Not Late, Too Early

Ijal was an employee in a renowned company. He was a hard worker, but he often come late due to himself that couldn’t woke up early.

One day, Ijal came late again. This time he got a warning from his boss.

            “Ijal! I can’t tolerate this again. You often come late. Do you still want to work here?”, asked the boss angrily.

“Yes, I do. But I can’t cope with my problem. I can’t wake up early. What must I do?”, asked Ijal.

“Why do you need to be perplexed? Do you have a wallet?”, asked the boss.

“Yes, I do.”, replied Ijal.

“What’s in it?”, asked the boss again.

“Only some money.”, said Ijal.

“Hah, use that money to buy an alarm clock. Do you understand?”, asked the boss.

“Yes, I do. Thank you.”, said Ijal.

            When Ijal went home, he went  to a clock shop first.

            “What can I do for you, Sir?”, asked the shopkeeper.

          “I want to purchase an alarm clock and I want the best alarm clock that you have.”, said Ijal to the shopkeeper.

            “We has a newest special alarm clock. It’s a sophisticated clock.”, replied the shopkeeper.

            “It looks like a usual clock. Why do you call it sophisticated?”, asked Ijal.

         “Nice question. May be it looks like a usual alarm clock, but you see this clock has a touch screen feature. When you draw the hour hand and the minute hand, the alarm will ring according to the drawing, and it can be erased. Very accurate and easy to use”, explained the shopkeeper.

            “Hmm.... It sounds attractive. How does it cost?”, asked Ijal.

         “Actually it costs 100,000 dollars. But, because it’s a new product, you just have to pay 25.000 dollars. What’s your opinion?”, asked the shopkeeper.

             “Wow.... Really? OK, I buy it. Here is the money.”, said Ijal.

             “OK, and here is the clock. Thank you for coming here, Sir.”, said the shopkeeper.

             Ijal went home, he was very happy with his new alarm clock.

At night, he tested the clock.

          “Now, I’ll test this clock. What time is it? Oh, seven o’clock. Tomorrow I have to work at nine o’clock, so I will set the alarm at eight o’clock. OK, now it’s time to sleep.”, said Ijal.

              Then, the alarm clock rang. Kriiiiiiiingggg...... Kriiiiiiinggggg.

             “I’m still sleepy. Wow.... The time went very fast. What time is it? Oh, eight o’clock. Hah, this clock rings on time, I’m very proud of it. I’ll bring it and show it to boss. Now, it’s time to go work.”, said Ijal.

              At nine o’clock, Ijal arrived at his office. He saw that the office was still quiet, he thought he was the first employee that came to the office. Then, he saw his boss and greet her.

              “Good morning, Boss.”, said Ijal.

           “Good morning. Wait, why are you still here? And what have you say? Good morning? Are you crazy? It’s still night.”, said the boss.

                “What? Impossible, it’s morning. I have bought an alarm clock yesterday, that’s why I’m not late. Look, it’s still a quarter to nine.”, said Ijal.

             “Hah, you must be stress. What time did you go to sleep?”, asked the boss.

             “I slept at seven o’clock and set the alarm at eight o’clock. This is the clock.”, said Ijal.

            “Aha, that’s your fatal mistake. Do you still remember, this clock is a twelve-hour alarm clock, means it only shows the next twelve hours from now. So, if you slept at seven o’clock and set the alarm at eight o’clock, your time to sleep is only one hour, right?”, said the boss.

            “You’re right. But, I still don’t believe it’s still night.”, said Ijal.

            “Look out and check it.”, said the boss.

            Ijal looked out and he was shocked with what he saw.

         “Oh My God, it’s really still night. So, this means I don’t be late, but I come too early. Very, very early.”, said Ijal.

Text Analyzing:

1.    Orientation:

Ijal was an employee and he often come late.

2.    Event 1:

Ijal’s boss was angry with Ijal because he often come late and command him to buy an alarm clock.

3.    Event 2:

Ijal bought a sophisticated alarm clock and set tested the clock. He was satisfied because the alarm clock work well.

4.    Event 3:

Ijal went to his office and having a tense conversation with his boss.

5.    Twist:

Ijal realized that he had come to his office too early.

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Amalia Putri Id'Adha (04)

Faizal Sidiq Widayanto (12)

Metha Husada Persiwi (18)