1 METER OF FOOT
KARMA IS REAL

Shanum is currently sitting politely in the living room of Grandma's house alone. Because the Grandma was entering the house to put Shanum's cooking earlier.

Not long after, the Grandmother came out of the house, along with a man Shanum had predicted the Grandmother's husband.

"Zinc Shanum! This is Grandma's husband. Meet me, his name is Idris' grandfather."

Shanum immediately smiled as he cupped his two hands to his chest.

Grandpa Idris also smiled while directly sitting in a chair with his grandmother. "Neng Shanum the new guy who lives next door huh?"

Shanum nodded. "Right Cake. I'm a new guy. And god willing to stay here."

"Where did Neng Shanum come from?" ask Grandma Khadijah.

Shanum explained where it came from.

Grandma Khadijah nodded her head. "Oh yeah! Grandma Khadijah's name, sorry I forgot to introduce myself."

Shanum smiled again. "Yes Nek."

"Emm! It's so lonely here. Are Grandma and Grandpa alone?"

Grandpa Idris smiled, then answered Shanum's question. "Yes! We are here alone. Our daughter is married and goes with her husband. While the men, working in the big city, will go home once a month or two Neng."

Shanum felt pity. Because he really wants to have two parents, but they are no longer in this world.

"Did Neng Shanum also live alone here? Or live with her husband and children?"

Before answering Khadijah's grandmother's question, Shanum tried to neutralize her feelings first. "I live alone too, Grandma. I'm divorced from my husband, and I don't have any children."

"Subhanallah. Where are Neng Shanum's two old men?" ask grandpa Idris.

"They've been dead since Shanum was still MTs Kek."

"Allahu Akbar's. Are you alone in this world? Don't you have any relatives?"

Shanum shook his head. He did not know any relatives of his father and mother.

Khadijah's grandmother who saw Shanum's head became pity. He seemed to be able to feel the loneliness Shanum had been feeling all along.

"Mrs Shanum. Can Grandpa ask you something personal enough?"

"Ask the cake. God willing, Shanum will answer honestly" Shanum replied.

"Shanum's Feng Shan will still look very young. Why she became a widow. If you may know, what makes Neng Shanum widowed at this age?"

"And Grandpa estimates the age of Neng Shanum is the same age as Grandpa's daughter. Grandpa's daughter is only twenty-five years old."

Shanum smiled. He was getting used to all the same questions. And Shanum also did not blame if many asked like that to him.

"Suami Shanum prefers other women's Cake." Shanum tried to smile behind his niqab.

"Astaghfirullah" said Idris' grandfather and Khadijah's grandmother simultaneously.

"Shanum's life is only twenty-six years old Cake. Aye! Just one year's difference with Grandpa's daughter."

"Miss! You can think of us as your parents too. If you need anything, you can tell Grandma and Grandpa. Who knows we could help Neng."

Shanum's heart was easily moved. Unknowingly, his eyes glazed over the words of Khadijah's grandmother. "Masyaallah Grandma. It turns out the people here are all very nice to Shanum."

"The man means not your soul mate Neng. Believe that! God must have prepared the best soul mate for you later."

Shanum nodded slowly with a smile. "Aamiin Cake."

"Then. Shanum said he'd go home first, Grandma. Any time you don't bother Grandpa and Grandma, can Shanum come back here again?"

"Of course you can Neng. This house always opens its doors to you Neng" replied Khadijah's grandmother.

"Thank you Grandma. Assalamu'alaikum."

Shanum's greeting was answered by Khadijah's grandmother and Idris' grandfather. The two of them also drove Shanum up to the front porch of his house. And after that, Shanum walked leisurely towards his house. A house that borders only the wall.

The days have passed. It did not feel Shanum lived there for two months. And that means Imran has been in his house long enough.

"Mas! It looks healthy already. Linda doesn't want to know, anyway tomorrow I have to go to work!"

"But Mas's hand still hurts Linda to ride her own motorbike" Imran said.

"Yes! Linda doesn't want to know. Mas 'can ride the gojek or grab so if Mas can not ride his own motorbike."

"It's been two months now that all Linda's house needs are all fulfilling it. Linda's money will run out soon!"

"Yes okay. Tomorrow we will go to the office" replied Imran.

"Well! That's so good."

While passing away from Imran's presence, Linda said something again. "Rather than at home continue, just troublesome and make saturated eyes look at him!"

Hearing Linda's grunt, Imran gently rubbed her chest. "Astaghfirullah."

"Is this karma for me because it has thrown Shanum out of the life of a servant to God" Imran spoke in his heart.

Imran suddenly daydreamed. "Mas don't talk like that. Although the wife's money belongs to the wife and the husband has no right to interfere. But for Shanum, Shanum's money is Mas's money too."

"But where do you get your money, baby?" ask Imran.

"Shanum sets aside from ko Mas shopping money. Wear it if you need it."

Imran's daydreams were scattered when he heard the familiar voice of greeting, who else if not Mu'idah's mother.

During these two months, Mu'idah's mother visited Imran and Linda's house every day to help clean the house. She was already like a maid without him noticing.

"Mother! If you're tired you don't have to come here. Just rest at home. Let Imran call people to clean this house."

Linda who heard Imran's words from inside the room immediately came out. "Eh-uh-uh! It's good to call people to clean this house. You can pay for it! Two months to pay for what? Huh!"

"Again the mother herself who volunteered to clean this house. He is not free to do all of this either. During this time Linda has also given him more than enough money. Is there still less money than that!"

Mu'idah's mother, who did not want to see Linda and Imran quarrel over it, chose to give up. "It's Imran. Linda's right. It's already! I'm gonna do the laundry first."

"Well! Nice that. All the dirty clothes in Mom's room. Wash it clean. Just be careful if there's still a stain!"

"Yes!" Mu'idah's mother immediately went to the back, while Linda entered the room again. And as for Imran, he was getting homesick and feeling sorry for throwing Shanum away.

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...~TBC~...