The Single Parent

Vacationing at Grandma's House

After meeting Vano in front of me I immediately went into the house to meet an aging mother, said the mother was seventy years old, but still looked healthy, when it showed eleven o'clock noon

"Change healthy?" my broom

"Rinda..past not here" he said.

"It's healthy" he said again

"Your son has run after the chicken, bring the rabbit boy" he said with a chuckle

"Asking for duck eggs he said earlier" said the grandmother enthusiastically told Vano's behavior

"Yes that's how it is, Vano has a lot of behavior" I said

"It is important to be healthy" Mbah said

"Bah Rinda is back? pammitku

I went to the back of the house, there was planted with fruits there was star fruit, bananas, mangoes, sapodilla unfortunately not being fruit, he said, father and mother look again fun at the side of the house chat with aunt and mbah approached them, Vano is around them still carrying a rabbit child

The phone rang I took it in the bag

"Mas Arif... is still missing? godaku

"Definitely dear" he replied

"Where are you now? is it still in the salon?" ask me Arif

"Again at the house of the altar, Vano played his rabbit cubs held in his hands everywhere" I told him

"Aren't you afraid of Vano?" ask me Arif

"No mas, no fear, this is chasing chickens, hadew rame really here if there is Vano" my story

"Let me take you there to your grandmother's house" said Mas Arif

"God willing, uh yes, I haven't met my aunt" I said, turning off the phone

Headed next to the house

"Rinda.... is it a holiday?" ask aunt

"Yes bi, good huh here cool a lot of trees?" say

"Will you stay here?" aunty says

"No bi, far away from my work place and Vano school, can be late and tired for sure" I replied

"Have eaten not all, I was cooking, yes the village cuisine, let's eat all" invite aunt while going inside followed by father mother also mbah

"Vano.. has run, the rabbit put in the cage again yes" I said.

"Don't want to, Vano brought the rabbit" he said

"Later on, we eat first, wash our hands with soap, here" I said as I took the rabbit in Vano's hand and returned it to the cage with the mother then took Vano to the hand wash and then entered the house

At the dinner table, aunt prepared food

"Auntie cooks a lot, did you know we wanted to come here?" much

"I called your aunt here yesterday Rin" said the mother

"Vano sits sweet huh? don't move much to fall" I said

"Your son does not have a sense of tired Rin, from just running around to see it until confused" said Mbah while laughing

We enjoyed the aunt's cooking food quite well too, after eating we had a little chat

"Vano seems to be sleepy, so is there a room?" say

"You brought Vano to Rin's room" the aunt said as she showed him a room

I went into putting Vano to sleep shortly after Vanopun slept as well I went to sleep anyway, understand.has been full carrying him sleepy.

When the time showed at two in the afternoon, I woke up Vano still asleep from his sleep, seeing Vano still sound asleep I also went to sleep again

"Rin. wake up, you come home is still here" said mother woke me up.

"Still sleepy mom just a moment, mom came home first" I said with my eyes closed

"It's up to you Rin, mom and dad want to go home first" said my mom

"Yes" I replied with my eyes still closed

A few moments later Vano woke up from his sleep,

"Mother wake up and don't come home?" said

I opened my eyes and I saw that it was four o'clock

"Sleep here Vano, tomorrow mother take a walk to the rice fields also see bengawan solo ya

"Yes bi" I said as I got out of bed

"Vano let's take a shower" I said as I carried Vano walking towards the kitchen heating the water for Vano's bath

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The morning sun shines the air still feels cool and fresh because it is pollution-free in this village

"Vano.. let's get up we take a walk to the rice field" I said as I shook Vano's body and kissed him.

"Hmmm still sleepy mother" he said

"Yes my mother has stayed" I said

hearing me stay he immediately woke up

Walking in the rice field, fresh eyes to see green rice leaves along the eyes looking, I took hp to capture the scenery, Vano ran along the rice field

"Be careful Vano, don't run around" I shouted, Vano stopped by the tree while waiting for me

"The old mother was rich in her nettle" he said

"Mother is not long nets but enjoying the view" I said

Take the paved village road

"Vano we go there, there used to be someone selling rice pecel, breakfast there yes" I said

Vano followed my steps

"Mother Vano is tired" he said

"Let's get on your back, you're carrying" I said, then Vano got on my back

It is also quite good to hold Vano, quite tired of my mind, finally arrived at the place where people sell pecel rice

"When are you here, Rinda? the child is already a big one" said the seller

"Yesterday ma'am, come back later" I replied

"Bu pecel one is the same warm tea two at a meal here" I said

"Yes Rin, sit down first." said the mother of the seller

Enjoying the pecel while looking at the village suaaane, seen the village farmers to the rice fields there are those who bring wind bikes, motorcycles there are also those who walk

"Rinda... When did you get here?" someone said, I turned to the source of the voice

"Hey.. santi, let's sit here" I said.

"Today I came home here, visited my grandmother, and I'll be home again" I said

while eating we tell each other stories, Santi was a childhood friend of his house near the same house

Time quickly passed, time showed at 14:30, I packed to go home to mother, it still feels like lingering here

"Bah, Rinda went home first yes" said my friend shaking hands while giving money to mbak

"Bi, take care of Mbah" I said to my aunt

"Yes Rin, be careful, come here often" said the aunt

"After Rin, this is your son's favorite duck egg" Mbah said as he walked into a room and out of the room carrying a package containing several duck eggs

"Thank you, ma'am" I said as I received a package of duck eggs and I put them in the bag

"Mother...the rabbit?" vano

"Later if it's great pity is still small Vano, you want to be separated with mother?" say

"He doesn't want to be mother" he said

"The rabbit's son will be the same mother, if it is ready Vano can bring it" I said

"Bah, Aunt Rinda left first huh.." I said while turning on the bike.

"Be careful Rin" said the aunt

On the way...

"Mother said he wanted to see the river bengawan solo?" ask Vano

"Oh yes, then passing there is a bridge in front there we can turn and stop under the bridge" I said.

up under the bridge, I got off the motorcycle still holding Vano.

"There has never been a Vano bridge so if you want to get there there is a boat that crosses, let's go home Vano, next time you can play here longer" I said as I walked to the motorcycle and returned to my parents' house.