But every day Adjie always came home at night. Sometimes his face was bruised, his legs were limping, and Isal had seen blood stains on his shirt. But Adjie was a child who respected his mother. After Adjie and his wife got married. He migrated to the city. Adjie said that he worked in a gold shop in the city.
The mother was talking to Adjie on the phone to help Isal find a job, then a few minutes later the mother approached Isal.
Ama: "Ama has called your brother to help him find a job and pay for Ama's treatment, promise Ama not to misbehave in the area later. Find a halal job and don't trouble your brother."Â
Isal: "Isal will do anything to get Ama well. Isal promises to send the medical expenses and daily needs while Isal is in Tangerang by the end of this month."
When Isal wanted to go to bed, his mother saw the bruises on his face and asked him what had happened.
Ama: "Oh my gosh Isal, you are fighting again at school, how many times have I told you not to fight, Ama is tired of being called by the principal."
Isal with amusement, he replied: "Sorry Ama, but Isal was just defending himself from Samuel and his friends. He always overreacts to Isal and the other students. Isal just wants to teach Samuel a lesson that Isal is not afraid of him. Isal just wanted to protect the others"
The mother replied: "Your intentions are good, but violence is not the answer."
Then Isal apologized to his mother. He goes to his room to rest and sleep, because tomorrow morning he would take the sea to go to Tangerang. While in the room, Isal had difficulty sleeping because in his heart he was not ready to leave his mother. Then he tried to sleep on the floor of his mother's room, he brought a cloth and pillow to sleep in his mother's room. She wanted to be with his mother before he left and he finally fell asleep.
The next day Isal got ready to leave, she kissed her mother's hand before leaving. Isal immediately hugged his mother.
Ama: "you be careful. Say hello to your brother there."
Isal replied
Isal: "Of course Ama, Ama take good care of yourself while Isal is away."
The uncle who wanted to take Isal ensured that his mother would be taken care of by him and his family while Isal was away. The uncle and Isal then left for the harbor, Isal looked at his mother as he left and waved to her. When they arrived at the harbor Isal told his uncle to please buy his mother's medicines for this month and take good care of her. The uncle replied.
Uncle: "You don't need to worry sal, you just focus on preparing yourself in the big city, because the big city is a harsh and unpredictable place. Never go out without your brother's permission. Because in the big city there are many bad people at night."
Uncle: "Yasudah, you just wait for the ship, Uncle go home first. Here's some money for you to eat after you get off the ship. Later your brother will pick you up in front of the harbor."
Isal took the money and saluted his uncle and thanked him. 1 hour later the ship was ready to depart. Isal then headed for the ship that he would use to go to Tangerang. Isal boarded the ship, he goes to the deck to see the view Lampung before he left.
He closed his eyes and took a deep breath to get rid of the fear. The ship started to run, he breathed out and opened his eyes. The farther away the view of the city began to blur in Isal's eyes. On the way he only saw the blue ocean. The sky had begun to turn orange, the wind, the sound of the waves, and the seabirds accompanied him on the ship.
A few hours later, the ship arrived at Merak Harbor. Isal was getting ready to get off the ship with everyone else. He looked at the scenery around the port, there were people selling, people transporting goods, vehicles leaving and entering the ship. Isal walked out to the port exit. He looked around, but he didn't see his brother.
Isal: "hmmm, maybe he hasn't arrived yet."
Suddenly Isal's stomach rumbled and  hungry. He goes to a food stall to fill his stomach. After he finished eating, he paid for the food with the money his uncle gave him. Isal goes back to the port exit. He looked for his brother around the exit, the parking lot, but he was nowhere to be seen. He waited for several hours, it was already dark, the moon was shining along with the stars, but his brother had not arrived. Isal stayed overnight at the harbor. Isal slept on a bench near the harbor. In the morning; someone woke Isal up.
