Dreams for Real

33

Rendra digested Bela's words, it is true what Bela said he does not need to forget his wife, he just needs to put his wife in his heart.

“Sorry if I misspoke” Bela realized that he was sassy and meddled with Rendra's personal affairs

“No problem” said Rendra

After arriving in front of Bela's house, Rendra immediately went home because it was night and it was not good if they were just the two.

“Thank you for delivering me” Bela said

“I go home first” said Renda

Rendra drives her car and leaves Bela's house.

 

The next day, Rio and Surya who had finished breakfast left. Rio who had arrived at the park, started to walk around peddling his sales.

“Tissue, peanut. His fist bu” Rio's laughter at the people passing by

“No dek” said

Rio walked back, once in a while he stopped for a short break because it was quite a long way from the house to the park, and Rio also had to go around the park to sell.

“Kayla where yes, some days it is not visible, I also did not sell for a few days if he was angry because I did not come yes. Though I want to tell her the same story, let someone hear my story and I am not lonely anymore” said Rio who began to feel sad

Rio was reminded of his mother, even though he spent some time in the park, at least in the afternoon he could enjoy with his family. They had dinner together with stories of being friends at meals.

Although Ningsih is not as healthy as before, Rio never complained because he had to sell he was still happy to see his mother was fine, everything is now a memory that must be stored in the minds of Rio and also Surya.

Rio again peddled the sale, today is the last day of the holiday tomorrow Rio will start going to school again, Rio is already sitting in the 6th grade bench and soon he will graduate. Rio studied hard so that later when the graduation exam he passed and could get a scholarship to continue his school, it could ease his father's burden. His father did not have to pay tuition fees if Rio got the scholarship, so he always took time to study before going to bed.

Today it is noon, Rio is still around in the park area, many visitors in the park ranging from small children, teenagers and adults. Especially if it is a holiday, the park will be crowded by visitors, whether they are to play or just take a walk. Because today is a school holiday so many children play here, many parents accompany their children.

Rio saw a small child who was falling and the child was crying, his mother called Rio to buy a tissue.

“Dek” call the mother of a crying child

“Iya bu” Rio replied

“I bought the knife one ya” he said

Rio picked up a tissue in his basket

“This is bu, 3 thousand” Rio gave his fist

“This is the money, thanks ya” he said

“Iya bu, equally”

Rio left the mother and wiped the tears of his son with the tissue that was bought at Rio earlier. The boy stopped crying and wanted to play again. Rio who saw that was reminded of his mother, if his mother was still there Rio would feel the embrace of his mother, feel his affection again, but all has happened and it is the destiny of the creator. As a man and his creation we can only accept everything that He has destined.

Rio again sold his merchandise, he approached a crowded place for many to buy. Who knows if anyone needs a tissue, Rio thought.

“Dek” call someone who is sitting in the middle of the park

“So, what do you want to buy?” ask Rio

“Sini sit first” said he patted the empty seat next to him “Whose name are you?” tannya

“My name is Rio kak” Rio replied

“School, because it is school holiday” replied Rio

“You want ice cream” designates someone who sells ice cream

Rio was silent, not answering his question

“Wait here yes, brother buy ice cream first” he said passed near the ice cream seller

“This” gives ice cream to Rio

“Thank you brother, whose sister's name?” rio asked while eating the ice cream given

“My name is Mita”

“Kak Mita, who's the same to the park?” ask Rio

“Self, are you selling this? Where are your parents?” ask Mita

“Dad work so rickshawman, if I do help father work let enough income even though only enough for food and necessities but thank God” said Rio

“Then your mother?” ask Mita

“Mother just died, before she died she had sold fried food but stopped because of illness so I changed mother to sell, sell tissue and peanuts” replied Rio

“Died? Why?” ask Mita curiously

“Mother was hit by a car during the sale of fried foods and the car was even run away and not responsible”

“Indeed your mother got hit where?”

“In front of the house alley, mom wants to cross but there is a car speeding, said the people who saw so the story”

“Indeed you're not on location? Then the car that hit your mother met?”

“Kak Mita kayak reporters yes, from earlier tanya continue” said Rio

“Hehehe brother just curious, let's continue the story Rio”

“I'm the morning of selling here, continue after home many people at home, if the one who hit the mother has not met, yet, been sought but have not met so father has been sincere if ever met the perpetrator most father just ask why he ran away and not responsibilities”

“If Rio? Will it forgive?”

“Actually Rio has not forgiven but look later Rio also has not met the culprit” said Rio

“What do-don't” said Mita in heart

“This makes Rio” Mita give 100 thousand money to Rio

“This what sister? How much? Kan brother did not buy anything” said Rio

“Watch the sustenance for Rio, then brother wants to go home first ya” said Mita

“Iya brother, thank you for sure dad is happy if later Rio give money enough to pay for school will soon be graduation exam” said Rio

“Iya both sister go home first ya”

Mita left the park and went home. Rio went back to selling until he forgot that it was late afternoon. Rio decided to go home, his father might have come home and wait for him, Rio did not want to make his father worry because he did not come home.

Arriving at Rio's house has not seen his father's rickshaw, it seems his father has not come home there may be passengers so his father has not come home. Rio went to take a bath and he saw the food in the kitchen, it was just rice leftovers. Rio fried the fish and prepared food so that when his father came home, he did not need to cook anymore and immediately ate later.