
After returning home from the city park, Akrom accidentally stopped by his house to give the happy news that got a scholarship recommendation from the boarding school.
"Assalamualaikum" greeting Akrom who went straight into the house.
"wa'alaikumsalam cah Bagus. tumben go home not ngabari mom son?" his mother reached out to shake hands and kissed his head.
"again want to stop by Mom, miss the same mother" replied Akrom spoiled and took water from the refrigerator.
"do you think you're the miss? you think you're the same mom don't miss?" ledek Bu maftukhah tucking waist.
"hehe. yes Ma'am, I haven't come home yet?" reply Akrom grinning horse.
"yet, most of all go home, son, have you eaten?" maftukhah.
"not yet Ma'am, Acromo again wants mother's cooking" Akrom replied.
"you have changed clothes first, continue to eat with the mother, all the mothers preheat the food first" Bu maftukhah orders on the child just this wayangnya.
Akrom stepped into his bedroom to change clothes, clean and soon followed his mother in the dining room.
While enjoying his mother's cooking, Akrom's father came from his workplace.
"Assalamualaikum, ma'am in front there is an Acrom motorbike, again he went home?" greet Akrom's father a little loud from the living room.
"wa'alaikumsalam, tuh son yah" replied Maftukhah pointing towards Akrom who was eating.
"dad champan tumbenan home son?" mahfud said to hug his son's head.
"again kangen aja well, how are you doing?" akrom asked politely while kissing his father's hand.
"Alhamdulillah father with your mother healthy chrome" said Mr. Mahfud sitting himself in the dining room chair.
"eh father, change clothes first, clean up there and eat together" said Bu maftukhah to her husband, making Akrom just smile with her mother's babble to the husband.
"yes, wait for me?" pinta pak Mahfud to Akrom who was only answered with a nod of his head and a smile on his lips.
After a few minutes Mr. Mahfud has arrived in the dining room to join his wife's children eating together which lately they rarely do, since acrom living in a boarding school.
"how is chrome school? smoothly?" ask Mr. Mahfud enthusiastically.
"Alhamdulillah well, smoothly. the cottage is also smooth" Akrom replied with a slightly hesitant mimic.
"why chrome?" tanya maftukhah maftuk who caught the strange gelagat from the mimic of his son's face.
"mmm, Mom, yeah. Akrom wants to ask permission from father and mother" said Akrom still with a tone of doubt.
"what permission? you want to marry chrome?" sela pak Mahfud.
"not well, Akrom wants permission to study at Al-Azhar well, get a scholarship from pesantren" Akrom said slowly.
Maftukhah and Mahfud were both shocked by Akrom's words just now, like being struck by lightning on a hot day. moreover, Maftukhah who had long missed her son because he was studying in the pesantren is now asking for permission to study in a place that is further away.
there were no tears dripping from the beautiful bead of Maftukhah who was always shady. Akrom who saw that immediately got up from his chair on his knees apologizing to his mother.
Maftukhah just silently hugged his son's head, making Akrom more depressed yet there is no answer from his mother.
"Mom, let Akrom pursue his ideals, Mom. Dad is also confused with our son, I also want to always be with him here, but he needs to prepare himself in his way, before he finally comes home for us" said Mr. Mahfud who is now rising also stroked the shoulder of his wife who was crying as he pleased.
"but mother always miss Akrom yah" replied Maftukhah.
"yes Ma'am, I know. but Akrom is a man Ma'am, his steps are still far away. If the mother bridles him in the lap of the mother, how does he become a man? I'm sure as far as Akrom is concerned it will be our son, who will surely come home for us even without being asked" Mahfud explained to appease his wife.
Maftukhah was silent about the sentence her husband said, weighing all the possibilities and offering his heart for the future of his son.
"chrom stand up son" said Maftukhah pulling Akrom's shoulder to stand.
"krom, are you really going there?" tanya Maftukhah held both cheeks of her son who was also wet with tears flowing in both.
"Akrom departs if the mother meridhoi, Akrom will cancel even for any reason if the mother wants Akrom to stay here" Akrom replied slowly but with a steady tone while bowing his face.
"chrome, I want Akrom to stay here with my mother" said Maftukhah.
Acrom who got the answer could only be silent a little nod his head slowly and try to smile at all his mother's requests.
"but son, I will never live a quiet life after I destroy your future, your ideals, I will only be able to curse at your mother's selfishness, I will only curse myself if the son of my dear mother does not get what is good for her" continued Maftukhah at length.
The acrom who heard the words simply fell silent to his point. "meaning mother?" Akrom asked the certainty of the purpose of his mother's words.
"go to reach your goals, son, I will be proud of you even if you have to postpone your same mother's longing" Maftukhah smiled broadly to give relief to the heart of Akrom.
Akrom immediately kissed his mother's hand. "thank you very much ma'am, acrom promise to make mother do not need too long to wait Akrom finish college there"
"son, never promise.just do it so that you are not charged by mother and others" Maftukhah stroked her son's head which is now buried in his knee.
"well Mom, thank you very much for all your patience for Akrom" said Akrom crying for all the sacrifices of his mother.
"mother has always been proud of you, and the pride of mother has buried everything that you feel is a sacrifice" said the mother full of tenderness of affection.
"already, back to your chair. continue eating, mother does not want the mother's child is short of food" ordered Bu maftukhah pull Akrom's arm to rise to his chair.
"when did you leave chrome?" ask Mr. Mahfud who is now back in his chair after hugging his wife and child.
"Insya'ALLOH a month after the graduates well, because it's time to start learning" replied Akrom spirit.
"then you're there, how's chrome?" ask Maaftukhah worriedly.
"there are several senior acrom in the pesantren there, Ma'am, the same other students.they have also prepared the place and everything for new students from Indonesia." Acrom held her mother's palm.
"do you have to hang around the house often?" pinta Bu maftukhah's.
"yes ma'am, who is Akrom's encouragement if not mother?" tanya Akrom teased her mother.
"that's the pretentious saying that. Well that's your pretty teacher's mom?" Maaftukhah retorts teasing.