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Mukidi's Overestimation
Mukidi Eldepok lives in a medium-sized family house with his mother Ummu Eldepok and his twin sister Mukidah Eldepok.
The day is Tuesday when Mukidi jogs around the great street of Central Depok for the Physical Education he is currently attending as the last lesson of the day. He then becomes of tired because of it, but still continues to play basketball with a couple of his friends. In the evening, he takes a public transportation and goes home.
In a few minutes before sunset, Mukidi, his sister, and his mother eat rice at the same table.
"How was today's school, Son?" Ummu Eldepok asks him.
"The last lesson, Physical Education, was fun but also tiring," answers Mukidi. "The rest before that went smoothly, though."
"You should take this evening off, then," Mukidah urges.
And so, they take the rest of their day goofing around the house, relaxing from that tiring moment and take their bedtime sleep on time.
The next dawn, Mukidi feels fever rising on his forehead. But he gets himself prepared for school anyway. On the terrace after sunrise, when he is about to leave the house, his sister and his mother look at his face.
"You look so pale, Son," his mother tells him. "Don't you think you need to recover at home first and delay the school?"
"I can handle this," he answers confidently.
"Don't overestimate yourself, dear Brother!" Mukidah discourages him. "You may worsen your health condition if you don't stay home."
"But I'll miss the school activities!" Mukidi argues.
"Now, now, Mukidi. Seat yourself. I will prepare you a cup of warm tea. Don't force yourself to school." His mother calms him down.
"Brother, Mother, I'm leaving. Peace be upon you!" Mukidah departs.
"You too!" They reply.
As Mukidi's mother goes to the kitchen, Mukidi decides to neglect their advice and leaves the house without a sign. Then, he takes a route different from the route his sister took. After taking a public transportation, he arrived at school just promptly before the first lesson begins. Then lessons after lessons, break after break, midday has come. When Mukidi opens his lunchbox around a few of his peers, he looses his disire for the meal. On that very same midday, Mukidah stumbles upon him and gets shocked by his whereabouts.
"Brother, why are you here?" She asks with full of concerns.
"I wanted to be here so badly, like all those other normal school days," he explains desperately.
"But you need to quit today's school immediately. Otherwise, you'll get even sicker!" She explains with full of care. "Come on, dear Brother! I will get a permission from the headmaster to bring you home and do so."
"Okay, if you say so. I'm so sorry, dear Sister."
As intended, Mukidah gets the permission and brings her Brother home via a public transportation. As of their arrival, Ummu Eldepok sees Mukidi still in a disappointment because of his previous disapperance. "Where were you, Son?" She asks. "I tried to phone you only to learn that you've left your cell phone at home."
"I'm afraid I have to apologize, Mother," he replies. "I thought it was best for me to go by my own path. But then, I was wrong."
"Alright, then. Take the cup of tea I gave you that morning and rest yourself in your bedroom," urges his mother.
The siblings hug before Mukidah returns to school and then he hugs his mother before he goes to his bedroom.
Two days later, Mukidi's condition improves and healed and he once again is able to attend school as usual. But most importantly, he learned his lesson: Never to overestimate his own competence.
The day is Tuesday when Mukidi jogs around the great street of Central Depok for the Physical Education he is currently attending as the last lesson of the day. He then becomes of tired because of it, but still continues to play basketball with a couple of his friends. In the evening, he takes a public transportation and goes home.
In a few minutes before sunset, Mukidi, his sister, and his mother eat rice at the same table.
"How was today's school, Son?" Ummu Eldepok asks him.
"The last lesson, Physical Education, was fun but also tiring," answers Mukidi. "The rest before that went smoothly, though."
"You should take this evening off, then," Mukidah urges.
And so, they take the rest of their day goofing around the house, relaxing from that tiring moment and take their bedtime sleep on time.
The next dawn, Mukidi feels fever rising on his forehead. But he gets himself prepared for school anyway. On the terrace after sunrise, when he is about to leave the house, his sister and his mother look at his face.
"You look so pale, Son," his mother tells him. "Don't you think you need to recover at home first and delay the school?"
"I can handle this," he answers confidently.
"Don't overestimate yourself, dear Brother!" Mukidah discourages him. "You may worsen your health condition if you don't stay home."
"But I'll miss the school activities!" Mukidi argues.
"Now, now, Mukidi. Seat yourself. I will prepare you a cup of warm tea. Don't force yourself to school." His mother calms him down.
"Brother, Mother, I'm leaving. Peace be upon you!" Mukidah departs.
"You too!" They reply.
As Mukidi's mother goes to the kitchen, Mukidi decides to neglect their advice and leaves the house without a sign. Then, he takes a route different from the route his sister took. After taking a public transportation, he arrived at school just promptly before the first lesson begins. Then lessons after lessons, break after break, midday has come. When Mukidi opens his lunchbox around a few of his peers, he looses his disire for the meal. On that very same midday, Mukidah stumbles upon him and gets shocked by his whereabouts.
"Brother, why are you here?" She asks with full of concerns.
"I wanted to be here so badly, like all those other normal school days," he explains desperately.
"But you need to quit today's school immediately. Otherwise, you'll get even sicker!" She explains with full of care. "Come on, dear Brother! I will get a permission from the headmaster to bring you home and do so."
"Okay, if you say so. I'm so sorry, dear Sister."
As intended, Mukidah gets the permission and brings her Brother home via a public transportation. As of their arrival, Ummu Eldepok sees Mukidi still in a disappointment because of his previous disapperance. "Where were you, Son?" She asks. "I tried to phone you only to learn that you've left your cell phone at home."
"I'm afraid I have to apologize, Mother," he replies. "I thought it was best for me to go by my own path. But then, I was wrong."
"Alright, then. Take the cup of tea I gave you that morning and rest yourself in your bedroom," urges his mother.
The siblings hug before Mukidah returns to school and then he hugs his mother before he goes to his bedroom.
Two days later, Mukidi's condition improves and healed and he once again is able to attend school as usual. But most importantly, he learned his lesson: Never to overestimate his own competence.
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