Dimadu Tak Semanis Honey

CHAPTERS. 1

The rooster crowed so loudly woke me who was sound asleep, not only because the sound of the chicken that made me wake up, I was used to wake up at 2.30 am to perform tahajjud prayers.

I rubbed my two eyeballs that still felt sticky, I patted the blanket that began to thin, The cold that pierced the bone marrow I did not ignore, I ignored, my house is located at the foot of the mountains so the weather is very cold, plus the bathroom is outside the house, the bathroom is made of bamboo and wooden rinses on top of a fish pond belonging to one of the residents. I was lucky to have such a good neighbor.

I roll my long sleeves up on the elbows. I clean my face before doing ablution.

The creaking of the floor of my house made of wooden planks accompanied my steps that night, I heard the voices of my Father and brother Zidan who were snoring at each other.

I laughed amusedly at them.I continued my steps towards the room, I took the shabby face I had hung on the back of my bedroom door, it is not that I have no other face until I have to wear this worn out face, I have another face, but it is only used during tarawih in Ramadan or during Eid al-Fitr or eid al-Adha prayers only.

Allahuahbar....

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Assalamualaikumwarohamtulli. I raised my hands to pray and asked that I, Father and Zidan always be given health. Well, health is the main thing that I have to get because if we are sick we are confused about where to get the cost, even for food and school Zidan alone is very fitting. to get around it, I had to go to the neighboring garden to pick up some cassava leaves or papaya for me to make a side dish.

I closed the Qur'an mushaf when I heard the Adhan reverberating, the dawn has come.

Father woke up, following the sound of Zidan's steps who also woke up to perform dawn prayers.

My routine after the dawn prayer was the kitchen, I lit the clay stove you made, to cook rice and everything.

Uh! where is the money for us to buy a gas stove, although the stove can be bought then what about the refill gas? Yes, it is better to use a furnace only with energy to find firewood in the forest.

I cooked rice for us this morning before we did each other's activities. Thank God this morning can eat with tempe, there is a neighbor who gave us a small board of tempe, although it is a bit rotten but quite, this is worth being grateful for, right?

I sliced it into little dice, I punched it in bamboo sticks, I spilled it with salt water and a little flavoring and I burned it like satay. There is no oil for frying.

Zidan came over in his school uniform. He was ready with his hat and hat. Mr. is a farm worker, today you get a job to hoe the neighboring fields, you get a wage of 30,000, work from morning until the Adhan Dzuhur reverberate. It is noteworthy to buy Zidan's taste and school fees, although the school is free, but the stationery must buy itself. Don't ask me, 'cause my mom was gone, three years ago.

We ate with great food even with a very simple side dish, only I added sambal that contained only chilli and salt, chili that I picked myself from the side of the house. It was a very good breakfast because it was full of gratitude in our hearts.

Zidan and Father went to their respective destinations. Now my next job is to clean up all the household. My house is not good, only a house with wooden planks, the walls are also made of bamboo groves. Even so I always keep the cleanliness and tidiness of the house, our cooking utensils mang furnace but you can make sure there is no ash or charcoal in my kitchen, everything I clean after every cooking, I clean everything, after all I cook only once in the morning at meals to arrive later in the afternoon with the same side dish.

Homework is in order, it's time for me to clean up. After taking a bath I took ablution water, because I had to perform Dhuha prayer, I taught and recited until dzuhr time arrived.

I had seen when washing clothes, broomstick made by the Father was still left like his, I intend children to go around to the next village and sell it, he said, may all sell so that I can buy Zidan a pencil replacing his old pencil that lives as wide as the fingers of the hand. Hixes

I worked until dzuhur, to fill the time after dzuhur father made a broom, enough to increase income even if the broom was sold.

There were six more brooms left, I tied all the brooms together, I hung them on a bamboo that was maybe 150cm long. I kept the bamboo on my right shoulder. With Bismillah I step foot to sell, hopefully there is a rupiah that I can bring today. Aamyn

"sweep lidi..."

I shouted out loud enough to hope that the person inside the house heard and went out to buy my broom. But after reaching the end of my village area, no one wants to buy, probably because their broom is still there and in good condition.

The scorching sun was hot on my cheeks, I made sure my face was flushed like a tomato. People say I have very white and clean skin, they say I am the most beautiful girl in this village, is that right? I think they're right.he he he

It's just that even though a lot of young men like me, no one wants to marry me, is it possible that I'm a child? at 18 years old do I still say little boy? but why do friends my age even have children? My friend said that because I come from a very poor family, no one wants to talk to you. Oh my shame on this poor fate.

"Neng, here" Shouted a mother with a fertile stature. With a sigh I approached the mother.

"How much is your broom? want one yes"

"15,000 just ma'am"

"aihh maha oruh Neng, nawar ya 10 thousand ajah"

"no ma'am, I can't eat later"

"what a neng ass, not 15 thousand really, down the price"

"sook bu 13 thousand ajahnya, I korting 2rb is good enough to buy masanyo beef flavor"

"ihh still expensive oruh Neng, already 12 thousand only"

"yes oruh then dope take the broom, mother choose her own"

Hadeuhhhh, no one can not fight mother if you have argued what else is bargaining. It's better than not bringing any money at all I thought.

"Neng dear really yes have a beautiful face must sell a broom, even though it is suitable if you are a model"

"Mom's naon model? Advertising model flip flops?"

"All advertising models flip flops mah seliatan his legs ajah"

"Ha ha ha si mom mah can wae, already ah mom I want to go around again yeah hopefully the broom is all abis"

"Aamiin Neng, get around again"

"hiya bu hatur nuhun, assalamualaikum..."

"Girishal"

A smile still adorns my face, perhaps the grace of God gives me a beautiful face, but it has not given me a better degree of living. Ah, but God is fair, we just have to believe in all his decisions.

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"Siti, this is the money that you work today, simple well, use it for important things only"

"yes sir"

"sook or you sleep, already night afraid not to be able to wake up for tahajud if you sleep too night. Zidan Hayu we're sleeping too"

I cleaned the dishes and glasses, Thank God there was a good neighbor who sent us fried cassava one plate, the three of us ate it in a warm tea hook.

The night is getting colder, the wind in and out freely through the gap between my house that is open quite wide.

I cleaned my mattress that had hardened, the cotton had rotted, many patches where. Even with pillows and blankets, it looks like these pillows are more fitting called weathered wood.

krekkkkk

Just now that I wanted to break down my body, I was shocked by the sound coming from the tip of my foot. I got up and looked at him to check what was going on.

Hupf! My fragile blanket was torn, even though it only concerned my big toe. So what try? Hixes.

It's okay, maybe all this happened so I didn't fall asleep so fast that I left my conversation with Him in the next third of the night.

It is always prejudiced, until everything will happen well, is not God what we think is right? as far as I know that's what my teacher told me in the madrasah first.

uhuk uhuk

uhuk uhuk

faintly faint I heard a voice, I got up and looked around, looking for my hijab, I opened my eyes to open perfectly.

uhuk uhuk

Uh! that's Dad, why do you keep coughing? maybe he's sick. I immediately rushed to the kitchen to get a glass of warm water.

"this is sir drink first"

"Hatur nohun, sleep again Ajah Ti, it's still night, you'll miss your tahajud"

"yes sir"

I see the clock is not yet time for me to wake up tahajjud prayer.it is still at 11 pm. I went back to the room, actually I did not want to sleep, wanted to accompany Father, but my eyes can not be compromised it was very tired after going around selling brooms to the neighboring village, although the broom that I managed to sell only two, but Alhamdulillah againan also Mr. gave the money of his work to me, tomorrow I can buy Mr. medicine from the stall so that his cough improves.

I lay down my body again, I still hear you coughing, until slowly the sound is getting faint and gone. Hzzzz!!!!

The rooster belonging to the neighbors again crowed, I carried out my worship routine as usual, until the completion of dawn prayers.

I hunted to the side of the house, there happened to be a wild spinach plant growing there. Today I will make a clear vegetable for the father who is coughing.

I picked the wild spinach, and then washed it in the shower. I plucked it into a small part, I put the spinach into boiling water, only I added tomatoes and flavored masanyo chicken, without onions and white, I added, I give you some water so you can eat for lunch.

"Teh, have you bought the pencil yet? zidan's pencil is hard to use, it's too short" Zidan said as we ate.

"Yet, Zidan buy his own in the stall ceu Mimin, later teteh pangunna love"

"His tea"

Zidan looks sumringah while eating rice that is only full of vegetable water without any vegetables.

Money from the sale of brooms and the work of the Father I will use to buy rice and pay the electricity bill. My house electricity bill is not expensive only spend 28,000 per month. Naturally because in my house there are only a few bulb seeds only. The rest I buy side dishes for the afternoon and buy cough medicine for you.

"The fountain...."

"The mango... What's neng geulis going to buy?"

"this ceu, want to buy a kilo sma of cough medicine"

"saha nu sick Neng?Neng's sick of coughing?"

"Not ceu, Mr. who is sick cough z last night sampe tea can not sleep"

"Oh, yes, euceu got the rice first "

"His ceu"

I saw Ceu Mimin weighing the rice, he put it in a black plastic bag. Then take the cough medicine shinguan. He also picked up some vegetables that I didn't order.

"This Neng there are vegetables that did not sell yesterday, have withered a little but are still worthy of consumption really"

"oh ceu hatur nohun, troublesome it will be"

"ah te nanaon Neng, don't bother anyway"

"How much can rice be the same as medicine?"

"17 thousand neng"

I gave 20 thousand one piece of money.

"It's neng back her 3 grand"

"yes, thank you"

"sami sami neng"

Although living in poverty, but Allah sent me good neighbors, this is also the blessing and sustenance that Allah sent for me.

I came home happy, brought Ceu Mimin vegetables, he had a food stall and other household necessities, he also sold side dishes and other vegetables.

"Alhamdulillah, this afternoon Mr and Zidan can eat vegetables not only water only"

I talked to myself, along the way I kept smiling happily, with vegetables and medicine for my father.

I can't wait to cook for dinner tonight, I'll cook vegetable soup, because there's carrots, cabbage and leeks. I just need to sort it out and throw away a little bit of vegetables that have started to rot at the ends.

While I can cook the kale for tomorrow morning, I just have to soak the tip of the stalk in a bucket of water then the kale will not wither until tomorrow morning.