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At the Bus Terminal

Di Terminal Bus

Rani datang ke terminal bus pada pagi hari. Dia melihat papan informasi besar dan banyak orang menunggu. Petugas keamanan berjalan pelan, dan pedagang makanan menawarkan roti dan air. Rani ingin pergi ke kota tetangga. Dia mencari loket, lalu bertanya jam berapa bus berangkat. Petugas berkata, bus nomor lima berangkat pukul sembilan. Rani membeli tiket sederhana dan menghitung uang dengan hati hati. Dia tersenyum kecil. Dia duduk di bangku dekat pintu keberangkatan. Di sekitarnya ada keluarga dengan anak kecil, koper, dan tas kain. Pengumuman terdengar jelas di speaker, dan semua orang melihat layar waktu. Bus datang perlahan. Pintu terbuka, penumpang membuat baris rapi. Rani memeriksa nomor lagi, lalu melangkah masuk dengan tenang. Dia merasa siap untuk perjalanan singkat hari ini.

English Translation

Rani comes to the bus terminal in the morning. She sees a big information board and many people waiting. A security officer walks slowly, and food vendors offer bread and water. Rani wants to go to a nearby city. She looks for the counter, then asks what time the bus departs. The officer says, bus number five leaves at nine o'clock. Rani buys a simple ticket and counts her money carefully. She smiles a little. She sits on a bench near the departure gate. Around her there is a family with a small child, a suitcase, and a cloth bag. An announcement is heard clearly on the speaker, and everyone looks at the time screen. The bus comes slowly. The door opens, passengers make a neat line. Rani checks the number again, then steps in calmly. She feels ready for a short trip today.