Sejak tadi ia bersimpuh diam. Motif baitullah di depannya tak lagi tampak. Pikirannya melayang jauh. Dan bagai slide foto, semua bayangan itu memenuhi ruang pikirannya.
Di sana ada wajah Bang Min, Pak Emil, Pak Misdar. Mengapa ia tidak bisa akur dengan mereka? Dulu, sama Pak Emil ia keluar malam. Nonton bola. Liga Champion. Sama Bang Min, senyum lelaki itu mengingatkannya pada gurunya di dayah dulu. Wajah yang membuatnya selalu merasa nyaman. Dan Pak Misdar. Ah, apa yang telah ia lakukan padanya?
Sebagai kepala asrama ia berhak atas mobil itu. Setidaknya dia melapor padanya. Mau mengunjungi Bu Moni di Lamkha. Ia berhak tahu. Tapi? Ah, wajarkah kemudian ia melaporkannya kepala sekolah? Apakah benar sikapnya mengutarakan keberatannya kepada kepala sekolah kalau mobil sekolah bukan untuk bersuka ria ke Batèe Ikat? Ia sudah melakukan haknya sebagai kepala asrama.
Dan setelah mobil diserahkan kepada guru muda itu apakah ia tidak berhak mengguanakannya? Bukankah ia punya saham di sana? Karena dia mobil itu bisa dibeli. Ya, karena aku di sekolah itu maka ada sumbangan buat sekolah setelah gempa.
Dan Si Emil, pantaskah mengatakan masakan mertuanya tidak enak? Tentu saja tidak pantas. Celakanya Si Min sok solider. Sudah ia katakan, larangan ambil lauk-pauk di dapur hanya untuk Si Emil. Ikut pula Si Min solider dengan Si Emil. Biar saja. Yang penting ia bisa bebas masak. Bebas belanja. Berapa per bulan belanja? Lagipula istri tak pandai memasak. Semua masakannya tak enak di lidah.
Tapi ia sangat rajin. Suka mencuci pakaian dan menyeterika banyak sekali pakaiannya dan anak-anak. Tiap hari dia sanggup mencuci, menyapu, dan berjualan.
Kini sudah tiga bulan sekolah kembali aktif. Mertuanya selalu naik pagi-pagi mengantar nasi dan lauk-pauk buat sarapan. Memang hasil rapat, semua keluarga tidak boleh mengambil makan lagi di dapur. Tapi ia beda, bukan? Mertuanya tidak mungkin tidak ingat cucunya.
Lagi pun mana tahu mereka kami tak belanja. Mereka di atas, ia di bawah. Tapi Rabiah tahu. Kalau pun tahu mengapa memang? Dia juga bawa naik makanan dapur.
Ini yang celaka kepala sekolah baru dan kepala asrama baru. Kurang ajar. Masa ia disamakan dengan Si Akop? Ia sudah puluhan tahun di dayah. Sementara Si Akop, Si Azman? Anak-anak masih.
Sengaja ia menggertak kepala sekolah turun sebagai kepala asrama. Rupanya ia keliru. Kepala sekarang beda dengan yang dulu. Yang ini tidak bisa digertak. Ia minta turun sebagai kepala asrama. Dulu, kepala sekolah sampai nangis-nangis memohon padanya. Sekarang? Dasar Muhammadiyah. Seandainya para teungku pengajian tahu kepala baru Muhammadiyah?
Ia sudah coba memang. Memprovokasi. Beberapa guru pengajian memang terkejut. Benarkah? Benar. Tapi pengajian sekarang lebih tertib, sahut yang lain. Itulah. Itu memang benar. Sekolah pun lebih bersih.
Tapi kalian tidak tahu Si Saifuddin berani-beraninya mengatakan di rapat guru kalau ia orang yang suka bicara A, tapi berbuat B. Padahal dia siapa dulu. Tiap pagi telat. Eh, sekarang dia buat list yang mengunjung. Ah, rapat itu, hampir saja ia minta diri dipindahkan saja. Untuk apa di sekolah ini? Dengan kemampuannya, ia bukan hanya dapat mengajar di sekolah negeri, tapi bisa juga di sekolah-sekolah favorit.
Andai dulu tak ia minta kepala untuk pasang ampere di rumah guru, tentu tak perlu ia isi pulsa listrik tiap bulan. Tapi waktu itu Bang Min yang jualan. Jualannya laris manis. Kalau dihitung-hitung, malah dia yang lebih untung tinimbang ia yang seorang guru dan kepala asrama. Sudah wajarlah ia lapor.
Tapi ... andai ia tak melaporkannya kepada kepala sekolah, tentu sekarang ia tak perlu isi pulsa listrik. Terus Si Emil. Benci sekali kulihat mukanya. Si Ramlah dibilangnya cuak. Maksud si botak itu, kalau Si Ramlahlah tukang lapor khusus segala sesuatu kepadanya. Dan, memang benar. Anak itu memang baik. Dia pun baik sama mertuanya. Mau berkawan akrab. Guru-guru lain mana mau dekat dengan tukang masak. Ya, anak itu baik. Patut ia bela.
Sayangnya, entah karena merasa diri sudah kaya, berani sekali anak itu menentang kepala sekolah. Berani pula menghadap kepala sekolah untuk memberitahukan perempuan tua itu bahwa kalau bukan dia sebagai kepala asrama, sekolah ini akan hancur.
"Bon, adik mau pipis." Ia kaget. Dan ia pun sadar. Tangannya dipegang si anak bungsu. Ia memalingkan wajahnya ke arah kiri arah si anak. Wajah si bungsu menahan desakan air polusi di bawah perutnya.
Mana Umi? Ia memutar kepala. Tak tampak. "Umi," panggilnya. Tak ada sahutan. Ke mana perempuan itu, batinnya.
"Abon, adik mau pipis," ulang si bungsu lagi. Ia bangun. Baru terasa sendi kakinya kebas. Ia diam sejenak membiarkan aliran darah kembali lancar.
Bersambung . . .
Since earlier he knelt in silence. The motif of the baitullah in the field is no longer visible. His thoughts drifted away. And like a photo slide, all the images filled his mind space.
There was the face of Brother Min, Mister Emil, Mister Misdar. Why can't he get along with them? In the past, with Mister Emil he went out at night. Watch the ball. League Champion. With Brother Min, the man's smile reminded him of his teacher in the old boarding school. A face that always feels good. And Mister Misdar. Ah, what has he done to him?
As the head of the boarding school he was entitled to the car. At least he reported to him. Want to visit Madam Moni in Lamkha. He has the right to know. But? Ah, fair then he reported it to the principal? Was it correct in his attitude to express his agreement to the principal that the car was not for enjoying the fun of Batèe Ikat? He has exercised his rights as head of the dormitory.
And after the car was handed over to the young teacher, did he not have the right to use it? Doesn't he have shares in there? Because of him the car can be bought. Yes, because I was at the school there was a donation for the school after the earthquake.
And Emil, is it appropriate to mention that his father-in-law's cooking was not delicious? Of course not. Unfortunately, Min pretends to be a soldier. He had already said, the ban on taking side dishes in the kitchen was only for Emil. Also joined Min in solider with Emil. Let it be. The important thing is he can cook freely. Free shopping. How much per month of shopping? Besides, the wife is not very good at cooking. All the dishes are not delicious on the tongue.
But he was very diligent. Likes to wash clothes and iron lots of clothes for him and the children. Every day he was able to wash, sweep, and sell.
Now it has been three months since the school has been active again. Her in-laws always come up early in the morning delivering rice and side dishes for breakfast. Indeed, the result of the meeting, all families are not allowed to eat again in the kitchen. But he's different, right? Her in-laws can't possibly not remember her grandson.
Whoever knows they are not shopping. They are above, he is below. But Rabiah knew. If you even know why? He also brought up kitchen food.
This is what happened to the new principal and the new boarder. God damn it. How could he be equated with the Akop? He has been in the boarding school for decades. While the Akop, the Azman? Children still.
On purpose, he bully the principal down as the headmaster of the boarding school. Apparently he was wrong. The headmaster is now different from the old one. This one is not bluffing. He asked to step down as the head of the dormitory. In the past, the headmaster cried begging him. Now? Muhammadiyah foundation. If the cleric recitation know the new head of Muhammadiyah?
He did try. Provoke. Some of the recitation teachers were surprised. Is it true? Right. But the recitation is now more orderly, said another. That's. It is true. Schools are also cleaner.
But you don't know that Saifuddin dared to say at the teacher's meeting that he was a person who talked A, but did B. Every morning late. Uh, now he's making a visiting list. Ah, that meeting, he almost just asked to be transferred. What's in this school for? With his ability, he can teach not only in public schools, but also in favorite schools.
If in the past he had not asked the head to install an ampere at the teacher's house, of course he would not have needed to top up electricity pulses every month. But at that time Brother Min was selling it. The sales are selling well. If calculated, it is he who is more fortunate than he who is a teacher and head of the dormitory. Naturally he reported.
But ... if he had not reported it to the principal, of course he would not have needed to top up his electric pulse now. Then Emil. I hate to see his face. Ramlah was said to be spy. The bald man meant that Ramlahlah was a special reporter for everything to him. And, it is true. That kid is good. He is also kind to his in-laws. Want to be close friends. Which other teachers want to be close to a cook. Yes, the boy is good. He deserves to defend.
Unfortunately, because he felt that he was already rich, the child was very brave to oppose the principal. Dare to go to the head of the school to tell the old woman that if she isn't the head of the boarding school, this school will be destroyed.
"Bon, I wants to pee." He was shocked. And he realized. The youngest child grabbed her hand. He turned his face to the left towards the child. The face of the youngest holding back the pressure of polluted water under his stomach.
Where's Mother? He turned his head. Invisible. "Mom," he called. No reply. Where is the woman, he thought.
"Abon, I wants to pee," repeated the youngest again. He woke up. I just felt his joints numb. He paused for a moment to let the blood flow back smoothly.
To be continued. . .
I hope @paskadom to read this post.
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Tata letak dwi bahasa hana nyaman sagai....han ek ta baca
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