Let Me Choose

Opening story

Rendra rode a motorbike with Alya to the shelter and that's where Alya day-to-day activities.

Not much is talked about just Alya's activities that become the discussion of chat on the road until Rendra stops his motorcycle in front of the barracks and the village office yard.

Alya and other volunteers engaged in child trauma therapy, learning, playing, singing and storytelling also dance how to bring smiles on their faces.

There are students, NGOs, TNI and ABRI manunggal with the community, various elements of society spill there and they are also united to rebuild mental and soul trauma shaken as well as facilities and infrastructure there.

Alya welcomed the children who already know him, they call with the call of Kak Alya, some children welcome by hugging him because maybe their habits and familiarity are shown and created when together.

Rendra immediately met with the organizing committee at the village office to hand over assistance from the office where he worked, and participated in the mission to build an emergency bridge connecting between villages to facilitate the distribution of logistics and other aid properties.

Rendra and Alya promised they would meet again at that place later at noon, during breaks and lunch.

Alya drowned in the activities that could not be denied his heart was more happy to be reunited with Rendra even though he did not dare to expect anything from a Rendra they were only friends and that was while Alya hoped.

Who wants to be the same? women in trouble, getting pregnant out of wedlock, moving away from home, conflicts with parents, hitchhiking at a new friend's house on the way.

There is nothing in Alya's mind about anything, one that is always remembered and always in his care is that he only has the spirit to change in a better direction.

Along with the problem Alya began to mature ways of thinking and acting as well as ways of looking at his problems, such as what does not show who he is, no one knows that he is the son of a mayor.

Alya was embarrassed to be the son of a local official, he was not a good example, far from the role model that must be followed by the public.

So Alya took the path of his own thinking that he considered the best is to go from home, although both parents until sick but that is the choice that must be in his path.

Alya once sent her mother a message and communication with a new number, if her mother please be calm and patient if she is okay in one area that is so far away, and Alya did not mention where she was even though her mother forced her to hang up for a single call.

The afternoon before Rendra sweatily came to take Alya to lunch together, something Alya never did, usually Alya eat from the soup kitchen with other volunteers.

Rendra invites Alya to lunch at a very simple stall some distance away from the refugees, although still in the atmosphere of natural disasters but the streets and stalls are crowded as usual because it may not only be refugees who gather at every point of evacuation, but also in every place, but there are also relatives from far away who look deliberately to the refuge or give just a sense of sharing and sympathy, encouragement and encouragement to his family, he said, also officers from social services and other NGOs helped give a crowded atmosphere in the place of the natural disaster.

Alya did not refuse when he was invited to eat with his new best friend Rendra even there was a new atmosphere in his heart.

Alya enjoyed all the simplicity offered by Rendra they ate potluck in the stall that felt so delicious.

Alya does not know what Rendra works and where, but judging from the simplicity of his carrier maybe Rendra is not a person who has a high position, but he is not a person who has a high position, but maybe only a lowly employee but thumbs up with Alya for solidarity with humanity that is shown, so respectful and affectionate to both parents and also active in the school alumni association, also he can collect donations from his work office, explained Rendra a great person.

"Al, is eating like this okay?"

"It's okay Mas Rendra, I thank you so much for being here too."

"Yes, we should be grateful, still be able to buy food, he said, while in the refugee barracks they only get rations from the kitchen general that ala rate although sufficient may eat three times but can not nawar anything that provides that's the menu that must be enjoyed."

"Yes, my heart is open now to the meaning of humanity."

"Not to mention the uncertain future, his property, his house is buried in volcanic dust."

"Like it, my future is not necessarily my purpose and foothold, what I don't know next." Alya muttered to herself.

"Al, I'm sorry, did I offend you?"

"Al, don't talk so at least you've got me now." Alya reflex looked at Rendra. And Rendra was nervous and also excited maybe he was wrong to talk and then rectify his words.

"I mean you have me as a friend, which you can make a place to exchange your thoughts and share your opinions if I can benefit you."

"Thank you Mas Rendra."

"I'm sorry if I'm not so polite, may I know what your life journey will be like until you get on the bus that night? but if you don't want to tell me first it's okay or you want to tell me the outline, I'll have plenty of time to listen to you, who knows I can contribute ideas or just share."

Mas Rendra's story is too long but I have something to say I am pregnant because of my mistakes. Maybe everyone would be weird to hear that I love someone too much even though my feelings are wrong, because the person I love has a lover and is now married, I'm pregnant with the one I love even though she doesn't love me. There's nothing to be sorry about, even if I have to accept everything in the end."

"Winning is strange as it sounds, but that's the truth. You love someone and that person doesn't love you and now you're pregnant by his deeds, why get pregnant? he said that he didn't love you?"

"I poisoned her, so she got into my trap and it happened that I was pregnant, my parents were confused too, she said, that is love despite clapping hands but now I realize love must come from both sides whatever the reason can not follow the ego of his own desire, but now I realize that love must come from both sides whatever the reason can not follow the ego of his own desire, and love must sincerely live it not on the basis of coercion and culture like me."

"Al already, don't use all in regret, now how's the next step, about your parents?"

"My parents were obviously embarrassed and tried to hold that person accountable but that person was hard to find and there was a conflict between me and my parents, I was tired of all the bickering of my parents I was tired especially I was in this state so I left everything leaving home, leaving my job, leaving everything behind I want to live alone without the people I know. I want to live in a new environment where I'm not recognized already I told you I only have the spirit and I'll take care of this child like what I'll never know I'm just living it."

"Alya, have you ever contacted the father of the child you bear?"

"It was, but I was only limited to telling her that I was pregnant, because from the beginning she did that to me there was no feeling, and that she did because she was angry with my treatment of poisoning her, and he vented with coercion on me when he came to."

Rendra silence.

"I'm clearly wrong, I have no right to hold him to account."

"But Al, that's his son. The child is not wrong and needs a father figure in his life."

What can I hold him accountable for! to be his second wife? I thought it was impossible and I swallowed all the hope myself, let this be my son and I will give birth to myself."

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