Family Burden
pov mused on my mama..
During the rise of this virus I was not allowed to go home to my country because all pathways were blocked because of the virus, even though this was the graduation time of my first child, love, she went to vocational school and today is her graduation day and I can't attend it, surely my heart is very sad and disappointed because if it is not in because of the existence of this virus today I have returned home , because the schedule to return home only in three years can be, once, and unfortunately today coincides with the schedule of return to the homeland even all the blocked paths I also feel disappointed because it is delayed to meet my beloved family. Finally I can only watch my son's graduation via video phone.
"Hello son, assalamualaikum" I said through this video call
" Ma waalaikumsalam". Answer sinta
" How is the graduation process? Does smoothly?". Ask me again
"Alhamdulillah ma, this has just finished the process, this is ready to go home". Answer my son again
" Thank God, congratulations on your graduation". I said
"Thank you mama". Answer my son again
"Dear, I'm sorry you couldn't attend". I said half sad
"It's okay ma, here also the show is simple because it is prohibited by the government". Answer my son
"Yes son, mama turn off the phone first, mama has to go back to work".
" Yes ma, assalamualaikum". Say my son
"Waalaikumsalam son". Answer me
Can't make video calls too long because of the time limit from the boss and have to go back to work again, and can only continue the conversation through text messages only, it's good to hear that my son is going to go on to college, his ambition is to be a teacher, I can only wish my son the best from here on out, my relationship with my son despite not having met for a long time, often he made video calls with me and he was an open child, proved with him to be honest with me when he was close to a boyfriend, and sometimes also participate if we are on video call.
"Waalaikumsalam son". Answer me
"Know this ma my friend" I asked to introduce her boyfriend
"Greetings te, I'm gala". The man introduced himself
"Yes, son, I often tell you about you, thank you for bothering to often help my family". I answered half-heartedly because it is not what, often asked to tell stories often help the situation at home because of the limitations of the husband who often works overtime, it turns out he was familiar with my family even with my mother.
"Yes, it's okay I also like to help, instead of having the obligation to help a friend who is in distress". Answer gala
"Yes you're right, but aunt is also obliged to thank you, right? Much
" Yes the same". Answer gala
" Ma, it's one of my co-operations". Sinta
" Oh yeah, it's good to be in the same place as your own friends, rather than a new friend who has to adapt first".
"Yes ma, yes ma, I want to clean the house first yes, bang gala also want to go home, assalamualaikum ma". Ask me to turn off the phone
" Yes son, waalaikumsalam take care of yourself? I said advising because honestly a little worried if a woman befriends a boyfriend in this time.
sinta's house and her sister's sister were taken care of by my mother who was none other than their grandmother, because I left them since childhood, his father worked in a private company so it was rare for him to have time to accompany the children, until I asked my mother for help to accompany them.