The Thorn in the Family

Preferring Cost

“Pakde mbah earlier dawn asmaanya kabuh is now in hospital”.

“Ya is just yesterday, it is also already in hospital”.

Pakde passed leaving me who was still silent at the door of his house.

Ah it feels useless to talk to you instead of even calm that there I am getting annoyed with it.

I passed away from the house and returned to the house, when I arrived at the house I immediately entered the room again opened the last balance receipt that I had saved every time I made a transaction.

“Miris”.

That's roughly the savings money that is getting thinner even thinner than a plywood.

“Yes Allah how this savings is getting thinner, where there is no more income”. Inner Dance in her heart that was beginning to be confused thinking about the hospital costs.

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Three days passed the state of the mbah has not shown a change, the doctor said that the mbah requires special care because of the many spots in his lungs, the doctor said, in addition, the age factor of the old mbah also further slows the healing process.

You ask who is taking care of you while in the hospital?.

During the three days in the hospital since the hospital, the mother was never home again. Mother fully took care of the mba without anyone replacing her. Several times I offered my mother to take the place of looking after her and told her to go home, but unfortunately I didn't want to.

I and ipul only accompanied for a few moments, then completely mother who waited for the opening there.

You guys ask me why at home?.

Yes, that's how some days I'm busy looking for work through social media, applying for various jobs and positions that I've been in. Not infrequently for some time I came directly to the companies to put vacancies. Unfortunately, no calls have come in yet.

Patience is what I can do right now.

Actually in addition to pakde Dar brother mother there is still one more, namely the Wanto paklek, Wanto paklek is the youngest child who happens to now live in Surabaya.

Of the three brothers between mother, pakde Dar and paklek Wanto. Paklek Wanto is the most successful because it has its own business. Pakelek Wanto business as a collector of rosokan, unfortunately after marrying the Wanto paklek has rarely returned home except during Eid.

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Mother's Home

That afternoon, Wanto came to the house with his wife and child, who had told the paklek if he was sick. But honestly I was very happy when the Wanto package came, my mind was a little enlightened to the problem of hospital treatment, my hope is at least hopefully the wanto package can give a little helping hand to mbah.

“Loh Tar you are now at home?”.

“Iya pakde five days ago New dance home, miss mom”.

I answered by grabbing the hand of Mr. Wanto and his wife to shake hands and kiss his hand.

“Where's your album?”.

“Mother in paklek” hospital.

“Loh who is sick?”.

“Mbah paklek asmaanya relapsed in plus there are flecks in his lungs”.

My answer explains a little about the conditions.

“Paklek there are few want to Dance convey, briefly yes Tari call pakde dulue”.

I ran to the house to ask him to come to my house for a while. At home, all the family members gathered together. I was the youngest in the room.

I opened the silence and tension in the living room that was four times the size of four.

“Let's just say Tar don't make us wait too long”.

“Pakde paklek so this way, mbah right has been treated three days in the hospital, but has not also shown the development of his body condition. Honest Dance difficulties in terms of hospital costs to mbah. Dari please help from pakde and paklek to contribute the cost of Mbah” treatment.

I said slowly afraid to offend them.

“What is Tar money help?, sirde from where there is Dance money. Pakde is not working just relying on rice fields only. You also know this is not the time to harvest”.

Said pakde Dar with a grunt.

“I also have no Tar money, my efforts these few months have experienced a tremendous decline. Daily turnover freefall is not as usual. Actually, I meant to come here earlier to ask for help from all of you”.

“What?”.

I was so shocked by the words of the two of them. I think that the arrival of the Wanto package here to visit Mbah turned out to be looking for a loan.

“Lantas how pakde with Mbah treatment cost? Dance also has no money?”.

“Whose order to take it to whose hospital? You right?. So yes you have to be responsible for the cost of treatment”. Said pakde Dar by pointing at me.

God, what kind of child are they all of these, even though my position here is only as a grandson. They should be responsible for the mbah.

“Not money mbahmu also there are many Tar? Just ask your mother, during your stay here, the money used for your life operations”. Pakelek Wanto said his opinion.

“Hah how can you guys think like that?”.

“Didn't it really be like that?, all this time you and your mother lived the best life between the two of us. Your mother who enjoyed all the treasures of the mbah left during her youth first”.

Pakde Dar raised his voice a little.

“God pakde all this time mother and mbah live in my mercy, I who sustain their lives and needs. Mbah treasure is not at all bersisa”.

I'm trying to explain the real situation.

“That Tar is just an excuse for you and your mother so that we do not ask for treasure rations from you two”.

Bude Murti also gave the spice of the afternoon chat that was getting hotter.

“Truly sirde not at all, all this time I'm the one who finances the life of the mother and mbah, I also pay for every mbah treatment during sak”.

Unfortunately, no one cares. They all still think that Mbah still holds great treasures and we who enjoy.

“So how pakde paklek for this hospital cost mbah?”.

“Ya you think alone, not you who brought to the hospital so must be ready dong with all the risks, if not able to pay yes just sell this house. It is also the home of Mbah”.

How the words of pakde Dar so pierced my heart.

“How can they also assume this house belongs to Mbah, while I know for myself if this house is the house of your labor while still alive. Father bought this house on Mbah when I was in elementary school”.

Hah it feels free to also collect them here at the ends even make more eating ati. Long time at home instead of getting the calm that there is even make crazy.

“Yes Allah please bring sustenance from unexpected direction”.

I was so upset with the situation.