“Kring, kring”, a bell from a bicycle was shouted. I paddled my bicycle fastly to avoid being late in entering the class. While a once, I turned my face to left and right. Fortunately, I saw a beautiful girl ran. I didn’t know what her purpose was. But, my eyes had been interested to perceive a group of people were gathering behind ten meters of running girl. I stopped my bicycle and parked it on the edge of the road. Then, I walked slowly to them.

 Hubla, I was astounded. There was a show. The show was about “a monkey that uses a mask”. I didn’t know why the name was that. But, I realized that THE MONKEY DID NOT USE ANY MASKS. I watched the show for almost ten minutes. Then, I looked at my watch and WHAT, I WAS LATE. I ran fastly to my bicycle and paddle it hardly. While paddling my bicycle, I hoped that Allah turn back the time ten minutes even. But, it is hopeless. I just could receive what would the teacher do to me.

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“Fajar...!” Bu Linda screamed to me.

“How many times that you are late?”

 “I don’t know, Bu”

 “Do you realize that it has been five times you are late...”

 “No, Bu”

“What are the consequences that you want to have?”

 “How if it is you give me money, and I will not be late again?”

 “What? Do you think this is a campaign? And I should give you money to egg on being not late?”

 “Yes, Bu”

 “No way, I will give an assignment to you to make an article minimally 800 words!”

“What?”

 “Yes, it is “

This was a awful day. Moreover, “Stinky” Patrick and “lackluster” Crab bothered me at school with their special skill. Patrick’s stinky body made me cannot be concentrated. The smell jabbed my nose and made my brain weak. It enforced me to fall asleep. Crab’s boring face made me desired to punch him and bury him at 7th coat of the soil.

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At home, my mother always asked me to go to traditional market to buy I don’t know, many. It was so bothering. I couldn’t write anything on my article. Even, the only word that can I wrote was only THE (“the”, with “old English text mt” style).

 “Fajar...!” my mother called once more. It had been ten times she called me.

“Yes, Bu”

“Fajar, can you go to traditional market to buy a bar of chocolate”. See..!!. What did I say? She always asked even only to buy a chocolate. I was stressful.

By saying it hardly, finally I answered her, “Yes, Bu, I can”

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 “Brum, brum” a motorcycle passed my bicycle with hardly big bothering sounds. I was astonished. I cursed him with a set of grubby word. When the motorcycle has been far away. I did istighfar and pray to Allah to apologize my mistakes. It was not from me, but my mouth which force me to state these dirty words. “ Astaghfirullahal adzim”, I said.

Ten minutes passed, I had been at the traditional market. Immediately, I screamed,”Bik, I want to buy a chocolate”. But, no one responded me. I screamed once more with shriller screaming,”Bik, is there anyone inside. If there is no, I will go home. I threaten.

 “Do not be too immediate, boy,” a plump man appeared from a dark door.”Did you say you want to buy a chocolate?” I cursed him. I thought that did he know that I was stressful now. I thought no. Because of I haven’t told him. If he knows, I would give my best cuff to his fat stomach. But, I tried to act normally.”Yes, I want to buy a chocolate.”

Then, he gave me a bar of chocolate. I told him to take the mid-cost chocolate. Immediately, I gave the money to him and directly go to my bicycle to paddle it back home.

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“Huh-huh”, I breathed fastly . When I arrived at home, my mother was waiting in front of the door with a big smile. I don’t know what she was doing. Perchance, she also been hectic like me because he saw my article or she was been pleased because of I bought her a chocolate. I didn’t know.

 But, when I was close to the door, she instantaneously caressed my head and smiled at me. Then she said, “Firstly, thank you for buying my chocolate. And also, please, absolve me to ask you many times. Actually, I cooperated with your teacher to give you a task to make an article. I also cooperated to two of your friends to hassle you at school. I did all because today is your birthday and I want to give a surprise to you”

 I really disregarded that today is my birthday because of long article that I should make. Nevertheless, I thought that it was really my gaffe since I was late because of watching masking monkey show. To overcome my oddness, I asked her. “I also cooperated to that owner of monkey. I asked him to entertain on the road that you will pass. I really know about you. I have guessed that you will watch the monkey and there you were.”

 “So, should I still make the article?”I asked

“Yes, you should. Take it as you practice”

“Should I?”

 “Yes, you should”

“Should I, Bu?”

“No comment”

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 I just felt that the article task should be the last task because of lateness. That thought had guided me to be a person who never is late in the next day and forever after.