
That day I was getting ready to go to college. Busy to match clothes with the color of the veil, until the teplek sandal that I will use.
Unlike the previous preparation, this time I have to be confident to be a prospective new student later.
"Where are you, matching the color?"
"Matching it, straight to breakfast"
"Yes Ma... Did you say you haven't?"
"Udah"
"Mom, how am I deg-degan ya"
"How's deg-degan?"
"So, that's the first time I went to college"
"Do you want me to?"
"Hmm. I'm busy at home"
"What a busy thing, I'm done cooking"
"Maybe I have other activities"
"Well, I'm also worried that you're alone"
"Yes mother so sweet"
"Yes dong, I've continued the breakfast"
"Okay Ma'am"
After finishing breakfast, the mother rushed to change clothes. Because mom really wanted to accompany me to the new campus.
"Well mom's coming?" ask dad.
"Yes dad, right?" sahut mother.
"Father, I also think of Lara herself"
"Thank you father, mother has understood me" I said.
"Dear, that's my duty to my father"
"Yes, let's go"
Arriving at the public transport base, my mother and I said goodbye to my father.
"Lara's mother goes first yes, I take care of the house"
"Ready, careful on the road"
The journey to campus is about 2 hours more, plus traffic jams.
"Sir, you can afford that every day we have to be stuck like gini?"
"God willing to ma'am"
"Did you decide to take the deck?"
"Huh? Whyw?"
"Yes. later try to find a boarding house that deket same campus deh"
"Hmmm mom's serious?"
I just answered my question with a smile.
Arriving at the campus, I immediately entered the hall room because it was already a few minutes late. Mom is waiting in the campus cafeteria.
Upon entering the room, some students were sitting and watching a speaker in front of them.
I chose to sit on a chair on the edge of the wall, but actually there are still many empty front seats.
I was sitting next to a woman with glasses. His name was after I asked him to get acquainted. Brief introduction, he turned out to be different majors with me.
Moments later the room was filled with almost hundreds of students.
The ospek preparation event at that time went smoothly, until it was finished. Because indeed the agreement of the event was completed during the dzuhur adzan.
I quickly got out of my chair and parted with a new friend named Eni.
"Sir, I'm first"
"Yes, lara"
"Yes, can I have your phone number"
"Oh, can. Here I call 0878********"
I took out the phone from my bag, and recorded one by one the numbers mentioned by Eni.
"Okay, thank you mbak"
"same-same"
When I looked at the cafeteria, my mother was still there.
Then I poked the shoulder of my mother who was chatting with a canteen trader.
"Mother..."
"Oh you, are you done?"
"Udah really"
"This mother is my son" While introducing me to the canteen merchant's mother, Ms. Sarmila was his name.
"Oh this, know the trading mother here" said Sarmila's mother.
"Yes, greetings from Mom" I replied.
"Nitip my son yes ma'am" said my mother.
"Ready ready, will often snack here ya ndok"
"Hehee is Mom"
"Nih you eat soto first, very good soto deck"
"What a coincidence, laper hehe"
After getting acquainted with the canteen mother and eating her merchandise, Mom and I went home.
"Mom, I want to go home first"
"Monggo, thank you, ma'am, I've got my soto"
"Yes ma'am together, good taste"
"Hehehe..then if you want my soto, mint titip to his son aja"
"Yes for sure, even though it will be until the house is already adem yes sotonya"
"Oh yes, too"
"It's hard to bring it, Mom, if it's put in the bag afraid of breaking the plastic"
"Yes, hold it until home"
"Dad mother"
"Pamit was ma'am, assalamualaikum"
"Wa'alaikumsalam island"
I thought my mom took me home, and my mom took me to a house.
"Dek, I was looking for a kosan here. Continue to find kosan, whose place is comfortable for you"
"Huh? Mom seriously can I snekos?"
"Seriously so"
"Feelings mom never said that I'd be crazy"
"Later mother explained at home, while discussing with father"
"Hmmm okay"
Arriving at the boarding house, there was an old mother of the owner of the boarding house.
"Assalamualaikum ma'am, this is my child's invitation"
"Wa'alaikum... Monggo, want to check the room?"
"Yes ma'am, all the other wannabe"
"Yes monggo"
At that time the mother took us to an empty room. Explaining the state of the room.
"Where's deck? it's comfortable here?" ask mom slowly.
"Hmmm... Try to think about it first can't ma'am?"
"This is the last option, compared to other costs this is better and more comfortable" mother whispered my ear.
"Emang mom has a survey how much does it cost?"
"Nearly here is 3 kosan"
"Hmmm. yes I've been with my mother"
"Yes, I'm sure this is a comfortable place"
"Goddessa"
Then my mom called the boarding house mom who just came out of the bathroom.
"Where are you going to spend this time with his son?"
"Yes ma'am, I want to say it"
"Alhamdulillah.. would you like to book directly?"
"Yes Ma'am, I love this money first yes Ma'am" while giving money with a nominal. 150 thousand to the boarding house.
"Yes gapapa"
"Nitip my son later ya ma'am, insyaallah I often come here kok nengokin Lara"
"Please, we can be family for a long time"
"Amen. So I said yes, ma'am"
"Thank you, ma'am, be careful on the road"
"Together, excuse me"
I could only be speechless, feeling confused by mother's attitude back then. Because my mother didn't allow me to stay away from my family. Even I canceled college out of town just to understand the parents' feelings.
But at that time my mother even sought me a place to live or boarding around campus. Doesn't the same mean I'm far from family, if in the end I live in a boarding house.
Even the shadows of staying in the boarding house never occurred to me, because I thought during college I would go and go home.
The feeling of confusion is that I am quiet, mother will explain later at home. I just think of what Mom said. After all, a mother's choice is best for her child.
When I got home, I rushed to take a shower first. Mom seemed to be discussing something with dad. Maybe about the problem I live in the boarding house.
"dad, I think we should be willing to let go of our child"
"What do you mean, ma'am?"
"Yes that means Lara was living in the boarding houses of her campus"
"Who? don't you want to go home?"
"Kasian well, if that's the way I'm worried"
"Why Ma'am?"
"Lara's trip to the campus was about 2 hours more, plus traffic jams. I'm worried that Lara is tired in the street, continues to be not focused on her college"
"Hmmm... Yes, too, ma'am. If you go and go home can be about 4 hours on the road"
"Yes yeah. Plus the concern of the mother if the journey is not safe well, especially lately the mother likes to hear the news of crime kayak copet or todong in public transportation."
"Astaghfirullah yes Ma'am, danger is also yes"
"But Lara was confused well, she said why did mommy lose her until she sniffed"
"Hmmm. father was also initially confused by the decision of the mother, but after the explanation dapet turned out to be true as well"
Moments later, I came to my mom and dad.
"Mom, yeah, actually why the hell? why suddenly lara got away from you guys"
"Hmm gini lara, your mother is worried that you go back and forth to your own campus and continue to travel tired every day, not to mention that there are many crimes in public transportation. That's why my mother and father ngebolekin you ngekos aja"
"Oh so that's it... Yes lara also fuss, like a trip to campus kok eat a lot of time. Lara is afraid of being late until the campus, because lara can not manage the time jammed on the streets as well"
"Yes lara, I've just raced to the campus already tired in the street. Especially you later every day" said mother
"Hmm thank you mom and dad, have a very understanding of Lara"
"That's our responsibility, the important thing is that you focus on learning and being able to achieve your goals" said the mother.
"God willing.lara's ambition would want to be proud mother of the same father"
"Aaminn. hope achieved yes son" replied the father.
An important discussion in the family, finally my parents willingly let me study despite living far away from them.
I'll soon give word to Brother Diva, that I'll stay in the boarding house later.
I am grateful to have a family that is always supportive and understanding. I was unceasingly thankful to God.