Risking Life to Meet Their Families

On the road, motorbikes overtake each other, bringing the homebound travelers with their bags full of longings for their hometowns. Some of them fail to fulfill those longings as they get into traffic accidents. However, because of limited options they have to ride their motorbikes to get home.

Habibi Eka, 2, opened his eyes after sleeping for 15 minutes. The touch of his parent’s hands awakened him. Habibi was exhausted. Along with his parents, Habibi left their home in Jakarta at 6 a.m. They have been eight hours on the road and arrived at Susukan district, Cirebon regency, West Java, to take a rest on Sunday (18/6).

They have to ride three more hours to reach Habibi’s hometown in Slawi regency, Central Java. Their parents had to awaken Habibi to continue their journey. “We are trying to reach home before Maghrib,” said Cahyadi, 30, Habibi’s father.