Umm Sibyan
Chapters 12. Peanut

In her not-so-widespread room, Ms. Gayatri was lying on her back while staring at the ceiling of her white-painted room. His mind was wandering, somewhere. It should be, Miss Gayatri fast to fall asleep. However, his eyes seemed reluctant to be closed.

"Why is my body so weak?" monologue Bu Gayatri who then heard the sound of rough breathing.

When his eyes were still staring at the ceiling of the room, he suddenly saw that the ceiling of his room was like there was seepage of water. This made Ms. Gayatri confused because as he remembered some days there was no rain falling. "Then, what seepage? Has it been a while but I didn't notice it?"

But the incident he saw next, made the eyes of Bu Gayatri buyak wide. From the seepage, he saw that there was black smoke coming in and rolling like the wind*****pile. The incident lasted for a few seconds and was followed by the sound of an explosion right above his room. Ms. Gayatri closed her ears because the explosion greatly impaired her sense of hearing.

"What's that sound?" murmured he panicked who immediately got out of bed to come to Aruna's room. He wanted to ask if Aruna heard the sound of the explosion.

Tok. tok.

"Wamma! Open the door, Na!" he screamed and knocked at the door violently. Before long, the door in front of her opened and Aruna appeared between the doors with her sleepy eyes.

"Why, Mom? Do you need anything?" tanya Aruna and Bu Gayatri immediately touched Aruna's hand with a tremble.

It makes Aruna's eyes now open perfectly because it feels wet and cold due to contact with the palm of her mother's hand. When looking at the condition of the mother, Aruna opened her mouth wide because she felt surprised and worried about the condition of Bu Gayatri trembling.

"Mother why? Did something happen?" asked Aruna who immediately led the mother to enter her room. It made Kala move from the mattress to get drinking water.

"Drink first, ma'am," said Kala while handing over a glass of water that immediately received Bu Gayatri. However, due to her glass-shaking body it almost fell down if only Aruna did not immediately help to hold on.

After feeling quite calm, Aruna again asked what really happened until her mother came to the room with a panic and alert atmosphere. "Mom? What exactly is going on?" asked Aruna softly.

Lady Gayatri looked at Aruna and said. "Have you heard any explosions?"

Getting such a question, Aruna's forehead automatically furrowed deeply with both of her eyebrows already clinging to each other. "explosions? No, Madam. Aruna did not hear anything" answered Aruna, looking at Kala as if she wanted to ask if her husband had heard an explosion.

"I didn't hear it either, ma'am," said Kala looking puzzled.

Rough breathing was heard from Ms. Gayatri. "Mother heard the sound of an explosion after Mother saw that there was seepage of water on the ceiling of Mother's room as well as a black smoke that rolled like the wind," it was clearly him who made Aruna and Kala throw each other a glance.

"Yes already. I'm calm." Then, Aruna looked at Kala with a pleading gaze. "Mass? You didn't sleep outside, did you? Let me sleep with me first."

Kala quickly nodded his head. She did not mind at all to sleep outside for the sake of her mother-in-law. Moreover, his mother was like she was being shaken. "It's okay. Let me sleep outside. You sleep in all I want to be on guard maybe there is a bad person who deliberately sounds the sound of the explosion," replied Kala.

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"Asalamualaikum!"

Aruna hurriedly opened the door after hearing the sound of greetings from her courtyard. After the door opened, he could see Sinta who was already standing with a big smile and carrying a paper bag that was tote by her hand. "Love?" said Aruna confused about the arrival of Sinta who is still too early.

"Waalaikumsalam," answered Aruna first because he had forgotten to answer the greeting from Sinta.

"of course. Please come in" replied Aruna, opening the door of her house wide.

When he arrived at the middle room, Sinta's steps came to a halt which made Aruna do the same. "Why?" ask Aruna wonder.

However, when she saw Sinta's eyes fixed on the side yard where her mother was, Aruna immediately understood what made Sinta stop her footsteps. "Lately, mothers do like to daydream," said Aruna who tried to answer the confusion emitted on Sinta's face.

"Poor Aunt Gayatri. Hopefully, he is fine," replied Sinta with a look of pity.

"Can I see Aunt Gayatri?" ask Sinta to ask permission first. Aruna nodded and walked first to the yard next to his house.

"Mom? There is Sinta who wants to meet Mom," said Aruna who immediately made Bu Gayatri turn her head quickly and smile sweetly.

"Eh, there's Sinta. Come on, sit inside, just" said Mrs Gayatri, who has now chosen to rise and enter her home again. Aruna who saw that, invited Sinta to come in and follow her mother.

"How are things, Auntie?" ask Sinta when it is welcome to sit in the living room with the sofa position opposite Bu Gayatri. As for Aruna, she was passing towards the kitchen to pick up a snack.

"Alright, Alhamdulillah. God is still protecting me from the influence of the evil eye" Ms. Gayatri replied with a gentle smile. It made Sinta look up and made Bu Gayatri show a face full of questions.

"Why? How do you dream?" asked him and Sinta immediately chuckled softly.

"It's okay, Auntie. Thank goodness Aunt is okay. Oh yea. I have souvenirs from Surabaya, Tan. Incidentally, Mas Bowo came home with a lot of souvenirs and I remembered Aunt who said she was sick. Please accept yes, Auntie," said Sinta at length while holding out a brown paper bag.

Ms. Gayatri received a gift from Sinta and muttered the word thank you repeatedly. "Thank you for bothering to come here especially to bring a parcel. Aunty take the briefing."

Not long after, Aruna appeared with a tray in her hand containing two cups and a snack that had been moved into the container. "Please drink, Sin."

"Thank you, Na," Sinta replied immediately sipping the tea that Aruna had served.

"Love? This what?" asked Bu Gayatri suddenly who made Sinta surprised to make the tea cup she was holding vibrate and spill the contents.

"Aakh," Oh Sinta when she felt the dress she was wearing wet.

"Yes pardon! Careful, Sinta!" peekik Aruna panicked.

"It's okay. I was just surprised," replied Sinta dehem slowly.

"That's a peanut cake, Auntie. Typical Surabaya," replied Sinta who can already be calm. Hearing Sinta's reply, Bu Gayatri nodded her head in understanding.

"alright. Then, Auntie eat now."