DIARY ZARA
46. The Sandwich Generation

"Om this is Zara's pesenan. " Zara's sending Zara's basic goods order as usual.

"Ready" Reply to om.

Quite a lot of Zara orders, because many stock items are empty as well.

"Who has the money? " Ask Dad.

"Yet, pesen first, Kali aja dateng with her tomorrow, not later malem. he. he... " Answer Zara.

"Oh yes hopefully there is. " Answer my father.

Zara order goods first, for her payment Zara cuddle her money from morning until afternoon the results of the shopping of Zara customers to the store. Yes like that is the turnover of sales people whose capital is alhamdulilah mediocre.

The most important thing is that my son's needs are met, my mother's father's expenses are met, and Zara herself can eat, the installments pay off on time. That's what Zara is fulfilling right now.

Sorenya om dateng nganter a lot of stuff.

"Om, it's still late afternoon already come, kirain want it later mallem at 10." Ask Zara out of the house.

"Malem sunday ah, it should be settled late in the afternoon. " Answer to om.

"Cie the om wants a weekly night. " Answer Zara.

"Later to pay, om going to wholesale a Nandi first. " They're back in his car.

"Om his money is also lacking. " Answer Zara.

"It's okay to be here again. Check the goods first. " Answer to om.

"OKs. "Zara Jawab.

"Less how much money? " Ask Dad.

"Let's know Zara's next. " Zara saw a bon of groceries from SR.

"Hahh. pretty still big, less than 600 thousand. Ha. ha.. " Zara laughed as she scratched her head.

"Where's dong?" Ask Dad.

"Say the same om, the goods there are all turns, the goods that Zara pesen. Usually like empty stuff. It's all. ha. ha.." Zara's dizzy, because it's not unusual for Zara's groceries to be paid less to the om.

"Well in check? is there all his stuff? " The om dateng, back from wholesale a Nandi.

"There's all the stuff. The money doesn't exist. he... " Zara covered up Zara's face with her hands, afraid of the om.

"Ngapain is so rich, use it. ha. ha. ha.. "Ask the om.

"Fear it, Zara's money is less about it" replied Zara.

"Less how much? " The om count money from me, until the change I also love all. My drawer is empty now.

"Huh.huh..." Zara laughs.

"Laugh at. " Answer to om

"600 thousand. " Answer Zara.

"Ah, relax. Shop again tomorrow. " Answer the smiling.

"He. he. may yes, less tomorrow yes. "Zara spoke to the om, my father was laughing while arranging instant noodles on the shelf.

"May. can. just relax, why fear. ga dalapan in how-gimanain kok, right pa?" Si om replied, joking Dad.

"Sip, thank you om, Zara has a debt of 600 thousand. " Answer Zara.

"OKs. " Answer to om.

"Thank you Zara. "Si om back to wholesale a Nandi because his car is parked there.

"Om equally. " Answer Zara.

Later if Zara has been successful, Zara will not forget the kindness of om, Zara will definitely repay all the kindness of om, because om always helps Zara when Zara is like this. Later Zara love gift om if Zara to remarry continue to get husband as Zara had always wanted. he. he...

Dad and Zara arranged the groceries in the store.

"Well, there are wholesalers like that, already in anterin, pay less is also nothing. " My dad talked to the coffee on the shelf.

"Daddy talking about coffee? " Tanya Zara laughed.

"Yes." Yeah." Answer, I laughed too.

"Yes, that's why Zara is very grateful, if A Rangga ga love the road like this maybe Zara will not dare to ask for help the om also to nganter goods like now. " Answer Zara.

"No, Rangga again. " Dad laughed.

"Eh, no. Zara forgot to mention her name again. " Answer Zara.

"Say aja kangen. " Answer Dad.

"No, not boong. " Answer Zara.

"Huh. huh... " I laughed, because I knew that was Zara.

"Om pesenan Zara has been sent. " Zara sent Zara's order of groceries Sunday to the om.

"Sorry Zara, today can't be anther, tomorrow. " Reply to om.

"Yes already om. " Reply Zara.

It turns out that the groceries on Saturday afternoon are exhausted again, let alone cigarettes, like he can not wait until Monday afternoon if rich gini.

Yes, Zara has to take her own goods to SR.

Arriving at SR, as usual Zara directly to the cashier, because buy cigarettes, ga others.

"For a while in check. " Syifa Tea Opens her notebook.

"Yes. " Zara's waiting.

"Si omnya also not deposited, later aja ga nothing to the om pas nganter goods again ya." Answer Syifa tea.

"Ga mau ah, Zara ga calm if yesterday has not been paid, the amount of all her, which is 600 thousand Saturdays, continues to be Sunday groceries, the same groceries that are now Monday. Well.. " Obviously Zara, with a smile.

"Oh yeah, a minute yeah, count first. " Answer Syifa tea.

"Om Zara wants to grab Sunday groceries. " Zara said to the om who just brought cigarette groceries.

"They're in the car. Take it a moment, yes. " Answer to om.

"Yes. " Answer Zara.

Zara paid off Zara's shopping payments all to Syifa's tea.

"Udah paid off, everyone, thank you. Wait for the goods in front. " Clearly Syifa tea on Zara.

"Ready tea. " Zara answered.

Zara sat in the front seat as usual.

"It turns out your home is Zara. " A hilmi spoke to Zara, she again prepared someone else's groceries.

"Yes quite a, not a passing Angkot anyway. "Obviously Zara.

"Yes, go inside again yeah, use ojeg right?" Ask A Hilmi.

"Yes, but take responsibility if you use ojeg, deket. At best, if you bring rich goods gini most ask for his angkot anter until the store, add the cost. Than the ojeg. " Obviously Zara.

"Yes, mending that. "Jawab A Hilmi's.

"Come atuh, anter again his goods later yes the same A Hilmi aja. Temenin si Om. " Answer Zara.

"Ready. Go there later. he. he. a minute. " A hilmi is called a Fadli into because of a fairly rame also SR Monday morning.

"OKs. "

Zara also went to the frozen food place for a while for sausage and nugget shopping.

"Om this isn't his stuff?" Zara returned to SR after buying sausages.

"Yes, it will be the same when Dedi is helped bring it." Answer the Om.

"Yes, Mang Dedi let's take it." Take Zara.

"Well, where's the car, you're wearing Zara's boxcar? Rich car sales distributor. Mang Dedi pointed towards the car parked in front.

"Not mang, use angkot. Angkot pink until the terminal, later from the angkot change terminal in yellow. " Obviously Zara.

"Huh. huh.. Colorful yes now Zara's car." Mang Dedi laughed.

"Yes, let her life be more colorful. " Answer Zara.

"Buruan mang tuh no angkot his passing. " Zara ran forward, called the pink mammoth.

"Yes already there first, let the goods Mang Dedi be transported later. " Answer Mang Dedi.

The SR children laughed at Zara, who was boisterous with Zara's groceries now. But Zara seneng really, even though he did not bring the white to SR (Zara's favorite car first) But Zara still can shop.

Zara smiled to herself at the angkot, and spoke inwardly.

"This is how alive you are now Zara. Experiencing again like this. But it is also exciting, like to remember when my struggle used to pursue angkot and bus hours after dawn, even before dawn, dawn prayer in the mosque near the factory. go to work at the factory while bringing fried combro and yam in the crackle. The people in the angkot like to see the strange pockets that Zara carries. Because it gives off the aroma of fried combro and yam are still hot, Zara can only give a show of expression to other passengers because Zara brought her fragrant fried foods filled all the angkot that Zara was riding at that time.

Zara's monthly salary when Zara works at the factory, Zara gives to all mothers, for the living expenses of Father, mother, zara and also my brother, my brother's husband, little kekei. because they were still living at home with my mother, when my sister got married.

As for my daily living expenses Zara took from the fry profit of the mother, which Zara sold at Zara's workplace. Its sales are often drama with security because it should not bring merchandise to the factory area.

If Zara ga sales, Zara wants to eat what, continue the cost of Zara freight every day from where. Because Zara's monthly salary money is only Zara take 300 thousand to pay monthly college S1 Zara class employees, all given to the mother.

The fried buyer at Zara's office was Ditto, and shortly after, Handoko's father gave Zara a home gift before marrying Ditto, because knowing Zara's life struggle is not easy from Ditto. Handoko's father appreciates Zara's hard work and is very happy to make Zara his son-in-law. Unfortunately, it has to end now.

I don't know what gift God gave Zara after Zara's struggle now.

Zara will not give up easily indeed, because Zara's responsibilities are many.

Zara has to support Father and mother, different from the past, there was no Jarel. Now that Zara's responsibilities have increased, Zara should be able to support Jarel as well. Not to mention, Zara's own personal needs and installments as well.

My only source of income is now from the store. However, Zara must be able to run Zara's business well and cover all the necessities of life as well.

It's not easy, but Zara is sure. God must have helped. God chose Zara to have this responsibility, because maybe God also knew Zara would be able to face her.

We cannot choose to be born rich, but we can try to when we die later, we are rich.

We cannot choose to be born from a family situation, but we can leave our children with the provisions we get during our lives. So that our children's lives will be guaranteed.

Zara's father and mother did have limitations in the economy, whether like what his lifestyle was before Zara was born. Before Zara grew up, Zara did not know what kind of lifestyle they were living.

Hopefully Zara's sustenance is now smooth, so that Zara can continue to support them, my parents, even sometimes my brother too, even though he has a family, but often economically deficient, not yet Jarel's living expenses as well, and also my own living expenses.

Allah will surely grant us sustenance, so that Zara may continue to make them happy, for their happiness is the happiness of Zara now. No need to find a soul mate who is just wasting Zara's time. Zara's focus now is the Zara family's happiness.

May God give Zara the gift of happiness, too, when the time comes. Zara believed and believed.

Passion for the breadwinner warriors, greetings to you Sandwich generations out there.

Remember, life is not easy, enjoy, live and be grateful.

Alhamdulillah.