeted them.
"Unusual you're here by yourself." Ask her friend next to Halimah. He siphoned a few times his ice melon pop.
"For the first time, Niara." Answer Yuzaka.
"Learn what we're in this afternoon." Ask Halimah.
"Physics, my dear Halima." Answer Briefly. He's wearing chocolate milk-flavored puncture candy.
"What." Both of his friends were shocked. They both do not like Physics.
"Yesterday when I came home from the market, I saw Aram on the sidewalk. He pushed the cart and picked up plastic waste. The body is thin and looks blacker." Yuzaka's story is sad. Three of his friends fell silent and they also got ready. At once know the cause of Yuzaka's sadness.
"Dead where Aram is now." Asked Disin, Yuzaka shook his head.
"Trus, his sister how, who takes care of him." Ask Niara.
"Who knows, how sorry Aram is." Halimah.
"Aram takes care of his sisters." Saying Disin. The four of them continued to talk about the unlucky Aram. I want them to help, but what to do. Shortly after, the entrance bell sounded.
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MR. KATARA'S OFFICE.
*
That afternoon Mr. Katara went to the office. He is a successful property entrepreneur in the city of Palembang. In addition, he also has SPBU businesses and building shops, dozens of shophouses for rent.
"For Mr." Greet the employee when he enters the office.
"Yes, morning." The answer. He continued walking and then climbed up the stairs to the upper room. On the second floor of his study.
"Hayi's mother, later make a contact letter with Mr. Karim's company. Already, send an email to Bank BTN if we are ready to become a partner in the procurement of Rumah Simplified according to government provisions." Mr. Katara said, then he entered his spacious study. Looks clean and tidy, OB team has been working since morning. For a while he was busy with architectural skatsa.
"Try the contract check and the letter sir. If there is something that is not suitable for you, I will fix it." Secretary said.
"OK, Hayi. I will correct it." Mr. Katara replied and began to correct. Hayi's mother walked out of the room and did another task. When it's over, Mr. Katara remembers that he had an appointment to call someone. He started to open the smartphone and chose a contact named Pak Hadi.
"Haloo, hail waalikum. Boss Katara." Answer the voice from the phone followed by a light laugh. Then they both laughed.
"What's up. Unusual boss who's always busy calling." Mr. Hadi said again from the phone.
"Yes, let's talk about our cooperation. How about making housing in your forest." Said Mr. Katara.
"I'm guessing, this must be a job. Yeah, you make the plan. I'll learn later. Just looking at the house, my wife often has a fever - friends do not know why. Don't meet me where it is." Mr. Hadi. Mr. Katara likes that answer. He promised that he would soon make a property plan that he would build in the forest owned by his close friend's family.
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FIGAN'S SICK.
*
Aram's chicken has learned to crow now. Although not yet loud and melodious, but it is strong enough to wake Aram at dawn. Aram woke up and heard the sound of dawn from the mosque. He stood up and opened the door of his sack house. There was a sound that made Areha wake up. Aram then approached the basin of water he had placed next to his sack house. Then with a plastic dipper that had been weathered he took water. Washing the face and ablution. Aram will pray at dawn. Areha appeared and she also did the same.
"Allah Huakbar." Aram began to pray at dawn, solemnly. Areha seemed to pray after ablution, she prayed also behind Aram. After the Aramaic prayer.
"Oh my God, my Lord. Forgive my sins and the sins of my parents. Light the graves of fathers and mothers with their charity and kindness. Give them peace and quiet and avoid the punishment of the grave. O Allah, grant us sustenance and protect us from danger. From the venomous animals and the evil of man. Today, hopefully a lot of used goods, our rice is up and I want to save for business and rent a contract. Lead me, and guide my way to the good of life." Aramaic prayer with tears.
After that, Aram started cooking the rice they had. The rice runs out, only the tingal is enough to cook once. While Luran and Figan seem to still be asleep.
"Koyong, yesterday Figan was fussy and defecated constantly. The body is hot and won't eat." Areha said, he cleaned the cassava leaves that Aram picked while looking for used goods.
"Oh, you'll just scrap his body. Use used cans and kerosene. Maybe he got in the wind. After that you make oralit yes. If you've eaten later, Koyong wants to go straight to find used goods." Said Aram. After the rice is cooked, Areha uses the belanga to make the gulai of cassava leaves. He put the cassava leaves into the mangosteen, and was given salt and flavoring. After cooking, Areha wakes up Luran and Figan. His two sisters looked lethargic to wake up and were still sleepy. Aram releases the mosquito net and stores.
"Let's eat, go to bed again. Don't forget to let go of the chicken, Figan." Aram said persuading his youngest brother. Figan just nodded lethargicly, while Luran, Areha had been eating voraciously even though only the gulai of cassava leaves only spiced salt and flavoring. Figan tried to eat, but very little. Rice has been divided into portions by Aram. Stay a little and in for three for his sister later in the afternoon.
After eating Aram stepped up while pushing the trash cart.
"Areha, take care of the sisters. Koyong wants to leave." Said Aram.
"Koyong didn't bring anything." Ask Areha.
"Koyong eats in the outside later." Aram replied, Areha was silent. He was ten years old, but he understood. His sister never brought money to eat out. If there was money he always left. Because Aram is afraid that if anything happens to him, at least his sisters have a little money. Aram has never eaten outside, drinking the mosque's tap water the most. He pushed his father's wagon and started looking for second-hand goods.
After Aram died, Figan felt uncomfortable in his stomach, nausea and feeling dizzy.
"Workkkkk." Figan suddenly vomited, then his body became weak. Areha helped her sister, she asked her sister to lie face down. Areha's gonna poke behind Figan. While Luran plays with the chickens, and his cars are outside. Even the morning sun was shining brightly. Along with the sound of the birds in the forest.
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JUHUSI'S MOTHER IS PREGNANT.
*
A portuner stopped in front of a health clinic. Two security guards guide the driver to parking. After the car parked down a small family. A four-year-old boy jumped agilely.
"So, be careful."Mother says.
"Let's fall short." A security guard greeted Gaka gently. Gaka shook his head, he felt that he had grown up and would not be.
"Please sir, Mother." The other guard invited with rama.
"Mother Doctor Amalia has sir." Ask Gaka's father.
"There just so happens to be a sir. Just go straight to the room." Answer the security guard.
"Come, Gaka. Don't go there. Just play it later, Dad and mom want to come in." Said the mother. They went in and went straight to the doctor's office, Amalia, an internal medicine expert. Gaka ran ahead, and nearly bumped into two passing treatments carrying drugs.
"Aduuu, almost hit Adek. Nawg." The nurse said, and then they passed. Enter Doctor Amalia's room and have many consultations. All of Gaka's mother's complaints were filed.
"Hammy, please check on Juhusi's mother. That's a report to Mom." Said the doctor. A nurse named Hammy examined Juhusi's mother from weight to blood pressure.
"If I observe, everything is normal. Like Dik Juhusi pregnant, but to make sure the good effect and to the obstetrician. If you want to be more sure directly USG all." Doctor Amalia. Mr. Hadi and Ibu Juhusi looked at each other, Mr. Juhusi smiled widely and Juhusi's mother was still not satisfied. So they decided to have a test tomorrow morning, and went home.
The next morning, while on the test it was true that Juhusi's mother was pregnant young. Two red lines look bright, after dipping in the urine. Mr. Hadi became very happy and they embraced.
"Welcome on, big quick get out." Mr. Hadi said while hugging his wife's stomach. Juhusi's mother laughed happily. Especially when Mr. Hadi called the baby branch in harim. Their families were happy when they heard about Juhusi's mother's pregnancy.
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Aram is home by dusk. He came to their sack house in the forest by the city. It looks like the cart is almost full of plastic goods, drink cans, scrap iron and cardboard. When he arrived, he saw Luran standing at the door.
"Koyong, Figan's sick." Luran said sadly, she cried bitterly.
"Areha, Figan's been scraped." Ask Aram. He saw Figan lying weakly, on his forehead was a wet cloth. Areha compresses Figan because his body is so hot. Aram held his forehead, and called out to Figan.
"Figan, Koyong's sister why. Dizziness, what a stomachache." Aram asked, he held Figan's hand. Figan shook his head, he kept his eyes closed.
"Koyong, Figan will die." Said Luran looked scared, it was likely that she was traumatized by the deaths of their mother and father. Aram, Areha and Luran are unwilling to lose any more members of their family.
"No, Figan's just a fever. Tomorrow it'll heal." Aramaic.
"Sik, tomorrow heals. So we can play again." Luran. Areha was also crying, she was also afraid that Figan would die. Figan often cried while calling their father and mother. Makes them sad and sad.
At night Figan often wakes up and cries and calls their mother and father. Aram can't sleep, how he thinks. He saw the money given to four young men a few days ago. Maybe this money is enough to go to the midwife. The rest I bought rice. Looks like a tube for capital rent I used first to treat Figan, said Aram's heart.
"Maaackdick. Baakkkkkkkkkkkr. Umakkkkkkkkkog. Baakkkk." Figan said, then she cried sadly.
"Figan, this is Koyong near you. Don't cry yeah, it's midnight." Aram said while stroking Figan's forehead. Figan's cries rang out outside the sack house. The atmosphere was quiet and desolate. Figan's cry was like the night's teasing. Making the wind not blow, the crickets do not sound, while a cobra who wants to enter the house of the Aram sack to go away.
The next day, Figan is still sick and getting worse. Aram who will look for used goods, not so. He just cleaned up the scrap he got yesterday. Sort and make containers according to their type. Luran helps and occasionally visits Figan.
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TREATMENT TO MIDWIVES.
*
By late afternoon, the sun was already tilting somewhat to the west. Aram holds Figan in search of a midwife's house. He entered a residential street in a residential complex. Kilo-kilo meters he walked. Then ask everyone he meets. Arrived at a shop, where three mothers were shopping.
"Assalamualaikum, ma'am." Sapa Aram's. All the mothers answered and looked at him.
"What's up with you." Ask the shop owner.
"Where's the midwife's house." Ask Aram.
"There, you walk until you hit the wall, keep turning left. In front of the house there was writing, there was a midwife." Obviously the mothers who were shopping, she was wearing a hijab and dressed in a robe.
"Thank you, Mom." Answer Aram. He went to the direction of the mothers. Aram turned left after hitting the wall. Right there is writing there is a practice midwife.
"Assalamualaik." Aram called from outside the fence. There was an answer from within, then a mother in white clothes appeared. He opened the trellis door and greeted Aram.
"Mother, my sister is sick. Please ma'am, treat me." Said Aram.
"Oh, astagfirullah. You don't wear an umbrella. A house where it is still very hot. Add your sister's heat." Said mother midwife.
"Not so far away." Aram replied lying. Then put Figan on the bed. Mother midwife inspects from eyes, chest, abdomen. The midwife noticed the two unkempt children.
"What's your mother's job." Ask the midwife.
"We're a scavenger family, ma'am." Aram replied, he realized that their situation is not clean like today's children. The midwife just kept quiet. Then he made a prescription. There are syrups, drugs, and special medicines. Because there's a canine on Figan's leg.
"The medicine is in the drink, yes. Until it runs out, especially this anti biotic. These vitamins are also spent." Obviously Midwife about Figan's drug.
"Yes, Mom."Answer Aram.
"Your sister is also malnourished, eats a lot of vegetables and fruits. Later, the medicine runs out and your sister hasn't improved. Bawak is here again. It's stock oralit, if the stomach ache immediately drink." Said Mother Midwife.
"Yes, Mom." Aram answered, he took the medicine bag, then gave the money a hundred thousand. Whether pity or what, the midwife refused. For Aram to keep the money.
"Mother Midwife, if mother does not receive the payment of drugs, later I am embarrassed to seek treatment again with mother. If I don't have money, I'll ask for help." Said Aram.
"All right."The midwife replied, she took the money and gave him seventy rupiah. That means the midwife only takes thirty thousand. Aram was surprised, that much medicine, just worth it. Aram was silent and took his change, then went home.Midan's mother looked concerned to see the brothers, Aram seemed to hold Figan in the hot afternoon sun.
*
"Figan drinks the syrup, let it heal quickly." Areha said to be ready to feed Figan. Figan according to and miminum all drugs according to prescription rules.
"Hurry to heal, our chickens have begun to lay eggs." Said Luran, and made Figan excited again.
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