The Retaliation of a Wife Considered a Household Parasite
3: Wild Side Of Husband Graceful To Arum
“If Angga gets married, who takes care of this family, Mah? Take care of the cost of the father's hospital, take care of the cost of Dika's school. Take care of daily needs? Including ... monthly rations for me. Don't-don't, later his wife Angga even master all salaries at once Angga?”
“You just calm down. Later we both take care and swear Angga that he takes responsibility to us, rather than he chose the wrong wife. Besides that Arum, he's from a poor family and he's a former TKW, right? That was the guy who was dating Angga with Arum, said that, right?”
“Bentar, Mah ... sworn how? Angga swore to us, let him take care of us, and he can make his wife submit to us? Right, Mah. Instead of his wife being a parasite of our family household. Anyway we both know, Angga is very good people never count.”
The chat was a chat between Anggun and Sumini's mother, in the past, when Angga brought Arum for the first time to visit their home, after Arum was proposed. Arum came there sort of to visit or send his prospective in-laws food. However, the fact Anggun and Sumini's mother who talked like that when Arum permission to go to the bathroom while Angga who had taken Arum, chose to go to the backyard of the house to smoke, chose to go, success makes Arum dumbfounded.
Doubtful, that was what Arum felt at that moment. Especially since the beginning of the meeting alone, Anggun and Sumini's mother continued to react to it with a ketus. At that time, both Anggun and Sumini's mother were not as fat as now, other than the two who could still move like humans in most cases. Not like now who just take a drink just busy ordering and everything wants to be served by Arum.
Of course, Arum immediately took the reality seriously. Arum even said that to his family. But what did Arum get?
“You're Rum, don't be ashamed! You are old. Like your coconut is a coconut. Please don't be picky. Pity your sister has been proposed for a long time, time has to wait again, because you are not married. Anyway, you're married. Dare you to return Angga's proposal, it's the same as you mated—kill Mom!” spray Sajem's mother as Mamah Arum.
“You if you want to think about it first, Rum. This relationship between you and Angga concerns a large family. Here is tired of finding a mate for you. Neighbors have also been excited because you have too often refused applications. Don't be ashamed again!” said Seno, who was none other than Arum's brother.
While Widy Arum's sister who has been proposed for a long time, only silence even though the young woman whose age is only three years younger than Arum, does not stop looking at Arum with a cynical glance.
“If Widy wants to get married just get married, nothing. While I'm, I'm going to Hong Kong again for work instead of here, I'm just embarrassing the family, I'm,” reply Arum at that time responded with as fresh and as patient as possible because his family was no less cruel than the Angga family.
Years of work and the results are real, from to send Seno and Widy, to renovate the house into a gedong, even some rice fields until bought out, the reality of the unmarried Arum, Arum, meanwhile, during that time Arum has too often refused applications, as if to be a separate ulcer for his family. Arum's marriage became the only thing Arum had to do in order to end the ulcers and family disgrace due to Arum's status. Arum's efforts to refuse failed even Arum is considered as a child of disobedience if Arum desperate to run away despite Arum's escape to return to work which results Arum gave to his family, making them feel a decent life.
Arum the poor child who is forbidden to continue school just because in addition to no cost, Arum is also a woman who for Sajem's mother will only spend her time in the kitchen, he said, being a housewife who serves the family, still forced to marry Angga. Until Arum had no other choice, and when one week from the wedding Arum desperate to go home because it was immediately treated like a slave by the Angga family, which Arum was expelled. Arum is considered to be embarrassing. There is no place in the house of Arum's parents, although what makes their house become a shackle is also still because of Arum's labor. Also, there is no defense from Seno or Widy even though during Arum works as ART both domestically and abroad, some of Arum's money is also used for school fees, living expenses, and other expenses, including the reason Seno and Widy can feel the pleasure of living a life of luxury.
The reality of all that also makes Arum feel alone. In the family itself is hostile, in the family of the husband especially. Now, still crying, Arum who still locked himself in the room, still ignoring the persuasion Angga. While in the vicinity of the mango, the Anggun children were already busy whining about hunger. The fact that also makes Angga ask Arum to come out.
“They have Mamah. His father will be home soon. Now I was told to prepare to eat the children, after that stay in the care of her husband as well. Thought I was a mistress.” Arum had packed all his clothes and also Aidan's clothes into a carry-on backpack. He is ready to go from there if Angga still does not want to be firm.
“I want to work again, Rum. Bricks that have been made must be burned immediately because the message has been collected!” exclamation Angga.
Tired, Arum chose to sleep. For the first time he left Angga. Even the loud bangs that adorn the door of his room, Arum still ignored.
***
“Suami just got home from work, made coffee what how!”
In the small rented there are only two rooms, a kitchen is not so spacious and adjacent to the bathroom, there are only two rooms, also a family room that also doubles as a living room and its existence is in front of Anggun and Arum rooms. In the living room, Sumini's mother slept with the three great Anggun children. If Dika came home, Dika would also sleep there. You can imagine how the situation is there because three families are accommodated into one.
In fact, from the beginning Angga had offered Anggun and his family including Sumini's mother, to contract on their own. But with many pretexts as well as drama, they continue to enliven the Arum and Angga households. Including Anggun's husband, the man also seemed to have no shame because he still let his small family become parasites in his sister-in-law's household. Already every month salaried, eating and shelter are also still hitchhiking.
“Capek really ih Mas,” says Anggun.
Arum can still hear it clearly even though the sound of the television still adorns the living room, and is really noisy.
“Secapek-capeknya you will still tired me, Dek. I work all day.”
“Ih, Mas already night kok ngajak nois. Really, I'm tired. Just wake up Arum, usually so. Ask to make coffee to Arum.”
“Arum is asleep, Dek. My wife, you.”
“There woke up Arum. Gedor the door is hard let his ears hear!”
Hearing that, Arum shook his head inexhaustibly. Want to be pounded until your hands are off, this time I still do not care! His inner.
However, Supri did not wake Arum even though shortly after, the aroma of black coffee smelled so fragrant. Arum believes the man would rather make his own coffee than wake him up. However, there is another side of Supri's figure that until now Arum hid. The other side that also makes Arum disgusted until Arum chose to keep his distance from the man.
***
The next morning, Arum woke up early. He boiled water for a bath, after which he also cooked rice and made a clear vegetable complete by boiling three eggs at a time. Arum deliberately brought all his food into the room. He ate his fill in the room, gave Aidan ASI, and lastly Arum decided to take a bath. Next to Aidan, Angga was still sleeping. At about two in the morning the man came home. Because in addition to working in the bank, Angga also has an additional job that is to make bricks. But still the results are still for the family.
At times, Arum felt very sorry for her husband. But because of all the instructions for the husband to stop spoiling his family instead of making a commotion between them, Arum could not comment. Now, ninety-seven percent, Arum is ready to divorce. He sincerely Angga became a family dairy cow without intervening again.
Shortly after Arum came out of the room and brought a towel and a change of clothes, from behind the door of the room Anggun, Supri immediately acted. Like a thief who does everything carefully, Supri walks to catch up with Arum.
All of them are still asleep especially since the birth, Arum becomes more beautiful! Inner Supri was very excited.