Dream of the Village Girl

Chapter 7 Departure Day

There was also the day of Naura's departure to the city, father,emak, Naya, Nanda and some neighbors such as sister Tia, and his sister and Mona's bik wife Mang Gusti who was curious to take Naura just to the district. I rented a pick-up car from Mang Gusti next door to our house. From home to the district takes 1.5 hours not to mention access roads are still a concern. The road that has never been touched by asphalt is still based on a hollow and rocky red soil.

“ is all right Ra?no one misses.” Mother said reminding.

“iya is all mak,” replied Naura while checking back her luggage. Naura only brought the items needed such as clothes, laptops, and some meat rendang dishes that have been cooked by the mother for a few days and 5 jt of money.

“Your phone don't miss Ra, it will be difficult for you to contact his sister bu Desi.” Timpal.

“already Naura put in mak backpack, already all.”

All the people who wanted to deliver Naura had gathered in the yard of the father's house, they one by one climbed into the pick up car, although the open tub did not dampen their spirits,I sat in front accompanying Mang Gusti to drive. After all riding in the car drove slowly leaving the father's yard. Along the way we were in the back of the car unceasingly chatting and joking sometimes interspersed with laughing sounds from them. Naura had already told sister Dara that she had left the house at 09:00 a.m. So at the time of pick up coincides with the time of returning home from work, Dara.

Arriving at the district terminal, they wait for a moment for the bus to be boarded by Naura, Nanda helps her brother bring Naura's belongings into the bus trunk. The bus leaves in 10 minutes.

“ Be careful on the road ya Naura. After arriving at the boarding you do not forget to call ya?” said mother while shedding tears and hugging Naura's body.

“ Yes mak,?” answer Naura

Naura said goodbye one by one, kissed the back of the hands of father and mother and hugged Naya.

Just this time, Naura went far away and lived parted ways with her family, while entering the bus, Naura's tears did not stop flowing. He was sitting in his chair by the window. The men who delivered Naura were also powerless to hold back their cries.

When the departure time had arrived, the bus slowly drove away from the terminal, Naura waved from inside the bus, until it was not seen again.

The journey to the city is quite far, it takes 4 hours. The bus continued to go through a fairly solid highway. Throughout the journey Naura always make prayers to be safe until the destination. Naura was on the bench of the middle row, her best friend a mother who was in her 40s. Seen from his appearance that uses a batik-patterned brown robe combined with a hijab that is in the same color Naura has a friendly nature, wherever he is, he does not like to be silent, he does not like to be silent, if there is a person next to him, Naura not infrequently reprimands first.

“ Sorry mom, where are you going?” ask Naura kindly.

“i want to visit my son's house in the city of M nak.” Answer the mother

“Oh we're in the direction of bu, but I'm in the city of B his.”

“ohya, it's a big city son, does any business what are you there?”

“ I want to college bu, and it's my first time away from family.”

"Amin, yes ma'am, ohya, meet my name Naura”

“my mom Hasmi. I salute you the same desire to continue education is so great. Rarely do we who from the village have such a desire.”

“ Yes ma'am, even in my class only I myself want to continue bu, not to mention the words of neighbors so cynical and trivial. Uuhh sometimes make heart and soul hot bu.” Oceh Naura is upset.

“ you who are patient, make their speech becomes your encouragement if in the middle of the road you feel deadlocked if you remember it again you will be excited again.” Advice from Hasmi.

“ Yes ma'am, thank you ma'am, it turns out that even outside I can meet good people and like mind bu.”

“ yes equally Naura.”

Along the way they also continue to chat from serious to a topic that is terrible. Sometimes there was a laughing sound from the two of them. Even though they had just met, they were already very familiar. Naura is grateful on her long journey, she meets the friendly Hasmi maam as well. Until it did not feel the bus they were riding had gone to the city of M where the stop of Hasmi bu. The bus stopped at the stop, Hasmi was ready to go down and did not forget to say goodbye to Naura.

“ Mom first yes Ra, hope you fast until destination.”

“iya ma'am, thank you mom for being Naura's travel companion, hopefully we can meet again.” Naura said while shaking hands kissing the back of Hasmi's hand.

After the passengers to the city of M disembarked, the bus continued to its destination city. From city M to city B, it only takes 1 hour. Naura rushes to send a WA message to Dara's brother's number that he has arrived in M city.

[Assalamualaikum kak Dara, this Naura Naura has arrived in the city of M, if it has arrived at the terminal will Naura tell you again brother huh?]

After sending a message, Naura also sent a WA message to Naya, They reciprocated the message until a reply message from Kak Dara entered, Naura rushed to open the message.

[Walaikumsalam Ra, yes later tell my sister, this brother is getting ready to go home and immediately glide to the terminal.]

[ohya Ra, it's likely that you'll be late for work because the city's street hours are jammed. Later you wait for my brother, in the stall that is outside the terminal.]

The message was sent, without waiting for long Naura immediately replied to him.

[yes brother, Naura will wait for brother.]

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