Anjani Darling
Mother, Don't Leave Me!

I don't know how long I've been in this pine forest, and then suddenly two people, a boy and a girl who are a few years older than me.

"Hey, who are you?" ask the boy, approaching. "Why in the woods alone? Danger, there will be wild boar!"

"Pig?" I immediately shook to imagine the animals I had seen at Ragunan Zoo.

"Yes, usually here like passing pigs. So don't play here!" reveal the boy. "If the pig sees you, it can butcher you!"

"I'm not playing!" saskan. "I'm scared!"

"Then why are you here? Where is your house? Where are your parents?" ask again.

I shook my head. While the girl who had been standing some distance away began to approach.

"Sister Zein, let's go home!" bring him. "It's dark today, and then Chief Mother is angry."

"Wait a minute Diana, let's help this kid!" said. "Oh yeah, what's your name?"

"Anjani." I replied.

"I'm Zein, and this is Diana." she reached out. "You don't know where your mom and dad are?"

I shook my head. Then Brother Zein took the initiative to take me to his place because being here alone is very dangerous for girls my age.

"Sister, don't bring anyone in. Besides, there's too many kids in the parlour, Head Mother is already overwhelmed to take care of us!" said Diana.

"But letting Anjani here is very dangerous, Diana. Let him come with us." Brother Zein guided my hand.

"Sister Zein!" Diana, who was left behind, immediately ran after us.

We walked far enough out of the Pine forest to an old building, they called it Dahlia's orphanage.

Arriving in front of the parlour, Brother Zein told me to wait for a while, then he ran inside. Not long ago Brother Zein came out with a middle-aged woman.

"What's your name, son?" tanya which I then called the head of the house.

"Anjani." I replied.

"Where are you from?"

"Jakarta, Mom."

"Why did you get here? Are you lost?"

"Mother took me on a plane, saying we were going to Grandpa's house. Then Grandpa's men left me in that pine forest."

"Oh Allah .. They have thrown you away, son!" my head immediately hugged me. While I was confused myself to understand his meaning. "Wait a minute." Mum head inside, then come out with another woman.

"Son, I'm Aunt Desi. From now on I will take care of you. You'll stay here" said aunt Desi.

"Why is that? I don't want to stay here. I want to go home. I want to be with Mom and Dad." I'm back crying.

"You should be grateful that Chief Mother allowed you to stay here. Not to thank, but to whine. Just trouble!" aspie Diana.

"Diana!" aunt Desi reprimanded him.

"Darling, let's go in. You'll get the flu!" aunt Desi guided my hand.

This place looks very simple, consisting of only a few rooms. The front room is a place to receive guests, next to the head mother's office and her bedroom. In the middle there is a small room where children learn, then three bedrooms for children, aunt Desi's bedroom, as well as a simple kitchen and two bathrooms.

"Well, because the bedroom is full. You sleep in Aunt's room only" said aunt Desi.

"Why is he sleeping in Aunt's room? This is not fair. I used to ask to sleep in Aunt's room, but it wasn't allowed. This kid was invited!" Diana protests to aunt Desi.

"Diana, look at the bedroom here is already very full. If Anjani has to sleep there, where will the bed be placed?" said aunt Desi.

"Why doesn't he just exchange with me?" Diana still did not accept it. "He slept with the other kids. I'm with Auntie!"

"can't. I'm the one who decides, not you." aunt Desi immediately invited me into her room, closing the door from the inside so that Diana could not enter.

Aunt Desi's room wasn't very large, only twice the size of two meters. Aunt Desi allowed me to sleep on her bed, while she would sleep on the floor on a mat.

"This is for you, Anjani." aunt Desi gave me a pink and white snow doll. The doll instantly reminded me of the exact same doll my mother gave me on my seventh birthday.

"This doll is just like the doll that Mom gave me" I said.

"Oh God. Forgive Aunt, Anjani. Auntie didn't mean to remind you of your mother. Aunty gave this so you wouldn't be sad anymore." aunt Desi hugged me.

"Auntie, are Mom and Dad going to pick you up? Do they know where I am? I want to go home!"

"Auntie doesn't know Anjani. But as long as you're here, Auntie's gonna take care of you like a mother takes care of her child."

***

We walked far enough, my mother still did not stop. Both my legs are very tired. When we entered the pine tree forest, I began to complain that I was very tired.

"Mom, where are we going? Anjani. Let's get some rest!" I asked, sitting on the ground. While the wind was blowing lightly, making my fatigue slightly disappear.

"Anjani, let's go. Now is not the time to rest!" mother said, taking my hand. "Let's get up!"

"But Anjani is still tired,"

"Jani, if you don't want to get up, I'll leave you!"

Mom started counting, but I still didn't move. Just sitting on the floor so that makes mom growled.

"All right then. You just sit here. I'll leave you!" said mother.

I thought mom was just kidding, but mom was really serious about leaving me. Mom kept walking away. While I still look while still sitting. When Mom disappeared from my sight, I realized that she was really gone.

"Mom" call me.

Mother did not appear even though I had called many times. I decided to get up, catching up to mom as she left. But I didn't find my mother there. It seems like my mother really left me.

I panicked, crying and calling my mother.

"Mother forgive Anjani. Don't leave Anjani. Anjani promised to obey Mom!" call me.

It's getting dark. I was so scared, but I didn't know what to do but run and call my mom. Suddenly I fell to the ground as my feet tripped over the roots of the tree. It felt like both my legs were so sore that they could not get up again.

"Mother ... Mother ... don't leave Anjani!" I said, in a weak voice.

"Anger ... Anjani .. wake up baby!" someone shook my body, slowly. When I opened my eyes, I saw Aunt Desi's face. "You're dreaming, son?"

"Mother" I cried. While aunt Desi hugged me tightly.