Benalu In My House
TWENTY-THREE

Shandi's car just got into his yard. With his tired face, he entered the house whose door was wide open. His mother and sister, Septi, were at home in the afternoon on duty to help clean their house.

Just as Shandi was about to shake his butt off the sofa, suddenly the mother's voice interrupted him with a sour face.

"Shan, mama wants to ask for 3 million dollars," said Rohani suddenly made Shandi round his eyes. His eyes widened because so easily the mother said asking for money that amount is not small.

"3 million? A lot, for what? I already gave Mama a ration, why suddenly ask again. Please deh, ma, please save money, my salary is not as big as it used to be," said Shandi with a sour face, making Rohani's face flushed because upset his favorite child actually refused his request raw.

"You save how else? Mama was if not tight, would not ask, Shandi. But it is a fact of. You know, this afternoon the house was visited by an officer who collected electricity because 2 months had not been paid. Just a electricity officer, uh PDAM officers also come for dues that are also 2 months unpaid. They give tempo 3 days, if not paid, the same electricity will be revoked water, then how should mama, huh? Mama doesn't want to be dark. Got a big house, but there's no electricity, where's my mama's face, huh?" snapped Spiritually wrathful with hardened jaws and bulging eyes.

"So the electricity is the same as 2 months? Why don't you pay every month like you normally do?" shandi asked confused because all this time he had never heard about any bills going into his house, then why now suddenly there are those who charge arrears payment kayak gini.

"Where do you know, you were surprised when suddenly the officer came, usually not there. Mama was confused, " Rohani said with a voice that began to swallow making Shandi stunned.

"So it wasn't my mom that paid?" ask Shandi again.

Rohani shook his head then he issued a bill the officer had given him.

Shandi's eyes widened when he saw the bills.

"This ... "

How Shandi did not widen his eyes when he saw his 1-month electricity bill of nearly one million and PDAM bills of nearly five hundred thousand per month.

Septi who had just been silent listening suddenly interrupted making the two gasp in shock.

"Did this bill be paid immediately mbak Tari kak, ma? Continues because brother Shandi same woman has been separated almost 2 months, so during that time he also did not pay again this bill," said Septi who after thinking rightly too.

Not yet had Rohani or Shandi chimed in Septi, heard the clattering of shoes that entered the house. The three turned their heads, it turned out that it was Erna who was holding a paper that had no idea what it contained.

"Mas, is this really the same electricity bill as our water? How not to pay anyway? I don't want the same electric water to be plucked, "Erna suddenly jolted as she thrust the sheet of paper in front of Shandi's face violently.

Shandi immediately grabbed the rough sheet of paper and widened his eyes.

"Why, Shan?" ask Rohani curious. Septi was curious. He immediately took the papers and widened his eyes.

"God, it turns out the electricity and water bills of this house have also been waiting 2 months! Even the bill is bigger than our house, ma," Septi interrupted when he saw his 2-month electricity bill of nearly 3 million and a water bill of nearly 1.5 million for 2 months. "Crazy! Did you know nothing about these bills?"

Shandi. It is true, he does not know anything because all the business he has left to Mentari. Mentari never said anything about their household expenses. Of course, everything is well controlled in the hands of Mentari. Even the needs of her mother and sisters were met well.

Shandi's head suddenly dizzy. Mind full. He is not good at mathematics, but if calculated roughly, the expenditure on water and electricity his house and his mother alone approximately 4 million, not others.

"Ma, if you may know, usually Mama's love dance, Septi, and Tian how much?" shandi asked hesitantly.

Spirits raised his lips, "mom 2 million, Septi equals Tian 1,500,000 each, why? Is he the money you love so much? It's only fitting that he can be ponya-foya out there," Rohani said exasperatedly. Again and again he thought negatively about Mentari.

Shandi quickly shook his head, "no way, ma. Precisely ... " Shandi seemed hesitant to express his conjecture.

"What exactly?"

"It is precisely the cost he spent is greater than the money that Shandi loves," he said, swallowing his saliva.

"Where might it be. He could get money from where he tried, nothing. His job is just to hide himself in the house."

"Shandi's serious, ma. The money for the electricity and water bills of my mother and I have almost 4 million, mama rations of 2 million, Tian and Septi of 1.5 million each so that the total is 9 million. While every month Shandi only love 7 million. Not to mention the other costs. Septi said your tuition is the same as Tian's tuition, the Dance that pays directly right, continues to eat, not if you suddenly ask for something, this and that, or there is an impromptu need, not if you suddenly ask for something, not that the expenditure of Dance is far from that of Shandi kasih," said Shandi with a busy brain guessing where Dance can meet the needs of her family so far.

Shandi's head is getting sick when he remembers Mentari who once said his family was right, is that really true? Has his family been the real one? But ... where does Mentari have that much money if every month he has to increase his family's expenses to that much?

Rohani and Septi looked confused. It is also true what Shandi said. But where can Mentari get that kind of money, try?

"Please deh, from earlier your language Dance, Dance, and Dance again. New also. Most of the money he got from selling himself. There are many women now matre women who peddle themselves into a sugar baby for a thick om-om purse," said Erna with her careless face.

"Yes, no, because Erna is getting windfall, Erna will give money for mama to pay electricity and water bills. Mas also paid our bills" she said, holding out 4 million dollars to Rohani and 5 million to her husband. "The rest, just take it for you," added Erna with a face sumringah.

Brightly, the eyes of the Spirit sparkled brightly, he immediately thanked his daughter-in-law who he thought was kind.

"You're my mom's best daughter-in-law, Erna. It's not in vain that you're a daughter-in-law. I can love my mother grandchild, can kasi mama money too," said Rohani praised making Erna smile proudly.

...***...

A week later,

"Hi mommy Andara, the more beautiful you are," said Mentari when she stopped by Jeanara's house at the request of the mother of one child.

"Newly aware that this friend of loe is beautiful?"

"Did, start with narcissism. It turns out that your narcissistic genes are the same, yes" Mentari continued.

"meaning?"

"Yes, not elo, not the Jerva, it turns out to be equally narcissistic. This beautiful daughter of Mother Riri do not follow mommy same uncle Jerva yes! Just mommy and uncle are narcissistic, okay!" said Mentari as if talking to baby Andara.

"Good, I think I'm narcissistic! That's not narcissistic, but confident. It is only natural that I am the same Jerva, it was during the 9 months we grew up together in the same womb. The only difference is that he was born first, only me. Keep him a boy and I a girl" Jeanara said.

"There's one more difference between you, Je!"

"What?"

"Sodara Loe's feet are like a laminated plywood. Mama nyebelin too. Huh, I really did the same him," Mentari said grumbling to make Jeanara widened.

"Be careful loe, do not be too quiet as my twin brother entar loe kepincut new to know the taste of loe," ledek Jeanara made Mentari turn his eyeballs carelessly.

"It's so impossible, Je!" Mentari Emphasis.

"Eh, you have to say thank you to my twin sodara," said Jeanara ambigu.

"say thanks? Make what?" tanya Mentari was confused.

"Because of this," Jeanara said, handing her a large brown envelope.

"What's this?"

"Look at! I'm sure, you'll be happy."

Not wanting to linger curious, Mentari also rushed to open the brown envelope. Then in a matter of seconds his eyes widened perfectly when he saw the contents of the brown envelope he had just issued.

"This ... " said Mentari terbat.

"Yes, it's a divorce deed loe."

"Can't you?" tanya Mentari was confused.

"Yes, why can't you" replied Jeanara who successfully made Mentari's eyes glazed.

"Jea, thank you very much! I ... hiks .. hiks .. owes much to you," said Mentari who hugged his best friend's body.

"Udah, don't cry. I don't do anything anyway. All these things are Jerva. He who helps you so loe berhutnya same Jerva," said Jeanara with a big smile makes Mentari now gape in disbelief with the brain busy guessing, why the twin brother of his best friend was willing to help him.

...***...

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