Love Needs Debt
Diligent Child

Diligent Child

When Gani came home yesterday, his mother Aminah— told him all about the villagers, including Usfi and his new family who looked happy.

“Do not ask, why an ustadz like the father of the Usfi would marry his son to someone like Anwar,” said Aminah while enjoying her cooking.

Aminah deliberately cooked when Gani came. For a long time the man had not tasted his mother's cooking. Although, had been disappointed with his son, but, as a parent will certainly accept it back, no matter how much wrong.

“But, is it true now that the Scout was converted after marrying the Onah?”

“Yes. I think so, Mother often see him Friday, use peci everywhere. Continue to no longer bring women to the vegetable post!”

“Emak still works at his syuran post, Mak?”

The vegetable post is the name that is called by the residents to, the place where Anwar did his work as a vegetable collector from farmers in several villages, such as kentanh, Cabbage, carrots, carrots, and other vegetables, long bean chickpeas, chives and others. Once collected, he packed them in bags that had been given lebelnya, then sent by truck to various markets in the capital.

While still young, Aminah also became a laborer there, choosing vegetables and packing them, but now, after the death of her husband, she is no longer able to work.

“Gak ... Mom is old, all the needs are filled with your sister and her husband. Altiana is lucky, Mak is also lucky to be her kayak ghost, Gan. Thank goodness!”

Gani nodded, while finishing her mother's rice and eggs. Minang special food that is all spicy, is one of Gani's favorite. Even though, they live in people's villages, still if the matter of food will not change the likes.

The area where they live is an area that is still close to the largest city in the country. So, it is natural that there are many tribes living in one rural complex. However, they still live in harmony and peace not fighting each other violence let alone feel their tribe is the strongest.

That morning, after the sun rises and invites creatures on earth to move. It seems Aminah, Gani's only parents, entered the house with a slow step, his heart was relieved to meet Juna, a successful businessman jumbo catfish, will come to see Empang. The woman approaches Gani, hoping to be sold soon.

While Gani was cleaning the grass and fixing the fence that surrounds it since morning.

“Gan! Mr. Juna wants to come here later in the afternoon he said, come on! Quickly clean the fence, not yet?”

“Udah, Mak! Thanks yes, dear Mother, already want to bother to the house of Mr. Juna.”

“Ya let you quickly pay off your debt, if not Mak dear to you, there is no way Mak to go there, Gan!”

“Mak! What should Gani reply this Mr Mak?” Gani said as she walked quickly hugging the old woman lovingly.

“You just pray your Father ... also make Mak to stay healthy. Remember, Gan .. there is no practice that is best for the deceased parent other than the prayer of his son Sholeh.”

“But, Mak ... Gani is not Sholeh's son. When Father died I don't know, I can only see his grave.”

Gani recalled that three months ago, she was still going through the hardest thing in her life. He did not know the news about his parents, because he deliberately cut all relations from them.

When Aminudin—bapak died, Gani was still very busy at that time. He had to take care of Anas, his father-in-law who was admitted to the hospital, while Asma his wife was giving birth to their first child. Her mother-in-law, Asti, chose to wait for the birth of her granddaughter.

Be Gani so relied on by that family in every way, including the cost of the hospital is not small. He did not know where to finance all the family needs from, he owed it to and fro. To all of his friends and some of his customers.

If collected, the total debt reaches 300 million. All of that includes the cost of giving birth, buying all the needs of the baby, the operation of the father-in-law, and the cost of post-operative recovery. Of course, including the funeral costs of his body.

Don't ask why, right, it has been operated on, and participated in chemotherapy after cancer surgery, of course Gani can not answer because the right to take away life is entirely in the hands of God. Whatever the reason as an ordinary human being, Gani did not complain about it.

By the will of God all his efforts are as futile in the eyes of men, but nothing is in vain in the eyes of God.

At that time, Gani thought only about how to pay his debts, only. However, his fate should still be more miserable.

A few weeks ago, the brother of Anas came, lightly saying, that the house is his. Of course he was astonished, but still could not do anything. He lived there and married Asma, without knowing more about her family-in-law.

“So, because now Anas is gone, then I feel I do not have to repay his bud again.” Said his wife's uncle.

“Where is the story, Uncle, how can it be?” ask Asthma at that time.

“Then, Mas Anas agreed with me, would occupy this house, until the end of life. I didn't expect him to die first, but it turns out fate said another,” said the uncle again.

“Mas Anas helped me back then, and I allowed his family to stay here for free. Mas Anas said, what needs to be reciprocated is himself, so enough until the end of his life, you can stay here!” the man's words made Gani, and her mother-in-law looked at each other in wonder. Awkward deal, isn't it?

The man said again, “Nah .. now, right, I do not owe the daughter of Mas Anas' wife. So I asked for my house back. I will sell it, because it takes money and if about the house .. I already have in the village,” said the person at length.

So, that's how Gani ended up falling down the stairs anyway, until they decided to contract the house. Then, Gani arranges the finances where they have to really skimp. He had to work harder, to pay off debts and meet daily needs, including paying his rent.

For three whole months, they should tighten their stomach often. Her mother-in-law later fell ill, making them even more frugal, as there was no extra money, to eat. Over time, Asma was not strong, until he decided to work as a factory worker.

Gani did not complain because he realized that on his own volition he owed, until, the debt was borne by himself anyway, without burdening his wife and mother-in-law to pay.

“Gan, but, Mak wonder why don't you take your wife's child if you're married? You can show Usfi, if you're happy there without him!” aminah asked while cleaning the utensils, Gani's ex demolished the bamboo fence surrounding the goldfish pond behind their house.

“Mak, even Mom asked about it!”

“Loh, why?”

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