Sebatang Kara's...

An unexpected gift...

Days change, weeks change, months pass.

I don't feel like my daughter is five years old now. My daughter Syakira became an agile, smart and very fond of dressing up.

Whatever I do when I put my makeup on, she'll do the same thing, like this. I was applying my makeup using the skin care I used to wear, because I wanted to go deliver the stitching results of the clothes ordered by my subscription in this housing complex.

" Mama, am I beautiful like my mother?", he said in a spoiled tone.

" Dear, even your daughter is prettier than your mother" I said, pleasing her heart.

" Yeee... Then, Syakira wants to be a man, let Syakira remain the most beautiful", he said while jumping on our bed.

" Don't jump, kid, how do you fall?" I said.

He finally stopped.

" I want a man, do you?" he said, looking at me.

" Syakira's mother knows where she's going to have her brother?", I asked.

" From father ma, he said briefly again I will have a adek, and I want a handsome adek ya ma" he said while hugging my body.

" Pray to Allah dear SWT, let it be loved handsome adek ", I said while stroking his hair.

" Yes ma, I will pray every day to be given a handsome adek ya ma ", he said while running here and there.

We went out of the bedroom into the living room. I saw my sister-in-law watching television while eating chili chips.

I told him that we were going to deliver the order in sign language to him, and he just nodded his head in assent.

I clasped my daughter Syakira's hand, so she wouldn't run and not fall, because my daughter was quite active.

A few minutes later we arrived in front of my house.

" Assalamualaikum sis", I said, hugging the door.

" Wa alaikum salam" he said as he opened the door of his house.

" Let's go on deck" he asked.

" Don't brother, we're here, this is Brother's order has been completed, so we just wait here, if Brother wants to try it first, fitting or not ", I said with a smile on him.

" Ooh. well deck, wait here yes, you guys sit on that patio chair" he said as he passed away into his room.

A few minutes later, he approached us.

" Everything fits the deck, but you want to sew your torn big brother's trousers, there are ten pieces, can the deck?", he asked.

" Could you, brother, let me bring all my brothers, pay for the fruits of ten thousand yes brother, two more days I will bring here" I explained.

" All right deck, wait a minute, let me take it" he said with a smile and went back into his room.

A few minutes later, he came with a large black plastic bag that contained torn trousers.

" This is the deck, and all this is the same kind of loving clothes" he said, extending his hand to me.

I received the money he gave me while thanking him.

" this is for your daughter's snacks yes", he said again while giving ten thousand rupiah as much as two pieces to me.

" Don't you brother, the brother of this love is already more than enough brother, after all Brother is very good with me, because it promotes my stitches to work friends and neighbors Brother here, after all, may Allah SWT give you abundant sustenance Brother, because of the kindness of Brother ", I was moved.

" That's all you do sincerely, purely to help you, thank you for your prayers, and it's only natural that we fellow humans should help each other and love each other, moreover, we have known for a long time, and according to Brother, adek is also a good person, likes to help others too", he said with a smile on me.

" Thank you, brother", I said with a smile and left the house.

Since I didn't want to accept the money he gave me for my daughter's snacks, he gave my daughter a packet of bread, it was better in my opinion, because I didn't want my daughter to know the value of money.

We also went hand in hand with a black plastic containing trousers that I would sew.

Praise be to Allah, for all the sustenance you have given us, I said with a happy smile.

Fifteen minutes later, we arrived in front of our rented house, and we immediately entered the house, because I saw a car parked in front of our house.

" Assalamualaikum", I said, holding my daughter's hand.

I saw my husband sitting quietly smoking in the living room.

" It's a deck car, an inventory car, you go up to the position of coordinator" he said with a happy smile.

" Thank God, congratulations baby" I said, hugging him.

" Yes dear, and tonight we celebrate with dinner at a five-star restaurant huh", he said with a smile.

" Don't be a pity, adek prefers to eat at the chicken peecak stall ", I said reject it subtly.

" Well, as per the Queen's mistress' request", he said, pinching my nose.

I smiled happily to get her treatment, and I was grateful, our household has remained harmonious until now.

Time passed, we were getting ready for dinner outside, of course my sister-in-law also came, because we already had an inventory car from my husband's office.

Tonight I'm wearing peach color gambis to match the color of my hijab. My daughter Syakira in wears a pink dress with a pink ribbon as well, and my sister-in-law wears a long-sleeved batik shirt and a long skirt, while my husband wears a brown distro shirt and jeans.

After getting ready, we got out of the house, I locked the door of our house. Then, we got in the car, my husband immediately started the car engine and drove it at medium speed.

A few minutes later, we arrived in front of a simple restaurant.

" We eat here, baby" my husband said with a smile.

" It's up to you" I said as I removed my seatbelt.

I saw my daughter laughing happily with my sister-in-law sitting behind us.

" Let's go baby, let's get out of the car" I said, extending a hand to my daughter.

" Come ma, Kira want to mesan fried rice sausage aja ya ma" he said spoiled.

" Yes my beautiful daughter, eat a lot of yes, let's get bigger yes" I said as I clasped her hands into the restaurant.

After we all sat down in the chairs provided, we ordered the food we wanted to the waiter who was standing in front of us while writing our order.

A few minutes later, the food we ordered was served on the table.

Before eating food, we pray to convey our gratitude to Allah SWT first.

After eating our food voraciously, my husband paid for all our food and drink bills.

We hurried up from our seats, and walked slowly towards the car park.

My husband opened the car door for me.

After we sat quietly, my husband started the car engine and drove it at moderate speed.

" I honestly don't know bang, it turns out you can bring a car" I said starting the conversation.

" Yes deck, you used to often bring your boss's car in the office, so you are quite adept at driving a car" he explained.

" Dad, Kira wants to ride the odong-odong with the flickering lights" Syakira said as she pointed at the crowded odong-odong on the side of the highway.

" Dear, wait for Dad to park the car first" said my husband while parking his car on the side of the highway which is quite close to Odong-odong.

We got out of the car and walked slowly to Odong-odong.

The owner of the odong-odong also stopped the pace of his odong-odong to raise my daughter on his odong-odong.

For fifteen minutes, my daughter boarded the odong-odong, and the owner of the odong-odong stopped his odong-odong to lower my daughter Syakira at my husband's request.

We got back in the car, I saw my sister-in-law was already sound asleep in the car seat, maybe she was full and soybeans waiting for us, so she fell asleep, I thought with a smile looking at her.

A few minutes later, you arrived in front of our rented house. I got out of the car to open the door, while my husband parked the car next to our house, which we functioned as a car garage.

My husband woke up my sister-in-law, and told her to go inside the house and sleep in her room, while my daughter Syakira was sleeping soundly in her trunk.

My husband put my daughter's body on our bedroom bed.

After cleaning my body in the bathroom, and taking ablution for prayers isya. I rushed to our bedroom to rest.

Tonight, we are sound asleep full of happiness, may our happiness be forever, doaju in heart while smiling in my sleep.

Seriate...