
"Tajudin why? What's he doing?" Ema opened the door of her room slowly.
"Sorry mom, I'm changing my clothes!" Tajudin said in front of ema and behind alika.
"Oooh mama thinks you're why!" Said ema patted alika's shoulder while grinning at the behavior of her son.
Alika opened her finger slightly to peek whether tajudin was already wearing clothes or not. When peeping it turns out tajudin is neat by wearing a sarong and his casual t-shirt. Alika who saw him breathed a sigh of relief and turned his body back towards the living room to fill his stomach. Now the three of them ate without making a sound until it was over. After finishing alika and ema clean up their former lunch. Alika immediately washed the dishes and she sat back in the family room to invite tajudin to speak and advise him not to repeat his actions again if they returned to the tajudin house.
"Tajuddin! I've given a little understanding to Alika. But if he's afraid please stop! Don't force it. Because Alika really just understood what she had to do earlier." Said Ema giving a little understanding to her daughter-in-law.
"Yes mom! I overheard my mother and Alika's conversation. I didn't want to interrupt so I went back into the room!" Sahut tajudin understood the explanation ema nodded her head.
"Patience to alika ya tajudin! If he is treated gently, he will obey all your words! He had not been able to hear loud noises since childhood!" Said a long, wide ema sitting next to her daughter-in-law.
"Yes mom! I'll try to understand how it works." Answer the tajudin by commenting on his smile.
Alika who finished washing dishes returned to the family room and joined her husband and mother. They chatted and gave a joke. Ema alika and tajudin were already tired of their chatter. Finally they decided to take their afternoon break. Alika wants to sleep with ema while she is still with her mother at home.
"Mah! Alika wants to sleep with mom! Can you mah?" Said alika pleading with a clear face.
"No! You already have a husband. Shame dong same tajudin!" Sahut ema with a soft tone on alika.
"Mah! Yes, yes, pliiis! Alika said by cupping both hands in the chest."While alika is still here mah! Later if tajudin bring alika again to his house will not be spoiled anymore with mama!" Alika hugged ema and leaned her head on her boat with her pot.
"Ijin used to be with your husband! Maybe not if for a while you sleep with your mom!" Sahut ema pointed at the tajudin in front of her smiling broadly at the behavior of alika.
"May you mah! Just relax." Sahut tajudin agreed.
"That's right! Tajudin can only be when mom does not give permission!" Said alika pursing her lips spoiled.
"Basar spoiled girl! Yes, come on!" Let's say she rubbed alika's head while walking and chuckling.
They get to know each other slowly. Tajudin has also understood the nature of alika little by little. They are now resting in their own rooms.
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Now the day is passing. I don't think Alika has been living in her house for a week with her husband. Today it's time for Alika to come home and follow her husband back to her village. Alika is sad to be separated from her mother. Ema who knew alika would come home today was also sad and always shed her tears nonstop. Ema also repeatedly asked Tajudin to stay at home and find work in her city. But tajudin tatep on his decision. Finally, she can only resign herself to not be able to force her daughter-in-law. The two of them were already prepared with suitcases that were already standing in front of his house. Using an online taxi alika went to the terminal with tajudin. Alika says goodbye to devoting herself to her married husband.
"You're fine there too! Don't get sick! If you are sick, tell your mom. And mama will go straight to your in-laws' house and punish the man who made you sick!" Threaten ema with a little rubbing the head of soft alika.
"Mah! I'm saying yes!" Tajudin said to greet ema's hands in a friendly manner.
"Yeah! Remember tajudin! Don't be like yesterday!" Said Ema while patting her daughter-in-law's shoulder with tears that wet her cheek.
"Come on inshaallah!" Sahut tajudin nodded his head.
Now they are heading for the car that has been ordered. They boarded the car and Alika kept shedding her tears nonstop. Alika is very heavy leaving ema alone at home. Alika is afraid of anything happening with her mother if no one accompanies her. The car finally went slowly and she waved to each other as a sign of her farewell that day. Ema continued to stand at the gate until the car carrying alika disappeared from her sight. Ema turned her back and locked the gate and went into her house. Ema went straight to her room and cried because now she was alone again there was no joy from the two girls who accompanied her as before. Ema was very lonely at home. Moreover, he only takes care of his son who is still in the sixth grade of Elementary and likes to play outside with his friends in his hometown from school until the afternoon.
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Not felt after a long journey Alika has arrived at her in-laws' house. Alika sighed long after arriving at the tajudin house. Alika did not feel comfortable living in that house. But she inevitably had to follow wherever her husband went. Alika came to be greeted by her mother-in-law because alika arrived when Maghrib had all returned from the rice field. But the father-in-law did not pay attention to Alika want to come again or not. Alika immediately rushed to her room to change her loose clothes to make it more relaxed. Tajudin followed alika into his room after talking to his mother and father for a while.
"Square"
"The heart of the alika seemed to be beating irregularly at the sound of the tajudin opening the door of the room and closing it again. Alika just focused on getting her clothes in the closet without looking at her husband."
"Don't come any closer! Don't come any closer!" Muttered alika inwardly with a body that trembled her thoughts of traffic remembering the vidio she had seen.
"Alika!" Call tajudin who is sitting at the edge of his bed to call his wife with a soft tone.
"Deg!" Alika just fell silent still focused on the clothes in her hand regardless of her husband's call.
"Alika!" Call tajudin again with a little wonder why his wife did not turn her head when she called.
"Yeah!" Sahut alika turned her body but with her legs still fixed in place.
"Can we talk for a second?" Tajudin asked with his hands patted on his bed to signal Alika to sit next to him.
"Hum! Eem yaa wait a minute! I haven't finished getting my clothes done!" Sahut alika back turned her body facing the closet with the mind that traffic everywhere."Is he going to ask for his rights tonight too? Or just talk? But what does he want to say?" Muttered alika with many questions in her brain expressionlessly.
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