Pamite
27. Why is it Sewot?

"Astaghfirullah, Ayu. This is why your cheeks are bruised and your hands are scarred like this?" ask Ms. Lin as soon as I get to her house.

"I was in the slap of my mother-in-law, I mortgaged her house before I moved here" I replied with pain. "Sorry, ma'am, I'm back in the afternoon. This is me buying dinner for another mom."

"It's okay, Yu. Your kids are cool, nothing is fussy. You do not often love the mother of this food, not to mention you also love money for mother, like what you are."

"Mom told me once, that I should think of my mother as my own, right? So if his son buys this cooking can not. I've never felt the child of a complete parent, ma'am. Mom died giving birth to me, dad left when I was in school. I've never known what it's like to spoil an old man. You're kind to me, treat me like a child, let me treat you like my mom."

I looked at Ms. Lin's teary eyes as I said that. I know, behind the cherry of Ms. Lin's figure, she must have also kept a deep wound. Seeing his son who works alone, has two grandchildren without a mother, surely his heart is beautiful.

"You make me cry, Yu, anyway" said Ms. Lin wiping the water in the corner of her eye.

"Don't cry, dong. Doesn't she have rice? I'm hungry, here. I haven't eaten." I deliberately switched the conversation so that Ms. Lin did not continue her grief.

"Why don't you eat lunch? Mother's nibble first. I could eat, just now" said Ms. Lin rising from her seat.

"No, ma'am. It's also healing tomorrow."

"Heh, so do not let the wound. Remember the first time you came here? The battered face is so, is it tomorrow? No, right?" namel Bu Lin while taking the medicine box.

Lin painstakingly treated the bruise that was on my cheek. He treated with unceasing grumbling. Sometimes he asked me why I mortgaged my husband's house.

Flowing the story of my life with Anang. My mother-in-law did not escape my story.

"No woman is like that, anyway. If mom is so you won't pawn, mom sells. You are like a mother's child, have a partner who is less grateful. Oh, come on, you eat there. Don't remember. Soon your status will change as well. Focus on the child."

I think I eat with pain. Sometimes Ms. Lin would talk to me. After eating, I cleaned the dishes and went home.

Unfortunately, Agil and Alif are reluctant to go home because they are engrossed in playing with Dara. I had persuaded him but they were determined to stay. Bu Lin's house is indeed a lot of small children if this afternoon.

"Let them here, Yu. Lots of friends too, right. Here you are Anin, you clean your body there, keep resting first. Let the kids be with mom."

"Mom's not resting then. I'll be here for a shower."

I left after saying that.

*

After Maghrib, I returned to Ms. Lin's house. I feel no burden if here, my life is very happy. Although I should be lonely, I am not a hypocrite, I still need a male figure beside me. My son is not so much that I am not lonely. I still need a strong shoulder to lean on.

But for now I don't want to think about that. I gave my whole life to the kids and to work.

"Where's anin?" I asked Dara who was playing with Alif and Agil. There are other children, maybe they have entered their own cage.

"Sleep, just now. Kayaknya soybean, from earlier run-run mulu same twins. Noh, sleep all three of them. Funny, ma'am." Dara looked at the three girls of that age. They are sleeping hard.

After a short conversation I went home. I also want to take a break from all kinds of life problems.

Ah maybe the guest, Miss Lin. After all, such a car must be many, it is impossible to have just one person. My mind takes my mind off.

*

I squirm when I hear the sound of the dawn prayer everywhere. I'm on my activity as usual. I spent a lot of time in the kitchen and my friends. I don't know what time I heard a knock on the main door.

"Mas Anang? Are you here this half?" to be honest, I was surprised by his arrival.

"Yes, I deliberately came early in the morning to take a vacation. I want to play with the kids all day, can't I? If you don't let me go out of the house, it's okay here."

"Here you play, you bring a bike. It's hard to get the three of them. You wait here, I'll make you a drink, tell the kids."

I went to the kitchen to make tea first. Not long after, Alif came to the kitchen to drink water. Alif has become a habit when waking up drinking water. Just like his father.

"Lif, in front there is a father who is with you, mother wants to wake up your sisters. Said I was gonna play with you guys. Here's the tea, yeah."

Alif simply nodded without answering or asking again. A few minutes I woke up my two children, I took them to his father who was chatting with his brother.

"Dad," cried Agil hugging his father.

I saw Alif who showed an ordinary face. The little boy was sitting in a chair next to his father, just apart from the round table.

"Father's son, you're getting fatter. All of dad's kids are getting fatter, yeah now. Here and there, Anin's with me." Anang took Anin from my sling.

I then got permission to enter, continuing my cooking activities that had been delayed. Being engrossed in my struggle in the kitchen, I was shocked by the ringing of a cell phone not far from me.

"Rifki, the child's phone is coming at this hour" I muttered as I shifted the button to receive the call.

"Hello, why?" my many.

"At home, right? Jalan yuk, my boss at home. Don't cook, eat outside. It's me again on the road. You get ready."

"You're so sudden, anyway, Rif. Anang has just arrived here. Play with the kids."

"Lu tell you the new home address? Why is she telling you?" protestations

"Yes, I'm the same kid, Rif. He deserves to see his son."

"As far as you are, be it."

The connection was cut off after that.

"Why is it sewot?" Mumamku alone.