I Can Be Happy Without You, Mom

Chapter 3 Patience

In the afternoon, 15:30.

"Mas, what time are you leaving? it's already four and a half?" tanya Rania wakes up Alif who is still asleep.

Without answering Alif immediately got up and headed for the bathroom, after the ashar prayer he changed his work uniform. He still smokes on the porch.

"Dec, I borrowed 50 grand for the handle and bought some gasoline, yeah,"

Alif took Rania's merchandise without waiting for a reply from his wife.

"Mas, but that's for trading capital tomorrow and paying Alisa's book money" Rania said.

"Yes, it still exists. I just borrowed 50 grand," Alif replied.

"Where is enough, you always do. Say borrow but never return, you do not care about the expenditure of this house. I'm tired if it continues like this, you never change" Rania said.

"Yes, I'll give it back" Alif replied briefly.

Alif rushed to work without caring about Rania's feelings. Too often for her to accept her husband's treatment like this, but still her heart hurts. He was married and married, but in fact he often struggled alone to maintain his family's life.

In the rubbing of tears that bathed his lentic eyes. Rania looked at her two sleeping children, her tears flowing again. If it wasn't for them it might have been a long time since she left her husband.

"Alisa, wake up Nak it's time to teach,"

Rania woke her daughter up gently, after wiping away her tears. He didn't want his daughter to know she was sad.

"Mom, it's time to pay spp," said Alisa while thrusting a spp card to teach her.

"Yes, son, this is mom pay. Directly given so as not to disappear yes,"

Rania took the 25 thousand and put it on her son's spp card. He let out a long sigh, now the money for trading capital tomorrow is decreasing. Though the fried ingredients are all gone unnoticed, he must rotate the brain again so that tomorrow can still sell fried foods.

"Mom, Alisa's leaving first. Assalamualaikum," said Alisa.

"Wait son, this is your sangu,"

Rania gave 3 thousand rupiah for her daughter's snacks for teaching her only one hour, while 5 thousand rupiah for her daughter's school. Not to mention that he had to think about the Star production, lucky that he had escaped from the diapers and milk powder. But once Bintang has started asking for money to snack and buy milk uht, you can imagine what mandatory expenses a day.

Her husband never thought about it all, he had to find his own solution in order to support his family. The severance pay and social security has been exhausted without remaining for living expenses, he does not have valuable property anymore even his wedding ring has been sold for a long time to cover the needs of life. He could only be patient, not until when he did not know either.

"Mak Rania," call someone.

"Yes, uh Rita. What's wrong, mbak?"

"Tomorrow there will be chrysanthemum at home, can I order 150 mixed seeds tomorrow. Here's the money I gave you first, maybe to buy the ingredients,"

Rita gave money to Rania, she is very grateful. Rejeki from Allah is really unexpected, he got the capital to sell tomorrow.

"Well, what time is it tomorrow?" ask Rania gratefully.

"Sore Mbak, after ashar about 4 and a half hours yes,"

"Well, tomorrow I deliver before that hour,"

Rita's mother then said goodbye. Rania immediately cleared her trade as she was going to bathe the Stars and proceed to the market to buy the merchandise for tomorrow.

After all the groceries were enough, Rania immediately rushed home. Just parked the motorbike, his daughter also arrived.

"Where do you bring so much groceries?" ask Alisa.

"This is the ingredients for tomorrow's sale, dear, all shopping for the one that will be cooked tomorrow so that there is no need to go to the market again" replied Rania while stroking her daughter's head.

After the magrib prayer, Rania teaches Alisa to do homework from her teacher. While teaching his daughter he also had to keep Bintang from disturbing his brother. This task looks easy, but in fact it is quite difficult to make the two run side by side. Only a mother can do it, so never underestimate the work of housewives.

At 21:00 her two children had fallen asleep, she began preparing fried material for tomorrow. He started slicing vegetables to fill tofu and ote-ote, so tomorrow just continue. At around 23:00 all the work was done, all the dishes were clean, the clothesline had also been folded. Just about to fall asleep her phone rang.

"What's up, Mom?" rania asked in a hoarse voice from drowsiness.

"Dek, please buy me a pulse yes, because it is important," replied Alif.

"What's? it's 11 o'clock, Mom. You just buy it yourself, you have borrowed the trading money," said Rania annoyed.

"But I can't get out, buy 20 grand only" Alif replied.

"I'm just finished and I'm just about to go to sleep, I'm so good. Just ask your friend for help, you always tell me to understand, but when I need to understand where you are!" rania was upset.

"Well, if you can't, I'm asking for help from others,"

Rania immediately disconnects the call, almost every day her husband irritates her. All this time all the bitterness of life he always swallowed himself, he did not dare to tell anyone about his life.

Every Lebaran or there is a family event, his brothers sometimes mocked him because of the appearance of the sepulchre and his clothes were-that's it. Rania also has no jewelry, the only accessories she wears are worn out watches her sister gave her one year ago. How could she possibly pay attention to her needs if for everyday life alone she was difficult.

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The next day, shortly after the dawn of Adhan.

Rania wriggled her body that still felt tired, drowsiness still lingering spoiled in both eyes. Soon he took ablution' to rest in front of the creator. After feeling enough to share with his Lord, he immediately began his activities.

Rania began to wash dirty clothes, this she did every day so as not to accumulate. Because the dishes he had washed last night he started making dough for fried food. At 06:00 he woke Alisa up to, and prepared all the needs of his daughter.

"Honey let's get up quickly, it's already 6," said Rania.

"Yes ma'am, I'll take a shower soon,"

At 06:45 Rania was ready to take Alisa.

"Mom, Star isn't awake yet, what if when Mom walks me she wakes up?" ask Alisa worried.

"Your school's close, it's not like she's gonna wake up. Come quickly, son," replied Rania.

After escorting Alisa to the gate, she rushed home.

"Mom, mum..."

Rania was startled by the screams of the Star from inside the house, she immediately opened the door.

"God, Stars..."