IT'S ME YOU HURT
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"Hello, beautiful mama's boy." After Reyna finishes cleaning herself up from her activities outside the house, Reyna takes Galena from her mother's lap.

"How many hours have you not seen Galena mama has been kangeeen once." Reyna kissed her son's entire face with anxiety. Galena could only laugh funny because she was amused by her mother.

"Have you had your lunch Tik?" Reyna asked Tika gently, who was sitting with her son who was playing with Galena's dolls and toys.

"Yes, we ate earlier. Ibu Nabila serves us yellow seasoning chicken and vegetable cap cai. Very delicious cuisine of Ibu Nabila. Oh yeah mbak, sorry I've been sitting casually accompanying Sherina to play. The work is finished, it turns out the clothes that must be washed and the iron is not too much. So the job's done fast." There was a slight unpleasant taste on Tika's face as she said that.

"Yes, it's okay Tik." Reyna.

"Na, earlier Tika also helped mother loh peeling cassava and frying chips, just now Tika also help nyapu and some houses. Though I didn't tell you, Tika who had her own initiative did it all." Say Mother Nabila.

"It's okay mom. I'm used to doing that, not a hard job."

"Sir, hmmm in addition to washing and ironing other work does not need to be counted ya." Tika said she felt bad if Reyna thought the work she was doing was because she wanted to ask for extra wages for her.

Reyna just smiled at Tika's words. Ibu Nabila then went to the stall in front to see Dad. Reyna then went inside her room to pick up something and went straight out the room again.

"Sir, here's your pay today." Reyna handed Tika an envelope containing her wages.

"Thank you so much Reyna." Tika received the envelope Tika gave thankfully. No matter how much the salary given by Reyna Tika is very grateful, no matter what the work is not much.

Tika is very happy to work at Reyna's house because Tika is allowed to bring Sherina there, so she does not have to worry about leaving her child alone at home with her sickly mother. In addition to this house, Sherina is very happy to be able to play with Galena's toys. Although Galena is still a child, but the toys are very much and good. Sherina had just sat quietly playing Galena's toy as if she did not want to move so happy to play. Her son Sherina doesn't have many toys, like Galena's. Tika could not afford expensive toys like Galena's.

Though if you remember when Tika was a child, his parents always bought Tika a toy that is currently, he never lacked toys. When Tika was little he even had a manianan that cost millions of rupiah, inversely proportional to his son now, buying toys above fifty thousand only he could not afford.

When opening the amlop Reyna gave, Tika was very surprised by the vast contents. There are ten hundred thousand pieces of money.

"I'm sorry, but maybe Reyna gave me the wrong envelope. It's so much, it's impossible to pay my job to wash and iron my clothes." Tika handed back the amlop Reyna gave her. Reyna simply smiled not receiving the envelope returned by Tika.

"The envelope is not wrong Tik. Mbak did deliberately give the money to you, thank God mbak have windfall so mbak want to share with you."

"This money you can use to buy Sherina needs, you can also buy toys that Sherina wants. It was at the stall that Sherina wanted to point at the toy but you held her hand."

"Mbak noticed? I thought I didn't realize it, because I held Sherina's hand right away." Tika feels a little embarrassed for Reyna, because Reyna apparently noticed Sherina earlier while shopping at the stall. Though he had tried to hold his son's hand and hold him firmly so that Sherina did not point at items that were not needed.

"Sir, we're both mothers. I know your feelings and your hardships. All mothers want to give their best for their children. A mother's longing is to see her child always smiling happily. I know you also want to buy toys and all that is beautiful for your child. I understand how you feel, I was in your position Tik. Be patient, tomorrow the sun will shine again." Reyna held onto Tika's hand, as if giving strength to Tika who began to tremble and shed tears.

"I salute Reyna, who can be strong and rise as he is now. Me, I've been trying to. I also struggle...but why is it that happy not also come to me? I was still overwhelmed with poverty, and it was excruciating and miserable. Moreover, seeing my son who also bore my distress, it really broke my heart. I don't know what my sins are that God gave me this much ordeal."

"Every human being is tested with different problems and struggles. Some are tested for error in the past, but some are tested because God is willing to go through problems and life struggles to process us to become stronger individuals. God exists and sees everything we experience, He is always with us and never leaves us."

"Strengthen your heart Tik, be patient, and keep fighting and believing that tomorrow will be better than today. There will come a day when you will smile happily and no longer need to fear poverty. Leave all your hopes, problems, and troubles to God the creator of life. Do not move away from Him, and draw near to God. And believe all the good things you may never think God will give you."

"I, yes, ma'am. I realized, the problems and burdens in my life sometimes make me forget God and make me more and more away from Him. Thank you mbak, the words mbak very strengthen and awaken me. Thank you for giving me this, I am so grateful. I pray that God will repay you with abundant fortune for Reyna and her family." Her heart was touched by Reyna's words to get Tika closer to God. Poverty makes him even more distant and forget the Lord the owner of life. Tika is very grateful with the attention, advice and money given from Reyna. Tika sincerely wishes Reyna abundant fortune.

*****

Finally, the day that was waiting for Reyna was so nervous about her first day working as the secretary of the President Director.

'May this day go well. Lord, enable me so that I can do my work.' Reyna prayed and suggested that she could live this day well because God would help her.

When he arrived at Reyna's office, he got some bad news from Merry.

[Good morning Reyna, this is with Mery's husband. Sorry today Mery could not enter the office, just before entering the operating room Mery sent a message to contact you. At dawn Mery suffered a rupture of membranes and had to be rushed to the hospital. Mery is currently in the operating room for a C-section.]

The incoming wa message from Mery's number makes Reyna's legs limp as if boneless.

'Oh my God, what should I do on my first day without Mery!'