When the Heart Speaks
chapter 23 is a shocking news

While waiting for the Satay salesman's brother to burn my order, I chose to sit in the corner seat, while enjoying the chant of the song being sung by the street buskers.

the shadow of the smiles of my parents made me impatient to get home.

Almost fifteen minutes I waited, the end of my order was done.

the situation around me is still many people passing by.

I noticed across the street, the usual fugitive was no longer there, which meant, tonight I had to go home by bus.

Lucky bus I mean, passed by not how long I waited.

I'm getting used to going home at night, not like the early days of coming home the night that had deg-deg an, now much more relaxed.

I sat leaning back, with my eyes staring out the window of the bus, enjoying the dim lights of my beloved city.

I stepped slowly into the yard of my house, when I saw Papa smoking his cigarette on the porch of my house.

From what I see, it looks like there's something you're thinking about tonight.

"Pa..."

I said hello to papa, while kissing the back of his hand.

"Why it's still outside pa, it's loch's night.."

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"Ehm.iya Din,ngademin heart"

Papa's answer made me a little surprised, but I continued to go into the house, when I was about to go to my room, I saw the door of my mother's room open, something that rarely happens.

My heart began to wonder what really happened.

I don't want to think like that.

I immediately changed my uniform, still with thick makeup, I tried to find out what was really going on.

Tok.dok....

I knocked on my door twice very slowly,

I wish I hadn't built my mom if my mom had fallen asleep.

"Yes..."

mama replied, then moved out of her bed.

"Ehmm..Even in, son, just came home??"

Mama tried to smile, although clearly visible eyes moist and wet.

I sat by my mother's side, still on the bed.

"Mama why??, nangis nangis ya?"

Mama just smiled bitterly, then lowered her head trying to hide her sad look.

"Ma..donk stories"

I kept urging my mother to tell her her grief.

Mama raised her head, looked at me, Her eyes fell.

"Father in PHK Din.without severance.hikz.hikz.."

my mother was sobbing in front of me.

The...!!

My heart was beating, but I tried to stay calm in front of my mom.

"Could you please?.Why?"

"The company went out of business, all the workers at the termination date today, they can not pay the salary.what's more severance.huu.huuu.."

Mama explained while crying,,"

I don't know, I don't know what to do, the happiness I just felt today suddenly changed with turmoil again.

"So.ma, your salary hasn't been paid??"

Ask clarify.

mama nodded while sobbing.

"Udah ya ma...don't cry anymore, don't be sad.kan Dina now it's work.who knows, our sustenance is not in that place, may there be a way for other sustenance to come to us."

I tried to comfort my mother, even if I was confused myself, what would happen later, which surely mama calm down first.

"Oh yes ma, Dina buy chicken satay, we eat yuk,"

I pulled my mama's hand up and threw her out, towards the dining table.

Then I walked out to see papa,

looks papa is looking to re-light his cigarette, I see in the cigarette ashtray there have been several cigarette butts, that means from earlier papa continues to smoke cigarettes.

I quickly snatched away the cigarette that was about to burn a match that had been lit in his direction.

"Udah pa.. it is enough yes.already how many cigarettes papa suction.."

Papa looked at me, there was sadness in that gaze, once papa looked sadly.

"Pa, we eat yuk, it's boughtin papa satay..papa like it right?"

Persuade me to the father, who then stood up, then I held his burly hands in and sat across from the mama who was silent lethargic.

"Udah dong sad her, yuk eat.hehehehhe"

As much as possible I showed a cheerful face in front of my parents,

After eating satay, I got up from my seat, and ran into the room, and then,

I grabbed the brown envelope I had kept under my pillow.

soon I went out to see my parents.

"Ma....Pa..., today Dina payday...Nich.everything for Mama.."

I gave up my pay envelope on my mom, looked at my mom and dad in shock.

"Don't Din, here's your money.you work tired.you deserve to enjoy the fruits of your labor,"

Mama gave it back to me.

"No pa-pa ma..hold the mama only"

"Din, you also need the money.you need to buy powder supplies and others"

Mama's last words made me open the brown envelope, and split the money in half.

"Single..."

I thrust again at my mother, this time greeted by my mother with eyes that are still wet.

"Yes already ma.pa..Dina wants to rest, enter the morning, my camel then walk into the room.

Tonight, my eyes are hard to shut.my brain keeps spinning everything in my mind.

Not noticeably, the clear bulir crept slowly from the corner of the eyelid down slowly on the cheek, I rubbed it.

It seems my dream to be able to continue education will be delayed again, whether it can continue, or even.yes it has been.

Papa's at PHK, that means papa doesn't work anymore, and I'll be the backbone of my family.

Papa is old, no company may be willing to accept if papa is looking for and applying for a new job.

I can't be selfish.I have to hold my chest to save my mind first to be a student..

Hopefully, there's a way.

I wiped away the tears that ran down my cheeks.

I grabbed my phone, checked it, checked it,

zonk.

"Ehm...Ari was really busy maybe, to the point of not contacting me.

It feels like telling me about today, to him.

Silence there is a longing that so crowded maksa enter my heart..

I miss the times when Ari was like my guardian angel, Who was always ready whenever and wherever, the ever-present Ari, who always treated me sweetly, she said,

but now...Her world, as if robbing Ari of my life.

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