Baby Amber
Chapter 47 The Speech of Mbah Sum

"What do you think, Di?" suddenly, she appeared from behind. I who was sitting pensively in front of the house immediately turned my head and invited Mom to sit immediately next to me. I can't wait to pour out my heart and mind on the woman who raised me alone.

"Mom."

I received a cup of coffee from his hand.

"What are you thinking?" My mother sat in a chair close to me. I took a deep breath, looking ahead. Confused about where to start.

"Mom, is it possible that Ratih can be healed?" I thought back to my wife's condition. Honestly, this time my mind was split. Thinking about Ratih who is in a condition like he is not, and also Ibra who suddenly resigned and was difficult to contact. I'm trying to enlist the help of one of the other employees to figure out Ibra's condition. He said, since noon Ibra had permission to go home first. Even now the room is empty. The owner of the boarding house said Ibra had gone to work since morning and had not come home until now.

"We're trying, Di. Ask for guidance from God. The same thing that gives us life. Repent and ask for forgiveness if we have been negligent and made many mistakes" said Mother who I did not answer with any objection.

Mom and I sat in silence. There was no conversation between the two of us. I who originally wanted to tell all my complaints, now just flinch. Busy with my own mind. Maybe Mom is the same. He just kept quiet and looked ahead. Maybe I was thinking something too.

"When are you going to Mbah Trimo's house again?" ask Mom to open the conversation again.

"This afternoon, ma'am." I answered briefly.

"Yes, at this hour he is still in the field" said the mother who I answered with a nod of the head.

"Try you near, Di. Who knows Mbah Sum wants to talk something." Mother and I ordered hurried to stand up to Mbah Sum who even looked clumsy when I approached.

"What's up, Mbah?" ask me with a normal tone of voice. But Mbah Sum instead of answering, even many times it looks like not looking at me.

"Change." call me again. Instantly the old woman's face paled.

"In, apparently your wife is still taking care of the baby in your house" said Mbah Sum surprised me. How could Mbah Sum know about the naked baby that Ratih cared for all this time.

"In, bring him back with his mother. If not..." Mbah Sum did not continue his words. It was just that occasionally the look in his eyes seemed to notice something behind me.

"If it's okay, Mbah?" manya curious.

"If you don't, you will never be able to have children forever" said Mbah Sum made me swallow the saliva.

"I mean, Mbah?" from what I've heard, raising a naked baby can invite fortune. Even my restaurant that was almost closed was now back crowded even more crowded than before. Some even say if we take care of a naked baby then one day we can also be given offspring as we have wanted for a long time.

"Your clothes are different, Di. He doesn't like having friends at home. He wants to control you. He wants to be the only one in your family." Mbah sum's words left me speechless.