The Poor Girl's Match

Chapter 31

A month has passed, since the events of that time, Sari and Rendra tried to be ordinary, but actually in their hearts they have not been able to completely forget the incident. Moreover, Rendra, she always felt worried about Sari, but she was afraid to bring it up and make her heartache come back again.

As for Sherly, she keeps trying to meet Rendra and make him come back to her. But all the effort he put in was in vain. Make Sherly no word give up before her wish is achieved even though it is in a bad way.

This morning, right on Sunday Sari plans to ask for leave to go home. He felt very missed to his parents. Sari will ask her employer for permission.

He met his master who was sitting in the garden beside the house.

"Sir, may I ask permission to return home?" sari asked after being next to her sitting master.

"Why do you want to come home from Sar village, is your family sick?" ask Bu Lestari.

"No, I just miss my mom and dad!" answer Sari.

"How long have you been asking permission to go home?" ask Bu Lestari back.

"About one week of his.." replied Sari by lowering her head. He prayed in his heart that his master would allow him to go home.

"Okay, wait here for a while" said Ms. Lestari then stood up and walked up the stairs to her room.

"Do you live with anyone in Sar's village?" ask Mr. Yudi.

"I live with both parents only sir" replied Sari.

"So you're an only child" asked Mr. Yudi again.

"Yes, sir." nodded his head.

Not long after Lestari's mother returned from her room and immediately gave up the brown envelope to Sari.

"This is your first salary Sar, you work very well.we are waiting for you to come here again ya!" said Bu Lestari smiling kindly.

"Thank you very much, sir...

god willing I will come back here again" Sari replied as she received the brown envelope with a happy smile.

"Yes, be careful on the road, greetings to your parents" said Ms. Lestari, Yudi nodded and smiled.

"Yes, sir, the lady, once again thank you" Sari said, bowing her body. Then head to her room to get ready.

After everything is done, Sari headed to Asih's room first to say goodbye.

"Mbak Asih, I want to go home first yes" said Sari.

"Lho Sar, how come suddenly back home, what's wrong?" ask Asih who was a little surprised.

"What's wrong mbak, just miss the same old man in the village, all want to give me my first salary!" said Sari with her happy face.

"Thank God that there's nothing, but you'll come back here again, right Sar?" asih.

"God willing, I came back here only a week" said Sari.

"You have a heart Sar. I will miss you like him!" said Asih who immediately hugged Sari.

"Yes mbak, I would also kangen same mbak Asih. I'm leaving right now, yes, I also said goodbye to you and your lady!" sari said as she ended her embrace.

"Yes Sar. Cepet back" exclaimed Asih after Sari walked out of Asih's room.

Sari just waved her hand to Asih while smiling.

Sari's heart was so happy, today's color was the day she waited to meet her parents. He also brought his first salary. Sari did not know how much salary she received, she would open it later after arriving home with her parents.

From his employer's house Sari walked to the front of the road to get out of the housing complex, and there was already an ojek base.

After arriving at the base, Sari took an ojek towards the bus terminal. Only 15 minutes drive Sari has arrived at the bus terminal. After paying his motorcycle taxi, he searched for a bus with the intention of heading to his village.

It is quite a long journey taken by Sari to reach her village. But Sari enjoys her journey with great joy, and can't wait to meet people.

He quickened his footsteps to get home.

Arriving at Sari in her yard she saw her father and mother sitting on the terrace.

"Assalamualaikum.bapak mom, Sari's home!" sari exclaimed as she waved her hand upwards.

"O Allah sir, it's Sari sir.he's coming home!" exclaimed bu Siti patted her husband's shoulder.

"Yes, it's Sari, thank God!" said mr. Pardi.

"Mother's father, Sari is very happy with father and mother!" said Sari after arriving at the terrace of his house, then salami and hug his father and mother.

"O Allah Sari, you come home son, I am anxious to think of you. Thank God, you are always protected with God" said Siti, hugging her daughter with tears that had dripped on her cheeks because she was happy.

"Yes mom, Sari is always healthy there. Don't worry Sari!" said Sari.

"Let's go in, Sari must be tired of traveling long distances!" said mr. Pardi.

They then took off their arms, and entered the house. They sit in the middle room. Ms. Siti went straight to the kitchen to collect drinking water.

"You don't want to rest Sar, the long journey must be tired!" ask Mr. Pardi.

"Later sir, Sari still misses father and mother, want to talk first!" answer Sari.

"Yes sir, I'm still missing Sari, rest can be later!" said Siti bu who came with a glass of water.

"O yes.. father and mother healthy sahat only during Sari stay?" sari asked after everyone had sat on the chair.

"Thank God, my son, your father and mother have always been given the same health of God, and you are now getting better!" answer sir Pardi.

"Yes Sar, we are always healthy thanks to your prayers. What about you, son, are you there to get a job?" ask Siti.

"Alhamdulillah Sari there has got a job ma'am, but the job Sari got is not like the father and mother expected and can be proud" said Sari slowly. He was afraid to disappoint his parents because of the work he got. Actually Sari does not want to say about her work, but inevitably Sari must say it, and does not want to if she has to lie to her parents.

"What do you do, son, do not be afraid, tell us, as long as the work you get is halal work, your father and mother will not be angry or disappointed" said Mr. Pardi.

"Sari works as a maid sir, buk. That's the only job Sari can get. Previously Sari had also tried to get a better job, but every Sari applying was always rejected" said Sari sadly by lowering her face.

"It's okay son, the maid is a lawful job. Allah gives you fortune in a different way, maybe that is where your fortune is. Don't be sad your father and mother are always proud of you!" pardi said trying to calm his son's heart.

"Rightly what your father said son.whatever your work, as long as it is still in the way of Allah, there is nothing wrong" said Siti added.

"Thank you, ma'am, always support Sari.

And, this is Sari bringing Sari's first salary, for father and mother!" sari said while taking the envelope in her bag, then handed it to her mother.

"Kok for the father and mother of all Sar. This is your money, this is your hard work, we don't want this son, which is important to us, you are always healthy and happy" Siti said.

"Sari works to happyin the father of the same mother, if the father and mother are happy Sari will also be happy, thank ya sir,buk..

Sari also has not opened it contains how much.. try to open!"

"Later mother is notya, you just save the money first. Now that you rest first, you must be tired. I masakin first for you, later if it's already mateng, mother wake you up!" said bu Siti.

"Yes, if so, ma'am, Sari rest first!" said Sari as she moved to her room.

Sari misses her room very much, even though the room is very simple, there are no soft mattresses, no dressers, there are only, but, the bed is made of mats and a worn out wardrobe is eaten by termites for Sari's clothing.

That's where Sari feels comfortable while sleeping even with makeshift items.

Immediately he lay on the bed, comfortable, that's how Sari felt.

It did not take long, Saripun finally fell asleep in his sleep.