The Estuary of Zalina Love
Chapter 12 Graduation

Today, the day Zalina will attend her graduation. The end of his four-year college trip. But, it's not the end of everything. Because Zalina is aware that this four-year lecture is nothing, therefore she will plan to continue her midwife profession so that she is more confident to be able to plunge into society.

"MasyaAllah, Nema's granddaughter is very beautiful" Nema said as she watched Zalina leave the room. Zalina does look beautiful with asymmetrical model brocade kebaya at the bottom, making it look Stunning. With a choice of nude and make-up colors that are natural calm with peach color.

"Thanks to Nema, Nema is also beautiful today. Thank you for being healthy and always there for Zalina" Zalina said.

"Honey, Nema called your papa mama two days ago, they both apologized for not being able to attend. Because your sister Hafish wants to go to the boarding school tomorrow, so your mom wants to take your sister. While your papa will attend your brother Sherlin's Junior High School graduation" said Nema

"Yes Nema, Zalina already knows, yesterday my mom also called Zalina. Nema just calm down, Zalina is nothing, seriouslyss ... i'm fine," said Zalina as she lifted her two fingers.

Because Zalina was much more accepting of all the circumstances that happened to her. Now Zalina did not want to think about things that would make her sad and Zalina did not want to make her Nemanya also so sad.

"Thank God you're okay, son, Nema's happy to hear that. Then let's go now before it's too late" said Nema.

Zalina and Nema immediately headed for the campus hall, a fairly large campus hall that could hold 3,000 people inside. Zalina immediately looked for the bench number for Nema, so that Nema could sit first, because there were two invitations, Nema and Zalina also invited and mbak Asih to occupy the other bench, as well, at once for Nema to have a chatting friend during the event. Next Zalina is looking for a special bench number that is midwifery. After her seat number met, Zalina sat quietly while waiting for the event to start soon.

When the MC opened the event, everyone present seemed to be quietly listening to the ongoing event. Starting from the procession of the rector and his staff entered the event hall, singing the Indonesian National Anthem, recitation of the holy verse of the Quran, opening of the graduation ceremony by the rector, to awarding graduates with the highest value.

When MC read out the name with the highest graduation score in each Faculty, Zalina did not expect that her name represented the Faculty of Health from the obstetrics department with a GPA of 39.9. 'The best graduate from the Faculty of Health is Zalina Lovea Lee, S.Keb' boisterous applause encourages Zalina to move forward to join the best graduates from other faculties. Nema from the direction of her seat shed happy tears, the granddaughter she raised really made her proud.

Zalina immediately walked onto the stage joining the graduates who received the award as well. From the row of seating invited guests looked a pair of eyes watching Zalina who took the stage and received the award, finished giving the award and they took pictures together with the rector and his ranks.

"The good step is that we can all listen to a word that the best graduates of this year can give, from the graduates who stand in front of us all, we will ask from the highest GPA yes, please to sister Zalina Lovea Lee to give her speech," said MC invited Zalina to advance to the podium.

With a sense of degdegan but also happy, Zalina advanced to the podium and gave her speech. Starting from the opening greetings, greetings to the Rector, Dean of Faculty, Lecturer, invited guests and graduates of graduates in greeting with strong words Zalina.

"We should be grateful to Allah SWT who still takes care of us all with all our big dreams about the future. Because without the care of God, our dreams will easily disappear swayed by obstacles. We should be grateful for the firmness and firmness that God imposes on us to be able to achieve a noble desire, to be a person who can educate the nation as well as be able to contribute in all lines of life. For what we can achieve today, we should be grateful to all those who have supported and helped all this process. For that please allow me to represent the prospective graduates/women standing here to express gratitude.

"Our first thank you is to our parents and our entire family who have given the greatest support in the form of trust, moral support and spirit. Which makes us always remember that we are here to carry out the trust of them, and from me personally thanks to my beloved grandmother who accompanied me from my childhood until I could stand here" said Zalina.

Then Zalina also expressed her gratitude to the University where they studied, to the Faculty who has provided facilities for learning. Lastly Zalina congratulated her friend/sister.

"I congratulate you on your achievements today. Whatever our graduation predicate, we believe that it is the best we can achieve. We should be grateful and proud to have completed one of their trusts. Their smiles are a fraction of the smiles we expect. Our job after this is to make this nation smile. Smile at our work and contribution to them so that they achieve what they expect of us as the best sons and daughters of the nation.

☀ This is not the end of our struggle.

☀ This is not the end of our dreams.

☀ This is the beginning of another struggle that has been waiting for us.

The end I said, Wassalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh." that's the speech given by Zalina. Zalina came down from the podium back to her seat with a standing ovation.

MC continues the next arrangement of events, namely the welcome from the alumni chairman.

"Well the next welcome will be given by our alumni Chairman who is our guest of honor Mr. Irjen Pol. Akbar Dewanda, S.H, M.H to our father please." then the alumni chairman went forward to give a little welcome.

One by one the graduates who have finished are inaugurated down from the stage and go directly to their parents, hug haru also happened in the room. Likewise with Zalina, after getting off the stage she immediately met Nema, the beloved grandmother.

"Happy baby, Nema is really proud of you. Thank you for being such an amazing kid" Nema said with glassy eyes.

"This is all thanks to Nema's prayers and support, thanks to Nema, too" Zalina said.

"Hi Beib, my best friend, happy dear! I'm proud of you, baby" said Miss who approached Zalina.

"Congratulations to you also beb, you are also great to get to this point," said Zalina. "We took a picture there!" invite Zalina to Nema and Miss to point to the photobooth area provided.

"Ok beb, you and Nema first there yes, I want to call my father and mother first" said Miss.

Zalina and Nema had a photo session at the photobooth. Ask for a photographer to take photos of the two of them, then Zalina also did a photo with Miss and her old friends. Starting from formal photos to freestyle photos. From afar one looked at the furor they were making, rather one smiled looking at Zalina's carelessness.

Almost half a day the graduation ceremony was completed, Zalina also planned to go home. He, Nema and Mbak Asih immediately exit the building to the parking lot. While in the parking lot he saw a small child who looked at the merchant who was selling character balloons using a rope. Zalina looked at the little girl as if she wanted the balloon so badly, Zalina noticed that the boy did not look like an adult.

"Nema and Mbak Asih first to the car, Zalina there for a while, Zalina later Nema followed to the car" said Zalina.

"Ok, Nema first yes, Nema wait for you in the car, not for long," said Nema.

"Ssiipp .." said Zalina passed the direction of the little boy.

"You want the balloon?" ask Zalina.

"... (the little girl nodded)"

"Wait a minute, Zalina went and went to buy a princess character balloon and gave it to the little girl.this is a beautiful balloon for a beautiful child like you," said Zalina handed the balloon.

"Thank you" said the girl who cedal called the letter R.

"Sama-Sama, why are your parents alone where?" ask Zalina.

"Inside" said the little girl pointing to the building.

"You want to go inside, here alone is not good, dear" said Zalina softly.

"No chance beautiful sister, I can alone, I'll do it first." said the little girl passed into the building.

Zalina smiled at the cute behavior of the little boy. He also went to his car, before entering Zalina's car again to make sure the child entered the building or not. From a distance Zalina saw the child being carried by a man and kissed the child affectionately.

"Eh .. It's not that the man that I used to accidentally hit in the hospital hallway huh, so the boy's the boy. Naturally his son is beautiful, his father is handsome too, uppsss ...." Zalina covered her mouth with her fingers like a sneer and smirked thinly, after which Zalina and Nema immediately went home.