The Retaliation of a Wife Considered a Household Parasite
26: Foul Odor
Unable to bear the foul scent that smelled from the baby's body, Arum deliberately cleansed Aidan's body. He bathed the baby again using warm water. The problem is that after Arum checked many times, there was no sign of the kind of source of carcass as the aroma he got from the body of the son before being bathed again.
When Arum searched her contract, she did not find the carcass or the source of the same smell as the source of the smell in Aidan's body. Arum was sure, before entering Kalandra's house, Aidan was fine. There was no bad bangkai scent attached to Aidan's body. Aidan tends to smell of telon oil as well as baby powder in general. Fragrance is also often praised by the residents of the hospital who go to the cafeteria. Because even though Arum is very busy, Arum can still take care of and make the baby in a neat and fragrant state.
“Do not carcass rats, just carcasses of pedicabs, the smell is usually very strong. The problem here is that there are no bangkaai. My contract was clean and it smelled as well after Aidan came out of the Kalandra mas house. The carcass was in the Kalandra mas house? If the carcass is in the house of Mas Kala, it means the source in a place that only visited Aidan because although both entered the house, was taken mas Kala met his wife in the room. Yes, it could be that the frame is indeed in the Kalandra mas house, in a place that I did not come. Around the room area it is possible. Geez, last night suddenly crumpled because of the smell of bangkaai on Aidan.”
Arum ended the search for the source of the carcass. Because after Aidan was bathed, the boy no longer smelled badkai. In his house he did not find the source of the bangkai or just the aroma.
“Yes it's better now that I'm sleeping. Maybe the smell of the carcass is indeed Aidan can be from the house of mas Kala, or fitting in the journey of the fall of carcass lizard and the carcass fell before it was discovered,” said Arum especially in his arms, Aidan had slept soundly.
In a rented that has not been much stuff even just a closet is not there, Arum has a foam mattress that is fairly spoiled his body and Aidan in his rest rations are not much. Because it is no different when taking care of stalls, now before dawn Arum must be in the hospital canteen. But when compared to when she was still the wife of Angga, of course the condition is now much more relaxed even comfortable. Because when being the wife of Angga just eat Arum forget so busy until the stomach is chronic, now Arum can not only start eating regularly. Because of some kind of self-care, Arum can still do it freely. Just look, just four days of living there with the state of the water for a bath that is fairly much cleaner, Arum's skin has become much cleaner and even brighter. Especially if Arum continues to do routine maintenance? Can pangling people in his past when he saw it.
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Mas Kalandra: Afternoon, Ms. Arum. Ma'am, I want to ngabarin, if the day after tomorrow, thirty million Arum will be liquid. It says Septi's parents are changing. The police have informed me. Tomorrow we meet at the district police station. Then, Ma'am want to come or represented me?
The message from Kalandra successfully became a breath of fresh air for Arum. The woman was even shaking so happy. Didn't expect the money to finally come back in full. Rushing Arum wrote a reply, reporting his condition that could not go outside working hours because Arum could not permit and had to cook specifically for hospital patients and employees.
Glassy Arum looked at the son who was in a special baby cot and was still busy sleeping. Aidan dear, thank God, still our sustenance! His inner.
“This is some kind of power of attorney, Ma'am. So later because Mbak can not go there, we can communicate through video calls to be more transparent. Next Monday will be a divorce hearing. I make sure the former Mbak will not demand much, and the divorce process you guys also I make sure smooth because the evidence and witnesses have been very burdensome for him. Of course, Aidan's custody will also fall to Mbak because it is the former Mbak at all not alluded to it.”
Before going to the police station in the district that takes care of Arum and Angga cases, Kalandra comes to the canteen Arum works. At around ten in the morning, the neat Kalandra with a calm spirit, explained everything in a row. Which makes Arum think again, none other than because he re-smelled a foul aroma. The smell of rotten carcass is typical and it is smelled from Kalandra.
“Sorry, Mas Kalandra,” said Arum who sat in the front seat of Kalandra. Their togetherness was only separated by a long white painted table. As usual, this time Arum also continued to include Aidan in their meeting. Arum carries Aidan who is still a sleeping henchman.
Amidst the atmosphere of the canteen which happened to be quiet and there were only a few buyers who sometimes bought drinks or bread, Kalandra looked at the woman before her. What Kalandra saw, since separating from Angga, Arum looks much more like a human. In a sense, Arum no longer looks catty like a sick person because he is so tired. Arum now looks much more self-care. And Kalandra is happy to see that because in other words, divorce is often a fear for many women out there for various reasons, in fact it makes Arum much more enjoy life.
“Why Ma'am Arum? Does anyone not understand?” tanya Kalandra. He still holds Arum's case file.
“Sorry, Mom. Mas Kalandra is sick?” ask Arum.
Kalandra was confused. “Is it because of my careless eyes? Lately I have been crying a lot because my wife still has difficulty eating, Ma'am.”
Arum frowned seriously, and he also reflexively swallowed his saliva. Kalandra's confession just now was quite disturbing because again, the cause of the man's sadness is still the same. Although not what causes him to wonder because what makes Arum curious is the smell of rotten, Arum who is compassionate at the same time sympathizes with the state of Kalandra's wife, deliberately wondering.
“Mas has tried to take Mas's wife to the doctor for some kind of consultation, Mas? I think in this hospital, the doctor is good. If the gynecologist schedules Wednesday and Thursday, Mas. Mas can register through online, there is a kind of website that, Mas.”
Kalandra. “At first it was, Ma'am. But now, my wife is resigned. Most yes diacalin itself, a kind of online consultation, continue to redeem the drug itself according to the prescription of the doctor.”
“Oh .. yesterday Mas said, Mas's wife has trouble eating rice, huh? But if you eat some sort of peel or lontong still want? Later I will make lontong with leaves if that is so, yes. Make stock wife Mas. It would be good if some kind of eating lontong, still want. Later I make sense to his dining friend a kind of opor what ketoprak. Mas doyan's wife, right? Or, ... later I'll just give you my number. If Mas's wife wants to eat anything, can contact me directly. Where know I can help.” After talking at length about the problem of eating Kalandra's wife, Arum deliberately asked about the bad smell.
“Hah? Rotten smell? How bad smell, Ma'am?” Kalandra was confused, but she realized that her heart was beating faster just because of the bad smell that Arum was asking.