The Creak of my Friend's Bed
Advice of a Child

After a few days in the hospital, Alvin was finally allowed to go home. And Raka also hires one nurse to take care of Alvin. Because Raka has not told Alvin, if he can no longer walk because of paralysis.

After arriving home, while relaxing Raka began to ask, "Pah, I had heard that Aunt Vina and Oma-Opa had lived with Papah. Where are they now?"

"Aaaduhh, what am I supposed to say? if I was honest that I was the one who kicked them out, Raka would get angry again and run away again," her mind started to panic.

Raka is increasingly suspicious to see the silence of Alvin," pah, why just shut up anyway? is there something you're hiding from me?"

Alvin was silent again, he could not say anything. Because if he lies, Raka will investigate the truth. If he is honest it will also have a bad impact on him.

"Well, dong answered? do I need to find out for myself about this?" Raka's getting curious.

Until finally, Alvin decided to lie to Raka by saying that Vina and Oma-Opa went on their own because they were not alone at all.

Raka squinted his eyebrows, he doubted Alvin's words, "don't lie, pah! because I hate being lied to the most! papah's lies that I have not fully forgiven. Don't add any more lies."

"When do you not believe the words of Papah?" alvin.

"Because Papah said it not directly. But for too long in saying, like thinking first to find a reason to lie," said Raka stared intently at Alvin who continued to stare all over the room. He did not dare to look at Raka.

This of course makes Raka more doubtful and suspicious of Alvin, "someone if he says a lie, he certainly does not dare to look into the eyes of his interlocutor."

Alvin is getting wrong because Raka does not stop in staring at him without blinking," Raka, you are looking at papah like staring at the enemy anyway? how do you believe in Papah?"

"That's pretty easy, Pah. Don't lie anymore, be honest. That's all, I believe. Because the beginning of a small lie will open up space for a big lie. I just want to have an honest papah" he said seriously.

Alvin was silent, in his heart began to dilemma, because what he did was wrong. But he was really afraid to be honest.

"Fear that if you tell the truth, you will get away from Papah and hate, Papah."

Raka was already convinced, if Alvin did not tell the truth," it depends what kind of lie papah did and whether Papah regretted it and there is an intention to change or not?"

In the end, Alvin tells Raka that he has expelled Vina and Oma and Opa. Hearing honesty from Alvin, making Raka can not understand the actions of Alvin.

"Astaghfirullah aladzim Pah. They are papah family, why expelled? in this world there are many people who want to have a family, as well as me. Living alone is not good, lonely. The most beautiful and precious treasure is family."

Raka wanted to be angry again, but he could not bear to see Alvin's condition. Alvin is his father. Although there have been many mistakes so far.

"Well, I beg to repent and apologize not only to Allah, but to the Papah family especially Oma and Opa. Apologize with a sincere heart,

Alvin was silent, bowed listlessly. In his heart it was as if he was thinking of something. There's a sense of prestige, there's a sense of need to apologize.

"Well, why just shut up like that? do you mind apologizing to your family? I only asked for one thing."

"It should be Papah apologizing to Ayu and the others as well. For what befalls the papah today can be a rebuke from God, for the bad deeds of papah all this time."

"I'm sorry, if the impression is that I'm a patronizing child, teaching papah."

"Not only parents can advise if a child commits wrong and sin. But a child can also give a reprimand to his parents."

"During this time Papah always considered me too and pretentious, because he often advised Papah."

"Because I want to have a papah that I can make a role model in good deeds."

"Please, Pah. Self-correction, reflect on everything I said just now, not with a thought of anger just yet. But with a cold mind, so that papah can take it in terms of positivity."

Raka loves Alvin very much, because he is the only parent he has. Because he didn't want Alvin to live with all the evil forever. Raka does not care anymore if later Alvin will be angry again.

As per Raka's request, Alvin is currently silent. He was pondering with everything his son had just said.

"I have made many mistakes and sins. From the beginning, I hurt Kayla. Then I abandoned Naya and Ayu. And lastly to my own brother and parents."

"I have always lived with pride, with all my hypocrisy. If basically I also often feel a deep loneliness. Lonely living alone."

"My son was right with everything he said just now. I've begun to realize my faults and sins."

After a moment of contemplation, he also approached Raka who was currently standing back to her body. Sitting in a wheelchair, Alvin approached his son, touching his wrist.

"Raka, Papah, I'm sorry. So far Papah has been a lot of mistakes and sins not just on one person."

"The father also apologized, for being too selfish and only selfish" papah."

Raka refuses to Alvin, he sits on the porch until he confronts Alvin, "is papah serious, or just wants to please my heart? all I need, Papah's sincerity is to realize the mistake. Do not be as it has been, where the papah says guilty but repeats himself by making other mistakes."

Alvin let out a long sigh, "no Raka. This time papah really realized the mistakes and sins papah. But papah hesitated, if Auntie and Oma and Opa would give an apology door. Also Naya and Ayu. I'm not sure, Raka."

Raka again advised Alvin. That there is no need to be afraid of sailing just because you see the waves. But must have a sincere determination to change for the better.