The Dilemma of Husband and In-Law
Chapters 15. Eid ul Fitr

Today is the last day of fasting, tomorrow Muslims will celebrate the day of victory because it has restrained all feelings and passions while fasting.

In-laws Diah Bima's mother plans to make their special food at the time of Lebaran.

It will be eaten together when gathered at his mother's house.

Today in-laws shop for a variety of vegetables and seasonings, Diah and Bima only give money to spend whatever is up to his mother.

Diah is currently really busy preparing everything, from cooking, cleaning the house, and others. The moniker at home is just sweeping and mopping the floor, and decorating the house to look beautiful when the family comes to visit.

But Monik only cares on that day, while every day at home does not care and when it comes diligently just working.

From the morning Diah had cleaned the house, mother-in-law came home from the market Diah immediately prepared spices and fried what needed to be fried.

At that time his mother-in-law said that the night had cooked it and the meat was already there from Lastri later given.

Her in-laws left immediately, she said she wanted to sew her unfinished clothes.

Thought Diah would be done the same - same as her in-laws, but Diah preferred to do it herself until it was done.

Her mother-in-law left from morning at 10 pm to go home.

Fortunately, all the dishes had been cooked by Diah, and were ready to be served at the dining table at that time.

Bima who is very hungry and likes it with meatballs, he immediately took a large portion for his meal.

Lontong Medan is very tasty and also spicy, very famous for its characteristics there must be peanut anchovy sauce on it.

The entire Bima family really likes this vegetable lontong, others from the Diah family who prefer peanut lontong or peanut butter lontong.

Lontong bean seasoning is more traditional, and can use a variety of toppings. All of Diah's family loved the lontong very much, but this year Diah was unable to get together with her family, her mother and father had moved. And Diah can't see them there yet, so Diah only visits those around the area. That's also the family from Bima want to go to the village of Diah and Bima just at home.

All was finished in the evening prepared by Bima's wife, until Diah had not yet bathed because he wanted to prepare it all, he said, his body was too tired and could no longer get out just a road - a road to see a city full of people - people were afraid.

Diah prefers to take a shower and go to bed soon to be able to wake up early tomorrow and go to prayer with his family Bima.

That night Bima was still awake and she had not slept, Bima was still engrossed with her cellphone at that time.

Then Diah woke up and remembered that he had not ironed the clothes of him, Bima and Aira for tomorrow in wear.

Diah got up and took the iron, prepared the base and sat on the floor of his room.

" Dear what do you want ?"

" It's night loh ma." said Bima her husband.

But Diah was silent, and kept moving ironing their clothes.

Bima could not say anything, Bima let what his wife wanted to do.

Bima was sitting next to his ironing wife. Bima still holds her phone and plays her favorite game until Diah is done with her work.

Diah came out of her room with an iron in her hand. And put the iron where he had taken it before.

After all, Diah just got into her bed and immediately went back to sleep. Diah's feeling had calmed down and was able to sleep well again that night.

Bima also began to sleepy, and that night the wall clock had shown at 02:00 am.

Bima put her phone on the side floor where she was going to sleep.

And the night was silent without any sound in the house any more. Everyone was asleep in their dreams.

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The next morning

The whole family went all the way to the front mosque near his house. There was not a single person inside their house, the house was in the key from the outside and Bima brought the key to his house.

Aira who was so up to see her friends who had greeted her first.

" Aira !"

Someone called out to her from a distance, Aira immediately searched for the source of the voice.

Aira was surprised that her friends were all in a line of shafts gathered there.

" Ma, Aira can go there, ma ?" ask Aira.

" Well, baby, but when you pray you don't play and make a fuss" Diah told his son.

Aira nodded and understood, she then ran towards her friends.

Bima had entered first with his father and Diah prayed near his son.

Mother-in-law and Monik went inside, they did not want to be outside, so they entered and joined the others.

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1Hours later

After Bima's completion, his wife and son went home together. Arriving at home Aira was hungry and wanted to eat soon.

" Ma, eat ya ma... ?" said Aira who looked at her mother.

" Let's wait a minute, you open it first and trim the door there huh... ?" diah taught her son.

" Yes ma." Aira immediately went according to him.

Diah came out of his room to prepare his son's breakfast.

But suddenly her in-laws told her something.

" Diah made lontong for uwak in front of it. And make some more plates for our neighbors" he said with a hunt.

" Yes ma'am, just a minute." Diah answered.

While they sat joking in the guest room, and every year this often happens in the Bima family.

" It was made earlier that mom said ?" ask in-laws.

" It's for mom, there's one more." Diah was still busy preparing another plate of lontong.

She was so tired with so much pressure on him. Diah also went to deliver the lontong - lontong for his neighbors.

And after he finished he could just sit down and have breakfast, while the others had all sat down for breakfast.

But Diah remained patient and returned to positive thinking, all must have been the purpose of God to him.

Today all the families will come together and Diah does not want to ruin his mood with thoughts that are not - no.

That morning Diah after having finished breakfast with her barn, then approached her husband and apologized (sungkeman ). So did Aira who was taught by Diah to shake hands with her father.

Bima then gave a piece of money 20 thousand to Aira because he was willing to learn fasting.

" Aira, next year fast again huh ?"

" It's money for you, it can make you snack later" a father told his son.

" Yes, thank you." Aira looks very happy.

her face was so bright and smiling so sweet.