SHORT STORY

THE REAL FATHER

               

Once upon a time, there was a girl and her family in the small village. She lived with her father and her mother in a small house. She was a beautiful and smart girl, her name was Ana. They lived with plainness and full of happiness. She always helped her father as a farmer after she got home from her school. She also helped her mother to sold kinds of vegetables every day. One day in morning, her mother said, “Ana, could you help me to sell these vegetables?”  “Yes, Mom..” Ana answered. Then she brought all the vegetables and sold it when she went to school. She went to every small shop in the village and sold the vegetables. “Ana, come here!” the old woman called. “Yes, do you want to buy my vegetables?” Ana asked. “How does it cost?” (rise a plastic of carrot)the old woman asked. “It’s 2 $.” Ana answered. After that, the old woman gave the money to Ana. Then, Ana continued went to school.

            After she got home from school, she talked to her father. “Dad, I want to continue my study in university.” Then her father answered, “I’ll try to accept your dream, dear.” “Thank you Dad, I love you” Ana added. Then, they went to rice field to do their activity as a farmer. After twilight came, they went to home. On the night, they had dinner together in their house. “What about your study today, Ana?” her mother asked. “Emm..good Mom, but..” Ana answered. “Why dear? Any problem?” her mother asked. Ana told, “I want to continue my study in university, Mom.” “You can see the condition of our family, right?” her mother explained. Ana tried to understood her mother and went to her bedroom. When she was in bedroom, she thought if her parents wouldn’t accepted her planned. Then, she tried to found the solution. In the dining room, her parents talked about Ana’s planned. “How we can accept her plan, Mom?” the father asked. “I don’t know, Dad.” the mother answered. They were sad and worried if they couldn’t accepted her planned. They knew if Ana really wanted to continued her studied. Then, they decided to went to their bedroom and found the solution tomorrow.

            One day in midday, Ana got home with happiness and smiled-faced. “Mom, Dad, where are you?” Ana called. “Yes, I am here, dear.” Her mother answered. Then, Ana told to her mother if she graduated with the best score in her school. “I am so happy to hear that, dear.” her mother gave response. “Let we go to rice field and tell to father.” her mother added. Then, they went to rice field and told about it to the father. “I am proud to you, dear.” her father expressed. They were happy and cried after listened to it.

            One month later, (in the rice field) They cropped the rice and talked each other. The father asked, “Are you serious with your plan to continue your study?” Then, Ana answered “Yes, Dad.. but I know our conditions.” Her mother added, “We can sell these rice to expense your study.” Then, Ana told, “No, Mom, please. It’s our savings for urgent thing.” They stopped talked each other. The father thought if he should found the solution to get enough money for Ana’s study. He thought if he wanted to sell his kidney. But, he didn’t want if his wife and Ana knew about it.

            One day in morning, he went to the hospital far from his village. Then, he offered one of his kidneys to the hospital. The hospital accepted his offered and they made dealt. After that, he went home and gave the money to his wife. “Where do you get it, Dad?” his wife asked. But the father didn’t answer her question. “It’s for expense Ana’s study.” The father said. Ana felt happy, because she could continued her studied in university. One month later, she accepted to be student of university. Her parents proud to her and cried after knew about it. After a month Ana studied, her father felt ill on his internal organ. Then, he rushed to the hospital, but couldn’t be helped. After that, the doctor told about the story. Ana and her mother were sad and shocked listened to it. The doctor gave the testament to Ana.

It contained..

Ana and Mom, I am so sorry I didn’t explain about it to you. Because I didn’t want to make you’re sad. Ana, please give me proof if you can make me proud and getting successful in the future. Protect your mother and don’t make her cry. I LOVE YOU..

            Then, Ana and her mother felt sad and cried together. They felt if the father is the real father and hero to them. Ana would make her father proud with her result of study.

THE END