INSULATION (Troublemaker)
Chapter 22

Maura continued to frenzy after she did not find the existence of Erland who firmly did not prepare food for him or food ingredients that he could cook. Maura had been looking for Erland's whereabouts in all corners of the house but he did not find the man.

"Damn it where else is a man. Not very responsible. If I think it's a long time ago I really died of hunger," said Maura with a waistline. His gaze was staring straight at the main door of the house that was tightly closed. Till...

Ting Ting Ting Ting!

Maura's eyes sparkled when she heard the sound of a meatball who seemed to be walking around and happened to pass through her house.

"Mau meatballs. But I don't have any money. Did I owe you first? Hmmmmm it can be tried rather than I actually die," murmured Maura and with a run, she headed to the kitchen to pick up the bowl. Fortunately in the house the furniture was complete if not possible at that time Maura without a second thought to run away from the house. Maura again ran with the aim of approaching the meatballs who were walking.

"Mangs! Buy it!" maura's screams that made the meatballs stop the push of her cart right in front of the gate of Maura's house.

"How much do you want to buy neng?" ask the meatball seller. Maura who got the question she bit her lower lip. He wanted to be honest at this time but if he was honest at the beginning he was afraid that the meatball seller would not allow him to go into debt first. And to avoid that from happening, Maura would rather lie for the common good. Hmmmm err for Maura's own good.

"Anu is mang, hmmmm how many portions?" ask Maura.

"10 grand." Maura nodded her head.

"It's just one serving of mang."

"Ready. Wait a minute, neng." Without suspecting the meatball seller was happy to serve Maura's order.

"This is the meatball," said the meatball seller by handing a portion of meatballs in front of Maura that makes the woman's eyes sparkle.

"Wahhhhhh, it looks good." Maura took out a bowl that already contained the meatballs that looked like they were squirting.

And without waiting for a long time, by sitting down without caring about his clothes which he is currently wearing dirty, Maura ate with the pleasure of the meatballs so that it did not feel like the meatballs had disappeared he ate all.

"Huh, full." Maura patted her stomach softly by closing her eyes. Before his closed eyes it was now opened again when the voice of a person entered into his hearing.

"Miss." Yes, the voice belonged to the meatball seller who had been waiting for Maura to finish devouring the meatball.

"Yes, why?" ask Maura who does not really know or just pretend.

"Where's the money to pay for the meat?" The meatball seller raised his hand right in front of Maura.

Maura now appears grimacing with her hands scratching her nape that is not itchy as she stands from her sitting position earlier.

"Hmmm like this mang. Earlier I apologize at once thanks to mamang." The meatball seller seemed to frown, not understanding the intent and purpose of Maura's words.

"So this is mang. I am so grateful to you for saving me from starvation. And I'm sorry because hmmmm I don't have the money to pay for this meatball," Maura said with a grin on her lips.

"If you don't have money why pretend to buy my meatballs? I don't want to know, right now you have to pay for that meatball!" pinta the meatball seller was with a tone of voice that could not relax anymore like before.

"I told you that I don't have any money. If I had, I wouldn't say sorry and I'd pay for it."

"That's the reason you. Just pay now. It's delicious to eat well, your stomach is also fully filled even not pay," the meatball seller spray does not want to lose.

"It's only 10 thousand doang. Ikhlasin ngapa. Mang also has nothing to lose just because sincere money so much."

"10 thousand doang said you. Heyy you need to know that 10 thousand money is very valuable to me. If it's not worth it to me, I don't want to sell it like this. So don't expect me to give that 10 grand. And pay now!"

"I told you I don't have money."

"I don't care what's important to me, you pay for the meatballs you ate earlier" said the meatball seller. Where it made Maura seem to sigh.

"Yes, just gini. Think of the meatballs I ate earlier as debt. Tomorrow Mamang is here again to collect the debt to my husband. Because my husband hasn't given me any groceries today. And I make sure that at that time the 10 thousand money will be doubled to 100 thousand by my husband. How's it? Mama agrees, right? It's pretty you know from 10 thousand eh to 100 thousand, 90 thousand profit," said Maura who did not want the debate that had happened to heat up and he chose to give the choice. Yes, although his initial intention was to owe but he tried his luck, who knows can be free. But after he tried, his luck seemed to be on his side for the time being.

The meatball seller seemed to think about the words from Maura earlier. He wanted to accept the offer from the woman but he was not sure if the words from Maura could be held because Maura's faces were the faces of people who could not be trusted, according to the meatball seller.

"Mangs. How's it?" maura asked to disperse the meatball seller's daydream.

"Lumayan tau mang's. Mau ya," said Maura by pulling down her eyebrows.

Looks like the meatball seller let out a long breath.

"alright. I concur. But be careful if you lie. I will gather people in the complex of this house to protest you," threatened the meatball seller that makes Maura now roll his eyeballs lazy.

"Human beings in this country live full of threats. No Mama, not Erland ehhh now the meatballs also threatened me. Damn it," Maura grumbled of course with a curse.

Although his heart was upset, inversely proportional to the face of Maura who is now showing a sweet smile to the meatball seller in front of him.

"Calm down mang. I never deny my words. But tomorrow if I can find my husband. My husband's name is Erland. Because if you find me, I'm afraid I'm leaving tomorrow." The meatball seller just nodded his head.

"Then thank you again, Mang. And hopefully the sale tonight is selling well, the cape kimpul," continued Maura by pounding the meatball cart that made the meatball seller glare at his eyes. While Maura who saw the eye shot, he again grimaced and quickly moved away from the side of the cart.

Meatball seller who does not want his cart why-nothing he chose to continue his circumference. The business with Maura, he will settle tomorrow just like the agreement between the two of them.

Maura, who saw the meatball seller leave from his presence, waved her hand and shouted, "Be careful in the street. Once again thank you!"

The meatball seller ignored the screams from Maura earlier, while the woman heaved a sigh of relief after completing the drama which fortunately did not reach the jotos fighting stage. And by looking to the right and to the left make sure that none of his neighbors came out and saw all the events that had happened, Maura rushes to enter her house leaving the bowl she used for the meatball container in the middle of the entrance gate of the house.