A Piece of Asa In A Taste
About Ghani
"Blue eyes." Ghani muttered very slowly, accompanied by a smile that seemed to expand on his lips.
"You why Bang?" arron asked while frowning in wonder.
"It's okay." Ghani replied, smiling.
"You're like a man in love Bang, smiling to himself, for no apparent reason." Arron said while keeping the money in the bag.
"My reason is clear Ron, I'm smiling because I'm happy to see you come home with money." Kilah Ghani's.
"Don't believe it, you're like you're imagining someone bang." Cibir Arron's.
"As for you, I'm not forcing you to believe!" Ghani said as he moved from his seat. He stepped into his house, not forgetting he also brought a guitar that always accompanied him.
"It's over?" ghani asked his foster children.
"It's Bang." Bayu replied, 12-year-old boy, he is the biggest boy, because the others are still 7 to 10 years old.
"Very full Bang." Alina said with a happy smile.
Alina is the only girl here. Among his friends, he was the smallest. He was only 7 years old, although he was very intelligent, he loved to paint. Ghani loves him very much, he feels very sorry for the boy.
Alina was orphaned when she was 4 years old, her parents and brother died in an accident.
Actually Alina was born in the middle of a family that was, but since her family died, Alina lived on the streets. The property belonged to his parents, taken forcibly by his aunt and uncle. Little Alina could not do anything, she could only cry on the side of the road, when she was banished to the city of Surabaya. A city that is quite far from where he used to live, namely the City of Jakarta. Alina begins to smile, as Ghani helps her, and takes care of her.
"Have you prayed?" ghani asked as she looked at her seven foster children. Bayu, Doni, Sandi, Albi, Ian, Raffi, and Alina.
"Not Bang." Answer them in unison.
"Come now pray first, remember yes finished eating we must pray. We are thankful that God has lowered his provision for us. Come on, guide brother!" ghani said as he sat among them.
"Alhamdulillahilladzi At'amana wasakhaana waja'alana minalmuslimin aamiin." Say them together.
"Pinter, these brothers. Let's now wash hands, wash feet, after that sleep yes, it's night. Tomorrow you can't get up late, you have to get up before the dawn, okay?" ghani said as she held her two thumbs up.
"Okey Bang!" Answer them in unison.
Then they ran to the bathroom. Ghani followed behind. Seeing them laughing, Ghani felt very happy.
A few minutes later, they were already lying on a mat, which was held inside the room. They slept together, except for Alina. Because she was female, she slept alone on a small mat, but was still in one room. It has two rooms, one a children's room, and one a Ghani and Arron room.
"Tongue Bang, let's read a fairy tale!" whining them, when he saw Ghani was about to get out of the room.
"Yes Bang, I want to hear the story of a kind princess" Alina said as she looked at Ghani.
Ghani smiled, then returned to the room. He sat down among his children lying down.
"After the fairy tale is over, you go to sleep immediately, yes" said Ghani.
"Yes Bang."
"Promise Bang."
"In ancient times, in a very magnificent palace. This palace was built with gold, its wealth was immeasurable, the king and queen were the richest people in the region.
They had a beautiful daughter who was beautiful, graceful, meek, and very wise. Her broom was soothing, her smile fascinated people, and again she had very charming blue eyes." Ghani said at length. He looked at the children who listened to his story carefully.
"Many princes from several kingdoms came to propose to him. But the princess refused, because most of the princes were arrogant, while the princess, she was very simple, and kind.
One day the princess went hunting in the wilderness, and she got lost." Ghani.
"Pity of his daughter Bang." Say Bayu.
"Yes Bang, he's kind-hearted why not happy?" ask Ian.
"Sstt, you guys shut up, the story's not over yet!" Ghani.
"Continue Bang, continue Bang!"
"Listen carefully yes, the princess was lost, and could not find her way home. Until nightfall, he kept circling in the forest.
The longer their relationship got closer, the kind-hearted man managed to attract the princess' attention. At the end of the story, the princess married a simple man with a noble heart. They live happily ever after. It's over." End." Ghani said ending the story.
"Why marry the simple man Bang, a princess should not marry a prince?" ask Albi.
"Yes Bang, why did his daughter choose the man instead. She must have had nothing, how could she please the princess." Ian Sahut.
"Happiness is not measured by treasure, but by a heart that is not wrathful. A person will always feel enough, if his heart is grateful, his heart will be satisfied with God's gift. Conversely, as much as he has, a person will continue to feel less, if his heart has been controlled by lust.
And one more thing, do not judge a person by treasure, or likeness. But it is from the heart, and the heart. You understand?"
"So we should also be grateful Bang?" Ask Alina.
"of course. You can still eat, have a place to live, have each other. You know, there's still a lot of people out there who live alone, have no place to live, and rarely eat." Answer Ghani.
"I'm always grateful to have a brother." Sahut Raffi's.
"I am too."
"I am too."
"Abang is also grateful, having smart children like you. Yes it is now let's go to sleep, it's already night!" ghani.
"Good Bang."
"Tongue, will someday my life can end like a fairy tale. Ahh what I think, this dream is too high, I don't know how to reach it." Inner Ghani sighed deeply.
***
A torrent of dawn was already rising at the foot of the eastern sky. The morning breeze, blowing slowly, dropped the crystal-clear droplets of dew. Clad in shabby trousers, and a dull shirt, Ghani stepped out of his home. He went to the front shop, bought breakfast for the kids.
Ghani stopped his steps, in front of the rice stall that was on the side of the road.
"Morning Mel!" Ghani's greeting to Melani, the son of the shop's owner.
"Eh Bang Ghani, please sit down Bang!" melani said with a smile. For a long time he harbored feelings for Ghani, but it seems the man never considered him more than a friend.
"Seat as usual, the side dishes are just Mel," said Ghani as he looked at Melani.
"Yes Bang, wait a minute, yes" replied Melani.
Ghani smiled as she nodded.
"For a long time the children did not eat well, surely later they will be very happy." Inner Ghani stared at the hundreds of thousands of bills he was holding.
Not long after, Melani had finished wrapping up her order.
"It's Bang." Melani said as she placed the parcel on the table, in front of Ghani.
"Thank you, this is Mel's money" Ghani said, handing over the money he had held.
Melani receives the money, and then gives her change. Ghani got up from his seat, preparing to leave the stall owned by Melani.
"Bang Ghani!" call Melani.
"Why Mel?" ghani asked, looking at Melani.
"We, we've been friends for a long time. Does Bang Ghani not feel anything else?" melani asked nervously.
"What else is Mel? I don't feel anything, I'm comfortable just being friends with you." Answer Ghani.
"I don't mean it's Bang."
"Then?"
"Are there not just a few other feelings Bang? That feeling, that feeling of love-like is Bang." Said Melani while looking down.
He was very embarrassed to say this, but on the other hand, he also wanted Ghani to know how he felt. All these years know each other, but his relationship with Ghani remains as it used to be, just a friend.
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