The House 1937's
59. Honest Words

Bi Inah was sitting relaxing on a long wooden bench in the kitchen accompanied by a cup of warm black coffee and a small plate of boiled cassava. He still rubbed his bruised wrist and felt pain when he touched the bruised part. After this, Bi Inah will prepare food ingredients to cook dinner dishes. Sipping his black coffee, Bi Inah recalled the incident during the day when after experiencing a terrible event in the old warehouse. Bi Inah was sitting limp with pain in the bruised part of his wrist. After calming down by drinking a glass of water, Bi Inah unintentionally listened to the conversation of the builders and foremen in the middle of their lunch that was right next to this kitchen.

Bi Inah heard that it turned out that today they came just to see in advance the situation of the old warehouse, not directly doing the renovation process. Because before, the building foreman had talked about this to papa that he and his men would see in advance the condition of the old warehouse, other than because the warehouse was rarely in access, because it was not, various items stored there must also be removed one by one with great care. Because they all understand that the goods stored in there are also old items that are vulnerable to decay or damage.

Bi Inah sighed for a moment by looking at the bruise sign that looked quite terrible, with a purplish blue color and some looked almost dark. He was considering, did he have to talk about the incident just now?. He knew it was risky, because he had intentionally damaged one of the furniture that was kept there, the old dresser mirror. But how else, Bi Inah had no other choice, she was forced to do that.

The builders and foremen have now returned home since this afternoon after begging to say thank you to Bi Inah and say thank you for the lunch that Bi Inah made. Bi Inah put his coffee glass which is now only just the coffee grounds in the tub where the dishes and glasses are dirty. Then start opening the refrigerator to pick up groceries for dinner. Bi Inah took the Three eggplants that Bi Inah bought at the market yesterday, he would make a spicy eggplant stir-fry dish.

Bi Inah plans later after dinner is over. He'll try to talk about this with Grandma. She hoped my grandmother would not rebuke or scold her for breaking the glass.

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At dinnertime, Grandma, Papa and Aunt Alin had already gathered at the dinner table. They enjoy this dinner dish which is warm white rice as usual, spicy eggplant stir-fry, tofu and tempe fried, lalapan, and match sauce. While Grandma, Papa, and Aunt have dinner in the kitchen, Bi Inah is now being preoccupied with her sweeping and mopping the front of the house, starting from the living room, the living room and the back that separates the front of the house and the kitchen door. Because only up to this area only the floor of his house using ceramics. While the kitchen is only swept using an ordinary broom, and rarely in the pell because the floor is only in the form of ordinary cement tiles.

After Bi Inah was finished, he rushed to the multipurpose section where there was a large bathtub to clean the mop cloth and the bucket. Occasionally there are conversations between Aunt and Papa that are quite absurd and invite laughter. In that conversation, Aunt Alin several times mocked Papa because Papa had previously mocked himself with Om Herman. The grandmother sitting there could only break her head by shaking her two children's heads.

Bi Inah hung back the mop that was still wet and rushed to get a clear glass glass to take a glass of water in the clay pitcher as usual. And he was not aware that Aunt Alin was watching him carefully between his dinners. According to his assessment so far, Bi Inah is quite quiet compared to Almarhumah Mother who tends to interact more with people at home. Is it possible because Grandma's new domestic assistant is still not comfortable living and working here.

"Why Ci?",

Aunty was a little surprised when Bi greeted her, and looked at her with a slightly confused look.

Bi Inah prepared three glasses of starfruit and filled them with water, then brought the three glasses of water with a can tray and immediately put them on the dining table. Papa took a quick glance at the glass filled with water. And at once his eyes were turned to Aunt's wrists, surrounded by that glaring, scary bruise. Papa frowned and immediately asked him this.

"Well?, Bi Inah's hand why Bi?", Papa looked carefully at the bruise.

"Yes Bi?, until like this bruise?, what sprained Bi?", Aunt Alin who was not aware of the bruise sign, now he was half surprised to see the bruise close to him.

"Not Ci, I did not fall this is also okay...",

"Don't like that Bi, try to tell us all.What's the matter?", Grandma had to hold Bi Inah who was also curious. He does not want if until this thing boils down to not feeling yes BibI ah live in this house.

"If there's anything, Bibi can tell you anything Bi.., our family doesn't mind...",

Hearing Papa who was now looking at him quite seriously. Bi Inah could only bow her head and she then started to tell him what she had experienced in the old barn earlier this afternoon. Actually, Bi Inah wanted to talk about this to Grandma in four eyes only when it would be difficult to finish with this dinner. But because already everyone has known bruise in his hand. Finally he told everything, not only to Grandma, but also to Papa and Aunt Alin who were also surprised to hear it.

Papa set his breath once Biinah told him everything, Actually between himself, Grandma, and Aunt Alin himself knew that the old warehouse was very rarely accessed. But he did not expect that it would be like this. Although he was also surprised by the impulsive actions of his house assistant who was curious about the old warehouse to experience this.

"Once again I'm sorry Well, it's damaged Enah's property. I was forced Nah had to break the glass of the dressing table.", Bi Inah looked regretful with her actions.

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