A Florist and Cup of Coffee Suicide
*Author: Raden Kusumo*
*Genre: Fiction, Romance*
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It was 3 p.m., the roses had sold out, it wasn't usually Gatot that was happy like this. Usually, until 5 pm the roses sold by Gatot have not been sold, but luck is with Gatot, the roses have been bought up by buyers.
Gatot rides his old motorbike and wants to relax for a while at a coffee shop located on the edge of the rice fields to enjoy a cup of coffee and a cigarette. He often stopped by the coffee shop after a day selling flowers at the traditional market.
Gatot enjoyed a cup of coffee made by Mbok Darmi, occasionally he smoked his cigarette and then sips black coffee at Mbok Darmi's coffee shop. The evening sky and the wind in Reban village added to Gatot's enjoyment of relaxing at the coffee shop.
"How much in total, Mbok?" Gatot asked Mbok Darmi, the shop owner. "All my debts from yesterday Mbok," he said once again
"All Rp. 32,000," answered Mbok Darmi while wiping the table. "How unusual is it today to pay all?" ask Mbok Darmi
"Alhamdulillah, today all my roses are sold," Gatot replied as he took out his old wallet.
After paying the coffee bill, Gatot started his old motorbike and went home.
Arriving at home, Gatot turned on the radio to just listen to entertainment songs. Incidentally, the radio played a song called '**Mawar Merah**', it was a memory song when Gatot still had a girlfriend. While listening to the song, Gatot had tears in his eyes, because he remembered his former lover who had died.
At that time, Gatot and his late girlfriend, Ngatini, often played the song '**Mawar Merah**' while selling flowers at the traditional market. It was Ngatini's favorite song when he still often accompanied Gatot selling. Even Gatot often entertained his lover by singing the memorable song while accompanied by a guitar that Ngatini gave him as a birthday present.
After he finished listening to the songs playing on the radio, Gatot fell asleep on his long sofa. It didn't feel like it was morning, the sun shone on planet earth, and Gatot woke up from his deep sleep.
As usual, every morning Gatot picks the flowers he planted in the garden behind his house. The flowers he picks will later be taken to traditional markets to be sold. While picking flowers, Gatot was very surprised and rubbed his eyes.
"Excuse me, sir, I want to ask," said a woman with long hair
Gatot just stayed silent and watched the woman, because the long-haired woman was very similar to his late girlfriend, Ngatini.
"Oh, yes, sorry, what do you want to ask, sis?" said Gatot who looked surprised to see the woman
"You know Mr. Sugiono's house?" asked the woman
"Yes, I know, his house is at a crossroads next to a food stall," Gatot answered
"Thank you very much, sir," the woman said with a smile and waved her hand to Gatot
It turns out that the woman's name is Ningsih, she lives in the city of Semarang. His goal was to come to Reban Village to meet her grandfather named Sugiono because Ningsih had not seen her grandfather for eight years.
At the traditional market, Gatot sits where he sells, waiting for buyers while enjoying a cup of black coffee and a cigarette, not forgetting to turn on an old radio while listening to music. Not long ago, Ningsih, who was about to buy some roses, came to Gatot's shop.
"Eh, this is the mister from this morning, isn't it?" Ningsih asked Gatot
"Yes, sis, that's right," replied Gatot, smiling at Ningsih
"I want to buy five roses, how much will they cost?" Ningsih asked while taking out a few bills from her bag
"For the beautiful lady, I give it for free," said Gatot while seducing Ningsih
Ningsih smiled as she thanked Gatot. At that time they became acquainted and told stories at Gatot's flower shop. While being busy talking, Gatot was surprised and disappointed when Ningsih said that she already had a husband.
After two hours of talking with Ningsih, Ningsih finally came home. Gatot has had his heart broken twice, the first time when Ngatini died, and the second when Gatot found out that Ningsih already had a husband.
In that sadness, Gatot wanted to end his life by hanging his neck on a mango tree located behind Gatot's house. But, before committing suicide, Gatot wanted to update his Facebook status to express all his feelings in the Facebook status column. But on his Facebook homepage, Gatot accidentally read a post from **Albert Camus**' quote which reads "*Should I kill myself, or drink a cup of coffee*". At that moment, Gatot contemplated and thought about it.
"That's right, instead of committing suicide, it's better to drink coffee," said Gatot.
Finally, Gatot decided to go to his regular coffee shop. When he wanted to go to a coffee shop, it turned out that Gatot didn't have the money to buy coffee. Fortunately, Mbok Darmi, the owner of the coffee shop, allowed Gatot to borrow and pay it another day. Otherwise, Gatot would have become a corpse hanging from a mango tree.
The End
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*Thank you for reading, Introducing, My name is* ***Raden Kusumo****. I am 16 years old, in December, I will be 17 years old. I come from Gunung Kidul district, Jogjakarta province, Indonesia. I am still in my final year of high school. Besides going to school, my activities are looking for grass for my father's livestock feed. I like writing short stories and poetry. Sometimes I write song lyrics requested by some bands in my village. Greetings from me.*
Contemplating in the Rain
*Author: Raden Kusumo*
*Genre: Fiction*
That morning the sky was very cloudy, it looked like it was going to rain. We as a family rushed to finish breakfast at the dining table.
"Hurry up, Bejo, you'll get rained on," said my mother as she poured her drinking water into a glass.
I don't like being told to rush. My father, who had just finished eating, went straight to the terrace of the house and immediately started the motorbike to go to work. I don't want to rush, let it rain, but my mother told me to finish my breakfast quickly and go straight to school.
I am different from my parents. They are always disciplined and stick to routines, whereas I'm not like that. On the way to school, it was raining very hard, I took shelter in a shop that was still closed, because the shop opened at 09.00, while now it is still at 07.15.
When it rained heavily this morning, I lit a cigarette that I hid in the pocket of my school uniform. In the first puff of smoke, two questions popped up in my head.
"Why don't people wait for the rain to stop to go to school and work?"
"Why do people feel comfortable waiting for a long time waiting for the rain to stop to go home?"
TWOAR.!
"Damn it! I was shocked,"
The sound of thunder booming sounded like the atomic bombs being detonated on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
I took another puff of the burning cigarette in my hand and pondered the question again. "How come, people are willing to pursue the time that has been set by their authority even though it rains, lightning, storms, and earthquakes, but they can delay a long time, even though their loved ones are waiting anxiously at home,"
Humans who are essentially born free and independent, are happy and willing to choose to bind themselves with discomfort in the diorama of authority, to ignore love, willingness, and togetherness in the warmth and intimacy of family.
The rain had stopped, I went back to school late, even though I was punished by the teacher but I didn't care.
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*Thank you for reading, Introducing, My name is* ***Raden Kusumo****. I am 16 years old, in December, I will be 17 years old. I come from Gunung Kidul district, Jogjakarta province, Indonesia. I am still in my final year of high school. Besides going to school, my activities are looking for grass for my father's livestock feed. I like writing short stories and poetry. Sometimes I write song lyrics requested by some bands in my village. Greetings from me.*
Office Boy at Garment Company (part 2)
In the previous story, Risna and I were resting on a park bench after jogging. When I bought mineral water, Risna was harassed by three men and I was beaten by the three men until I was beaten and unconscious.
When I woke up, it turned out that I was in the hospital. My head was bandaged, and my hands were also infused. It hurts.
"Are you awake, Jo?" asked Tina
I saw Tina and Risna standing beside me. Turns out they were the ones who took me to the hospital.
"Where is this ma'am?" ask me, Tina
"You're in the hospital because you fainted after being beaten by three thugs this morning," Tina answered
I immediately got up and sat on the hospital bed listening to their story about how I got here.
Two days passed, I was feeling well and was allowed to go home by the doctor. The plan, tomorrow morning I will go to the office to return to work.
When I arrived at the office, my friends and office workers asked how I was doing, because they all got bad news about me.
"How are you Jo?" asked an employee named Mas Budi at this company
"I've recovered, Mas," I replied with a smile
"Oh, thank goodness you're healthy," he said to me
As usual, I started to work cleaning and tidying employees' desks, to preparing coffee and tea for the employees working in this office.
While cleaning Risna's desk, I didn't see her in the office, then I asked Susi, one of the finance staff at this company, she said that Risna had not come to work for two days because she was sick. I plan to visit Risna after work later.
When I was about to leave the office, I met Tina and she took me to a cafe for coffee.
"Bejo, do you want to go home?" Tina asked
"I want to visit Risna Bu, Ms. Susi said she was sick," I answered
"Halah, why are you visiting him, you'd better come with me to the café," said Tina in a pressing tone.
It seems that Tina doesn't like it when I visit Risna. I didn't want to make Tina angry, so I reluctantly accepted Tina's invitation.
At the cafe, I ordered milk coffee and peanut snacks, while Tina ordered ice late. There we both chatted casually, Tina talked a lot about her life problems, from her family problems to work problems. I only listened to what Tina said, but my mind was on Risna. I am worried about Risna's sick condition.
After an hour and a half at the cafe, we immediately went home. I was escorted by Tina in her luxury car to the house. When I got home, I immediately took out the Vespa motor and started the engine, "ah, damn it," I muttered from inside.
At this critical moment, my Vespa motor does not turn on, I thought the Vespa engine had a problem, it turned out that I forgot to fill the gas. I tried to push this Vespa to the gas station as far as 1 kilometre. It felt tired and also relieved, after walking a long way finally found a gas station.
I pulled the gas motor Vespa at a very high speed, I don't care if later it will fall and die. What is on my mind right now is to visit Risna who is sick, because I am very worried about her condition.
"Braaaaakk!!!"
The unexpected happened that night, I was hit by a car at a crossroads. My favourite Vespa motor was crushed out of shape, so was my condition which was also destroyed. My head and nose were bleeding profusely, my vision immediately blurred and it got darker. In my heart, I said "I'm sorry Risna",
Very badly injured and covered in blood, I tried to take a cigarette out of my pants pocket and light it. This is the last cigarette, and I'm done tonight.
The End
Office Boy at a garment company (part 1)
Saturday night was so cold, I immediately brewed a cup of black coffee and enjoyed the cold night, not forgetting to smoke a clove cigarette to make it even more delicious. Sitting under the moonlight while enjoying coffee and cigarettes is a great pleasure. The song of the crickets sounded sweet to my ears.
Ring... Ring... Ring...
The phone rang loudly from inside the house, I went straight into the house and picked up the ringing phone.
"*Hello Bejo, it's me, Tina. Are you busy?*" Ask Tina over the phone.
"*No Miss, I'm relaxing*" I replied
"*I want to ask for your help, my car is breaking down on Jl. Sudirman. Please come here to fix my car,*" said Tina.
"*Okay miss*" I replied.
I immediately rode my motorcycle to Jl. Sudirman to repair Tina's car which was damaged. I'm not a mechanic, but I graduated from STM majoring in automotive so I quite understand about vehicle engine damage such as cars and motorcycles.
Tina is my manager at the garment company office. She is a white woman, about 165cm tall, and has shoulder-length hair. Meanwhile, I am an office boy who often makes drinks, buys office equipment, and cleans employees' desks. I have great respect for Tina because she has given me the job.
"*Luckily you came quickly Bejo, otherwise I wouldn't be at my friend's birthday party,*" said Tina.
I just smiled and immediately checked the car engine.
"*Try starting the car again miss,*" I said to Tina
"*The engine is already running, Jo, thank you very much, Jo. If it wasn't for you, I don't know what my fate would be here,*" Tina replied while thanking me.
"*Yes, you're welcome, Mrs. Tina. Be careful on the road*" I said with a smile
I immediately went home and immediately went to sleep, because tomorrow morning I have an appointment to go jogging with Risna.
Risna is an employee where I work, Risna's position in the office is as an accountant. She has a sweet face, glasses, and tan skin. Risna is about 155cm tall and has long hair. I have liked Risna for a long time, but I don't know if Risna likes me or not? It seems impossible for Risna to like me because I'm just an office boy. Low caste employee in a company.
Sunday morning arrived, I rushed to the city park to jog with Risna. It turned out that Risna arrived earlier than me.
"*You've been here all this time Ris?*" I asked Risna.
"*No, Jo, I just arrived too,*" answered Risna.
"*Let's run around the field,*" I said
"*Come on, Lets go*" she answered in an enthusiastic tone.
We ran slowly around the city park field while telling stories and occasionally joking. In this city park field, every Sunday morning many people do sports, such as gymnastics, running, playing soccer, and cycling.
After circling the field for five laps, we felt tired and rested for a while on the park bench so that our tiredness disappeared.
"*Are you thirsty Ris? I'll buy you a drink first, okay?*" I said to Risna
"*Oh, yes, Jo. Don't take too long, because I don't like sitting here alone,*" answered Risna.
"*Okay,*" I replied.
After buying two bottles of mineral water, I saw three men near Risna. I was worried that they would disturb Risna, so I walked faster towards Risna's seat. Before reaching the park bench, Risna looked at me and immediately ran towards me.
"*I'm afraid Jo,*" said Risna.
"*Hey, sweet lady, why are you running? Come here and sit with us*" said one of the three men.
"*Sorry, bro. Please don't disturb my friends*" I replied to them
"*Don't pretend to be a hero,*" said a man with long hair.
"*As a friend, I have to protect my friend*" I replied
It turned out that the long-haired man was angry when I answered like that, he immediately came to me and immediately hit me in the face. I managed to parry his punch and immediately gave a punch right in the man's jaw.
*BRAAKK* (Sound of falling)
The long-haired man immediately fell from one hit from me. His two friends immediately came and wanted to beat me.
"*Ris, you stay away first! This is dangerous*" I said to Risna.
One of the burly men managed to kick me in the stomach, I immediately fell and the three men beat me to a pulp. Risna saw me being beaten badly while scared and asked someone for help. But no one wanted to help me, the three of them kept hitting my face, chest and trampling on my stomach. Until finally I was unconscious.
Continued....
Alas Purwo Forest and the Jinn Kingdom
`This is just a fiction short story that I wrote when I couldn't sleep. Just take a look at the story below;`
This story began when I was invited to vacation by my school friend named Sugeng. He took me on vacation with his family. Sugeng is the eldest of 4 siblings and the only son in his family. Sugeng's father had passed away, so he was the only son in his family. Sugeng asked me to have a male friend on a vacation trip.
The day and time to go on vacation have been determined by the Sugeng family. We will leave for vacation on Sunday at 7 am.
"Bejo, tomorrow at 7 am we will leave, don't be late," said Sugeng.
"Ready, just calm down. I'm always on time" I replied.
Tomorrow arrived, I have prepared all the things and necessities for the holiday, it's time to go to Sugeng's house. Before arriving at Sugeng's house, I saw a hunchbacked old woman wearing a cane standing in front of Sugeng's house. "Is that Sugeng's grandmother?" I asked. I walked back to Sugeng's house, the old woman turned to me with a sharp look, then just left. I got goosebumps, I don't know who the old woman is.
Arriving at Sugeng's house, I saw Sugeng and his family were loading things into the car in his yard.
"Is there anything else in the box, ma'am, can I help you pack it up?" I asked Sugeng's mother.
"Oh, yes, Jo. There are a few more inside," replied Sugeng's mother.
I went into the house to pick up things to put in the trunk of the car. After that, we set off for vacation. Our destination is Alas Purwo in the Banyuwangi area. Alas Purwo is a nature reserve that has exotic beauty.
On the way, we were confronted by an old woman whom I met this morning in front of Sugeng's house. I don't know who the old woman is, somehow I can meet her again.
"Hey Grandma, why are you standing in the middle of the highway like this?" Sugeng said. The old woman immediately walked towards the side of the highway. The old woman looked at me with a sharp gaze from behind the car window. I'm very curious about the old woman. I felt He was following us.
Finally, we arrived at our destination. Holidays in Alas Purwo are indeed fun. The natural atmosphere in Alas Purwo is indeed very beautiful and charming. We took out all the things in the car, I was assigned to build a tent by Sugeng because I was the only one who could pitch the tent.
After all the items had been arranged, Sugeng's mother grilled the chicken for us to eat. While waiting for the food to finish, Sugeng and I played towards the beach while Sugeng's two younger siblings took pictures on the edge of the forest.
When night fell, Sugeng and I lit a bonfire near the tent. We sat in a circle around the blazing fire playing guitar and singing until midnight. When I was about to sleep, I went to the prayer room to pray Isha's prayers, while Sugeng wanted to go straight to bed because he was tired.
When I entered the prayer room, I saw an old man with a long white beard performing the tahajjud prayer, I stood up and did the Isha prayer behind the old man. After praying, I went back to the tent, Sugeng came out of the tent because he needed to pee. When he closed his eyes, Sugeng suddenly heard a scream. Immediately I ran outside to see Sugeng's condition, but I didn't see Sugeng. I shouted my friend's name.
"Happy, where are you?" I shouted.
Sugeng's mother and sister immediately woke up and asked what had happened. I told Sugeng's mother that her son had suddenly disappeared. Immediately his mother panicked and called out his son's name. But there was no answer from Sugeng. I told Sugeng's mother and sister to ask for help at the security post, meanwhile, I went into the forest to look for Sugeng with a flashlight. I continued to observe the surroundings of the forest while shouting for Sugeng.
While searching for Sugeng in the forest, I felt like someone was following me from behind, but there was no one I saw when I looked back. I continued walking through the forest and found a village in the middle of the forest. But the village seems uninhabited, every house lights off. There is only one house that has the lights on, maybe I can ask the owner of the house.
I immediately knocked on the door of the house where the light was still on, immediately the door opened and a beautiful-faced woman with a smile appeared.
"Excuse me, sis, I'm looking for my missing friend. Did you see him this way?" ask me
"I didn't see it. Maybe you're tired, please come in and have a drink" she replied with a smile
I went into the living room and sat on a long chair made of teak wood. The beautiful woman went to the kitchen to make me a drink. I've been sitting for fifteen minutes and the woman hasn't come out of the kitchen. I went over to the kitchen to check.
In the kitchen I saw the woman with her back to me, facing the wall. I called her three times, then she turned to me. I was very surprised when I saw her face. The woman's face was crushed, the skin on her face seemed to be torn apart, her eyeball was only one and almost out of the nest, blood was pouring out of her head and nose. I immediately ran scared.
I just kept running until I entered the forest. In the middle of my escape, I tripped over a tree root and fell. Ouch, it hurts so bad. It looks like my right leg is sprained. I could barely stand because I tripped.
When I was in pain, from a distance I saw a group of people wearing white clothes, and in the crowd, I saw Sugeng with his hands tied. It looks like Sugeng will be taken by them. Immediately I chased and followed them quietly from behind.
I slowly approached the crowd while holding my aching leg. From behind the tree, I saw them bringing Sugeng into the cave. I don't know why they brought Sugeng here. I also tried to enter the cave in a state of fear.
I was surprised, in this cave, there is no one. This not-deep cave is empty. I wonder, what happened? I tried to calm myself while sitting in the cave. Take a deep breath and suddenly a human head rolls in front of me. I screamed and ran out of the cave.
While limping I tried to run as hard as I could. In the forest, my legs hurt and I fell. I couldn't stand anymore until I passed out in the middle of this terrible forest.
At around 5.30 am, I was woken up by an old man. I remember him in the mosque praying with me last night. He said that my friend had been taken by supernatural beings for urinating under a big tree which was the palace of the Jinn Kingdom in this forest.
They took my friends to their realm to be slaves in the jinn palace. I was carried by the old man to the camping tent and told his family all about what had happened. Sugeng's mother and his sister are cries and sad. Until now, my friend Sugeng has never been found.
The end.
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Between Love and Justice (Part 2)
Hi friends, this is a continuation of the previous story. I just finished this. straight to the story:
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"Don't lie to you!" I said looking at him intently. "This is the proof Boss.." he said while taking out some money from his pants pocket
"Well then, let's quickly leave this place before anyone sees us," I said while pulling his hand.
If I go anywhere, I don't wear bodyguards. I did that on purpose so that no one would suspect and find out who I am. But I have spread my men in various corners, and they are disguised. Some are shoe-solers, some are beggars, some are even bank employees. All that I did to smooth all my plans.
Until one day I planned to rob 2 banks at once in two different countries, namely Spain and the Fire Nation. In Spain, the robbery was led by Yuki, while I led the robbery in the Fire country. However, the robbery this time was very different from the robberies that we had done before. Because the robbery this time was very well planned, we used insiders to smooth out our plan, and in the end the robbery in the two countries succeeded by killing the victims of my group led by Yuki, namely 2 people died, and 5 people were shot and injured. Meanwhile, in the Fire Nation, no one was killed.
The people who had become spies or who helped me carry out the robbery (Insiders) we killed, leaving no trace. All that I did so that no eyewitnesses or other people knew apart from my group. Besides, to keep them from opening their mouths and becoming a threat to my group someday.
However, one thing that becomes my question, why did the robbery in Spain leak out, until the police found out about my group's actions, while at that time my group had cut off all access to telecommunications, be it telephone, internet network, even CCTV cameras.
That's what always bothered me "Is there a traitor in my group?" Sometimes this question always comes to my mind. But, if there is a traitor in my group, I will not forgive. That's why I held a big meeting, all my men in various countries I gathered to talk about this. During the meeting, I thanked them for their hard work, and their cooperation so that my group became one of the largest, most successful, and famous groups in the world. But, I also remind them again, if in this group there is a motto, it is better to die than be caught, and if the traitor will get a prize, namely "Hell". They also understand and promise that they will never open their mouths if one day they are caught, and will never betray. After the meeting, we had a party and ended the day on a happy note.
At that time I was walking looking for the wind, and it occurred to me to do something fun, namely pickpocketing. Until finally I saw a woman who was walking alone, and I approached her. I intended to pick it up, but something surprising happened, when I was about to take his wallet, my hand was immediately caught, and I was slammed by him. By the time my body slammed down, and he was about to hit me, our faces met, and we were each shocked.
It turned out that the woman I wanted to pickpocket was my old school friend, and it turned out that she still knew me, so she gave up on hitting me.
"You Hmmm," He said trying to remember me. "You're Jennifer Kan, who goes to 80's high school," I said pointing at him. "Yeah, you're Dul Joni, right, that nerd guy, right?" he said while teasing me. "Yes," I answered simply. "How are you? Where have you been?" he asked "Well as you can see, my condition hurts, after you slammed it," I said while holding my aching waist. "Oops, sorry, after all, you want to pickpocket my wallet," He said with a slightly guilty look "what? it's good for you to say, who wants to steal your wallet" I said while looking at him "I want to steal your heart" I said with a smile while scratching my head "Haahhhh, can you do that?" he asked defiantly "I can, after all, isn't it already?" I said mockingly. "What do you mean?" he asked annoyed "Don't you like me since we used to go to school," I said mockingly "Let's just admit it, don't be prestige," I said again "what are you doing," he said annoyed while hitting my stomach "Ouch, it hurts," I said teasing him
Oh yes, Jennifer was my school friend when I was in high school, She was the prima donna at school, Many boys were chasing her love. But, not with me, I used to be a guy who could be considered less sociable, and a nerd, even though we were both members of the student organization. In the Organization He served as deputy, while I was the chairman of the organization. Although at that time we were close, and often met, but it never crossed my mind to make him a lover. Even though at that time I knew Jennifer liked me, but I didn't respond at all.
She often gives me small attentions, such as reminding me to eat, bringing me food when I don't have time to go to the cafeteria, even she once cleaned my wound when I fell while playing basketball. "What, fell playing basketball, can a geeky and nerd guy like me play basketball?" If that's what's on your mind, here I explain. Although geeky and nerd, Jenifer and I were quite popular at school. "How come, why?" Because, besides being the organization leader, I am also the captain of the basketball team, while Jenifer is not only the vice-chairman of the organization, she is also the captain of the cheerleading team.
Until finally we graduated and continued our studies in college, since then our communication broke, I don't know any more news about her, until we meet again during that incident (I want to pick her wallet). That was the beginning of my meeting with Jennifer after not seeing each other for a long time, that's where subsequent meetings took place which made Jenifer and me closer, closer than when we were in school.
I cover up my real job from Jenifer, she only knows I work in a private company engaged in the export and import of antiques. He doesn't know if the company is mine. Because at that time I told Yuki to pretend to be my boss, and it turned out that Yuki had a talent for acting. Because his acting is amazingly good until Jenifer believes that Yuki is my boss.
Not a big-time criminal. His name if it only has one name. In the Criminal world I am known as the Red Devils, While in the Social World, I am known as Dul Joni. I have thought things through carefully, That's what I am. Every time I do something I will think about the risks, and the pros and cons of the actions I will take.
As of now, Yuki is my boss and runs my company.
**The End**
Between Love and Justice (Part 1)
My name is Duljoni, I used to be an obedient child, and very respectful of my parents, and my parents loved me very much. Thank God I was born in a family that can be said to be well-established in terms of material and religious knowledge, we always carry out Allah's commands. My father and mother had already performed the pilgrimage. I work in one of my father's subsidiaries, as a Manager. So, you could say our family is very happy and harmonious.
But that happiness vanished when my mother died in an accident, and my father became depressed and had to be hospitalized in a mental hospital. I have to sell some of my father's assets to pay for my father's treatment. Until finally all our possessions were exhausted, but my father did not recover. This is the beginning of me getting to know the world that I have never known before, namely the world of night. In the world of the night, we can get what we want, in any way.
I sold drugs, I played with girls until I traded them to johns. However, the beginning of my introduction to the world of the night, was when I took part in a wild racing event. In the world of wild racing, My name is famous, even in wild racing, no one can beat me. Until I was nicknamed "Red Devil" because of the way I ride a very fast motorbike, no matter it's a straight road, or a corner, I ride my motorbike very fast.
Because of my actions in the world of crime, I became the number one DPO by the police. My behavior and behavior have been getting crazier since my father died, I have not hesitated to kill my business rival or whoever I consider being my enemy.
My black business is not only domestic but also abroad. I trade women abroad under the guise of turning them into Indonesian migrant workers. but all of that is just a cover I made them as women of comfort.
I don't just work alone. However, I recruited people who were professionals in the world of crime. Some are ordinary pickpockets, some are big-time robbers, and some are even "hitmen". I invited them to join to help me rule the Evil World. Those who are members of my group are not only skilled in martial arts, they are also skilled in using weapons, be it sharp weapons to firearms.
Over time my group had 2,500 members, spread across various regions, even overseas. Because, as I said earlier, the business I'm in is not only domestic but also overseas. So, I'm not just a fugitive from the Indonesian police. But fugitive police in several countries. Until my group was involved in a clash between the authorities in Spain (Spain), in that incident, the victims were not only from my group but from the Spanish police (Spain) as well. In that incident, 25 people were killed, and 25 people were gunshot wounds, from my group's stronghold. Meanwhile, from the police, 15 people died, 20 people were injured by gunshot wounds. Not only that, from my group some were caught but, they chose to commit suicide by shooting themselves. Indeed, my group already has the motto "It is better to be "dead" than to be caught".
Crimes, crimes, and crimes I don't know what crimes we have never committed, from the business of gambling, robbery, killing (Being a hitman), selling drugs, human trafficking (from babies to adults) We have done, and all that we have to pay by losing some of our members. But whenever we lack members, we always recruit new members. Those who want to join my group, have to pass several exams/tests, both physically and mentally.
However, there was a time when we were recruiting new members, who signed up not only men. However, some women want to join my group. It surprised me. What is the reason they want to join my group, is it just a trial and error, seeking experience, or is it just a mode to get close to me, hehe, I don't know. But, To relieve my curiosity, I asked one of the prospective members, her name is Yuki.
"What made you want to join us?" I asked curiously,
"In life, you must have challenges, if you live straight, there are no challenges, it's not cool," he explained. "What? You're not kidding Yuki, you know, in this job what are you betting on?" I asked
"Yes, I know. But, I'm a person who likes challenges," he said casually
"You're crazy, you don't love your parents, what if something bad happens to you one day?" I asked again.
"Sorry, both my parents died a long time ago," he said with a sad face
"Oh, sorry," I said guiltily for saying or bringing up about her parents.
"Relax sir," he said " That's why I want to follow them. But, unfortunately until now God still loves me, he doesn't let me follow my parents," he explained. For a moment I was silent and whispered to myself 'Maybe what he wants, I want it too: Following the people, I love, namely my father and mother'.
“So, you seriously want to join us?” I asked to make sure
"Yeah sure, if not why did I come here," he said reassuringly
"I'm sure you won't regret it," I said trying to shake his stance
"Sure, and I won't regret it I would be very grateful if you could introduce me to my parents," he said
"What?" I said surprised. “Ok then, welcome to join my group” I replied
At first, there was nothing strange, until one day I accidentally saw Yuki coming out of a mosque, at that time I did not reprimand him. Because I thought maybe he was going to the toilet or cleaning his face or something, which I certainly didn't care about at the time. But it happened again, and this time I reprimanded him.
"Hey Yuki, what are you doing here?" I asked curiously "oh, Aaaaa, aaaa, I'm .." he said nervously
"Answer, what are you doing here?" I asked again "Aaa, I'm doing it," before he had time to answer my question he immediately pulled my hand away from the mosque.
"Hey, what the hell is this," I said while releasing his hand that had been pulling me.
"Sorry Boss, I didn't mean anything, I just don't want anyone to hear our conversation," he said while glancing to the right, and to the left to make sure things were safe.
"What is going on?" I asked curiously " Boss, I just took money from the charity box" he explained. "What, are you crazy?" I said surprised
**To Be Continued...**
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All will Fate Like Fireflies
Hi Friends. Today I made a short story about a human child who missed fireflies when he was a child in his hometown.
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That night, the human child who was always filled with curiosity lost one of his curiosity. That night he saw fireflies, flying in fear trying to avoid humans with the flash of a cellphone that was always held everywhere.
"Humans why change for the worse." Maybe in the heart, the firefly said so
"Finally I saw a firefly." From the tone of his voice, the human child was very happy to see a firefly that was almost extinct in his time
But the joy of the human child dimmed when all he saw was one firefly flying without a friend. "Isn't he lonely?." He tried to approach even though the firefly rose and disappeared
A moment of meeting, a moment of farewell to the firefly. The human child will never know, will he be able to see the firefly again or not. Like where he lived, what was once a semi-city, has now gradually become a real city.
Fields become houses, rice fields become housing, rivers become swimming pools, and so on until there is little land left. Eyes lose long-distance vision, causing eyeglass sales everywhere.
The human child remembered his recent question, where did the animals that used to be his childhood friends go. Like butterflies, dragonflies, grasshoppers, birds that he doesn't know what kind and names.
"Will all of them end up like fireflies?" His curiosity raises the question "whether one day humans will be alone on earth, with nothing and only regret?"
He remembered when in front of his house it was still so scary with two bamboo trees that always collided, making a peaceful sound, a scary sound when the wind rain came. Now the bamboo tree has turned into a house.
"Is a man obligated to build a house out of his hard work?" He wonders, why is the measure of the success of a human child also judged by the house he lives in?
He feels that the forest must continue to exist, as well as the villages whose land is still wide, there is no need to aspire to become cities, so that life other than humans can still exist.
"Joko, did you add water to the rice?" He was called to check the condition of the rice, has it become rice or not?
While running the body, his head split in two "I miss the times of Eid dragonfly." He remembered that when he was little he had become a hunter, even though he was only a dragonfly hunter.
He caught a colorful dragonfly, he put it in a jar that he had punched holes in the hope that the dragonfly could survive even though it entered a narrow space. "I feel guilty." He feels, he has also taken part in the process of exterminating the dragonfly
The rice is cooked. Arranged flat on a banana leaf, salty instant noodles spill over it. Dinner at the Gunung Betung campground will be held soon. He lost his mind about fireflies, about dragonflies and friends. He concentrates on eating because for him it is a form of gratitude for God's endless blessings.
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Sugiono magic ring
Hi readers and my friends, this time I want to write a fictional story with a little horror theme. I made this fiction story when I was daydreaming and immediately wrote it down on paper. This fictional story tells of an old man who inserts supernatural powers into a stone ring. Let's read the story below:
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One night, when the wind blows hard. Suddenly a voice was blaring from the sky. It was a lightning sound that grabbed. It seems like it will rain which is very heavy tonight. I immediately closed the door of the house and the window.
The rain began to fall very hard accompanied by strong winds. The air feels so cold, maybe I should cook water so that I can brew coffee. When I was making coffee, suddenly there was a knock from behind the door of the house.
In my mind saying *"Who is visiting this night? Again it's raining, why are there people who knock on the door?"* I asked in mind. When I was about to open the door suddenly deadlights. *"Damn,"* I said, upset. I took a flashlight and then opened the door. But no one.
*"Brash, who is a fad in the middle of the night like this"* I immediately closed the door to the house and locked it. I headed for the closet to take a candle because it was very dark due to a power outage. When I turned on the candle, I was surprised because he saw someone standing at the kitchen door. The person is not very clear because of the lack of light.
*"Hey, who was there,"* I said while shouting. There is no answer and the person just stands quiet and doesn't move. I immediately turned on the flashlight and directed the flashlight to the person. Seen an old man who was soaked was standing at the kitchen door.
*"Who are you? Why is it in my house?"* I asked him.
*"Sorry, kid, I wanted to go home, but heavy rain. I knocked on the door, but there was no answer"* answered the old man
*"Then, where can you enter?"* I asked again.
*"I left back to take shelter in a large tree, see the open kitchen door, I entered"* the old man answered again.
I forgot to close the door of the kitchen. I also invited the old man to sit in the middle seat and offered his glass of coffee. He told him that he lived in the next village. At first, he was at his son's house which was not far from my house to see his grandchild.
After chatting for half an hour, the rain subsided. The coffee we drink also has run out. The old man said goodbye to me to return home. Before returning home, the old man conveyed a message.
*"Kid, you're a good kid. I left this to you for salvation."*
The old man gave me a ring with a red stone ornament wrapped in a white cloth. The old man immediately took his old bike parked behind the house and went home. I immediately closed the door and headed soon.
When entering the bedroom, I was surprised because I saw a big black high-coloured creature like a human. I was a little scared because it was the first time I saw such a creature. His body was high, his eyes were red, his teeth yellow and his body was filled with fur.
*"Who are you"* my word while shouting. The creature did not answer. He just kept quiet while standing beside my bed. The creature looked at me with red and terrible eyes, slowly walked to me.
*"Hey, what do you want? Who are you"* shouted me while a little scared. Suddenly the ring given by the old man has released a bright light. The creature immediately attacked me. I was reflexively hitting the black creature and *"BOOMM"* the creature was burned with one attack. I don't understand, why can I be magic like this? Maybe this was because I was wearing a ring given by the old man.
Suddenly the lights lamp turned on again. I immediately blew the candle and went straight to bed closing my eyes. Tomorrow morning I have to return this ring to the old man. I don't want to live like this. Luckily I still remember the address mentioned by the old man.
The next day:
The incident last night was terrible. I want to find breakfast first and then go to the next village to find the old man to return this ring. After full of breakfast and sipping coffee, I immediately went to the next village to Shells Street number 69 next to the vegetable shop.
On the way to the old man house, I saw a fairly large stone on the side of the road. I remembered the incident last night when I hit a big black creature until it was destroyed. I want to try it back. I will try to destroy the big stone with one punch. When I was about to hit a large stone, the ring I used again took a red light. I immediately hit the big stone with one punch. A big stone was destroyed instantly. I was very impressed with the power of this ring. I feel like Saitama, a Japanese animated serial character in the film One Punch Man. I continued the journey to the old man house.
I arrived at the destination and immediately knocked on the door. The door opened and emerged beautiful girl my age. Her face is sweet, her shoulder-length hair, her skin is yellow and fragrant. She smiled at me.
*"Who are you looking for, bro,"* she asked me.
*"What is this house, his house is Mr Sugiono?"* I replied
*"Yes, it's my grandfather,"* she said
*"Oh, the grandfather of Sugiono is there? I want to meet"* I said
*"Please come in, sit first"* she invited me in and sat on a soft long sofa. The girl went to the kitchen and took a glass of sweet tea for me.
*"So like this bro"*, she said, looking at me seriously.
*"Grandpa Sugiono has died a year ago, I am his grandchild Mr Sugiono. What does there need about my grandfather?"* She said to me. I was surprised to hear her words. I don't believe that the old man has died a year ago.
*"But, last night Mr Sugiono came to my house when heavy rains and gave this ring"* I replied while showing the ring of Mr Sugiono.
*"It was indeed my grandfather's ring, he used to have magic to help the villagers. Before grandfather died, he put all his magic into the stone of the ring. He wants someone who leaves his magic" s*he said
I immediately fell silent and pensive. I don't want to be a superhero that has great strength. There is no hero in me. I want to live a normal life, live normally. For me, the biggest strength is not a person who has magic like Saitama in an animated film. The real power for me is the greatness of a sincere heart and can forgive someone guilty.
*"If the spirit of the Sugiono comes back, please submit my apology. I don't want to be the heir of the magic of Grandpa Sugiono. I was very amazed to use grandfather's strength, but this is not mine. I want to be myself completely without the outside power. I want to Be myself "* I said to **Ayu**, grandchildren from Grandpa Sugiono.
*"Alright Bro"* she replied. I am also grateful to Ayu for making a glass of tea for me. I returned to my village and returned to work in the fields as a farmer. Now my life is normal. I'm more comfortable living like this. Calm and without any interference.
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This morning I greet you and we get acquainted
Hello, good morning my friends who are reading this article. How are you all? You must be healthy. Because you can't read this if you're sick. Btw, I would like to introduce myself first.
My name is **"Raden Wijoyo Mangun Kusumo Diningrat"**. I am still young, still 16 years old. My status is still a student. My school is not far from home. Only 100 meters. Currently, we are not studying at school due to the COVID-19 pandemic. So just use mobile internet and use the zoom app.
My village is located in *Gunung Kidul Regency, Yogyakarta.* It is a territory in **Indonesia.** Apart from sleeping and lazing around, I enjoy reading and sometimes writing. I have no talent in writing, it's just that I enjoy writing. I have entered several poetry and story writing contests, but have never won. Even before taking part in the writing competition, I already knew that I would not win. Naturally, the participants in the writing competition were students majoring in language literature, while I was still in high school.
Every day I always wake up early, to fetch water. Because in our village it is a little difficult to get water, so every morning before going to school, I have to fetch water for household use. When I come home from school, I always sleep under a shady mango tree. It is very cool and pleasant to sleep under a tree during the day. Not only comfortable for sleeping but also comfortable for reading under the tree. I like reading comics, novels, and short stories.
Why can I be in **read.cash**? On 3 days ago, my cousin who lives in the city visited my house. My cousin lives very far away, he lives in the capital city, I've never been there. While he was here, he was seeing me writing a song. Because some of the bands here often use my services to compose the text of a song. Seeing my writing, my cousin was very support of me. He bought an android phone so I can write on the internet.
He taught me many things about the internet and told me various sites to write like **Blogspot, WordPress, hive.blog, to read.cash** and I only use WordPress and read.cash only. My cousin also introduced me to *cryptocurrencies* like BTC, BCH, ETH, etc. Although *cryptocurrency* is awesome and very modern, I don't understand cryptocurrency. It was a very new thing for me. My cousin said the read.cash site could generate BCH for me. But I don't understand how to use it. My cousin would later teach me how to use BCH.
That's all I can explain about myself. In the next article, I will write various kinds of fiction that I made from my imagination. I like dreaming before going to sleep. Well, in this article I end with the words **"assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarokatuh"**
Peace always.
@radenkusumo