JODOH: First Love

chapter 9 the gap

5 Years later

Raya has completed her education at the campus of the choice of the mother who also turned out to be her dream before hearing many other people's comments. Helping children and people to get proper health care, even though they are in this corner of the country.

Raya had chosen other things because she heard too many words from others and also because she was confused by the ability she had. Raya felt not so deserving to achieve her dream so high.

thanks to the encouragement of the mother who was so strong finally Raya was able to enjoy a lecture period full of practicum. I had to go to the hospital and meet so many people who needed help.

Several times also Raya has participated in social activities to conduct health services in the interior of Indonesia. There Raya saw so many gaps in health services in the outskirts of Indonesia with in the capital. Even simple facilities sometimes do not exist at all. In some places that Raya visit even places for health activities only done under an emergency tent. Health care workers in 1 sub-district are only a few midwives and only 1 doctor.

To reach the health of the residents must walk far enough. Raya once asked some residents there, that they had to take up to 4 hours of travel. using a boat against the current and must walk far enough again using a car or motorcycle with a fairly steep terrain. Not to mention if the water is high or the rainy season they do not dare to come out, because it will be very risky.

There used to be a boat accident lost in the current when a family took his child to go for treatment.There was one of the children seriously ill, had not healed a week, had not healed, high body temperature and red spots.when hearing that Raya thought maybe it was dengue fever.

The family was eventually found one week later dead a short distance from the scene. She had tears to hear that story. When you look at it, it seems that the gap in health facilities in this place.

However, here the citizens are very friendly and still prioritize gotong royong. Raya had seen people move house unusual according to him. That is, by actually raising their old house and being moved to a different land by the men in the village, while the mothers and girls there cook food for the men. During the day they will eat together to enjoy the food that has been prepared. Raya also saw some people using plates with banana leaves that were formed in such a way as to be able to place rice, because they did not have enough plates for all the petrified citizens.

The new Kingdom here is so close to the residents, there are some children who also invite Raya to see the river at the end of the village or even play in nature that is still beautiful.

Raya reminisced 1 month ago had been invited to play somewhere by the village children

" doctor..."

" doctor.." call the children from outside the resting place.

Raya and her two friends (Beni and Yana) come out when they hear their call.

" Yes?" raya replied with a smile towards the children.

" sister coming to Dam ?" bring one of the tallest children among the others.

Raya who did not understand the meaning of frowning first settled the two friends took turns to ask the meaning, but the two friends just shook their heads and shrugged. But because Raya wants to please them.

" wait a minute!" pinta Raya, while inviting her two friends to follow them, after taking a small bag from inside the house, carrying a P3K box.

when he arrived in front of the children, Raya felt that someone was pulling her trousers.A child asked for Raya's sling, stretching out his hand.

They walked for about 20 minutes along a small path that can only be passed by 2 people, on the left and right are still full of shady trees that are so big and sturdy.

" is this still far from Ra?" yana complained while massaging her legs that began to hurt, because it was not unusual to walk far.

" don't know" replied Raya.

" ish!" grumbled Yana while playing the fallen twig around that road.

" if you ask me, I ask who?" ledek Raya while joking.

"ask them!" suduk Raya's.

" can you ask yourself." sedu Raya, who knew Yana was getting tired.

" please enjoy the beautiful ja Yana." seduced Beni, while holding one of the children to hang on his arm.

After arriving at the destination, Raya just know what the children mean by 'DAM' earlier, it is an irrigation dam built by residents independently. they dam a large river to drain the fields and fields on the edge of this river, so that under the flow there is like a waterfall and suangi that is so clear with large natural rocks and also very spoiling the eye.

They play there quite fun to enjoy the soothing natural scenery. Raya bathed the little girl who had been in her cradle after finishing the bath Raya took a comb and also a hair strap that was also carried in the bag earlier, tying nay's hair so beautifully. Seeing that, some other children also asked for the same thing.

Raya painstakingly petrified them binding their hair one by one, because overwhelmed Raya asked Yana for help to help her. Yana helps though with a little pouty face, but the result is better than Raya's. Thus, children prefer to tie her hair with Yana. seeing that Yana was so passionately tying the children's hair, Yana felt as if she needed it there.

Raya smiled at Yana who was getting familiar with the children in this village. Yana is difficult to adapt because Yana never thought it would be placed in a remote area of signal signs like this. Which made Yana grumble many times at first.

when Raya was about to stand up because she was tired of sitting on a rock by the river, Raya felt her hand being pulled by the child who was beside her.

" why?" tanya while looking at the child, when she noticed Raya saw the child was injured on the soles of her feet, because of a stone slip.

Raya swiftly took the P3K box that he brought earlier, and treated the wound of the child. Wrap it with gauze, and pat the boy's coconut so as not to cry, because Raya saw him holding back tears.

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happiness is sometimes quite simple, with a calm heart and enjoying life without complaining.