Don't Take My Son

Should I Faithfully Wait?

Studying at a state college is a dream of Kharisa, let alone entering a favorite college in West Java is a pride for him. Since leaving his father he realized what it was like to live life, there was no luxury, let alone poya-foya. He did not want to burden his mother who relied on savings and sold jewelry to connect the four of them with Rakha, income from working in pesantren foundation is not enough, not enough to eat everyday, not enough to eat, mama also worked in the foundation not to earn income, purely wanting to help, as a form of gratitude also because it has been accepted in the boarding school environment, especially by Abah and family. Simple life, as it were, that's what Kharisa now lives.

Going to college, as a student, he had to part with his mother, but not with his favorite son Rakha, he could not part with her, because Rakha still had to get ASI, actually he could give PASI, anyway now Rakha has started to get extra food, pas Kharisa began college Rakha even six months. But Kharisa could not bear if Rakha should be given PASI, he knew so great the nutritional content in ASI, dear if Rakha did not get it. Finally Rakha brought Kharisa with Bi Nani although mama must be sad to be away from her daughter and granddaughter. They contracted a tenement house in the village of residents who are a little far from the campus Kharisa, quite cheaper than the rent near the campus, the house is very simple only has one bedroom, living room, living room, kitchenette and bathroom. It was already tolerable than having to stay in a boarding room, there was a living room that could be used for Rakha to play.

His days were full of enthusiasm, studying, studying, achieving good achievements with the target of his GPA above average, his goal was none other than to get a scholarship, to ease the burden of his mother. And in this first semester the struggle was not in vain, he achieved a GPA of 3.5, really a good start. Of course this satisfactory result can not be separated from the role of his best friend who for one year always accompanied him, who else if not Faisal.

"Neng, we have to make a target that we have to achieve in this first semester, let's write down our target to be directed." That's what Faisal said to Kharisa on the first day of college after they carried out the introduction of campus or ospek.

"Written in the agenda book that is carried every day, let us always remember the target, sometimes we like to forget, lulled, or lazy, the record of the target will be a reminder for us." Faisal did have a structured way of working, it was passed down from his father, including his brothers as well as that.

"A What's the target?" Kharisa peeked at Faisal's notes in his agenda book.

"If you want to see, don't look at it..."

"Wow...cool if the target, I also want ah, it's okay the same, let us graduate together, graduation together." Kharisa looked amazed at what Faisal had written.

"But I don't cumlaude is also okay, as long as the GPA can pass the standard for continued S2."

"Why afraid to make dreams high, free is not paid, it is precisely for motivation, for a reminder that we have dreams like this, for example, in the future we want to be relaxed and embarrassed by what we have written, this is also a prayer." Kharisa Manggut-mangut listen to Faisal. True, why the responsibility of building a dream, would not it be the most beautiful gift for his mother when graduation later he was called as a graduate student with cumlaude grades, he said, how all of that will be experienced if dreaming of it is also afraid.

"Yes, I'll write down my highest dream."

That's how the two of them always help each other and motivate to be successful together.

"Neng, God willing the last day A Isal to the campus, so the Sabbath we can go home, later A Isal contact the father let us be picked up." Faisal was visiting Kharisa's contract, every day he must have come to meet Rakha who increasingly makes him anxious, would miss if not met just one day. Rakha was sitting holding a small trumpet toy, put it in his mouth until wet, occasionally he crawled to pick up other toys, cars were his favorite toys, his favorite toys, the most frequently played red race car. Faisal kept him behind, Rakha was learning to stand, still unable to balance his body, sometimes still often fell so must be guarded.

"I'm going to the campus last tomorrow, going to the library to return books, all checking short semester info, if anyone wants to take some SKS, hopefully in ACC lecturer advisor." According to Kharisa's target he will pursue his target to graduate early, the maximum graduating in semester seven.

"So fix well we go home Saturday." Faisal confirmed again. "Ashiiic...Rhaka wants to go home, want to see Oma as Enin well..." Oma is the name for Kharisa's mother, while Enin is for Faisal's mother.

"A...if Sunday is coming home...?" Tanya Kharisa hesitated. Faisal turned towards Kharisa who was sitting on his left.

"Neng still no activity?" Yes, A Isal will call you to pick up Sunday."

"Not an activity on campus....Neng wants to go to Jakarta, A Isal can not nganter?"

"A Isal once said, right, if Rafael can not be contacted through social media, the last alternative came to his house, who knows he came home for the new year holiday." In his little heart Kharisa hopes to meet Rafael, if not, can get his contact no. He believes Rafael contacted him to the HP no left at his home, it seems impossible if he forgets it. He knows how Rafael loves him so much, a cold man who is liked by many students in his school finally anchored his heart to the cute girl who always avoids him, who else if not him, who else, rafael had been chasing after him, not abstaining from retreat even though he had been rejected, so it was very unlikely that Rafael just left him, let alone not want to be responsible for his actions. It's just a matter of lost contact.

"Who knows Rafael returns home for the new year in Indonesia."

"Did you tell Mama?" As Faisal knew Kharisa's mother once forbade Kharisa to seek Rafael, he was probably so disappointed in the family that Rafael did not accept Kharisa's pregnancy.

"If you know, he'll definitely ban it, so I won't tell Mama, please A Isal don't say yes either." Pinta Kharisa, he hopes that Faisal will help him a lot.

"A Can Isal help car rental? I want to take Rakha too, who knows if I can meet her father." Kharisa said softly, look of sadness on his face. She regrets that Rakha had to come to the world by mistake, born into a world without a father beside her. Suddenly he grabbed Rakha into his carrier, there was no rejection from Rakha, even the bully boy looked at the face of his mother who was on it that looks sad and teary eyes, he said, of course Rakha did not understand his mother's mood, he continued to play his toys with his newly overgrown gums. Hugged tightly to the small body, making Rakha a little thrashing, until a small sobbing sounded and a shock on Kharisa's back

"Zinc......." Faisal was so sorry to see Kharisa crying, for a long time he did not see Kharisa crying over his fate, he thought Kharisa would not cry him again. But it turns out he was wrong.

"Pity of Rakha's gang...here...." Faisal grabbed Rakha who thrashed, maybe he felt uncomfortable being held tightly to his momy, or disturbed who was cool with his toys. Rakha had moved in Faisal's arms, seeing Kharisa rubbing dry his wet cheeks with both hands.

"Go back from here A Isal to the rental place, Saturday right? what time does it leave?" Seeing Kharisa crying Faisal did not deny Kharisa's wishes, instead will directly book his car from now on, so as not to run out, usually a weekend rental car selling sweet.

"Seven hours we're leaving." Kharisa replied as he moved to the room, before long he returned with a hundred thousand bills.

"This is to pay for the car rental." Kharisa handed it to Faisal.

"It's too much....." Faisal took half of it and returned the rest.

"Save it first in A Isal, for its provisions. This isn't money from mama, this is my savings from the profits of being a reseller of Moza Tea clothes." Faisal nodded his head, it turned out that Kharisa had prepared him. He also came home, apparently the child padlocked in his car was asleep.

After Faisal came home, he put Rakha to bed, he also lay beside Rakha, on a foam mattress that was directly on the floor. He stared at the ceiling of the room from a simple ceiling, his mind glazed over how on Saturday he would visit Rafael's house, would he meet Rafael, or should he feel again disappointed not to be able to meet him? Will his family accept his arrival, accepting the Rakha they once wanted to get rid of?

If he still can not meet with Rafael, should he continue to be patient, faithful waiting for him, as he promised when Rafael left for America.

El achieve your dreams, I will be faithfully waiting for you.

seriate.....