A Reply to My Husband

Traumatizing

Barra's hands trembled, her face even paler than Rania's. How could his mother have such an immeasurable debt. In logic, however, there is no right reason to justify it.

He saw the paper many times. The reaction was almost the same as the reaction of Rania first seeing the paper earlier. Barra rubbed her face rough.

"Where's mom?"

"You left after you left for work."

"Where else is he?! I have to explain all this!" Barra took the phone out of her pocket. He tried to call his mother but it seemed pointless. Her mother's number could not be reached, Barra was getting upset.

"Marra ... " Rania's voice is bright. "What's our fate if this house is actually confiscated? Those people didn't seem like people who could be compromised. I'm sure they won't give us any waivers."

"You know what they said to me?"

Barra. "What did they say?"

"They said mom's debt could be paid off in a few years if I wanted to work for them. They said I'd be a prima donna there. They're not good people Barra."

Barra's hands clenched. "Bad!!! Damn it!!! How could you deal with such people?!!" Barra took a deep breath to ease her emotions.

"Just calm down Rania, I can definitely settle this matter," Barra replied convincingly even though her own heart was tight-fisted.

"Have you taken care of my car?"

"Sorry ... Ansan ... I haven't had a chance. You know myself lately I've been busy."

Rania is getting sad. "You promised Barra that the car had to come back to me."

"Yes Ran ... I promise, but we'll think about this debt first."

* * *

It's already night time. Bara looks agitated. So did Rania. They canceled their dinner outside because of this problem. Neither Rania nor Barra have spoken much since dinner. Rania shuts herself in the room while Barra in the living room waits for her mother to come home.

Barra is still trying to contact her mother but still not connected. His frustration has peaked. Lucky tomorrow is a holiday so he can directly take care of all the problems caused by his mother.

"I have to take care of all this immediately .. I don't have that kind of money!! Not to mention the Hanna problem ... Why should problems appear together like this!!" furious Barra. He thought about all his mother's debts. How could his mother spend that kind of money, for what?

The subtle touch on Barra's arm made her wake up from the daydream.

"Barra .. Let's go to sleep. It's already night."

Barra turned her head with her guilty look that was caught clearly in Rania's eyes. In addition to feeling guilty about Hanna that she still hides, she also feels guilty about her mother.

"Don't feel guilty about me. I'm it's okay. We can handle it."

Barra grabbed Rania's hand. He kissed that hand gently. "Thank you for accompanying me." Then Barra stood up and embraced Rania. They walked to their room. Just as he was about to climb the stairs, a bell rang.

"Who else is this hour coming?" mummy Bara. She had already turned around to open the door but Rania pulled her shirt.

"Barra ... What if people get into debt again?" Rania is traumatized.

Barra stopped her steps. "Then how should we?"

"I don't know, I'm just afraid it's the guy who's gonna owe me again."

"Do we leave it alone?"

"As far as you are. But I'm scared."

Barra hesitated to open the door. Several times the bell still rings. He and Rania looked at each other. They stared in front of the stairs because they did not know how. Barra himself is not ready if it turns out that it is a person who wants to collect debts. After a while, the bell did not ring.

"Yes .. Let's go up to the room. You should also rest. Poor our baby," Barra caressed Rania's stomach.

In the room ...

Eleven o'clock in the night, Rania was asleep while Barra was still awake. How could he sleep if his house would be confiscated and his mother had no news. Barra came down again towards the living room. As much as possible tonight he has to talk to his mother to the end. He must know the truth of the fantastic amount of debt is true or just a mode of fraud.

Barra paced back and forth in the living room until she was finally tired. It was two o'clock but her mother didn't come home. Finally, he decided to go back to his room.

Her morning...

Both Rania and Barra woke up because Bi Yani was knocking on the door to tell them breakfast was ready. With Rania getting up. While Barra instantly remembered her mother's debt, making her lazy to face the day.

"I took a shower first." Rania got out of bed. If Barra used to whine for a bath together, today she had no interest at all.

After a while Rania was out of the bathroom. "Wake up and take a shower. Let your mind be fresh too."

Barra just squirmed and curled back under her blanket.

"Well, if you don't want to, I'll go down first. My stomach is hungry."

"I'll catch up" replied Barra.

Rania reached the dining table alone. The delicious aroma of cooking served at the dining table makes his stomach scream for contents. Rania immediately sat down and took the plate. Without waiting for Barra she started eating by herself.

"Didn't Mom have any room?" rania asked Mbak Imah who was standing right behind her chair.

"There's Ma'am, this morning when I was the same Bi Yani came and continued to enter the kitchen there was Bu Widia there. But it looks like he just came home, because he wears neat clothes, not clothes to sleep means."

"really?" Rania does not believe. Bi Yani and Mbak Imah usually come to the house in the morning blind, around four or half five.

Then last night mom came home in the morning again?

Rania was enjoying her breakfast when the bell rang. His heart immediately beat fast just hearing the bell ring. He's really been traumatized, afraid that the bell-push is the debt collectors yesterday, or the other collectors again.

So too was Imah who stood behind her Rania. His eyes immediately glared, afraid that he should open the door.

"Bus ... I was afraid to be told to open the door. Who knows who yesterday." The face of Mima weld.

"I'm also afraid of Mommy."

"We wait for Mr. Barra, let Mr. Barra open the door," hail Imah.

"Try Ma'am Imah look first from the window glass. Who knows someone else. If the person isn't suspicious open the door and ask what he means to come here."

"Oh ... Well Mom, then I'm not afraid."

Mbak Imah immediately ran forward and saw through the window who was coming. Turns out to be a woman. After that, he opened the door.

"Sorry Mom, what is it gonna take? Who do you want to meet?" ask the woman behind the door.

Rania who was curious because Imah did not immediately return to the dining room followed her to the front door.

"Boy, who's coming?" rania asked as she walked closer to Imah.

After arriving at the door Rania was stunned to see who was coming. A woman his age with a bulging stomach looked at him with a very unfriendly look.

"Who are you looking for?"