Tama And Ratna
25. Reproofs

After the dawn prayers, the kitchen was already so crowded. Mother, Ratna, and Sasa were cooking together. Some are cutting vegetables, making broths, and making other side dish. Tama hasn't been back home since last night. He had time to give Ratna a message if she was going home after the morning apple. So they had enough time to finish this cooking of theirs.

"Sa, that will be the chicken you tyrisin used to keep you fried again," said Ratna.

"Way what? Usually I just keep on suwir."

"Liar crispy. The chicken has also been boiled with seasoning."

"OK."

"If it has been boiled first," Mother ordered.

Ratna grabbed 2 packs of dried vermicelli from the table and boiled them in hot water that had previously been boiled first. After a while, Ratna picked him up and immediately she doused him with cold water and she gave him a little oil.

"What's that water for, Ma'am?" ask Sasa.

"Let the cooking process be completed. If you do not flush cold water, the hot temperature can make the vermicelli more dead later," Ratna said again.

Ratna continued to give tips to Sasa as well as to Mom. It has also been a long time that the child and mother did not collaborate to create a master piece. They cooked quite a lot today. Not as usual where they just cook something simple.

"Sa, stuffing to know the contents are cooked first" Mother ordered Sasa.

"Mom, what time's mom's plane?" ask Ratna.

"Well 10 is Sa?"

"It's 10:10."

Around set 7 hours all their cooking was done. Ratna fried a few pieces of tofu first, besides that she also took one large bowl as well as several dishes from the shelf. He put soto sauce into his large bowl, then arrange vermicelli, chicken milk, cabbage, sprouts, celery, and fried onions into 2 dishes. Ratna also grabbed one 1.5kg clear plastic and filled it with crackers.

"Who would want to come with me and give this to Miss Odah?" ask Ratna.

"It's the same Mom," Mother bargained.

"Follow as well..," said Sasa.

The three of them then took her to the next house. Sasa who brought everything in one tray. Ratna knocked on the door, it didn't take long for Mr. Somat to open the door for the three of them.

"Nduk, monggo Ma'am, Ma'am," said Mr. Somat to Ibu, Ratna, and Sasa.

"Mom, ana Ratna ki," called Mr. Somat to his wife.

"Sir, here I cook Soto. Make me the same Mother" said Ratna.

"Matur nuwun sanget Mbak Ratna, kok so bother to," said Mother while receiving a tray from Sasa.

"This is Ratna's sister?" asked Mr. Somat to see there was a stranger.

"See, sir, this is my sister Sasa in the middle. If the smallest Nata name is because it is still a school so here only for a while," said Ratna.

"If Ms Sasa is now working or in college?"

"I used to work as an art teacher at school, but now I'm out."

"Who's out? Man eman you know Mbak, now looking for hard work," said Bu Odah.

"She's her future husband TNI-AD Pak, working in Jambi. This again wants to take care of the same transfer of marriage," Ratna said.

"Well congratulations, Ma'am Sasa, congratulations also Ma'am bertar again mantu," said Bu Odah to Mother.

"But Ma'am, thank God the children's fortune is good. My parents can only pray that the children are away from home and that they will be okay. I also titip Ratna ya Ma'am, sorry if my daughter is often ngerepotin Mother the same Father," said Mother.

"No papa relax, ma'am, I'm here just the same father. My son 2 all went with his grandmother in Java. Having Aji with Ratna here feels rich having another child."

"Sorry Mom, I'll stay." Mr. Somat has left because it is already 7.

Mother, Ratna, and Sasa were still at home chatting. It's okay at all times. Ratna had also not chatted with the next door neighbor for a long time. The three are still busy chatting until they do not realize that Tama has reached home. Tama saw Ratna at Bu Odah's house when passing by, so she followed there.

"It's just that you're looking for something" said Mrs Odah.

"It's bad, ma'am" said Tama.

"It's koe ki."

"Mom will see you often, I'm not Mom," said Tama.

"Yaudah ma'am, if that's why I go home first ma'am."

"Yasudah, oiya Bu same Ma'am Sasa later want to go home carefully yes," said Bu Odah.

"Yes, thank you."

Upon returning home, they first waited for Tama to finish bathing and gave time for Sasa to fry the rest of the tofu that he had not fried. Ratna used to make morning coffee for Tama.

"Say.., Mother..," call Tama from the bathroom.

"Why?"

"Forgot a towel" said Tama.

Ratna goes to the clothesline to pick up the blue towel Tama used to wear, then gives it to Tama. Shortly afterwards Tama came out of the bathroom already wearing full clothes.

After breakfast, they prepared to leave. Tama and Ratna immediately drove Mom and Sasa to the airport even though their departure schedule was still long. I said it's better to leave first than to be late. It seems like there are still shadows when they almost left the plane when they left here some time ago.

"You really have to tell Nata to pick him up, right?" ask Ratna.

"You don't have to worry" replied Mom.

"How come home cepet anyway, mbok rada-rada another week it's here," said Tama.

"Why? Tumben you said that," asked Mom.

"Yes because it's fun if there is a mother, Ratna so strange cooking," said Tama makes them all confused as well as Ratna who became the object of conversation.

"Mommy mean?" ask Ratna.

"Well if there is Ratna's mother so cook the macems that you know, either Soto, either Rendang, or what. If there is no mother she just cook vegetable soup, clear spinach, oseng-oseng. Mentok make sweet acid or teriyaki," complained Tama.

"Who does not request. Besides I'm the same Mas rarely at home, want to cook weird tuh the roof a lot, the material is a lot, if not kemakan right darling. If you ask, I will make sure, as long as it is finished," Ratna said.

"Lha continue to granny You don't cook you guys eat it bought outside?" ask Mother.

"Yes ma'am, how are you going."

"Boros to Ratna, you've been told a lot. Even if it's just a little cooking at least let your dining table is not empty" said Mother.

"Can't be Mom, baby. Ratna was throwing away food."

"Mom, don't mistake the Ratna. Tama also asked, after all, Bener Ratna said mending us eat outside rather than cooking his intention to save even be a waste of food," said Tama.

After being reprimanded, Ms. Ratna became somewhat speechless. Since this morning I don't know why I talk so much about him, this must be it. The change is too visible. I wasn't, no matter what Ratna did, I would definitely support her but this time I was like a person who was afraid of something. Last night I told Ratna she had to improve. Ratna has a lot to learn.

Arriving at the airport, Ratna and Tama just wait until Mom and Sasa check in and they both leave to go home. After lunch hour Tama had to return to the office while she still had to drive Ratna to see her doctor. Even their initial plan of having lunch together became void because time had continued to catch up so the two of them decided to go home soon.

"Mas, the day after I'm back to work" said Ratna.

"Wah.., the mentang-matang has been said to be healed. Next week all deck, don't the day after tomorrow. Take a lot of rest" said Tama.

"No want, over time at home does not want to make overthinking," Ratna said.

Tama knew what Ratna meant. The reason why Ratna hated to keep quiet because every time she was silent her mind would immediately turn back this unpleasant incident that she had not experienced for a long time. Who is the mother who is not sad to lose her child? As loud as Ratna was, there would still be great sadness in her mind. What else did Ratna keep blaming herself. Ratna always apologizes to Tama for not obeying her orders even though even if Tama was there when Ratna asked for permission to leave for work, she would also still allow Ratna to leave.

"Reverse work may be, but don't take the night shift for a while. At least 2 weeks. Later if your condition is healthier free you want the night shift continuously also does not matter" said Tama.

"If I'm on the night shift, who's sleeping?"

"Just like BonBon," said Tama.

"That's genes. Mending is good at me. Waving BonBon is good to try."

"Yes anyway, enjoy hugging you."

"No, I'm a bucin."

"Not happy."

Tama and Ratna kept arguing over who was the best. Even when they entered Ratna's house it still maintained its argument. He said Tama's the bitch isn't Ratna. In fact, both Tama and Ratna both need and depend on each other.