"THE COUNTRY BEHIND THE RAINBOW"

farmboy

that afternoon the sun shone very bright.Hot and stinging air, felt santiago who was lying on his bed.suddenly he was surprised by the sound of a clock walker that sounded in the corner of his room.

" it's twelve o'clock in the afternoon I must be hungry and exhausted.pity father he's been working all day long I have to deliver food for him immediately."

with hurry santiago jumped from the top of his bed, then headed to the kitchen.he opened some cabinets.

"there's nothing here to eat, and it looks like Amanda hasn't cooked anything since this morning.she's definitely been to town with her kids."

without delay santiago ran to the front yard of the house.he took a bicycle and pedaled it to a food stall located not far from where he lived.

the food stall was a special stall that sold food to the riders who passed the road and when they were hungry, they stopped and ate there.

"sir, I'll order some rice and some meat."

while giving money, Santiago ordered food and waited for his order.After he finished back pedaling his bike down the highway,then enter a small road in the hills, through the dense pine forest and a small river that flows clear around it until finally it arrived at a tea plantation.

from afar an old man smiled and greeted him while wiping the sweat that slid from his forehead all over his body.

"santiago, have you come, son?look, see what you brought today for your father."

with a warm embrace santiago approached the man and took him to a hut house they used to use to rest after tired of work.

"dad, I brought rice and meat for daddy.dad must be hungry.now is the time for dad to eat, and take a break for me who will take the place of daddy picking those tea leaves."

Mr. albert the sixty-five-year-old man's name is Santiago's father and is the owner of the tea plantation with the largest land in his territory.

as a tea businessman, Mr. albert was very active in working and opening jobs in his place, by hiring approximately ninety employees in the tea garden in charge of cleaning the land and picking tea shoots.

the days of Mr. albert is very busy with producing tea leaves that will be sent to a company in the city to be processed.

and during the long holidays, Santiago every day deliver food for his father, while helping the father to work on the plantation.Santiago is very proud of his father.he was never embarrassed when at the college where he attended college,his friends called him a farm boy.

Mr. Albert opened the package of food that his son brought.

"son, did you buy any more food?why not bring food from home, son?"

the young man looked at his father.

"dad was right, I did buy it from the stall.because it seems that amanda is busy today and she does not cook anything at home.she goes to town with her two children."

mr. albert's face immediately turned moody.he knew exactly, if santiago came by carrying food wrapped, he said,so that means amanda does not cook at home, because it has been repeatedly it is in nature where amanda is only busy taking care of her friends,or go spend money to spend it in the city for a full day with her two daughters regina and diana.

"dad had expected it. Surely amanda did not cook anything else at home.and this has often been done since long ago.

sometimes, the father regrets having married a woman like amanda, her abusive nature and also her indifference to our family,it makes me think that amanda is not a good woman.she is not like your late loving mother.while amanda never did her duty and duty as a good mother.she only targets our wealth, but she does not,and squandered dad's money."

the old face looked very sad without realizing it a drop of warm water fell from the eyelids of Mr. albert.

he was very disappointed with his wife's attitude.for years he harbored a very deep heartache towards amanda.

"dad, let's eat.dad don't be sad there is still me who will always take care and care of father.do not think again well."

the boy was moved to see the sadness that emanated on his father's face.he embraced him and persuaded the father to eat.

time has gradually fallen by the afternoon.the sun has begun

it sank and the sky looked dark.

some workers have returned to their homes.

"dad, it's time for us to go home.it's getting dark."

"you're right santiago.ayo we're getting ready to go home son."

after packing all the equipment, the father and son rushed home.

santiago hugged his father and they came home on a mountain bike, passing small streets down the hill along the plantation until they finally reached home.

"mother, diana, come here try to see the dresses I bought these are all very beautiful.I will wear them tomorrow on my girlfriend's birthday.diana,,,, you come down here!"

regina is the second child of amanda from her first husband.The twenty-one-year-old girl is very ambitious exactly like her mother.she does not hesitate to buy everything she wants even at a high price.

from the front door, Master Albert noticed the behavior of one of his stepchildren.regina bought some fancy dresses, as well as bags, as well as several pairs of shoes that he let scatter on the table.

there were also some large cardboard boxes scattered in the living room and the room

filled their groceries.

"where are you and your mother?"

mr. albert surprised regina with his question.

"hi dad, so dad's coming home apparently?diana and mom were upstairs, maybe they were asleep from exhaustion."

the man looked at the girl in front of him with cold eyes.as if he was not happy with everything he saw.regina seemed to understand with the gaze of his stepfather's eyes.he became misbehaved and hurriedly packed all the things that were scattered on the table, then went into his room.

in a feeling of resentment and resentment, Master albert left the room and went into his room, and immediately took a bath to clean his body.

"santiago, I've got tea with my dad, I've made you warm tea."

with a tray and two glasses of warm tea, Mr. Albert came out of the kitchen and invited santiago to have tea together in the living room while chatting.

the sound of someone walking down the stairs.

"albert, honey, are you home?why don't you call me to prepare some tea for you?"

amanda came down from her room, approached her husband and santiago, who were sitting chatting while embracing Mr. Albert and intending to give him a kiss.

"no need amanda.I can do it myself.after all for the past eight years, I have been used to doing anything without your help.you should have sorted all your groceries in the room

because, my eyes are already pretty claustrophobic at it."

he threw his wife's hand from his body, and pushed her aside.Santiago was surprised to see what his father did to the woman.he immediately got up from his seat, entered his room, and,and let mister albert be with amanda in the living room.