Letter from Atut to Kurniawati - Surat dari Atut kepada Kurniawati

Hello Kurniawati, how are you? I hope you and your family are well.

Let me introduce myself, my name is Atut and I am in grade 6 at SDN Ngrambe 1.

I think I also felt the earthquake on 27 May 2006, however slightly… I was just about to go to school.

I have a relative who lives in Jetis in the district of Bantul who lost his house because of the earthquake. We are very fortunate that his whole family are safe and no one was injured.

People around my village felt a slight tremor. My heart was beating very fast when I felt the tremor that morning. Now I feel unsettled.

After reading your story, I felt very sad. I hope that you will find the strength to get through the terrible ordeal that has befallen Klaten.

This is it for now. I hope that I haven’t been too forward in my letter. I do not wish to offend you in any way. I wish we can all be happy forever.
Sweet greetings
Atut


Hallo Kurniawati. Bagaimana keadaanmu dan keluarga? Baik-baik saja bukan?

Perkenalkan, nama saya Atut, kelas 6 SD. Nama SD saya SDN Ngrambe I, Ngawi, Jawa Timur.

Pada hari Sabtu, 27 Mei 2006, saya juga sedikit merasakan goncangan gempa itu. Pada saat itu saya hendak ke sekolah. O…ya, saudaraku yang berada di Kecamatan Jetis, Kabupaten Bantul, Yogyakarta rumahnya juga roboh. Untung saja saudaraku dan keluarganya tidak terluka. Saat saya merasakan guncangan gempa, hati saya berdebar-debar. Rasa gelisah selalu menghantuiku setelah gempa terjadi. Di rumah sekitar desa saya, hanya merasakan goncangan saja.

Setelah mendengar ceritamu tadi, saya merasa terharu. Perasaan saya juga sangat sedih dan saya berharap kau di sana agar tetap sabag dan tabah dalam menghadapi cobaan yang menimpa Klaten.

Demikian cerita dan saya dan saya mohon maaf apabila ada kata-kata saya yang menyinggung perasaanmu. Saya berharap kamu selalu ceria di sepanjang waktu.

Salam manis, Atut