
"Remember! Don't you ever tell your family anything that happened in this house. I don't want them to know how I've treated you all this time. Understood?"
Salin lowered her head to hear the indisputable edict from her husband.
"Outside there is a brother and sister that you love are waiting for you right now. Come on quick, before they suspect!"
"But, um..."
"Otherwise?" ask Setu. "I don't need a rebuttal!"
"Why can't I tell my sister or my sister? They are my family."
Salin tried to find out what reason her husband was that forbade her to tell her family.
"Still ask you? Does not telling a household problem to others include opening a disgrace? You want your family's disgrace to be known to everyone?" setu said withstanding the frustration. He didn't want his wife's brother and sister to smell anything suspicious between them.
"Easy! The teacher does not ask much. And don't protest too much!"
Copy just duck. Thinking about the reason of the husband Is it just the reason or because he is afraid that the Salin family knows the true guise of him? I don't know, only Setu knows the answer.
"And one more," said Setu. Stopping the move Copy who had already arrived at the doorway.
"Yes, mas," he said, looking at Setu with a question.
"Once again don't leak that mouth!" press Setu for the umpteenth time.
Heh. Copy took his breath rough. He thinks Setu wants to say what. In fact just to threaten him again with the same words. With a certain step he left the room.
Even without being threatened by Setu, he will not tell his household problems to his family. No exception to his brother and sister. Let only her know how she is treated by her mother-in-law and husband.
Copy is sure, the name of the human will definitely change. Setu is too. One day, he will receive a reward for his patience.
"Sister!" exclaim Stephania. He ran after the brother and then immediately rushed into the arms of Salin.
"Silver healthy?" the question is still in the deck of Salin.
Copy stroked the sister's back. "healthy. Why are you worried about this?" Copy asked. Something was different with Stephania. It was as if he was harboring an anxiety that Salin thought was excessive.
"Well, isn't that okay?" Stephania unraveled her embrace. Watching her brother from top to bottom. Holding his arm, checking. Until he really felt relieved.
"Thank God you're okay" he said with relief. It's calmer now.
"You mean what the hell is Nia? Why can you why-why?" ask Salin wonder. He scrunched his forehead.
"I remember that time on the phone. Brother Setu is angry with his brother. I'm parnoan brother. Suspicion is that," said Stephania pouting.
As a child who often gets violence from the papa, Stephania naturally felt afraid and anxious. So now, as he feels, he just likes to feel scared and shocked. Especially until touched and physically touched.
Copy was filled with his sister's feelings. After all they were both victims of violence from their papa. So too with their mama. No hesitation his papa hit them if not do according to the will of the papa.
"You take it easy, Nia. Brother is okay. Mas Setu well. He's not who you imagined him to be" Copy said. He smiled so that no sadness would appear on his face.
"Really?" stephania asked doubtfully. I don't know why he wasn't sure of his brother's answer. He felt his brother was hiding something.
Again he looked closely at Copy. Not one bit he missed Anggita Salin's body that can be reached with the look of his eyes. He examines carefully the details.
"Sister is getting thinner. And...why is there blue on her wrist? And .. Blue is a lot. His skin was pale, "the inner Stephania. He was increasingly convinced that Copy kept such a heavy burden.
His eyes were sunken and black like kanda eyes, as if he was sleep deprived.
"Sister," said Salin to Ardan.
Ardan stood up to welcome Salin and hugged his sister.
"I'm good, brother," he answered trying his hardest. Actually, his tears had already flowed in his eyes. But he cannot be weak. He can't show anyone that he's tormented here. He looked up so that the tears would not spill.
"Son, how are you?"
"Bad brother. Mama and papa are good too" replied Ardan. Ardan broke his embrace.
"Where's Setu?"
"Mas Setu has a job, brother. He said there was a report he had to fix, "he replied in a lie.
"Oh."
Ardan and Stephania were just oh ria and nodded in understanding.
They do not know, that behind the door there Setu eavesdropped on their chat. He was afraid that if Salin and complain about his actions to his brother-in-law and sister-in-law.
"Huh, the happiest family pretender," he murmured softly, sneering. While his mouth he puffed his lips mimicking Salin's words.
"If only later you report, you run out," he said furiously. Didn't like him with the closeness of Salin with his brother. I don't know why.
From behind that door he could see freely the interaction between Salin, Ardan and Stephania. While not forgetting he sharpened his sense of hearing so that he was able to capture their voices. Listen well to what they are talking about.
"What do you want to drink, Nia?"
"I don't need a brother. Just water," Stephania replied.
Then Copy looked up at Ardan the sign asked.
Ardan who understood immediately replied. "I miss your cooking," he said in response to a copy look. "Especially your made Soto Medan. I can't forget. Since you got married, you never again fuss over your cooking" Ardan added.
"Yes, brother is right. Nia is also kangeeeeen big sister cuisine. Can we eat here?" pinta Stephania.
"You are this, it's also very spoiled, '" said Salin. He was angry with the funny behavior of his sister. A behavior he hadn't seen in a long time.
"Yes, Copy to the back of the tent ya want to take drinking water. Nia's sister is here. Let me go to the kitchen" said Salin, please allow me to.
"Follow, sis," whined Stephania.
"Udah is here. Brother also wants to talk with Setu mas," he said again.
There is something that tickles Salin. He saw the shoes behind the middle door to the kitchen. He was very sure Setu eavesdropped on them.
Therefore, he deliberately strengthened his voice so that Setu could hear that he did not complain to Ardan and Stephania.
"Mas mas, you think I'm a child? I know what I should share with my family and what I should not share," Inner Copy. He looked at the shoes behind the door with a bitter smile.
"Not threatening you, I won't tell you, mas. I'm a woman of principle. Who will tell my family all right. You take it easy, your secret is safe" said Salin but at heart.
He just passed the pair of shoes.
"Wait ya," he screeched. Hoping that with his strong voice made Setu annoyed to leave them there. In order for Salin free to chat, let go of longing with his sister and brother.
"Watch your own house" screeched Copy again.
Setu to cover both ears with the palm of the hand because it was disturbed by the noise Copy.
"Ihh, it's so noisy. So it hurts my ears," Sethu grumbled at heart. He did not know that Copy was so intentional. He didn't know that Salin knew he was eavesdropping.
"Based on the mouth of a mercon," he wrote again in the heart.