The Poor Girl's
What Excuses?

Elin again cried, crying silently remembering her helpless expression as the commotion broke out.

Why not defend yourself? why do you keep quiet when you humble like that? why does a husband not try to advise his wife when his wife overstepped the mark?

There are so many questions in Elin's mind, why? wh why? Elin did not think, at the age of marriage that has passed from a quarter of a century why mothers and brothers often quarrel. Unlike other couples who look harmonious when the marriage age runs long enough. How thought.

Especially at the age of brother and mother who are not young anymore why it looks like childish. No, not abah. Abah is not childish but mother is childish. Always can not maintain an attitude when emotions control him.

"The love of you no longer has the respect of your mother for your brother" said Elin.

"Didn't you feel sorry to see you still bowed like before?" questions kept popping up in Elin's mind.

Elin did not think the struggle in connecting life for this family like nothing in the eyes of the mother when viewed from the quarrel earlier.

A black face flashed, a face full of frown lines, a body that began to bend. The back that always hurts when he positions his body will lie down. It all seems clear, that it is the result of the struggle to meet the needs of this family's life.

So hard to try to make a living, make a living under the hot sun, carry goods. Not to mention when the night had to stay up wrapped in butter until midnight, all that struggle is not easy.

If life is this way - this is not your fault, this is destiny. Maybe this is just the family's fortune. Elin believes this is all their way of life, but why can't you accept this?

Elin was still silent with all her thoughts, her gaze did not shift in the slightest, still pointing at a single point. A second later the voice shattered his thinking.

"Elin you're called mom." His voice awakened Elin from all his thoughts.

"Emak from earlier called you, there Elin quickly." Continue because Elin did not speak and remained silent in place.

Elin's chaotic thoughts made her not hear the call of the mother who had actually called Elin. Unwilling to anger her, Elin immediately walked out of the kitchen to meet her.

Before leaving the kitchen, Elin answered, "Yes Bah."

Elin entered the living room, she passed by the mother who turned out to be going to the kitchen to meet her.

"You said it, a long time ago. Mak called from earlier not nongol?" ask mak.

"So Elin's in the kitchen, don't listen to me." Elin

"Why long?" mak continued still with an unpleasant tone heard, it seems that the anger has not completely disappeared.

"Sorry, sir." Only that word could Elin say, there was no way he would say that he had been around for too long since he was daydreaming. No, not daydreaming. More precisely, he was silent with all his thoughts.

"Was it cooked?" ask Mum again to make sure Elin's job.

"Have you?" answer Elin

"Eat already?" ask me again

"Not yet, ma'am" answered Elin briefly

"Now eat, after that help mak nyapu yard and mow lawn back," pinta mom.

"Yes, mother." Answer Elin

After getting orders Elin went to the kitchen to eat, while mother walked out of the house through the front door.

When he was about to bribe the rice, Elin remembered, "have you eaten?" inner Elin.

Considering that you just had a quarrel it was impossible to feel like you had eaten, Elin undoes her intention to bribe rice. He went from sitting intending to look for a brother who was not seen from Elin living in the kitchen earlier.

Just as Elin turned around, Elin found a new-looking brother after taking a bath. Elin immediately asked what came to her mind.

"Later on." Answer it briefly.

"You just eat." Abah

"Elin take in the meal, Bah." Elin tried to persuade the seemingly uninspired brother.

"That not hungry Lin, later if hungry you take it yourself." Abah refused.

"It's past lunchtime." Elin did not give up still trying to persuade.

"Let's eat together, mother again behind the yard." Obviously Elin tried to get me to eat.

Elin felt reluctant to eat because she was embarrassed if she saw her mother later. She told me she was at work, it was impossible to get into the kitchen during the meal, Elin said.

"Abah eat only, mama again nyapu yard may not mak know abah is eating, abah do not have to be ashamed bah, Elin is cooking." Said Elin

"Elin, you're not hungry, you're not ashamed of your mother." Obviously abah.

"Elin thought I was embarrassed to eat because I just had a fight with my mom." Elin spoke her mind.

"You know, you won't hold back if you feel hungry. Don't worry about eating." Abah said smiling as if she was okay.

Despite smiling Elin could still see the sadness in my eyes. Elin could not help but ask.

"Can Elin ask?" Elin asked

"What do you want to ask?" abah said

"Why do you keep quiet when you're angry like that?" ask Elin

"Why would you let your mother humble you like that?

"Why don't you ever defend yourself, Bah?" Elin could not hold back anymore, she continued to bring out the questions she had in mind. He wants to know the reason.

"You see, the mother was in flames. If you respond, it will make things worse for Lin." Abah looked into Elin's eyes.

"So stay still, my mother is still fiery. What if you defended yourself, you could imagine your emotions would get out of hand." Obviously abah

"It is not good to respond to my mother in such an emotional state, so I choose silence." Connect abah

"Don't think it's okay, it's normal." Said it as if nothing had happened.

"You just eat again." Abah's orders.

Elin was not satisfied with the reason, again asked.

"Why do you let this happen over and over again, don't you want to advise your mother?" Elin expressed her curiosity why fights always happen.

"This is all wrong," he replied with a face that could not be interpreted. Seemed sad and disappointed. The more you see the look of a blank look staring far away, I don't know what is in your mind.

"You eat, you'll need your help." Connect abah.

Hearing my brother's words, Elin remembered the task given by the mother earlier. Hurry Elin towards the dining table to continue the delayed eating.

Elin ate quickly, no matter just the white rice she ate most importantly for her stomach filled and full. Yes, right now Elin is eating only white rice. There are no vegetables, either. Miris.