Pamite
20. Family Taste Friends

The next day, my new house was really crowded with neighbors. Apparently, the residents in the complex here are indeed very compact, they are joint ventures to buy kitchen equipment and will use it if there are residents of the complex who are blasphemous, like I am today. Though I did not pay my dues, I came when everything was complete. But they still gave me a loan of goods.

"Kalain got an idea from where to buy kitchen tools and made this crowded? Honestly this is a huge savings, so residents of the complex here do not need to buy themselves. So save too, is there any equipment you don't have, Miss Lin?" ask the head of the mother's association here.

"This is mom's idea, Yu. Let us not be difficult to borrow here and there, but it is also true said you earlier, can save. There's equipment that doesn't exist yet, cake-making equipment."

"I love you, let me buy the equipment. Count on paying now, you're all willing to lend me even if I'm new here."

"Yes no, we collect money equally, anyone who will be a citizen here will definitely be treated well, Yu. Our complex is included small, if not family, it is not at home."

"It's okay, ma'am, I have provisions to buy cooking utensils. So please don't refuse sustenance, not good," I said, finally getting approval from Ms. Lin and the other mother.

I'm so out of focus today, Anin who may still be unfamiliar with the environment here, a little whining and not want to be away from me. While Alif and Agil can mingle with other children.

The tetanga who had been a young mother was very understanding of the situation. They understood me who had to leave the kitchen often to calm my son down.

"Yu, who is this man looking for this house for you? I think he will be the one who is going to be namatin, pretty cute the person, want mom to be a ghost even though," asked Bu Imah who finally got cheers from other mothers.

"Oh, brother far away ma'am," I replied lying. I don't know why those words came out of my mouth. "Know, ma'am. Perhaps a soul mate, has not had a wife nor does he," I continued.

Shortly after, the person being talked about appeared.

"Well, name nih. What's up?" tannya

"Selametan let his house be blessed. Not your job?" askaku.

"Wealthy people don't need work, money comes alone." The answer from Rifki Sontak alone invited a lecture from other mothers. While I was just laughing at him because he was talking wrongly.

Rifki's presence helped me a little, he took over Anin. Besides that, she also takes care of my other son. It's exactly like a baby sitter, I've never seen Rifki like this so amused myself. Iki just saw my little friend chatting with a little boy.

We spent a lot of time in the kitchen. Make friends with kitchen spices and other kitchen tools. Our work was finally completed at three o'clock in the afternoon. One by one all the mothers who helped the pump home to clean themselves. Me and Rifki are still sitting in the living room without a chair.

"Capek, have a drink!" Rifki shifts a glass of ice that she doesn't know where she bought it. I sipped it a little, there was a pain in the corner of my lips that was still slightly bruised.

"Report your husband to the police, domestic violence is a criminal," he said suddenly.

"Kok you know who did this Anang?"

"Who else? You have no enemies, after all, only men who hit so bruised. The most girls just slap doang. Here's the seat, I give you medicine. I'm sure this is your wound. Sebel I'm the same you, do not underestimate anything, the seem a trivial wound like this, but to eat bad, do not pity do you see the children?" Rifki habits began to relapse, good intentions, but accompanied by the typical scolding of mothers. I don't know, I feel like he's the replacement for my mother I've never met in my entire life. Yes, my mother did nothing to bring me into the world.

"I'm doing it myself, Rif. It's okay."

"Can it be? I don't obey you, I'm Samperin Anang now!" his threat.

"You what?"

"Gue chuckled her neck," she replied in emotion.

I closed my eyes as Rifki's hand started touching the injured part of my face. The touch is so smooth and soft. I remembered Anang, he was like this before.

I can't feel my tears shed as sweet memories dance in my eyes and head. Rifki immediately stopped his activities.

"Why? I'm too fast, sick?" said confused.

"No, I want the past" I replied, wiping away tears.

Rifki's hand grabbed my hand for her to hold. Had seen a hand scratch that was also bruised, but he preferred to calm me first.

"Gue knows this is hard for you, Yu. You're not alone, I'm still there." The touch from Rifki made me very fragile, subconsciously I put my head on his shoulder. I went back there sobbing.

Rifki's hands were unceasingly patting me gently on my shoulders.

"Crying if you want to cry, do not hold it. It just takes time, Yu. Soon you will be able to heal. You can't forget the memories with him, you can't. But you can heal, and it's only a matter of time. When you are healed later, you will not cry anymore to remember any memories, whether sad or sweet. Yuk, it's crying. Poor kids, sad too."

I got up from Rifki's embrace. Removing any remaining tear remains.

"Thank you, you've always been there for me. Even when I don't have anyone and anything, you're still next to me. I hope our brotherhood will be established until death, I want my children to be friends with you and your children."

"Surely, I already consider you like my own sister, how could I leave you alone. Shower there! It's late afternoon, I have to go home, I have business."

I got up and walked to the room.

"Eh Yu, don't you buy home furniture?"

Jesus, he just got nice and polite by calling me, you, in a matter of seconds why I'm acting again.

"Yes buy it, where I can buy it, and then move. If I have time, I buy it. Tomorrow I'm gonna take care of Alif's school as well as change the status of a widow."

"Who does it? Ribet you if you have to take a child everywhere."

"Say tell me to take a shower, what's the matter?" just pissed.

"Yes, nanya doang. I nawarin babu sitter service if you need."

"Babies, Rif. Not babu. Not your job?"

"Yes not me who take care, babu sitter who is at home is there. You can go home, that's what it means."

"I'll call you later if I need to."

"Yes, if you need a door you call me," he murmured which I can still hear.