
Jeni asks Nek Minah to come in and sit in the living room, before long Jeni goes back in with Asiyah beside her.
Nek Minah looked curious, but she was reluctant to ask first. He chose to wait for Jeni herself who would explain to him about what happened.
"Sir, this is Asiyah." Jeni pointed at the cute girl in the big headscarf next to her.
Asiyah extended her hand to Nek Minah, and kissed her reverence.
"Well, As. This is Grandma Aminah, who's been kind enough to take Mommy and Baby Ma'am as long as we don't have a place to live before." jeni's turn explains who Nek Minah really is to Asiyah who is greeted by a slow nod from the girl.
Baby Jeni whines while extending her hand to Jeni, it seems like the baby is starting to get thirsty or sleepy looking from her eyes. Jeni took the baby from Nek Minah's sling and began to suckle her on the spot, with a cloth beside her chest so as not to see any naughty eyes that might pass by.
"Jen, Grandma asked, and you haven't answered. Did you get a job? And this beautiful girl where did you meet? Is he the son of your future boss?" cecar Nek Minah who apparently could not bear to ask, because since then Jeni chose to silence because she was confused how to convey it.
"Ah, not Grandma. Asiyah was not the boss's son, hehe Asiyah was equally a worker as well. At the house of Kyai Hasan, in the boarding school," interrupted Asiyah quickly.
Jeni just kept quiet while looking at grandma and Asiyah alternately, while preparing her heart if Grandma became sad if she knew she would be left behind by him.
"Ooh, then how can you be together? Has Jeni been accepted to work there?" tanya Grandma further.
Asiyah nodded. "Yes, Grandma. Tomorrow, Jen Ma'am can start work, Umi said so to Asy."
Nek Minah's face looked bright, it seemed like she was happy because Jeni finally got a job. But Jeni was so afraid that after hearing the news, Grandma would lose her smile again.
"Thank God, then you can breathe a sigh of relief now, Jen. Because you already have workers and can guarantee your child's future. Grandma heard that in the house of the kind family, the workers were always given high salaries. Even in santri 'ngabdi' is usually also given a good sign of thanks." Nek Minah conveyed what she knew from the people whose children were studying at the boarding school.
In the past Nek Minah also had wanted to enter Mr. Ismail into there, but the wayward little Ismail apparently even ran away and did not come home for days because he did not want to enter the boarding house.
"But, Grandma. There is one more thing that Jeni must say, actually Jeni does not have the heart, but .. grandma would understand the reason after approaching this." Jeni began to open her voice after her baby finished breastfeeding and was already asleep in her lap.
The wrinkled forehead of Nek Minah was getting furrowed deeply, her sumringah face slowly turning into questionable.
"What's up, Jen? Don't scare Grandma. But why is your face so sad, Grandma so sad this will be." Nek Minah shrank the corner of her watery eyes as she looked at Jeni who was starting to shed her tears.
Initiated, Asiyah moved the seat to be next to Nek Minah, she knew Jeni needed someone to calm Nek Minah later when she started telling stories.
Asiyah held onto Nek Minah's shoulder, and was ready to listen to Jeni's statement.
Jeni nodded. "Thank you, Grandma. But ... This might make Grandma cry, so Jeni didn't have the heart to say it."
Nek Minah stroked Jeni's arm, then proceeded to her sleeping baby's head.
"Speak, grandma will listen."
Jeni gulped her hard-earned saliva, as if there was a large stone stuck in her throat.
"Jeni .. want to take baby Jeni to stay there, Grandma. In order not to need to go back and forth and not to take care of Grandma also take care of her every day, sorry Jeni, Nek. If according to Grandma, Jeni's decision is wrong, but Jeni thinks this is the best. We promise that we will often look at Grandma if there is a holiday allowance," said Jeni with a wet face drenched in tears.
Nek Minah seemed to gasp, but soon she could control the situation. Asiyah who had rubbed her back since then made her feel calmer even though sadness was definitely approaching her mind. Because honestly in Nek Minah admitted that the presence of Jeni and her baby in her house made her feel more like she had a family.
"Sorry Jeni has to make this decision, Grandma. Jeni knew this would make Grandma sad. But Jeni has no other choice, this is the only way that the future of this baby can be guaranteed. Especially living in the pesantren area, Jeni hopes that later this baby will be Sholeh Sholehah people like those who are there," Jeni said as she scanned her child's tiny face.
After a few breaths of silence, Nek Minah began to speak. Although his voice sounded hoarse like holding back a cry.
"Yes, if that's your decision Grandma also has no right to prohibit. Just one message from Grandma, often come to see Grandma. Grandma already considers you family, so you should also consider the family grandmother, go home when you are tired. Grandma's door will always be open for you. Grandma's prayer is always with you, yes" said Nek Minah while stroking and peeling the little baby Jeni's forehead.
At a glance, Jeni could see that Minah had wiped the tears that fell on her cheek. And before long, Nek Minah said goodbye to go into her room to want to rest her excuse. Though Jeni is sure, if Nek Minah is trying to avoid his departure which will definitely make him cry again.
After taking care of her clothes and the baby's belongings, Jeni's hustle took her out and helped Asiyah put everything in the trunk in front of the motorbike.
Jeni went back inside for a while while fixing her baby sling.
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Jeni knocks on the door of Nek Minah's room, but is quiet .. There is no answer, Nek Minah seems to be asleep or deliberately does not answer her to think she is sleeping. She was crying alone in her room.
"Mom, Jeni same grandpa left first huh. Doain Jeni can immediately raise a lot of money so that we can buy a house for the three of us so that we can stay together. Take good care of yourself, Grandma. Thanks so far have been willing to nampung Jeni and dede baby, insyaallah later Jeni same baby Dede will often play here huh, Nek. Jeni pamit, assalamualaikum."