The Single Parent

Both Again

On the way home.

"Sir... go straight home or go where first?" ask Mr. Dirman.

"Eat first Sir" I said.

"Where's Ma'am?" ask Mr. Dirman.

"Near home, sir" I replied.

"Later Rinda will tell you" I said again.

"Mak Rinda is the real city?" ask Mr. Dirman while driving.

"Yes the real sir here" I replied.

Mr. Dirman is about 50 years old, sometimes invited by Mother to be his driver if again out of town.

"Mas Arman is rarely here how can you know with Mbak Rinda?" tanyanya came back out of curiosity.

"Mas Arman's schoolmate Rinda used to be Mr. Dirman, met again some time ago finally we got married" I explained to Mr. Dirman.

"Oh..pak Dirman has only met Mas Arif twice, if the same mbak Vera has been several times, Mas Arif is not working outside Java huh Mbak?" ask Mr. Dirman.

Small talk in the car drives away the saturation, Vano sleeps on my lap.

"Yes sir, come home once every two months" I explained.

Time shows at seven o'clock in the afternoon.

"Sir Dirman's restaurant in front of the left, we eat there!" I asked while pointing to his place.

"Yes Mbak" replied Mr. Dirman remained focused by driving it.

The car goes into the courtyard of the buffet house, I wake Vano up.

"Vano, let's go down" I said as I shook his body.

Vano opened his eyes and woke up from his sleep, yawned then got off the car.

"Mother.. Where are we?" ask Vano.

"Let's eat first" I said.

"Sir Dirman, come on in, eat inside" I'll take you to Mr. Dirman.

"No need for Rinda" he refused.

"Have come" asked me and then Mr. Dirman followed me walking behind me, the night wind fluttering my robe and hood.

I took Vano's hand into the restaurant, and a waiter approached us.

"Mother...what would you like to drink?" ask the waiter politely.

"What is it about?" my many.

"This Mom can see" said the waiter, giving a menu list.

"What would Dirman drink?" my many.

"Es tea only" said Mr. Dirman.

"Yes sir, Mr. Dirman take his own food yes, whatever you want to eat" I said.

"Mas..ice tea one, iced orange one" I said.

Then I took the plate and the food I could eat was also eaten by Vano.

"My mother just sat here" said Mr. Dirman away from me, yes.

"Let's eat Vano, I'm a bribe" I said as I fed Vano.

The phone rang from my bag, I picked it up and I picked it up.

"Assalamualaikum" said.

"Greetings waalaikum" replied my mother-in-law.

"Rin... Where are you now?" ask Mother-in-law

"It's close to the house of Ma'am, this Rinda still eats with Vano as well as Mr. Dirman" I explained as I fed Vano

"Oh yes, be careful" Mother's message.

"Mom ate?" ask again.

"It's Rin" replied Mother.

"Had Rin been, be careful, assalamualaikum" said I want to end the call.

"Greetings waalaikum" I answered and I turned off the phone.

As soon as I finished my meal, after I finished then I wrapped up some side dishes to get breakfast tomorrow and paid for it at the cashier.

I see Mr. Dirman is already in front of the restaurant.

"Yes Ma'am" replied Mr. Dirman then we headed to the car and got into the car.

The car drove off the food stall.

"Mr Rinda lives with Linda's mother every day?" ask Mr. Dirman.

"Yes sir, because my son's school and my work place are closer than my parents' house, besides accompanying my mother at home, pity alone" I replied.

"Yes mbak, since Vera moved to Jogja with her husband, Ms. Linda lives alone, yes, career women" said Mr. Dirman.

Shortly after the car got home, I got off at the same time as Vano opened the gate.

"Pak directly put into the garage only yes!" my door.

"Yes" replied Mr. Dirman.

I went into the house, very quiet, maybe Mom was on top, my mind.

After putting the bag in the room and taking the wallet, I went ahead to Mr. Dirman who was taking out his motorcycle.

"Sir Dirman, I'm sorry, this" I said as I opened my wallet and picked up the banknotes and gave them to Mr. Dirman

"Yes accept Ma'am, I go straight home" said Mr. Dirman while receiving money from me and handing over car contact.

After the death of Mr. Dirman I locked the gate and the door of the house, then went into the kitchen put the fish I bought in the refrigerator.

This house is so quiet without Mas Arif, my inner self.

I went upstairs to Mom's room.

I knocked on Mom's room door.

Tok..tok.tok.tok.

"Mom's asleep?" my many.

"Not Rin, what's wrong?" ask Mother.

"It's okay Mom, it's the contact of the car" I said, handing over the car's contact.

"Rinda went downstairs first, Mom, Rinda bought Rinda's food into the fridge" I explained.

I turned around and went downstairs, towards the room, Vano went into his room, I saw he was getting sleepy, I approached Vano and I put my body beside Vano.

The sound of my phone rang, I saw Vano was asleep and I gave him a bolster pillow on the edge of Vano hoping not to fall, I went out of the room to my room, my phone still continued to sound, my phone still continued to sound, I saw it was Arif.

"Assalamualaikum Mas" I said.

"Waalaikum hail, haven't we got home yet?" ask Mas Arif.

"Barusan Mas, Mr. Dirman had I love money, continue to eat at the city's border restaurant loh Mas" I explained.

"So I went upstairs to make sure Mom was home, Mas was still at Soekarno Hatta Airport?" my many.

"Yes Rin, ten o'clock just left the plane" Mas Arif explained.

"Yes, have you eaten?" ask again.

"It's Rin" replied Mas Arif.

"The house is so quiet, Vano is asleep, I may as well be asleep" I said.

"Now everywhere the two are the same Vano" I said again.

"Sabar Rin, someday we will definitely be able to gather together huh" replied mas Arif.

"Yes, I will save money for our future" I said.

"Thank you my wife" said Mas Arif.

"Rin.. I still miss you" said Mas Arif again.

"I'm also Mas" I said slowly, feeling like this chest tightness withstanding longing.

"Mas..be careful baby" I said.

"Tomorrow until Sentani Airport morning Rin continues to continue flights to Mozes Kilangin Airport" explained mas Arif.

"Yes, look after his health" I said.

"Therefore, you too" said Mas Arif.

"Rin was already?" said Mas Arif.

"Yes, be careful? don't forget to pray" my message to Mas Arif.

"God willing, I love you, assalamualaikum" said Mas Arif

"Waalaikum salam" I replied and then I turned off hp.

I came out of the room to Vano's room and lay down my body next to him, I saw the clock on the wall of the room showing ten o'clock at night, I closed my eyes and hugged my son and fell asleep.