
Being a widow is bad, sleeping alone, not having friends to talk and share. Being a widow must also be able to have patience as wide as the ocean, especially when there are neighbors, friends, and relatives gossiping behind.
Sometimes being a widow is wrong, not reprimanding greetings when meeting is said to be arrogant. But if reprimanding and throwing a friendly smile is said to be flirtatious. Mei already does not want to take a headache with the babble of people around her, after all she did not ask for food or trouble their lives.
Mei sat on the porch of her house, watching her father serving toast buyers. His father's toast cart late this is quite crowded, almost all buyers are average men.
Mei does not want to help the father when the buyer is crowded, only her father does not allow Mei to help for fear that she is tempted by the man there. Mei began to feel saturated because she had no other activities other than eating, sleeping and bathing. Maybe it's time he put in the effort and learned to live independently.
"Sir, is that his son?" Ask a buyer.
"Yes, that's my son. He just returned from Jakarta" said Agung.
"Where's husband? How is it not visible?"
"She's a widow, newly divorced from her husband,"
"His husband must be stupid, such a beautiful woman was removed. Just for me, sir, his son?"
"Don't dong, it's not over idah. After all he does not necessarily want to be with you," said the Great in a joking tone.
Since the news of May's divorce spread, countless number of men proposed to Mei on Agung. Old, young, bujang, widower, even there are still husband status people racing to get May.
Their backgrounds are different, there are businessmen, farmers, builders, there are also students. All Agung subtly refused because he had not agreed Mei to build a household again.
In the past, Agung betrothed Mei to January. She does not want to match Mei again for fear that the same thing will happen again. Let Mei who seeks her own soul mate, if it is time will surely meet as well.
Finished selling, Agung met Mei who was watering plants in the backyard. She takes Mei to lunch together and the woman agrees.
"Son, what are you cooking today?" Ask the Great in May.
"Dad knows I can't cook, I'm just making a sloth,"
"Huh, you are this. Learn to cook dong, women can not cook!"
"Yes... How else would you like? I'm afraid my skin has splashes of oil and kitchen spices,"
"Son, you don't know if your soul mate will be like January. If you meet an ordinary man, you should be able to cook and clean the house. If your husband can't be left again later, today's beautiful capital is not enough!" The great gives advice.
"Yes, tomorrow May will learn to cook,"
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In the afternoon, a neighbor came to the house. Her name is Ms. Harti, the wife of the local RT chief. He intended to offer Mei to work at his clothing store, Madam Harti thought that if the one who guards his clothing store a beautiful woman would definitely sell.
"Excuse me" said Ms. Harti kindly.
"Would you not, work at Mom's? Instead of staying home" persuaded Harti.
"What job is Mom?"
"Jaga clothes shop, especially for you mah Mommy UMK salary anyway deh. Won't you?"
"You ma'am, would. So when can I start work?"
"Tomorrow morning, eight o'clock I'll take you home. Okay?"
"Okay Ma'am."
The deal has been established, the chatter is both over. Mei entered the house when Ms. Harti left, she joined her father who was busy watching television shows.
"Who's coming in May?" Ask the Great.
"Mom Harti, he's planning a job in May,"
"What work?"
"So the dress shop has him, he's got a decent salary UMK,"
"When do you start work?"
"Tomorrow,"
"Bu Harti's shop is in the market, there are a lot of men. You must be good at carrying yourself, wear clothes that are closed so as not to be tempted by them. Understood?"
"Yes, I get it,"
Mei understood very well the concerns of her father, indeed after becoming the widow of many men who tried to tease and approach her. Even friends of work and school friends used to call and ask her out.
Mei has to be careful, she can't get into the same hole. Once enough she felt the pain of her own faults to the loss of the man she loved.
Although Mei found being a widow difficult, especially if she was wanting it. Suddenly Mei remembers Justin and misses his touch. If he were by his side at this moment, he would definitely not feel cold and lonely.
"May," called the Great when he saw his daughter daydreaming.
"Is there something you're thinking about?"
"No one" Mei lied. He did that to stop his father from interrogating him.
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