BLESSINGS OF LOVE
There is a Beginning and There is an Experiment

Cahaya Tri Tunggal Private School is a school run by a Christian Education Foundation.

The level of education at the school starts from Kindergarten, Primary School, First Middle School to High School.

Soraya was asked to teach English for grades 1 and 2 of Junior High School, each level having three classes.

The English lesson of each class is eight hours, and in one week the school student is only five days.

Every Saturday is a holiday and teachers should not give homework, students should really take a break with the family on that day.

Soraya was somewhat surprised when told that the schedule was very crowded at the school.

School starts at 07:30 am and leaves at 15:00 pm, with three breaks at 10:00 for 15 minutes, 12:00 for 30 minutes and the last at 14:00 for 15 minutes.

"Teachers should not give homework at all, because the lessons in school are quite crowded and also tiring. Especially if there is a lab schedule, they go home later. Not to mention there is an extra curricular addition, so students are required to follow one of these additional lessons," Nania explained to her best friend Soraya.

"Nan, means another with us first school well, twelve o'clock in the afternoon we have returned home," Soraya asked for affirmation from Nania.

"Different, our school was anywhere, this is a prestigious private school".

Soraya asked about her working hours as a teacher.

"Teachers must be present by 07:00 am at the latest, because there is morning prayer here,

there was also a briefing from the principal for fifteen minutes every day. Especially Monday, teachers must be present before 07:00 because there is a flag ceremony that must be followed by all teachers and students" Nania explained in as much detail as possible to Soraya.

Of course, making Soraya a little afraid, not afraid to teach at the school but afraid Mario will be angry because it turns out that the school is not as he had imagined.

"Why Soraya, do you seem hesitant to teach at this school?" nania asked when she saw Soraya was agitated at her explanation.

"Ah no, I'm excited. Just a bit surprised because it turns out this school is different from the school in general. I have to talk first with my husband and also the person who takes care of my son if it turns out that the clock is coming home at school this afternoon," said Soraya, looking very anxious.

"Do I need to help you talk to your husband?" nania asked while looking at Soraya.

"No, let me talk to him myself. At most tomorrow I will tell you again" Soraya replied and held Nania's hand.

"Soraya, I really hope you can teach at this school. Because I know that you have the potential to master the correct English language, we really hope you will join here" Nania said, embracing Soraya's shoulder.

Doubt was still on Soraya's face, so she decided to go home first to ask her husband for permission.

Before returning home Soraya then met Wongso's mother and told her that she was asked to join the teaching and also told about the matter that took care of Maya when she taught at the school later.

"Mario was right, mom couldn't take care of Maya. Mama's legs can no longer be used for brisk walking or walking long distances. While your child has a habit of eating while walking around in a pushchair," Wongso's mother said when Soraya told her that Maya would be guarded by neighbors across the street when she went to teach.

"Soraya was just confused, if Bang Rio would give permission if I go home every afternoon and whether Ms. Sunaryo would not mind if Maya I take the afternoon as well," soraya said pouring out her heart at this moment.

Wongso's mother looked at Soraya and said, "Soraya, if your husband doesn't give you permission, you must obey him. Do not force the will, do not let Maya become a victim".

"Mama wants you and Mario to always get along well, you must be sincere to your husband not to feel depressed. Let's just how Mario is a good man, as a good mother's daughter-in-law".

"Every two or three days must come to visit my mother while bringing her favorite food. So there's no way you're judging him as rude as you always complain" Wongso's mother expressed Mario's kindness all along.

Soraya could only be silent, because she also knew that Mario was very attentive to his mother.

"Soraya wanted her husband to be together for a long time, to understand each other before marriage. But another reality, Soraya had to get married this way".

"Even Soraya didn't know how a Mario was. Sometimes it feels tired, because Bang Mario if again comes sweetness must be very good and romantic to Aya. But if it's weird, it must always be sniffy and grumpy".

"Honestly, Mama, when Oma died yesterday made Soraya worried that one day Bang Mario would leave Aya and Maya just like that," said Soraya who began to wet her cheeks with tears.

"Soraya don't be so son, you as a wife must continue to pray for husband and child. Never can people understand each other, your mom and dad were also three years of dating. You also know how we used to argue with each other in any case".

"You're dating long before marriage or you're not dating at all, it's the same. Never will the two heads have the same thoughts, have the same nature. To be sure to accept each other's shortcomings and advantages, also sincerely pray that God will always bless your family," Mother Wongso's advice slides into Soraya's heart.

Mother and child embrace tightly, in the heart of the mother pray that her child becomes a strong woman in navigating her home life.

In the heart of the child pray that his mother is healthy always because he is the only port of his outpouring.

Mr. Sunaryo and Ms. Sunaryo were very happy when they were told that the school where Soraya taught would be home in the afternoon.

So that Maya will be picked up in the afternoon, so it will be long almost a full day guarded by Mr and Mrs Sunaryo.

"Even we are happy, meaning Maya is taken by you after she is satisfied playing, satisfied eating and taking a nap. You just take her the afternoon after we bathe her.

Yes, it is where the problem lies..," said Ms. Sunaryo casually.

"Sorry later it will be troublesome Mother and Father here. I'm really not feeling good" Soraya said, feeling very sorry for both of them.

"What asked Maya to take care of us, not Soraya to help us take care of your son. So we are happy to have other activities besides taking care of plants in the front yard of the house," Mr. Sunaryo also said like that.

Soraya felt grateful because it turned out that Mr and Ms. Sunaryo even felt happy diitipi Maya and did not mind if it had to be until the afternoon though.

The wall clock is nine o'clock in the evening, but Mario hasn't come home yet. Usually at seven is the latest for Mario to return home.

An hour later Mario was just home, he got out of his car and from the inside was heard closing the door very loudly.

Inner Soraya said that she had a feeling Mario was in a bad condition.

Mario said nothing, he took off his shoes, kept the bag on the sofa and asked his wife for a towel and went to the bathroom.

After finishing the bath with only wrapped in a towel, immediately enter the room to wear clothes and then kiss Maya who was sleeping soundly.

"Soraya, what food do you have? I feel so hungry" Mario asked his wife.

Fortunately Soraya had been cooking tofu stew and chicken meat, so she immediately prepared food at the dinner table for her husband.

Mario ate without saying anything, Soraya timidly told him about the last time he went to school and it turned out that school came home in the afternoon, but Saturday was off.

While eating and hearing his wife talk, Mario does not talk much. Only the word "Hmmm" or "Heeh" came out of his mouth.

Soraya also added that Mr and Mrs Sunaryo also did not mind Maya's diitipi as long as he taught later.

Mario just nodded, then he drank water from a glass that had been provided by his wife.

Soraya immediately cleared the table after Mario finished eating.

"You take care of yourself about teaching and Maya's daycare. Only if I can keep paying more attention to Maya, I don't want our child to be sick or anything as long as someone else holds it," suddenly Mario said like that, making Soraya his eyes rounded in shock.

"Please get me a bag and a laptop, then make me a coffee. Tonight looks like it's going to stay up late because there's a little bit of trouble in the office" Mario pinta as he himself enters the room to kiss the sleeping baby Maya.

"Papa tonight is not bobo Maya dear well, there is a lot of work.cup.papa dear you son," Mario kissed the cheek and forehead of his son and then stroked his head.

After that, out of the room again and immediately sat at the dining table that Soraya had tidied up.

Laptops, bags and coffee were available on the table, and Mario looked at his wife.

"Soraya, please don't bother me first well, there's a problem I have to solve. Just sleep there with Maya," said Mario, who seemed reluctant to have his wife in the room.

Soraya nodded, then immediately entered the bedroom and lay down next to her son.

"Hello Marsela, try you open the laptop too," Mario sounded outside on the phone with his secretary.

Soraya also typed a short message to Nania, that she had obtained permission from her husband, so she would go to school tomorrow to see the principal.

After the message was sent, he was shocked himself because it turned out to be eleven o'clock late at night.

He became unwell afraid of disturbing Nania who might be resting.

When she was worried, Nania answered her short message.

"Okay, tomorrow I'll wait nine o'clock in the morning yeah".

Soraya was relieved because it turned out Nania could still answer, even though it was almost midnight.

Then he closed his eyes and immediately disappeared into the earth, dreaming beautifully on the clouds.

"Hek..hek..hek...mmm...uwaa...".

Soraya woke up, sure enough her son's diaper was full. Soon she replaced and cleaned the baby.

Once the Maya is clean it is immediately breastfed until the baby sleeps well again because his stomach is full.

Maya had fallen asleep again, then Soraya peeked at the wall clock turned out to have been at three in the morning more than twenty minutes.

Mario was not next to him, then while reaching for the diaper that was already full, Soraya came out of the room and found Mario asleep at the dining table with his head lying face down on the table.

After throwing away the diaper, then washing his hands, Soraya held onto Mario's shoulder to wake him up to move to the bedroom.

"Please save the data and just turn off the laptop well," Mario said as he staggered into the bedroom.

Soraya immediately did what Mario had just asked, after the laptop died immediately closed the laptop and then pulled the connecting cable of the battery.

Mario sleeps while hugging his son, and Soraya immediately lies down next to her husband.

Just closing his eyes, there was a hand cuddling the body and began to infiltrate behind his nightgown.

Without saying much more, Soraya immediately understood and served her husband's wishes.

After finishing, Mario sleeps again more soundly, while Soraya can not sleep again but because it is still very early, then he just lay in bed waiting for the sunrise.

In the morning Soraya took a shower and prepared breakfast for her husband.

Mario is still the same as when he was married, namely the only breakfast of fresh bread given peanut butter and a sprinkling of chocolate messages.

"Sirr.bababa...bbrrrrrr....bbrrr....".

Mario opened his eyes, and saw a pair of small eyes were looking at him then a wide smile with saliva in his hand which had been inserted into his small mouth.

"Good morning papa boy, this morning has been babbling. What do you want to say, honey?" hello Mario to his little baby.

Maya's hands and feet continued to move as if she wanted to be carried by her father.

Mario glanced at the wall clock, it was seven in the morning, then he immediately woke up holding his baby child.

"Dear baby, it's just like Mama. Papa wants to take a bath first," Soraya greeted when her husband and son came out of the bedroom.

"You said you'd teach, haven't left yet?"mario asked because he saw Soraya was still at home.

"Not yet, today just want to meet with the principal, the possibility of teaching him starting next week," said Soraya who was holding Maya to bathe.

"Let me bathe Maya, all of you I want to take a bath, too" said Mario as he grabbed his son back from Soraya's sling.

Then the father and son entered the bathroom, and soon there was the sound of laughter of a happy baby when bathed by his father.

"Indeed my husband likes to be annoying, but he's so fond of his son. I have to be upset with Bang Rio. O Lord forgive me," whispered Soraya's heart at the joy of her son who was having a good bath with his father.

Mario was drinking coffee when he received a call from his secretary Marsela.

It sounded like Marsela was explaining something, and Mario immediately held his forehead looking like there was a big problem.

"Yes, wait for me in the office, you will prepare the file," Mario said shortly before hanging up his mobile phone.

"Well, is there a problem?" soraya asked when she saw Mario as confused.

"You're nine at school, let me take you all the way to the office. You took Maya to Sunaryo's mother's house" Mario said that instead and did not answer Soraya's question.

Sunaryo's mother greeted Maya with joy, and the baby also looked happy when she met Father and Mother Sunaryo who was always full of joy when she was with him.

Along the way Mario seemed to not concentrate on driving his car, already twice he almost hit the motorcycle driver.

"Bang, be careful since I wasn't concentrating on driving, what's the real bang ?" soraya asked as she held her husband's shoulder.

Mario stopped the car right in front of the school where Soraya would teach, rubbed his face and closed his eyes with his hands.

"I'm fine, you pray that there's no problem in my office" said Mario, holding his wife's hand still on his shoulder.

Soraya nodded as she immediately got out of the car and headed straight for the school guards asking to meet with Nania.

"Sir Mario, this is a file of financial notes that Darman has most likely darkened" Marsela said as Mario sat in his study.

Mario stared at the bill notes from several shops and also suppliers of building materials.

"Crazy...This much bill we have to pay?!!!"mario's strangulation choked to see a lot of bills.

Mario never thought, all this time he was always helped by a trusted employee named Darman.

All purchases are always Darman who ordered and all this time everything went smoothly.

According to Marsela, which Darman has been doing according to procedure, he asks for money according to the bill and then he pays to the store or supplier.

"Later I come to them one by one, I have to solve all these problems" said Mario with a very full face.

Mario came one by one store and supplier of building materials that have been his partner so far.

According to the recognition of the store owner and supplier, it is true that Darman ordered building materials and directly sent to the place of the ongoing project.

It's just that the payment asks for a one-month time, but usually always pay the down payment first.

But because they have been a long-time customer, they certainly believe.

"CV. Mandiri has long been our loyal customer, our cuisine does not believe in Mario sir," almost all say that, the answer of everyone who is being confirmed by Mario.

Then Mario approached every employer to him, and equally all employers said they had paid the down payment through Darman.

Dizziness and heavy head of Mario, he immediately went to the Bank to check his personal account.

Apparently there was still money though not much, he set aside some for household purposes and most of it he took for him to pay to some of his subscription stores.

But still very less, not to mention having to pay the wages of building workers.

Currently there are three jobs renovating the house, the three homeowners have given advance to Darman.

Even though the down payment was to pay for building materials spending and building workers wages.

"Marsela, try to calculate how much office cash there is and also how much capital funds? you'll tell me again" Mario said on his phone.

He's heading for Darman's residence, because Darman was a confidant of his since a long time ago then at least he's very familiar with his family.

"Sir Mario, forgive us. Darman hasn't been home since a month. There was no news to us at all" instead found his wife Darman crying because her husband had not been home for a month.

"Sir, the rest of the money has all I allocate to pay the wages of workers, the salary of the foreman and also the salaries of all employees. So there are only five million rupiahs left, sir, in the office," said Marsela timidly when contacting Mario.

"The five million will soon be used for electricity, office phone, water and other bills. So the possibility runs out sir," continued Marsela again with a trembling tone afraid Mario suddenly rose apoplexy.

"Yes, you just finish all the payments. Oh, this is how I also paid to JKL store and LMN store but only partially. Ask again how much we owe, and try to ask all our partners, exactly how much is all the debt then try to negotiate, who knows there is a discount," mario said as he hung up his phone after he called Marsela.

Soraya is being introduced by the English teacher he will replace to all the students, he is taken by the teacher to enter the first grade by one.

"Kids, you will start learning English next week with Soraya's mother. I beg you to say goodbye to all of you, because I will join my husband out of Java Island," said the teacher to all students of the school.

"Well, will the new teacher be fierce, ma'am?".

"Mother Soraya is good, right?".

"Have not married yet ma'am?".

"Will the new teacher be able to cheat?".

The comments of Junior High School students are there, but Soraya instead became happy and very excited. He will soon have a new challenge: to teach them all next week.

"So this is the material well, later Soraya's mother just follow the instructions from this textbook," said Ibu Rika who will soon be replaced by her position.

"Well Mother Rica, I will learn everything first so that next week I can immediately convey the subject matter to students" Soraya said with pleasure.

"Yes only I have to be patient but still have to be firm, because the school here averages the economy of the family upper middle, there are even the top once. Sometimes the children of the rich like to underestimate the teacher as well" Rika's mother told Soraya.

"But do not be discouraged, as long as we are firm and it is true that we want smart children, then we will not lose the same strength of their parents".

"Be careful well, lest we can be bought by their parents, there are children whose abilities are below average but parents like to force the will. So there are some parents who know there is a new teacher, then try to buy us by giving money or whatever," continued Ibu Rika again advising Soraya not to be trapped.

"True Soraya, you have to be careful because once there was a teacher who was found to be bribed by the parents of students. He juggles the value of a child who is not smart, suddenly in the report card the value is high. So we had to disrespectfully remove it," Nania who had just entered the teacher's room also added advice to Soraya.

With a smile Soraya tried to understand all the input from the teacher's friends there.

Indeed, the income of the teacher is not much, but later on can make students become smart will certainly be a pride for a teacher.

Soraya said goodbye, now he brought a lot of textbooks for him to learn so that Monday will be able to immediately convey to the students at the school.

In front of the school gate was seen her husband's car parked, then she approached but did not see Mario there.

Soraya looked for him, even asked the parking attendant who was there.

"So the owner of this car crossed the road, then if it is not wrong to enter the alley next to the bridge there ma'am," said the parking attendant when Soraya asked where the owner of the car.

Soraya understands that Mario is at Wongso's mother's house, because by the way it can go to his girlhood home first.

"Mama, is Bang Rio here?" soraya asked when she entered her mother's house.

"Sttt.there was sleeping in your room first. Already let it go, he looked very tired," replied Wongso's mother and forbade Soraya to say loud.

Soraya peeked at her husband who was seen sleeping behind the bedroom door.

"Tumben once Bang Rio slept here," said Soraya felt strange to see her husband.

"Come, take a nap or eat here. He said it was quiet and cool even though there was no AC, too," Wongso's mother told Soraya.

"Hmmm.indeed my room because it directly faces the shady mango tree," said Soraya with a smile.

"Would you like to eat first or wait for your husband?".

"Later wait for Bang Rio to wake up, pity may be a lot of thoughts as well".

Mario did not sleep, but he was dizzy and had a headache.

Bills so much, reaching the figure of almost two hundred and fifty million rupiah.

Whether taken where the money was run by Darman, almost seven years of pioneering efforts and during that time Darman was always loyal and honest to work with him.

It could actually be borrowed money to Papih Hansen or to Robert's brother.

But later it will even be noisy and not tasty if it has to bother many people.

Right now all that can be done is closed while thinking what to do to cover all the bills.