CUTS
O In-laws...

Hix…

That stifled voice sounded faint behind the cottage. These days he misses his mother a lot. Right after he read the letter that Cut left behind.

“Ma,”

The four friends stood behind with deep concern. Over the course of a year hut together in one cubicle, they realize that Iskandar is not an annoying friend.

“Come, we accompany him!”

The four walked over and gently patted Iskandar's shoulder.

“Ustad said, if you miss your mother then pray! Like I always prayed for my mother in heaven. You're lucky to still be able to see it but I, I can only see the picture without being able to feel the soft stroking in my head. My father would rather be a stepmother than me. That's why I was brought here. My stepmother would not take me with them.” Rezki.

“I never even met my father. Just a picture I don't have. My father's family never called me either. While the mother of my father now loves my sister more because she is the son of my father who is now.” The answer was how the Iskandar family.

All this time he kept his family tight but now he feels he has to talk to them. He won't keep it anymore. Her chest is too tight to keep all this.

“At least your father is good. My father beat and scolded me every day. Therefore, my mother brought me here rather than being humbled by my father every day.” said Dika.

“We're funny huh? We've lived a year but only now is the story of our problems. You guys how? Are you from a happy family?” ask Dika to Dwi and Ari.

If Ari smiles a little but Dwi just the opposite. “Why are you, Dwi?”

“My parents TKI, I live with my grandparents. They were old so they brought me here because they couldn't take care of me anymore. They took care of me from the baby and when I was big and a little naughty, they brought me here.” Dwi.

“Means Just Ari who comes from a happy family huh?”

“Alhamdulillah, friends.” Ari smiled a little.

“Why were you brought here if your parents were good?” ask Dika.

“Emm..Mama said let me not be spoiled anymore and live independently. And Papa said, Papa wants me to bathe and paste the body if Papa dies later.”

“Hah??? Papa you're sick?” ask Dwi.

“No, My Papa is fine. My mom and dad often attended school. From there comes the plan to get me here.”

“You didn't protest?” ask Iskandar.

Ari nodded softly, “Before being brought here, they already explained first. So I understood what their purpose was and I heard for myself from the place where my parents taught. If a boy is put into a boarding school, his parents will be proud in the afterlife. We're not going to get our parents into hell. We can get them to heaven. Because the practice that does not break from parents is a godly child like us.”

“Aminnn.” They answered and laughed at the same time.

Meanwhile, at Mother Yetti's residence, an arisan event was held between former mothers-in-law Rendra was also there. According to the interruption of the mother-in-law, Cut came there to help smooth the event. Moreover, Mother Yetti wants to show off the Anugrah to her friends.

Cut helps housekeepers prepare a variety of prepared meals for guests. Since yesterday's incident, Mother Yetti no longer goes to their house too often. Cut feels a little guilty because if it wasn't for him. The husband's relationship with his mother-in-law must be fine.

“How does it feel to have two boys, Nak?” ask Mr. Wahid to his ex-daughter-in-law.

“Slightly reprehensible, Pa. But enough to get excited let alone their behavior that began to vary.”

“Did your first child start acting until you got dizzy?” goda Mr. Wahid is back.

The men who chose to sit in the back garden laughed faintly at Mr. Wahid's jokes.

While inside, mothers, more precisely mothers who have become grandmothers are also gossiping. When Cut came to serve dishes containing cakes that have been prepared. All the eyes of the grandmothers looked at her from top to bottom.

“This is Rendra's wife huh?” ask one of Mother Yetti's friends.

“Iya, Buk.” Say Cut gently while smiling small.

She was used to attending sorority events with press mothers but currently her position as a daughter-in-law made her very uncomfortable. Especially when looking at the eyes of these mothers.

“Which is your first child?”

“Already inserted pesantren, Jeng. His naughty son loves to fight in school.” Answer Mother Yetti quickly.

“Good it. child if it is difficult to arrange at home it is better to just enter it into the cottage. Than to make you dizzy. Why don't you just send it to his father's family?”

Degs…

Cut felt pain in his chest. “Grandmother and grandfather also will not be able to take care if the stubborn has passed this way. They're having fun playing with Reni's son. Every day they invited Reni's children to take a walk. Reni is like having no children there because they are always taken by her in-laws.” Obviously Yetti's mother is full of vigor.

“The name is also a grandson yes, surely we are also so if the same grandson himself.” replied the other mother.

“Then when will you give Anugrah sister? Don't be too far away so they can be familiar. Anugrah already four years, should have been able to program again.”

“Lho, how is it? We parents have already done what you have done. So for that we have experience. We take good care of the kids and even now we can have kids back. Do not argue that if parents give advice, we will not give bad advice to our children.” A Mother gave advice to Cut but what Cut felt was like a bullet blow during the war.

“Already mother, do not be too advised. Later even her husband who was angry with me for too meddling in their household affairs. I'm confused, aren't I, mothers? As a parent, I want the best for them but it is misunderstood. Yes already, from now on I just shut up.” Mother Yetti's complaint is back. Sardonic-pitched eye glances rained down from all directions.

“I go to the kitchen first, Ma.”

“Gemes yes jeng have a ghost like that? If my daughter-in-law is like that I have been asking for divorce for a long time.” A mother continued and the speech reached Cut's ear.

It was late and all the guests were home. Now only Cut's stay at the house is helping to clean up the house. Cut also helped wash dishes with the household assistant there.

“Busy son-in-law here, why do you do the dishes? Let me do it.”

“It's okay. If both of these are ready quickly. Aunt can also quickly break.”

Sayup-sayup, Cut heard the conversation the in-laws had with her husband.

“So when will you give Anugrah sister?”

Cut just sighed. It turned out that her mother-in-law was so quickly consumed by the words of others.

“Grace again actively, Ma. How can you love a sister. Cut must be a hassle especially Rendra is not always at home.” Answer the child.

“Halah...your reason is very unreasonable. There are many women out there whose husbands are soldiers but can have two to three children. Some even close to him again was born. They are safe. Smart wife arrange and take care of their child. Do not be too far away, even events like Iskandar. Jealousy with your own sister.”

“Mama's word has a point. The child is the successor of the offspring so it is not wrong if more than one. Go home from here and get pregnant again. Don't take too long KB.” Said Mr. Wicaksono.

“It's right, Pa. My dad agrees with my mom. At least you have three kids like us. Isn't it Pa?”

Mr. Wicaksono nodded, “We already have two, meaning stay add one more.” Gurau Rendra's.

“Iskandar is not your flesh and blood. Even if you consider him your own son but his blood does not flow your blood. Papa can't bequeath treasure to a child who isn't your flesh blood.”

“Pa, don't be hard. It's not good if Cut hears it.

“That's a fact, Rendra! After all, Iskandar had inherited it from his father's family. So, it doesn't matter if he doesn't get from us. And we also do not want to give our inheritance to children who are not our descendants.”

Cut's tears fell on their own. Although trying to hold as hard as possible but the tears still fell to make Cut sobbed.

“Propay Yes Buk.”

The housekeeper who was washing dishes could only say the sentence.The aunt's heart also felt what Cut was feeling.

“I'm fine, Bik. Thank you.” Said Cut trying to smile even bitter. She wiped her tears and washed the dishes again.

After finishing all the work in the kitchen with the housekeeper. Rendra came to Cut who was sipping the with the Bibik.

“Ma, let's go home! Anugrah is sleepy.”

Cut nodded and said goodbye to Bibik in the kitchen. Cut shakes his second-in-law's hand. “Cut home first, yes Ma.”

“Yes, thank you for helping out at home. Don't forget, come home from here immediately off KB so Anugrah there is a friend.”

“Iya, Ma.”

The car drove off the housing complex. Cut was silent in a constantly laughing mind remembering all the words of his mother-in-law.

“Darling, don't take the pills tonight! Papa thinks, Mama's saying has a point.”

“Iya,”

Rendra smiled happily because the wife finally agreed to start the pregnancy program. All this time, he's been trying but Cut always asks for time because Anugrah is very active and needs more attention.

After arriving home, Cut immediately put Anugrah who had been asleep since in the car. Cut felt a hug from behind his body. With lazy Cut spoken, “Mama to the bathroom first,”

Rendra let go of her embrace, “Don't be long!”

Cut nodded lazily but he couldn't do much either. A wife is used to get pregnant and give birth.

Cut came out of the bathroom and Rendra quickly supported her body. Giving hot kisses on the face to the body of the wife. With enthusiasm, Rendra did his duty while Cut only gave his body but in his heart, he roared wanting to claw at the husband. His heart was too sick so that the pleasure given by the husband could not disappear his heartache. A translucent water fell on the end of his eyes as Rendra was excited over his body.

“Do you not enjoy it, Honey?”

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