The Struggle of a Husband

Sacrifice

At the dining table there are four chairs that have been filled with Mother and Father of Amri. The remaining two seats are, to the right of Ririn and to the left of Amar's parents. Ririn the mother of Amri invited the young man to sit next to her husband and Amri sat next to her.

"Let's have a seat, please. Don't worry about us, consider it your own home?!"

"Yes madam thank you," he replied the young man timidly.

"Ojo lady anyway... Celuk wae Mom, podo koyo Amri?! " (Don't ma'am yes.Call me the same as Amri).

"Yes, thank you."

"Who's your name? looks like you're no different from our son Amri."

Ask Amar with a smile.

"My name is Alfarezel and I'm only 20 years old, sir" he replied, bowing his head

"There's no need to call you, let's just say we're your parents, son."

"Well, can I call you Father?"

Alfarezel asked with a smile.

"May, may, please, as long as you are happy" replied Amar while stroking Alfarezel's head fondly.

"Thank you very much sir, call me ezel."

"So... Ezel alone nie, not another young man like the people in the village who call you that?! Ledek Amri while taking a plate and spoon that will be filled with rice and side dishes."

"Master could have," Ezel replied with a shy look.

"Just relax again, let's eat don't chat when to eat. Isn't it Mom, Dad?"

Leisurely looking right and left for approval. And Amri was ready to eat his lunch.

His father and mother only shook their heads at Amri's behavior, which sometimes came out of his childish nature.

"Let's eat Zel" said Ririn, taking a plate and spoon out for her.

Then Ririn took the rice and side dishes for her husband, then took them for herself after taking them for her husband.

The silence was so felt after the Prayer meal led by Amri, they calmly ate until it was over.

"Where does Ezel live? are the parents still there?"

Amar broke the silence at the dinner table after Minun.

"I'm staying at the inn that you're staying at, sir. And I'm just an orphan."

Answering questions from Amar by bowing his head, covering his grief so as not to be seen by the Amri family.

Amar who saw the situation understood, if Ezel still there is sadness that he pendam without wanting to tell a story. Then Amar began to tell his past in order to make Ezel excited and not desperate.

"I wasn't like this either, Zel, I'm what I am today because my son has been successful."

Amar tries to lure Ezel into raising his head and listening.

"Truly, you're not lying? don't make Ezel happy and then fall down, sir, sick."

Answer with teary eyes.

The flashback

Amar´s.

"I used to be just a worker in a plywood company with little income. After coming out of the plywood company a few years ago, I'm now working as a hunting fisherman."

"Although life was very simple, I was very attentive to Amri who was in the city at that time. I found talent and interest in Architecture since Amri was in 10th grade High School.

"I thought hard, I knew my son could have a great chance at school, to get a scholarship and go to college."

"I also forced myself to enter Amri to college in the city, with his ideals that want to become Architecture. Of course not with a small cost, on the contrary Amri education costs reached 30 million, not to mention added daily needs."

"While after I left the factory, I was just a fisherman with an erratic income. This condition made me work harder and have to cut the cost of living temporarily in order to survive in order to keep my son's dreams."

"My wife and I only ate instant noodles and boiled cassava for the last three years, to pay for Amri's education. Because I've resigned from the factory, to get severance but nothing."

"Since Amri entered High School, my wife and I had agreed to eat noodles and boiled cassava, without Amri's knowledge. Because if Amri knew for sure he would drop out of school and choose to continue working as a barista at that time. I chose instant noodles and cassava because they weren't expensive."

"Sometimes I must have felt so heavy and tired, but I kept holding on for my wife and son. I hope Amri can realize his dreams.

Flashback off

" Allah has now been realized by the blessing of Allah and we always pray to him, that he may be given health for our family."

"So all this time Mom and Dad lied to me? ask Amri with a sad face.

"I'm sorry, son. We didn't mean to lie to you, but we did this all for your future" he replied

Then Ririn chimed in on her husband's words.

"Yes, son, we did this for you. All this time we were healthy and well. It's important now that we're together and better. But do not forget the above, we must always give thanks for His favor."

Said Ririn while stroking Amri's head slowly and affectionately.

There was no conversation between the four people at the dinner table. Amri who is still confused about what to do now after knowing the struggle to his parents. And Ezel was silent a thousand languages without taking out a single word. He just remained silent and lowered his head with tears rolling down his smooth cheeks. He only found out if the struggle of his parents is more severe, by borrowing money loan shark to send himself to a higher level. But before he went to college, his parents died from a fatal accident. When about to go to the city to catch up with him who will enroll in the medical faculty. The money was used up to pay for the hospital and funeral costs and everything else.

"Heem.... "

Amar tried to break the silence.

"Dad to rest, Mom." Further.

"Yes... Well, later on Mother followed after tidying the table," replied Ririn while saying.

"Son, take Ezel to the room to rest?!"

Slowly Ririn touched her son's back and told him to.

"Yes, okay, mom." Amri answered and asked Ezel to enter the living room room to rest.

"Let's go Zel, I'll take a room and don't forget to take a shower and pray first. I'll get you a change of clothes."

"Yes, sir, come."

Answer Ezel stood up from the seat and followed Amri's footsteps towards the guest room.