Shanum Smile
Chapter 3

Shanum had already entered the dream world when the mother exhaled her last breath. Although Shanum was 13 years old, he was still like a plain little boy. He is quieter than a kid his age. Not infrequently his brothers called him Markonah because of Shanum's slow capture.

After hearing the news that Ms. Lestari died, the neighbors came. When the house was crowded Shanum was still asleep in his sleep. He was not at all bothered by the noisy sounds of people coming to mourn.

Just at midnight, a neighbor's mother woke Shanum.

"Num! Num! Wake yuk!" said the mother while shaking Shanum's hand.

Shanum woke up after a long time of awakening. He began to squirm and rub his eyes, then sat on the edge of the bed.

"Yes, what's wrong?" shanum asked confusedly. Shanum was confused as to why there were so many people in his house at midnight.

"Wake up, wash your face. Yuk!" said the mother while holding Shanum's hand towards the bathroom in the back. The bathroom in the house was only one, near the well.

Shanum urinated and washed his face, not knowing that his mother was dead.

"Sit down here! Drink?" ask the mother, just call Marni.

Shanum sat down while shaking his head. He was confused but did not dare to ask.

"Anum already knows that her mother isn't around?" ask Marni.

"Where is mom?" shanum asked innocently. (It is not wrong if his brothers call him Markonah, because so slow he is🤣).

"Anum's mother was dead before Anum slept" said Marni softly.

Shanum heard his mother was dead, just silently not knowing what to do. Suddenly Shanum stood up and stepped his foot into the bathroom, then he took the ablution water.

"Pinter's son, his mother died not crying." praised Marni while still accompanying Shanum.

"Wis pinter tenan anak wedok, ora nangis blas. Wudhu too!" said one of the residents who helped with the hassles at Shanum's house.

(Such a girl, not crying at all.)

Arriving in the living room, where Lestari's mother was buried, Shanum took one of the Qur'an that was near her mother's body.

Shanum opened and began to read one by one the Qur'an. Initially Shanum chanted the verses of Allah with melodious and clear, but over time no longer a melodious voice was heard. The sound of sobbing could no longer be held back.

Mutia who heard Shanum's sobbing stopped her study. Mutia immediately taught, as soon as she knew her mother died. There were no visible traces of crying in his eyes.

"Sha, if nangis can not teach. Later the mother tortured the angel if we cry for the departure of the mother." advice Mutia.

"If Shanum wants to cry, stop teaching, close the Quran first. Keep away from mom!" mutia said a little loudly.

Mutia said so because Shanum did not stop crying while reading the Qur'an.

Hearing her brother's powerful voice, Shanum stopped his crying. Not only did the crying stop, Shanum stopped teaching. Shanum silently stared at the mother's face.

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The next day, the body of Lestari's mother was purified and forgiven and then sholatkan. Many mourners filled Shanum's spacious courtyard, even along the street in front of Shanum's house and several neighboring houses. Various groups came to mourn to pay their last respects to Lestari's mother.

Although Mr. Yanto and his wife are just ordinary people, but the parents of Lestari's mother were once a well-known rich merchant in the district. Almost everyone knows Shanum's grandfather.

"I think Mr. Yanto who died, it was Den Ayu who died." there were whispers of mourners.

"Yes, yes, but the last few days were Mr. Yanto who was sick until he was hospitalized two weeks" replied one of the mourners.

"What kind of pain, all of a sudden?"

"Mboh ra knows me, I'm dewe ya shocked krungu news iki want."

(That's not to say, I was shocked to hear this news myself.)

"His children are strong, no one cries. There are even many mourners here who cry."

The whispers continued to sound unpretentious to meet the senses of Shanum's listeners. At that time Shanum and his brothers and some relatives from Lestari's mother's family were standing next to the Village Chief who gave a farewell greeting to Lestari's late mother.

How other people are not surprised to hear the departure of Raden Ayu Lestari Mangunkusumo, son of Raden Mas Petrus Mangunkusumo, had never been sick suddenly died.

Ibu Lestari was the son of a famous priyayi in the district. Actually the famous is the parents of Lestari, famous for his generosity and humble.

Many priyayi always feel high in degree compared to ordinary people in general. But Lestari's parents never distinguished pedigree or degree, to him all humans were the same. What distinguishes it is the charity of his worship in the world.

Despite having the title, the Mangunkusumo children no one wears it. Only Raden Mas Petrus Mangunkusumo does not pin the title on his name. This is because according to them the title in front of the name does not mean anything. Basically a person is respected for his behavior, judging from upload (behavior) in his daily life.

During the day, the body of Lestari's mother was buried. One of Shanum's older brothers fainted as soon as his mother's coffin was removed. Shanum and his other brothers accompanied usher until the final resting place of Lestari's mother.

There were no tears accompanying Lestari's mother's departure, not that her family was happy with her departure. But because those tears are drying up, only inner crying is there. A cry that cannot be shed with tears.

The mother's departure makes Shanum forget his school. The enrollment of new students at the school they are after is over and closed. This is unknown to Shanum and his family.

Shanum became ill after delivering his mother to her final resting place. Shanum still looks strong but Shanum's voice is gone until the school holidays are over. It had even been taken for treatment everywhere, but Shanum's voice had not yet recovered.

Bu Lestari's sister was surprised because Shanum still had not enrolled in Junior High School, and had not even prepared all the school needs. Finally, Mr. Sena, Bu Lestari's sister, came to Yanto's house.

"Kang Yanto how, his son is not taken care of? What is school for?" pak Sena scolded Mr. Yanto once he reached the house of Mr. Yanto.

"Wait, what's going on in anger? Sit here first, and just talk." said Mr. Yanto using fine Javanese.

"Si Shanum has the school list yet? It's re-listing, why is Shanum still at home?" ask Mr. Sena.

Mr. Sena is one of the younger brothers of Bu Lestari, brother-in-law of Mr. Yanto. Mr. Sena has no daughters, his two sons are all. He had long wanted to take Shanum as his son. Because she wanted to have a daughter, she loved Shanum as much as her own.