Zaenab And Zaki
The beans forget the skin

Babe and Dani drive to Doctor Mira's home address. The location of Mira's mother's house is very far, they have to pass through the wilderness, high cliffs, steep ravines and vast expanses of rice fields.

After spending two hours driving the car, Dani finally turned off the car engine. He let out a long sigh while checking the truth of the location of Mira's house given by his college friend. Dani photographed the house where she parked her car and sent it to her college friends. After his college friend replied to him, he woke Babe Rojali who was asleep in the chair next to him.

"Cang.cang.cang.cang..buy cang.." said Dani while shaking Babe Rojali's body.

"Eh.. ls there ape you wake me up?"ask babe.

"We've already sampled, shaken." said Dani.

"Seriously elu? Cepet really ye..when I just five minutes tambahan."ucap babe .

"Five minutes from Hong Kong! Sleep soundly and snoring so spelled out lying!"yells in the heart.

"Need kenape diem while staring at me like that? You must have told me in your heart, right?"tanya babe guessed.

"Eh.kora Cang. Swipe su'uzon aje with aye!"dani's upset.

"You look suspicious! Let's get out now!"babe said as she got out of the car.

"Damn it! I was suspicious only. Am I ape copet?!"yells in the heart.

"Dannniii..ammer!"screaming babe.

"Iiiyeee cang." replied Dani while getting out of his car.

Babe is still staring at the tiny, simple house. The house was covered with tiles that had partly begun to crack. The house also only has two nako window panes, one of which is either missing or broken and replaced with a single glass. The house is not as bright and beautiful as the house around it. The walls of the house are only covered by bricks that are not in cement or paint. In front of the terrace is a weathered wooden chair at a termite meal. Babe glares at Dani at a glance, from his gaze it can be seen that Babe is very surprised by the condition of Mira's parents' house. He did not believe, how could the parents of Doctor Mira send his son to the medical faculty, if the state of his house like this. Everyone also knows that sending their children to medical school requires a lot of money.

"Come cang. Hunts are empty if we stand here continue." said Dani.

"OK." replied babe briefly.

Dani and Babe stand at the entrance of Doctor Mira's parents' house. Dani knocked and said hello at the door of the house.

"Tuk Tuk Tuk" knocked at the door.

"Assalammualaikum" Dani said.

Dani waited a long time for an answer from inside the house. Then he tried to knock back on the door and say hello.

"Assalammualad"

"Waalaikumsalam" a voice answered someone from inside the house. The man opened the door wide and looked at the figure of two men standing at the door of his house.

"You who? Looking for who?"ask the middle-aged woman who looks fragile.

"Sorry to disturb you... I'm Dani, Mira's college friend and this is my uncle." replied Dani.

"Oohh.his friend Mira. Rarely do Mira's schoolmates play here. Let's go in.."so Mira's mother.

Babe and Dani enter the house. There was no good and luxurious furniture in the house. There was only a tube television, a small fan and a mat that had been torn everywhere. Mira's mother lets Babe and Dani sit on the mat. While sitting on the mat, Babe looked around the room in the house.

The floor of the house was made of cement, the roof was not covered so that it was clearly visible roof tiles of the house. In the house there are two rooms that are only covered with hollow curtains so that Babe can see a little situation in the room from the gap.

Babe let out a long sigh while shaking her head. Soon Mira appeared with a limp step carrying a tray containing two glasses of warm tea water. He placed the tray in front of Babe and Dani.

"Please drink sir.mas.sorry only warm tea. I haven't had time to buy sugar at the stall." said Mira's mother let Babe and Dani.

"Thank you ma'am. Don't bother." replied babe.

"No sir.I'm not at all bothered. I'm so glad that a guest came to my shabby hut." said Mira's mother.

"I'm sorry.bapak and his mas are there any need to come here? My son Mira is causing trouble again huh in town? Duuhh.that child has never changed before, always cause trouble." said Mira's mother.

"Eh no ma'am. We came here just for friendship." replied Dani.

"It's okay, ma'am. Honestly speaking...I'm used to going to strangers who get angry because my son makes trouble in the city or in the loan sharks because Mira borrowed tens of millions but not paid for years. So I had to give up my parents' inheritance and my property to pay Mira's debt. There's not a dime I have now. The land and buildings of this house are a gift from the people here. To eat only I have to sell fried food first sir, his capital was borrowed from neighbors." said Mira's mother.

"Sorry mom...If you may know, how can a mother's child go to medical school?"ask babe.

"Oohh... thank God because Mira is smart and often gets a class rating, she gets a scholarship to enter the state campus but...."Mira's mother stopped talking for a moment.

"The campus only free tuition for one semester only, the rest of my brother who finance the needs of Mira from paying costs, food, transportation money and tuition fees every semester. Thank God my economy is better than mine." continued Mother Mira.

"So Mira lives with the capital's sister in town?"ask babe.

"Oh no sir, now he's hanging out near his internship. He used to live with my sister but only for one year because he didn't fit in with his cousin, Tika." answered Mira's mother.

"Why doesn't Mira fit in with Tika, her own cousin, ma'am? ask Dani.

"Mira used to tell that Tika always ruled him and considered Mira his assistant. Then I advised Mira to be patient with Tika. Because Tika was her only child and was always spoiled by her parents, so everyone had to obey her orders. Moreover, Mira was financed her life by Ayammt Tika, inevitably she had to obey what Tika said." replied Mira's mother.

"Then did Mira come back here often, ma'am?"ask Dani.

Mira's mother was silent for a moment.she looked down for a long time and saw tears falling on her cheeks.

"Hiks.hiks...hiks. Let alone come to see me, call or send a letter to me neither.hiks...hiks...hiks.." said Mira's mother crying.

Babe and Dani look on Mira's mother's pity. She didn't expect Mira to be able to do that to her own birth mother.

"Prophe mom.sabar.." said Dani while giving her handkerchief to Mother Mira.

"Thank you mas.." said Mira's mother took a handkerchief and wiped the tears that fell on her cheek.

"If I may want to ask for the address of Mira's house and aunt in the city of ma'am. Maybe I can persuade Mira to go home to see mom." Dani said.

"I have a mas.I'll take the address back to you..."Mira's mother stands up leaving Babe and Dani to her room.

Shortly after, Mira's mother came carrying a golden yellow envelope that looked very luxurious.

"Alhamdulillah.I still keep the envelope given by my sister. Usually if you want to fast and Eid, my brother sends money to me. I always keep the envelope just in case, at any time I have more money to go to the city to visit my brother and son. This is sir.mas.." said Mira's mother while thrusting the envelope.

"May I keep it, ma'am?"ask Dani.

"Please mas.I still exist." said Mira's mother was friendly.

"Alright. We excuse you ma'am.hari is already afternoon. We're going back to town." said Babe.

"Thank you for visiting my shabby hut. I'm sorry I don't have a decent meal to serve to you and me."

"It's okay ma'am. We don't want to bother you." replied Dani.

"Oh yes mas. send greetings when I meet Mira, say I miss him at all."

Dani was stunned to hear Mira's mother's words.

"Good ma'am. I will tell you later. We'll excuse you, ma'am.." said Dani.

"thank you. Be careful on the road, mas.pak.." said Mira's mother with a smile.