A WIFE'S TEARS BEHIND A CLOWN COSTUME
Debates

"Clean everything, yeah. You're a daughter-in-law in this house. This is your duty." the in-laws said. He stood pointing at each side of the house that was falling apart.

Siska who was still sitting on the floor stared at the piled up dishes, the floor scattered with food marks and a washcloth that also piled up in the corner of the room. He felt so tired seeing all that. From this afternoon he continued to move his limbs to prepare the needs of tahlilan, now after the completion of the tahlilan event, he again had to clean up the traces of tahlilan alone. His legs, hands, waist and back felt so crumpled and achy. I don't think he can do all that anymore. Setya occasionally helped her, but when Setya helped Siska, her mother always called her, asking Setya to massage her legs and body. "Mother is not feeling well Setya. Stay by Mom's side, massage Mom's body. Do you want after this, I'll follow your father." Said her mother making a show with a face made sad and lethargic, as if it was sick again. To make Setya feel sorry and did not have the heart to leave the mother alone in the room. As a result Siska was the one who prepared all the dishes from this afternoon, while Hellen just watched, becoming a ranger.

"Mom, I can't do this anymore!" siska said while standing up. Siska finally dared to refute the orders of the in-laws. He felt tired if he had to obey all the orders of the in-laws that felt unreasonable. A father-in-law who has no empathy at all with him.

"If you didn't clear this up, then who else?! Do you want us to sleep in a messy house like a broken ship like this!" The in-law interjected with glaring eyes.

"Mom, there were neighbors and relatives who also came and wanted to help clean up all this, but why did Mom instead tell them to go home with sweet words that sounded like nonsense. Hellen was also at home, from earlier he was just sitting idly with his cellphone. Why didn't Mom ask him to come help me?! He is also an adult, even Hellen's age is old from me. Why did Mom even spoil him and bestow all the housework on me?! I'm not a maid, ma'am. I'm the daughter-in-law of this house. My parents never asked me to do such an unrelenting job. I'm really tired! I'm not a robot!" racau Siska with teary eyes. He and his father-in-law stood facing each other.

"You feeling tired?" said the in-law with a reddened face. He looked annoyed at Siska's face which looked a little shabby.

"Yes. I'm tired!" reply Siska with a loud tone.

"Then lift your legs immediately from this house. There, go home to your parents!"

"OKAY. Alright." Reply Siska was not afraid at all of the threat of the in-laws. The chest of the in-laws looks up and down. Siska walked into the room with wide steps. Now he would completely leave the house which gave him no sense of comfort from the first day he set foot. Setya's mother looked at her while smiling cynically. Not long after that Hellen came out of the room. He had also heard the commotion between his mother and brother-in-law, he peeked out of the room. While Setya again went to musholla to return something he borrowed from there for the sake of tahlilan.

"We'll see if she's really going to leave this house" Setya's mother grinned.

"Yes, ma'am." replied Hellen smiling sinisterly.

Not long after that Siska came out of the room, with the clothes that had changed. He was wearing a tattered old negligee, now he is wearing long jeans and a t-shirt top. On his back was a black backpack. Her long hair looks neat in a horse tie. His face that had been dull look clean because it was wrapped in baby powder, his lips were pale looking fresh in the lipstick red nude. Siska passed through the body of the in-laws and Ipar just like that without a word coming out of her mouth. His eyes looked straight ahead as if he was unaware of the two women's presence.

"Bas on a haughty woman!" setya's mother said that Siska had reached the door. After that Siska's body disappeared behind the door. A few minutes after Siska's departure, Hellen walked towards the door and exited. Followed by Mother.

"How is this, Mom? What if Mas Setya asks where Siska is!" hellen said a little panicked. His eyes went through the spacious courtyard of the house, he could not see Siska anymore.

"You just calm down. Later Mom will play the drama again in front of your Mas." reply Mother relaxed.

"Continue ... Who wants to clean our house, ma'am? I don't want to, yeah." Hellen dropped his ass on the porch.

"Mom doesn't want to either. I'm tired too."

"Mother anyway, the neighbors and our close relatives wanted to help clean the house, but instead I told her to go home by saying that Siska would clean 'nya. Because Mom's gone now son."

"Udah. Later we settle together, Mas Setya too. The most important thing now is that Siska has left this house. After this, I will ask Setya to find a beautiful and rich wife. You're handsome, it's easy for him to find a replacement for the dissident woman."

"Yes already. It's up to Mom."

"When are you getting married to Hellen? Look, you're getting older. Hanifa who is your age has been married twice."

"I'm still expecting Abdillah."

"From the beginning it keeps on answering you. Tired of hearing that." After saying that, the mother went into the house. Leaving Hellen sitting alone on the porch of the house. Hellen stared at the stars in the sky with a knotty smile while imagining himself staring at Abdillah's handsome face up there.

"Dillah, I love you forever." muttered Hellen smiling to himself.

***

Siska walked on the lonely streets with both hands hugging her body, she was actually afraid that she would have to leave the village where she was now alone. But because he did not want his pride to continue to be trampled again, he finally solidified his determination and intention.

Because the road is quite dark because there are no street lights, Siska did not realize in front of him Setya was also walking to go home. From a distance Setya had realized the presence of someone, but he had not realized that the person was his wife.

As soon as he arrived near Siska, Setya made a sound.

"Hey." Sapa Setya's. Siska straightened her head which from earlier kept her head down. She and her husband were both shocked.

"Siska? Where are you going, Dek?" setya asked as he stroked his wife's cheek. But Siska quickly shook Setya's hand.

"Don't touch me again, Mum." Siska spoke loudly with her chest felt tight. Setya who felt astonished then asked again.

"What's going on, Deck?"

"I want to go home. I want to go back to Jakarta. I'm really tired of living in your parents' house. I can't stand being treated like a maid anymore." exclaimed Siska. Then he walked quickly away from Setya.

"What do you mean, Deck?" Setya followed the steps of his wife.

"Think of yourself."

"Dec, please come back."

"No! You know, just after the departure of the neighbors and relatives, Mom asked me to clean up the house so messy with food scraps, piles of dirty dishes, and piles of dirty lab cloth, alone. What kind of robot do you think I am! I feel tired and I have feelings too. For a long time I could die standing if I still lived in that house. I can't stand it!" racau Siska while continuing to walk straight ahead. Setya took a deep breath, then ruffled his hair roughly. He was confused about how to deal with his mother and wife who did not get along. Actually, it's just his mother who doesn't want to get along with Siska.

"Dec, go home first, yeah. Now it's night, I'm afraid anything will happen to you. I'll talk to Mom later." Setya persuaded with a soft voice. He stopped the wife's steps. He and Siska stood facing each other.

"No! Talk me right now Setya!" Siska's crying broke. He sobbed as he closed his mouth.

"Mas will never yell at you, Deck."

"Eat him you are firmly a man."

"Back, yeah. We'll think again tomorrow. If you want to go to Jakarta, let's go to Jakarta together. You know, Mas also feels dizzy, Mas position is all wrong now. Mom and Hellen need Mas now." Setya carried Siska's body into his arms. And in the end Siska was devastated. Inwardly, after this Siska determined no longer to be treated arbitrarily by the in-laws and the In-laws, he would do his work accordingly. If Setya behaves unfairly again, he will completely leave Setya.

***

In a different place, Arumi was lying in the room, he looked at the ceiling of the room that was blue.

"Hanifa's handsome and dignified brother has really managed to drive me crazy. As long as the yellow janur has not curved, there is still hope for me to try to get close to her. I want him to be the last man for me." Arumi inner with a smile of her own. This time Abdillah was idolized by many women. While in a different place, Abdillah and Hanifa were sitting on the balcony of Arif's room. Hanifa deliberately invited the older brother to speak together there.

"Mas, I saw something different about my husband's face today. He looked a little agitated and like he was hiding something from me. Are there any serious problems at the company right now?" ask Hanifa. Abdillah seemed to think and spoke.

"In the company as far as we know there is no problem. Still safe." reply Abdillah.

"Is he? Then why, yes, with Mas Malik?"

"It has. You don't mind too much Dek. He will help you investigate secretly. You take it easy, yes.'' said Abdillah. Hanifa nodded small.

"Their tune here you guys "suddenly Malik caught up with them. Arif is asleep.

"Mas, is the job done?" ask Hanifa. Because Malik was in the workspace. He said he had work to finish. Because tomorrow he and Abdillah will start to enter the office.

"It's a darling." Malik replied with a difficult expression. Hanifa and Andillah noticed the change in the face of Malik. After that, Abdillah went out first. Followed by Hanifa and Malik. Malik and Hanifa walked hand in hand towards their room.

Seriate.