ENDLESS HALLWAY
CHAPTER 44: THE POOR

Every afternoon Farel must have met Rahmawati at school, in addition, Farel was more active in trying to find a job, but, the results were still nil, even his shoes were almost damaged. As usual that afternoon Farel was waiting for Rahmawati in front of the school, before long, bells rang, the flock of schoolgirls walked out from inside the school, cheerful of the faces of the students, the students, the students were, some are coming home by car, some are coming home by motorbike, some are waiting for the bus or waiting for an ojek on the side of the road. Rahmawati with a radiant face headed to where Farel was waiting.

"Farel!" Exclaims. "Have you been waiting?" Ask Rahmawati.

"Not for so long!" Andi smiles. "Eh! Rahma, the driver didn't come to pick you up?" Reply Farel.

"Come away!" Rahmawati looked towards the car park and found that her car was not in the parking lot. "Maybe the driver didn't have time!" Reply Rahmawati. "How do we wait a minute?" The reply.

"Can!" Answer Farel.

A moment later, the car had come, Dilla was in the car. Shocked to Rahmawati's heart, what else was Farel holding his hand, he tried to let go of Farel's hand, but, no longer hunted, his car had stopped in front of him. Dilla quickly got out of the car, her heart also shocked to see her brother holding hands with a young man.

"Sister Rahma! Who is this young man?" Dilla watched Farel from head to toe, suddenly she frowned, because Farel's clothes and shoes were very dirty.

"Dilla, let me introduce you!" Rahmawati introduces Farel to her sister.

"My name is Farel!" Farel extended his hand with the intention of shaking hands, but, ignored by Dilla.

"I'm his sister!" Dilla pointed at Rahmawati, then she said to her brother. "Sir Rahma, let's all go to the Super Market, I want to buy a new dress!" Immediately he pulled Rahmawati's hand to the car.

"Farel, tomorrow afternoon we meet again!" It was from inside the car.

"Yes!" Farel replied while watching the car slide from before him, then disappeared from his eyes. Farel lowered his head, his heart was struck by Dilla's attitude, he suddenly took a breath as he passed from there. After Dilla bought a new dress in the super market, they immediately went home. Arriving home, immediately Rahmawati went into her room to put her textbooks, she lay first on the bed, a moment later she came out and headed to the back. Papah and his mother are eating.

"Fuck, mom!" Her speech.

"Rahma, eat first!" Mamahnya's voice.

"Entar first, I want to take a shower!" Rahmawati headed to the bathroom.

After he finished eating, Arif Budiman and Dilla headed to the guest room, before he sat down, Dilla had approached him.

"Father, I saw Rahma's brother holding hands with a young man." Dilla said.

"Oh!" Mr. Arif Budiman is seated. "Then your sister has a boyfriend, who is that boy?" Ask again.

"Farel's name." Answer Dilla.

"What profession?" Ask papa.

"I don't know, it looks like..." Dilla replied.

"It looks like the son of a rich man?" Mr. Arif Budiman smiled.

"No!" Dilla replied while frowning. "It doesn't look like a rich man's son, because his clothes are dirty and his shoes are a bit broken." Reply Dilla explained.

"What?" His spontaneous smile disappeared and his face was stiff. "Then that means the young man is the son of the poor." Mr. Arif Budiman was angry.

"Maybe!" Reply Dilla.

"Buck!" Excited Mr. Arif Budiman with a red face extinguished. "Hurry and get your brother here!" Further.

"What's wrong?" Wife's voice.

"Comebody! Rahma befriends a poor young man!" Exclaims.

"It's okay, right?" Said his wife while sitting next to her husband.

"It's okay?" Shouted Mr. Arif Budiman with a huff. "I can't, I'll ban it!"

"Don't get too firm on her own stance, Rahmawati is an adult, she has the right to vote." His wife's voice was patient.

"I don't care!" mr. Arif Budiman kicked the table. "I am his parents, he must be to my liking, period!"

Dilla had gone inside, and she told Rahmawati that Papah had called her. At that time Rahmawati had finished her bath and had just wanted to eat. Without eating again Rahmawati headed to the guest room, she saw her papi face stiff and red.

"Rahma, come!" The sound of his papa is raucous. "Sit down!" Mr. Arif Budiman.

Rahmawati sat down before her father with a dead heart, knowing what was to come. Glanced at Dilla who was next to her mother, cynical Dilla's face stared at her.

"Rahma, you've got a boyfriend, right?"

The sound of his papa was like a hammer smacking into his chest. He nodded. "What's your girlfriend's profession?" Ask Mr. Arif Budiman.

Yeni shook her head without answering.

"Java!" Snapped papa.

"His mother is in Lampung!" Reply Rahmawati.

"What's the business in Jakarta?" Ask Mr. Arif Budiman.

"Not a damn effort!" Rahmawati lowered her head.

"What?" Cried his face with a loud voice. "He's not doing anything?" Mr. Arif Budiman.

"Yes!" Reply Rahmawati.

"Have you forgotten my message?" Snapped papa. "Why didn't you follow my warning the other day? You dare to rebel? Damn you!" Snapped by Arif Budiman.

"Is it wrong for me to be friends with a poor young man? Should I marry a rich young man?" Rahmawati replied firmly.

"You are guilty and you must marry a rich young man!" Snapped his papa with ruffles.

"Father just selfishly without thinking about myself!" Rahmawati said boldly. "Where is papah's wisdom and where is papah's affection? I'm an adult and I have the right to choose my heart!" Rahmawati replied firmly.

"What?" the face stood up. "You dare to be insolent?" His face pointed at his daughter's forehead.

"I dare not be insolent, just defend my rights!" Reply Rahmawati.

"What right do you have?" The face is still standing. "From childhood I took care of and financed you. Until adulthood, after adulthood and feel the feet are firmly stepped on the ground, hm! Start to rebel and start being rude to the old man!" Snapped Mr. Arif Budiman angry.

"Eating a child is a parent's duty!" Rahmawati. "The matter of a soul mate is the right of the child and cannot be coerced by the parents!" Rahmawati defended herself.

"Then have you forgotten the old man who matured you?" Mr. Arif Budiman's loud voice is still heard.

"Imust be!" Shouted papa. "If you marry a rich young man, there is no way your mind will be depressed, it is more unlikely that you will live a miserable life, because you can have everything you want!" Said Mr. Arif Budiman with his own opinion.

"But, for example, I do not love the rich young man or the rich husband?" Ask Rahmawati.

"Find a rich young man you can love!" Excited his papa with a loud breath.

"Everything has been determined by the Almighty, can I avoid myself and according to papah's will, which is to find a rich young man to be a husband?" Mr. Arif Budiman said still angry. "Even if it's decided, you should try!" Desperate papah.

"Could it?" Reply Rahmawati.

"Why is that impossible!" His face shrugged his shoulders. "Originally, you'll try, maybe!" Obviously Mr. Arif Budiman.

"Stupid is not some kind of thing that can be sought according to the wishes of the heart. Papah must remember, love determines a soul mate and not a soul mate determines love, although a soul mate, but no love, can the soul mate last long?" Rahmawati Opinion.

"I don't want to know! Anyway I don't agree you're friends or dating a poor young man!" His words are firm. "Tomorrow afternoon you bring your friend here!" Said Mr. Arif Budiman.

"Why bring him here?" Ask Rahmawati.

"I want to talk to him!" Say the words while sitting. "Remember! Tomorrow afternoon you should bring him here!" Repeat Mr. Arif Budiman again.

"Well, papah!" Rahmawati replied as she stood up, then she headed straight to her room.

"Bah, I think this must be pondered, because the custom of Rahmawati is quite harsh." Said wife.

"No matter!" Husband's greeting. "You better go into his room and persuade him not to date the young man!" His wife had to get up from her seat and go to Rahmawati's room.

After being in the room, he saw Rahmawati was sitting daydreaming on the edge of the bed.

"Roman...!" He approached his daughter. "Don't daydream."

"Mamah, I didn't expect papah to be that way!" Rahmawati sighed.

"You're going to bring the young man here tomorrow?" Ask mommy.

"Yes!" Rahmawati. "Anything that's going to happen can't shake our romance!" Rahmawati was clear to her mother.

"But if your papi keeps banning?" Ask her again.

"I've made a permanent decision!" Rahmawati said firmly. "Anything can't separate our romance!" Reply firmly.

"If your papa expels you?" Ask mommy.

"I'm leaving this house!" Rahmawati said seriously. "There's no way I'll starve outside." Rahmawati replied firmly.

"Rahma, how could you leave your mother?" His mama lirih.

"I'm just leaving the house, not leaving mommy!" Rahmawati smiled grimly.

"You want to live with that young man?" Ask mommy.

"Yes!" Rahmawati replied firmly.

"You won't regret it?" Ask her again.

"If I am going to regret it, there is no way I can argue with papah, after all I know his character and nature!" Reply Rahmawati.

"That young man you mean?" Reply Mamahnya.

"Yes! Name's Farel!" Rahmawati. "He's a good young man!"

"Rahma, is he not working yet?" Ask mommy.

"Not yet!" Reply Rahmawati. "But he's trying to find a job!"

"Who is she living with?" Ask her again.

"With om and tantenya!" Reply Rahmawati.

"What did he do?" Ask mommy.

"Bring a dark taxi!" Reply Rahmawati.

"Oh!" Suddenly he remembered something.

"Oh yeah! Rahma, how do we go to the doctor for a second?" Bring momamahnya.

"For what?" Rahmawati.

"Didn't you have stomach pain? Then I'd better take you to the doctor!" Obviously mother.

"I don't think it's necessary!" Reply Rahmawati.

"Should it be, because if you were expelled by your papah, where would you have any more money to go to the doctor?" Clearly he was smearing.

"All right!" Reply Rahmawati.

After exchanging clothes, they went to a specialist without telling Mr. Arif Budiman. After being examined by a specialist, it turns out that Rahmawati disease is not dangerous.

"Mom, are we going straight home?" Rahmawati asked after being outside the practice room.

"Not yet, let's go to the farle house!" Mama.

"For what?" Tanya Rahmawati.

"After arriving at his house, you'll know for yourself!" Obviously mother.

"But I've never been to his house." Reply Rahmawati.

"The address you know?" Ask mommy.

"Know!" Reply Rahmawati.

"Then let's go!" Bring the mama right away.