The Single Parent

Overnight in My Parents' Home

In the afternoon, the atmosphere of the house was so crowded, because all the families gathered with children and daughters-in-law, but Faris will return to Surabaya to work

"Mom, Faris back first, later if you are not busy going home" said Faris

"Bak don't like to nag later soon old loh" said Faris

"Have a wish for your mom to get old fast, do you like to see you're old?" say

"Have Rin, don't keep fighting with your sister, you guys if you meet must have a fight if long time does not meet must ask each other" said mother divorced me and Faris, said, I saw that Arif was just smiling and looking at us, Faris went out and started his motorcycle and left the old man's house, lived my mother, father, me, Vano and mas Arif.

After Faris died, we went into the house together and gathered in the living room,

"Rin... How is your health now?" ask the mother who is sitting next to me

"It's getting better ma'am, this Rinda has also started activities" I said

"Mas Arif, tomorrow it looks like Rinda overtime finished the report, can Rinda nitip Vano?" I went to Mas Arif

"I'm waiting for you to work also can Rin" replied mas Arif

"Vano let me pick you up tomorrow, these two weeks I will be unemployed so accompany my family" said mas Arif

"Good Rif, I like it, the holiday is time with family, we suppose have a lot of money but can not relax together with family also feel there is less, we also do not feel harmony, we also do not feel harmony, togetherness with the family, until old create family harmony" the advice of the father

"Yes sir, gathering with a family like this is very step for Arif sir, Arif's parents divorced, his own mother at home now there is Rinda and Vano who accompany me at home while I work, while my sister Vera is also busy with her activities to become a doctor, even when the day I go to Jogja just meet my little sister" Arif said

"Yes Rif, a little time with the family is like getting gold huh?" ask dad

"Yes sir, Arif actually also wants to be able to gather like this family, but everything seems difficult to realize" said mas Arif and sighed longly

"Prophe Rif, one day it can be, rest assured" said the father cheering mas Arif, adzan maghrib reverberated from the mosque, disperse our chatter, he said,

"Let's pray congregation" asked the mother, then we stood up and each took the ablution alternately, then headed to the small musholla at my parents' house, the father who prayed Maghrib prayer congregation, and then went to the house, not to forget Vano also participated, Alhamdulillah this child has started to like to participate in congregational prayers, hopefully making him a man who likes to pray congregation in his adult life.

By nightfall, my father and mother had entered their room, Vano had also slept in my room, because my room was small, the bed only fit for two people, so after Vano slept, he said, I went into Faris's room together with Arif's mas, I smiled looking at my husband

"Why Rin, smile so?' ask me Arif

"Anything mas, cook I can't smile at my beloved husband" I said then I went up to the bed and lay down my body followed by Arif mas

"Rin.. with you I find out what family means, promise us to continue together until old age, until God calls us Rin" said mas Arif with a long sigh.

"I was rarely able to joke with my family Rin, my mother was also busy my father was so, every meeting there was often a fight, maybe until now if they met, Rin... I want us to keep the harmony of our family" said mas Arif with a sad face, yes.I know from his family he did not get the meaning of family togetherness, joking laughs his family, and, while in Jogja also so communication with Vera is not so familiar, but what I see mas Arif with his mother is good communication

"Yes mas, Rinda promises to continue with you in the joy and sorrow of living our household, parting with you ten years is something that is very painful for Rinda, your loss makes my life colorless" I said

"Thank you my dear bidadar" whispered Mas Arif, then hugged me and kissed me

"Rin... still sick and sore?" ask Arif slowly

"It's no mas, last night that was very painful it was like being scratched by razor blades, and given the orange wound" I said

"Sorry, baby" said Mas Arif and looked at me

"Dear, I promise not to say anything about you" said Mas Arif

"Your promise about that is a lot of your false promises, well this is why your hands are fumbling this" I said as I held my husband's hand

"Hahahaha, Rinda..love you" my husband said and kissed me.

"Let's sleep mas, tomorrow I work, tomorrow really I take care of Vano huh?" doorstep

"What time are you home?" ask me Arif

"Maybe it runs out maghrib mas" I said

"Let's send some food, I'll go to your office okay?" ask me Arif

"It's actually okay five o'clock, but promise not to disturb me at work, just look at me at work, also don't come near me" I said

"Why come near you?" ask me Arif

"Obviously I can't work" I replied

"Hahahaha, the more adorable my wife is" said Mas Arif and kissed me on the cheek again

"It was late in the night, Rinda took a break, love you my hubby" I said then kissed my husband and began to close my eyes, drowsiness immediately attacked me and I finally fell asleep in the arms of my beloved husband.

The dawn wake me up, I wake my husband up

"Mas..wake up, let's pray in congregational dawn" I whispered.

"Still sleepy dear" he replied

"Come on mas, after this is ready to deliver me to work also Vano school, then mas Arif opened his eyes and hugged me again

"It's a gini hug, so don't get up" I said, then mas Arif took off his arms and woke up from sleep, sitting on the bed and getting out of bed then walking towards the ablution place and I followed him from behind, after our ablution performed the congregational dawn prayer, the father and mother seemed to have left for the mosque.

I began to prepare breakfast with my mother in the kitchen, the time now shows at five in the morning, there are still two hours of my time in this house

"Rin.. come here often" mother asked on the side to prepare breakfast.

"Yes mom" I said

"Mother... Vano is hungry" said Vano approaching me

"Yes this mbah uti has prepared the dish, you eat it yourself yes" said the mother to Vano while taking food for Vano

After that I packed up for work, Arif and I had breakfast together, and Vanopun was ready to go to school

"Mother, father, Rinda said goodbye first" I said, addressing and kissing the backs of my parents' hands, followed by Vano and mas Arif

Then I, Mas Arif and Vano headed to the car and I opened the car door for Vano then Vano came in and I closed the car door, and I opened the car door in front, and entering simultaneously from the opposite side of the car then Arif turned on by the mas Arif and left my parents' house, the glass door I opened and I waved my hand to my parents.