The Ucup
Nyeker (Without Footwear)

"God does not change the good ending of your cause, he only gives a winding path so that there is a story in each of your struggles."

"Astaffirallah," said father and Ucup.

Father and Ucup were surprised to hear the sound of the bathroom door being shut firmly by Zain from inside the bathroom.

"What's wrong with you?" Father who felt strange with Zai's attitude that closed the bathroom door violently when there was a father and Ucup who were outside.

"Don't know dad." Ucup also feels the same way as dad about Zai's unusual attitude.

A Sunday.......

This morning the father, Ucup and Zai performed congregational dawn prayers in the mosque near the house. After finishing performing the congregational dawn prayers in the mosque Ucup and Zai especially out of the mosque. While the father is still in the mosque talking to Mr. Ustadz.

Zai who first arrived in front of the terrace of the mosque. Zai looked for the existence of sandals that had fit into the mosque in his place there. Ucup is already standing behind Zai, but Zai is unaware of Ucup's presence.

"Why?"ask Ucup.

"Sandal I'm missing brother" replied Zai.

"What kind of sandals are you wearing here?" ask Ucup.

"My favorite sandals are my brothers." Zai's face turned sad.

"What are you looking for?" ask Ucup.

"Not yet brother." Zai shook his head.

"Adek wait here let brother find first." Ucup walked in flip-flops and then walked to the right of the mosque.

Ucup surrounds every corner of the mosque in search of Zai's sandals. Ucup walks around looking for Zai's sandals, he believes that at this time Zai must feel sad because he lost his favorite sandals.

Ucup has been trying to find Zai's sandals even he has surrounded every corner of the mosque until nothing is missed. But Ucup did not find Zai's sandals, with a heavy heart finally Ucup walked towards Zai.

Zai who was sitting on the front floor of the terrace of the mosque waiting for Ucup. Zai looked at Ucup who was walking towards with a lethargic face. Zai stood up from his seat and walked towards Ucup barefooted.

"How did you find my sandals?" ask Zai.

Ucup who stopped walking Zai was already standing in front, Ucup who lowered his head because he could not tell Zai that he did not find Zai's sandals.

"Well, just shut up, you can't find my sandals." Zai who looked towards Ucup's hand that held nothing. Zai glanced towards Ucup whose face was downcast. Zai understood that Ucup had not found the sandal.

Zai walked past Ucup still standing in the courtyard of the mosque. Zai who walked barefoot, Ucup who realized that Zai had walked left him there began to chase after Zai.

"Dek wait brother." Ucup who ran towards Zai.

Zai continued walking without caring for Ucup. Ucup who ran after Zai until Ucup was now in front of Zai.

"Awas outstripping brother, I want to go through." Zai told Ucup to shift so he could pass.

"It's wearing it." Ucup removed the sandal and Ucup took a step back.

"Keep brother wearing what?"ask Zai.

"Abang nyeker aja (without footwear)." Ucup who looked towards Zai.

"Emang brother is not shy nyeker?" ask Zai.

"Son, my brother is a regular deck nyeker" replied Ucup.

"I wear these slippers, it's nice that I'm here again with my brother's sandals. So you wait for me here." Zai put on flip-flops and walked towards his house.

Ucup, who saw Zai leaving, started walking barefoot to his house. Ucup does not want to make Zai have to go back and forth to deliver back slippers for him.

"Good morning brother Ucup." Lea who ran towards Ucup while waving her hand.

"Yes, Ucup's brother knows it." Lea smiled towards Ucup.

"Did Leah meet Zai?" ask Ucup.

"Yet, why is it that Ucup's brother?" ask Lea.

"Nothing, usually Lea asked Zai ama brother now change brother asked Zai ama Lea." A smiling Ucup looked towards Lea.

"Hahaha, brother Ucup can do it." Leah who laughed heard Ucup's words.

"Well, let's go home first, Lea." Ucup who walked left Lea.

"Wait a minute, brother." Lea looked towards the feet of Ucup. Ucup that runs without using footwear.

"What's Lea?" Ucup turned the body looking towards Lea.

"What's the big boy?" ask Lea.

"Liar is like a rooster" replied Ucup.

"Hahaha, my brother is joking, I asked seriously. Why brother nyeker?" Lea who laughed heard Ucup's words which he thought sounded funny.

"Remove Lea's therapy." Ucup's face turned serious.

"Any lie to me anymore?" ask Lea.

Degs.....

Degs....

Ucup who was silent to hear Lia's words, Ucup did not abis think how Lia could know that he was lying.

"Actually I'm ashamed to say this is Lea" said Ucup.

"What shame? by the way, Leah don't wear shame." The curious Lea made Ucup.

"Actually Zai's sandals were missing in the Lea mosque" Ucup said.

" What does the missing Zai sandal have to do with Ucup's brother? it should have been Zai, "Lea who still seemed to touch the words of Ucup.

"Soalnya flip-flops that brother wear to the mosque brother tell him to wear, brother did not have the heart to see him nyeker. So mending brother who walks nyeker." Ucup explained to Lea.

"Where's Zai going now?" ask Lea.

"Go home" answered Ucup.

"His son really went home to leave his brother to walk while nyeker." The annoyed Leah heard Zai coming home like he did not care about Ucup walking around with the nyeker.

"I went home to pick up sandals for Ucup's brother." Zai walked over to Ucup and Lea.

"It's good that way." Lea who spoke with a tone of careless ama Zai.

"Dear this." Zai gave a pair of sandals to Ucup.

"Yes, thank you very much." Ucup took the sandal from Zai's hand, and Ucup put it on.

"Together, let's go home brother!" Zai who walked away left Lena and Ucup.

"Abang Ucup I want to go jogging first." Leah who ran in the opposite direction to Zai.

Ucup who felt that Zai and Lea were not as usual. Ucup feels like Zai and Lea are having a problem.