Patience of Elisha

Chapter 1

A little boy was crying under a tree, it was raining very hard today. The 10-year-old was soaking wet, sitting staring at his wares. There is still a lot of trading, while the rain falls very heavily.

Elisha is a little girl who never felt happiness, her time was spent helping her parents sell traveling cakes. Sometimes Elisha became an outlet for his mother's anger when the sale was still a lot left. This little girl must feel the rigors of life because the economic situation of her parents is very difficult.

Elisha every day before leaving for school and going home from school had to sell fried food around. Elisha tirelessly went around peddling cakes, no matter the scorching heat and rain. Elisha was still eager to sell cakes, Elisha even though he was a child he knew the situation of his parents were difficult.

"Hiks hyx!" Elisha cried coldly as he clasped his hands and felt cold.

"The sales are many, how is this." Elisha stared at the merchandise with a look of sadness his tears were flowing.

Elisha, an innocent child has always been an outlet for Nia's anger of her foster mother.

Not just scolding, sometimes Nia pinched the arm, the thigh of Elisha when Elisha made a mistake. When the sale did not sell, Nia was always angry and scolded her adopted son.

The rain was getting heavier, the sound of thunder was earthy. With every thunder, Elisha covered his ears. Elisha was frightened, but he was more afraid when he remembered his mother's anger. The shadow of her mother's face when angry made Elisha frightened.

"Elisa where the clock is like a ball coming home, it must be a boy!" Nia was furious as she turned her back.

"What's the matter, ma'am, from back and forth?" Iwan was astonished at his wife.

"Your favorite son does not go home." Nia looked annoyed.

"Didn't mom tell her to sell, why the hell mom?" said Iwan did not understand the attitude of his wife.

"Ahhh, I said kasian with him, I do not like mother! The groceries that you love are lacking." Nia looked at her husband and was full of anger.

"Father look for Elisha, watch the rain. He's afraid of thunder sir." Siska begged her father.

Duaarrrrrrrrrrrr (Voice of thunder is very loud)

"Let'soooooooo!" Elisha cried out in fear and covered his ears, his lap his wares getting wet and impossible to sell anymore.

Iwan searches for Elisha using his bututu motor. There and there Elisha did not look, Iwan's body was soaked. The rain did not stop, it was getting heavier. Iwan began to despair and his body felt tired because all day he worked.

"Where are you son?" Iwan stopped in front of the shop with a lethargic face.

Elisha walked home with his goods not yet finished. The body was soaked, he was really cold. The steps are hard to get home. Because the results he brought were unsatisfactory. Afraid of angry mother.

Elisha held her stomach she was very hungry, because from school she had not eaten. As Elisha walked, Elisha turned to the side of the baker. Elisha stopped and looked at the bread in the shop.

The shopkeeper saw Elisha, he felt pity and called Elisha.

"Son, here!" the shopkeeper called Elisha.

"Yes aunty." Elisha answered, Elisha's lips turned blue with cold.

"It's bread for you yes, you eat." The shopkeeper gave a small loaf of bread and looked pityfully at Elisha.

"Where is your house, son, why is it raining? his parents will be looking for him." The shopkeeper stroked Elisha's hair gently and his eyes looked teary. Not having the heart to see the little girl had to come looking for money, the store owner thought if his son who was in the position of Elisha.

"Elisa went home from school selling aunty, but because of the rain. The cake doesn't do auntie." Elisha answered plainly with a sad face, his tears were not soaking in his cheeks.

"Hmmm, can you buy the cake?" The store owner gave me some money.

"Ga papa son, the cake is not aunty eat really. It's for you, consider it a gift from God you've tried." The shopkeeper smiled softly but his heart felt faint.

"Thank you aunt, pretty aunt is good again." Praise Elisha while smiling innocently.

"Hehehe, you are also beautiful to be diligent again." The shopkeeper stroked Elisha's shoulder and smiled affectionately.

"Tante, Elisa said yes. Later the same father nyariin mother." Elisha kissed the shopkeeper's hand.

"Yes, be careful on the road!" said the shopkeeper smiled in admiration at the cheerful-looking little girl.

Elisha walked with vigor, no matter the heavy rain he wanted to quickly reach his house.

"Father why yourself, where's the kid?" tanya Nia left her waist in front of her husband.

"I've been looking everywhere not to see you." Iwan answered looking lethargic.

As Nia scolded her husband, Elisha suddenly came in a drenched state.

"Assalamualaikum father, mother." Gently greet Elisha.

"Elisa, you nyariin father." Iwan's face was immediately cheerful and then hugged Elisha.

"Heh where are you? just panic old man." Hardik Nia to Elisha while pulling Elisha's shirt.

"Elisa's sheltering for a long time, ma'am, this is selling out." Elisha gave his money to his mother with trembling lips from the cold.

Nia took the money from Elisha's hand roughly and counted the money Elisha gave her.

"When you take a shower, you just eat!" Nia's orders were harsh.

"Don't be so rude, ma'am." Ivan reminded his wife.

"The habit is too potent, so he's alone!" he said annoyed then passed from in front of Iwan.

"Hmmm!" Iwan shook his head confused by his wife's behavior.

Elisha rushed to the bathroom, while his sister had prepared warm water for Elisha. Even though it was only her foster sister, Siska loved her sister very much. One-on-one sister who is very dear to Siska. Elisha never realized he was just an adopted son, so his mother treated him differently from her brother.

"No Elisha should sell mom, he's still a kid. His job is to learn, to play with friends his age. Duty to make money let father!" said Iwan Lirih while watching tv and enjoying a cup of coffee.

"Just tell me, the money you love is not enough sir. Besides just selling is not heavy, he can play while selling. Don't take that foster kid!" nia said annoyed with a soft voice.

"Mom, don't ever reveal he's a foster kid again!"

"The truth is, isn't it?" Nia stared in anger.

"As for mom, I'm tired." Iwan got up from the chair and went out to the front porch, the rain still fell very heavy. Iwan sat on the terrace thinking about Elisha, he looked sad because he could not be a good father.

When Elisha was entrusted to him he promised to make Elisha happy, but in reality Elisha suffered and made a living. Iwan pensive, the pain he felt.