The Injured
Root Trouble

"Mother?"

Echa looked at a woman who was with Iyan. No way, the mother is still alive. Echa didn't see the bunch when she wasn't. However, his two brothers witnessed it clearly.

Echa's hand immediately picked up the phone in the bag. Contacting her husband, that's the best option. Not long after, Radit arrived at the place where Echa had sent the location. Echa's face looked shocked.

"You've seen it wrong, honey."

"No, Ay. It looks a lot like Mother" he replied.

Radit took Echa to sit in the grocery store. He took mineral water and told his wife to drink it. He knows, Echa is dizzy.

"Try me to ask the shop owner's mother."

Radit called the shop owner's mother and asked her to talk.

"Oh .. that's Parmi. She lives with her son, Anggi. As far as I know, her husband has died on the train since Anggi was still in the womb."

Echa's heart ached hearing the story of the shop owner's mother about the woman who was with Iyan. Anggi's fate is the same as Radit's. Not feeling the affection of one of his parents.

"Now too, they live in deprivation. Relying on the results of used bottles, while

parmi himself has a lung disease that requires him to take regular medication. That's why his son did not go to school, only school once a week only for street children."

Echa looked towards Radit. His eyes are already glazed. Radit clasped Echa's hand and shook his head.

"But .. since there are boys who often come to the house of the Parmi. Parmi likes to buy tempeh for side dishes. Usually I just buy soy sauce doang or crackers."

Deg.

Hearing the rice and soy sauce or crackers makes the memories of the past Echa re-open. From delicious to not delicious. From being bored, that's how he feels.

"By the way .. Who are you? Why are you asking Parmi all of a sudden? Are you the family of that boy?"

"No, Ma. We're just sorry to see Miss Parmi. That's why I asked my mother that" Radit said.

"Oh .. I guess you guys have something to do with that boy. You see, the child often carries the package directly if it comes to the house of the Parmi. It also seems he's a rich man's son."

"How much Ma'am, the mineral water?" Radit finished his question and answer session.

"Four thousand."

Radit took another bottle of mineral water and paid for it with fifty thousand bills.

"I'll take the change first."

"No need, Mom. Just make mom."

"Eh ... This is serious, sir?" Radit nodded. "Thank you very much, sir."

Radit took his wife home. She knew Echa was remembering her sad past.

All the way home, Radit kept holding his wife's hand. Gives warmth to Echa.

"Tomorrow we'll come back here again. We'll ask Parmi's mother directly." Echa agrees.

When dinner came, Echa did not enjoy. Rion and his two younger siblings stared in surprise at Echa. However, Radit shook his head signaling not to ask anything.

"Darling ...."

Echa immediately embraced Radit's body. Shedding it all, too sad to be her first. Too much about his past.

"Yeah, don't cry anymore. The past must have taught me a valuable lesson."

The next afternoon, when Iyan was home from school. Echa and Radit leave for Parmi's mother's house. Echa's legs are too heavy to step on. Echa stared pushyly at this almost collapsed house.

Greetings Radit, reciprocated by the residents of the house. A very pale woman opened the door. Not only was Echa stunned, Radit was shocked.

Really similar.

"Sorry, who's looking?" ask Parmi ma'am.

Echa wiped the tip of her eyes and tried to smile at the woman who was similar to her mother.

"Is this mom Parmi's mom?"

Parmi nodded, wondering why there were rich people looking for him. What harm?

"Can we talk?"

"May .. but my house is like this."

"It's okay, Mom." Now Radit answered.

Just stepping in, Echa's tears had already fallen. An uninhabitable home. Bolong here and there, as well as a bed that is certainly very uncomfortable

"Please sit down."

Ms. Parmi has brought two plastic benches for Radit and also Echa. Echa's mouth is difficult to open because of tightness in her chest.

"Mom, can I ask you something?" Miss Parmi nodded.

"Who are the boys here often?" ask Radit.

"Oh .. That's Iyan."

"Was mother's son?" Radit's been fishing a little. But the mother shook her head.

"I met him at the red light. She cried and called me mother. He said, my face looks like his mother who's gone."

Echa is down. What he suspects is true.

"Do you know where Iyan lives?"

Miss Parmi shook her head. His face looks so sad.

"She always said, if she's nobody. Nor is it the child of the person. Though ... from the appearance alone is clearly visible. Moreover, when Iyan paid my forest to the loan shark. He took out a red sheet of money from his bag. Said the loan shark amounted to one million. I'm sure he's a rich man's son."

Miss Parmi started looking at Echa and Radit.

"I don't want to use Iyan. I don't want to be pitied either. However, Iyan was still forcing. She said she just wanted to spend her time with me, the woman she thinks is her mother."

The root of the problem is known. Outbound money and SPP that Iyan did not pay to school turned out Iyan used to pay the debt Bu Parmi to loan sharks.

What a noble heart, Yan.

The greeting of a girl made Radit and Echa turn their heads. A very beautiful boy with very beautiful eyes.

"Sorry, Om and Aunt. Anggi's hands are dirty. Anggi can't salaman Om and Aunt. Fear, bring virus and disease to Om and Auntie."

The speech is like a satirical sentence for people who always despise scavengers.

"Mother, today Anggi got twenty thousand money. Fifteen thousand help me save for later buy Mother's medicine. Five thousand more to buy fried noodles. Anggi wants to eat fried noodles."

Anggi's face looks very carefree, even though he only holds five thousand rupiah. Eating instant noodles is like a fancy thing for him.

"Mother ... Father, who are you really? Is it Iyan's family?"

Echa shook her head, she did not want mother to tell Iyan her arrival.

"Oh yes, Mom. Is mom sick? Why would this kid say it's money to buy medicine."

Miss Parmi just smiled. "Ordinary disease, sir," he replied.

"Regular?" reset Radit.

"Yes. Lung disease."

Radit was astonished to hear the words from Bu Parmi. Lung disease he said was a common disease. In fact, it is a very deadly disease.

"What if I take my mother for treatment?" Radit offers free treatment. But Miss Parmi refused.

"No, thank you. Let me be like this. If, I am treated, who will accompany Anggi. I don't want to leave my daughter."

"But, ma'am .. The lung disease is very dangerous. Can take lives. Don't you want to continue to accompany Anggi?"

Miss Parmi was silent for a moment. He stared at Echa and Radit in turn. Then, he looked at his daughter who was now sitting next to him.

"Which people do not want to have a long life. But all humans have their own destiny. If, God predestined me to die and can not take care of Anggi back, I can only be sincere and resigned. I have also entrusted Anggi to one of the orphanages just in case I am gone. So, Anggi isn't dizzy about going home."

Oh my God, what a glorious heart Parmi's mother. Echa and Radit were very embarrassed every time they heard the words for the words of Miss Parmi. Like a heart-cooling sentence.

Echa could not stand it, she invited her husband to come home soon. However, previously Echa gave a lot of money to Bu Parmi.

"Th-this is what, Mom?"

Miss Parmi trembled when she received the considerable money that Echa had given her.

"It's a fortune for mom and Anggi."

Smile Echa had to give. He didn't want to look fragile in front of anyone. After saying goodbye, Echa contacted someone. There are many things Echa mentioned. Among them is sembako.

Radit smiled when he saw his wife. It is this nature of his wife that Radit likes very much.

"You're not angry, are you?"

Echa smiled and embraced her husband's arm. Spending money to help others is more fun, rather than buying luxury items just to use themselves. When bored just saved.

"We'll talk to Iyan slowly."

Echa agreed with her husband's idea. Radit is smart-brained. The idea he put out must have been brilliant.

Day after day Echa was always watching over Iyan. There's been a change from Iyan. Already not ditching the song and also going home on time.

In addition, Echa also continues to monitor Bu Parmi and Anggi. All the needs of Bu Parmi and Anggi are secretly always Echa fulfilled. The medicine that Bu Parmi always takes Echa is replaced with a better medicine.

"Where?" ask Radit.

"I haven't spoken to Iyan yet."

Radit hugs his wife's body and kisses the head of Echa.

In the afternoon, when Iyan was in the room. Echa knocked slowly on her sister's room door. A voice from inside rang out, and then Echa entered her room.

"Again what?" asked Echa who was sitting next to her sister was playing her gadget.

"Long game with Jojo."

A rough gust of breath came out from Echa's mouth. He looked at the face of his sister.

"Can you ask me something?"

Iyan looked confusedly at the brother. Her brother's face looked very serious.

"Ask what?"

Iyan still hid his fear in front of the older brother.

"Where have you not been to school for three days?"

Deg.