THREE MEN AND THEIR PAST
The Surprising Change
"Assalamu'alaikum, Arimbi."
Mother of one child, whose name is called by her guests sontak wrinkled. It is certain that surprise and wonder immediately mingled in Arimbi's mind. Only a few days later, the guest was sober with all the insults, but tonight, the guest was very gentle and friendly. Of course Arimbi was shocked.
"Greetings, ma'am. Please come in" Arimbi replied to the woman who had given birth to a son named Mulyadi. Arimbi did not smile at all. Not because he was deliberately cold, but he was still surprised by the different attitude that the woman showed. "Please sit down, Mom."
The woman in good-looking clothes sat down with a smile that kept on leaning. "Where is your son? Here I bring a toy, Mulyadi's pick."
Not yet exhausted the shock that was in Arimbi's mind, the woman was again made shocked by what her guest said. Mulyadi's mother handed him the plastic package she had packed on the table.
"His sleep, Mom," replied Arimbi without touching the object that was lying on the table because it was still in a sense confused by the attitude of his guests.
"Hours are sleeping this way? Well, great huh?" Mulyadi's mother looked happy and praised him. His smile was so bright. "When I came to see your son, Mbi. Must be a funny kid."
Arimbi was confused as to what to react. This is too shocking. Even Arimbi had time to think that the woman must have had another purpose because it was prepared like that. Or the attachment of a subtle creature, so it can change its attitude in a matter of a few days.
"Eh, there's Bu Dibyo," exclaimed Farida's mother who had just exited the living room. The woman actually wanted to rest, but out of curiosity about the guests who came, the woman chose to go out to see her guests. What's more from the inside, Ms. Farida heard the voice of the person she knew, so she chose to come out of the living room.
"Yes, this is, Ms. Farida, again to meet Reyhan," replied Bu Dibyo, Mulyadi's mother. Actually Dibyo is the name of her husband and the woman is even better known by the call Bu Dibyo than her own name, since married decades ago.
"Wahh! Too bad, Reyhanya is sleeping. Again kecapean him, out of the picnic with his grandmother and grandfather who are from the city," said Bu Farida after he sat in the guest chair and asked Arimbi to make a drink.
"Wahh! surely Reyhan's really happy to see his grandfather's grandmother?" Smile Bu Dibyo also participated.
"Surely, ma'am. All sorts of what Reyhan wants, must be obeyed. Tuh, look! The toy was almost two sacks have not been dismantled, it was purchased again. The house is so crowded by Reyhan's toys" said Ms Farida, pointing to a pile of toys on the other side of the living room. There is no seat, but so crowded because of Reyhan's many toys.
"Not rich anymore. Selling diamonds in the city there," replied Bu Farida who had shared stories about their respective efforts when going on a picnic last afternoon.
"What's? Diamond?" Ms. Dibyo until she looks shocked. Though Ms. Farida had no intention to show off. Ms. Farida is just a story as it is based on facts she knows.
"Yes, Reyhan's grandparents' business, it's selling gold, diamonds, pearls. The subscription, he said, artists and officials. Anyway great. Reyhan was lucky to have a grandmother and grandfather who loved him dearly."
"His name is also his own grandson, yes it should be dear, dong, Mom," replied Bu Dibyo still with his friendly attitude. "Where's the grandfather now? How do you not look?"
"They're at the hotel. There's no way that they're here. But maybe tomorrow they'll be here again."
"Oh that. Yes, Mom, then I'll go home first. Tomorrow, I'll play here again if Reyhan wakes up."
Farida and Arimbi, who had chosen silence, invited the woman to leave. The two women of different ages were still overwhelmed with astonishment with the attitude shown by their guests.
"Mulyadi's mother why, Mbi? How's his attitude getting so weird?" asked Bu Farida again who could not bear to ask such a question.
"I'm surprised too, Mom. His attitude was not so yesterday. Uh, now it's like that here. Bring a toy for Reyhan again."
The two women were really curious. Unlike the guests who have left. Currently the woman called Dibyo was looking pleased with all her own thoughts.
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