
“Mel, Meliaaaa wake up baby!!" zahra shouted from the kitchen. One minute, two minutes to five minutes passed and Melia had not yet revealed herself. Zahra looks upset, she walks into Melia's room, “basic this child, is already big this still must always be awakened!” Omel Zahra opens his room.
Melia had just come home from work at two in the morning, so it was natural that she would always wake up late for morning prayers. “Mel, unfortunately I wake up, let's pray first. It's almost morning.” Zahra said as she shook her son's body.
“Entar Ma'am, three more minutes yes, uh. five minutes deh, Mom, new Melia pray yes!” bargained for.
“No! from the first you also like to bargain, say three minutes, five minutes, uh to half an hour you still do not wake up too. You think you are shopping in what market! Buruan ih wake up, finish praying and breakfast is up to you want to wake up at what time,” said Zahra who actually also pity her son who just came home at two in the morning.
Melia opened her eyes, somehow every Zahra saw her daughter's eyes, as if she saw the man who had given her bitter story in her life, even until now Zahra had never thought of remarrying, though not a few men who approached him at that time, but because of his strong determination, who only wanted to fight for his son, finally Zahra to forget what love is.
“Yes my dear mother,” said Melia who immediately kissed Zahra's cheek and then walked to the bathroom and berwudhu. Finally, they prayed in Melia's room.
After breakfast, Melia wanted to go back to her room to continue her sleep but was undone because Zahra called out to her. “This is dear, there is something I want to talk about,” shouted Zahra from the direction of her room.
“Yes, yes, what the hell is Mom. All your children have done, so sleepy this loh!” melia grumbled as she walked into Zahra's room.
“Sini Darling, sit down for a while, it's a promise, you can go straight to sleep,” said Zahra who patted the edge of her mattress with a smile.
After Melia sat down, Zahra pulled out an envelope containing a lot of money, visible from the pile of money with a fraction of one hundred thousand dollars. “This!” Zahra said as she handed Melia a brown envelope.
Melia who was still half-conscious did not pay much attention to it, the envelope was taken. Melia opened it, how shocked she was when she saw so much money in front of her eyes, her drowsiness suddenly disappeared when she opened the contents of a brown envelope that turned out to contain a hundred thousand bills.
"Whose money is this? And why did you give it to me?!" asked Melia who looked confused when Zahra gave an envelope containing money.
"It's Mom's money, Mother's savings during work in Boutique Darling,” Zahra replied with a smile seeing the reaction of the child.
“Lantas why did you give it to Melia? You can keep it yourself! Or just keep it to the bank to make it safer. Why give it to Melia!"
Both of Melia's eyes were still staring intensely at the Mother's face. “Bu, Melia can pay for college by herself, that's if I want Mom! Save your money, make savings and handle Mom.” Melia said while giving back an envelope containing money.
"Why baby? I'm nothing, I'm this money, I'm a special tube to be able to pay your tuition!" don't feel shy or bad about Mom, you're all I have, I'd love to see you become a successful person, but not successful with the money you make from working at the club, Honey!” clearly Zahra to Melia who always refused when discussing about her work.
Melia is not not not thinking about her future, but somehow, she feels that her life will never change at any time. “Bu, not that we have agreed not to talk about work,” Melia reminded.
Well if you don't want to use this money, but can you consider what Mom wants?” zahra said with sparkling eyes. Melia sighed “Alright, Mom, will Melia think,” Melia replied.
Arriving inside the room, Melia laid her body against the ceiling of her room. Trying to imagine herself with a new title as a student. Can he adapt to a new environment, a new environment where so many different types of people, some good and evil, some sincere and some self-reliant. But suddenly Melia's bad memories of college reappear and disturb her..
Actually, Melia was in college, of course with the savings that Melia had and without Zahra's knowledge. But for some reason when he was just a few days enjoying the beautiful atmosphere of the lecture, he was suddenly called to the administrative room of the campus, the campus, they said they were forced to remove Melia from campus because of some reports from some students that Melia's mother was a PSK, without Dad and now he works in a nightclub where it can make the impression of the campus ugly in the eyes of the people.
Melia doesn't know who reported it, and how they know where Melia works. But it was not thought of, let alone make it burdened, so since then, he did not want to try to enroll in any campus because he did not want the problem of his background back in the conversation.
Since childhood Melia always get insults from her friends. Starting from him who does not have a father, he, having a mother who used to work as a woman at night to her posture which in some parts looks different growthally from friends her age which makes her often get ridicule from her friends. This is what Melia was afraid of, she no longer wanted to feel all the things that made her heart ache.
"I should be able to make Mom give up on college!” melia who involuntarily muttered finally fell asleep. The sun was already high above his head and Melia had just woken up from her sleep.
Melia woke up and went straight to the kitchen, her stomach was already very rumbling to be filled, Melia stared at the clock stuck to the wall, “It's already one o'clock in the afternoon! It's worth my stomach has sounded,” said Melia who began to open the hood of food in front of her at this time. There was a note attached to the hood, yes it was a message from Zahra, his mother.
[Mother goes to work, baby, I ask for help, after eating, you buy dish soap to the front stall, and you wash dishes too. I was in a hurry so I didn't have time, please mommy!]
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