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This story tells about Yaya who feels annoyed when a new student moves to her class. During that time, Yaya keeps a bad prejudice and harbors her resentment to Gia. Until one day, Yaya finds out that Gia's mother was passed away. Yaya feels sorry, especially because she behaved badly all the time. Afterwards, Yaya offers Gia to play at her house with Tantri, Yaya's bestfriend who has became an orphan since she was child. Because of this incident, Yaya learns how to be kind to others and respects a mom's figure.
Idea
I got the idea when I remembered about Christine, my Elementary School's friend who moved to my class when I was on my fifth grade. (Actually, I had not told him about this story--I never saw her for years and didn't have her contact. So when Christine read this, I would say sorry from my deepest heart, because I took this inspiration from her life story.) My friend in college, Sekar also became an orphan since she was child. I didn't remember where I hear or read it, but Sekar said, "If I am being sad because I had no mother, I don't know why I have to be sad. I don't even remember about her."
Contemplating about that, somehow I felt a mixed feelings: sad, confused, pity, afraid.. I knew I had no rights to feel pity towards them, but it made me thought a lot. I remembered how confused I was when my mom was not here with me when I graduated at Kindergarten and performed a traditional dance with friends. At that time, I almost cried because my teacher asked me, "Do you bring your stagen?" I thought, "I don't even know what stagen is. My mother was at hospital after bearing my brother and I didn't remember that we had to bring such a thing. My father who accompanied me didn't say or gave me anything." At the end, my teacher shifted the stagen with raffia. Ooh, I was so shame knowing that.
That's why I decided to write this children stories. My Father said it's a good story but it's also a (very long) noir. My Father was not sure that mass media would accept this kind of story to be read by children. However, Utusan did, hehe.
I dedicated this story to all people who lost their parents, both because they were sick or something else. May God bless them. Amen.
I got the idea when I remembered about Christine, my Elementary School's friend who moved to my class when I was on my fifth grade. (Actually, I had not told him about this story--I never saw her for years and didn't have her contact. So when Christine read this, I would say sorry from my deepest heart, because I took this inspiration from her life story.) My friend in college, Sekar also became an orphan since she was child. I didn't remember where I hear or read it, but Sekar said, "If I am being sad because I had no mother, I don't know why I have to be sad. I don't even remember about her."
Contemplating about that, somehow I felt a mixed feelings: sad, confused, pity, afraid.. I knew I had no rights to feel pity towards them, but it made me thought a lot. I remembered how confused I was when my mom was not here with me when I graduated at Kindergarten and performed a traditional dance with friends. At that time, I almost cried because my teacher asked me, "Do you bring your stagen?" I thought, "I don't even know what stagen is. My mother was at hospital after bearing my brother and I didn't remember that we had to bring such a thing. My father who accompanied me didn't say or gave me anything." At the end, my teacher shifted the stagen with raffia. Ooh, I was so shame knowing that.
That's why I decided to write this children stories. My Father said it's a good story but it's also a (very long) noir. My Father was not sure that mass media would accept this kind of story to be read by children. However, Utusan did, hehe.
I dedicated this story to all people who lost their parents, both because they were sick or something else. May God bless them. Amen.
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Gia,
Si Murid Baru
Di
kelas ada murid baru. Namanya Gia. Hari pertama masuk sekolah, ia
menangis saat diantar Ayahnya. Teman-teman jadi bingung melihatnya.
Sialnya, Bu Anita justru menyuruh murid baru itu duduk di sebelahku.
“Kursi
di sebelah kan milik Tantri, Bu,” protesku.
“Untuk
sementara saja,” bujuk Bu Anita. “Nanti kalau Tantri masuk,
kalian bisa bergantian duduk di kursi belakang, yang penting Gia
punya teman.”
Aku
merengut membayangkan harus duduk di kursi belakang sendirian. Selama
ini kami selalu duduk berpasang-pasangan. Kehadiran Gia membuat
jumlah murid di kelas menjadi ganjil. Akibatnya, harus ada satu orang
yang mengalah dan duduk sendirian di belakang.
“Maafkan
aku,” kata Gia.
Aku
pura-pura tak mendengar. Gia terus memasang muka muram. Teman-teman
sekelas jadi ragu mendekatinya.
“Kenapa
Yaya tidak bersikap baik padanya?” tanya Ibu saat mendengarkan
ceritaku.
“Ih,
Ibu! Kan Yaya sudah bilang kalau Yaya kesal. Dia mengambil kursi
milik Tantri, lalu bertingkah seperti itu,” gerutuku. “Menangis
di hari pertama masuk sekolah! Seperti masih TK saja. Dia kan sudah
kelas lima!”
“Dia
tidak mengambil kursi milik Tantri, Bu Anita yang memintanya duduk di
situ,” koreksi Ibu. “Lagipula, mungkin dia masih takut dengan
lingkungan baru. Yaya harus bersikap baik padanya.”
Aku
diam saja. Di sekolah, aku tak memedulikan nasihat Ibu dan sibuk
mengobrol dengan Tantri. Tapi Tantri sepertinya justru tertarik
dengan si murid baru. Tidak seperti teman-teman lain, tanpa ragu
Tantri mengobrol dengannya. Tiba-tiba Tantri menoleh ke arahku.
“Yaya,
boleh aku duduk di sini dengan Gia?”
‘Tunggu
dulu.. Tantri duduk dengan Gia? Berarti, aku harus duduk sendirian di
belakang?’ pikirku.
Tapi
belum sempat aku menolak, Tantri buru-buru berterima kasih padaku.
Saat
pelajaran Seni, kekesalanku makin bertambah. Gambar buatan Gia dipuji
Bu Anita. Padahal selama ini teman-teman bilang kalau gambarku paling
bagus di kelas.
Sebulan
berlalu, Gia mulai mendapat teman. Tantri teman terdekatnya. Mereka
sering pergi ke kantin atau perpustakaan berdua. Kadang Gia mengajak
juga, tapi aku selalu menolaknya.
Sampai
suatu hari, Bu Anita mengumumkan kalau sekolah kami hendak kedatangan
tamu. Walikota akan meresmikan gedung baru di sekolahku. Bu Anita
bilang, sekolah membutuhkan bantuan murid dalam acara itu.
“Yaya,
Tantri.. Ibu minta kalian menjadi penerima tamu ya. Nanti kalian akan
memakai pakaian tradisional,” kata Bu Anita.
Aku
mengiyakan. Tantri mengedipkan mata. Maksudnya, seperti biasa, Tantri
akan menginap di rumah. Paginya, kami akan dirias oleh Ibu. Kebetulan
Ibu mempunyai usaha salon.
“Oh
ya, satu lagi.. Ibu minta tolong Gia juga,” kata Bu Anita, membuat
raut mukaku berubah masam.
Esoknya,
pukul 06:20 aku dan Tantri sampai di sekolah. Ibu ikut mengantar,
sambil membawa tas berisi alat rias dan pakaian cadangan. Bu Anita
sudah menunggu. Beliau menjelaskan lagi tugas kami.
Tapi
lima belas menit menunggu, Gia belum juga datang! Namun tiba-tiba,
kami melihat Gia dari kejauhan. Tapi, kenapa ia tidak memakai pakaian
tradisional dan berdandan?
Bu
Anita buru-buru mendekatinya. Kata Gia, saat pulang sekolah, Ayahnya
tidak ada di rumah. Ia dinas ke luar kota. Di rumah hanya ada Gia dan
simbok,
sementara
di
kota ini, mereka tidak mempunyai saudara. Makanya Gia bingung harus
berbuat apa.
“Ibumu..?”
tanyaku.
“Ibuku
meninggal saat liburan lalu,” kata Gia pelan.
‘Saat
liburan? Berarti.. sebelum Gia pindah?’ tebakku. ‘Pantas dia
kelihatan muram saat hari pertama masuk sekolah.’
Bu
Anita cepat-cepat menawarkan. Kalau Gia tidak siap, dia boleh tidak
ikut menjadi penerima tamu. Tapi Gia ingin ikut.
Mendengar
itu, Ibu segera mencari ruang kosong. Di sana, ia merias Gia.
Voila..! Sekarang kami seperti kembar tiga karena memakai pakaian
yang sama. Untung pakaian cadangan yang dibawa Ibu muat di badan Gia.
Di
tengah tugas, Tantri berbagi rahasia. “Ibuku sudah meninggal juga.
Waktu aku berumur tiga tahun.”
Gia
menatap Tantri tak percaya. “Benarkah?”
“Iya,”
lanjut Tantri. “Kadang aku sedih, tapi tidak tahu harus sedih
karena apa. Muka Ibu pun aku tak ingat.”
Aku
yang mendengar hal itu jadi tak enak hati. Sejak kecil, aku dan
Tantri bertetangga. Setelah ibunya meninggal, Tantri sering main ke
rumahku. Dia seperti saudara. Ketika tahu bahwa Gia juga tidak
mempunyai ibu, aku jadi merasa bersalah karena selama ini tidak
bersikap baik padanya.
“Kalau
mau, kamu boleh bermain di rumahku. Nanti kita bisa belajar memasak
dengan Ibuku,” tawarku.
Mendengar
itu, muka Gia berbinar-binar. Setelah ini, aku mungkin juga akan
menghampiri Ibu dan berterima kasih padanya. Sebab sampai sekarang,
aku masih mempunyai Ibu yang baik padaku.
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