The Repentance of the Abject Woman
77 Mother's Gossip

Adam and Zee now go home after Zee sees the plane Dita was flying high and no longer visible.

The day passed too. Weeks change, months change.

Zee has now opened his business for 6 months.

That morning Zee intended to be home all day because she felt a bit tired.

He water his plants on the porch sambik waiting for the vegetable seller who came.

Soon after the vegetable seller came, Zee immediately approached him and chose what he wanted to buy.

One by one, the mothers began to come to shop.

As usual, as the women were, they started talking and exchanging stories while continuing to shop.

"Eh know not he said Kirana has filled the table" said Risma's mother who started her gossip show

"Ah who really bu Risma?" ask Eka

"Yes buk, yesterday I saw for myself Kirana had come home from the clinic to check her content. He said it's been three months..."

"Yes Alhamdulillah if that is true"

"Yes yes Alhamdulillah, but how yesterday I met bu Fitri she did not tell anything about Kirana" asked the other mothers

"Yes maybe she forgot the times, good yes not a year married already pregnant. Not rich.." Risma's word stopped.

His eyes began to glance at Zee who remained solemn shopping without joining the gossip together

"You're Adam's wife, haven't you filled in yet?" ask Risma

Zee was silent and looked back at Risma's face

"Not yet" he answered briefly

"Oh not filled yes, even though you are more married than Kirana. Eh it turns out first Kirana who is pregnant, sholeha people mah cepet ya dapet rejekinya"

Deg

Risma's words felt piercing in his ears and chest.

The mother continued to praise Kirana who was pregnant young, as if they were comparing with Zee.

But Zee kept trying to calm down and shut her ears from listening to them.

"When you want to get pregnant quickly ask Kirana, what is the secret?" tell Bu Risma to Zee and Zee just nods at her

"Where can get pregnant quickly if it used to be her life in the night world, surely because it has been a frequent change of partners tuh" whispered Risma bu Leli

"Oh yes, it must be karma from God" he said

The whispers of the two of them were clearly heard in Zee's ears to make his chest feel so tight.

His hands began to tremble and his breathing began to irregular.

Zee immediately paid for her shopping, and as she was leaving, Eka held her hand

"Many eating toge yes son, I used to end marriage had to wait until three years pregnant with the first child" explained Miss Eka

Zee looked into Eka's eyes and tried to smile at her.

"Here" Eka put two packs of toge on Zee

"What's mom for?" ask Zee

"This is also one way to strive son, toge is very good loh in consumption by your husband"

"Thank you ma'am"

Zee reopens his wallet to pay for his toge but Eka's mom forbids him

"No need to pay, let me"

"Thank you again, ma'am"

"Yes together"

After that Zee left immediately

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