Love Melati Love
Father's Plan

Azan dawn was already reverberating. Ratih's mother walked towards Melati's room.

"Nak ..wake up.., already azan ..ayo wake up.sholat dawn.."ujar bu Ratih while gently rubbing the hair of his beloved daughter.

Melati squirms.O opens her eyes slowly, opens her eyes then slowly wakes up from her bed.

"Wake up nduk.ayo pray," repeated Ratih's mother. Melati. Then got up from his bed and sat down beside Ratih's mother.

"Son.ehm.mom wants to talk first" said Ratih. Melati looked at her mother's face.

"What's buk..?"

"Mother has spoken to your father, ..we do not want you to pay off your father's debt by accepting the application of Mr. Harjo. old loan shark. You want this dawn, you go to the city and leave our village as soon as possible. Because this afternoon Mr. Harjo will come to propose to you."

"Kalo Melati go, what about the Father and mother.You will definitely be in misery right Mr. Harjo, considering you can not pay off his debt with the loan shark?"jasmine replied worriedly. Mrs Ratih shook her head.

"Have a son, you don't have to think about us, the important thing is that you can survive the old moneylender" he said. There's a sadness that you can't cover up.

She will miss Melati, the little girl she took care of from her baby, and is now an adult. She didn't want Melati to bear the burden of the life she had with her husband. He doesn't want Melati to suffer.

"You've finished High School, son. And I was hoping you could find a job in town. I'd give you your dad's old friend's address there. Hopefully he can find a job for you." said Mrs Ratih later.

"Yes already.You should shower first, then pray. I'll give you the address of your old friend in Jakarta." Ratih's mother then got up from her seat. Melati. Then walk out of the room to the bathroom.

Madam Ratih exited Melati's room, walking towards her room. Take out the little paper she kept in her wardrobe. Storing the paper in his negligent pocket. Then walk into the kitchen, start cooking activities.

"Mel...breakfast first son..!" call her gently, while preparing breakfast for her daughter and husband. Mr. Herman, Mr. Ratih's husband came out of his room.

"Is Melati ready mom..?" ask Herman to his wife. Mrs Ratih looked at her husband. "Again ready - ready sir." he said as he scooped the fried rice onto the plate, then gave it to Mr. Herman, when the old man was sitting at the dinner table.

"For my son.ayo here, breakfast used to be the same father and mother.." take Mr. Herman.

Melati nodded and sat down on the dining chair next to her mother.

"Are you ready, son, to go this dawn to Jakarta ?" ask Mr. Herman slowly. Melati.

"I'm sorry we, son, told you to leave us, but you were forced to do that, so that you were not married to the old bandot" said Mr. Herman, bowed sadly.

"Father sir, Melati sincerely. Although Melati has not been able to separate from Father and Mother."

Ratih's mother gently stroked the back of Melati's hand, her eyes glazed over. Never imagined she would lose her daughter so soon.

"Yes already, let's quickly spend your breakfast, after that Mr. drive you to the end of the village, you've booked a bus that will take you to Jakarta,"

"Mom, Mr. Hendrawan's address have you handled Melati?". asked the man.

"This is son, Mr. Hendrawan's address, later his employees will pick you up at the bus terminal," said Mrs Ratih while giving a small paper she took from her negligee pocket. Melati took the paper, and put it in her Jeans pants pocket.

After finishing her breakfast, Melati went straight to her room. Before taking the bag containing her clothes, Melati looked around her room, her tears dripping. He had not expected that it would be that fast to leave this village. And leave a room full of memories.

When she was a child, Melati always spent her time playing and studying in this room. There's Intan, his best friend at school. Usually they both do PR from the school in this room. Discuss lessons at school. Unfortunately, currently Intan, the daughter of Pak Rahmat a Village Chief in Sedayu Village has gone to continue her studies at Perguruan Tinggi in Bandung. But before leaving, Intan had stopped by Melati's house.

"I say goodbye Mel.I hope you can also continue your college to college," said Intan as he reached for his little friend's hand.

Melati nodded, there was a water child inundated in the corner of her eyes.

"Hey, don't cry.later on college vacation, I'll go home, and we can go for a walk together again. You do not feel sad, yes" persuaded Intan then hugged Melati and rubbed his best friend's back.

"I don't know Tan.. Whether I can continue college or not." said Melati sadly.

"Not be sad, you must be optimistic. Don't be so pessimistic, yeah,". Intan gives encouragement. Melati. Intan wiped away her best friend's tears. Intan is the only daughter of Rahmat Pak. That is why Intan is so loving to Melati, besides the child is polite and friendly but also has been considered a sister by Intan. The opposite is true with Intan. Friendship will not be timeless, said Intan first.

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