Identical twins, a party invitation, and locked closet.
My friend just gave identical twins birth. She was so happy, and to express her happiness and gratitude she held a party. Of course she invited me too. Unfortunately, on that party I got a bad stomach ache and it made me go back and forth to the toilet. I did not know how could I be locked in that toilet. I really scared, I screamed and tried many ways to go out of that. It useless. I stuck in the toilet for two hours until my friend finally come and helped me. The next day she told me that the toilet I used yesterday had not been used for a long time and she also wondered how I could find that toilet, which was located at her backyard.
YOU ARE ITALIC.
I AM BOLD
The Dilemma-Ben
In 2011, Ben already finished taking his bachelor degree in Meulborne, Australia. He decided to go back to his country and starting to build his career by working in an elementary school as a teacher. Marry is Ben’s mother. She was such a lovely and caring person. She really loved her one and only son, especially since her husband passed away. Actually Marry hoped that Ben would continue his study owing that they were good in financial, but it seemed like Ben already made his own decision to became a teacher. It made her a bit dissappointed.
Day after day Marry watch her son. She became talkless to him. Although she could see now that her son was considering to be a headmaster in the school but it won’t be enough to change her behavior. She became more unhappy knowing that Ben wouldn’t continue his study was because of his girlfriend, Anne. Anne was a woman who grew in the same countryside. Marry knew more about Anne than her son. He surely wouldn’t leave Anne and undergo distance relationship. Marry didn’t allowed their relationship. For Marry, Anne was such an uneducated person.
A year went, November arrived and had more rainy days. The sky looked grey often. The growing-plants look more green in roadside park. Marry knew that Ben often met Anne. She became angry and jealous.
One cloudy evening, Ben met Anne in a cafetaria. They sat there together and talked many things happily. Ben returned to his house full of joy, his eyes were bright ad his heart full of happpiness. Marry already prepared the dinner. Ben sat down in front of his mother as usual. At first, he didn’t care of her silence.
Then he started speak. “Lately, we have eaten our meals in silence, mom. What’s wrong?”. “Nothing.” Ben’s mother replied, “But you know my reason exactly”. “The reason for your upset and silence is Anne. I know that,” Ben answered.
“And I know that you meet her and you are wasting your time, your life, because of her. If it wasn’t for her maybe you do not give up on your dream, you would be study in Aussie by now.”
“it is not like that mom,” Ben replied. “ I am not giving up on my dreams, I am just take another way to achieve it. And you know, Anne is kind and smart woman though she doesn’t have her degree. She can help me with my work.”
“She will be no help to you.” Mary answered. “She is lazy, unhappy woman. She has no interest in helping people. She thinks too much about herself. I know her more than you, Ben. You have no idea about her.”
“I don’t agree, mom.” Ben answered. “Anne could look after the students in my school, mom. I could see it in school and a with a wife like her I can..”
“A wife? A wife you said? Then you mean to marry her? O Ben, your love has blinded you! Anne is not a good woman. I must save you from this foolishness.”
Ben stood up angrily but with a still calm voice he said “I cannot stay here when you speak about Anne”. In a few minutes, Ben had left the house. When he returned, several hours later, his mother already gone to bed. The next day Ben tried to speak to his mother, but she refused to answer. He felt blue. He came home early, then put on his coat and left house.
Ben meant to meet Anne on a cafetaria’s rooftop that night. He wait for a few minute until Anne’s light footstep heard. In a moment she was in arms. Ben about into burst.
“Anne”
“Ben, dear,” she replied. Almost four months had passed and now the two were deeply love. Anne sighned.
“Ah, Ben, we shall not always like this!” “Why do you say that?” Ben cried, holding Anne in his arms. “Because I know more about love than you do, Ben,” “Anne answered sadly. “I love another man once, and now I love you.”
“Don’t speak like that Anne”
“Well, your mother will soon find out about our meetings. Then she will turn you against me.” “My mother knows already,” said Ben sadly. “And she hates me, I supposed?”. “Ben do not answer. The atmosphere became quiet.
“Hug me once more then!” Anne cried, “And leave me forever!”
“I will never leave you,” Ben answered. “I came here tonight to ask you to be my wife. Will you marry me, Anne? Give me an answer.”
“Let me think about it,” said Anne softly. “Tell me about living in Meulborne, Ben. I love about those busy streets, those beautiful..”
“Don’t mind Meulborne!” Ben answered with a bit hard tone voice. “Will you marry me, Anne?”
“If you take me there, and get a job there, we will marry.” Anne replied. “You really know that we can’t live our love-life here, right?” Anne exclaimed. “But I can’t. I had my own decision I want to work here. This is what I want, to be with my mother and live our story happily Anne”
“That plan will never come true, I am sure,” Anne said with a smile. “So I promise to be yours for ever and ever. But whether you will make me a good wife I can’t say. I do love you, Ben. To be your wife and to live in Meulborne is a pleasure for me.”
After the deep talk, the lovers parted, they walked back to their own house. Anne promised him to speak to her parent about their decision to marry.
As he walked away from Anne, Ben’s thinking too much, and his thoughts grow sadder. Did Anne really love him? Or was that Meulborne the only reason she loves him? Ben also began to see that his love for Anne was turning him away from his mother.
Ben really wanted keep and feel craved for Anne’s love, but he wanted the love his loveable mother too. He also planned to become a valuable and and a good educator in his countryside. He now realised that he could not have these three desires together. He reach home, seeing his mother sleep, made him felt bit guilty he then kissed her on forehead. He did not able to make a decision in this case. Guilty, worry, and unhappy attacked him.
Discovering Myself as a Master of None
I imagine what if about three years ago I gave my best on doing what I really do nowadays. I meant I took the English course seriously, without always skipping the classes. I majored in English Literature Department at Respati Yogyakarta University. Subjects must be easier right now if I seriously learned English several years ago.
I entered senior high school faced many choices. My mommy wanted me able to made my own decisions, especially about education. Maybe one of the crucial decision was about whether I should take social or science major in senior high school. Yeah I thought it must be such an important thing for my mommy, but the small-me at that time was like what the heck I am gonna enjoy whatever the major. I really did not care about it at all.
I end up taking social major in my senior high school, I thought it would be something new for me, since in previous school I already learned and used to interested in science, which made me able to join Science National Olympic. I thought social must be fun, mainly learned about people and their behavior. One thing really impressed me at senior high school was even tough I majored in social, but still I could participated in some biggest events in science. I was not the only School Students Organization (OSIS) member who usually and always take part in every event at school. I joined the organization like KIR club (Kelompok Ilmiah Remaja) where there was so much priceless and precious knowledge we could gain and rarely found in the classroom. Lucky-me, I got chance to join OSN again.
In other opportunity, I also could join a lot of activities in Art hold at school. I joined it and did a lot of interesting activities there. Of course at that time, beside already having that hectic schedule at school, my mommy also other skills which I did not get from school. Yeah I decided to take English course, which at that time my mommy gave me choice whether it English or Computer course.
I was not awared that having lot of activities at the same time failed me. I couldn’t manage my time well. In addition, my habit towards my schedule was like whenenver I lack spirit or got bored for a while I left it and tried other. It was like I just did other things to avoid getting bored. Also everytime I joined a competition, I couldn’t give my best. I couldn’t get any achievement owing of that bad habit. Until this impact also led me hard to make decision what major I should take in college.
Now, I am majoring in English Literature. I think this is going to be easy if the last three years I focused myself on learning one thing that relatable with the major I would take. I should focus myself on learning English for instance. Remembering skipping the course anytime, regretted. I couldn’t focus myself on doing that really become my passion for my study.
I didn’t aware, taking many activities made me disabled to focus on one thing. Now I have to study hard and enrich my experience. I learned that doing a thing inconsistently can’t lead me get a good result. Discipline is the key. Whatever you want to do and desire to get a good result from it, always be consistent, always be discipline on it regularly, and if you get bored, do not stop, just take a rest. Take time and do it later. But one more important thing we should notice is find your passion first. Then be discipline on it. Avoid multitasking if you feel hard to concentrate. Yeah remembering the things I have experienced made me think that here I am as a Master of None.
SITI MAESURAH
Siti Maesurah, the only daughter of Abdullah RB and Darma, was born in Watampone, August 18 1992. She has only brother, Umar Almuhtadi. Siti Maesurah or often called Rara by her friends has a bright and cheerful personality. She is sociable, easy going, and friendly. Having these characters of course makes her easily making friend with anyone. Since she was a child, she was such a smart student. She collected many thropies and tributes. Darma, her mother as a housewife, always educate and teach Rara and her brother to be confidence and brave in doing anything good.
Her parents upbringing, lead her grows happily and becomes strong woman whose able to overcome all issus in her life. She becomes role-model for her cousins, her family, neighbour even her friend because of her positivity. Some of her teachers really like and glad to her, beacuse of her optimistic and positive vibes.
All the attitude, manner and her positivity characters of course do not come from whoever but her father’s nurture. Her father is also a lecturer at IAIN Watampone. Rara has finished her Junior High School at a boarding house which is famous enough in her hometown, Pondok Pesantren Al-Ikhlas Watampone SMAN 4 Watampone for her Senior high school.
Having many achievements since young, and until today getting a great job and many business of course cannot inseparable of her lot of patience, dedication, and hard work.
In 2014, she graduate from one of private colleges in Makassar. She got the bachelor degree as communication bachelor for 3,5 year, and then took her master at UNISBA (University Islamic of Bandung), Bandung majoring business communication.
Actually she just started her business when she took her master in Bandung. She opens a clothing store in her hometown, Watampone, and she expedites the cloths from Bandung while studying UNISBA. She named her clothing store as Kakara Fashion Store, which is located at Bone city. Before study in Bandung, she has ever worked at EIS Makassar (English International School) for some months, but her parents wished her to continue her study.
After finishing her master, she also develop a service for party’s room decorations. It grows rapid and be popular in her hometown too. She married on December 18, 2016 with one of a civil servant in Cirebon city.
In 2019, she registered CPNS and pass it successfully, and now she works as a lecturer at the same university with her father, IAIN Watampone.
Testimony
“Creative writing class kinda awesome. I really into it.”
CREATIVE WRITING CLASS UNRIYO 