When Kalbu Tells a Story

20. Misunderstand

Misunderstandings continue to occur in my neighborhood, they continue to call me as an actor. I wasn't shown to tease that jerk, the man who destroyed everyone else's trust in me. Maybe for those who hated me earlier, they would have hated me.

"Hus.... Kalbu!" call my mom slowly.

"Yes, mom!"

"Why are you quiet? Is someone bothering you again?" ask mom.

"Kalbu has applied the ointment, Kalbu permission to the room yes, ma'am!" I ignored my mother's question.

"Eh... Hold on!" I held my hand, "Come, tell me mom! What happened to you?"

"Nothing, ma'am! I'm fine." I replied in a lie.

Mom reached out to my ear slowly, "Come on, say it!!"

"Aws... I'm sick, let go!!"

She took her hand off my ear and repeated her question several times. Until I had to tell them everything I heard from the neighbors, that they were still talking about me as a cheap woman. That struggle happens every time I want to go out, I always hear the bad news.

Mother immediately advised me, so that I would regard them as a passing wind and then disappear again. Maybe for some time I can do it all, but after that I will definitely rethink the problem.

Trying not to be a burden on my mother is so difficult for me to do, because always new problems come to my life. If it's like that I have to how else let go of all the burden that's in my mother's heart.

"I feel like I want to let go of all the burdens that are in my heart. I'd love to be the cure when sadness comes to greet mom, but I can't be the mother's medicine, I can only add to the burden in my heart."

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Tonight I transferred all the notes that Dafa gave me, all the materials that were left behind a few days ago.

"Yes my....I haven't been to school in a few days, so much work. Fortunately Dafa took the initiative himself to lend me his notes, if no one wanted to lend me the notes - it would probably be much more than this. "

I muttered, "It turns out he's a caring guy too,"

I continued my writing again, did not feel the time was so fast passing and my writing was finally finished as well.

"Finally done, too," I went back to tidying up my book.

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The morning prayer had reverberated, my mother and I immediately prepared to perform the prayer together, and even we stretched it, verse by verse the mother read it. Mother's voice is very melodious when reciting the holy verse of the Quran, I am always lulled with the voice of mother. I don't think I want you to stop teaching, I want to always hear your very soft voice.

At the last prayer, we say our greetings. Then I kissed mom's hand, kissed mom's forehead and hugged her.

"Mother's son is spoiled once, "my mother said.

"Mother, " I'm shrinking.

I was so happy to spend time with my mother, I couldn't let go of this hug from my body.

"Kalbu, let go of this hug of yours, mother is very stuffy to know. "

"Belvin... Kalbu will continue to hug mother, so that mother can not go anywhere. "

"If you keep hugging mom, who will make breakfast for you? Do you want to go to school on an empty stomach?"

"Mother dong, the mother who will make breakfast for Kalbu. "

"All right.... Here, I've let go."

I let go of my arms from my mother's body, and we shared our duties in the morning. In the morning mom always prepares breakfast, and I always tidy up the house. Our breakfast was simple and never picky, nor were we picky.

Breakfast arrived, I can't wait to eat it. It was fried rice that became my main menu this morning, fried rice made by mother is very delicious no one can rival the mother's cuisine is very extraordinary.

"Mom's fried rice, it's the most delicious. You always love what mom cooks."

"Yes, dong! I will try hard to meet the needs of your body."

"This is enough, Mom! Kalbu never felt lacking in the slightest, mother always gave her whole life to Kalbu. And this is the time when Kalbu must give all of Kalbu's life to mother, Kalbu promises that Kalbu will make mother happy. You want to wait for Kalbu until the time comes?"

I held my hand, "Of course I want, I want this mother's child to always be happy. Whatever your dream, I'll support you and never force you to be, "

"Thank you, ma'am! She's been the best mother."

"Yes, baby! Done the food."

I also finished my breakfast quickly, I had to get to school faster - because my bike tire was still flat, I had no time to pump.

"Mother, Kalbu go to school first!"

"Why did you go to school so early?" ask mom.

"Yes, mom! because I have to walk to school, my bicycle tires are still flat." I replied.

"Yesterday instead of the pump just yet, "

"I forgot, mom!"

"Your habit is always to forget, you... You'd better take the angkot, then I'll give you the fare."

"No. mom! I'll just walk, not too far anyway if I have to walk."

"You don't think it's far, your school is far enough, Kalbu!"

"But, according to Kalbu it was very close."

"As far as you are, I obey all your words. But we have to accept this money, I'm worried that later your money will not be enough. "

"Good, mom! You will receive this money. " I can't at least refuse mom, if you've forced me-meaning I have to take that gift.

After saying goodbye to school, I started walking at 06:25 a.m. While in the middle of the road I met some residents in my village, without any work they stopped deliberately just to talk about all my ugliness.

"Tingali... Kalbu teh, meuni teu aya isinna!"

"Enya, a slave eta teu apparently can be cheap, it's!"

"Amit-amit seagrass rowdy kos kitu son, teu tiasa ngajaga pagangan indungna honor."

A few sentences stating I was that cheap girl, they slowly reopened my wounds. I can only bow my head occasionally, I greet them with a smile. Even though my smile was only answered indifferently, even I was not considered at all by them.

I took a breath to calm myself which continued to be turbulent because of the anger that almost controlled me. I kept encouraging myself, so as not to be provoked by their painful words.