Mom, Why Am I Different?
chapter 15
After returning home from the house of Bu Santi I immediately invited Luna to a minimarket in front of my village. I took all the things that I and Luna needed. Some of Luna's favorite snacks I bought so that she feels happier.
"Luna after from here we go to the cake shop yes, I want to buy a cake for a while," I told Luna using sign language.
"Yes Ma'am," Luna replied with a smile.
I also immediately bought some cakes for Miss Santi and Mia. And some others I bought for my little daughter. Today Luna and I are so happy, we spent some time together to go here and there.
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"Luna is deaf, Luna Deaf eh don't play with Luna because Luna is deaf," ledek a child who is older than Luna.
"Let's play yuk Kak" Luna asked the other girl.
"No! I don't want to have a deaf and poor friend like you" the boy cried to the point of making Luna cry.
"Mother!" luna shouted while shouting and crying calling me who was busy cooking in the kitchen.
"What's wrong, why are you crying?" ask me while wiping my little daughter's tears.
"Why no one wants to play with me, what's my fault Mom" Luna replied as she continued to cry.
"O Allah have mercy on you, my inner child, embracing the tiny body of Luna.
"Now Luna change clothes yes, I will take you for a walk," I said as I moved my hand.
Since Luna's hearing device was taken by Niken. I was trying to teach Luna to use sign language with her fingers. So that he will still know my every word and deed.
"Where are we going, ma'am" asked Luna happily.
"Later you will know for yourself, let's hurry a little way so that we don't oversleep until that place" I said while holding Luna's hand.
Today I intend to take Luna to the ENT specialist. I want to check Luna's hearing. And wanted to know if my daughter's hearing could heal normally.
"Good afternoon Doctor" I said as I walked into the ENT specialist's room.
"Good day ma'am, please sit down" replied the doctor graciously.
"Look Doc, I want to check my daughter's hearing, because since childhood she can't hear, '" I told the doctor.
"Oh Allah, have great pity on you, son, you are beautiful" the doctor said with a smile.
Luna did not answer the doctor's praise, as she could not hear what the doctor had said to her. After pulling out her chair, the doctor began examining Luna's inner ear with a funnel-like device. I who was still very ordinary could only remain silent while watching the doctor examine Luna.
"How's my daughter's ear doing Doc?" I asked after the doctor finished examining Luna.
"It looks like your daughter's eardrum isn't working as it should, and there's a hole in her right eardrum" the doctor said, washing her hands.
"Then can it be cured?" ask me curious.
"Is there no other way Doc?" ask me to the doctor.
It's not that I don't want to finance my daughter's operation. However, which mother could have seen a child who is underage undergo surgery. So I was forced to ask for another alternative to Luna's recovery.
"Have your daughter ever used a hearing device" the doctor asked suddenly.
"Yes Doc, but the tool has been lost somewhere," I replied as if I did not want to show the problem of the loss of the tool.
"Then after using the tool Luna can hear well?" ask the doctor to me.
"Yes Doc, he can hear normally," I replied to the doctor who examined Luna.
"Then I give you a prescription to buy the tool, ma'am" said the doctor while writing a prescription on paper.
"Sorry Doc, if you know how much the tool costs?" ask the doctor if I have enough money or not.
"For the price I do not know ma'am, because each pharmacy has a different price yes maybe about 300 thousand to 500 thousand," replied the doctor while estimating the price of the tool.
"Alhamdulillah, if it is true that my money is still enough to buy it," my mind breathed a sigh of relief.
I did not spend all my money, because I was already planning to take Luna to a specialist. At that time I also wanted to enroll Luna in kindergarten. After the hospital I did not immediately buy the tool, other than because it was late afternoon Luna also looked very tired.
"I'd better make up for it tomorrow, pity it looks like Luna is also quite tired today," my inner voice while holding Luna walked over from the hospital lobby.
"Mother, I'm hungry" said Luna, turning to me and pulling my hand slowly.
"Luna's hungry, we're eating fried chicken over there?" I asked while pointing at the kentucky chicken outlet in front of the hospital.
"Mau Ma'am, hurrah finally Luna can eat crispy chicken!" shouted Luna excitedly.
After asking Luna to sit in a chair, I walked to the reservation. I also ordered two servings of chicken rice and drinks. A smile full of happiness emanated from my little princess's face.
"Thank you Mother" he said as he began to eat chicken rice voraciously.
"Alhamdulillah, I can still give happiness to my daughter," my inner self while smilingly looking at Luna who was eating voraciously.
I was enjoying the food I ordered. Suddenly I was shocked by the sound of my phone from inside the bag. I deliberately didn't pick it up or look at it because I thought it must be Niko who persuaded me to go back to her.
Right now I can only hope that my divorce and Niko's process will be completed soon. So that I can resume my life with Luna. There was nothing more I could expect from such an irresponsible man.
"I have never regretted getting married or knowing you Mas, only for me it is enough to endure the heartache you gave me long ago," my mind with a smile and continued to look at Luna.
My focus right now is just how I can carry out my role as a Mother and Father for my daughter. And how can I further improve the quality of my story, so that I can get more readers. I am not very well educated, but I am sure that writing this is the beginning of my and Luna's success.
"Now that we go home yes, it is dark we still have to rest for tomorrow" I said as I rubbed Luna's mouth with rice straws.
