Cerita Fiksi Tentang Juli Teman Imajinasi Novi (bagian 2)/ Fiction Stories About Juli Novi's Imagination Friends (part 2)

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Cerita Juli Teman Imajinasi Novi, bagian 1

Kenapa Juli hanya sendirian di rumahnya yang cukup besar ini? Itu pertanyaan yang ada di benak Novi. Juli bercerita tentang kedua orang tuanya seolah tahu apa yang dipikirkan oleh Novi.

Kedua orang tua Juli ternyata sudah lama berpisah sejak Juli masih berumur 10 tahun. Satu orang adik laki-lakinya ikut ibunya yang sekarang sudah menikah lagi sedangkan satu orang adik perempuannya sudah menikah dan ikut suaminya tinggal di Batam. Mereka sudah memiliki dua orang anak. Bapak Juli sudah meninggal tiga tahun yang lalu karena sakit beberapa bulan setelah bercerai dari isteri barunya.

Sejak kedua orang tua Juli berpisah, ibunda Juli belum pernah datang ke rumah untuk menjenguk Juli anak pertamanya, di pesantren pun Juli belum pernah dijenguk sama sekali oleh kedua orang tuanya. Maklumlah kesibukan orang tua Juli dengan keluarga barunya ditambah lagi dengan kesibukan mencari nafkah yang membuat Juli sempat dilupakan oleh orang tuanya. Hal inilah yang membuat Juli tumbuh menjadi anak mandiri dan kreatif. Tidak pernah Juli menelpon orang tuanya minta dikirim uang, untuk membayar administrasi pesantren, Juli menangkap ikan di laut yang letaknya tidak jauh dari pesantren kemudian dijualnya ke pasar atau dijual kepada teman-temannya sesama santri, Juli juga sering dimintai tolong untuk memasang instalasi listrik oleh gurunya ataupun memperbaiki mesin air, keahlian tertentu Juli dapatkan dengan belajar di pesantren secara otodidak kebetulan Juli sering berkunjung ke perpustakaan pesantren dan banyak membaca buku-buku tentang listrik dan elektronika lainnya.

Novi merasa kagum dengan kemandirian Juli. Berbeda jauh dengan dirinya yang masih sering merepotkan kedua orangtuanya. Bahkan untuk makan saja Novi masih disediakan oleh ibunya. Novi jarang membantu ibunya di dapur. Hanya sesekali Novi membantu menggoreng tempe, telur dan kerupuk untuk sarapan, sedangkan kalau masak ikan atau daging Novi tidak pernah membantu ibunya dan ibunya juga tidak pernah menyuruhnya membantu memasak ikan atau daging. Jangankan goreng ikan, memegang ikan basah yang bau amis dan melihat darah daging sapi saja Novi sudah merasa takut dan geli.

Beda jauh dengan Juli yang selalu menyiapkan sarapan, makan siang dan makan malamnya sendiri. Juli sudah biasa masak sewaktu masih tinggal di pesantren. Juli sering ke dapur pesantren membantu santri senior untuk memasak dan menyiapkan hidangan untuk penghuni pesantren. Sikap yang rajin dan mandiri membuat Juli menjadi salah satu santri kesayangan para guru di pesantren Sunan Drajat.

Tidak terasa hari sudah semakin siang, Novi izin ingin menumpang sholat Zhuhur. Kebetulan Juli masih menyimpan mukena milik adiknya. Novi pun menumpang sholat di rumah Juli sedangkan Juli sholat di musholla yang letaknya tidak jauh dari rumahnya. Sepulang dari musholla Juli mampir ke warung untuk membeli dua bungkus mie instan dan dua butir telur. Mereka berdua makan siang dengan menu mie instan spesial pakai telur yang dimasak berdua di dapur rumah Juli.

Ilustrasi sumur di rumah Juli
Keakraban semakin terjalin meskipun mereka baru saling berkenalan seminggu yang lalu. Selesai makan, Juli dan Novi kompak mencuci piring berdua. Juli menimba air dari sumur di belakang rumah Juli. Novi mencuci piring bekas mereka makan. Saat mencuci piring, tiba-tiba Juli memanggil Novi, saat Novi menoleh ke arah Juli, tak disangka Juli mengedipkan mata kirinya ke arah Novi membuat Novi tertunduk malu. Selesai mencuci piring, Novi membantu Juli membersihkan rumahnya yang berdebu dan tidak terawat. Mereka melakukannya sambil bercanda sehingga tidak terasa lelah. Setelah semua bersih dan rapi Novi pamit pulang, sebelumnya Novi izin menumpang sholat Ashar di rumah Juli dan Juli sholat Ashar di musholla terdekat. Setelah itu Juli bersiap-siap untuk mengantar Novi pulang sampai ke rumahnya tetapi Novi menolaknya dengan alasan orang tuanya pasti marah karena Novi pamit ke rumah teman mengajinya yang bernama Lili. Akhirnya Juli hanya mengantar Novi sampai di Musholla dekat rumah Novi.

Juli segera pulang ke rumahnya dengan berjalan kaki. Novi pun segera pulang ke rumahnya juga. Ibu Novi menyuruhnya untuk makan siang, Novi pun makan tetapi hanya sedikit karena masih kenyang setelah makan di rumah Juli. Ibu Novi keheranan melihat Novi makan sedikit padahal ibunya masak ikan bandeng goreng, cumi-cumi pedas manis dan tempe orek kesukaan Novi.

Ilustrasi radio jadul di kamar Novi
Selesai makan Novi segera masuk kamar, piring bekas makan dibiarkan saja tergeletak di meja makan. Entah kenapa Novi menjadi rajin saat berada di rumah Juli. Novi berbaring di atas tempat tidurnya sambil mendengarkan lagu-lagu dari grup band Element dan grup band Dewa 19. Pikiran Novi melayang membayangkan wajah Juli yang terlihat baik dan tampan di mata Novi.

Ilustrasi Novi sedang tertidur pulas dan bermimpi
Novi pun tertidur pulas, suara musik dari band yang terkenal pada masanya tersebut masih mengalun merdu. Dalam tidurnya Novi bermimpi bertemu Juli di...

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Fiction Stories About Juli Novi's Imagination Friends, part 1

Why is July only alone in this big enough him house? That was the question in Novi's mind. July tells the story of her parents as if she knew what Novi was thinking.

July's parents turned out to have been separated since July, 10 years old. One of his younger brothers joined his mother who is now married again while one of his younger sisters is married and joined her husband living in Batam. They already have two children. Mr. Juli died three years ago due to illness a few months after divorcing his new wife.

Since July's parents separated, Juli's mother had never come to the house to visit July, her first child, at the pesantren, had not been visited at all by her parents. It is known that the July parents' busyness with their new family coupled with busy looking for a living that made July forgotten by his parents. This is what makes Juli grow into an independent and creative child. Never in July did he call his parents asking to be sent money, to pay for the pesantren administration, in July catching fish in the sea not far from the pesantren and then selling it to the market or sold to fellow students, July was also often asked to help install an electric installation by his teacher or repairing a water machine, certain skills Juli learned by studying at the pesantren were self-taught by accident July often visited the pesantren library and read books about electricity and other electronics.

Novi was amazed by the independence of July. Far different from him who still often troubles his parents. Even to eat Novi was still provided by her mother. Novi rarely helps her mother in the kitchen. Only once in a while did Novi help fry tempeh, eggs and crackers for breakfast, whereas if cooking fish or meat Novi never helped her mother and mother also never told her to help cook fish or meat. Let alone fried fish, holding fish that smells fishy and seeing the blood of beef only Novi has felt scared and amused.

Far different from July, who always prepares breakfast, lunch and dinner alone. July is used to cooking while still living in boarding schools. July often to the pesantren's kitchen helps senior students to cook and prepare dishes for pesantren residents. A diligent and independent attitude made July one of the favorite students of the teachers at the Sunan Drajat boarding school.

It did not feel like it was getting late, Novi had permission to ride the noon prayer. Incidentally, July still kept her sister's mukena. Novi went to pray at the house in July while Juli prayed at the mosque which was located not far from her house. Coming home from the musholla in July, they stopped at a stall to buy two packs of instant noodles and two eggs. The two of them ate lunch with a special instant noodles menu using eggs cooked together in the kitchen of July's house.

illustration of the well at home July
Familiarity is increasingly intertwined even though they only met each other a week ago. After eating, Juli and Novi compact the dishes together. July draws water from the well behind the house in July. Novi washed their used dishes. When washing dishes, suddenly Juli called Novi, when Novi turned towards Juli, unexpectedly Juli blinked her left eye towards Novi making Novi lowered in shame. After washing the dishes, Novi helps Juli clean her dusty and untreated house. They do it while joking so it doesn't feel tired. After everything was clean and neat, Novi said goodbye to go home, before Novi had permission to ride the Asr prayer at the July and July houses of the Asr prayer at the nearest mosque. After that, Juli was ready to take Novi home to her house, but Novi refused, saying that her parents would be angry because Novi said goodbye to her friend's house, named Lili. Finally, Juli only took Novi to the Musholla near Novi's house.

July immediately returned to his house on foot. Novi immediately returned to her house too. Mrs. Novi told her to have lunch, Novi ate but only a little because she was still full after eating at the house in July. Mrs. Novi was surprised to see Novi eating a little when her mother cooked fried milkfish, sweet spicy squid and Novi's favorite tempeh (soy bean cake).

illustration of an old radio Novi in her room
After eating Novi immediately entered the room, the leftover plate was left lying on the dining table. For some reason Novi became diligent while at home in July. Novi lay on her bed listening to songs from the Element band and Dewa 19 band. Novi's mind floated to imagine Juli's face that looked good and handsome in Novi's eyes.

Novi's illustrations are fast asleep and dreaming

Novi was fast asleep, the sound of music from the band that was impressed at the time was still melodious. In her sleep Novi dreamed of meeting Juli in ...

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