7 Colored Penguin

It's story about a beautiful penguin living in her own house. She hate to go outside, because she afraid if everybody bad mouthed her. So she live in her white and grey house.

One day a little bunny walking around her house. She get a peek of the penguin that lurking in the house. She thought, "Wow, what a beautiful creature she is." Then she knocked the door of that house. The penguin got surprised, she never expected that someone would end up in front of her door. The penguin asked The Rabbit, what business The rabbit has with her. The rabbit asked her, why she never saw her outside. The penguin answered, "I'm too ugly to go outside." The rabbit shocked, to hear her answer, so she make her way in, and hold the penguin hands. "No you're the most magnificent creature I ever see, it's such a waste for you to stay inside the house." The rabbit then take her to go outside.

They are running around the forrest, the swamp, and the lake. Then they're met the dog, the dog look amazed by the beauty of penguin, and he asked them, "Who is she rabbit?".

The rabbit answer him proudly, "It's my new friend, she is a penguin."

"Wow, how could I never knew someone as beautiful as you?"

"You know, she is quite a shy person, and always let herself holed up in her house."

"What a waste, you should be more proud of who you are." The dog tried giving the penguin an opinion. The penguin nodded bashful.

"We are going to the coast, are you in?" Asked the rabbit to the dog.

"Sure, why not." The dog agreed.

Along the journey, the three of them starting to talked to each other. Even though the penguin not actively start the conversation, but the others tried to keep her on. Until they met a bear along the journey. The bear seem so gloom, he sit there upon a broken trees, look up to the skies. The dog reaching him, and asked, "What are you doing bear?"

The bear surprised, "Nothing really, it's just my painting doesn't progress well." As he look around, he looked at someone strange. The penguin uncomfortable by the gaze of the bear, she hide herself behind the rabbit. The bear moving closer, he pat her head and said, "What a cute little creature you are, may I know what is your name?"

Hesitating to answer, the penguin tried to be brave, "I.. I'm penguin..".

Knowing that he make her uncomfortable, the bear going back to where he sat before. Taking up his canvas and start sighing. Suddenly a wind blowing a little harder. Some of his paintings got blown up and ended up scattered all over the place. A painting ended up fall in front of the penguin. She look at it carefully, and she mesmerized by the colour of the rainbow in the picture. "What a wonderful colour." She said it unknowing that the bear was standing in front of her.

"You think it's beautiful?" The bear asked her.

"Yes, It's wonderful, can I got one?" The penguin asked him.

"I am sorry, but I think I am going to quit painting." The bear start collecting all the painting again.

"You know, I never know what colour really is, but after seeing your painting made me realise I want to see more of it. You shouldn't give up, I want to see your painting again." A little voice of the penguin shake the heart of the bear. He wondering, how can such a little creature could shake his world. "If I could asked, where did you saw that?" The penguin pointing out to the picture of rainbow.

"I saw it by the coast." The bear answered.

"That's great, we are all going to the coast, you should come with us, and start painting again." The penguin suggest him to come.

"I am done with painting, I am not going." Then the penguin catch his paw and start dragging him. The bear surprised, there's no way she could drag him along. So the bear stood up and said, "You sure remind me of my old self, do you really want to see my painting again?" The penguin nodded, so the four of them continuing their journey to the coast.

The wind suddenly growing stronger and become more violence, when suddenly a pigeon coming from the skies. "Hey you guys, you better find some cover, there's storm coming this way. Follow me.." the pigeon giving them a direction toward a cave. Not long, the storm coming, and a heavy one at that. Thankfully they're reach the cave unharmed.

"What a bunch of lovely group you are." The sound coming from inside the cave.

"Don't worry everyone, it's my friend the goose." The pigeon start introducing her friend.

"Who are you both?" The penguin curious by the two strangers that appears before them.

"Well, I am a pigeon, I may a bird just like you, but I can't swim, just like you who can fly." Said the pigeon.

"And, I am a goose, I am a bird just like you and pigeon, even though I could fly and swim but I couldn't do it better than both of you. You could just say that I am jack of all the trade. Hahaha.." the goose introducing herself proudly.

"I wonder how you know about me?" The penguin asked.

"Of course we know, we are bird, often going on a long way journey, so we often met your family along the way." The pigeon giving her explanation.

"As the matters, it's our first time to see you around here, where have you been?" The goose asked her.

"She is just a shy type, she never talked to much to everyone." The rabbit answer it.
Then she start told a story how it's all begin. From the moment she saw her in her house up to when they met them.

"You are such a worrywart penguin, everyone has a good and bad point, just like you and me. I won't able to swim, no I think everyone in here couldn't able to swim better than you, so there's no point for everyone to make fun of you. You should be more proud of yourself and what you can do, rather focusing on what you can't." The pigeon giving her a lecture.

As the time goes by, the storm getting heavier, when the penguin start to wonder if it's alright for them to continue, because she think everyone just following her wish. "Maybe we should just give up, going to the coast."

That word shocked up all of her friends. "Said someone who want to see my painting." The bear spoke up. "You know penguin, the moment you said you wanted to see my painting once again, give me some hope that someone eventually would understand my painting and it give me courageous to start again."

"But.. but, it seem because of me, we are trapped in this storm, when you're just following my wish." Said the penguin as she start to cried.

"You wrong, it's not your fault, we are trapped in this situation, we starting this journey together, and we finish it together." Said the rabbit.

"I am enjoying this journey together, because it was fun to do something together, to crying together, so don't said it was your fault, we are in this together, so we would never be alone." Said the dog.

"You know, the more you close to someone, the more painful your word to them, but it's also painful to let them go, so be careful of what you wanted to said to your dearest one, if you unintentionally hurt them, you guys can always forgive one each other." The goose wisely giving them a prep talk. They start hugging each other and fall into a deep sleep.

The morning come, the sun start peeking out in their cave. The rabbit know it, and start waking up everyone. As the sun goes high, the coast look so close by. They're starting run off the hill, and within a minute they reach the coast. The dog start facing his face toward the sea and let the wind calmly brush his fur, the rabbit imitating him and stand beside him. The pigeon and the goose flying toward the blue skies and catching up each other. That leave the bear looking up so hopefully, "Look penguin, that what rainbow is." The bear pointed out to the rainbow in that clear blue skies.

The penguin come closer, she stood beside him, and start look up to the skies, "It so beautiful, that 7 colored skies, remind me of the green grass, the water, the sand, the skies, and colour of everyone, so everyone does have different colours, I wonder what colour I am.."

By: Rainerus Alva
Adapted from: Irozuku the world of Color

Flash Fiction (Gak tau judulnya apa)

Pagi ini aku pacu sepeda motorku, membelah dinginnya udara pagi Salatiga. Hamparan gunung Merbabu tampak menghiasi pandanganku pagi ini, dengan puncak-puncaknya yang tertutupi awan, nampak seperti kopi susu yang diaduk asal. Matahari yang bersembunyi dibaliknya tampak pelit membagi hangatnya pagi ini. Hembusan angin pagi ini membuat wajahku mati rasa. Untunglah jalanan masih sepi, hanya satu dua Bus-bus besar yang tampak. Aku bergegas ke Semarang.

Aku masih tidak habis pikir, kenapa aku bisa tidak mengontrol emosiku semalam. Semua penat dan kesalku yang selama ini kutahan, kulampiaskan padanya. Bodoh..!! Setelah semua yang dikatakannya benar adanya. Yang dilakukannya hanya menunjukan salahku, dan aku lari. Aku harap dia masih di sana.

Sampailah aku di ruangan itu. Teman-temanku masih di sana, dia masih berada di sana. Kusingkirkan egoku, aku beranikan mendatanginya.

"Kau, ada waktu sebentar?"

Kupandangi wajahnya sekilas, tampak ada raut takut dan ragu pada wajahnya, seakan enggan untuk menerima ajakanku. Terimalah, tolong Tuhan, buat dia menerima ajakanku. Aku memohon dalam hatiku. Aku memberi isyarat padanya untuk mengikutiku, meskipun tampak ragu awalnya, dia akhirnya berjalan mengikutiku.

Kami berhenti di taman, di bawah pohon jati yang tampak tua, namun masih tampak kokoh dengan batangnya yang besar, dan daunnya yang rimbun. Aku membalikan badanku ke arahnya, kulihat raut wajahnya masih tampak sama.

"Soal yang semalam. Aku tidak akan menyerah, aku akan berjuang bersama yang lain. Maaf jika aku sudah membentakmu, kau sudah mengatakan yang benar." 

Wajahnya tampak terkejut melihat hal itu, kuperhatikan bibirnya yang sedari tadi tertutup rapat mulai bergerak berbicara secara perlahan.

"Tidak apa, aku juga salah, aku minta maaf. Temanku semalam memberiku nasehat. Terkadang tanpa kita sadari, kita melukai orang yang dekat dan peduli dengan kita. Tetapi, saat kita berpisah, kita merasa kesepian. Hal yang indah seperti bunga mawar, selalu penuh dengan duri. Mungkin aku terlalu dekat dengan duri-duri itu. Namun aku tahu ada bagian yang lembut dari dirimu. Dan ternyata dugaanku itu benar."

Wajahnya yang dipenuhi dengan senyum itu, seolah memberikanku akan harapan baru.

I Wish

Suddenly I remembered when my mom asked me what is my wish on this year's birthday, and I answered her, just like usual, healthy life, got a job, still together with my friends and families. That time I answered it nonchalantly like it doesn't really matter, but after several months has past, I wish I could say that, I wish I had someone who will said to me, that everything gonna be fine in the end, because you know it was tiring enough just to fight with your own voices, struggling days and nights. I tried several times to speak out all of my worries but I don't think it reaches anyone not even my parents. I am always stuck at who am I question.

Kadang rindu kadang tidak, bayangmu sekilas melintas di dingin malam, dalam sudut pikiranku yang paling gelap.

Menerawang sunyi langit malam, deneb altair vega, seolah memberitahuku akan kehangatan yang akan datang.

Entah berapa lama sudah rasa ini tak beranjak, apakah ini sebuah kutukan, masih belum kupahami apa itu cinta.

Rasa yang menggebu saat dekatmu, rasa yang merintih saat melihatmu pergi, semua hanya kutahan dalam dalam.

Apakah ini perasaan matahari terhadap rembulan, yang selalu dirindukannya tapi hanya gelap yang terasa saat bersama.

Matahari dan Pluto sejauh itulah jarak kita berdua, hanya aku yang mampu melihat biasmu dari kejauhan, dan kau tak kan pernah melihatku.

Hanya sebuah benda kecil di luar orbitmu, kecil, gelap dan dingin, tak sebesar Jupiter yang kau dambakan, atau seindah Bumi yang kaurindukan.

Mungkin akan datang sang Saturnus memberikan cincin terindahnya padamu, atau Merkurius yang selalu ada untukmu.

Mungkin aku akan sedih, mungkin aku akan bahagia, semua kemungkinan masih ada, sebanyak rasi bintang di angkasa.

Jika kau bertanya seberapa rindunya diriku malam ini, coba kau tanyakan pada bulan dan bintang-bintang yang tak pernah melihat fajar.

Belum Ada Judul Ch11

Tibalah, kami di depan kamarku, orang tuaku tampak sedang berbincang dengan orang tua lain dari temen sekamarku. Aku meminta Silvana untuk menunggu di luar, dan masuk memanggil kedua orang tuaku.

"Yah, bu, itu temanku yang ingin bertemu dengan bapak dan ibu sudah menunggu di luar."

Ayah ibuku lalu melirik ke arahku, "Ah, baiklah, kami segera ke sana." jawab ayahku seraya berpamitan dengan orang tua yang lain. Aku mengarahkan kedua orang tuaku ke arah kursi tunggu depan kamarku, di mana Silvana tengah duduk di sana. Dapat jelas kulihat matanya berbinar-binar menyaksikan kedatangan kedua orang tuaku. Seketika itu juga dia beranjak dari kursinya dan menghampiri kami.

"Selamat sore, om dan tante, perkenalkan aku Silvana, tak kusangka, aku bisa bertemu dengan pahlawan idolaku." Silvana tampak girang sekali dapat menyapa kedua orang tuaku, namun pahlawan? Ucapannya sedikit terdengar mengada-ada.

"Hahaha, bisa saja Silvana, kami ini cuma orang tua pegawai pemerintahan yang sudah sibuk bekerja di belakang meja." jawab Ayahku.

"Bisa juga kau Roi, belum genap satu hari di sekolah ini, kau sudah dapat berkenalan dengan gadis secantik dia." kulihat ibuku tertawa geli sembari menggodaku.

"Sebentar, kau bilang, pahlawan Sil? Pahlawan apa?" tanyaku seraya merisaukan godaan ibuku.

Mendengar pertanyaanku Silvana tampak bingung. "Kau tak ingat peristiwa besar pernah terjadi di sekolah ini 5 tahun yang lalu?"

Aku tak paham sama sekali apa maksudnya, namun aku dapat melihat dengan jelas raut wajah terkejut dari kedua orang tuaku. "Peristiwa apa itu Sil?"

"Peristiwa di mana..." Belum selesai Silvana menjawab, tiba-tiba ibuku menggenggam tangannya, dan itu mengejutkan Silvana.

"Bagaimana, kalau kita mengobrol berdua dulu di sana." ibuku menunjuk sebuah bangku yang ada di ruang tunggu asrama. "Biar kami para wanita berbicara masalah wanita, oke? Ayo Sil.."

Silvana hanya mengangguk dan mengikuti ibuku. Aku masih tak paham apa yang terjadi, aku melihat ke arah ayahku. "Apa yang sebenarnya terjadi yah?"

Ayahku memandangku dengan tatapan serius dan terkesan hati-hati, "Apa pendapatmu tentang sekolah ini?" Beliau berbalik bertanya padaku. Aku sendiri bingung harus menjawab apa, tapi tak kusangka kepala sekolah di sini terlihat sangat muda, dan mampu bertelepati.

"Aku, belum bisa menilai banyak, namun kulihat di ruang kepala sekolah terdapat foto, kakek dengan kepala sekolah di sana, dan sepertinya beliau mengetahui banyak hal tentang diriku, ditambah lagi, sepertinya dia mempunyai kemampuan untuk membaca pikiran seseorang, menurutku cukup aneh." jawabku mencoba menyimpulkan.

"Ya, keluarga kita mempunyai sejarah yang cukup kental di sekolah ini, dan mengenai kemampuan Bu Eli, percayalah, dia tidak sendiri. Semua yang kau lihat baru awalnya, dan ada waktunya di mana kau perlahan akan mengetahuinya tapi tidak sekarang, tidak untuk saat ini, ayah ingin kau bisa menikmati waktu sekolahmu dengan anak-anak yang lain." ucapan tersebut meresap cukup dalam di pikiranku, Bu Eli tidak sendiri, baru awalnya, sungguh tak banyak yang kupahami, serta pertanyaan awalku belum terjawab, mengenai peristiwa 5 tahun yang lalu, jika peristiwa itu terjadi 5 tahun yang lalu, mungkin peristiwa itu terjadi sebelum aku kehilangan ingatanku. Entah mengapa, aku tak pernah bisa mengingat masa kecilku, kepalaku terlalu sakit setiap kali mencoba mengingatnya.

"Yah, Silvana ingin mendapatkan tanda tanganmu." tiba-tiba ibu dan Silvana datang.

"Owh begitu, di mana aku harus meletakan tanda tanganku?" Silvana maju seraya menyodorkan sebuah buku, nampaknya seperti buku harian. Ayahkupun membubuhkan tanda tangannya di sana.

"Terima kasih banyak om tante, sudah mau memberikan tanda tangannya." Silvana tampak tersenyum puas. 

"Kalau begitu, kami sekalian ijin pamit dahulu, hari sebentar lagi malam, kami titip anak kami ini padamu Sil, biarpun dia sok kuat, tapi dia sering ceroboh." Ibuku menggodaku lagi. Aku hanya menimpalinya dengan senyum kecut. Dalam benakku masih terbayang kejadian apa yang sebenarnya terjadi. Aku dan Silvana mengantar kedua orang tuaku hingga gerbang asrama.

"Baiklah kami pulang dulu, jaga kesehatan diri kalian, dan belajar yang baik, serta Silvana, jika bertemu orang tuamu, sampaikan salam kami pada mereka." 

"Baik om, nanti saya sampaikan, hati-hati di jalan." 

Kedua orang tuaku mulai pergi menjauh ke arah area parkir sekolah, sore itu merupakan waktu terakhir bagi orang tua kami untuk berkunjung hingga libur semester nanti. Sungguh akan menjadi waktu sekolah yang panjang, serta nampaknya cukup banyak misteri yang membuatku bertanya-tanya. Aku sebenarnya ingin bertanya pada Silvana, tapi aku ragu dia akan memberiku jawaban yang aku cari.

"Ayo kita kembali ke dalam." Silvana menyadarkanku dari pikiranku.

"Ayo.." balasku

Kami berjalan bersama hingga tiba di ruang tamu asrama, di sana kami berpisah, karena lokasi kamar cowok dan cewek yang bersebrangan.

"Tenang Roy, jika ada apa-apa aku siap membantumu." 

Secara tiba-tiba Silvana membisikan hal tersebut, dan kulihat dia tersenyum sembari melambaikan tangannya. Tambah lagi pula teka-teki ini. Setibanya dalam kamar, tampaknya teman-temanku sedang sibuk merapikan lemarinya, adapula yang sedang mandi. Aku memutuskan untuk langsung tertidur, kejadian hari ini membuatku sangat lelah.

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