
Dreeett..! Dreeett..!
Rozy who was just about to lay her body on the bed, also undo his intentions. He grabbed his phone that had just rang, which was located above the nightstand. Rozy looked at the screen of his phone and found Batra's name there. Rozy frowned and was silent for a moment. Unlike usual, Batra never contacted her this night.
"Who a'?" Tanya Cempaka who saw Rozy's expression that looked different when looking at her phone.
"Si Batra's. Tumben really he calls the phone malem-malem like this," said Rozy.
"Yes in the lift, or" said Cempaka again.
Rozy finally received the phone call.
"Assalamu'alaikum" Sapa Rozy.
"Waalaikumsalam, bang," Sahut Batra.
"Ade ape you malem-malem my phone? Tumben terribly?" Rozy asked, with her thick Betawi accent.
"Dude.." I heard Batra starting to sob.
"Well, nape you, Tra?" Rozy asked who started putting on a panicked face. Because, his sister was not famous for being crybaby. But not this time, Batra contacted herself with tears.
"Bang, my in-laws died bang."
"Well! Innalillahi! Whoa, Tra?" Rozy asked who started to panic.
"Siti's father." Batra said again.
"Oh my God, died ape gimane sick?" Ask Rozy.
"The house is a fire bang. So the father is inside."
"Innalillahi wainnailaihi rojiun" Rozy said in a trembling voice. Rozy also knows Siti's parents. In addition to Siti afalah his sister-in-law, Rozy is also the person who is instrumental to convince both parents Siti to Batra can marry the idol of his heart.
"Certainly? The gimane?" Ask Rozy.
"A', who died a'?" Tanya Cempaka, who was now sitting on the bed.
"Just a minute.." Rozy said, refocusing on her phone.
"Don't you have money to spend on kaga? I exist, but only a few million bang. Problemye, if you go home to sono, it takes a big cost. Bang, I beg bang, pinjemin I have aje, seikhlas lu aje bang. I'll change. I, bini me and my children should go home to Padang bang," Batra said, sobbing.
Rozy took a long breath. He understands the law of brothers. If not with him, to whom else Batra will complain. Whereas with Anca, their youngest sister, it was impossible. Because Anca has also only been married for a few years. Certainly Anca is also in need of money to build a household. The only person who lives well is himself. In addition, Batra currently prefers to stay contracted, rather than living in the homes of their parents. Rozy's life was the luckiest. Rozy has such a good job and effort. All the houses of her relics are the ones that care for and manage. Of course, he is the most responsible person, when there is a younger brother who needs help.
"Lu need a tape?" Ask Rozy.
"Fifteen million aje bang. You there?"
"There was. I'm transferring now. Lu baek in sono. I send greetings to mom nye si Siti and Siti too. I'm so sorry" Rozy said.
"Iye bang, thanks ye," Batra said.
"Same-same. I'm sorry, yak."
"Yes bang. Yes udeh bang. All I want to say, tomorrow morning I go straight to Padang."
"Yes. Careful, Tra."
"Thank you bang.." Sahut Batra's.
And the phone call ended.
Rozy immediately rushed to transfer the amount of money in the inked by Batra.
"Where do you live?" Tanya Siti, in between her sobs.
Batra was silent. As he already knew, Siti's house in the village was already flattened with land. All burned with the body of the father. Batra was speechless, only thinking about how he could be there soon, before the funeral of the in-laws was held.
"Siti knows uda, bundo too often hurt uda. Siti apologizes for all the mistakes bundo. But, Siti beg uda, uda do not hate yo samo bundo Siti," said Siti, turning her head with a pleading gaze at Batra.
Batra was still silent. All she could do was return Siti's gaze that looked so hurt.
Batra went to Siti, then he hugged Siti tightly.
"Your parents are my parents. I understand why Bundo doesn't like me."
"Why da?" Siti asked, staring into Batra's bead.
"I'm not saying that the bundo way is wrong. But, as I know, he loves you so much. That's why he doesn't want you to be miserable with the man who married you." Batra Terang.
Siti was silent to her husband's words.
"Ti, when our children grow up, we certainly do not want them to marry the wrong person. We want them to live well. Their future is assured. It's all because we love them so much. With bundo. I am aware of my shortcomings. I also apologize, if until now has not been happy for you. Even I haven't had time to please my own parents, in-laws and children. I'm so sorry" said Batra, who now sobbed in front of Siti.
With a puddle of tears, Siti continued to look at her husband.
"By.. Siti also apologized for the behavior of the bundo," said Siti, while hugging Batra tightly.
They cry in their arms, expressing all their sadness and feelings.
"Da.." Siti said, after they started to calm down.
"Yes?"
"It's not better if you stay here. Let Siti be the same as the children who go home. I'm going to be in the classroom tomorrow,"
Batra was silent, now he was faced with two very heavy choices. One side of his father-in-law died and lost his home. One side is the future of his work and also the future of his wife's children.
"So stay, yeah. Let Siti and the children go home" Siti said.
Batra let out a long breath. It was a very difficult choice for him. He was just stunned and thinking about work, after he and Siti received the sad news.
"Yes da?"
Batra was silent for quite a while. He was surprised by the sound of his own phone.
Ting!
Batra grabs her phone and gets a message from Rozy.
'Abang has already transferred twenty million. Let's say five million brothers helped you. Go, may you be safe until your destination. Say hello to Siti and her family.'
Batra held back her tears while reading the message.
'Thank you so much bang' Reply Batra.
Then Batra looked at Siti closely. With complete confidence, he also spoke..
"Let's go. Parents are still parents. Job number two. I don't want to regret the way I put my job first and I lost my parents, without seeing them in the last moments still breathing. I don't want to repeat that again. Let it be, the sustenance has already been arranged. I will take you home. I'll take you to the burrow. I'll help you take care of Bundo. In the future, let me fight and try harder. You believe in me?"
Siti looked at Batra carefully. Tears continued to wash his cheeks.
"She.." Siti hugged Batra tightly. As an expression of great gratitude to the husband who was willing to risk his career for the sake of himself and his family who never accepted Batra fully.