Marrying a Girl of Papa's Choice
Part 1's. Prologues
...*At the start of the story*...
Andyni. Sweet girl who has dimples and lentic eyelashes. The girl is now in a stuffy, crowded cabin with passengers sitting crammed into each other. The fragrance and sweat blend into one creating another perfume that makes you dizzy.
"Stop, in the T-junction, sir!" Pinta Andini on the hauler driver.
"Neng is good." Mr. Driver immediately stepped on the brakes slowly to reduce the speed of the cargo.
Until at the fork, the angkot really stopped. The girl confirmed her sling bag, rushed down and held out a 10-thousand note to the Angkot Driver through the front door, which was already rusty and glassless.
"Still, Neng." said the taxi driver while moving back the speed of his vehicle. Replied nod by Andini.
"Yes god. Hopefully this time papa is willing to help," he said lirih.
Andini continued her footsteps entering the elite housing in the city of Gresik, where her father and stepmother lived. The house used to be a paradise in his childhood. But after the sickly mother did not reap a cure, papa chose to marry again with a healthy woman and was blessed with two children. The house that was once heaven had to be left behind.
I can't stand honey. He returned to his grandmother's home in Suroboyo. Andini also went with the mother, living in the grandmother's house with all the economic limitations. Andini and grandma work every day is selling hodgepodge on the side of the road near the market when the afternoon has ended, If the morning Andini should go to college. And his night looking after the weakly lying mother in the hospital. My mother is still fighting her pain.
His papa residence and the highway are only seven houses away. Andini continued to walk with hope.
The hot sun, and the heat of black asphalt this afternoon did not dampen the acid.
Andini knocked on the door of papa's house that looked lonely. The house was almost closed every day, news that Andini heard her stepmother was not so familiar with the neighbors.he really hated everyone who dared to call himself an actor.
Geck! poke! poke!
"Sir ... ! "
Call Andini from the outside while peeking out of the glass window. After knocking on the door repeatedly but did not get a speech from inside.
Andini finally sat in the porch near the garage. Andini saw there was a sports car in red, the big tank motorcycle was also still cool, all it must be a new vehicle for his sisters.
Andini is not jealous at all, but he hopes his father this time will help him. It feels like the help he expects is not comparable to all the luxury items in this garage.
The father finally came out, papa was surprised to see his daughter suddenly come to the house, when the day was hot - the heat.
"Son, are you coming? Why there? Come on in, Papa miss you, Ndin?" Papa hugs Andini, Papa is still the same always warm on his first daughter. But the man is weak on the other hand, he is unable to give happiness to Andini because the new wife and her two children have dominated him and of course his ATM too.
"Let's go in, Ndin. Papa misses, you haven't been here in a long time, there must be something important that you want to tell Papa?" he said, the happy hue could no longer be hidden from his face which began to look the strokes of aging.
Papa embraces Andini's body, guiding his walk closer to the sofa. The two of them then sat side by side. "You must be thirsty, let Papa call mama, to make you a drink."
"Don't Pa, Andin won't bother." Andini held her Papa's arm. The man can only obey. Finally he sat back.
Just now Antoni threw his weight on the sofa back, it turns out the figure of Mama has appeared from behind the door. "Oh, there's a guest?" his words sounded so cynical. Without seeing his face alone, the voice could already be interpreted as he was not happy.
"Ma, watch your talk! Andini's our daughter, not a guest." Papa's starting to look angry. I looked at Andini. She was afraid her daughter would be disappointed. Just glad her first daughter's visiting.
Antoni is afraid that if the attitude of Ratih like that, Andini could be offended and no longer want to set foot in this house again.
"Well, would you be upset if your mom said she was a guest? She's not my daughter, she's just yours. Why try here? The edges will definitely ask for money," said Ratih in his haughty style. Stand behind the sofa that Andini sits on while shaking his waist.
" Stop, Ma ... !" papa began to get angry, he glared at his wife, but it seemed that the sharp eyes did not scare him, even more provoking his emotions.
"What's!? Papa wants to get angry? Keep hold of your child, Mama has never meant anything in life, Papa."
"Ma, Bp .... Sorry if Andini's arrival today makes mama uncomfortable. Andini does need money to pay for college, and Mother's condition is getting weaker, should be done chemotherapy regularly, in order to get well soon, Pa."
"that's right, Pa!! Money right? If you're not looking for money, Mama's sure she won't be here either!!" Ratih's emotions grew fiery, his tone shrill like people were suffocating.
"What's? Papa is aware of donk? Rafa and Ratna also need money for school fees, especially papa furniture store is now quiet again.
"Andin needs more, Ma?" cut Papa.
"No!! Not once! Yes no!" His hand was breaking the table. Makes Andini shocked.
"Mama doesn't mind if Andini asks us for money, let him find it his own way. He's grown up. Andini you have to learn independently donk," said Ratih as he continued to look at Andini with a look of hatred.
"Andin is still in college, Ma, where can you find money? Some of the money that you will love is also rations for him, he and his sister are also entitled to receive money from me, his father." Papa Antoni spoke in a gentle tone, hoping that Ratih had a little conscience in his heart.
"If papa is reckless, mama will go, Pa? Maybe the road is better we split up, than Mama is not appreciated here anymore," Ratih threatened while turning her body about to leave.
"Wait ...!" Pinta Andini's. It turned out that Ratih really stopped, he was curious about the word that would come out of the lips of his stepson.
"Papa, do not quarrel, I'm sorry that Andini has been much trouble all this time" Andini's voice softly, now he wants to move from his seat, but the father holds him back.
"Ndin, papa please?" Papa looks groggy, wants Andini to stay a little while longer. But not with his mother, Ratih sighed in annoyance while glaring. It seems that if Andini leaves soon it will be better for the tranquility of this house.
"If you need Ndin's money, you have a solution, you just come to this address. Later mama will call mama's friend to love you work. Mama's sure you'll get as much money as you want." Ratih held out his own handwritten home address.
"What do you mean, Mama? You asked Andin what work?" papa began to suspect.
"Papa take it easy, Andini will get a lot of money, if you want to work in the place of this one mama acquaintance. And surely next will not be difficult anymore. Don't worry, mama guarantees Andini will be fine working there, because the work is also not heavy. Andini in the morning can still go to college, you just try, Ndin." while thrusting the address written by his own hands into the presence of Andini.
"What did mom say?" papa still hesitates, but he believes his wife must be serious about giving Andini a job, because he believes this is the trick so that the monthly money is not lacking.
"Yes Pa, I'm sure Andini will definitely feel at home there, he's a good person. Many work there and become successful." said Ratih assured.
"Ndin, do you agree with your mama's advice?"
"Alright Pa, Andini will try it. Andini said goodbye, Pa." Andini got up from her seat, she kissed the hands of Papa Antoni and Mama Ratih and left her parents' house.
"Dear, heart of heart." Papa breathed his heavy breath.
Sorry Papa Ndin, all this happened because papa, if papa is unselfish papa, maybe we are still together as before. You are not suffering as you are now. Even if we're far away, papa still loves you, Ndin.
Andini left the house with shaky steps, did not feel up on the terrace he shed tears.
Whither?
Who else did he ask for help?
One year of college has not paid off. There is little income from selling hodgepodge just enough for daily needs. While the mother Kangker grows again after surgery and this has been the last time. Even now the mother is lying weak in the hospital waiting for a miracle.
The crystal thread continued to race out from the corner of the net, Andini wiped her tears with a tissue taken from inside her sling bag. Not felt after continuing to walk now he has arrived at the fork where he came down from the angkot earlier.
Andini sat on a bamboo bench, which was located under a banyan tree, by the road. His shoulders went up and down holding up the sobs that filled the chest cavity, Some of the people who happened to pass by on the pavement turned towards him. Among them was one who muttered softly to his fellow friends. Andini no matter what they say about her, the important thing after crying her chest that had seemed clogged can be a little relieved.
Andini continued to wait after realizing the angkot awaited turned out to be past 3 o'clock earlier, finally he opened the address written by his stepmother.
Andini read the address with the blue ballpoint pen, it looks like it is in the middle of the city. Andini immediately stopped Angkot who could deliver him to the city. It just so happens that getting to the city takes only an hour.
Although Andini's own heart is not sure, his stepmother really gave him a way out of the problems he was facing. But this is the only hope that exists today.
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