The Sandwich Generation's

A windfall?!

"Rif this deck try on his shoes first." My exclaim to my little brother I thrust a new shoebox at him a smile seemed to expand on his innocent face.

He looked overjoyed at getting new shoes he impatiently opened his box and immediately tried it he paced back and forth in the living room as his eyes continued to stare at his feet.

" Good brother, thank you." He said as he took off his shoes and put them back in his box.

" It's the same, don't like it ?." My temptation

"It's like my brother" he said with a carefree smile.

" Student learning is deck."

he nodded as he brought his new shoes out to show father and mother.

" What is Rif. "a voice asked Arif about the box he was carrying.

" New shoes are new brother bought, old Arif shoes have been torn underneath." His word.

The nature of my sister is very different tends to be quiet, although he is not like a boy his age who sometimes does not want to know the state of all his wishes must always be followed .

Arif is not like that he seems to understand the state of his parents, that's why he waited until his shoes really can not be used new ask for new ones.

" Make new shoes." His words to the new mamak came from the routine mother's recitation every Saturday afternoon.

" Oh, son?." Lisa's sister has balek apparently?."

" It's inside."

My tiredness suddenly disappeared when I saw the smile on my sister's face when I received the shoes .

But at the same time there is a sense of sadness when you remember the message of your mother who asked me not to get married before my sister graduated from school.

While now I have stepped on 25 years I should I sacrifice my happiness for the sake of family?.

"Try to talk to your mama even if we get married we will still help them anyway" Mas jaka said one day.

When we spend our time off.

" I don't know bang, mom and dad are afraid that if I get married I will focus on my family ."

" But their child is not just you deck, why you should be the victim."

I did not respond to the words of mas jaka because my tears had flowed profusely and made me a little short of breath

" Yes patient while continuing to melt the hearts of mom and dad, to allow us to get married."

I woke up from my daydream when Alin patted me on the shoulder.

" Sister was called out from earlier just be quiet."

" Eeerh what Lin.." Ask me nervous.

" none... I want maghrib don't mind entering."

" Iish is a surprise!." Yjar I'm a little sewot

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Again, Great mas sent a message of apology seems he really regretted the events some time ago.

" Yes I'm sorry please don't bother me anymore." My reply was brief on the message he sent.

" So can we meet?."

" I'm sorry I can't." I immediately blocked Agung's mas number so that he could not send me any more messages .

While tidying up the scattered items because at random random visitors to the mall security guard approached me.

"Mba was there a deposit from mas mas" said Mr. Tono while handing over a small brown envelope.

" Who are you, sir?."

"Thank you sir."

" Same as I go first." Said Mr. Tono while going down to the bottom floor.

During the break I went to the toilet and opened the contents of the envelope that mas agung put on Tono.

I was wide open to find out the contents of the brown envelope that mas Agung tipped contains fractions of 2 million rupiah, in fractions of a hundred thousand I immediately put the money back into the envelope and put it in my skirt pocket.

I walked over to the locker to pick up my phone I was looking to unlock the Great mas number from the block list.

" What is this mascudine? ." Write me.

" It's okay to think of it as my apology, actually I salute the journey of your life." The reply.

Yes, I told the Great mas the story of my life when we met some time ago, although only known but I feel comfortable telling stories and complaining about my life to him some time ago.

" But this is excessive."

" Look it was halal money. " Reply again.

I felt bad after reading the last reply mas Agung as if he knew that I doubted the origin of the money he gave me.

I was about to say thank you but my message only tick one until you return home never tick two.

I have not dared to use the money that was given by Agung, I keep it in a safe place, let alone Emi, my best friend wants me to be careful with the Great mas.

After tomorrow my sister will go on a study tour to the island of Bangka belitung the day she has started busy preparing clothes and also supplies that she will bring later.

" Sister Please take it to the minimarket to buy some snacks ya."

" Just write Lin what you want to buy, then you buy at the supermarket near my sister's work." I said.

" Ouuh ya already." he picked up the book and pen and began to record what items he wanted to buy.

" This is the brother who wants to buy." he cried handing over a piece of paper containing a list of items he wants to buy.

"And this money Alin already got a salary, brother can take what brother wants Alin who paid" he said innocently.

My heart touched by his innocence he seemed happy to get his first salary ironing work so far.

" Thank you really nich brother in the treaty?." I said with a smile.

" Yes, brother, buy what you want" I took the money that Alin offered, I could see the sincerity of his heart from the way he looked at me.

" Alin's mom's dad left first." Pamit Alin to Dad and Mamak this morning he went to bangka belitung in order to study tour from his school.

" Lin ayok will soon be left behind by the group." exclaimed me who was waiting on the bike.

" Bentar kak wear shoes."

Upon arrival at school, the tour participants and parents and relatives who drove their daughter's son.

Alin got off the bike and greeted me.

"Go first, brother." Say

" Yes be careful, do not be separated from the company ." I said to wanti.

He nodded and rushed towards the school grounds.

Tour participants enter the bus according to their group.

Alin waved from inside the bus which started crawling away from the school grounds.

Suddenly I felt a bad feeling I stopped the foam that was riding so that it was no longer visible.

Alin's unusual attitude caused a sense of worry in my heart, both Alin and Arif their natures tend to be quiet and a little shy but today he is very cheerful and expressive at all.

It was still clear when he waved from inside the bus that he was riding his facial expression as if saying this was our last encounter.