The Elbow of Life
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'' Assalamualaikum I knocked on the door

'' waalaikumsalam answered my mother from within

I finally got home to be greeted by my mother

'' Who a beautiful mother's child has come home from school'' said the mother

'' how was your first day at the new school '' asked mother to me again

I told my mom about how I met Gina and started to be friends with her and we ate at the school cafeteria home together

'' wah it turns out that the mother's son is having fun today said the mother to me

'' yes Ma'am I am happy to be able to go to school at that place and also get Ken a new friend

finished my conversation with my mother I went into the room and changed my clothes after finishing and then to the kitchen because I was hungry even though my mother gave me more pocket money but today I prefer to eat at home because mom cooked my favorite meal to celebrate my first day at the new school

I greedily bribe my food without realizing my father is near me

'' heem Dad mendehem then said''' slowly pity later choked''

I turned my head' Dad' I'm sorry I didn't hear Dad come in because mom's cooking is so good '' I said again to Dad with a smile

I asked Dad to eat together but he refused, he said he had eaten with my mother

yes of course it was already two hours past lunch hour we were at home at twelve o'clock

My father died in the dining room and then to my mother's sewing room I went back to eating my food greedily

when the afternoon came we were on the back porch of the house as usual we always tried to take the time to relax with this I asked my Father and Mother so that they did not think too much about his job because since our family economy is better, Dad and Mom are always busy, I don't want them to be tired and sick

it was at a time like this that I was able to indulge with both my parents, tell me about my activities today, and Dad told me about his activities in the garden in the rice field , my mother did not want to lose she told me about her activities to be a teacher for the neighbors who came to sew .

Dad told us that tomorrow he would pick up the family from my dad they wanted to visit our house

my father's family and I weren't very well connected because they lived far away from us, but the thing that made me not want to be close to them the most was because of my mother's illness none of them came to visit us even though their economy was still capable

even though it's like that, I'm still trying to be nice to them

although Father and Mother had reminded me to remain patient and not to hold grudges but I don't know why every time I remember when my mother was lying in the hospital I still felt disappointed in them

I was just a child who saw very well the struggle of the Father at that time and the struggle of the mother recovered from her illness

I saw how Dad worked so hard to turn our little family into this

at six o'clock in the morning I rushed to have breakfast with Mom and Dad because I wanted to come with Dad to go to school together

'' Dad, can we stop by to pick up Aira at her house ?'' tayaki to Dad

'' of course, dear, replied Dad

I suggested that we pick up Aira because we were going to pass her pretty house I had a friend chatting while Dad was driving

we will take off in a car that has been rented by Dad and Dad himself who will be his driver because he has learned to drive a car when Dad was in town a few months ago

dad's gonna pick up my uncle and aunt in town like he said yesterday

'' oh yes what mother will come too '' asked mother while glancing at her

'' it's not a pity that mom will stay home, if mom comes to pick up your uncle and aunt who will prepare lunch dishes for them later

explain Mom to me

I nodded while smiling at my mother

'' but remember yes mother should not be too tired said Father to mother

because if mom was already in the kitchen she would not ignore her tiredness just as if mom had been in front of her sewing machine so was my mother from long ago until now

finished breakfast I said goodbye to mother while kissing her hands and hugging her we set off

dad and I were riding in the car very carefully and Dad was sitting behind the wheel and driving the car

when I arrived in front of Aira's house the car stopped I shouted to Aira to get into the car

'' o Anna, how are you'' said Aira to me

'' o Alhamdulillah well, I replied to Aira

'' hello uncle, how are you, '' said Aira to my father

'' ah good news uncle Aira'' replied my father

'' I remember when my uncle drove us to school in elementary school, '' Aira said to my father

aira and I reminisced about our time between our father and school in the past when we always sang and Dad just laughed

on the way I saw Gina standing on the side of the road, I told Dad to stop her car and I got off and called Gina to get in our car

even with a confused face, Gina got into our car and we continued our journey

'' hai Gina ' greet Aira to Gina

'' O Aira'' replied Gina

I introduced my father to Gina and explained everything Gina said hello to Dad and we talked

when I arrived in front of the school I said goodbye to Gina's father and Aira thanked Dad for delivering them Dad just smiled at us and then he left

at school we entered the classroom each waiting for the teacher to go to teach as usual I and Gina were very enthusiastic about recording the material that the teacher gave

during the break we all three went to the school cafeteria

unlike usual today the canteen looks more crowded because

it turns out that the canteen mother entered a new meatball menu so the students were crowded to try it

'' I'm interested in trying it'' I said to Aira and Gina

'' yes I also want to'' said Aira

'' heem right it'' said Gina

'' I'm interested in trying it because it's a spicy meatball menu'' I told them

'' of course the name is also mercon meatballs'' Gina told me

we also ordered each one of the bowl of mercon meatballs even though I had breakfast at home but out of curiosity about how it felt I also ordered it .

''today I will treat you guys, I said to Gina and Aira

'' wow, that's what Gina said to me

'' yes Anna said Aira while looking at me

'' yes, yes really, Dad gave me more pocket money, '' answered my best friend

'' thank you so '' they said at the same time

we also ate our orders

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