THE FORMER BLIND COLLECTION HOUSE IJO
chapter 7 New TV

"Let's go in. We read the bismillah first yes... ".

Papah remembered us and, taking us into our house to read the bismillah first, said his greetings.How surprised we when entering to see our house was a mess like an earthquake had just happened.

"Astaghfirullah ajim thing".

We simultaneously say istigfar, just came from Bogor not a tiring journey, now in addition we have to clean the house, this creature is really annoying, I said at that time.

Whether that time might have gotten used to it, we didn't feel scared by the creature we just wanted to take our home back.

We looked at each other and then without our command to immediately clean the house, all working together to clean the house until nightfall, the time of prayer maghrib then we took a shower and, pray maghrib then teach and, and, read yasin, a bowl of salt and, water in a bottle is readily available.

After the Isha prayer, Papah sprinkled water that was already filled with the holy verse of the Quran, and the salt was all over the room.

" We just eat out yes buy baso or what fried rice in Mandarin, (Mandarin is a place in Lembang Bandung that when the night is full of street food vendors, there are seafood traders, and there are many other places where you can eat, fried rice, baso, satay, and others)".

Mamah invited us to eat outside because it was at home there was no groceries and, Mamah had not had time to buy it because we were busy cleaning the house like a broken ship.

We children are happy even though the cape cleaned the house, but at that moment forgot, we welcome the invitation Mamah happily twinkle, even I was to jump.

" Asiikk street.. ".

My exclaims then to the room took a jacket, we walked through the streets of Lembang city which at that time felt so beautiful, the sky was so bright stars scattered in the night sky we walked in front, Mamah and, umah, Papah joined hands at the back, happy to see them finally being together again.

We used to ride in the car, but because Papah's car was in a fire accident, we now don't have a car anymore but, uh, like this it is happier for us to take a walk at night with our loved ones, and the atmosphere is also supportive to enjoy celebrating our togetherness again.

The night sky is like smiling at us, congratulating and being happy, the stars flickering the moon as if smiling at our happiness, I will never be able to forget that night.

We sat down at a street vendor selling fried rice there was a menu of kwe tiaw, fried noodles, capcay, etc, we ordered our favorite food menu each I ordered kwe tiaw and greedily spent it without remaining.

After that, we went home by walking again quite far around there was 5km from home but, not felt because we were walking with the people we loved, until our home then, took ablution and, enter each other's rooms and, falling asleep soundly until the next morning, Mamah built us for the morning prayer.

After our morning prayers as usual I did the routine of playing with my sister, my older sister helped Mamah clean the house and, cooking for breakfast, Papah took care of me and, uh, my older brother, my sister helped Mamah clean up the house and, my sister watched us play while occasionally talking to Mamah.

"Today Papah SD school yes Pah, try asking the principal still can not children continue school".

Mamah asked Papah to go to my sister's school.

"Yes all Papah wants to go to a friend's house asking for a job, hopefully there is a job vacancy do'ain ya Mah".

Mom smiled.

"Yes Pah for sure.semangat well Pah, this breakfast is ready let's have breakfast first".

We went to the dinner table and, having breakfast together, this moment of togetherness is what we always miss.

"When do we buy a new TV".

I took Papah's promise to buy him a new TV.

"Yes later after Papah can work well patient.the first salary we buy a new TV yes ".

Papah stroked my hair with a smile I nodded, at that time Mamah only had money given Grandpa to supply us as long as Papah had not been able to work, Mamah should be able to arrange it, Mama should be able to arrange it, because I don't know when Papah will have a new job.

After breakfast, Papah bailed to my sister's school, and visited his friend to ask for work until the night before Papah came home.

" Asalamu".

Papah greeted us at home from the look on his face like Papah was tired.

" WA alaikum salam".

We simultaneously answered Papah's greetings, I approached Papah kissing his hands, my brother and, my sister also approached Papah, then Mamah approached Papah and, smiling then grabbed Papah's hand and, uh, Papah's hand, kissing Papah's hand.

"Cape is reward? take a shower first if you want to eat".

Mom asked, Papah smiled.

" Want to take a shower first Mah, if you want to eat, eat first".

Papah while passing to the bathroom.

"We wait for Papah".

like that every day Papah went home in the morning we always waited for him to eat, Papah did not talk too much or joke as usual probably because of Papah cape, Papah, for a month Papah had not found a job.

Mamah always encouraged Papah, although in fact Mamah was worried also because the supply money from Grandpa had begun to thin Papah also knew that.

"That the garage space is large enough we do not use it, how if we just rent it enough money Mah for daily purposes".

"Yes Pah pity is not in easy use hopefully there are those who want to contract, in the garage there is also a room we usually use to store tools, we can empty too, right, who knows who wants to contract there's a room".

Said Mamah approving Papah's suggestion.

"Yes Papah has made this garage sign in rented yah Mah".

Mamah nodded and, smiling approvingly, the next day Papah made a sign from the plywood and, the wood was installed right in front of our house, the day passed until one day a guest knocked on our house and said hello.

Mamah opened the door and, asking her for her needs after allowing the guest to enter, and sat down, it turned out that the guest was a traveling merchant of tek noodles, who often traded around and, passing through our house at night he saw in front of our house there was a sign that read this garage in rented.

He intended to contract our garage, but Papah was not at home, as Papah always went to find work, Mamah asked the guest to come back later that night after Isya, but the guest couldn't because at night he started trading around, he only had time during the day.

" Good Mas if so tomorrow just noon here again, later I say my husband so tomorrow afternoon Mas can meet my husband".

Mamah said, the guest also responded to her and said goodbye, the afternoon Papah came home, Tumben Papah had returned home in the afternoon.

" Asalamu alaikum's,.. ".

Papah said his regards.

" WA alaikum salam... ".

We who are in the house say hello Papah.

"Well, are you home? ".

Xeloteh is my sister who knows Papah used to come home last night.

"Does you bring something... Guess what..?.

We were all confused, then Papah shifted his body, behind Papah there was a big box and a new TV.

"New TV yes pah.. asiikk".

We kids are all so happy just that Mamah is a little confused, Mamah thought where did Papah get the tivi?, although Papah gets a job but certainly not payday because he just got a job directly get a salary, then Mamah approached Papah.

"Where do you get your money from to buy TV?".

Mamah asked, then Papah pulled Mamah's hand away from us who were opening the TV box.

"Former borrow to mah friend, Papah borrow money to a friend to buy TV Mah".

Papah whispered in Mamah's ear, not wanting to ruin our happiness.

"Pah but Pah.. Papah has got a job".

Mom did not approve Papah's decision.

" Not Mah.. but Mah kasian children no entertainment at home".

With a face that welcomes Papah trying to ask for approval Mamah, although in fact there is no need if Mamah did not agree even his TV was already at home, already in the buy time must be behind it again.

"But pah...how will we pay the debt?, why Papah does not talk about it first?, do we usually talk about it first whatever it is the decision of the two of us".

Disappointment on Mom's face.

"Our life has been difficult Pah, do not make it more difficult to owe, even though it is lacking but calm if it has no debt".

Mama continued, Papah held Mamah's hand to persuade Mamah to approve his decision.

"Sorry Mah was also Papah no plan to borrow money to buy TV, Papah told the Papah about children, papah accidentally said that the kasian at the children's house there is no entertainment, there is no TV, then he said this using my money to buy TV he said".

Papah explained, Mamah seriously listened.

"Then he said when should we return the money?".

Still with a disappointed look Mamah asked.

"Gak ko mah temen Papah said easy later if you already have money you can return the money, he said that Mah, if Papah already has money, he will not collect it".

Papah assures Mamah, Mamah said nothing and then Papah came to us to help us, opened the TV box and, taking out the TV and putting up his tivi put us in the living room and, turning it on....

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