My husband's Traumaku
Chapter 3. Installment

Linda accompanies Aruna, her breakfast child.

"Runa left first, ma'am" said the boy after finishing his breakfast.

"Relatedly don't need a delivery mom?" Linda squatted down to equalize her position with Aruna. He hesitated to let his son go to school on foot.

"If you are driven by your father's car, Runa just want to," replied Aruna with a smile showing her small and white teeth.

Linda's heart aches at the words of her son. For a country boy like Aruna, a car ride is something special. Only his father had a car in his village.

"Will it be near school? Should I drive a car?" linda answered with a smile. How sad the fate of Aruna and Linda. After a year of owning a car, Erik has never once taken them for a ride in his car.

"Yes, Runa just walk then."

"Smart kid." Linda smiled.

After walking a few steps Aruna stopped and turned to her mother.

"Did you come home late last night?"

Linda nodded. "Why is that?" tanyanya.

"Because last night Runa didn't hear my father's voice getting angry."

Linda was speechless hearing her son's answer. Although he was only seven years old, he could already understand what was happening between his mother and father. Almost every day there are problems that make Erik angry, until Aruna memorized the habits of the father.

"Sana's leaving, it's too late, '" she gently brushed Linda away. He did not want Aruna to continue talking about her father.

Aruna nodded as well. Linda drove Aruna to their yard. Not to forget Linda gave an allowance as well as money to pay school fees that Erik gave last night.

Outside the house were several children of their neighbors who were also about to leave school on foot.

"Tante, Aruna is leaving with us" said Sella, Linda's fourth-grade neighbor.

"Titip Runa yes," replied Risma.

"Each Aunt ... Let's go Runa, let's go now." Aruna waved to her mother and joined the children.

Linda lives in a small village. The background of Erik's parents who were known to be rich made them quite respected by their neighbors.

Erik's house looks the best among other neighbors because it is a house left by his parents. Plus now they have a car, a luxury that only Erik has.

Linda went back inside the house. She continued her homework after that, continuing to sew. Erik still hasn't woken up and Linda let him. He never dared to wake Erik when he was asleep.

Linda focused on sewing when she heard a whispering voice in the dining room. That must be Erik having breakfast. Linda turned to the wall clock next to where she was sewing. It was almost ten and Erik had just woken up.

Erik took his breakfast to the room where Linda sewed and sat down in the chair in the room. Erik ate Linda's cooking voraciously without protest even though Linda only cooked kale stir-fries and fried tempeh.

"Once in a while you cook chicken or meat, right? I've given you money for shopping" said Erik interrupted chewing his food. He played the phone in his left hand.

Linda almost stroked her chest hearing Erik's words. A hundred grand for a week and Erik asked for meat?

"Tomorrow if I go to the market to buy meat" Linda replied. Somehow she never dared to refuse her husband's wishes.

Linda may be angry and sometimes cry behind Erik for Erik's rude attitude towards her. But it won't be long. Erik smiled at him, Linda's heart melted, and he immediately forgot everything. Linda thinks it's because she loves him.

Even after Erik's parents went bankrupt and Erik did not want to work, Linda still tried to understand Erik's situation. Maybe Erik wasn't used to it, he thought at the time.

Erik was once the son of a rich man in his village. He never worked his whole life. His parents always spoiled him because he was his only child. Whatever Erik wants is always done. Erik has it all without having to bother.

And the result now Erik can't be anything. He has no ability to make money. Either he's lazy or because he can't do anything.

Eventually, he became a motorcycle taxi driver, that was all he could do. Even if the weather is rainy or hot he does not want to go out and do his job for fear of illness. Because of that, Erik insisted on wanting a car loan and switched professions to become an online taxi driver.

Linda glanced at the clock for the umpteenth time. It's eleven and Erik hasn't moved out of his place since. His plate was still lying next to him. He has not done anything but eat since waking up and is busy with his cell phone. He wasn't even ready to go to work.

"Aren't you looking for Mas's order?" linda asked as she continued to focus in front of her sewing machine.

"In a moment, here I am waiting for an order" Erik replied without distracting himself from the phone.

"Isn't the morning you're ready, the more you can get passengers?"

"You better shut up if you don't know anything!" seloroh Erik's. Then she left Linda's sewing room and left her breakfast plate there.

Linda does not know about Erik's job to be an online taxi driver. All he knows is that Erik's working hours are erratic. Especially about Erik's income, Linda has absolutely no idea.

Linda did not understand why every month Erik could never pay the car installments using his money intact. Every day he goes out to attract passengers. And here, Erik can still buy new shoes and clothes despite not being able to pay the car installments.

Only in the first and second month alone Erik can smoothly pay installments. After that, Linda had to take from her savings or ask her parents for help. Although Linda is not from a family, Linda's parents always provide help if Linda asks for it, including money. They will do everything they can.

He also once borrowed to Mbak Sari, Linda's only sister. Until now, the money has not been returned.

Linda no longer knows what if next month Erik can not collect money to pay installments like the previous months. Where else would he get the money from while Erik would definitely tell him to get the money no matter where it came from.

Where maybe he expects that much money from sewing while he also needs money for shopping for daily necessities and other needs.