Poor Youth Becomes Cool

"Kijo ...!" Cecep shouted for Tukijo. "I ordered you to buy watermelon flavored milk, why did you give me the strawberry milk?!" Cecep threw the milk on Tukijo's face until the bottle was denteding. A snub nose, becoming flatters and swollen blue. "Ugh," Tukijo groaned holding his face. "Idiot! Already poor, stupid!" Cecep snapped grabbing Tukijo's hair. Tukijo just looked down with messy hair. He was wearing shabby clothes while holding the pain on his face. However, Tukijo's dirty face managed to cover the bruises on his nose. "I don't want to know! This milk, I consider debt. So, you owe me ten thousand, you understand?!" Then Cecep went outside the classroom. Tukijo looked here and there to make sure Cecep left, the dirty boy cheered, "Yes, I'm free!" He raised his hand. "Tch! Cecep stupid! Cheater! Quadratic idiot! Cuh!" Tukijo sneered without spitting. In reality he just kept quiet and agreed with Cecep's words, when in front of him. Tukijo is a poor orphan who was raise

Tukijo was awakened by the sound of the bell. The bell rang three times, signaling it was time to go home. He glanced at the clock on the wall that read 01.00 pm Western Indonesian Time. The boy was shocked, and immediately got up out of the school health unit to his class."Oh no, I have to hurry to the restaurant!" Tukijo muttered. He ran to class without paying any attention to anyone.After arriving in class, he found his bag and books scattered on the floor. Shoe stamps everywhere. Not only that, the seats and tables are also full of markers, including; POOR CHILDREN ARE BETTER TO DIE, UGLY AND POOR IS BANNED ALIVE, and IDIOT.Tukijo crouched to tidy up his bag and scattered books. Suddenly, Udin appeared leaning his shoulder in the doorway of the classroom. "Poor fate for you, Tukijo. Haha ...," he mocked. Then, Udin disappeared like a jelangkung¹. He came even though he wasn't invited, then he too just left.While Tukijo was cleaning his desk,

Seeing Tukijo's body full of wounds, Muhiroh said, "Oh my God, Tukijo! Why is your body covered with wounds like this?" His shriveled hand gently touched Tukijo's face."Sorry Grandma. Earlier, my bicycle was hit by a truck, so I fell unconscious," replied Tukijo a little nervously.After treating Tukijo's wound, Ningsih heard her little brother's stomach protesting. She immediately went out to meet Teguh. The man was standing, leaning his back against the car."Teguh! Buy five servings of food. Oh, no. Buy six!" Ningsih orders."Yes, Miss," Teguh got into the car and left to carry out orders.A few moments later."Sorry, Miss, I only found this food on the road," said Teguh, handing him two plastic bags containing three packs of rice each."Yeah, it's okay.""Here are two servings for you." Ningsih handed Tukijo two packets of rice. "You have to eat a lot to make your body fuller.""Thank you, lady!" s

After buying the cell phone, Ningsih and Tukijo went to the shopping center. They buy uniforms, bags and other school supplies."Come here, Jo! Try this!" Ningsih's right hand holds a white striped t-shirt, while in her left hand she holds a gray jacket.Tukijo, who was busy trying out a new cellphone, immediately put it away and approached his sister.After a while, Tukijo exited the changing room."Wow!" Ningsih said amazed. "This is just cool! Try it, you look at it!" Ningsih turned Tukijo around and pushed him closer to the mirror.Tukijo was dumbfounded looking at himself in the mirror. "It's me?" he said."Yeah," Ningsih answered proudly.Tukijo looked at the set of glasses that lay on the table. Seeing that, Ningsih asked, "Do you need glasses?""Um, my eyes feel dizzy, when I see the writing on the blackboard from the back seat," replied Tukijo."Okay, we'll take some," Ningsih said."S

Tukijo was shocked. Instantly his vision was blurred. "Ah, yes Sis ... sorry," he said."What's wrong with you, Jo? Suddenly daydreaming. See the moms hanging out?" joked Ningsih. In fact, Ningsih knew that Tukijo had been transfixed by the sight of a girl delivering boxes."Ish ... it's no use, I see the mothers hang out," he objected."So, what are you dreaming about?" asked Ningsih pretending not to know."Eh ... that ... I saw a classmate of mine passing by on a motorbike," replied Tukijo."Oh, so the girl from earlier was your classmate. She's beautiful too," Ningsih praised."Yeah, she's pretty ... but ignorant." Tukijo snorted."Pfft. Do you like that girl?" asked Ningsih spontaneously."Wh ... who likes her!" Tukijo hid his blushing face by pretending to wipe the sweat off his forehead."Hmm ...." Ningsih wrinkled her forehead, her eyes probed Tukijo's behavior. "Okay, let's continue practicing."They practice until the sun is directly overhead. The scorching heat of the sun ma