Love Melati Love
Leaving the Village

" Mel..this is a little money for you, and this is rice wrap for you to have lunch later, son," said Mrs Ratih while giving an envelope and a plastic bag containing rice wrap.

"Thank you ma'am...Mel left first. Take care of your health...Mel will go home to see mom, if Mel already has enough money to pay off the debt of father yes ma'am." promise Melati, while taking the package from his mother's hand.

"Yes son, you're carefully on the road. I will always pray for you." replied Ratih's mother while hugging her beloved daughter.

"Come Mel, later we miss the bus.the bus will pass at the end of the village, at this hour," said Mr. Herman reminded. Melati looked at her father and released her embrace to Ratih's mother.

"Assalamualaikum," said Melati as she stepped towards Mr. Herman who was sitting in his butut motorcycle seat.

"Wa'alaikum...Be careful, son," said Mrs Ratih with teary eyes.

Melati riding her father's motorbike. Melati was still staring at her mother until the motorcycle took her away from the sight of Ratih's mother.

Soon, Melati and Mr. Herman had arrived at the end of the village. The end of this village is a place for passing Bus cars to Kota Kabupaten. But the bus that will be boarded by Melati will go directly to Jakarta. In the city of District Bus will stop to pick up passengers who are waiting at the bus counter.

A bus stopped in front of Melati and her Father.

"Sir.sorry Melati, for not being able to help you. Pray Mel can get a job as soon as possible sir." said Melati while kissing the back of his hand.

Mr. Herman gently rubbed his daughter's hair lovingly.

"Yes, it's okay..You are also not willing if you are the victim of all the problems of the Father. I'm sorry, Father, for not being able to make you happy" said Mr. Herman sadly with teary eyes.

" Come, sir.kannya tell get in the car, let us quickly get to Jakarta," said the bus kernet, while taking a bag of clothes Melati. Mr. Herman nodded, then told Melati to get into the bus.

Jasmine shrinks her tears. He was very sad to be separated from his father and mother.

'Goodbye sir. Hopefully later Mel can lift the dignity and dignity of the Father and Mother, Mel whispered in his heart.

During the trip Melati just silent, a mother sitting next to him was asleep. Melati tried to close her eyes. The shadow of the face of Mother and Father, dancing - nari in the corner of his eyes. Remembering his childhood in Sedayu village, Mr. who worked as a farmer, and the rest of his time was used to plant rice fields owned by the master of Karso, the richest man in Sedayu village. While his mother, Ratih's mother is a housewife who fills her free time by receiving sewing wages. From the hard work of her parents, Melati was able to go to school, finishing her education at SMA Negeri 2 Sedayu.

Actually Melati wanted to continue her education to college, but she realized, her father and mother did not have enough money to finance her education. Moreover, his father once owed a loan shark in his village. The debt was to treat Melati's grandmother who suffered from heart disease. Her mother and father did not have much money to treat her. Father son just wayang his grandmother. Father has no brothers. Even if there are cousins, they are all just as difficult as Melati's parents.

Melati tried to eliminate the sadness in her heart, in trying to make peace with her life full of suffering. Leaving the hometown where He grew up. Happiness and sadness alternately decorate in his small family. A good father, always broad-minded and affectionate to Melati and her mother. A good mother who patiently educates and teaches Melati the meaning of life. Melati's eyes are glazed..Melati shrinks her tears. Striving hard. May the luck of life always greet him.

Drowsiness began to crawl his eye patch, slowly his eyes closed. It breaks down the sadness that runs in the heart. This farewell made his heart ache. I don't know when I'll be able to see my mom and dad again.