Mom, I Want School

30. TURNS OUT THAT'S THE REASON

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Day after day passed so quickly. It felt like without me having to count it. I once counted days just to wait this year but this year taught me the meaning of the most real sadness. The little sister I kept a few months old was now able to walk and run. His age is now 2 years.

Every day I had to take care of her, take care of her meals and accompany her to play while she was busy working. Since my mother worked our lives were assured. Mom always comes home at 09.00pm with good food.

Ever since she worked as a maid, she always bought me new clothes, bought my sister toys and food. I'll get pocket money every day.

And every day I have also become familiar with my habits and adapt to my daily tasks. If the morning like this mother will already go to the house of brother Haji Asbar sir. I don't know what you're doing there but Angga said that the maid was the one who cleaned the house like sweeping and cooking.

Actually I don't understand why rich people like them can't do their own thing. Do they not have much energy to clean their own homes or cook and must need the power of poor people like us.

I'm fine if mom works as a maid there and it's all mom does because of her kids, me and Ara. My mom's goal is to work for just the two of me.

That afternoon right after my prayers with my sister was playing together with my friends, namely, Angga, Ririn Cai and Ririn. We were playing throw-and-throw sandals but at the time I couldn't play like I used to.

I sometimes have to keep my brother running behind me like a tail.

"Dad!" shouted sister Nur.

He yelled at me making me approach him.

"What's Nur's sister?"

"Why don't you go to school? Registration is over."

I just smiled thinly.

"Why? you don't like not liking school"

"I can't go to school because I have to take care of my sister" I replied and left before she asked me again.

Every time the question came out of him, it made me very sad.

"Oh Ari! Ara!"

The sound made me stop running.

"Dad! Your mother is coming" Brother Nur told me.

I turned to look at the mother who was seen sitting next to Aunt Ati to make me resume my game. It looks like Mum is not going home yet and will spend her time talking with Ati's mother who is busy working.

I accidentally heard their conversation. I was silent for a moment until finally this sentence sounded to make me stop my running and bring my body closer to the surface of the bricks arranged high above.

I could hear the sound of their conversation from here clearly without them knowing that I was behind the brick array.

"Why not school? Your son is 9 years old and Ari should be in school."

I peeked in the slit looking at the mother who seemed to be smiling thinly it seemed like that smile was not a sincere smile but an uncomfortable smile with the words of Mother Cai.

"I knew. Actually I also want to send Ari to school but Ari does not have a birth certificate because the school is not just flat but must have a birth certificate and Ari does not have a birth certificate."

"You know that Ari and I eloped with her father so I don't have a marriage certificate to make a birth certificate."

"If the problem is easy. You already have a family card so you can register there in the government department. Just come there they'll serve you."

"It's not that easy. I'm ashamed."

"Why should I be ashamed? Just endure the shame for your children. If you're only concerned about shame, then you can't send your children to school."

"Let them not go to school than I'm ashamed. You know what kind of people look like?"

"Especially my age and the age of his father Ari is also not easy anymore. They'll definitely think it's a bad thing to hear the word elope."

"Especially my name has been removed as a family member to my mother's family. I've got nothing left but them all."

"You know I left my husband and some of my children just to elope with Ari's father."

"I'm embarrassed to have to go to a government employee to ask for Ari's birth certificate."

I was silent when I heard it. Turns out that's the reason why I can't go to school and this is the reason mom says I and Angga are different. It turns out this is what distinguishes me from Angga.

Now I understand everything. Angga has a birth certificate while I don't have one and that's why Angga goes to school when I don't.

I thought that enrolling in school was just about enrolling but it turned out that I had to provide some important papers to get to school and I didn't have that. All I know is that my mom wants me to go to school, but things can't happen.

Now I sit on the embankment alone. My eyes are looking ahead there. Ara had already returned home together with her mother and some of my friends had also returned home.

The sound of azan reverberating has sounded melodious. Orange-colored sky visible in the corner of the sky shows the sun that looks like it will sink there. Such a beautiful sight but not with my heart.

Now my mind is only on the mother's words and a fact about the reason why I can't go to school.

I can't go to school not because of the cost or the new sister but it's all because I don't even have a birth certificate.

I even found out that my father and mother did not have ID cards or ID cards so they could not take care of my birth certificate. Their stately illegitimate marriage made me unable to register.

If it's like this I can't force myself or force my mother to go to school. Now if I don't go to school then it's okay. It's okay if I don't go to school maybe God has destined me not to go to school. Let my friends go to school and I hope my friends will be as successful as the rich people I see

And let me be like this in a simple life and bury all dreams.

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