
On the other side of life, Romlah and Alif experienced many drastic changes, first with the death of the head of the family and also with the incident that ended with the marriage of the sister.
They both have to keep living their lives as before, only now they are both left, for the incident that befell them fortunately the neighbors do not reproach them or blame them for what happened.
Because the people around them have also known their families for a long time, and they also know that Miss Romlah and Alif have a different nature with the sister, Sandra.
Alif who some days do not work in color will take time off finally back to work, the handsome man has been dressed neatly like an office worker.
"Mom, Alif left for work first yes", Alif walked to the kitchen to meet Romlah who was making breakfast.
"Breakfast, son, it's done",
Ms. Romlah put the fried rice she made into two dishes, one for her and the other for Alif, then thrust it on the alif who was sitting at the table eating.
"Is mom sick? Why is it so pale?", alif took a look at his mother's pale face.
"No son, I just tired, later after the break is also better" replied mom romlah with a smile.
"Or go to the doctor, ma'am",
"No, you have to work today",
"Mother sure? Alif is worried", alif touched his mother's hand.
"Mom's fine".
Alif who did not want to argue again finally gave up and immediately spent his breakfast to quickly leave for the office and not late because he was afraid of traffic jams.
After finishing breakfast, the man said goodbye to his mother and immediately rushed out of the house to go to work riding his favorite matic motorcycle, but only a moment he left the yard, a neighbor stopped him.
"It's about to work, alif",
"Yes, mom. The holiday is over",
"Then what about your mother?",
"Mom.mom's at home" mom",
"If about later we invite your mother to gather with PKK mothers so as not to get bored, can not mas Alif",
"May, may, of course may be ma'am", Alif's face immediately brightened.
"Okay well, mas alif can continue the journey again" said the mother with a smile.
"Yes no problem, go there", the mother immediately left Alif.
After the mother left, Alif immediately reappeared his motorcycle racing to get to the office immediately, along the way alif prayed and thanked because no residents were away from them, even impressed getting closer to them.
Alif had thought they would be shunned because of the actions his sister did, it turns out he was wrong. Alif repeatedly gave thanks.
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"Mom romlah, ma'am romlah",
Miss Romlah who was in the house heard a knock on the door of the house and heard a voice that called her, mom romlah recognized the owner of the voice that was none other than mamang sauur roving in her village, but what did he call her for?.
Keep in mind, it has been two days ago mom romlah not out of the last house since watching sandra in the law. After that he did not leave the house, because he was afraid and reluctant to be insulted and ridiculed by neighbors, a small heart with a vulnerable body was unable, he was not strong to hear bad rumors about his daughter.
The old woman decided not to leave the house, even though many foodstuffs had run out, but she still did not dare to go out, because surely many people were surrounding the vegetable seller.
But the knock on the door instead of stopping even more and more voices of people calling him, because mom romlah just alone at home made him tremble in fear, with a trembling body old hand it turned the key and turned the door handle until it was seen there were some neighbors who gathered in front of his house one of them was RT bu and also Mamang Sayur.
"Ad-what are the mothers?", asked Romlah in a soft voice almost crying because he was afraid to be kicked out of this house when Alif was working.
"Bu Romlah why never leave the house again?", asked RT mama broke the silence because no one made a sound.
"Yes, vegetable shopping also never", kekeh mamang vegetable so as not to be too stressful.
Hearing that, all the mothers who gathered in front of the house, Mom Romlah laughed, RT mom immediately pulled the hand of mom Romlah to get out of the house.
"Mother why are people so scared? We are only worried because the mother was never seen out of the house" said Ms RT who was allowed by the mothers there.
"I'm afraid RT ma'am, I'm also ashamed" said Romlah who had shed tears.
"Don't be afraid, don't be ashamed, we all know that you're not wrong but Sandra, so we're not going to judge innocent people" RT said.
"Thank you RT ma'am, thank you mothers", ucal ma'am Romlah moved.