
Arum panicked to hear the sound of screaming Bu Kanti who boomed all over the house until he could no longer choose which clothes he would wear. The woman came down to her mother-in-law wearing a barrel negligee on the armpits and hair that was still disheveled. With a run in front of the woman headed to the living room where the socialite mothers were being held.
Arum's eyes rounded when he saw a beautiful woman his age was sitting and chatting with the in-laws. He is Aline, a friend and a cafe manager where Arum worked first. For a moment Arum sculpted, the young woman felt insecure when she saw the appearance that was inversely proportional to the friend.
"Aline, how are you here?" Arum's pleasantries greet his best friend.
"The mother who invited Aline to attend the ceremony here, now you bring the same drink of food that you made here," ordered Bu Kanti to her daughter-in-law.
Arum could only nod and carry out the orders of his mother-in-law. The woman also did not expect that the friend was so close to her mother-in-law.
"This, please taste everything," said Arum kindly as he put the dish on the table and then turned to the kitchen.
"Arum." The call from Aline made the young lady turn her head.
"You take a bath, we keep talking together here," Aline asked with a smile.
"I took a shower, Al. Just finished and I called," replied Arum honestly.
Bu Kanti frowned, scanning the appearance of the son-in-law who was standing before her with a sharp look. On his face is clearly a hue of anger when staring at the figure of Arum.
"Udah shower kok appearance is still so, where negligee perforated everywhere," chirped one of Bu Kanti's friends.
"Sorry, Mom. I hurried down because I heard the voice call from Mom, so just grab a shirt" Arum replied telling the truth.
"The reason is you, the base can not keep the appearance. Know gini mending first Arka marriage with Aline aja. Beautiful, successful, can find your own money again," maki Bu Kanti who blatantly compared Arum and his best friend.
Aline's face turned nervous after hearing the sentence thrown by Bu Kanti. While Arum was desperately holding back tears that pooled in his eyes so as not to drip and make him look weak.
Aline moved out of her chair and approached her best friend.
"Sorry Arum, my question even makes you scolded by Aunt like this" said Aline with a guilty face.
"It's okay Al, you just continue the tour. I want to go upstairs first, besides I also have to cook for dinner later," Arum replied trying to smile.
The woman hurriedly climbed the stairs to get to her room. Arriving in the room, Arum shed his tears while curled up on the bed. The bed that now feels cold and empty because the husband has never touched it even though as a wife and a normal woman, Arum longs for a touch of affection from the husband.
Not his desire to look like this, but what power. The shopping money given by Arka is only enough to buy kitchen needs for a month. Let alone buying skin care like other women, to just buy a negligee for fifty thousand Arum had to think repeatedly. Arka's job is a manager with a big salary, but the money is more given to the mother and even though Arum knows all the m-banking pins and Arka ATMs. Never once did Arum use her husband's money without his permission.
Arum had been crying for a long time, spilling all the sadness he had been through all this time to reduce the tightness that squeezed in his chest. Now his eyes are fixed on the wall clock that has shown at five in the afternoon, a sign that he must immediately cook for dinner. The voice of Bu Kanti and her friends was no longer heard in Arum's ears.
The woman washed her face and came out of the room, and sure enough. The condition of the house is empty. Only leaving dirty dishes and glasses used arisan event. Arum breathed his coarse breath then immediately cleaned the house and cleaned the dirty dishes. Then do the main purpose to cook dinner.
"Eh Mother, this is Arum to cook soto aja, Mom. There are still salted eggs as well, Mas Arka tonight also ate outside," explained Arum who always smiled in front of his mother-in-law.
"Yes already hunted, Mother is hungry," said Bu Kanti then walked towards the family room, the middle-aged woman chose to watch a flying fish drama while waiting for the daughter-in-law to finish cooking.
Half an hour later, the smell of the smell of the cuisine is out in the sense of smell of Bu Kanti, Arum cuisine is ready at the dinner table. The woman headed to the living room to take her in-laws to dinner together.
"Mom, the food is ready. Do you want to eat now or later?"
The tail of Kanti's eyes glanced at the son-in-law.
"Well, now my stomach is rumbling waiting for you to cook."
The middle-aged woman got up from her seat and took food for herself. As usual, the two ate without any sound other than the cutlery clashing with the plate. After eating Bu Kanti back to watch the drama of the flying fish he likes while Arum chose to re-clean the dining table. Sayup-sayup heard the sound of an Arka car entering the yard of the house.
"Aruuumm!"
Sure enough, a few minutes later Arka's voice boomed calling the name of the wife. Arum approached the husband who was sitting next to Bu Kanti.
"Mas Arka, how come you're home? He said he wanted to hang out with your friends? Hungry no? I prepared food for you." Arum greeted the husband with enthusiasm.
"No need to talk, why do you always make me ashamed of my mother. I already know I want to ride with his friends here, why do you still wear your dadri jebol, huh?" maki Arka without responding to his wife's welcome.
"Mas, but that was ...."
"Stop, I don't want to hear a plea from you. Next time I don't want this to happen again. I'm a manager, but you look like you're a jerk. Where'd I put my face?"
"Yes Mas, sorry," only that sentence was said from Arum's lips.
"That's it, you're free to apologize. I want to rest, sick of me being like you. I can't remember my husband, it's usually just embarrassing!"
Arka left the wife just like that after scolding her. Arum can only stroke his own chest, trying to understand the behavior of the husband. The woman slowly climbed up the stairs to catch up with her husband to the room.
Arka was sitting on the bed playing her dress. It crossed Arum's mind to make her husband happy. The woman took a maroon-red lingerie in her closet and went into the bathroom without her husband realizing it.
Shamefully Arum came out of the bathroom, Arka still remained focused on the screen until not realizing the change in appearance of the wife.
"Mas," called Arum in a spoiled voice. To make her husband look at her.