The Single Parent

Wants to be with Him

Time shows at 16:15 Aunt Linda has returned from seeing her client, Vano has been bathing at the Arif mas house

"You want to go home, Rin? don't you stay here, Arif leaves tomorrow, won't you take Arif to the airport?" ask aunt Linda

"But auntie, it's not good to sleep here?" say

"Also not yet my mother's permission" I continued

"Why not good, here are many rooms, you can sleep in the guest room, have slept here, you call your parents say aunt Linda who wants you to sleep here" said Aunt Linda

I looked at Arif asking for a decision from him

"Just sleep here Rin" said Mas Arif

Then I took my cell phone, intending to call my parents to tell them I couldn't go home

Tut..tut..tut was finally appointed.

"Assalamualaikum" salamku

"Waalaikum greetings" replied the mother

"Mom I don't go home ma'am, this aunt Linda wants Rinda to sleep here with Vano not to go back and forth, because tomorrow also want to go to the airport between Arif mas, how about ma'am? much

"It's okay, the important thing is that you take care of yourself, all right in people's homes huh?" mother's advice

Then Arif took HP from my hand

"Assalamualaikum ma'am, this is the same Arif" he said

"Waalaikumsalam Rif, what's wrong? ask mom

"Bu Arif tomorrow will go directly to Papua, Rinda same Vano to sleep here, Arif saying yes ma'am? sorry not to go there" said Mas Arif

"It's okay, be careful on the road!" answer mom

"Rif.. said to Rinda's mother, I'll drive Rinda home tomorrow" Linda said

"Oh yes ma'am, tomorrow Rinda is at home with my mother" said mas Arif

"Thank you Arif, greetings to your mother" said the mother

"you got a greeting from Rinda's mother" said mas Arif

"Greetings yes, say the same to Rinda's mother" said aunt Linda

"Mom, you got a greeting from mom too

Assalammualaikum" said mas Arif

"Waalaikumsalam" answered the mother, then mas Arif closed the phone handed it to me

No feel adzan maghrib reverberating from the mosque in the housing aunt Rinda, this house feels very comfortable, what because many plants that make me feel at home. My heart is also relieved to be able to express all the feelings buried in my heart to mas Arif

"Rin.ayo pilgrims pray maghrib with mother also" said mas Arif.

"I'm sorry, I don't pray anymore" I said

"oh. " said Mas Arif.

"why mas?" much

"it's okay" he replied

Mas Arif went back for ablution and prayers maghrib congregated with aunt Rinda, Vano was still fun playing with his toys that are always taken wherever he went, I took books in the small library owned by this family, Vano, there are many kinds of books here, there are books about religion, psychology, philosophy, health, also mechanical techniques, Novel is also here, it seems this book is indeed a collection of aunt Linda, Vera, also mas Arif, I took the religious book with the title "miracle of the Quran" I read one by one page while listening to the Arif who was chanting the holy verse of the Quran, his voice softened the heart that heard

"O Allah, I want Arif to be my faith" I said in my heart.

After Arif taught me, he approached me

"Rinda I'm out for a second, huh? you're the same Vano at home as mom" she said

"In the future, just for a moment, want to buy something not for half an hour" said mas Arif while leaving me out carrying a motorcycle.

I put the book I read back to his place, I saw Aunt Rinda busy in the kitchen, I approached Aunt Rinda

"Tante... cook what? much

"Rin's fried rice cooking, you try to taste good? said aunt Rinda, I took a spoon and Iincipi rice that is still in the pan

"Enak aunty, ah. aunty did not invite me earlier, do not want to know the process as well as the spice" I said

"I didn't think it was going out with Arif, so don't cook" replied aunt Linda with a smile

in her happy heart to have a mother who always understands her children and keeps up with the times, the difference between my mother and aunt Linda may be the association and everyday that makes them different.

The sound of a motorcycle is heard from outside, I see Mas Arif has arrived.

"It's not long, is it?" said Mas Arif entered the house carrying some crackles, I don't know what, maybe he needed there

"Arif invite Rinda, Vano to eat, let's eat." said aunt Rinda from the dining room.

We went to the dining room, there was fried rice, fried chicken, eggs, must have been delicious, but I was embarrassed to eat a lot of hehehe, I saw Vano also enjoy it.

"Rin added again, do not hesitate" said aunt Linda

"Yes aunty thank you" I replied

"Mas Arif would you like to add?" much

"Yes Rin" said Mas Arif, I got rice for Arif

"Or not, if I go back to Java like this most culinary, the food there does not match my tongue" said mas Arif

"It's you now if you can leave here, there's Rinda here" said aunt Linda

"Indeed mas Arif if the holidays do not come back here? much

"No, he had two holidays back here Rin, did not know where he was going on leave, aunt just found out that he had a three-month leave of work" explained Aunt Linda, who is on leave, our chatter at the dinner table did not feel aunt Linda's cooking ran out, I helped Aunt Linda wash the food and clean the dining table again

In the family room, here we continue small talk, occasionally heard our laughter, the old familiarity reappears at this time

"Rin, aunt rest first yes, Rif do not mess with Rinda" said aunt while walking up the stairs.

"Rin... Vano you put your sleep first, after that help me pack for tomorrow" said mas Arif

"Mas... Vano's sleeping on the carpet" I said

mas Arif approached Vano and carried him towards the guest room laying on the bed.

"Rin.. ac can be turned on if you like cold" said mas Arif.

"Yes, I'll help you pack" I said.

I followed Arif to his room, Mas Arif took a suitcase from the closet and took out some clothes and personal needs as well as medicine

"Rin... Would you please put this in the suitcase?" mas Arif said

I immediately arranged everything into a suitcase, but Arif still continued to put some items next to me, after I finished closing the suitcase

"Nothing left?" much

"Some are left behind, my heart is left here" he said as he approached and hugged me kissing my forehead, I smiled and said

"Mas.I want to be with you"

"I'm also Rin, still missing you at all" said Mas Arif hugging me tighter,

"Don't gini mas, my shortness of breath" I whine

"Sorry Rin, let's just go ahead and have a chat" said mas Arif