MARRIED FOR INDIGENOUS DEBT
New Bride.

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"Eastern.. wake up, no women in this village who wake up in the afternoon. quickly wake up...."

It was the shrill voice of my mother-in-law, who was trying to wake me up, on the first day of being her daughter-in-law.I actually got up at 5 am to shampoo.

My wedding ceremony with Bang Andri finished at 9 pm, after releasing this hard kebaya and bun, bang Andri directly mintak ration the first night as much as 2 times.

Wearing shorts and still below the knee and a loose t-shirt I went out to meet my mother-in-law who had shouted to me.

"what is the name of Host (the call of my mother-in-law among the people of Toba Batak)? is it noisy in the morning?"

"noise you said? wake up must be morning, to prepare all the needs of Your Husband. because soon Your Husband will work to the office of the priesthood." said my in-laws with a waist.

"bang Andri is still on Host leave, let us rest for a while Yes Host."

"bah..bah...great times are you, if Husband Mu is still off. notice that short buffalo in the back (pork breed) clean His cage and Love Eat." order my mother-in-law with her shrill voice.

"yes, the host."

Immediately I Yes, because the sound is so disturbing my eardrum. afterwards directly to the back of the house, the distance is about 50 meters from the direction of the kitchen.

My In-laws' cattle have about 30 pigs, they have a lot of cages and look neat, I don't know what to do. because our family never kept cattle in addition for 7 more I wandered and never raised livestock like this.

"Eastern..... Why are you behind that? have you cooked?" Gabe's sister-in-law shouted from the kitchen calling my name.

Gabe is indeed older than Ku, and he is the brother of my husband so call me by name, traditionally Batak should Gabe call me Edak (call of sister-in-law * in the Toba Batak tradition).

His face looked so angry after I got closer to him, and my mother-in-law who was next to him was too.

"so directly told the host to take care of the livestock, kitchen food that I could not hold."

"he quickly woke up, cooked it out, cleaned up the cattle pen and after going to the coffee garden for work."

I can only be silent, with the words of my mother-in-law this. My position here is the wife of her child, why I feel like a newly purchased slave huh.

"what will be the result? is the daily system or After waiting for the new harvest period in divide?"

My mother-in-law and my sister-in-law who is still single immediately glared at me, Because I alluded to the results of work.

"what did you say? you mean you want that wage or me a salary? it's good, if you know yes Tiur. sinamot (dowry) it's 300 million, another with your kebaya. and your living expenses so far. With all that you still mint wages?"

Sert... Sert.... Sert....

My blood flowed all over my body, the Mahar was a deal, and all the wedding expenses had to be borne by the groom, but why was this all revealed again. after all, the Mahar that my husband's family gave me was not one penny I received.

"I'm going to go to the room first, I'm not here, excuse me."

Go straight to the room and I see that Andri bang still cringe while I, already flattened by His Mama without the slightest defense from my Husband.

hicks.... hicks.... hiks....hiks........... hiks... !!!

It felt so painful this heart, tightness of my chest and water My eyes spilled on my cheeks.without me noticing the hand bang Andri was already holding my shoulder from behind.

Only able to stare at her blankly, bang Andri just woke up while I was already attacked by her Mama and Her Brother.

"bang, how much do you pay to work in the Camat's office?"

The question from me made Him raise both eyebrows, as if it did not accept when it came to His salary.

"why did you ask about your salary? just so you know that Brother in the office is only Honor who is paid per three months, but about 10 million Rupiah follows with the bonus." replied my husband.

Salary ten million per three months, and I still have savings during work abroad, so it is still enough for our living expenses later.

"Don't you know what Saor's bones are? (brother of Mama's side * Toba Batak tradition), bony sir Saor has an empty house complete with a cattle pen behind his house.Bon Saor already offered it to Tiur before we married. what if we lived alone in that house.

Bones are willing to give us livestock, and we can pay the cost of renting a house after the livestock harvest.

For our living expenses before payday brother, Tiur still have savings for us bang. we live independently aja bang."

Bang Andri immediately stood up, she did not seem to take any advice from Me from the look in her eyes that she was angry.

"deck, we may not live independently.Just the brother of the boy in this house, this house will be ours. every payday I give to Mama and later we will be rationed by Mama."

In the ration by Mama Nya, from here alone I can imagine how suffering it will be in the future.

My tongue is muddy and this mouth is silent, only my tears run down my cheeks and bang Andri sees Him because I am behind.

"has breakfast? please bring it here, all the coffee?"

Bang Andri was still able to tell me to make breakfast and coffee for Him, she had no idea how hot her mom and sister were.

"let your mama's, you're rationed by your mama!."

Because of my words, bang Andri immediately turned my body and faced His.The water My eyes that flowed directly to me.

"you are my wife, you should serve me not my mother anymore.Where is your role as your wife?"

His tone was high, but I did not refute the words because I was still silent at last bang Andri out of the room.

Not long bang Andri came with his mother and Gabe his brother.The three of them seemed to be the judge who would try the guilty.

"great are you, just a day so the daughter-in-law has dared to fight back.would I turn you over to your parents?" my In-laws are right in front of me.

"please, I also don't want to marry a man under his mama's armpit."

Answer to my very outspoken mother-in-law, and again my husband does not defend me one bit.

"now get your clothes done, and go home to your parents' house" my in-laws said.

The clothes are a little that I still bring to this house, the rest is still my parents' house, according to Custom I will bring from home with a simple customary event.

Finished putting clothes in my backpack, I took my feet out of the room to get out of this house.

I know what will happen, for my actions, everything must be used Adat and I do not care about it.