This morning again I saw Devan kak was fixing his old bike torn aged, it was seen from some parts of the motor made of iron which has now changed color due to the process of pengkaratan it. "Motorcycle aja diurusin, Laura baseball?" I say spoiled.
Yes, I just live alone with my brother, while mom and dad are in the village prefer to take care of paddy fields left from mbah uti and mbah kakung. They were both more comfortable with the soothing, rustic atmosphere of the countryside than the city whose mother had no peace. I decided to join my brother in Surabaya, the second metropolitan city after Jakarta, of course. Here, I attended one of the Junior High Schools in Surabaya, although the country was not very well known.
I'm the youngest of two brothers, and introduce my brother. His name is Devan Rajendra Syailendra, sometimes I like to call him Syailendra but Devan's brother always sulked up, he said the name was a puppet name and it was the same to say if he was from that ancient circle. Yet even though ancient, world heritage puppet is not it? Why should you be ashamed?
I myself am full name, Laura Srikandhi Syailendra, said my mother's name is inspired by the name of the puppet with a figure Srikandhi famous for his courage and persistence in the face of the rigors of life and mother is expecting it to this only daughter. Okay, I think it's enough of my form of recognition to you, and we see now my dear sister is showing off her sweet smile. Aih, looks like a Korean actor!
"Who says brother enggak ngurusin brother of this most spoiled sister? If my enggak ngurusin brother, sister baseball will probably be a promise Laura novel Merry Riana? "And my annoyance just evaporated. Kak Devan immediately washed his hands full of the oil, he immediately moved into his room. Meanwhile, I sat waiting for him in the dining table chair.
Before long, my hands are already filled with thick books ranging from page 300 more, ah .. I have long wanted to have a novel as good as this. "Loh, this is just ya Kak?" I asked surprised.
And with a lazy, Devan kak just lifted both eyebrows, naturally I never got a new book because the previous books are now neatly lined up on the shelves of my room is a used book that Devan kak and father search desperately on the middleman's book. Yes, I can say I'm a book collector, from old literature, new literature, romance, novels, short stories, biographies are almost all I have.
"Reward because you got in 3 big!" He said with enthusiasm, I smiled wryly, this should not be excessive. Kak Devan promise me if I become a class star?
How come sullen now? Less like yes? Or the novel is already mainstream? "I stared in shock, from where my brother who rarely open this social media know the contemporary terms of children now?
"Nice to say the work of mainstream people, sister should be more respect for the work of others!" My annoyed annoyed, he chuckled softly. "Okay, wrong sister! Why are you so obsessed with Merry Riana's work? "He asked back.
"Because I like the passion of a Merry Riana, who does not know about his million-dollar dream? A girl who wandered into the land of one thousand and one restrictions? And I hope I can be like him, fighting my dreams to the death! "And I felt a strong hand rubbing my head gently.
"Anyway after I graduate from here, I'll continue my high school in Singapore!" Ade said excitedly, if you ask me about the activities I'm doing right now, then I'll say I'm having a conversation with my schoolmates. These are hours of rest, so instead of throwing away my allowance for expensive food in the cafeteria I prefer to entertain myself by socializing with my peers.
"Why go there De, want to be a migrant worker huh?" Sudden laughter pouring from our lips, except Ade who responded with a fierce. The answer is Lindu, he is a funny woman in our class, his body is fat, his hobby of eating cilok and sempol, not infrequently he is a joke in our class, but Lindu baseball a bit annoyed or offended, in fact he also often make a silly behavior with the body it was the fat.
"It's up to you, Lin, anyway, if I'm going to succeed there, I'll be lupain you!" Ade said arrogantly, "Do not be so De, Lindu cuman joking, anyway we're glad our friends there who can go out of the country" chimed in earlier that Dona, look at her does look wise amongst us all.
Ade snorted, as his gaze fell on me, I could see the thick-eyed girl staring at me defiantly, as if I was her toughest rival. Ade is so, from grade one to third grade we are often chasing the rankings.
"Lo is going to school where? Your brother is just an ordinary mechanic? "His voice was a mocking tone, I almost got upset if Dona did not hold my hand. "I want ngelanjutin in SMA 5 Surabaya emang why, the problem for lo ?!" my friends are surprised with my accent that I prefer to use my lo-me from you. Yes, who started this hot feud indeed?
"WHAT?! Do not hear me wrong? The rank of lo is below me, our school including the district, the district to the city is difficult to ask forgiveness and lo are also a mediocre family but want to SMA 5 Surabaya? HELO? Do not dream deh lo! "I smiled sarcastically looking at him.
"Merry Riana was never underestimated like that by her male friend, but in the end she can prove it all!" I said undaunted, "Laura .. Laura, I know you're a geek, but you also have to remember! Living in the drama and living in the real world is much different, and it seems you should be aware of your beautiful dreams .. "said Ade confident, with that he stepped away from us.
The day I've been waiting for, finally the value of my nem out, 35,00 I think the value is mediocre. Not sure enough to convince me to be admitted to that favorite school, and again my school including the county district means it is difficult to enter the city if the student is not really clever and has an achievement.
Sluggishly, I picked up the data I had prepared to enroll in my new school. Kak Devan was preparing in front, for the first time I was a Laura Srikandhi Syailendra hesitant and not confident. I immediately get rid of all these bad thoughts, how can we achieve success if not coupled with the confidence that must always exist in the individual, is not it?
I walked with certainty to the big building, I do not even know the dozens of pairs of eyes that look down on me because of this uniform. If the others are driven by car, let me just be delivered with the Devan's shrewd vespa, which I'm obviously proud of, at least this is Devan's lawful halal money.
Before I entered the room for an academic test, the hand pulled my body gently into his arms. Tracked down, my cheeks with big fingers, "you can!" That sentence almost made me cry, but swiftly wiped the tears that rippled in my eyelids. "We emang from the hard deck, but do not you ever fear of it! The success of people does not come from the treasure and the throne of a person "I nodded my mind, recalled my parents' faces, they had fought for me and it was time I rewarded them with this.
It's been a week since the test was done, I know this morning is the determination of the test. Honestly, I could not rise from my bed I guess I'm lazy and do not want to open an online site that will show the results of the test. I'm not confident! The banging on the door was so disturbing in my eardrums, I think it was Devan's dad remembering from dawn he kept insisting on taking me to a cafe near home, asking me to check what the result was. Anyway who else is living in this tenement besides her right?
Finally lazily I opened the door, tersasanglah my brother's tedious face, yes even though he was a man he could have acted like a woman who was upset, has been curtly indifferent again. But I can not deny that he loves me even though I'm a spoiled and demanding little sister to him. Without saying anything, he immediately pulled me out of my room, immediately put my body on the vespanya pocket.
Name of participant: Laura Srikandhi Syailendra
Rank: 20 of 375 students
Tears just melted away from my eyes, no, this is not a cry of grief but I'm happy, proud of myself, though the result is a little off my ambition, but I'm pretty happy, at least I'm accepted and my ranking position does not reach hundreds more. I feel the fingers Devan kick my cheeks fiercely, I look at him with fake irritated, how can he disturb his sister's happiness at this time?
The Vespa I was taking along with Devan's sister stopped in a field not far from my old school, he took me to sit in the clearing. Without saying, he took out the origami paper from his trouser pocket. Gave me some sheets of rectangular paper.
"You still remember, when we were small we made paper birds!" He smiled happily, looking at his handsome face now overgrown with fine hairs on his chin. Now, my older brother grew older, already feeling the harshness of outsiders.
After a few minutes of each other's activities, my sister invites me to my feet, approaching the top of this field. "We fly these birds together, like Merry Riana we also have a million dollar dream that we have to realize! Make a new dream, we make heaven and earth witness the promise of a Srikandhi! "
"A woman can also do what a man can do" I said for sure, and instead was rewarded by Devan's brother. I looked at him irritably. "I'm telling you your dreams too ucapin your wise words" I chuckled softly, yes my phrase is just one of the words I like from a Merry Riana, I'm so obsessed with her, so no one right?
Devan and I exchanged the birds in the air, adding confidence to my heart if my dreams had to be as high as the sky, as strong as rocks and as warm as the sun. What I achieved today, is only the beginning of my struggle, the journey that has not really started yet, therefore I will not stop dreaming. Said the wise, hang your dream as high as the star, if the dream fell, at least will be captured among other clouds.