SADNESS OF MY LIFE

55.Held a Bahlilan for Grandma

In the House of Grandma (Emeh) crowded tonight, you hold tahlilan . The living room which was originally emptied of various furniture, is now starting to be filled by students and mothers of study. They will all pray for Emeh's grandmother, thank God it turns out that many love the same grandmother.

Meanwhile, Elisha's parents, Pamam and a few brothers were busy in the kitchen, preparing a dish. The heat from the vegetable sauce and the rice that had just been cooked, evaporated fragrant until it came out. Cake sponge and chocolate pudding began to be cut and placed on the plates.

"I try to taste mah." Elisha offered a small bowl of chicken opor vegetables. "Nobody?"speech of Elisha

elisa's parents took a spoon and dipped the chicken opor vegetable. Tasting it. Flavors of spices mixed with broth.

"Boy, mah!"elisa says "Elisa likes."

his parents smiled at the praise of his son.

Elisa smiled back. He felt very happy to have a very good neighbor and brother, to help him prepare a procession to remember the figure of Emeh's grandmother. elisa's parents and her siblings volunteered to be a cook at the event tahlilan mother (grandmother). He said, let's be more familiar with the residents in there.

"Awhile, I stayed first." Elisha's parents left the kitchen first, when he heard someone call him.

elisha's parents knew what he meant. He took a piece of paper and wrote down the husband's name and Grandma's name. Then go to the living room and hand the paper to ustaz who will lead the tahlilan.

Then, Elisha's parents rushed back to the kitchen again. Instructs to get ready to fill the dishes with rice, before later being poured with chicken opor vegetables, towards the end of the event.

"Many came?" ask Elisha.

"About the fiber of the person may be," answered his parents, all of them put together chicken opor vegetables, capcay, rice, dishes, crackers, lalap and sambal put it on the table.

elisa's parents glanced at the table in the middle of the kitchen, whose quarter was already filled with rows of dishes—nasi and cakes.

"We prepare half of it first, half of it later," said Elisha's parents, proposing, putting two pieces of chicken in each plate containing rice.

Everyone answered agree.

In the living room people started reading Yasin's letter.

"what will they like with mamah pasakan what isn't EL?" elisha's parents were busy in the kitchen.

" it was precisely Elisha who was sure that all the mama's pasakan were exhausted and all at like" Elisha said to his parents.

Elisha's parents received praise from his son.

"it is precisely mamah worried fear that there is less. You see, it's been a long time since you've cooked" said Elisha's parents.

"Last when, mamah cook rich gini?" speech of Elisha.

"the time of your father's new marriage, twenty years maybe. But ... I don't know, you forgot."

" old right, mah?" ask Elisha.

his parents Elisha, even a smile. "his parents also told Elisha". Mama usually cook it for your father EL, "the words of Elisha's parents

Suddenly everything is silent. Elisha stared confusedly at his mamah, but did not want to ask.

" ever since your father divorced and your mother left, she has never cooked chicken opor again" said her parents. "Who would want to eat chicken opor vegetable mah" asked Elisha to his parents", Everyone smiled.

But actually, Elisha was a little curious about the reason for the divorce mamah same father . Elisha did not believe that when he heard from other people, now Elisha knew the conclusion that mamah and father separated because of the problem of father cheating and like to play gambling. "it means that our lives are just as unlucky to choose men, "Elisha said, hugging his parents.

Elisha kissed his mama's forehead while strengthening each other's hearts.

" You must not grieve, you must hold on for your child.Over the trials that befall us, we must keep our spirits." said the parents

"I'm sad, ma'am and I are not much different from my life.We are the same as hurt men," said Elisha, as he arranged plates of rice on the table.

fortunately, no one heard Elisha's curses from his parents, because they thought we were talking about Grandma again, because they saw that she was sad. And already know how sad when we lose the family we love so much

"If Elisha may know, according to my mother, which of us has the saddest fate?"

elisha's parents kissed his son's forehead, and answered the question of his son without caring about the people around him.

"mama can only pray for you, let you always be happy well EL," replied his parents.

"yes, thank you, mamah must also be happy, Elisha always wishes the best for mamah", Elisha said.

"Elisa sure: one can tell the difference between

good and bad, then we do not worry there is still a God who can help us."

"Elisa doesn't think so much."

"But Elisha was sure, if we are given continuous trials there must be a way out to be happy"

"Elisa Taste: we leave it to Allah all we have."

"that's right, mah?

But Elisha doesn't care if people want to say what's important we don't make trouble with other people.really not mah?"

Suddenly her mother Elisha, appearing in the kitchen approached her parents Elisha and Elisha. she was relieved by the arrival of Elisha and his parents, so that she did not need to answer questions from everyone.

elisha's parents filled all the food into plates filled with cake.

An elderly man walked into the kitchen, and told her that tahlilan was almost done. Elisha, his uncle, his mama, and his brothers were more and more busy serving dishes into the dish, Plates filled with cakes and watermelon, began to be issued to the invitees. While the dishes contain rice and two pieces of chicken, starting in the dish with his opor vegetables.all have eaten the parents' stake Elisha, many say delicious and very delicious, all of them have been,

One by one the invitations had gone home. Women are busy washing dishes and cleaning dirty kitchens.

The women came home, an hour later, and Elisha's parents gave him a small sum of money in return, which he put in an envelope. Also allow them to bring cakes, fruit, and food that is so abundant in the kitchen.

Elisha's parents persuaded the neighbor many times, but did not accept it.

"then Elisha's parents thank their neighbors and relatives, for helping in this event.

"the parents of Elisha apologized that the food and the dishes were less cumbersome," said the parents of Elisha. after parting with the neighbors and sodarah, while the uncle had tidied back the living room, and the, with all the furniture that has been put back.

elisa's parents in the kitchen, prepared chicken opor cake and vegetables into the bushel, which she wanted to bring for Elisha later in there.