A Choice's

Go Together

The first day in Sulawesi Salsa passed with fatigue because it had just arrived, after a journey of approximately 2 days began when leaving his home until now has been in a completely different place.

Salsa feels a lot of difference between the place now and the village which he thinks is very environmentally friendly and also very familiar with its neighbors.

When in a new place, not many people come to greet him, not least the neighbors who are right to the right of his omnya house.

neighbors are busy with their respective activities and do not bother to think about the life of the person next to them. Really two feel a very different atmosphere with his hometown.

"Tante, here when the holidays no one comes to see you or what?". Salsa asked curiously with her new life.

"Well, there are usually, but not many, at most just the next-door neighbors and Auntie friends who live around here". Aunt Irna explained and the explanation really looks very different from the village.

"Ooh is that?. So here Salsa has no friends playing dong". Salsa felt her life had changed and she wanted to have friends like she had in her village.

"This is a rame, a lot of people, but he's a school boy and if you want to have a friend later Aunty call a aunt student here ask your friend".

"No need to tan, he would want to learn too. Let me just gini, later will also get used to it". Salsa refused her offer because she felt bad to be accompanied by her students who were still studying.

Salsa so think about when he was in his hometown and while on vacation he did not feel at home, he just wanted to come to his best friend's house to just play hide and seek and cook.

But it was a different place. Let alone anyone to be invited to play, for just a story it feels very difficult according to Salsa.

Salsa had to try to get used to the new atmosphere which for him was very difficult and difficult to adapt to his new environment. Due to the lack of friends and lack of interaction between neighbors and even neighbors who still count one wall it feels very difficult to find.

Factors of work and busyness of each so it is very difficult to interact with neighbors.

He also can not often communicate with his father and mother because he does not have his own mobile phone and if he wants to talk to his father or mother he can only borrow aunty or omnya.

Om Ilham had also left for his school, he left home early in the morning. Salsa has not been allowed to go to school because he said he was waiting for Wednesday to go to school, and now it is still Monday.There are still 2 more days he can come to his new school.

He will be in a new school, a new friend, a new teacher. Everything is new, no one Salsa knows in her new place. Everything looks foreign.

"Tante, what time do you usually come home?"

"Usually you come home from school at 13:30 or 14:00. Why son?".

"Nothing tan, Salsa just wanted to know".

"What do you want to eat today?". Ask Aunt Irna to Salsa.

"So much aunty, what does Salsa eat tan".

"Yes already, aunty cook vegetable spinach aja yes, or want to stir-fry shrimp?"

Hearing the sauteed shrimp taste of Salsa that had said it was up to change immediately.

"Tompefry on a tan". He replied with a smile because he really wanted to eat sauteed shrimp.

"Yes already if you want to stir-fry shrimp, aunty makein first".

"Iyya aunty". she replied while waiting for her om to come because the clock had already shown at half-two in the afternoon.

"Tante, um not yet Dateng anyway? usually late Dateng or what?". Ask Salsa curiously.

"Out of course you have a job at school or again on the road, son. Wh why? want to wait for lunch?". Ask Salsa who is still sitting on the porch.

"It's still a long time to eat first. Salsa was hungry tan". refused Salsa because her stomach was not able to be friendly to wait for the arrival of her om.

"Yes tan, end of new old om dateng. Salsa is a very laper".

Can not wait any longer finally Salsa eat first and rest after eating. Moments after Salsa ate finally the long-awaited om came too, he brought lunch.

"Well, what brings food?. Is this where you eat?. He asked with a little protest because he came with food, while the tantenya had eaten with salsa.

"Ooh this. This is from school sa. earlier there was a meeting and a lot of food did not run out, so take it home".

"Ooh.kirain Salsa om buy at the stall (while laughing). Have you eaten yet?".

"Of course I ate at school. Oh yes, if Salsa wants to eat again take it in the box".

"Ntar aja om, Salsa was full of eating sauteed shrimp earlier". Reject Salsa by holding her stomach that is difficult to breathe because she feels very full.

"Yes, I'll eat it tonight".

after the rice that he ate was exhausted and no longer felt tight because of the satiety.he chose to stay still and rest because of fatigue due to a long trip that he felt was not finished.

He chose to take a nap and with great difficulty he tried to adapt to the very different environment he felt when he was in his village.

Salsa sleeps by holding back the longing for her parents as well as her sister. Not a week had he left but he felt that he had been away for months.

He was very trying and forced his eyes to be closed and could forget his longing even for a moment.

After some time Salsa tried to sleep but his efforts remained in vain because he could not pretend to be fine while his heart was raging to talk to his father and mother. Finally Salsa chose to borrow his phone and call his mother.

When Salsa called, the third ring was picked up by her mother.

"Assalamu'alaikum mother".

"Wa'alaikumussalam son, how are you baby? you're healthy, right?".

"Alhamdulillah Salsa is healthy Ma'am. How's this? dad, Fawwaz and the others are all healthy, aren't you?". Ask Salsa with bertili2 as if to know the news of everyone.

"Thank God, everything is good, baby, don't worry. Allah's Inshaa is always in Allah's protection". His mother replied calmly as if she did not miss her son in the least. But in his heart. Fitri misses her son very much.

"Alhamdulillah if all is well, ma'am. Salsa just really wants to know how mom, dad, and Fawwaz are doing".

"We're all healthy here, son. You are there studying well and pray for all who are here healthy, you are there who diligently learn. Doain's mom from here".

"Iyya Bu inshaa Allah Salsa has entered school on Wednesday. Doain salsa yes Mom".

"Yes son. Mother always doain you".

After a conversation with his mother, Salsa's heart calmed down a little and he was able to sleep without thinking much about the person in his house.

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