Lailatulqadar (Song of Missing For Fathers)
Chapter 6
When Handoko leaves for work and Dita goes to school, Mira just gives Laila and Qadar a meal.
But what Mira gave only white rice tok without any addition.
"Where are you, Bi?" ask Qadar innocently.
"Nothing! Still good at the love of rice, try if you guys in the village do not necessarily meet rice from last night until this morning, right?" Mira's voice sounded so fierce and loud that Aldo who was playing was walking to the kitchen door and noticed the three people who were there.
Aldo saw Qadar and Laila holding two plates of white rice without side dishes. Aldo, who was a child, asked in his heart why his mother did not give a side dish for them.
"Can we fry the rice?" tanya Laila ventured.
"There-there's! Yes, it's fried there, but the soy sauce runs out so don't look for soy sauce." Mira melengos away from the kitchen no matter what kind of rice she had given the two children.
"We make white fried rice, the kind that our mothers used to make." Laila walked towards the stove table and started frying the white rice with a little onion that she had sliced before.
"So, it looks good." Qadar smelled the smell of fried rice that was already on the dining table.
"But maybe it's not as good as mother-made, is it okay?" Laila sat down beside Qadar.
Aldo appeared to them both. Fried rice made by Laila is enough to make Aldo drool and want to taste it.
"Do you want the fried rice?" ask Laila to Aldo.
The little boy nodded slowly.
"Here sit next to brother, brother take a plate first for you. " Laila brought the plate on the shelf near the stove table and then sat down and divided her fried rice on the plate she just took.
"Part of mine alone, brother, "said Qadar shifted his plate so that his own was given to Aldo in part.
Qadar could not bear if his brother ate a little, so it was fair that Qadar also divided his own.
"Don't many feet, Aldo's little belly will not fit! " letus Aldo sounded tickling in the ears of the two brothers until they laughed.
"Yes, I know, but if you eat a lot you will be big spit," said Laila while sitting and leading a prayer before eating.
They began to eat white fried rice greedily.
"The fried rice is delicious, brother," praised Aldo.
"Later Aldo will be made again with the same sister Laila," he continued with a mouth full of fried rice.
"Alhamdulillah if Aldo likes, then the brother will definitely make it again," said Laila was relieved because the fried rice made is quite tasty even though not as well as made by Marni his mother.
Laila will learn again to condiment the fried rice so that later it tastes exactly like Marni made. Just a little less difference.
"This is delicious! Brother is a great kayak mother," said Qadar gave a thumbs up.
" Thank you."
Mira, who happened to want to bring water to the kitchen, seemed curious as to what the children were doing at the dinner table. He frowned seeing Aldo with them.
Aldo apparently was eating fried rice. Mira was surprised, usually Aldo never eat with greed can be said Aldo is very difficult to eat. But now the rice in Aldo's plate is empty.
"Times?" Mira gave a quick glance then she immediately took the drinking water from the dispenser and sipped the water until the toilet.
"Mom, am I playing with them?" said Aldo.
" Yes, yes! " Mira melengos went to another room. He was busy reading online novels while snacking in the middle room.
' There is also good thing Laila is the same Qadar, so I am not disturbed by Aldo again when reading the novel, ' Mira's mind while lying on the sofa.
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By late afternoon Handoko was home from work. He brought a variety of snacks, chocolate and candy for his two children and also for his nephew.
"I'm sorry I brought souvenirs!" Seru Aldo immediately approached Handoko who had just arrived at the doorway. Two plastic bags in Handoko's grasp were immediately grabbed by Dita and Aldo.
" Hey it's got Laila and Qadar too huh! Share rata!" handoko said while opening her shoes.
Qadar smiled in excitement as Aldo unpacked the contents of a plastic bag containing a lot of food.
"Well! " qadar's mouth was wide open looking at the food that was plentiful and all looked good. Qadar rarely snacks such stores until he was very happy when bought by his Uncle.
Mira glared while smiling mockingly at Qadar's expression. Likewise Dita he looks cynical and immediately brings his rations to the room.
"What does Uncle say?" whisky Laila.
" Thank you Uncle!" exclaim Qadar while opening one of the foods.
"Thank you Uncle" Laila told Handoko.
" Yes together. Eat gih, all special for you, tomorrow Uncle buy more, " said Handoko.
"Buy a lot, same shop if necessary let the spout out!" mira Sindir but not in Handoko.
Mira's attitude was more sentimental since there was Laila and Qadar. Handoko knows the character of his wife and what is in Mira's mind at this time. But Handoko does not want to fuss with him especially in front of the children. As long as it is still natural, Handoko does not want to take a headache.
"Tomorrow I'd like to enroll them to the same school as Dita so that they all go to school. There will be SD, SMP, the same SMA united, so we register Laila with Qadar to it only. " Handoko changed clothes after she cleaned herself.
"I don't agree! "
" Loh why?"
"You think you have money for their school? If you want Qadar who is in school, Si Laila does not need to," murmured Mira.
"Your salary is used up to pay home installments, not to mention daily expenses. Let Laila quit school, anyway she later went to the kitchen too if married. Why bother with school? I'm a D3 graduate and I'm going into the kitchen again, right?" cerocos Mira's.
"But,,,."
" Don't ngeyel. Even if there is money, mendingan in the tube for the cost of college Dita. Not even Laila's school. Then Laila already knew that he would drop out of school, so later he I invited home business only. Immediately will fast, as usual I must have a lot of takjil orders. Let him help me sell!" mira said without wanting to be denied.
Handoko fell silent, he was aware of financial conditions that were not so good. It was still a good thing Mira could help her cover up the family's economic shortcomings. Handoko is forced to obey Mira's desire not to send Laila to school.
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