Lantern Behind The Bars

Get out of the house

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At night, I was watching TV.

"How much money does mom have?"

"What's the matter, Dad?"

"Dad needs capital to make a business!"

"What usaha?"

"Bikin fishing fish!"

"The capital is certainly not a little, if making fishing,"

"Yes, I asked Mommy, how much money?"

"Which mother has a lot of money, Dad! Especially for capital, there is also a cost for Sherin, will soon want to go to college,"

"Dad borrow the money first, huh, Bun? College, it's still a long time, you'll be hunting for a change,"

"Emm .. ah Mother did not dare to disturb, Dad! Moreover, the money has been arranged specifically for Sherin's school."

"The mother should support if the husband wants effort, the business father for our family not for others, should his mother think of the husband, Sherin aja you thinkin." snapped the father to the mother.

I just listen to the conversation of father and mother, while watching TV.

Mother just silence not answer anything anymore. Dad started to get upset and irritated with the attitude of the mother who did not respond to his words, then rushed to the room with a little slamming the door.

Mommy immediately followed my father into his room, finally I returned to my room after turning off the TV.

****

The next morning after my preparation was finished, I also said goodbye to mother.

"Mother me go to school?" I said as I approached the mother who was cleaning dishes in the kitchen.

" Yes, you are careful on the road" said the mother.

"Okay Mommy, Assalamualaikum,"

" Waalaikumsalam, do not go home in the afternoon," said the mother.

I nodded my head. Then I went to school by public transport, on the way, the car I was riding in suddenly broke down, I could only wait until the engine was fixed, nearly two hours later, the public transport was able to walk again, so I continued my journey.

Arriving at school it turned out I was late, the school gate had been padlocked, I was not allowed to enter.

Finally I could just go back home, actually I had a chance to play first until the school hours, but I think it's better to go home again, afraid of any problems I'd want for the National Examination.

Without a second thought, I continued my journey home. I finally got home, but when I got home I didn't expect to get anything I didn't think of at all.

I just barged in without knocking on the door.

"Assalamualaikum ..." say hello to me.

"Waalaikumsalam, how come you've come home again at this hour?" sahut mother, surprised to see I have returned home from school, but still at 10 am.

"Yes Bun, the public car broke down Bun so I'm bad luck, I'm not given permission to enter, so he went home again, it's okay, Mommy?" I obviously told mom.

But before you respond, Dad suddenly came out of the room with red eyes.

Plaque plaque plaque

Deghs.

I was shocked for a moment. Three hard slaps fell on my face, then I covered my head with my hands so as not to be slapped again, then my father took a broom and continued to beat and scold me.

Bugh bugh bugh

"Udah starting tomorrow do not need school, tired of parents looking for money, even this is your behavior!"

Bugh, the sound of the punch horrified me. My nose started dripping blood because of Dad's slap.

"From tomorrow look for your job, don't just ask for a prayer, why school too, no results!" snapped dad.

I could only cry and curl up, grimacing in pain from my father's punches, and then after scolding me, I took my jacket from my room and left the house, somewhere.

Mother was shocked to see me being tortured by father and immediately embraced me.

"Dear Sherin, are you okay, son?" ask mother.

"Sick Bun," I said. Sobbing.

"Geez, your nose is bleeding, son! Your legs also until the gini wounds, for a moment yes, Mother get P3K first," mother immediately went to take it.

I just sobbed while holding my sore leg, before long my mother came and immediately cleaned the blood in my nose, also treating the wound on my leg, the bloody former ends of those sharp little brooms.

After that, I didn't want to talk to my mother much, I just wanted to cry alone, I went to my room and rested.

Since my father had a terrible accident on the highway 2 years ago, my attitude has changed completely.

Father became angry, often yelling at mother and began to dare to act rudely towards me. Actually dad was a good guy, it's just that after the accident happened, everything has changed.

Dad became lazy, irritable and also rude, his efforts always failed and failed, since 2 years ago, the mother who replaced the father to make a living and became the backbone of the family.

Mother, a strong and strong woman, despite having to live a bitter life, but she always faces everything with her enormous patience, including facing the father's attitude that has been very outrageous to mother.

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In the morning, as usual I was preparing to go to school, even though my eyes were swollen from crying all day, but I still wanted to go to school, because I was lazy to meet my father.

Even though it's like Dad didn't come home last night, I still feel anxious.

After breakfast, I paid my respects to Mother.

On the way, I accidentally saw my father stopping across the street on his motorcycle, I don't know what he's doing, but it's like waiting for someone, I don't want to get so bad and think weird, and then I focus on school.

At about 14:00, I finally went home, at home I just saw my mother, it looks like my father has not returned home. I immediately cleaned up, took a shower and continued my activities.

While busy playing the mobile phone on the family room sofa, mother came over.

"Sherin, Mommy wants to go out for a while, afraid to go home in the afternoon, you will not go anywhere!" said mother.

"Where is Mother going? I'm coming with Mommy, right?"

"Mother wants to have a business for a while, Aunt Isma asked in the same anter Mother, she said she wants to buy Mother's favorite perfume, want the same an, you are at home, Mother just a moment really,"

"But, how will you go home? I don't want to see you if there's no Mother!"

"Dad didn't come home, last night did father say the same Mother, said his father nginep at his friend's house outside the city, his home also long he said would all join his cooperation,"

Deghs.

I felt something was awkward about my father's attitude, but I covered it from my mother.

"Oh, yes, but Mommy, don't be long?"

"Yes, Mommy is not long." said the mother.

Then she left, my feeling was that there was something strange about my dad, because I saw him on the street this morning, not far from my school, which meant he didn't go out of town.

I lied to my mom, that's clear. My eyes can't possibly misidentify people, let alone my own father.

And again why Aunty Isma, our neighbor was suddenly familiar and pretentious close to the mother, to want a couple lan all perfume.

But I try not to care, I do not want to interfere in the affairs of parents, I try to think positively, let time will answer everything. I just focus on my business.