Life is a Fight
New Job Offers
today there was something different with Abizar, the night was getting late but Izar could not close his eyes, even though his body felt very tired but his mind glared far away. Two more days of the construction project where he worked was completed, which means he had to find another job to keep meeting the needs of Umi and her sisters.
Izar picked up his phone, turned the sholawat chant from Ahbabul Mustofa's hadroh group. His heart was a little calm, occasionally he chanted sholawat. He saw the face of Umi and her two sisters who were sleeping. He really could not bear to see the shady face of Uminya who was asleep. I don't feel her tears flowing.
"O Allah, give strength to your servant in order to make Umi and her sisters happy. Allow the devoted servant to Umi," inner Izar while wiping his tears.
He looked back at the wall clock, only at 00.30, Izar also walked to take ablution water. He held a prayer mat right next to Umi to sleep, because indeed the place where he lived was only one room.
He was very solemn in performing the 2 rakaat evening sunnah prayer, occasionally heard a sobbing as he complained all his complaints to the khaliq.
After that he returned to folding the prayer mat and then returned to lay his body beside Umi. Before falling asleep he looked back at Uminya's face.
"Izar, why look at Umi like that?" said Umi suddenly woke up startling her son.
"Umi, no papa kok Mi," he replied with a smile.
Umi shifted her son's head to lean on his shoulder. Many times Umi kissed his favorite son's forehead.
"May Allah make the tiredness of Mas Izar a reward of kindness" said Umi again kissed his son's forehead who had fallen asleep.
Even morning greeted, the dawn was faintly heard. The alarm from Izar's phone woke up the whole house. As usual, after the morning prayers, Umi immediately cooked in favor of her youngest daughter Syakilla, while Syafira appeared to be reading the Qur'an.
"Mas Izar wants to be in the massage again?" ask Umi while peeling the onion.
"No Umi, it's good enough," Izar replied still busy with his phone.
"Mi, Mas Izar keeps going" said Fira after finishing reading the Qur'an.
The rules that Umi applies to her children since the first is not to play her phone in the morning, better time is used to teach or prepare for school. Umi said at the time.
"Wild Deck. Mas Izar has been working all day, there is no time for Mas himself," said Umi softly.
"That means only Mas Izar can dong" said Syakilla.
"Dek Killa and Sister Fira can also go home from school, if Mas Izar came home from work already tired, right,"
"Yes, yes Mi." replied Fira.
"Son, Umi is no different from Umi lo's son, you are all Umi's favorite," Umi said after she realized earlier defending her son.
"Umi Baperan deh," said Izar staring at Uminya.
"Yes because Umi was afraid, Umi's children felt rivaled to each other,"
"No Mi, we love each other Mi" said Fira as she wrestled spoiled on her brother's back.
"Oh the hell Dek, take a bath there," said Izar while removing his sister's head.
"Umi, her boyfriend Mas Izar is beautiful," Fira said after seeing a photo of the woman who was replying to Izar.
"No Mi, Fira what the hell," Izar said glaring.
"Yes Mi, that's chatter again," Fira replied as she ran to the bathroom.
"Will Umi have another daughter?" umi said jokingly.
"No, Umiku baby. Izar tu again chatan with Mbak-Mbak HRD Mi," explained the boy.
"Mas Izar wants to move jobs?" ask Umi while taking food for Syakilla.
"And the project is tomorrow the last morning Mi, so Izar is looking for work again,"
"Oh my God, Izar doesn't want to rest first, son?" tanya Umi approached.
"Later on the fast continue yes if Izar rest at home," he said with a laugh.
"Mas." Umi approached her son.
"Get's started, let's not have any tears between us, Mi." Izar teases Uminya not to be sad.
"This one always makes Umi happy" she said, peeping her son's forehead.
While Izar seemed to focus on his phone, Umi shifted closer to Syakilla who was having breakfast, occasionally he was feeding food to his youngest daughter.
"No papa, Deck."
"Rare you papa?" tanya Umi chimed in.
"Mas confused Fir, this is a job application Mas received," he told the adjk.
"Yes Alhamdulilah dong Mas, where is the problem?"
"The problem is, Mas yesterday entered the application as a janitor and this information was placed in his school Fira," said Izar showed an email from his cellphone to Umi and Fira.
They all looked at each other with their own thoughts. Izar appreciates his decision, he is very careful Syafira in case his sister is embarrassed because the brother works as a janitor at his school. But on the other hand Izar also really needs the job to meet the needs of Umi and her sisters.
Fira was silent for quite a while, making Umi and Izar deduce his own answer.
"Dec Deck, don't think about it. God willing, Izar said, rubbing Fira's head.
"Mas Izar isn't angry with Fira, is he,?" ask Fira while looking down.
"Dear, there's breakfast continues to leave later lo late." Izar continued to rub his sister's head.
Umi was silent, not knowing what to say. It is not easy to be in the position of Fira but according to Umi the job is much lighter than currently Izar working on a project that is clearly very heavy work. Seeing her son always complain of pain every time he came home from work made Umi's heart slashed. But there was not much he could do to ease the burden of Izar considering that his son did not allow himself to work.
After breakfast, the two girls leave for school. Umi re-entered the house after driving her daughter to the front door. It looks Izar is enjoying breakfast even though only with sambel and tempe fried only.
"Mas Izar should not have prevented Umi from advising Fira earlier," Umi reminded her son who had prevented Umi from speaking.
"No need, Mi."
"But Mas?" said Umi.
"Let Fira in her comfort zone first, Izar knows that it is heavy for Fira to be in her school at this time" explained Izar while giving a plate to Umi.
"Why not in spent Mas, not delicious ya side dishes," asked Umi while looking at her son.
"Suapin, rich Fira with Killa earlier," he replied with a smile.
"The son of Umi this one, really yes," he said as he scooped up food for Izar.
"So good at Umi's bribe, let Umi have work," said Izar while continuing to chew food.
"Ditelen first, do not eat while talking, dear," replied Umi seduce.
Izar chewed quickly then swallowed the food in his mouth and then he immediately kissed Uminya cheek.
Umi also smiled at the behavior of her son who was so spoiled. But a moment later Umi again remembered the attitude of Fira this morning.
"Fira should not be ashamed, Mas Izar will work to meet the needs of the family, not to have fun himself," said Umi changed his expression.
"Kasian Fira Mi, she's been depressed with a lot of things at her school."
"Mommy mean?" umi asked back by feeding her son.
"Seeing Abi every morning dropping off her classmate with Fira, seeing her using things that Fira was supposed to have, hearing bullies from friends who didn't like Fira, that's been pretty painful for him, Mi."
"Mas Izar knows where?" ask Umi curious.
"Fira never told Izar the same story, but Izar believes it happened. Because not all good people are the same we are Mi," he told Umi.
"Oh Allah" said Umi no longer able to speak.
"Had Mi, then there must be sustenance for HIS servant who really tried, so did Umi say?" Izar imitated his Uminya advice.
"Then let Umi also try to pick up the windfall, son," pinta Umi.
"Umi enough to pray for Izar, care for and pamper the children of Umi every day like this, Umi has sacrificed the time, soul and body of Umi for Izar for 20 years, let Izar reply as Izar's service to Umi," he said, leaning on Umi's shoulder.
"Darling, may God ease your way, son. Umi meridhoi," he said moved.
Umi never stopped kissing his favorite son.
"What a Great Thing Your Favors Yes Robb, but you replace that disappointment with infinite happiness by softening the hearts of the sons of the servants. You treat them as a remedy for all the disappointments in this heart, "the inner Umi kisses Izar's head resting on his shoulders.
