SECOND
HALF
Cica awake in the
early morning by the sound of the call to prayer echoing chants as sacred. Lamp
of learning as the only light in his sleep still glowed, creating light while
shadows. She was fighting sleepiness, touch her eyes and stepped into the bathroom with a
crumpled and ill-fitting negligee. Not long after the sound of splashing water
from cleansing routine activities, brushing teeth, and ablutions.
She was feeling a
little refreshed after contact with nature as the most essential element,
water. She founded two rokaat morning prayer, make the beds, replace negligee
with kurdorei pants, T-shirts, and sweaters then hurriedly left the room. At
the bedside of another metal, the side still soundly asleep wrapped in thick
shoulders to the limit. As for Jay, she still follows the corruption in one of
the villages on the North Coast of Java. They were alone.
As well as
prospective residents, Cica must perform routine tasks, a monthly treasurer.
All people will give money spending a predetermined amount at the plenary
session. Monthly Treasurer collects, calculates, spends every day for a full
month. Cica and Relina rushed into the room, monthly treasurer done by two
people. Cica grateful, Re has a motorcycle, they do not need to borrow
transport it to other people.
With a soft knock
Relina door open, a face descry from behind the door. Relina was ready, she was
wearing black jeans ice wash, T-shirt, and a grey jacket. "You ready for a lady?"
Cica asked slowly, afraid to wake Murni and Dita were still asleep, wrapped
above the bed each.
"Let's do
it".
They walked hand in
hand to get to the parking lot is located adjacent to the dining room with a
divider row cupboard eat. The morning was still blind, still luminous bright
starlight, in a wading sky, glowing like jewels. The air was cold and dewy.
Cica open the pantry, grabbed a basket of vegetables and then rushed towards
the middle Relina then heats started the engine. Early morning and even then
split. Doors and windows still closed, the lights are dimly lit corridor.
"Re, I
entrusted chicken livers for dinner!" Suddenly heard a voice from the room
on the second floor. A figure draped blouse with dishevelled hair scattered
looming in the light.
"I'm sorry.
Who are you "Relina countered.
"I Inan".
"Yeah ya, I'll
buy", Relina put himself on the seat, holding the steering wheel, Cica sponge behind, a second later the sound
of roaring engines leaving the page dorm. Inside each room some people are
still asleep, some have been awakened, there is also a "puppet",
studying all night for "combat"-mid-term today.
In the east the
sky, the morning break in the cold foggy, blooming flowers of different colours,
the leaves turn green fresh. The dried leaves falling wind slammed. In hostel seemed a middle-aged woman implicated himself cleaning the garbage on
the curb. That said, she does not really sound reasonable mind, but the results
of the morbidity is helpful, because the environment surrounding the hostel to
be clean brilliantly.
Relina motors
driving carefully, the vehicle has been used since the days of high school, she
was diligent care, after year after year the motor was still unfit for daily
mobility. The streets are deserted, the whole town is not fully awake. Dawn
breaks in the clear yellow light seemed to shimmer gold plate. Some people seem
to jog or bike for a breath of fresh air. In the northern city of Mount Merapi
appears standing as a monument since ancient times. His figure looks as if a
knight who is preparing the battlefield with one hand retract rod arrows.
The right in the
heart of the city, the monument still remains firmly in the middle, between the
four roads to the contrary. Relina turned the wheel to the right, toward the
busy Market Kranggan. she left the motor in the car park and then blend into
the crowd the market. The lunch menu today is sour vegetables, fish, salt, and chilli paste. Snack Sunday bean porridge.
The dinner menu contents and vegetables lodeh
tahu, tomorrow morning white rice with egg seasoning balado.
The two girls were
walking hand in hand from one trader to another trader, conduct transactions
repeatedly until all needs are met and also do not forget to buy chicken livers
for Inan, the grumpy senior. If forgotten, was the end, Inan would have sprayed
her. Incompetent treasurer! Atmosphere was brightly lit, markets bustle and wet
and muddy when Relina and Cica been
sweating, baskets and bags full. Relina took time to buy getuk and duku for
breakfast and dessert production finally getting back.
Relina be extra
careful driving the motor, because the accumulated expenditure items, the
sudden appearance had changed as a motorcycle that must be drenched in sweat by
dropping mbok-mbok vegetable seller in order to trade. She was lost for words
when it bumped into the sister class in high school called Good approx. The
young man looked surprised to see Relina activities, he would not know the seat
issue, how Relina was holding credentials as treasurer. She smiled to fool his
face suddenly turned red. Relina wished she had bumped into a former class sister this situation, but what can she make? She
had to perform duties as a new citizen, because the hostel is the choice of
place of residence.
Yogya has been busy
when Relina and Cica back tandem splitting of traffic to get back into place.
Streets were filled with bicycles, tricycles, motorcycles, cars, public
transport and pedestrians moving on the sidewalk. The vehicle drove on, past
the bridge with the Code huts patterned antique artwork Romo Mangun, Relina
turn left into the Cornel Simanjuntak
road, turn right and continue to concentrate on returning to the hostel.
Dormitories were
awakened when a gasping breath half the girls in the kitchen putting shopping
items. "Ma'am Tati, the lunch menu vegetable tamarind, fish sauce, and
chili paste, green bean porridge snack, dinner out filled with vegetables
lodeh, balado egg breakfast tomorrow. These materials and this marinade,
chicken livers belonging Inan ya block F ". Alternately Relina and Cica
gives guidance to Ma’am Tati.
"Well Re, do not forget the salt, kerosene was about
to run out, oil sellers may briefly come".
"Salt is more than enough, I do not want anymore poisoning". Relina back to the pantry
to the kitchen and came back with two loaves of salt.
A few moments later
the two girls looked busy cleaning food warehouse. The shed was located under
the stairs that connect the blocks G down to the kitchen. The tiny glass window
causing the room into darkness, the cockroach partying. "We must continue
to turn on the lights so that the room is free from narrow cockroach invasion,
it must find dark places to nest," Inung found.
"Okay, turn
it", Relina agreed.
"Oh, avidly. Is that the treasurer role model,
"Mr Badi, the night watchman passed, still with hood gloves and a dark
hat that also functions as a face veil to evade mosquitoes attack at night.
"Thanks for
the compliment, but unfortunately there is no small money," Cica smile, she
knew Mr Badi, the night watchman was always kind to all people, including
people who are new.
"If there is
no small money, you can give the big money
", said Mr Badi while continuing to pass away.
Cica and Relina
then smiled, they still continue to work to clean the rest of the barn, so the
place was really worth it as the food storage area. "Well, the name of
this beautiful treasurers, the shed too pretty", Ms Tati, the cook back
to comment as she was busy pacing from room cooks to the kitchen to prepare the
day's menu.
"Yes, that the
meaning the cooker pretty too", Relina reply comments, ma’am Tati with
chubby body fat instantly chuckled surprising residents who were breakfast in
the dining room.
Relina and Cica
suddenly felt hungry after the whole warehouse neat with neon stays on to repel
cockroaches. Washing their hands and then grabbed a plate and spoon. The
breakfast menu is fried rice with a slice of egg contents have been divided on
each plate at each cupboard. When I open the cupboard door, Relina could not
help but smile, she regains three eggs that disappeared days ago with a little
note.
Excuse
me, the eggs do not borrow, because I'm hungry.
Stories of this
kind often ridiculous case, spice up everyday life in the hostel. Relina does not
know for sure who actually has borrowed eggs without permission and then
returned it with a note. On that note no name on it, she does not need to know
the name of it.
"Re my earlier
you buy chicken livers?" Inan appear suddenly, she was wearing shorts and
a T-Shirt Baas knees are a little old. Together all residents block F Inan just
both in the living room, washing floors abuzz. This schedule applies rotated
every week to every block with itinerary planning section made by the hostel.
"O yes, I
have submitted to Ms Tati to cooked",
said Relina as smooth as possible, she did not want to be sprayed, because the words
are wrong. Senior reprimanded for a consignment in such a situation seems to
have become profitable. However, Inan still arrogant, she sat facing a plate of fried rice
and a piece of egg contents while reading the morning paper without a word.
Relina and Inung appetite vanished instantly, they suddenly feel full. Both
girls looked at each other, nodded and then finish breakfast and get ready in a
hurry to leave the dining room.
"Ma'am we
excuse", Relina take leave on Inan, senior citizens and then glanced back
as if reading diligently with no one to speak out. They just put the dirty
dishes on the table deliberately prepared when a sudden loud voice broke the
silence.
"Hey, why the
Sunday cook salt fish?! It was the first date, the food of the village, treasurer creative, how would graduate degree if the food is not nutritious?
"Santi, a senior who has taken nine years of college and had not graduated
from commented, her tone sharp stab. Her voice was followed by a swear word,
aggravation, and faces the glowering face of all citizens. Relina and Cica take the
road safely, quietly away from the dining room and immediately fled back to the
block.
"How can we
provide a delicious menu, while the fee per month is not enough? Persistent
inflation, higher prices for goods. It’s too much commented " Cica
complain.
"Senior is
never innocent, remember that statement. They do not want to know the prices of
goods continue to soar while the small monthly fee once. If you want to eat
well every day be better off staying with in-laws ", Relina said. She
knows how cruel treatment of the citizens of the menu being served treasurer,
in the past seniors will be a string of crackers dinner menu with a piece of
string, necked in the neck and then show
off to the rest of the room as a protest against the work of the new residents.
All it requires fortitude and strength of heart if she wants to survive in this
place.
"Well, while
we split up here, for a moment we walk together for an autograph", Cica
told, they parted on the steps that separate the block A and block E which lies
straight on the floor and two facing south.
"Okay, see you
later", said Relina, she hurried up the stairs with gethuk and duku in a
plastic bag, she did not feel satisfied. She needs to enjoy the traditional
meal before resuming activity today. All citizens of Block E was busy washing
the floor hall, meeting room is cleaned every day of the week in rotation by
the residents of eight blocks. Relina freed from the task of washing the floor
of the hall, because she had to go shopping for the needs of today's consumer.
The girl has
regained fitness after spending a bowl gethuk
–Java culinary food--, a glass of hot tea, and enjoy the freshness of the
fruit in season duku. She leaves a bowl duku for Murni and Dita on the table,
after which she returned to the routine cleaning tasks around the room and
corridors as well as washing dishes and glasses were dirty. Habits Relina washroom floor and corridor seems to have spread throughout the dorm, she was rumoured to have effect as if cleaning service, very diligent in washing floors,
morning and afternoon.
Relina can not be
separated from the habits that have been taught the mother, the house is a
shelter, a place to learn, and a place of worship. There should be no dust
settled for more than twelve hours, because it cleans the floor in the morning and
evening is a necessity. This habit seems a strange impression for all people in
the hostel. Especially Dita who never cleaned the room, he used to live in the
village, in a dwelling house without a floor tile, floor washing is not
important, the most important thing for him is to learn.
The sun was high
when all citizens have completed the task of cleaning the hostel. Laughter
sounded from the hall residents who were playing table tennis and following
television shows. The hall floors clean and shiny, everyone feels comfortable
in the room. Water sources around a group of people with a shabby robe and face
without makeup talk each other fun while
washing dirty clothes. Their voices can sometimes be the boisterous sound of
chuckling, because funny stories. Board space occupied by residents who seemed
tapped schedule to smooth clothes. On a typical day could use the steam room at
14.00 - 17,000 pm, residents who intend ironing clothes should be booking a
table by putting a pile of clothes and ironing. Board clock violation may lead
to a daunting, there are people who do not even dare to try. On Sundays or
public holidays board space used since 09.00 - 17.00 pm. Residents of other blocks
that are not being able to get a schedule that has permissions to residents
booking a table so she can also ironing clothes should be worn.
In the room Cica does
the same thing with Relina, she been sticking cleanliness schedule on the door
to the bathroom, each resident gets a job two days a week to clean the rooms of
nature, one day is a task voluntarily. Cica has finished cleaning the dust
with a damp cloth, making the bed and a desk, smoothed the rumpled clothes,
washing dirty glasses then wash the floors of rooms and corridors. She also
watered the flowers a neat and thrive, because good treatment.
Filled the tub was
full of water, as well as all buckets and basins. Water flows half an hour in
the morning and half an hour in the afternoon, get a schedule every room lit
water pump inside the barn for two days for every playback schedule. As the
water flows on the upper block, water down the block stops. And vice versa if
the water flowing down the block, the block above the water stops. Lateness
residents, especially new residents in the drain water will cause uproar and
sparked angry shouts of the population, because it is the citizens who have
duty drain must not forget or neglect.
Cica does not feel as
fresh as she showered and then dressed in a brown skirt with a saffron yellow t-shirt, he has promised to Relina to visit the senior room, asking for
autographs. Cica only takes a few minutes to arrive back in the room Relina,
the girl he was looking for was busy munching duku placed on the table in the
corridor with Murni and Dita. "Good morning, I am Inung of block A, I would contact"
attitude Inung turned into a little scared when she saw Murni and Dita anyway.
On the other hand
Dita and Murni and immediately put a face austere and hostile, she was invited to
sit Inung, but Relina immediate response, she took the chair of the metal frame
with padded red heart and give it to Cica. "Come sit down".
Cica hesitantly sat
down, she began worrying about the attitude of Murni and Dita hostile. They
remained happily munching duku without offering an item, they behave as if she
never existed. "O yes, I have to get to church", P Murni finish the food
and promptly went to the bathroom, she knew that a prospective citizen can not
be accepted two seniors, so that they are easier to remember and recognize. She
gives a chance to Dita to receive Cica, but Dita away too.
“You'll come back
another time, I want to board, I'll wear my desk person", with Dita rushed
toward the steam room which is located at the end of the block G, she felt not to be friendly to new residents.
Hospitality will make the new residents are not able to humble themselves and
are not subject to the commitment of living together. They should be set with a
little arrogance to better know ourselves. The hostel is a small community,
demanding tolerance and understanding, so that every citizen can live side by
side without turmoil.
With hasty steps
Dita pass to go to the movies, silent Cica sculpting, was surprised with pride.
Suddenly she felt small and insignificant for others, her shady turned into
more mellow. She had stepped on first to get the signature, but the treatment
of what is acceptable? She did not even treated like this when she needs a signature, but seniors who do not
have any position has to be more arrogant than a dean. Duh Gusti!—Oh my Lord!
"Cica, do want duku?" Relina offer duku remaining
fruit, she knew Cica mood, she would not
have, thus the fate of the new residents.
Cica shook her head
weakly, "Thanks, I need a glass of water", Cica suddenly dry throat, she
felt really comfortable when Relina handed her a glass of water that tastes
fresh. "Your sister is very arrogant Re", she complained.
"Pride is a
senior patent, do not be surprised, it is determined we've lived here, doing
what we can do, all will pass. Let's go to our room Inan ya ", Relina
trying to entertain.
"Well",
they walked side by side with the white paper and a pen in hand.
In the middle room
Inan keen to make cross-stitch, she very proudly pattern playhouse with European
style located on the shores of the lake with a variety of blooming flowers and
a very shady tree. The girl leaned back with half lying on the bed, her hands
busy working with various colour threads intersect uniformly punctured, thus
forming objects that fit the pattern. Inan wearing batik robe that has been
ironed smooth, her face haunted. Face it turned cold when she heard footsteps
in and knock on the door.
"Good morning
sis, we want to come to play", Inung knocked on the door and then stood
uncertainly, as if a thousand devils hand that held her feet to enter niche of
this room, but it must be strong in order to "get acquainted" with
the whole dorm.
"Come
in," came the curt reply from the mouth Inan, while her hand was not
separated from the craft that was made, his face expressionless, as if nothing
changes nothing in the surrounding space. That means the presence Inung and
Relina nothing.
"Excuse
me", with doubts Inung and Relina step, closer to the middle of making
stitch Inan and stood mute.
"Want to play?
I do not have a toy, if you want to sit down take a seat ", not the least
there is in the tone of friendliness Inan. She already knew the purpose of his
new citizens, certainly for an autograph, if the signature is given easily,
concerned citizens will be easy as well forget the hand that gave the sign. She
must be hard to get, so that future residents obtain any signature will still
remember. Inan often annoyed, disappointed, hurt, resentment and even with the
apathetic attitude of the citizens, which makes the hostel just a haven without
love, as if the building is just inanimate objects that contribute nothing to
determine the fate of the students. For Inan hostel is the absolute place of
residence, she had settled over seven years in the quaint rooms that have
become a part of life. She loved living in
this place, she hates people who do "damage", regardless of the dorm
life as living together as a family.
Inan let new
residents were sitting almost half an hour without saying a word, she kept busy
with crafts to do, later when the stitch is completed it will give a beautiful
frame and place it on the wall as a result of the work. On the other hand,
Relina and Cica be scared, they never came to visit a place like this and get
treatment. Both girls really feel uncomfortable, they looked at each other's
eyes, then take leave home. There's no
point hanging around waiting for a senior who was busy making cross-stitch.
"Sorry, we permit first", Cica take leave without waiting for an
answer they left hand in hand with her face down Inan.
They walked premises courteous when passing by people
passing along the corridor. "We go to the room Irin, okay?" Relina
asked. Cica nodded her head in response.
Irin rooms are
located one block with two rooms Inan the distance between them. Irin was
reading the newspaper on the bed with a lit cigarette in hand, senior citizens it
has surpassed the college nearly a decade and central to the most difficult
stage, the completed thesis. Irin sure it will pass, the college will soon be
over and he will face a more difficult situation for the risked an
undergraduate degree at the circuit covered employment crisis. She never felt
the bitterest of life and could no longer feel the so-called bitterness. Life
is to be lived, victory or defeat.
"Ma'am, good
afternoon, sorry we do not come to play",
Cica and Relina sound almost
simultaneously shocking Irin who was busy with reading.
"Sorry, I do
not accept guest!" Irin said firmly, she enjoyed a cigarette at the same
time with a lot of hot newspaper, the arrival of new residents would undermine
preoccupation. She already knew the purpose of her new citizens, someday there
will be a special time to give autographs, now she does not want to interfere.
Answer it made
Relina and Cica jerks, they did not expect to get something like this. They
looked at each other with a spirit that goes like a ray of rain doused the
fire. "Well, we excuse", Cica and Relina's hand away, for a life she
never felt confused like this. Residents have dormitories apparently strange behaviour, in contrast to most people. Strange and painful. Both new residents
are confused it's running sluggish and stare aimlessly at the corner of the
hall. "I do not know how to behave in order to establish communications
and get autographs. I have more than just humble yourself, but it is outrageous
ya-ya all, we are considered like a rock ", Relina complain, she suddenly
Feel exhausted.
"We do not
give up Re, continued to go from room to room, up ya-ya what to do, which
obviously they will never take us", said Inung.
"Hey, why you
two are here?" Murni passed, she just got home from Mass in the chapel,
located in the hospital, she was reluctant to go to the church which is located
quite far from the hostel. Murni wore culottes blue ink with a white shirt and
striped vest colour soft sky. Her makeup subtle change the whole appearance of
everyday life, especially when awakened with batik robe in the morning and then
go to the source of water for washing.
"We're
acquaintances, but it is difficult to find," replied Relina.
"You come into
the whole room ?"
"In the room
sister Inan and Irin".
"Why should I
go to them tough requested signature, do not complicate yourself, do not go out
together, went their separate ways, you're afraid of what? Come well-connected
to each room is important to be polite and humble themselves ", Murni ask
white book belongs Relina, her eyes wide as she opened the pages and did not
see no signature etched on the book. "So, you do not get any
autograph?" She almost shouted. "Come on the road, chasing
signatures, went their separate ways" with a pressure returns Pure back
white book to Relina, her eyes sharp rule.
Relina had no
choice, she also broke away from Cica weight, she must penetrate a barrier,
invisible walls that distinguish the presence of herself and the people who
have lived long in this hostel. She will feel tired, small, and insignificant.
Murni passed by Dita and another hostel
resident and immediately complained. "Dita, your sister so stupid, she
immediately came to our room to get Inan and Irin senior signature and
immediately got spray", a resident of Block F to open the conversation,
they continued to whisper as she continued to glance at the shadow Relina and Cica
that flashed away. On the other hand, Relina and Cica felt ears red, they are not only heard
whispers, but also the sound of giggling, laughing at the stupidity.
Apparently, for a while she had been set up as a clown to entertain gentlemen so
they can laugh.
It's true, the
world is a stage!
Relina, Cica, and
all the other new citizens must be clever to set the time to enter room by
room, meet people for the sake of citizens to obtain signatures. Of the
population nobody giving autographs on the first visit. At least the new
residents have been two or three times so that a record of your visit at the
same time signature. Ratna even need to set up the Sunnah prayer before
visiting room Inan, Santi, and Irin. There are seniors who ask poetry,
singing, memorizing the content items in a washing machine. There are rebuked
the whole mistake with sadistic and without strings attached. There are inviting
all citizens together and bring new attractions. However, some seniors who
receive it graciously. One of the seniors was Puspita. Laughter is enough to treat
her exhaustion Relina for nearly two months around the dorm asking for
signatures of about 80 residents.
Residents gave final
signature before Relina must be
submitted to the board hostel is Murni. She was not only a signature, but also
a long record at the scrap yard is located on the back of the sheet. Relina
need to recognize herself as she read the note:
Keep!
The hostel is the
daughter of a large family, a special family, where the children are guaranteed
for life together, nothing could be more arrogant than anyone. And one thing,
women have different problems. No one man will pay tribute to a woman if the
woman in question can not respect yourself. Respect yourself can mean a
placement for the existence of the community, it can also mean humility in the
vast sky and towering mountains. One will not lose anything and will not lose
anything being andap asor, forgiving, and respectful to the older ones. Parties
are able to judge other people, thank criticism, the person who shows errors,
due to correct mistakes and to put one's self will be accepted peacefully by
the environment.
Being a scholar, a
scientist is ideal and that remains the main, but without the understanding and
positive social relationships diploma just a piece of paper, only to be ridiculed
anyone legitimacy. Without the public's recognition of the things that build
and use to a degree no more than a comedian. The latter, never hold grudges,
do not save the sick, and learn to love!
Regards
Murni
Relina read the
message over and over again, she immediately felt a hand hard and muscular strike
burning pain at the same time. Murni’s message with the letters neatly arranged
artfully arranged absolutely skinned. Murni force reached the mirror so he
could look at the shadow of the face which bounces to come back identifying,
correcting errors, and organize themselves. One thing that is not easy. Relina
also read the messages written by some residents, the overall message that has the
same meaning, as the new residents have been treated as though it's the most
stupid, blind, requiring a cane or the moron who need mentors, and all
citizens-including Relina Another new --- helpless with all of it. The new
residents were experiencing moments of liminal, ambiguous moments when they
were in the position of a floating, will be accepted as a citizen, be at peace
with dorm life and become part of the in
dormitory or reject all discipline and rules and regulations, to pack goods
then go past looking for a new home. There are some people who can not deal
with this process and chose to resign, was officially released, but most are too
survive as a people until it was graduation day.
Relina need
solitude to reflect on all the new and painful during her visit residents for
residents to ask for autographs. Many things she could learn, a lot to be
understood, but there is also no need to avail. Various ridicule, gossip,
backbiting, spiteful gaze, gesture apoptosis, patronizing behaviour,
quasi-familiar, quasi-love boarding, and so should be considered a hurricane that
wreaks havoc on the outside of the house, but will not be able to disturb its
intransigence. The ultimate goal is to learn, to socialize with a necessary,
but more important is to study diligently to complete her education.
Finally, not Relina
if she should feel inferior to the state, she lives with a bunch of people, not
rocks. More or less the attitude of a citizen always based on moral and
conscience, he will go with the flow and remain vigilant so as not to be
dragged. He will remain a part of the hostel without loss of identity.
Relina still
pensive sitting in a chair facing the corridor, following the most amazing
moment when dusk falls, the sun turns yellow and slowly goes ahead. The trees
are always green because the leaves are lush, while the golden rain tree with
bright yellow flower dangle to the ground on a high twig looks as if the
painting of the hands of the almighty expert. The floor looks shiny corridors,
flowers neatly with also with hanging pots are covered various ornamental
plants and always treated carefully. Relina conscious, she became familiar with
the atmosphere and be spoiled like this. Fatigue after a spin around the dorm
to get the signature slowly disappears, remaining serene atmosphere now. Relina
remained seated when the sun really has been extinguished and the atmosphere
soon became dark, the lights began to glow with a faint light, some residents
began preparing to establish worship as worship regularly, there is a prayer in
the rooms some are in the mosque. Relina choose to worship in the room, Dita has
not returned from the outing, Murni went to the city centre for all everyday
purposes. In the room were recesses of
ancient buildings, Relina own. Situation silence, the girl peace in the rites of
worship.
Finally a voice soft
and clear of gending --Java
traditional music-- sounded from the back
of the hostel, from government building
that serves the village specifically to develop the musical arts. Gending
original voice slowly becoming more shrill by the sing a Sinden and summarized in a rhythm. Relina
lost in the atmosphere of the night suddenly turned into a mystic, she was not
directly involved as part of the role song chanting, but also seemed to
have been involved in it.
"Re...... ?"
the voice suddenly sounded Relina
surprise, Cica was standing at the front door she wearing blue jeans and a T
shirt red brick in his handhold red apples and fresh shielded plastic bag.
"I brought a gift for you, I'm out of my brother's house", Cica held
out the fruit and immediately received Relina with joy, without waiting much
longer she was soon munching apples and tasteful.
"Thank you, ah
very good, better every day when you came to visit with a gift like this",
Relina say, Cica responded with a smile, she had enough attitude companions
memorized act.
"Re Uh, what
about the initiation of the plan? Are you ready? All new residents will undergo
mental tests at 13.00 pm on Saturday until 1:00 pm on Monday, rest only about
three hours on Sunday evening. I was horrified to hear the story of the people
who have undergone ".
"Initiation
maybe next week, we will officially be accepted as citizens. I've often heard
about the story, according to the show's mental tests. It is true that an undergraduate
degree is not enough, it's just paper documents should be supported with a
strong mentality. We have seen the people is cruel, we should be able to put
yourself and survival among violent situation then came out as the winner. It
means we have to succeed in life, independent, and strong in even the worst
situations. Initiation only play, like life is just a stage. "
"Re know of
anyone that initiation of next week?"
"Someone say
it, that wall’s dormitory could talk. We initiated together, not alone, we
will be hard together and be happy together. "
"You sure you
do not flinch Re?"
"Undaunted
still afraid, but what can we do? Who told to come to the hostel ".
Suddenly a voice
from the phone rang intercome. "Bip .........!"
"Yes," a
resident in the block E replied.
"Cica, phone
for you!" a voice came from inside
intercome.
"Cica, phone
...." Soraya, who heard the call blocks commissioner replied.
"O yes, thank
you. Re, excuse me .... " hasty Inung ran to a phone room located on the
first floor adjacent to the guest room, that room as well as an administration
that used to work housemother.
"Okay, it's
definitely a phone call from your girlfriend", Cica went off, she again
stood in the hallway staring at black night which hides the colour green trees.
From the hall came sounds fun jokes and laughter of a group of people who are
following TV shows.
Intercome from the
living room suddenly goes, "Tuuuut .......!"
"Yes,"
replied Relina.
"Murni
exist?" Baritone voice of a young man, it surely Dion, Murni boyfriend.
Men are not allowed into the block, if they are interested to meet with
residents, then the question must call through intercome, citizens will be
called to answer and then meet in the living room.
From inside the
room in haste Soraya immediately rushed out, she was wearing shorts revealing flawless
white skin and a thin T-Shirt without layers of clothing in it. A beautiful
sight for male guests, thus prohibiting the hostel rules to see it. Soraya knew
Murni middle left, she intended to "interfere" with Dion.
" Brother
Dion, Murni was out there, why did not
you call me instead?"
"If I call you
later Soraya, someone have anger," Dion said of intercome.
"I have not
been there," the voice sounded
Soraya.
"That has
definitely Soraya parents".
"My parents will
not get mad, really. They do not know ".
"Hey, Murni
was not it?"
"Do you angry ....
Ma'am Murni there to Malioboro. I
wrote that down, okey ....? ".
"Especially
for Soraya, I will come again with a prospective husband, tomorrow night. Okey?
"Intercome dead. Soraya laughter, a resident of Block E the other emerging
from the room, contributing to laughter. Sound block to explode by laughter,
Relina could not help herself, she joined the bustling atmosphere in the hall
block. The atmosphere became more and more crowded when Dita comes with a box
of mango. The whole block at once boisterous partying mango, they chattered
noisily until all the mangoes out without rest, gong struck Mr Badi, watchman
eight times with a surprising sound. Residents of Block E knows the time to
joke has been completed, the quiet hours
is the time for peace, to learn, poring over books and do a series of tasks.
***
When stressful
called initiation, ritual that has prevailed almost half a century to establish
a new city to be part of dorm life finally arrived. New residents to give up
with a system that has been petrified, they can only follow one thing,
according to one concept: The first item, a senior never innocent; the second
point, when senior guilty, then look at the first item! New residents must
understand the meaning without power in the lives of the vast. Later, when the
time has new siding and put as a senior citizen, then they will know how
expensive seniority.
And everything
becomes a procession of initiatives have deal as confidential should be closed
together. A secret known only as well as a valuable experience throughout life.
No one had to tell the citizens need or detail of the procession, the first
document to anybody who has never been a border!
................to be continued....
***
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