The Fortitude of a Mother

The Fortitude of a Mother
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Time is moving so fast, though,not felt the day of the class hike nana was soon arrived.Korah more or less two weeks more class increases and graduation will be implemented.Of course mirah must go home to take the report nana and attend soni graduation, of course,he plans to go home next week, exactly two days before graduation and reporting.


Two months have been working in the city of flowers, the feeling of longing for his beloved daughter feels very mountainous, and on this occasion he will go home.Sekalgus pick up nana for a vacation with him during school holidays..


Today as usual he was busy with his work, orders of toast, black coffee and warm milk had been waiting in line.


"Haahh, it was so tired," murmured mirah, when she had just returned from the lp and the post office.Once she rubbed the sweat that poked on her forehead and temples.


Arriving at the cafeteria he had been waiting for workshop employees who lined up for breakfast.However, the attention was turned aside to the figure of a snow man who stood in the corner of the canteen,while crossing his hands on his chest, the man looked very striking among the men of the workshop employees.


"Whether a snowman is standing there?" rubbing slowly.Mirah did not pay much attention to her, because she was immediately busy serving people who began to noisily order food.



The eyes of a person staring at the mirah lens that is busy.Entah what is there in his mind.But the one who is stared at is completely unaware of it.


Cu'eng



When Mirah turned her body she was very surprised by the gaze in the snowman to her.Mirah was very nervous, but immediately she neutralized her.


"Do you want breakfast too?" tawar mirah's.


"Hmm, can," he said flatly.


"Want toast or rice?" mirah offers a choice.It does not know the taste of the snow orangan.


"Baked peanut butter bread" he asked.


"With coffee or tea? ask mirah again.


"Black coffee, don't be too sweet"


"Alright, wait a minute," mirah immediately prepared a cu'eng order


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A handsome young man who turned out to be a forestry minister who could be said to be still just working there.In the middle of enjoying his relaxing time, he also took an old ontel bike that always faithfully accompanied, accompanied,today he intends to explore the outskirts of teak forest that is so calm.


"Sir Amar, I want to go out for a while to get wind," said a young man named Kardan.


"Sir kardan where are you going?"


"Just walk around on that old bike" he pointed to the bike parked sweetly in the forest office yard.


"Alright, be careful, sir" warned Amar.


"Sir Amar rest easy, I will return soon," he smiled and rode his bicycle.


"Hopefully nothing bad happened" murmured pak amar.


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The breeze blew as hard as it delivered warmth and peace that afternoon.


Disah, musa,ratna and neighbors around their homes are gathering on the front porch, listening to the story of mang sofyan while enjoying the beautiful afternoon with a warm welcoming breeze caress.


"Geura derr atuh sateh kampeng,rek gelut mah.Make loba san crap," said mang karja fiery, commenting on the fairy tale of the kampeng.


"Sabar mang karja," moses chuckled.


"Gregetteun tuda mus.Teu daek derr gelutna jng the ignorant," mang karja clenched his hands while punching the palm of his next hand, apparently he was very gregettan.


Everyone there just laughed and shook their heads, looking at the mang karja's behavior.


Disah got up and walked into the house, he rushed to the kitchen to see the steamer he had left.


Before long he returned to the front porch with his hands full of various kinds of tubers that have been steamed, there are cassava sweet potatoes, there are also banana and banana king.


The event of listening to the story of mang sofyan also becomes more exciting with a variety of healthy natural snacks.


"Maakk, the king's knife has nana, where?" seeing his mother carrying a banana, nana so remember with bananas king cere his favorite.


"Before, I'll get you 'yes," said smiling.And go back into the house to take the king's banana you want.


***


The day passed by so quickly, changing to the darkness of a welcoming night.


Disah and ratna perform maghrib prayer together, while moses pray in surau.


While waiting for prayers disah isya teach nana to read alif ba ta tsa and other short surah surah.


"Try, I want to hear.Nana read her own short surah," pinta mirah.


"Bismil was bornrahmannirrahiim,innaa a'toina kautsar fassalli li rabbika wanhar innaa saani'aka hual'abtar, sodakaallahull'adzim," smoothly nana recites surah alkautsar.


"Alhamdulillah, hopefully in the future nana more diligent 'yes, learn to do it." mother stroked the head of the gentle nana accompanied by a sincere smile on her lips.


"Ready mom!" nana nodded steadily.


Before long the beduk was heard at the beat, a sign that it had entered the prayer time isya, they both returned to perform congregation prayers.


Finished prayers are said and nana wait for moses in the living room, while enjoying a snack of nut boiled bala and concentrated fresh warm tea.


"Sir, she wants to use sambal dong" he asked


"A little 'yes," nana nodded, and was immediately given a little sambal to nana's bakwan.


"Brother where's it? tumben hasn't come home yet." muttered.


Long they waited for moses who did not come home, bakwan sampe before them stayed a little. Finally, nana was denied and decided to sleep first, because drowsiness was not restrained.


Time getting late at night, Ratna was asleep and hugged the mother.Separah was awake when he felt a hug nana so tight, he just smiled and kissed the head of nana, nana,suddenly she remembered her husband.


"Mother hasn't come home yet? on purpose, the door was not locked." he muttered, he also moved from the bed with a very careful heart so as not to wake nana.


In the middle room he was confused looking for his husband but he did not find him, "Has not come home yet 'yes?" mumbling again.


Suddenly arrived her netra saw the front door that was slightly open a little, separately rushed to close it


Because he remembered, he had already closed the door tightly.


However, when it will close the door.Tiba arrives...


"Why wake up 'mak?"


"Astagfirullah haladzim, Daddy!! just ngaggetin, I think why the door is open." actually his brain has thought about which is not not.


"That's a shock, eat it.don't be a coward," ledek moses.


"Yey, who's afraid? no, no!" disah melengos.


Moses just chuckled...


"Mr just got home?" ask disah.


Moses only nodded while occasionally spitting out white smoke that rolled from the padud he breathed.


"Where did you go first?" kepo's soul is being shaken up his ride.


"Hahhh," moses sighed before answering the question. "So, Pak amar came to surau.Begging for help to find a forestry minister who has not returned since this afternoon.She was afraid, the new forestry minister was why," he explained.


"Where is he really?" the more curious he was.


"Yes.pak Amir also did not know where exactly the young man went, because he just wanted to go on the road with an old ontel bike, which is commonly used," moses' eyes menrawang, he said,his search with the residents has not found a bright spot.Entah where the young man went.


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