Stain In High School Uniform
Episode 61

"Ma, get me some water, please," said Rudy who is now lying weakly on the bed already one month because Rudy has had a single accident on the highway when the man will go to work like the previous days.

"Mas can take it yourself, mama is busy reading the newspaper," said Angel who did not want to take Rudy a glass of water. "Don't spoiled Mas, if Mas continues this way who will work later to take care of the company. I know I'm not talented in any field and that's why I give Mas that trust."

"Ma, if I'm cured, I'll go to the office again for work, but for now I can't. Because you can see for yourself, Mas took a glass of drinking water just can not," said Rudy Lirih. And suddenly the shadow of Rita and Ranum danced in her eyes. When she was sick like this Rita, the middle-aged woman would always be faithful to accompany her and always serve her needs. Before long Rudy then recalled a flashback some years ago when Ranum was still in elementary school.

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"Mom, Dad's sick doesn't seem to be able to work today" Rudy told Rita.

"Yes it's okay Dad, just rest tomorrow I hope you are healthy again as usual, for now just let Mom go looking for junk first, then, because I saw the rice in the kitchen is over." Rita then leads Rudy to enter the room which is only based on a mat that has been torn in layers with newspapers and cardboard. "Father if you need a single pangil only Ranum. It just so happens that today our son is off because it's Sunday."

"Good Mom, but before that I was hungry and thirsty." Rudy is seen pointing at his neck and stomach.

"Patient Dad, I'll be home soon and bring some breakfast for Dad and Ranum." Although Rita is not sure she will return home with food but the woman must be able to convince her husband. "Father drink first, then the food will be overtaken later." With all her strength Rita held a tightness in her chest that surely soon the tightness will turn into clear grains. "Patient Dad, someday I will be able to eat whatever food you want. And I'll sleep in a very fancy place, too. Not like this anymore."

"Mom, don't expect anything uncertain." Rudy replied to Rita.

"We don't know how we're going in the future, Dad. Now we are difficult like this but someday we will be able to live a life of adequacy even though not rich," said Rita.

"Hopefully ma'am, maybe the wheel of life on us is stuck, so we continue to be difficult like this" said Rudy with breath that has begun to falter. Because men are hard to breathe.

"Mom's leaving first, I'm sleeping. I'll just get home and wake up."

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"Alhmdulillah, the money from the sale of the junk can be made to buy two packs of rice and half a kilo of rice." Rita looks so happy. He managed to bring home two packs of rice. "One for Dad and one for me both with Ranum" he continued, walking towards the room where Rudy was now lying. However, when Rita will arrive in the room, she sees Ranum feeding Rudy. Making the woman's footsteps stalled in the doorway while hiding.

"Is Dad full?" ranum asked as the last mouthful entered his father's mouth.

Rudy nodded. "Thank you Ranum, because you gave me a piece of sweet potato that you cooked until Dad's stomach was full like this," said Rudy who is now seen stroking his daughter's hair with great affection.

"Ranum's happy to hear that you're full." Ranum's lips smiled as he gave Rudy a glass of water. "Dad drink first so Daddy won't drag."

Ranum pointed towards the back of his reot hut. "Mother who had planted the yam three months ago Well, there are only a few stems that are now fertile bodies, and the leaves are also often made in the form of side dishes. But now I've plucked one into a mother's yam plant into a beak."

"It's okay that I'll definitely plant it again and won't scold you." Rudy thought Ranum was scared because he had plucked the sweet potato. "Let's let Dad say this to Mom. Now you go to bed later when I come home and Ranum wakes up."

"I'll just wait for Mom, Dad, because I said today we're going to eat good."

Hearing that Rita who had been hiding from earlier immediately wiped away the tears and immediately entered to emasculate Rudy and Ranum.

"I'm sorry, because I came home this afternoon," said Rita who brought two chafing. With the contents of one rice crackle and another containing rice wrap.

Ranum sepontan cheered in excitement. "Hore, I've come home. Hurrah! We'll be able to eat good." Ranum skipped the sign the girl was happy. "Tonight I'll eat rice wrap, ye, ye, ye …."

"Ranum, now you take the plate, we eat together" said Rita.

"Mom alone eats and Ranum when Dad is full." Rudy lifted his shirt to reveal his stomach that had almost exploded even though it contained only water and a piece of sweet potato.

"Well, I want us to eat together, but when Dad's full. Later on, we wait for Daddy to be hungry again, yes Mom," continued Ranum. Who managed to get a laugh from Rudy and Rita.

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In the middle of the night Rudy suddenly woke up because he was thirsty. "Mom, I'm thirsty."

Rita opened her eyes when she heard her husband want to drink. "Dad, wait a minute I'll get some water first. Because the water in the bottle is gone." Rita then woke up from her sleep while looking at Rudy with lips that always smile. Although this is the fifth time Rudy woke up because he wanted to drink.

"I'm sorry for interrupting Mom's rest."

"That's Mom's duty to serve Dad, what else is it when Dad's sick. So, I don't have to feel awkward with Mom," said Rita before the woman went to the kitchen to get water. "Is Dad hungry too?"

"No Ma'am, I'm just thirsty" replied Rudy as he watched Rita. "One more time I'm sorry to bother you."

"There is no such thing as a husband to trouble a wife, what else when the husband is sick." Rita chimed in on Rudy.