Hope and Wish
H&W92. Pay for services

"Udahlah, Ma. I want to talk about something else." I moved backwards, so I could lean against the wall. 

"Yes already." Mama Aca poked her shoulders. "What are you talking about?" Mama Aca noticed the ashes of her cigarette. 

"Galen's nanny was asked, Galen nobody was worried. I plan not to use a nanny, want me to go to Biyung or to Mama only. Then, in the afternoon, I'm going to the house of bang Wildan, Hema's sister-in-law. I still don't feel good, because Hema is languishing in jail." I looked straight ahead. 

"From small to large, just like Mama you are bothered to take care of you. Keep you big like this, hope our burden decreases, you put grandchildren to us."

Not slapped, but the pain felt. 

"The logic is so, Ra." Mama Aca tapped her cigarette butts, so that the ashes would fall out. 

"Fuck yourself, you can't handle yourself, pay people. Wh why? Your economy isn't enough? Work is. But your income is losing the same losses you made yesterday, so next time think again if you want to do something." Mama Aca glanced at me and smiled mockingly. 

Mama Aca makes me taste a lot. 

"Ma, give me a suggestion. Don't keep nyudging me." I shook his arm. 

He laughed for a while. 

"Sorry Mama's mouth?" Mama Aca muffled her laughter. 

"Best advice, take a nanny. You feel busy, right? Your parents and those closest to you, have their own busy lives. We'll understand, if you're a descendant people don't have. We will getong royong take care of our son, prosper our economy. This is the condition you are a rich man's son, do not make yourself difficult with a strongman to take care of your own child while working. Keep on about Hema, surely Hema has her own goals. Innocent people usually until a stiff cry tells the truth rather he is not punished, well this Hema otherwise." Mama Aca seems to enjoy her cigarettes.

Really up to that opium? 

"Well, Ma?" I still watch him closely. 

Mama Aca nodded. "It's okay, Deck. While time doesn't matter to Mama, there's a babysitter for Mama's kids too. Actually Mama didn't bother right, but Mama had a big baby playwright. Whining tired body ask for massage, hungry stomach ask for food. Neat clothes have been provided, it wants that have not been ironed, so impromptu iron. Making sure the husband and wife relationship depends on the mood, drama and documents in the office. Who else if it's not the job of his partner? Feel useful bachelor's degree, brain up to take care of business as well." Mama Aca grinning a horse. 

It turns out that the task of the wife is a lot of taking care of her husband, huh? Is it just Mama Aca herself? 

"Yes that's okay. While time can be here first if you're busy." Mama Aca threw the second cigarette butt. 

"Yuk? Mama's ready to have lunch for you, huh?" Mama Aca stood up first. 

"By, Ma." I got up and smiled widely. 

With all that chatter, I still don't want to drop the divorce. Let us separate, for it is better that way. 

It's time for me and Dad to go to Wildan's bang house. However, before going there we stopped by the pharmacy to buy some health supplements that Kal gave the prescription to support the father's healing. 

I have no fever, but it still feels like pain, he said. The body is still limp, the mouth is still bitter and the appetite is reduced. 

"Now bang Wildan what's the business, Dad?" I drove back to my dad's car. 

"Lack of knowledge, Dek. But you want to teach me about making red bricks, brick, light bricks, tiles and such. Make the raw stuff, Dek. But not through Dad's hands too, Dad has more friends who can cringe. But of course I pay, money problems yes we do not know even friends too. Keep going for Hema, maybe I'll give you Dad's material shop."

I looked quickly at Dad. What say? Material shop? That big? Already have subscriptions in bulk, given to people? 

"Are you not too much, Dad?" Not that I'm stingy, but it's a pity to give people a steady effort and have that high chance. 

This is a newly developed village. Construction continued to exist, while the father's material shop was the most complete and closest store to them. 

"Let Hema stay close to her family, I thought Dad would give her the effort here. The choice is expensive, you can be free now even continue your education." I sometimes look at me who is driving. 

"Sorry, Dad. But I want to take responsibility, while Hema seems to take this opportunity. Not that I'm thinking bad, but is this an economic urge so make Hema take this option?" I'm sorry, Hema, I'm thinking badly of you. 

"From the beginning I've valued it, Dek. He didn't ask for anything, but Dad gave it to me. What the hell does he want? Wildan's bike was replaced, because it was Wildan's only vehicle to go anywhere. Child nganter, wife nganter, work, hema treatment nganterin. Like, the bike is the feet of the occupants of the house. What rest? The rest helps direct effort, not ask for effort. Because what did he ask for this? Because her brother-in-law went all out too. This Hema wanted to help her sister-in-law, but she also had no power. While he felt guilty, for even damaging his brother-in-law's motorbike. Easy gini aja, he asked for compensation for the motorbike because it had been damaged by the collision. It's his initiative, but if he doesn't try, you won't stop, even if the attempt fails. Cake like your brother, Papa Ghifar, they're asking for compensation, but not outright. The bases, take care of the insurance claim. Hema just asked to ngarahin his brother-in-law, capital problems anyway he said Wildan sold the land to Jasmine. Again, the price to pay for people languishing in prison is expensive. Sure only paid special expertise directives? I think it's unfair, let alone that the sentence has been seen yearly. Do you imagine that you would have to spend years in prison? Fortunately there is Hema who replaces, the term we pay for his services rather than a lifetime of having a bad taste with him. So, I thought about all the business land and initial capital for Wildan as well. Later Wildan and Hema can work together. Wildan can put the results of his business in a material store that will have Hema. Hema at the beginning did not ask for effort, but he asked for direction because he was all-out because of the gambling. So it is my initiative, let us not feel good with Hema. Rough term, sell buy. Hema sells services, we pay for her services. Impas, no bad taste later." He held out his hands and smiled widely. 

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