Am I Different?
PoV Bu Salma's

I'm Salma. I am a thirty-five year old woman, living in a village in the interior. Me and my family live on land that used to belong to Perhutani which is now a settlement.

And here I live with my husband and children just the way I am. My husband is Hendro, he is thirty-seven and my son is Diana, twelve.

We live a simple life, together making a living to support our children. Even though life is simple, it makes us feel happy.

Actually in our little hearts, we also want Diana to live a decent life like the other children. But whether destiny says otherwise, we are destined to be just the ones who don't have it.

My husband works as a motorcycle taxi driver, he leaves every day in the morning and comes home always at night. He's just an elementary school graduate, so he doesn't have the skills to work more than this.

If any other work, yes only as porters of buildings, that too if there are more. His daily life is only as a motorcycle taxi driver who can earn little money, but he remains eager to achieve his determination, in order to send his son to a higher level.

My son named Diana, he is a child who is quite accomplished in his school and always included every race that represents his school.

If Diana is free, it also helps me to sell. Even though he never demanded anything from us as his parents, we still wanted to give him a decent life.

We also once thought, afraid he was embarrassed to have a father and mother just as a taxi driver and traveling merchant. Once, I asked Diana about our situation.

"Son, have you ever felt ashamed to have a Father and a Mother who didn't have one?" my many.

"Why should you be ashamed, Mom? You two are the best for me. I don't care if people will look at us as low as anything, we never ask them for help" he replied.

I who heard his words hugged and smiled happily.

"I'm sorry, son? If we haven't been able to make you happy?" my spoken.

"Who said it, Mom? I'm not happy. I am already very happy and grateful," Diana replied as she let go of my embrace.

"Even if we don't have a treasure, but we have a million loves, ma'am" he said with a smile.

I heard Diana say, feeling happy and grateful for their presence in my life.

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The next day....

That morning as usual, I woke up earlier than my son and husband. I rushed to the kitchen to prepare the breakfast of the two people I loved and loved.

“Bu ... Mommy." I heard Diana calling me.

“Yes, Mom in the back, Na. Again breakfast,” I replied.

Diana set foot into the kitchen in my back.

I saw him wearing his school uniform.

Although Diana was neat, but she diligently helped me to prepare it. We were free while chatting.

"Mom, Dad have you left?” ask Diana.

“Not yet, your father is still bathing," I replied.

“You have breakfast first, yes. In a moment, your father is also finished taking his bath,” my orders again.

Diana also took her food first, I looked at her greedily then even with a potluck side dish.

"I'm sorry, son. If you eat tempeh and sambal every day?" my spoken.

"It's okay, Mom. This is more than enough, I feel grateful because today I can still eat," said Diana.

"Yes, Son. Maybe there's something worse out there than us. Maybe today there are those who do not eat at all" I said again.

"Yes, Mom. Possibly for the sake of possibility there must be, ma'am. That's why I never complain because I'm sure we're better than them, who don't have a house and no food at all" Diana replied.

"Yes, Son. Thank you, you are a good boy for both of us" I said, stroking his head.

I saw a new clock showing at 06.15 WIB. Mas Hendro and Diana, it was common to leave early.

“Bu. Nana left first, yeah." Diana kissed my hand.

And I retaliated by kissing her forehead. After that, Mas Hendro also said goodbye.

“Depart first yes, Dek,“ say goodbye Mas Hendro, while kissing my forehead.

“Iya, Mas. Be careful not to speed the bike, Nana is also a school smart yes, son," I said.

They left, and I started with my activities. I am in the village, known as a fry seller around the village on foot. Currently, I continue to fry the merchandise that had been in residence to accompany my son and husband to breakfast.

After all was done, I prepared the wares to go around, after which immediately changed clothes first. Then, I started going around peddling my wares.

“Fried ... fried food!" I screamed at my merchandise.

I saw in front of the many mothers gathered, and soon approached trying to offer my merchandise.

“Fry it, Bu?” i'm offering.

“His fried banana, the same prayer there is, Sister Salma? Intentionally from earlier I was waiting here, Ma'am,” asked Bu Tati my neighbor.

“There, Mom. How much?” I asked while getting a plastic bag for Bu Tati.

“You are wrapped in ten thousand bananas, pray for fifteen thousand yes, Sister Salma. Incidentally at home again there are real people in the kitchen, let them make their snacks,” said Bu Tati, while giving money to me.

“Alhamdulillah, thank you, Mrs Tati. Already bought my trade,” I said.

I started wrapping for Ms. Tati. While giving the purchased fried foods, I thanked them again and said goodbye to return to peddle my merchandise elsewhere.

“Mari, Moms?” pamitku to them, nodding my head.

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No need for long my trading was up, because it had been partly bought by Bu Tati.

After that walk home. Arriving at home, I rested sitting on a chair while waiting for Diana to come home from school.

I was so tired that I fell asleep too. I don't know how long I slept, I started hearing knocking on the door.

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Tok tock..

“Assalamualaikum, Mom. Nana's home." Diana knocked on the door and said her regards.

I got up from my seat and walked to the door.

”Wa’alaikumsalam.” My solute.

“Bu, Diana tomorrow will participate in a careful intelligent race between sub-districts, loh." With a happy face Diana told.

“Alhamdulillah, Learn the right yes, Na. Let's get a champion,” I said by stroking Diana's head.

“Iya, Mom. Nana change clothes first yes,” Diana passed to her room.

Diana was a diligent and obedient child. He was always eager to do the activities he would follow.

“Bu. Nana ate, yeah." Diana's approaching.

“Iya, Na. Take the food." I prepared Diana's food on the plate.

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