Endless Longing
12 Years Ago Part 2 - Decision

"Why can this be so? how's Salwa going?" said Om, the sound of his mother's crying

"do you know about Dimas?" tanya om, answered with a slit by mother

"hhhh, he moved to Semarang" Hari said

"he's so irresponsible" my mother replied

"already, Dimas has entrusted Salwa to me. Now the decision is with you mother"

"why did he leave Salwa too? though take Salwa" protest mother

"already Asti, no matter what your position is cornered"

"Ri, you won't understand, because Hananya is good with you, nurut, your family is adem ayem"

"you haven't answered the question of all Asti people, what money is used? how come this is?"

"everything's wrong Dimas, he cheated on Hari, why don't you ask him?!" answer the mother emotion

"okay Dimas cheated, everything was wrong mas Dimas, but this loan is only you who know the answer Ti, not Dimas" the mother fell silent

"i'm here to tell you that Salwa was entrusted to me, the plan is that she will attend school with Sani next Sunday, so that I will take care of the transfer of Salwa"

"tega, everybody left me"

"then what is the best of all this Asti, you are now transferred to the City Government, your salary is also cut off by a loan that is not clear, how can you support Salwa?! And the sickly mother, Dimas just assumed she didn't exist. What's best is at least for Salwa, not for you" she just kept quiet

"Hana also understands he does not mind Salwa staying with us, instead he is worried about you who will face trial and mutation in the office. You are not alone, there are acquaintances of lawyers who will accompany in the trial"

"what did Dimas ask?" ask mom

"nothing, just leave Salwa to me, this house is handed over to you. have been chatting also with mother, if the house will be paid off so that you are heavy.you stay facing your business later"

"i'm going to sell this house"

"where to stay? do not think about it, now face the existing, focus on your problems, let Salwa be with me. This house is repaid by mother"

Because she was silent, Hari called Salwa

"Salwa" call Om

"iya om" Salwa sat next to her mother, looking so fragile

"Sal, gini gini father back to Semarang, you were deposited in om first. it happens that mother still has business in Bandung"

"will you come to Bogor om?" ask Salwa

"how the mother alone, and hopefully can move, because the mother was also newly mutated to the City Government" replied om Hari

"oooh, how are you going?" ask Salwa his mother

"just go with Om, mom's nothin'" then mom goes to the room.

"what's the matter?" ask Salwa

Day saw Salwa could not bear, "om can not explain, we pray the best for mother and father yes"

"would you go home?"

"don't know" replied om, Salwa lowered her head feeling such a deep sadness.

"Salwa, do not think too much, now focus on Salwa yes, because later join om there are some that must be Salwa urusin" Salwa listened to him not wanting to make a mistake fearing that Hari would leave him too.

"first Salwa said to the homeroom will move to Bogor, this is no hp om later Salwa kasih kegurunya let's call om. Salwa also has to make a statement to move to pa RT, later om write the address om yes, hopefully mother can help but if not Salwa can be alone?"

"yes, I can"

"Salwa knows RT?"

"know om"

"then give money only so that RT take care of the letter, this is the money"

"om has to go back to Bogor because tomorrow is work, this weekend Om here again, please bring the files from school, hopefully the letter moved also exists, want to register to school Sani"

"yes om"

"later if everyone is ready to pick up Salwa yes"

"good om"

Oh, Hari said, mom's still in the room. How many times Salwa knocked, the door was never opened. Salwa knew her mother must be sad and disappointed because Salwa was going to Bogor, plus the Father who had left them. But want how, it seems for now om Hari is what Salwa can rely on. Long time silent mother Salwa decided to buy fried rice. His stomach needs ammunition to deal with this confusion.

... *******...

Tomorrow morning Salwa saw a pack of fried rice that was still intact, the mother did not touch it at all, Salwa then warmed the fried rice of the mother. It's mom's room

"buuu ade already angelinya yes nasgornya for breakfast, still good, later the mother ate yes, ade breakfast bagin school only, assalamualaikum"

... *******...

At school Salwa obeyed the words om Hari, now he was in the room of the teacher sitting in front of his homeroom desk. Waiting for the teacher and her conversation to finish over the phone. His homeroom teacher always praised Salwa, yes he was not a problem child, even tend to be quiet. His close friends are only Fitri and Lia, from the 1st grade they are always three, even though their classes are separate. So there are not many Salwa records at school, the value is average, occasionally enter the top 5, the number is 10. He's not very prominent.

"Salwa, sorry for the long wait, how are you feeling?"

"emmmh, today's mom didn't go to work"

"oh so, how happy would you like to go to school with Sani in Bogor?"

"yes, ma'am"

The teacher smiled "well there is Salwa's mother to school, but later if the mother is better condition can go to school"

"well Mom"

"for the blessing of the mother will take care of yes, emmmh mother has also heard the condition of father and mother, ohhh yes, Salwa ga nothing?"

"yes, it's nothing, ma'am"

"calm down Salwa yes, Salwa the good boy can definitely get through this. Especially later in Bogor there is om Hari and there is also a meeting of Sani ya"

"yes Ma'am"

"well then, please Salwa can go to class, if there is any story to mother yes"

"yes ma'am thank you"

Salwa walks to class while thinking of how to tell Fitri and Lia her best friend. Hopefully they are not too sad, already sad this way, if there are sad again it seems Salwa will cry.

... *******...

Back at school, mom was watching TV, Salwa saw there was mom's cooking on the desk. Finally mom wants to go out of the room too, he murmured inwardly.

"Bu Ade came home" while kissing mom's hand

"heiii eat first gih, mother is already cooking" Salwa immediately sat at the table eating, miss the same mother's cooking

"sick mom? how to work?"

"tomorrow mother of work, now want to rest"

"Mom's same homeroom teacher told to school"

"yes when?"

"free mother usually when"

"well tomorrow, I'll be late to the office"

"his office mom moved?"

"yet, still waiting for SK"

"why move ma'am?"

"delivery duty"

"oh yes ma'am today ade want to pa RT mengurusin letter moved"

"very excited" replied the mother briefly

"mmmmm I want some nemenin?"

"can"

Suddenly someone knocked on the door, she opened it and let him in, and then back prepared a drink,

"who is Ma'am" asked Salwa

"the lawyer is Hari"

"ohhh what's wrong, ma'am?"

"nemenin's mother is in court"

"ohhh mother why?"

"divorce trial de, father sued for divorce mother" Salwa heart slashed to hear, all things that happened killed his hope, Salwa hope will not be separated from mother and father, Salwa hope father come home or pick him up. Salwa did not understand why she deserved to be abandoned by Father. Is it because the father cheated and wanted to have a family again with the woman, does she mean more than Salwa the father's son. So did mom, why didn't you see her figure. Just try if you see her more, maybe she will be in every step and decision of mother. Maybe you will be more careful, no one wants to fight for it. It has to be what he is to have mom and dad together. Should she be smarter, prettier or perhaps more chatty, or more spoiled ask this and that to father and mother.

Aaahhh the more thought, the more pain, the better I sleep, hopefully I can forget.