THE WOMAN (END)
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On arrival in front of the alley to the house, I asked the taxi driver to stop.

"Stop! here sir! thank you"

The three of us came out from inside.

"Andi, we play marbles yeah. I have a lot of marbles at home." Reyhan invited enthusiastic.they ran away leaving me who was still walking behind.

I enjoy every step of the way to the house.Every step of my steps seems to bring up various sweet and bitter memories that I have been through here.

Walk every morning to look for public transportation, or Ojek builders who happen to pass by in order to arrive on time at work.

Even every puddle of water left along the way, it was a sign that my life was full of twists and turns.

Although my life is better now, it is not the highest achievement of my life, nor is it a success.

For me it's just a crossroads, though,

The further I go, the more pressure there is in my heart chamber.Especially when I start to see my roof getting worn out.

"Alis," said Miss Dewi when she saw me walking near her yard.

"Mother, how are you" I quickly approached. We hugged long enough, let go of the longing that was somehow big. This woman was like a mother to me, only if being away from her made me feel very lost.

"O Allah. - You are more beautiful Eyebrows, How are you?"

"Thank you, my good news ma'am sama pak yanto Gimana? healthy too, right?!"

"We are Alhamdulilah healthy.you why not tell the news anyway, if you want to come here, you can masakin food"

"Andi who suddenly whined to come here, after all, I haven't seen the house in a long time."

"On your house is calm, every day I clean it. so whenever you want to come here, the house is clean" he explained.

I smile with relief, it's not wrong to leave my house to the Goddess.

"Thank you so much ma'am, I'm sorry to be such a hassle." I said unwell.

"Oh yeah, Sandy's not coming?" inquiringly

"Sandy's mom works, so can't come."

"It's okay. Come on in!" bring

"This is ma'am, Eyebrows bring a little souvenir for you. I happen to have a subscription fruit shop open," I handed over some of the fruit I bought on the street.

"Well, why bother anyway?"

"Don't bother mom." I stepped following the invitation of the Goddess mother to enter her house.

"Sit lis! I'll get you a drink first"

"Thank you ma'am" I saw Andi and Reyhan playing on the porch, they were chatting a lot of things that made me smile every once in a while.

"Well, you're good Di. has a rich new papa. so you can buy a lot of toys!"

"Yes dong. om papa buyin me expensive toys.my room is also full of toys. later you nginep at home ya! we play together" asked Andi enthusiastically.

"Why do you call him papa anyway? is he you?!" Reyhan looked at her curiously.

"Because he used to be me. Now I'm papa, so I have both." Andi said innocently.

"So weird huh. om but also papa?" reyhan muttered in disbelief at Andi's explanation.

I chuckled little to hear the chat both. It turns out Andi really needed a friend.he could not play alone at home.

"Mother make you sweet tea angel lis," seloroh bu Dewi with a cup of tea.

"Thank you very much ma'am."

Madam Dewi looked at me fixedly.maybe she saw something strange from me to act so.

"O Allah, I do not think very well. Now you have become the wife of a successful businessman.you are very lucky lis," she said.

I'm satiated.

It is clear that Miss Dewi is very concerned and worried about me, even though the sentence she said sounded flattering to me, but her eyes showed something else. maybe he's heard some bird news about me from Mr. Yanto.

"Being a businessman's wife, it's not as beautiful as it looks mom." I smiled knot

"You have to be patient, take good care of your attitude. Do not act without careful consideration.Yesterday I see, your news is in the newspaper.Some neighbors also ask the mother about you.now, you are like an important person whose every activity is sought by many people.even though yesterday was good news, but it could be that one day people will make bad things about you. but I'm worried about you lis. You already think of me as your own son." he said.

"How is Bu Ayu. He must love you very much huh! it used to be, she asked me to find a worker, and she fits you."

I'm termangu.

"Yes, Ayu ma'am very good ma'am." I tried to cover up what really happened to our relationship.

"Thank God, you are a good child, it is appropriate that you are surrounded by people who also love you lis." he said expectantly.

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"Mother, Eyebrow wants to see the house first.take the tea." said I after a long chat.

"Do you need to accompany me?"

"Not ma'am,"

"Yes, here's the key, if you need something, call mom!"

"Yes, excuse me, ma'am."

I came out of the house of Dewi maam to immediately go to my house. I let Andi and Reyhan Asik play.

Seeing the clear picture of my house, it feels very relieved.miss of course.this house holds a lot of memories for me.

I opened the door to my house immediately. The damp air felt so thick, probably because of the lack of air ventilation in this house.

Strange indeed. when I just entered my own house.the house I had lived in for almost 10 years.but why it feels like I am exploring the passage of time. Various memories came to my mind as I looked at every corner of the room.

I touched the side of the wall to light the switch in the main room. And the light is shining so bright.

"I don't think it used to be this bright" I thought.

Not long after that I went inside and sat on the edge of my bed before finally, I got there,

TUPPP!

My room lights popped and died. I looked up at the ceiling.

"It's worth the light.it turns out to be dead" I murmured a little surprised.

I just wanted to see the whole room, but it's so dark. I take my bag off on the bed. I'm lyrically on my dresser,

If not wrong, I still keep a new lamp in the drawer.my mind remembers a little.

With the help of my cell phone light, I approached the drawer and searched for the thing I needed.

"Meet!" I took the lamp that was still wrapped neatly, and then I pulled the chair I was sitting on to be right between the lights I was going to change.

"Let's see, do you still remember how to pair this Eyebrow lamp!" my own murmuring felt challenged.

"HUMPS!"

I was standing on a chair that I thought was strong enough to support my body weight.

With the help of the makeshift light, I began to turn the dead light bulb from its grafts.

"That's it, it's easy!" my hiss intended to keep the dead bulb in my pants pocket.

Then I attach the new one with a slight circular motion clockwise.Slowly but surely I can finally pair it quickly.

"Disposal,.."

Suddenly there was a faint sound coming from behind,

Like Mas Rizal's voice, my mind was shocked.

I turned my head and was about to get off the chair, but because I was not so focused, so my massage did not rest well.

A BRUUGK!!!

Krekk, man,

I fell in the wrong foot position and made me moan for a moment.

"Lawwhhhh!" my screams are holding back the pain.

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