TINI SUKETI
88. Cokro Village (2)

When I realized who was greeting him. Pak Paijo widened and laughed loudly. "Tin! Tenan joss's mantel! I'm ngasi pangling. Tak kiro ki sopo's. Manglingi. Pacakane wis dadi wong kutho.” (Tin! Steady! I didn't get the mark. I guess who. Manglingi. It is a very big city.)

Pak Paijo's voice was so loud that it made Tini's neighbor who had been riding Pak Paijo's ojek also turned and looked at Tini from head to toe.

Tini laughed because she heard Pak Paijo laugh. However, this time Tini's laughter was another than usual. His laughter was more elegant and not too loud. Tini had to hold her jaw to keep it from opening too wide. He was worried that it would surprise Wibisono.

"Maturnuwun sanget, you know, even njagani adhi - adhine kulo." (Makasi has helped take care of my sisters all this time.) Tini shook her handshake with Pak Paijo.

The arrival of the car and the noise of the very loud greeting sound, made the other Tini neighbors lured out. The ojek passenger who is a young mother who is the same age as Evi, has entered the house and called her parents.

“I go in first, bring a guest from Surabaya to meet Mr.,” Tini said to Pak Paijo. “Let's chat again.” Tini saw Pak Paijo's phone lit up in his pocket. The man must be being called by another customer.

“Iya—iya. We'll have a long conversation later. You have to share the story,” Pak Paijo said again laughing.

Tini smiled and waved as Pak Paijo turned his bike. The man's getting old. Six years ago, Mr. Paijo's shoulder was still firmly fixed as he helped him escape, lifted a bag of clothes and kept his large machete. But even though his body looked old, the earning spirit that the man possessed was still the same.

Tini stepped closer to the car. Wibisono is standing on the right side next to the fence plant. The man's body was protected from the sight of their neighbors who were sticking out their necks from the fence of their homes. Unexpectedly, Wibi was tidying up her clothes behind the car. The man is seen pecking himself for a moment on the car window.

Can't wait to see from the yard, three mothers came out the fence and called Evi who was lowering the luggage.

"Come, Mas. We go to the porch," invite Tini, memgamit arm Wibisono who directly obey his steps.

As Tini walks behind the hedge holding Wibisono's arm, a neighbor grows impatient.

“Ndi to, Vi? Sing jare calone Tini melu teapot yo?" (Where's Vi? Said Tini's nominee to join the dateng huh?)

"Surge dhisik everybody. Kangmasku kuwi exclusive, do not be delok'i ngasi hari H." (Side everybody first. Kangmasku. Not to be seen until the day H) Evi raised his luggage to their backyard.

Evi and Dayat laughed at the look of their neighbors' near-simultaneous look. Evi was happy that it managed to make her neighbors a little upset.

In the past, after Tini fled to the city because Coki married Siti Kusmini, Tini had become the lips of his neighbors. Tini is said to be no prettier than her best friend Siti Kusmini. That's what made Chef cheating.

After Tini in town for years and does not return, Tini is said to have become an old girl traumatized by being left married by her lover. Raga Tini was not there, but the talk of people around his residence did not subside.

What is quite surprising is all that talk from women who shrink other women. Those people do not remember maybe another time their children or relatives could have the same fate as Tini.

Evi and Dayat did not let Wibisono lift their luggage from the car. As they say, Wibisono is exclusive up to the H day of their sister's wedding. They will not let Wibisono roam outside the house, because the man can be worked on by his neighbors to stop by and share stories.

Tini was at the door of the house with her unconscious hand still wrapped around Wibisono's arm.

“Kok, not tapped?” wibisono asked a little confused. Mr is, right?” ask Wibisono again.

“Wait, Mas. Let Dayat go from the back door. Dayat is open from Dalem. When viewed from the outside, our house like no one nampuin. You also do not know there or not at home.” Tini laughed awkwardly.

They were facing a thin board door that was hollowed out by termites. The window coat has been just as dull since he left two years ago. Not much change in the house. On the side of the house there was still a pile of wood covered by the Oskadin headache medicine banner whose color was not clear.

Before long, the sound of the door hooks could be heard opening from inside. The door swung open and Dayat's face appeared with a big smile.

“Eh, Ma'am Tini, Mas Wibi, have a long time nyampe?” greet Dayat from inside the house, took the backpack from Wibisono's hand and carried it inside.

Wibisono laughed, while Tini snorted. “You have been a long time?” ask Tini on Dayat.

“What?” Dayat asked back.

“Hub,” sahut Tini. Dayat directly hit his brother's arm with a slow fist. Wibisono laughed at that.

Evi appeared from inside the room with a tense face. Her hair was curled up and clamped behind her head. His movements were busy tidying up the knitted fabric of the backrest of the chair and the tablecloth. Evi also straightened out the location of the wooden chair and grabbed the vase from the top of the speaker and placed it on the table. This time, it was Evi who resembled their mother.

Evi then pulled Tini's arm to position them slightly away from Wibisono. “Mr in back. Ma'am Tini directly to the back just talk to you first. Let me make some tea for Mas Wibi. He was driving non-stop from Surabaya. I don't think there's any fatigue. I'm a kasian,” said Evi.

Tini felt a little proud as Evi said that. Driving a car non-stop for five hours is exhausting. But from that, Tini took a very positive thing. That the bride's night will definitely not disappoint. He was sure Wibisono would not stay up late to count the contents of the envelope on the first night like the gossip he heard about the first night of Coki and Siti.

The thing that worried them about Wibisono's astonishment with their residence, was not too reasonable. Tini glanced at her future husband sitting straightened his legs on the wooden chair. The man's eyes were fixed on three photos lined up on the wall. Family photos of their mother still in existence. Tini is still in first grade High School and her sisters are still young. It was the last photo of the family on a holiday when their mother had started to get sick.

“Mas, Father in the back. I found you first, yes. I was here by Dayat. Evi also made tea. I won't be long. I also do not want Mas wait long,” said Tini, holding Wibi's shoulder that feels very contained behind his flannel shirt.

Wibisono looked up at Tini and smiled. The man then nodded. “Iya. You met Mr. first.” Wibisono grabbed Tini's hand from above the shoulder, then placed the back of the hand onto her cheek.

To Be Continued