Ode To Latitude
Surrender

Regata went into his room. She opened her bedroom desk drawer, took out her notepad and made a small note.

"Good afternoon Doc" said Tatiana English teacher at her daughter's tutoring.

"Please sit down Doc" Tatiana invited Regata to sit in the chair in front of her.

"Just go ahead Doc, this is Mia's absence this month" Tatiana handed over a notice that had been given the number of attendance of her daughter for 24 times face-to-face in the last month.

"I don't know why Mia wasn't there. Her friends say Mia came earlier than the others but when tutoring will start the child is not in the classroom" Tatiana tried to explain her meaning with understandable language.

Regata stared at the absentee line. His eyes feel hot as if he can't believe where Mia has been during the lesson? negative prejudices filled his mind.

Tatiana tries to understand Regata's position. Let him Regata examine the facts before him. It seems that the young doctor did not know about his daughter's absence.

"Excuse me ma'am, may I ask my housekeeper for a moment?" Regata asks Tatiana for permission.

"Please" said Tatiana letting Regata out of the room.

Some time later Regata again sat down in front of Tatiana. 

"Mia was always ushered in by my house assistant. My ART says he always drives and picks up Mia on time.

After discussing for a while, Tatiana issued another fact that Mia also did the same thing on the Maths tutoring schedule.

Regata agrees with Tatiana's proposal. 

"Mom, if you'll know how much private tutoring costs for these two subjects?" ask Regata.

Tatiana issued a brochure containing details of the cost of private tutoring.

"Our private lessons refer to the international curriculum. Cost Rp. 400,000 per one and a half hours. If for example the doctor wants to face his face for 15 meetings, one meeting for example 3 hours just multiply the doc" said Tatiana.

Regata who was holding a cellphone at that time calculated the cost. 400.000 × 3 hours × 15 meetings \= 18.000.000.

"Rp. 400,000 already included props that would become the personal property of students. This price is not included if the teacher helps students complete schoolwork" Tatiana said again.

Regata stared at the note he made. The price of 15 meetings is equivalent to the base salary. Not to mention the monthly expenses that must be fulfilled such as electricity, water, waste dues, tuition, insurance, Mia education savings, savings specialist education plans, ART salaries, kitchen needs, basic needs. Not to mention unexpected costs such as car repairs, motorcycles, gasoline, pulses. Regata wants to go crazy.

Regata tapped his forehead with the tip of a pen. Fee at Mia tutoring place Rp.400.000 one time meeting. Twenty-four times for 2 subjects. For one month Regata only need to spend Rp. 9,600,000 is still enough for other costs even though the brand should be extra-efficient.

Private lessons with the same total cost only 8 meetings. Four Maths and four other English languages have not included explaining school PR.

"sound!" Regata breathed a rough breath. He had no choice but to pressure his daughter to utilize the three hours efficiently. Although deep in his heart Regata doubted Mia could catch up in both subjects.

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