The Sun is just about to go away, leaving behind a very dim light of warmth at the very end of the yellowish brown paddy field, for it is the harvest season. Slowly and carefully with the help of his barefoot, he felt the muddy soil in the dim light helping him on trail back to his old hut. The sound of Adzan from the nearby mosque had break the calmness of wind blowing along with the cricketing crikets sound. No other thing in his mind except to arrive home safely and hand over the catfish he won as a reward from Pak Jintan, for helping the old wealthy man at his paddy field. Wrapped in sweat, mud and few paddy leaves that stuck on his arms, he finally reaches his 'castle'. Slowly putting down the fish on the altar, he grabs for water using the coconut shell inside an old greenish pail and washes the dirt on his feet leaving behind fresh earthly smell of his feet to set on the balcony.
Qreekk...qreekkk..
The sound of the plank wood as he step inside the hut.
"Sam, where have you been? I've been look all over the village for you! I need you to dig for some ubi kayu for our dinner!"
Obviously, the sound he made just now had make his presence comes to his grandmother's sense. He climbs up into the living room, carrying the catfish- masak lemak ikan keli, his favourite dish straight away appears in his mind.
"I'm sorry, mak"
That is all he can say as he shows her the reward he got for them as meals for tonight. In the dim light of the oil lamp, he can see his grandmothers smile brightly..
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