Sunday, 24 February 2019

Short Story ( Hanif and The Magic Bag)


HANIF & THE MAGIC BAG

Kring…kring…kring the alarm clock sounds. It is five o’clock. Hanif already wakes up, He goes to the bathroom then take ablution water to do Subuh prayers. Then, He prepares his books to go to school. After that, He takes a bath. At seven o’clock, Hanif usually has breakfast before going to school. The time goes to seven past fiften minutes, Hanif goes to school on foot. He usually passes the Cemara street which is always crowded, but this morning is not as usual. The street is quite enough. When he walks fast, something happens. He looks out under the tree. there is a travel bag without the owner.

He looks around, no body is here. He close to the bag,then he takes the bag away. He wants to give his teacher because he doesn’t know what should he saves that bag. Hanif arrives in the school. He meets his teacher and tells about the bag. Then, His Teacher puts the bag in Hanif’s locker.

It is twelve o’clock. It is time to go home. Hanif walks alone along the cemara street. Once, He looks around who is the owner of that bag. At night he still thinks about the bag. Inside the Bag, there are many things like clothes, books, and others. At nine o’clock, he goes to bed. When he wants to sleep, something happens. The cupboard in the corner of his room opens. To His surprise, The bag falls down outside the cupboard. Hanif screams aloud. Hanif’s parents come to his room.

“What happens, son?” Father asks.  
“ There is a bag that falls outside the cupboard” Hanif answers.
“ There is no bag here, son “. You have to sleep , it is already late. Mother says.  

On Sunday morning, Hanif usually helps his parents in the field. He used to bring the food for his parents. He also brings some books to study there. They will go at seven o’clock and come back at four afternoon. When they arrive near the house, they look many people gather around the Cemara street. There is also police who still interviews people. Hanif’s Father asks to the police officer what has already happened. The police tells that there is a lost man around this street.   He wants to hike the mountain but he lost his way. We haven’t found him and his things. He also brings the travel bag, inside the bag there are many things like clothes and books, passport or visa as well.

Hanif is shocked. The things that the police describes is same as thing that Hanif found a couple days ago. Hanif is not brave to tell the truth he is not brave enough to tell it. He thinks that if He gives the information, the police will bring him to the jail and become the accused boy. A couple of days later, news paper and national TV announce the lost man. Hanif looks the picture on the news paper. The man who lost is a famous businessman. He is totally afraid of being accused boy. Late night, It sounds like The bag walks near Hanif’s bed. The bag opens itself then lights. Hanif’s surprised. The lights capture all the accident. The lost man is killed, his bag is under the tree because he ever lost his way then put the bag there. All events capture like on TV.

Hanif knocks at his parents door while wake up them. while crying, he apologizes to his parents not to tell the truth. He tells that ever found the bag and the magic bag informs him that the man was killed.

“we should tell to the police about this story,son” The mother says.
 “Don’t worry, you are not accused man. you are a good boy, my son “. Father says.

Tomorrow morning, Hanif and his parents come to the police office. Hanif looks so nervous to face the police. Once,He remembers his father says that he will not be accused boy, because he will tell the truth about the accident. An hour later, Hanif gives the information that the bag is saved in his school. After that, police go away to the school and take the bag. while sitting, two foreigners come to Hanif. They thank to Hanif and give A small bag to Hanif and his parents. in fact, two foreigners are son of the lost man. Hanif is surprised when he looks inside the bag. There are much money in that bag. How thankful he is.

  
THE END


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