The Single Parent

Visit to the Teacher

The car stopped at the souvenir center in this town, I got off the car and entered one of the shops, bought some souvenirs for Mr. Sincere, I got off the car and entered one of the shops, after I finished picking the souvenirs I took it to the cashier and paid for it

"Sir, this is made into a crackle and this one is also a crackle" I said as I pointed out his belongings

"Yes ma'am" replied the cashier, putting the numbers on the computer, then handed them to me

"Thank you" I said as I carried two packs of crackles away from the store into the car

The car left the store at a very fast speed

"Two kresek Rin?" ask me Arif

"Yes, one for us, one for Mr. Sincere" I explained

Mas Arif put his head down, focusing on driving

I saw the clock on my left wrist showing at seven in the afternoon, before long the car stopped at one of the houses

"This is the house?" ask me while taking off my seat belt

"If according to the address yes this" replied Mas Arif while turning off the car and then open the car door and get off the car walking towards the house.

"Mother, whose house is this?" ask Vano curiously

"The teacher's house is with my father" I replied, I saw Arif waving his hands telling us to come down

I got out of the car and opened the back door, then Vano came down and we walked to Arif mas while carrying the package of souvenirs I bought earlier, looks a middle-aged man, from his aging face with wrinkles I can still recognize that he is a sincere sir killer math teacher.

Mas Arif shook hands and kissed the back of Mr. Tulus's hand as well as me and Vano.

"sirr? still healthy" said mas Arif open the chat

"Come in, sorry you forgot your name" said Mr. Tulus

We walked after Mr. Tulus into the house and sat in the guest chair

"I am Arif sir, the father's student in High School, remember the male student whose father of law honored the flag at rest because he entered the class of the younger brother who was giving lessons at that time?"

Seen sir sincerely remember the event and smile then laugh chuckle

"yes, I remember the incident hehehe" said Mr. Tulus.

"Keep what about your underclassman now? I don't see you anymore, do I?" ask Tulus sir

"This is my first classmate sir" said mas Arif as he pointed at me

"Well, you really love him yes" said Mr. Tulus.

"hehehehe yes sir" replied mas Arif blushed

"Come-ayo is drunk and at eating the cake, the father here himself so what is the treat yes" said Mr. Tulus while taking a mineral glass

"Excuse me sir, where are my wife and children?" much

"My wife had died a year ago, had diabetes, my son's assignment in Palembang became TNI AD there" explained Mr. Tulus

"Innalillahi wainailaihi rojiun" I said along with mas Arif

"Did you often go home?" ask me Arif

"A year not necessarily, you have only one child when a working adult away, want to come with it but still love this house, yes... a house full of memories with children and wives when they were still here" said Mr. Tulus and took a deep breath

"Father happy if there are disciples of the father who visited here, yes, it is rare, the father used to be said hard, killer ya hehehe" said Mr. Tulus chuckled.

"Yes, it must be so otherwise students may not know my material" he said again.

"Arif, you from the past until now continue with this? whatis yourname?" ask Mr. Sincere to me

"Rinda sir, Arinda" I replied

"oh...yeah.iya, you are the friend of Intan huh? when is the day to come here with other friends" said Mr. Tulus

"It's true I'm in a class with Intan" I replied

"Rif.... All this time only with Rinda do you know women?" ask sir Sincerely curious

We smile like young people asking parents when you get married

"Yes no sir, we are separated ten years, since I graduated it, and I returned to Java did intend to find this Rinda, and finally met then married" mas Arif story

"Love it does need to be fought, the soul mate even though separated must meet again" said Mr. Tulus

"Come on. the cake" said Mr. Tulus asking us to taste the cake in the jar on the table in front of us.

"Sincere sir, how long has he been retired?" ask me to know

"Five years ago, now the activity of the father yes. only at home like this" said Mr. Tulus.

"Had my wife Sincere is still there, maybe this retirement is the best time with my wife, used to be working busy with work, rarely had time with family, when we were old, he said, children far away, our partner has faced Divine Robbi, just regretted the young time when we were busy so much that there is no time for family" said Mr. Tulus with a sigh

We both listened to Mr. Sincere's story and had our own thoughts in mind

"As long as you are young, do not work make you forget time so that there is rarely a moment to gather with family" said Mr. Tulus back

"Fighting, selfishness is the spice of love, but if we can react to it all it will be able to make us mature, make us know our partner, make us always miss him, like this father, he said, in the past the father's wife liked to be angry with the father, what the father did like there was no point, so the father also followed furiously at last quarreled, quarreled, but when the father's wife died the father so miss the father's wife, the father is much wrong with him" said Mr. Tulus while wiping his tears

"Sir, I pray a lot for my father's wife" I said slowly.

"Parent's message, do not waste a partner who loves you very much or hurt his heart, if your partner returns to the creator or leaves you with another life, there must be deep regret" said Mr. Tulus

"yes sir..thank you very valuable Tulus sir's wobble for us, Arif did not expect Mr. Tulus first who killer turned out to be very warm" said mas Arif

Sir sincerely nodded his head

Time showed eight o'clock more, I glanced at my husband coding with a blink of an eye to take him home, Vano had already started yawning many times

"Sincere sir, it's night, time for you to rest, next time we will visit the father, we say yes sir, in keeping his health, this is a gift for the father, may you like" I said, then we stood up and shook hands with Mr. Tulus

"Thank you for your arrival, I love someone to come accompany this father" said Mr. Tulus when driving us to the door.

We walked towards the car, until next to the car we looked down at the head sign of respect to the teacher, then got into the car and the car left the house Mr. Tulus towards the house of the mother-in-law.