Sulastri's Struggle.
Chapter 16
"Toloooo... Bella drowned" cried Rere and Rara. All eyes turned to look at the river.
"Byuuurr"
Arman jumps over time, rescues Bella, then carries her to the edge. Bella sucked her face into Arman's chest. Without Arman knowing, Bella turned out to be just pretending.
Lastri who saw that, staring at the two there was a sense of unrequitedness. It was with a disappointed heart that Lastri left the place.
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Days change weeks, even months, one year later, Pastri is currently second semester. It's not easy for him to go through all that.
His relationship with lecturer Arman Jaya Putra has not improved. Lastri did not think about it first which is important to pursue his goals.
Bella is like a monster ready to pounce on its prey. However, with the ability that he has, Lastri is not a weak woman like the jutek gang expected. And the jutek gang is currently behind the semester by Lastri.
Likewise with the ability in the field of modiste. (Suturing) Lastri is now growing.
At present. He just finished a new student alma mater dress order booked by the campus where Lastri attended college. 60 pieces of clothes he blazed three until finished for two months.
"Wow! your stitches are very neat" praise the three ospek committee. He compares the Lastri stitch to someone else's stitch, and the Lastri stitch is the neatest.
"Thank you" said Lastri smiling kindly to three men of the army.
There were actually three hundred new students who needed those clothes. However, Lastri did not want to be greedy. Other tailors also need this job. Lastri also asked the committee to order elsewhere he just took a quarter of it.
"This is your service, if someday we need your services please prepare yourself" said senior brother.
"IsyaAllah Brother, then, I'm sorry" he said.
"Sama-sama" replied the senior.
With unparalleled gratitude, Lastri took public transport back home. Both her friends Herman and Ayu who helped Lastri sew may be waiting for her arrival because it is time for them to enjoy her efforts.
"Tri... Did you just come home, son?" ask Bu Yani, when Lastri got in front of the contract.
"Yes Ma'am, Ayu and Herman haven't come yet?" Lastri asked back.
"Yet, your friend named Dina is the same Bayu, come here, but I told you not to wait" explained Ms. Yani.
"Oh, what's she ordering?"
"He said, Your father is in the sick village Nak" said Bu Yani carefully conveyed, so that Lastri is not surprised.
Block" Lastri dropped his bag on the porch.
"My father is sick, Mom? what's it say hurts?" cecar Lastri clear water falls from the eye peluhan.
"I don't know what the pain is, but said Dina your father treated.
Deg.
Lastri sat on the porch limply, regretting that he had not seen his family for a year. Just call sometimes if he is going to Warnet all work. Lastri immediately got up from his seat at this time also he had to go home.
"Bu Yani, I deposit the money Herman with Ayu, please convey if they come" Lastri handed me two white envelopes.
"Where are you going, son?" bu Yani received Lastri's hand.
"I have to go back to the village now, Mom, too" said Lastri.
"It's still a week away, ma'am, then I'll excuse you,"
"Yes, be careful on the road, may your Father recover quickly" Bu Yani's message was sincere.
"Aamiin..."
Lastri rushed to unlock the contract, grab a bag that is outdated when leaving for Jakarta first. He only brought a little change of clothes, after all in the village of old clothes are still there.
Prak"
What can be done, the piggy bank that he collected for a year he solved. Intention to buy lap top and hp he mengantungkan, which is important for the safety of his father.
Calculated fractions from 500 san, 1000 an to 10 thousand an.
Thank goodness enough, hopefully enough for the cost of hospital, transportation, thankfully can give mothers for additional shopping.
Lastri shower, dzuhur prayer does not waste time anymore with fast steps, he left the contract, long-sleeved shirt jeans do not forget the jacket so as not to look at the curves of his body he took public transportation to the terminal.
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"How about Wi, if your sister doesn't get a loan?" ms. Santi Lastri's mother in a confused village, she was chatting with Ms. Dwi, Lastri's second sister who was waiting for Mr. Suryo Mr. Lastri in the hospital.
"I'm sorry Mom, Dwi can't help the hospital costs, Mr," said Dwi, who is pregnant, and only rely on her husband Joko who only works srabutan.
"It's okay, son, actually, the mother does not want to bother you, you already have your own responsibilities," said Santi sad.
"There is no other way, ma'am, we have to call Lastri" suggested Dwi.
"Yes Allah... I don't have the heart of Wi" Santi's mom was sad if she imagined the burden of her third child. Living in the region, alone, have to pay the contract of home, college, financing his sister was already very heavy, especially if you have to burden the cost of the hospital as well.
"You'd better go home, son, pity the baby in your womb" said Santi.
"Well Mom, Dwi came home, my stomach feels this tight," Dwi rubbed his stomach.
"Be careful Nak" Santi's mom stared at Dwi's steps when she was very tired because she was pregnant.
"Yes Mom, Mother too, do not think much, the hospital costs will be discussed again, if Mas Eko can not get a loan," comfort Dwi then out.
Until the hospital page, Dwi met Doni, his neighbor, he asked for help to contact Dina friend Lastri to tell if his father was sick. Doni is the only person who has a cell phone in his village.
While Ms Santi sighed harshly, her husband had to undergo surgery immediately, according to doctors kidney stones clog the bladder canal. And of course, it costs a lot.
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At the same time "Mom, I'm sorry, I want to borrow money for the cost of medical treatment Mr" said Mas Eko first brother Lastri to bu Sulis who is none other than Arman's birth mother. Mas Eko worked on a fruit plantation owned by Mr. Sulis, since he was 18 years old, until now it has been 24 years.
"Sweetie you! not you! not brother! all undermining" cynical ma'am Sulis.
"Later cut my salary ma'am, please ma'am..we are really tight," Eko looks like a beggar, if there is a Burhan sir, of course Eko easily, will get the money.
"Can't! I said no! yes no!" snatch from Sulis.
"Yes already Ma'am" Eko left Sulis's mother, better he went home in place of his mother waiting for his father in the hospital. Eko was disappointed, in fact he was no longer willing to work there, if he did not see Mr. Burhan that he was a good person.
During work at home, Sulis new this time Eko borrowed money, even though he had worked for 5 years. That was without Pastri's knowledge. If Lastri found out, he would definitely be scolded. Before leaving for Jakarta, Lastri had warned so as not to bother people, especially that person was Mr. Sulis.
