The Childish Husband
Long Dreams

Ben's not moving. The dream in his sleep is long. Although a thick blanket did not cover his body, but he was not cold because the AC in the room was regulated by moderate temperature.

"Beben, wake!" Lestari continued to try to wake her husband. "You need to see Papa for a job." The woman kept shaking Ben's body.

Ben squirmed as he yawned. Both of the neutrals began to open a few seconds later. Without responding to the words of his wife, the man then grabbed the phone to then open youtube.

On that app, he started watching Spongebob Squarepants. The phone is set to landscape to make it more comfortable.

"Hey!" lestari Tegur. "You don't hear me, do you?" His gaze focused on the husband's face.

"Denger," Ben replied briefly in a still hoarse voice.

"Yes, get ready to go to Papa's office" he asked. Ben has to change. And Lestari will fight with all her might so that Ben will turn into a more mature figure.

Ben was still engrossed in watching the cartoons living on the seabed. Not at all to bother the words of the wife.

Upset, Lestari also snatched Ben's phone. "Let's take a shower, quick!" lestari's orders in a serious tone.

"Nlantii!" Ben got up from the bed, about to grab the phone that is now held by Lestari while standing. "You watch first" he added.

Ben, who is 20 years old, is no different from Ben 15 years ago. I still love watching cartoons that are funny.

Lestari kept the phone in her hands. She kept forcing her husband to follow her orders. "By what promise? It'll be a mess, right?"

Ben scratched his head, occasionally yawning as well. But it does not reduce the good looks that emanate from his face. "Well, where's the towel?" He turned to the right and left to look for the white cloth.

"My father was ready in the bathroom, there was a flick," said Lestari with full authority.

After Ben's body is lost from sight, he opens the contents of the husband's cell phone that is still in his grasp. As a wife, there was no harm in checking her husband's phone even though she knew Ben couldn't have acted.

He also rarely checks Ben's phone because it is quite difficult to snatch the flat object from the husband's arms. Ben is addicted to mobile phones, it is very difficult to escape with flat objects that are mostly used to play online games and watch youtube.

Lestari opened the gallery, there were no human photos there. There are only cartoon pictures and his favorite figures. There is also a screen capture image that shows the results of his victory in playing online games.

Realizing there were no photos of him on the phone, he posed for a selfie. Czechs 1, chekrek 2, chekrek 3. Until the 10th shot, Lestari ended the pose.

The woman also opened a green app on her husband's phone, no new messages from anyone. There is only a history of messages and calls from Lestari, both parents, and Ben's two male friends.

Next, he opened the youtube app. On the first page, there is a variety of content. Starting from how to assemble gundam, some of his favorite cartoons, also video games. Meanwhile, in the search history, the keyword 'How to please girls' looks'

Seeing that scene, Lestari immediately smiled to herself. Who else does Ben mean if not himself?

He rushes to get Ben's clothes ready. Meanwhile, Ben appears to be drying his hair with another towel.

"That you want to go to the office, so the clothes are formal, yes," suggested Lestari.

"No. Wear a rich outfit usually," refused Ben. He felt that the office he was going to was only the father's office. No need to follow the rules to look formal. After all, the people there definitely knew him.

"What you really are. Time to the office wearing a t-shirt, not polite his name." Lestari pulls on work pants and a cream-colored shirt. He thought the shirt would be very suitable if used by the husband who is handsome and clear skin.

But Ben refused. He whines like a child. Again, for the second time, Lestari relented. She also granted her husband's request. As usual, Ben chose to wear shorts, t-shirts, and put a hat on his head. Not to forget the branded watch that is attached to his left hand.

When everything was ready, Ben left. Lestari drove the husband forward.

"Be careful, yeah. Good luck, spirit." The woman gave her husband full support. Not to forget, she kissed the back of Ben's hand even though her husband had refused.

Ben felt strange when the back of his hand was kissed by his wife. Something Lestari has never done before. After all, the Ben family does not get used to kissing the back of the hand with loved ones when they want to leave or arrive at home.

Lestari waits until Ben's car goes out of sight. After that, he took a look at his plants that were in the front yard. Check if it is dry or not. Occasionally he had to squat even though he began to have difficulty because of his distended stomach.

Suddenly one of his neighbors greeted him, then approached Lestari.

"What's up, Mom?" tanya Lestari is well-mannered. For a moment he stopped his activities.

"So, gini, Son Dance. Actually, Mom's in trouble. Mother's son has been in the hospital for 3 days, and it costs a lot" said the mother with a clear face.

Lestari felt pity after listening to the words of the mother. But, he also so thought that the mother had other intentions. He nodded so that the mother would continue her story.

"So, my intention is to borrow money with you, not much, son. Five million only," said the mother lightly, with a face forced to be sad.

Lestari scratched her non-itchy head. How could she borrow money from him? While the husband is unemployed. He had no income other than the gift of his father-in-law.

"Son Lestari is rich, yes. Her in-laws are rich too. That money must be nothing. Aye, right?"

Lestari was unable to stem his frustration. "Okay, Mom. Sorry, not stingy. But, I also need a lot of costs for my pregnancy and delivery later. The rich are just my in-laws, Mom. Not me."

"My husband hasn't worked yet, Mom. So, again sorry, I can't." Lestari said that sentence so carefully.

The mother also uttered a swear word. "Basar stingy, say a stingy," he said many times as he stepped foot to go.

Elsewhere, Ben had already arrived somewhere. Not in the father's office, but he parked his car in a mall not far from his home.