MARANTI (FOOD OF THE DEAD)
PART 10: BASIC, NUR!

With a sense of uneasiness, we both walked towards the side door. Siti turned the key and opened the grendel, while I followed behind her at a very close distance. After not being locked again, the doorknob was turned by someone outside the house.

KRIEVEEEET ...

The leaves were open to the outside, someone was standing behind the door with his legs tilted to the left, his head bowed down, and his head was down, I gasped as he suddenly looked up and grinned with his shaky teeth.

“Mas Diki, why his legs?” ask for astonishment while sweeping it inside.

“My feet hit the rock in front there, Dik,” he replied with a grimace. I guided my husband to sit on the amben.

“Siti, please bring alcohol, cotton, red medicine and bandages in Yu Darmi room!” my orders to Yu Darmi's employees. While I folded Mas Diki's pants and massaged his thighs and calves.

“Which room is Bu Darmi, Ma'am?” ask Siti to be confused.

“That's near the living room. It's key! The drugs are in a small sideboard beside the bed,”, I replied as I handed a lock of this house.

“Iya, Mbak.” Answer then. I continued massaging my husband's legs starting from his thighs, calves, to his instep.

“Mas sure it was not pierced by nails or other metals?” ask again.

“No, Dik. Mas's feet stumbled on the stone, I saw the stone, kok,” replied my husband reassured me.

“Thank God if not hit by a nail, because if the nail can tetanus,” I said back.

After a long time massaging my husband's legs, Sitipun nongol while carrying the drugs I requested earlier.

“Vast time, Siti?” my many.

“Eh-iya, Ma'am. Ta-tadi ma-masih-,” her answer stammered.

“Ya. Here's medicine! Later wound hunted infection if not treated immediately,” cut me.

Siti put the drugs next to me. I poured alcohol into my husband's wound while cleaning the gaping part of the wound with a cotton swab.

“Aduh peri, Dik!” moaning husband.

“Alcohol only, kok,” I replied.

“Alcoholnya sich nothing, but you matches his wounds that make it more painful,” my husband whispered again.

“If not scraped, there will be dirt in the wound, can infection loh Mas,” said again.

“Yes, slow down but Dik!” peekik.

“Halah, This Mas. I used to scream so, did Mas Diki bully him?” godaku's.

“That's another, Dik.” My husband grinned at horses. I poured red medicine into my husband's clean wound, then wrapped it in a bandage.

“It's done, try to make way!” my cetus.

“Gendong, Dik!” Husband.

“Hus, shame on Siti!” ketus.

“You started first, right?” rajuk. I just answered with a smile.

“Mas, Nur kok has not come yet? Already want maghrib like this,” I said.

“Maybe there is an exkul or tutoring at his school?” replied husband.

“He usually tells you if he wants to go home in the afternoon. Yes Already, Mas Diki hunted shower there, soon maghrib. Watch the wound do not hit the water first!” my cetus.

“Yes, My girl,” replied my husband while smiling to tease me. I grumbled at getting such a laughable smile. Shame on the young girl near us. When Mas Diki walked towards the bathroom, Siti was still standing next to me.

“Mbak ...” Siti called me suddenly.

“Iya, what's up?” many wonder.

“Tadi in Bu Darmi's room ..” he said while thinking.

“You kissed her again, Siti?” I'm a little scared.

“Not that, Ma'am. Earlier in the medicine box, I saw a capsule that broke,”.

“Capsule green color, right?” many reassuring.

“Iya, Mbak.” Answer again.

“But, Mbak-“

“Let's take a shower! Looks like Mas Diki is done. We change the guard in front of the bathroom, yes?” I cut Siti's words that seem strange.

“Iya, Ma'am,” she replied as she stepped with me towards the bathroom.

I took a shower first, Siti waited outside while washing the kitchen utensils. During my time in the bathroom, I kept Siti chatting to get rid of the fear while making sure she was still outside the bathroom.

Siti's turn to take a shower, I just feel more sinister being outside alone. While Siti who was in the bathroom was not so fond of me who continued to invite her to talk. In such a giddy state, suddenly from the living room appeared someone with shabby clothes and my eyes surprised me. He walked towards me slowly.

“Sorry yes, Mom. Nur came home late,” he said while looking down. It seems he was ready to be angry.

“Where are you? How until this afternoon?” ask me with a rather high tone.

“Tadi-,“ the answer is rather trembling.

“What time do you come home from school?” my search.

“As usual, one o'clock in the afternoon,” he replied slowly.

“Continue? Why can I get to this house?” my firmness.

“That's it, I was also confused, the feeling earlier I just stopped by for a while,” replied my son with a confused facial expression.

“I mean, You after school, crawling first at your friend's house?” Nadaku is rising. I'd hate it if any of my family members left without permission first.

“It's not so, Mom. Last afternoon, after school there was screaming, ‘lapaaaaaaaaaar!!!’. I was shocked, I kept stopping the bike, it turned out that his voice came from inside a house. Out of pity, I entered the house. The living room was empty, there were rats wandering around. I was actually afraid to enter, but the voice sounded even more heartbreaking. Because I could not bear it, I ventured into the middle room. The middle room was more stuffy again, I turned to the left, there was a room there with green mosquito nets. I walked slowly towards the room, I opened the cloth covering the room. It turned out to be true, inside was an old mother lying in bed while gasping. His body looks very thin, can be likened to a living body. Coincidentally my stock is still there in part, I bribe the old mother some mouthfuls.” Nur clarified his story.

“Terus?” manya curious.

“After I bribe and I give a drink, the old mother says thank you. Then he slept back on his bed, a bit horrified also sich saw the pose he was sleeping, his eyes slightly glared. Kasian, Mum. It seems like he lives alone and no one takes care of him. After that I did not go home immediately, but swept the old mother's house because it was very dirty. Once it was clean enough, I went home. Erah, nyampek here already afternoon it turns out.” Nur ended his story. A sense of pride and happiness suddenly rippled through my little heart. My anger was gone when I heard his confession.

“Ya already, shower there immediately! Your body is dirty all this. Next time tell mom first, if you want to go home late!” softly said.

“Iya, Mom. Thank you,” the answer is happy.

Siti came out of the bathroom, after which I told Nur to take a shower, automatically I kept watch back outside the bathroom. I saw Siti then enter Yuli's room. When I came out of the bathroom, I hurriedly pulled Nur's hand away from the kitchen to Fery's room because suddenly the smell of Yu Darmi's soap smelled in my nose. I don't know where Yu Darmi appears next? Right at the dividing door between the living room and the kitchen, I looked back, I saw Yu Darmi standing right in front of the bathroom door while staring blankly at me, I don't know why the spirit of Yu Darmi now likes to show his reddish teeth.

After Maghrib, the guests who will follow the tahlilan event began to arrive. Tonight is no less than thirty-five people who joined tahlilan. Since the work in the kitchen was all done, I took Siti to sit back and relax beside Yu darmi's house while observing the people who were talking in the living room and on the veranda. As I was chatting, I suddenly saw Yu Painem standing by the side of the road, in the corner of Yu darmi's courtyard. I was surprised by his sudden presence, he was only nongol for a moment, looked at me sharply then walked back to his house.

“Kok suddenly smell of rat carcasses yes, Mbak?” said Siti while covering her nose. I snorted to make sure.

“Yes too, Siti. But the smell was drowning. Let's go to the kitchen, yuk! Looks like it's about to finish the show,” I said later.

After the event was over, food was distributed. Unlike usual, that night there were some dishes on the plate that were still intact not eaten by the master.

“Mas, how are some foods still intact?” ask my husband.

“Oh, it was the fathers who sat on the porch at the fullness of all he said, the sore had just been invited kendurian at Kyai Sholeh's house,” replied my husband.

“Oh ...” I understand, but still a little suspicious, lest the fathers on the porch smell the rat carcass.

No more than five minutes, the dirty dishes were washed. Salut with the workings of Siti so fast and neat, it is fast that Yu Darmi feels at home hiring this young woman.

“Nur, would you like some of those foods?” I ask my son that's my way. He continued what he had done just now, moving the whole foods into the oil paper.

“Oh, this is Ma'am. Instead of this food being thrown away, the plan wants me to give to the old mother who was last afternoon I help,” he replied.

“Yes, but it's night already? We have to go home.” My answer.

“The old mother's place of residence is close to here,” Nur replied again.

“Near how, Nur?” my question is getting curious

“Iya, the old mother's house is right next to this house, Bu.” Answer Nur lightly.

“You mean, that old mom, Bude Painem?” My eyes glare.

“Iya, Mom. Bude Painem's. Sorry, Nur had forgotten his name,” Nur replied lightly while carrying the food and preparing to leave for Yu Painem's house.

“Astagfirullah, Nuuuuuurrrrrrr!!!!”

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