“Kring,
kring”, a bell from a bicycle was shouted. I paddled my
bicycle fastly to avoid being late in entering the
class. While a once, I turned my face to left and right.
Fortunately, I saw a beautiful girl ran. I didn’t know
what her purpose was. But, my eyes had been interested
to perceive a group of people were gathering behind ten
meters of running girl. I stopped my bicycle and parked
it on the edge of the road. Then, I walked slowly to
them.
Hubla, I was astounded. There was a
show. The show was about “a monkey that uses a mask”. I
didn’t know why the name was that. But, I realized that
THE MONKEY DID NOT USE ANY MASKS. I watched the show for
almost ten minutes. Then, I looked at my watch and WHAT,
I WAS LATE. I ran fastly to my bicycle and paddle it
hardly. While paddling my bicycle, I hoped that Allah
turn back the time ten minutes even. But, it is
hopeless. I just could receive what would the teacher do
to me.
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“Fajar...!” Bu Linda screamed to me.
“How many times that you are late?”
“I don’t know, Bu”
“Do you realize that it has been five
times you are late...”
“No, Bu”
“What are the consequences that you want
to have?”
“How if it is you give me money, and I
will not be late again?”
“What? Do you think this is a campaign?
And I should give you money to egg on being not late?”
“Yes, Bu”
“No way, I will give an assignment to
you to make an article minimally 800 words!”
“What?”
“Yes, it is “
This was a awful day. Moreover, “Stinky”
Patrick and “lackluster” Crab bothered me at school with
their special skill. Patrick’s stinky body made me
cannot be concentrated. The smell jabbed my nose and
made my brain weak. It enforced me to fall asleep.
Crab’s boring face made me desired to punch him and bury
him at 7th coat of the soil.
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At home, my mother always asked me to go
to traditional market to buy I don’t know, many. It was
so bothering. I couldn’t write anything on my article.
Even, the only word that can I wrote was only
THE (“the”, with “old English text mt” style). “Fajar...!”
my mother called once more. It had been ten times she
called me.
“Yes, Bu”
“Fajar, can you go to traditional market
to buy a bar of chocolate”. See..!!. What did I say? She
always asked even only to buy a chocolate. I was
stressful.
By saying it hardly, finally I answered
her, “Yes, Bu, I can”
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“Brum, brum” a motorcycle passed my
bicycle with hardly big bothering sounds. I was
astonished. I cursed him with a set of grubby word. When
the motorcycle has been far away.
I did istighfar and pray to Allah to apologize my
mistakes. It was not from me, but my mouth which force
me to state these dirty words. “ Astaghfirullahal adzim”,
I said.
Ten minutes passed, I had been at the
traditional market. Immediately, I screamed,”Bik, I want
to buy a chocolate”. But, no one responded me. I
screamed once more with shriller screaming,”Bik, is
there anyone inside. If there is no, I will go home. I
threaten.
“Do not be too immediate, boy,” a plump
man appeared from a dark door.”Did you say you want to
buy a chocolate?” I cursed him. I thought that did he
know that I was stressful now. I thought no.
Because of I haven’t told
him. If he knows, I would give my best cuff to his fat
stomach. But, I tried to act normally.”Yes, I want to
buy a chocolate.”
Then, he gave me a bar of chocolate. I
told him to take the mid-cost chocolate. Immediately, I
gave the money to him and directly go to my bicycle to
paddle it back home.
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“Huh-huh”, I breathed fastly . When I arrived at home,
my mother was waiting in front of the door with a big
smile. I don’t know what she was doing. Perchance, she
also been hectic like me because he saw my article or
she was been pleased because of I bought her a
chocolate. I didn’t know.
But, when I was close to the door, she instantaneously
caressed my head and smiled at me. Then she said,
“Firstly, thank you for buying my chocolate. And also,
please, absolve me to ask you many times. Actually, I
cooperated with your teacher to give you a task to make
an article. I also cooperated to two of your friends to
hassle you at school. I did all because today is your
birthday and I want to give a surprise to you”
I really disregarded that today is my birthday because
of long article that I should make. Nevertheless, I
thought that it was really my gaffe since I was late
because of watching masking monkey show. To overcome my
oddness, I asked her.
“I also cooperated to that owner of monkey. I asked him
to entertain on the road that you will pass. I really
know about you. I have guessed that you will watch the
monkey and there you were.”
“So, should I still make the article?”I asked
“Yes, you should. Take it as you practice”
“Should I?”
“Yes, you should”
“Should I, Bu?”
“No comment”
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I just felt that the article task should be the last
task because of lateness. That thought had guided me to
be a person who never is late in the next day and
forever after.
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