The Tarnished Friendship

Chapter 2

"Are you sure you're handing Alifah over to Mr Burhan"? ask Masni to her husband, Mr. Hadi.

" not handing over the ma'am, but tipped." replied Hadi sir while fanning his body with ilir (hand fan).

Pak Hadi just arrived from the field in the garden owned by Pak Burhan.

Pak Hadi is believed to take care of Pak Burhan's teak garden, only once every 1 week he cleaned the garden owned by Mr. Burhan.

Pak Hadi's only job as a building porters, making him look for a side job to meet the needs of his wife and five children.

"Is this coming, Mom ?" Mr. Hadi glanced at Alifah's room which was covered in curtains of unused cloth.

"already." Briefly mamni replied.

Masni gave a piece of Alifah's graduation paper to her husband.

"oh, yeah, today's graduation, how did he graduate?" pak Hadi was curious about the graduation of Alifah who immediately read every word on the paper he held.

"Alhamduillah." he muttered smilingly.

"look ma'am, it's 9 all, it's just 8 English" Mr. Hadi showed his daughter's UNBK values to his wife.

"Our daughter is smart.! " said Mr. Hadi proudly.

"the love of Alifah ma'am, surely he really wants to continue his school, while the father is not able to afford to pay for high school, I know myself going to high school is expensive! not to mention the Spp." Mr. Hadi threw his breath through his mouth loudly.

Masni just kept quiet.

" Mr. Burhan is very good with us ma'am, besides Alifah is there just help-do, he can continue to study and school." Said Mr. Hadi continued.

Mr. Burhan wants to bring Alifah to Jakarta to help his wife take care of the house, Mr. Burhan promised to send Alifah to school.

Mr. Burhan also promised to love Alifah as much as he loved his children.

suddenly Masni's tears fell, and she cried...

"i'm not ready to split up with Alifah, sir! Ms. Masni is still as excited.

" walaw, he often helps us and can do homework, mom is too sick if she has to help people" explained Masni who was still sobbing.

"when children help others, you can't, what the hell, mom?" Mr. Hadi did not understand the thought of his wife.

"yes I can't bear sir, if Alifah has to be a maid." Masni explained.

"who said Alifah was a maid, ma'am? Mr. Hadi was further astonished at his wife's statement.

" continue to help his wife Mr. Burhan to take care of her home, doesn't that include being a maid, sir?" Masni raised her voice.

"mother.mom...there-there is a! yes, it is natural that Alifah helps with Mr. Burhan's homework, and Alifah will be schooled, fed." explained Mr. Hadi.

"does the mother consider Alifah to help the mother, Alifah is considered the same mother's helper? no, right? sir Hadi again.

" time yes ma'am, Alifah is fed, school can not help, rich neighbors manuk. we are ashamed at all.!"Mr. Hadi continued to explain.

alifah's room was listening to all his parents talk.

"o Allah, may I continue to go to Aamiin High School." the alifah rubbed his palm against his face.

there was no sound of conversation between his father and mother.

now his stomach began to rumble, he saw the number in his hand shows the number at 13:35.

that means he slept for about 2 hours.

the opening of the door curtain is not visible to both parents in the tv room, Alifah set foot to take a plate and cook it rice and kangkung oseng likeaya.

he devoured the food so deliciously without him realizing that anyone was watching him while shedding tears.