"The Family's Story"

One, two, three, four, five…  A kid counted and closed her eyes with her hand. “Let me find you guys!” she said, after she opened her eyes. The kid started to find her friends, all of them were hiding. It was called ‘Hiding Games’.

I walked slowly in the park, looked at them who was playing the game. It reminded me when I was in the same age. Always happy, that was the word I could say. No matter why, no matter what and no matter how.

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That was in the evening, when I played with my sister ‘Paula’ and other friends. As usual before we played the game, we made a deal first (Hompimpa) to decide who would be the keeper. The result was I have to find them. One... two… three… four…five until ten… “Okay guys, I will find you one by one. Wherever you are I will look for you.” But, in fact no one I could find even though I had looked for them everywhere.

I was desperate and started to scream. “Hi, where are you all? I can’t find you.” Suddenly, when I was too far from my place that I had to keep, they came out and gathered in my place. They shouted, “You’re lost Michaela (with laughing aloud) and you have to be a keeper again.” I came to my place and mad, “No, I am not. All of you have been deceiving. I don’t like it and I will go home, now.” Paula got angry because my deceitfulness. “Michaela, you’re lost and you have to be a keeper again. You can’t avoid it!” I hated this situation, as my sister she should pleaded me, but this was the opposite, she wanted to blame me.

“I don’t want to be a keeper anymore, if you want to replace me just do it. I want to go home, mom is waiting for me.” I answered to Paula.

“You can’t do this. You’re lost and you have to play once more.” She yelled at me and hold my hands. I cried and ran to my house. Arrived at my house, I ran into my mom’s cuddle. “Mom, Paula is really naughty.” I told to my mom.

“Oh My God, Paula… What is she doing until make her sister crying?” My mom went to the park an asked Paula to go home.

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In my house......

“Paula, what did you do until Michaela cried? I said to you to keep your little sister. Why did you make her cried?” My mom blamed her.

Paula didn’t want to accept mom’s blaming. “It was not my fault, she cried because she is childish, you can’t blame me mom.”

”Paula, your sister is a real child.  She is still 5 years old, and you…. You’re elder than her. So, you have to give in to your sister. ” My mom gave explanation to Paula.

Paula decided to enter her room because she didn’t want to hear mom’s twaddle. Before she closed the door, she stared at me and I showed my tongue to her (sign of mocking). What had been happening in this evening was a usual situation. I, Michaela who was the last child in this family, always want to get more pay attention from my parents and more be indulged. Yeah, I won and I was laughing in my heart. I was happy to be me, myself.

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In another day…..

It was a Saturday night and it meant, time to play anytime we wanted without thinking about study. My friend invited me to come to her house to play a Barbie doll together,

“Michaela, because tonight is a Saturday night, come to my house and let’s play Barbie together.”  Then, I asked my mom to accompany me because her house is rather far from my house.

“Mom, I want to play Barbie doll with Stella. Please accompany me to her house; I will play there in the evening, maybe until night.” I was whimpering to my mom.

“My dear, mom is busy tonight.  Your daddy and I have to visit your dad’s friend in hospital. After that, we will go to family gathering in uncle’s house and it will take so long time. I will ask Paula to accompany you. Don’t worry, mom and dad will take you there and after we finished from the gathering, we will pick you up.”

“I don’t want Paula accompanies me. I hate her so much. She is naughty, mom.” I gave my excuse to my mom.

“Don’t say like that, dear. Somehow, she is your only one sister and you have to love each other. If I ask your elder brother to accompany you, of course he will refuse it directly.” My mom gave explanation to me.

I just answered, “Ok.”

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When we arrived in Stella’s house, she was welcoming us by gave some drinks and snacks. After that, we played doll together in the living room. I brought my Barbie doll and Paula brought hers. Stella has a beautiful doll house, I took my doll in the large bedroom, because I think it was the luxurious room and Stella took her Barbie in living room, meanwhile Paula took her Barbie in the kitchen and acted she was cooking at that time. I changed my mind to be chef, I asked Paula to change her doll’s position.

“Paula, I want to cook in the kitchen and acts like a chef. Please move your doll to another room.” I moved Paula’s doll to the bathroom.

“Michaela, you can’t do this. I haven’t finished cooking my dinner. You have to wait for me. After that you can use the kitchen.” Paula moved my doll back to the bedroom.

I was bad mood at that time; after we played up to an hour I was bored and want to go home. But, my sister forbad me and said, “Don’t go home now; we have to wait mom and dad who will pick us up. It is 9 p.m. and we can’t walk alone. ”

“It’s okay, if you don’t want to go home with me. I will go home by myself. ” After Stella allowed me to go home, I went out from her house and used my shoes. Paula overtook after me and said, “I will accompany you if you want to go home right now.”

When I want to said words to my sister, suddenly something bit me in my shoes.
“Up t…, Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh……… my foot. Something bit me in my shoes. ” I started to cry. Paula opened my shoes and saw a scorpion there. She took the scorpion out and checked my foot.

“Are you okay? Let me see your foot. I think the poison has entered your body.” Paula looked at my foot.

“Hikshikshiks..Mommy, mommy… I want to go home… ” I cried aloud and called my mom many times.

“Ok, let’s go home. I will carry you on my back.” Paula carried me on her back and brought my shoes, finally we went home together. I still cried and hold my foot.

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Arrived in our house, soon Paula called my mom and then she washed its bit wound. My parents came and give me a medicine. I went to my bedroom and when I want to sleep, my sister came and said. “Get well soon, my dear. We will play together as soon as possible.”

I nod my head, sign of agreeing. I realized that actually she loves me, as a family we have to love each other no matter how. Because, only family who will sincere love me just the way I am. From that time, I promise to myself that I will love my sister, my brother and my parents. Even if, sometimes they did wrong and annoying, but I will always love them as long as I live. For me, ‘family is everything’. J

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