TRAPPED IN A MARRIAGE
MEET OLD FRIENDS

After finishing with the work in Lio, now Ninu was walking towards the house of Komar maam. Yesterday while he was walking home after finishing his last job Ninu met with Komar's mom. He said he needed Nina's help to help cook because his son who was in college in Bandung was going home. Ms. Komar plans to hold a dinner with her extended family. Of course the offer was welcomed by Ninu because it meant he would get wages and free food for his mother and sister.

“Hei.. You Ninu yes?” suddenly a voice greeted him. Ninu who had been focusing on walking and imagining food immediately dizzy looking for the source of the sound.

“Kok now you are so different” continued the sound

“Eh, you Agis? Waah...kamu more beautiful aja Gis “ replied Ninu after knowing who greeted him.

“Iya dong, people city” exciting Agis while stylish “You can add items aja Nin?” his eyes probed down Ninu's slightly sweaty face.

“Don't do that Gis, I'll do odd jobs now. Since my father died” Ninu replied sadly.

“Oh yes? I didn't know your father was dead. I am so sorry, Nin. When is it?” the surprised tone seemed to be from Agis' words.

“You later in the city, do not want to go home to the village” replied Ninu trying to forget the sadness that suddenly appeared considering his father.

“Ya... I want what often come back here Nin, I will have a permanent job in the city and my parents have moved also” explained Agis.

“Keep, now what do you need to go home?” asked Ninu curiously.

“hei.. Dinda son bu Komar is our friend Nin. You know, he will be engaged tomorrow with my boss” replied Agis.

Oh.. I just found out that Dinda is getting engaged, got the boss anyway, Ninu muttered.

“You're in a hurry, Nin? We drink ice dawet first yuk in his stall mang Toha” invite Agis

“No hurry anyway. But..” hesitates Ninu continues his remarks.

“But what? but no money? Just relax I pay” Agis grinned to understand what Ninu meant.

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“Now where do you work?” ninu asked after they sat down on the long bench in front of the Dawet mang Toha ice cart.

“I work in Nin shoe factory, in the production part. My High School Degree is useful. Although only an ordinary employee but I can meet daily needs. Just don't be extravagant and diligent overtime” replied Agis “If you how, what are you doing now?”

“Since my father died I quit Gis school. I work at Lio belonging to Haji Mansur from 6 am to 10 am. After that I worked odd jobs. Wash clothes, dry rice, clean kebon or others” replied Ninu slowly. There was no pride in his voice.

“Pantes you are now an item. And ..bauu” whispered Agis then chuckled.

Nina pinches hand Agis “You tuh ..”

“Why don't you marry Nin, let's not cape yourself?”

“Who are you? no one wants to. Even if there are most kebo builders, it will not bring change. It will remain difficult” replied Ninu sighing long.

“How about coming with me to work in the city?” tanya Agis excited.

“What work? I will just finish SMP” replied Ninu.

“Let me find job information for you. But you have to first. Don't let me cape-cape job search eh you don't want, it's free”

“Working in the city is like Nin, as long as we want and diligent anything can be money. For example me, while working I also sell pulses, my mother made fried foods that I put in the factory canteen. It's good to make more income” explained Agis. “Expenditure can also be press origin want to live simple” he added.

Ninu listened earnestly.

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Since his meeting with Agis, Ninu's heart started to worry. Indeed, he had long felt bored with his monotonous life, and he thought it would never end until anytime. For 3 years he slammed his bones working from morning to afternoon with a mediocre income. He wants to change, he wants to live better. Especially if you see his weak mother and his sister who must live all the shortcomings. Not to mention that Ninu reflected on her face and body, she was not like a 19-year-old teenage girl, but more like a full-blown, stressed-out adult woman. Very different from Agis which is more fresh and cheerful.

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That night Ninu could not close his eyes. His mind wandered on describing many sweet scenarios when he worked in the city. All the stories of Agis ring back in his ears and are depicted in his delusion. How he will get a monthly salary, send it to the village to meet the needs of mother and Ima, then he will also do other things to increase income. Ima will go to high school even if he can get to college. Ninu imagined Ima diwisuda, using toga while holding his diploma laughing cheerfully, taking pictures with himself and his mother who was already healthy because he had gone to a good doctor in the city. Ninu smiled to himself. Happy even with delusion.

I have to realize this dream, he murmured in his heart I can't keep this up. Will be until when. There will be no end if I don't dare.

Ninu flopped down on his limp bed, his eyes not closed yet. He was thinking of a way to get to the city, but mom and Ima were safe. He wanted to leave them in a calm state. But how?

Ima is not yet mature enough to take care of her mother and herself. Even becoming dizzy, Ninu shook his head. Why did God give this hard life, and why did his father let him bear all this on his own.

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Ninu had been home a few days earlier. After from Lio there was only one additional job so that just two o'clock in the afternoon he was home. Of course, there are good and bad sides. On the bright side she can take care of mom for longer, chatting with mom and Ima. But the bad side of his income is reduced.

“You why daydream Nin?” asked mom to throw her daydream.

“Ah is okay bu” replied

“Some days you go home more often quickly, does no one tell you to work nak?” ask mom again

“Iya ma'am, after from lio Ninu just holy at Darti's mom's house. Yesterday also just clean the kebonnya sir Timin” replied Ninu sighed

“Sabar ya Nin, maybe now our windfall is just that. Hopefully later many more who tell you work” entertain mom rubbed Ninu's back.

“Iya bu” Ninu bowed.

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