Thursday afternoon was greeted with fairly heavy rainfall. Dark clouds roll with thunder occasionally grabbing weak. Millions of flushed water mists area districts, including a school. Mists of water jumping on the asphalt. There also are splashed after hitting the ends of thin and spiky grass.
I stood in the rain waiting for the security station that never passed. I have just come back from an exercise routine Merpati Putih. Actually, the rain is not a problem for me. It's Thursday. Not a problem for me to run into the rain because tomorrow is able to change the uniform. I also was used in the rain during training. The problem is being borrowed my spare shoe neighbors. Oh, that's not the point. The point is I forgot to bring a bag crackle to wrap the books in my bag. Bag already somewhat damaged. Taxable half scoop just raindrops, books in my bag shape can be erratic.
30 minutes had passed. Rain now not as swift 30 minutes earlier. Relatively safe circumstances. I've been able to move from the security office right now. Calmly I set foot one step away from the post and walked toward the gate. Then, just getting ready to cross the road to the front of the school bus stop.
Unfortunately, not so long tranquility was present, my eyes caught sight of the re-solidified rainfall. I looked up. Sure enough. Less than half a second face was soaked. Immediately I took off my jacket and wrap the bag with him. I protect my bag with my body so as not exposed to rain. Meanwhile, with intense rainfall invaded my body. Cool temperatures plus wet my body made me shiver. Unfortunately, never deserted highway. I was stuck in the rain.
Suddenly, in the middle kebimbanganku choose between returning to a security station or not -because distances to be done my security station with my bag guaranteed to run if you want to dry, miraculously my body free from attack rainfall. In fact, when I look straight ahead, still clearly visible water droplets that fall to the meeting. I looked up. Wrinkled my forehead so I found a red umbrella unfurled above my head. My gaze fell following the umbrella handles made of aluminum. And I found the owner's hand holding the end of the handle of the umbrella is made of red plastic anyway. His hands were raised as high as my shoulders. I smiled at him.
"Kiki," I said. "Just got home?"
The owner of an umbrella turned, then smiled broadly. Yes, his name is Kiki. She classmates. Only reaches shoulder height. Long gray uniform with a black veil stretched to over his chest. His skin was scorched brown because he often I found pacing while carrying a net pole, net rolls, or basket ball in the sun every Thursday. And yes, he took extracurricular volleyball on the same day as the regular exercise my white dove. We often go home together. However, for instances where we were under one umbrella we've never been. Honestly, I was a bit awkward. I'm a guy, and it feels weird to share an umbrella with a girl.
Kiki just look at the right and left as if to cross the road. It did not answer my question.
"Cross now, come on!" Kiki invite. "Very safe, ya!"
I see the road conditions. Indeed, the road was safe. I nodded, and he was holding an umbrella stem cross with me and Kiki, and sat down in front of the school next stop. Kupangku bag wrapped in a jacket, then sat on the back seat with ease.
"You're weird," said Kiki suddenly.
I turned. I found a bag staring Kiki middle-jacket with a frown on. "Why? What is strange? "
Kiki smiled a little. "Lha, the future make jackets 'mbuntel' bag so? It should be yes for body cover though not cold! "
I grinned. "I forgot to bring my book crackle create wrappers. So, let me not wet, so do not wrap wore a jacket. Hehe ... "
Kiki shaking. He then handed her red umbrella he had kuncupkan me. "Take ya!"
I was stunned staring umbrella. "Why? Later you do? "
"Quiet wrote," Kiki said, smiling. "My house deket of the highway, too! I've also wrap my books. You are more worrisome. "
I looked at Kiki and her red umbrella with sanctions. I'm not sure home Kiki close to the highway. Kiki village in one direction with the village. And I often saw him jump off the bus and ran toward his house that did not knew its location. Kiki could house farther from the road than my house.
"Already, Do! So do not be confused, "said Kiki suddenly. "Take just, ya!"
I paused staring at Kiki and her red umbrella. Then, with full consideration, I accept that umbrella.
"Thanks, Ki," I said softly.
Kiki nodded with a grin, his trademark style. "You are welcome."
Shortly thereafter, our goal coming bus. We soon climbed the bus and sat near the door of the bus which then speeding in the rain.
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I was careful to take steps on the asphalt with holes here and there and muddy towards my house. Unfurled a red umbrella to protect from the rain is still heavy and dense. I wore my red jacket already returned, while gendongku bag securely slung behind his back.
After five minutes of struggling to travel from the highway, finally I got home. Mama was waiting at the door. I immediately went to mama, put the umbrella on the porch, and kissed his hand while saying hello.
"Geez, judo ..." sighed mama after find me in a state drenched in dressing jacket dry. "You ujan-ujanan? Books do not you wet? Continues, how can dry your jacket so? "
I grinned. "Well, think for yourself the mama!" I said, sitting in a chair porch to take off the shoes.
"Keep the umbrella whom?" Asked Mom when she saw the red umbrella that I put earlier.
"Got friends, ma," I replied.
"Oh," Mom replied. "But ya do not dibiarin keujanan so, dong! Put it in! Have friends, you know! "
I did not answer. Once finished off the shoes, I immediately grab the umbrella, shake briefly, close it, and then bring it into the house. I put the umbrella in the back door, while I go take a shower.
Ten minutes later, I went back to move the red umbrella to my room. Azan maghrib instantly reverberate. I snapped. I looked at the clock. Six hours twenty minutes. I look at the situation through the window. The sky was dark. The rain had just stopped. I gazed back red umbrella in hand and smiling.
"Just try not minjemin was Kiki," I said to the umbrella. "Surely this hour I just got home!"
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The next day, I walked to the chemical class while carrying a red umbrella in my right hand. This time I had my red jacket draped over shoulder. Overnight jacket along with red umbrella that I dry in the barn behind the house. Intention today I'll return the red umbrella to the owner, Kiki.
I face the red umbrella in my right hand. Mingled with flashes of bright color in the sun in the morning. The colors are beautiful. I do not wonder why Kiki makes this umbrella umbrella -Kiki favorite always bring your umbrella every day since the rainy season comes. This umbrella color visible in the rain under a cloud curtain Hitan rolling. Kiki might just want people who need shelter from the rain could see her umbrella.
I smiled as I remembered how often I saw Kiki was under the red umbrella with a stranger on the asphalt road towards the school gate. Who makes funny is Kiki did not offer any help with words first, but just 'settle' in close proximity to people in need with umbrella that I know it unfurled over the head. People who he please assortment. Teachers, juniors, seniors, classmates, employees, guests schools, even school security guard.
A few minutes later, I got in chemistry class. After putting the bag on my desk, I went to Kiki with a red umbrella in hand. Kiki was engrossed listening to music on his handphone -without earphone- while sitting in a chair teachers.
"Umbrella ye, Ki," I said immediately.
Kiki head which was originally nod to the music suddenly silent. He turned, looked at her red umbrella and a small smile.
"The book you're safe?" Asked Kiki.
I nodded. "Thank God. Thank ya umbrella! If you do not dateng, yesterday did not know is going to be what I got home. "
Kiki laughed lightly. "You are welcome. Just put under the table, "he said, pointing to the bench where he put her purple backpack.
I nodded. I carried a red umbrella bench Kiki Kiki heading intent, then I put a red umbrella under the desk with a transverse position parallel to the table. Then, I went back to my desk and busied himself with work practice chemistry problem in the book my package.
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The hours passed. A loud bell rang. I do not intend to go home because the Friday prayers at the mosque school. My house is too much distance. Friday prayers will not be accomplished if I chose to go home.
Apparently, the weather is still not supportive. Fairly heavy rain flushed back. I, along with other friends, stuck in the end of the hallway biology classroom while staring motionless rain. The rain is too heavy for us pass. There are no shortcuts to the mosque besides crossing the muddy volleyball court. And not funny if we had to pray in a state drenched.
I sighed. I stared around. Other friends seemed busy in front of me, grumbling because the presence of rain at the wrong time. While I looked around alone in the back row.
In the midst of confusion, suddenly Kiki was standing beside me. I was startled to find her presence. While Kiki grinned.
"Want to Friday prayers?" Asked Kiki.
I breathe a lot. In my heart I already knew what to do Kiki. Moreover, if not lend his red umbrella?
"That," I said weakly.
And, as I suspect, simply Kiki handed me the red umbrella. "Take!"
This time, without consideration I took the red umbrella. In addition to the increasingly tight prayer time, the number of students who stunned at the end of the hall makes me happy to receive red umbrella Kiki.
"Okay," I say, accept that umbrella.
"Sip!" Said Kiki. "But remember, do not walk under the umbrella alone, or I'm not going to lend you an umbrella it again!"
I nodded agreed. "Ntar you waiting for me, yes! Jum'atan exhausted I kembaliin ni umbrella. "
Kiki smiled and nodded. Then, without a word he passed back into the biology classroom. Meanwhile, I advanced to the front row and develop a red umbrella. Sure enough, the friends who are about to cross directly mengerubutiku want to participate shelter. But, many students and umbrellas are limited width make the atmosphere chaotic. I think it's hard to parse chaos.
"Wait for my friends!" I exclaimed as he gazed at the development of a red umbrella. Immediately I wondered how many people can take shelter together to cross the field.
"Well," I began to speak. "Later, 4 person cross together. I would go back and forth, carrying 3 people in between you. How? "
Noisy atmosphere of a moment, and then the sound that they approved my proposal. I smiled in relief. Then, start I drove 3 the first cross.
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Friday prayers were over. The rain had not sederas an hour ago. Maybe so, in the middle of the salat before the rain had was falling. With red umbrella is still undeveloped because of the wet, I walked toward the biology class was about to approach Kiki. He must have been a long wait.
However, once I arrived, the classroom door was locked. Large padlock attached. Nobody around-except me, of course. I winced as I remembered Kiki. I have no shadow of this early why the door is locked. Plus I did not know where Kiki.
Suddenly back with heavy rain. I was stunned. Kiki might have been there at the bus stop. I understand the nature of the child. after school, in addition to Thursday, Kiki must have been there at the bus stop. I immediately through the rain with red umbrella menaungiku.
With quick steps I was out of the field in later down the asphalt road towards the outer gate with a red umbrella unfurled overhead. Just as I reached halfway to the gate, I saw a uniformed schoolgirl scout figure standing at the gate. Tall and thin, standing with limp staring at the highway. Purple bag, exactly as I saw this morning. Astaghfirullah!
"Kiki!" I shrieked at once. The owner of an umbrella even in the rain alone while I quietly take shelter under his umbrella. Immediately I ran to Kiki and thrusting half red umbrella over her head so that she is no longer in the rain. Kiki looked stunned for a moment, then slowly turned to look at me. I gasped as I found her lips were blue and pale white face.
"Astaghfirullah ..." I sighed surprised mixed upset Kiki left the room biology and the rain. "Why do not you waiting for me ?!"
Kiki did not answer my question. He also held the handle of the umbrella and look left and right, making sure road conditions. "We cross now, come on!"
I swallowed hard. Again he did not answer my question. Then, we both crossed the street together in the shade of a red umbrella. We both sat on the bench waiting for the bus stop.
I sat at my place nervously. It is hardly known for letting Kiki, the owner of the usual red shade umbrella people with umbrella, rain umbrella that can be alone without shelter. I secretly check on Kiki. He sat huddled, shivering with cold. I can not bear to see it. Direct I took my red jacket in the bag, then draped to the body Kiki.
Kiki was silent for a moment, then slowly looked at me. I met his gaze. And who knows for how long we just stared at each other, without a word.
"Thanks," said Kiki finally with a faint smile as she pressed her body to the jacket.
I began to smile with relief. "You are welcome. Jacket brought home aja! "
Kiki just nodded slowly.
"Oh yeah, thanks again for the umbrella," I added.
Again Kiki nodded slowly. "Later when I already can not carry an umbrella it again, which can bring you, huh?"
This time I paused, confused. I do not understand the meaning of the word Kiki. Lest ...
'Ah! No way! ' I immediately dismissed the allegations of my bad. But, somehow, how times I tried dismissed, alleged bad it kept coming. I could only stare at Kiki with dismay.