
"Oh Yes... By the way what is the name of baby Adek Ma...?"
Ana asked made a moment of silence.
"Yes.yeah... Mama forgot her name,"
Mar looked at As.
While As smiled knotfully,
"Patience.. Papa is ready a beautiful name for Adek Baby.but be patient ..Papa wants to take a shower first.hehehhe"
As left the living room, leaving curious and question marks in the hearts of the children and his wife.
"Huu... Papa..bikin's curious!" Hen snorted while folding his chest hand.
"Haha...Patience.....honey, while waiting for Papa to name, call his baby adek, how about plump adek??"
Mar calms Hen.
Hen only retorted with a look of face that he again diligently signaled that he was sulking.
Tonight, all the sleepers gathered together into one in the living room surrounding the newly-present plump baby in the midst of their family.
"Pa...Come dong Pa...common name Adek..!"
Pinta Eni when he saw As was preparing to join the family room.
"Oh yes... Papa forgot this, so the name of this plump baby is Sari, Adek Sari."
As kissed the cheeks of the puffed Baby Sari many times.
Difficult life, with a mediocre economy but not in the end if the Son is the source of happiness Mar and As, having 6 children with uncertain financial conditions is not an easy thing, it is not easy, but Mar and As do not want to give up, especially Mar who gave up his days to help slam the bones for the fulfillment of all their household needs, especially Mar, there is no shame for him to do his job as a washing worker, the most important thing for him is that all the needs of his children are fulfilled even though not everything he can meet.
As, it is not his desire to let his wife get tired of making a living, but the circumstances that make it all must happen.
As a building porters, not always can guarantee the economy of his family, this sometimes makes him embarrassed and feel inferior, not to mention the neighbor's talk that sometimes reaches his inquest.
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Time flies by, just today Baby Sari is 6 years old, she grows up to be a smart, independent and brave child.
While both Mar and As's daughters Ana and Vin have graduated from school and are now working, at least they can ease the economic turmoil in their family.
But Mar is not a mother with the type of request to her children, she prefers not to burden her children even though she is in trouble even tends to cover up her difficulties in order not to want her children to think about her problems.
He is very grateful, it has been a month since As did not drop out of work, it means every week he can receive an As salary that is used for all the food needs and the cost of his three children who are still in school.
Sibungsu Sari was supposed to be in school this year, but all the snags happened because Mar was late in giving the application form to the intended school, finally Sari had to wait next year.
Although not yet in school, Sari has been fluent in reading, and counting, all because since the age of 5 years, Eni every day taught him many things, he said, Eni is the sister who is closest to Sari's sibungsu probably because only Eni who is with her every day, understandably Mar is busy working as a maid, the other two sisters are busy working, while Eni was the only parent to replace Mar's role as Mother, and also included as a private tutor for Sari, the results were amazing, for children his age reading is still spelled out, she said, while Sari has been fluent in reading, writing and even counting.
Eni's gentle and very motherly attitude makes Sari sticky and does not want to be separated from Eni, even since Eni knows the term courtship, Sari always participates in every date. Eni never shy to invite Sibungsu Sari in every activity with friends and even his girlfriend.
Somewhere else, though,
Mar, who has just finished her daily routine as a laundry worker, is preparing to go home.
On the way, Mar meets Minah, one of his friends who also works the same as him.
"Mar...How are you?"
"Okay Minah, you also how long ago we did not meet ya... Min?"
"Yes Mar, I'm good. Oh yes Mar, you have acquaintances who do not want to work as a maid all day from 8 am to 4 or half five pm?"
Minah asked looking seriously at Mar.
Ask Mar.
"Make Me Mar change, I want to go back to Java, My mother is sick"
"Geez Min, may your mother recover quickly, what if I change Min? Coincidentally I don't feel at home in my grandson's place right now, boss!"
Mar offered himself to Minah.
"You're serious Mar, well if in my place is guaranteed good Mar, the boss is good.The work is not too busy, yes.magis take care of the house alone, there is only one child who needs attention, there is only one child who needs attention, he's a wonderful kid mar"
Obviously Minah on Mar who looks nodding.
"His boss at home does Min work?"
Ask Mar again.
"Women work in government offices, if men, printing companies, how do you want?? they came home around 4 and you could just go home."
"You Want Me Min,"
"Yes, tomorrow I meet you with them, we meet here again tomorrow"
"Yes Min, tomorrow I'm finished I'm holed up at my boss' house, I'll meet you, all tomorrow I want to say goodbye to my boss"
After finishing making an appointment with Minah, Mar rushed home to announce his intention to move jobs to the United States after work.
In the afternoon when As came home from work, as usual Mar had prepared everything that As needed, ranging from towels, change clothes and did not forget a cup of black coffee that was no longer hot.
After As shower, he sat in a chair just unwind all day working while smoking a kretek cigarette that bru just opened the wrapper.
"Pa..I'm gonna talk to you for a second, can Pa?"
Mar hesitantly approached the leaning As.
"Speak What Ma, how formal you are, just talk"
Answer As a little confused.
"So I met my friend, he offered me to work in his place to replace him who wanted to stop"
Mar spoke very carefully.
"It's up to you, ma.."
"The thing is, it works all day Pa.so the maid,"
Mar lowered his head, ready to accept what answer would be thrown from the mouth of As.
"Everyday?? That's from morning to afternoon?"
This time As turned his body to face Mar.
"Yes Pa. Sari's problem, I'll talk about it tomorrow so I can take it with me"
"If you work all day, what about this house?"
"It's Pa, he can take care of it"
"As far as you are concerned, one thing you should remember, I dislike it the most, when I come home you are not home!! so you have to go home before I get home!"
"Yes Pa, I'll work it out."
Maryati looked at As smilingly hoping her husband would willingly allow her to work all day.
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