
Bu Joko and Ms. Nana are still accompanying Ms. Halimah. Both are famous mothers who are the culprits of gossip, but his conscience does not have the heart to leave the old woman who still has difficulty in walking. Moreover, there are babies who need attention and nurturing.
"Well, I knock on the door of Halimah's daughter-in-law's room. Let's wake up quickly and be able to babysit her son, yes, Ms. Nana." Bu Joko's proposal.
"Yes, Miss Joko. If you can get a pedal. What ears are deaf??? The sound of her son's cry as loud as that was not a whimper. Moreover, the screams of Ms. Halimah asking for help are so loud. We who walk in front of his house can hear. This one sleeping next to him did not respond at all. Don't you think Halimah's daughter-in-law isn't sleeping, Ms Joko?" Nana's mom chirps are upset.
"Hmm... If you don't sleep, then what else, Miss Nana???" ask mom Joko.
"Fainting out time, or don't-don't die of torpor." Answer Miss Nana carelessly.
"eeehs... Miss Nana, there's-there's a. Just wake up, son-in-law of Halimah." Pamit bu Joko while stepping into Heni's room which is located at the back, next to the kitchen.
While Miss Nana carried the princess who was calm while accompanying the Halimah mother who was still lying in the bedroom. Now Halimah's mom is not cold anymore, because her clothes have been replaced with dry ones, helped by Joko who guided her earlier patiently.
Tok tok...
Heni's room door began to knock. But in the wait for a while there was no answer. Again the door was knocked back even harder.
Tokk tokk...
Bu Joko is upset and no longer knocks on the door, but rather leads to banging hard.
Until the occupants of the room were heard to make their voices while complaining. "Yes. Oh...!"
Chequelek
The door is open.
"I'm still sleepy, Mom. Just fell asleep I was woken up anyway?!" Heni grumbled with his eyes closed.
"Sir Heni, this is Joko's mom. Open your eyes!" Sent Bu Joko with a growl.
"Ooo. sorry, Mrs Joko. I thought mom." Heni answered while opening his eyes that still looked sleepy. He took one step back in shock, there was a figure of Joko ma'am in front of his room.
"Sir Heni must wake up quickly. Look, the in-laws have slipped, until they can not walk as usual. Don't you have pity, Mommy???" asked Bu Joko while glaring with annoyance at the attitude of the woman in front of him.
"Lho... Mom's fallen out, huh? Sorry. I don't know. I think mom was okay. That's why I let you rest, understand that I just got home from work." Heni replied calmly, without any guilt.
"It is better that Sister Heni nurtures her own daughter now. Ms. Halimah is still lying in pain. Poor, Ma'am. Ma'am's in-laws are old, still plus ngasuh grandson." Bu Joko is getting upset.
Hearing Joko's explanation and advice, Heni did not answer, he preferred to leave Joko's mother just like that, then rush to Halimah's room.
With a grumbling face, his ears were hot to hear the words of Mrs Joko earlier. He entered the room of Halimah's mother whose door was deliberately opened by Nana's mother.
But Ms. Halimah did not answer her daughter-in-law's questions. He closed his eyes that looked tired and his breath was exhaled deeply. It seemed to imply a great deal of annoyance at Anton's wife.
Now Nana's mother looked at Heni's face in annoyance and handed the Princess who had been in her carry. "Can't you hear that??? Joko and I outside can hear clearly. You don't want to wake up on purpose." Say Nana's mom with ketus.
Heni raised his head after hearing Nana's no-nonsense accusations of bu. "Don't indiscriminately accuse me of that, Miss Nana. His name is also sleeping, yes." Heni's eyes glared at the face of Nana maam sitting beside her.
Suddenly Ms. Joko entered the room and joined the room. "Luckily, I got the door up. If you don't wake up, you can never wake up forever. No danger, eh???" With a cynical smile, Joko showed dislike for the attitude of Halimah's daughter-in-law.
Finally, Heni's ears could not bear to hear the swearing of the mothers in the room. He stood up from his seat and stepped quickly towards his own room while holding his son without a word.
After feeling a little far away and can not hear his words, Mum Joko put her mouth in silence while saying "The son-in-law does not know herself. If I were Halimah's mom, I would have kicked her out of this house! Just make a sprain!"
"Yes... I also did not think. How is there such a daughter-in-law. Ms. Halimah was too patient to be in-laws, so she went to see him." Said mom Nana chimed. Intentionally the volume of his voice was slightly hardened so that Halimah could hear and more firmly take action.
Because in taste enough, finally the mothers of gossip but still have a conscience is saying goodbye.
"Sorry, Miss Halimah. We go home first! Take care of your health, Mom. Do not do heavy work first, let alone babysit grandchildren. That's not my job." Message from Joko at once say goodbye.
"Rubber, Ma. It's best that Ms. Halimah tell the children of her mother, Anton and Adel. They must have defended Mom. Because mother Halimah's daughter-in-law has gone too far. Sorry, Mom. We could not stay with him for long. We're going home, Mom." Likewise with Nana ma'am, he also advised Halimah bu as well as saying goodbye.
"Yes, Mrs Joko, Ms. Nana. Thank you very much for your help. Sorry if I'm a hassle." Answer Halimah while staying asleep in the room.
"We don't feel bothered, Ms. Halimah. If there's anything don't hesitate to tell me or Miss Nana. We'll try our best to help, ma'am!" Said Ms. Joko with a smile and stepped out of the room in the following bu Nana behind her.
Now Halimah's mom is lying on the bed while closing her eyes again. The pain that could not be hidden was the part of the forehead, which appeared protruding, swollen, bluish-black in color.
And the pain that is no less intense is the mind of a in-law who gets treatment from a daughter-in-law in such a way. Until the tears of Halimah melted back, if you remember the event he just experienced.
'Why do I have a daughter-in-law like this? So hearty of me? If Anton had Alma's wife, I wouldn't have been treated like this. My old daughter-in-law was very nice. Never speak out loud, let alone refute my words. Alma has always respected and appreciated me. Distant from Heni, like the earth and the sky. Anton's wife now thinks of me as a maid. Heni never helped me finish my homework. He was busy for various reasons. Is this karma for the lies I kept close to Anton's real father?'
Halimah's mind drifted everywhere, remembering the great sin she committed to hide the identity of her only son, Anton.
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