After the Rain

Welcoming Victory Day

The drama behind the dress has passed. Tonight, takbir began to reverberate throughout the country. Muslims are happy to welcome their victory.

There were no cakes on the table in Daniar's room. In fact, Daniar does not cook anything for breakfast. Because of the plan, they will gather at Miss Maryam's house to sit down and eat together.

The next day, after performing the Ied prayer, Yandri took his wife's children to his mother's house. Arriving there, Daniar was surprised because his house in-laws looked lonely.

Ish, where are people going? Don't you have enough children? But why is no one seen passing by at mom's house? inner Daniar.

"Assalamu'alaikum!" greet Yandri while opening the door handle.

"Wa'alaikumsalam," replied Miss Maryam who had just come out of her room.

Yandri kissed her mother's back and apologized immediately. "I'm sorry Yandri, Mom. Yandri has not been able to be a good boy, so far" he said.

Miss Maryam rubbed the head of the child. "Yes, equally, son," he replied.

After that, it was Daniar's turn to kiss the back of the in-law's hand and say, "Sorry Niar, ma'am. Niar can't be a good son-in-law yet."

"Yes, it's okay, Niar. Everything needs a process" replied Miss Maryam.

They then sat in the living room. While Miss Maryam returned to her room. The atmosphere at her mother-in-law's house seemed ordinary. There is no dinner available on the table. No neighbors visited each other. Even after sitting for almost an hour, none of the children of Maryam came but her and her husband.

"Father's brothers aren't coming?" whisky Daniar.

"Typically they came on the second day" replied Yandri.

"Keep, why are we here?" ask Daniar again.

"We're going to the grave of the father, Bun," replied Yandri.

"So much for someone to wait?" Daniar asked again.

"At least wait for the mother who is changing clothes" replied Yandri.

"Yes, our hunt to the tomb. Don't you realize what time it is? We haven't had breakfast yet" Daniar said.

"Awhile, Bun. Let's wait for mom first" pinta Yandri.

"Actually the cook mom didn't, Dad? Yesterday, I was given some shopping money. But there was no food," said Daniar again who felt his stomach was rumbling.

"Maybe you're not going to cook, Bun. Brother Bibah, 'there is no leaflet here, so no one helps cook, '" replied Yandri.

"Ish, tau gini mah, last night Daniar cook first at school," grumbled Daniar upset because last night Yandri forbade him to cook on the grounds that he would eat ketupat together at his mother's house.

Shortly after, Maryam came out of her room. However, he was still wearing the same clothes. He sat down in front of his son.

"Why haven't you changed your clothes? We're going to the tomb" Yandri said.

"You go to the tomb, Yan. Mother's head feels dizzy. I just want to sleep at home" replied Miss Maryam.

Yandri and Daniar just look at each other to hear Miss Maryam's answer.

Astaghfirullah ..lebaran the first day is not over, but the in-laws have tested his patience again. O Lord .. give the servant unlimited patience, inner Daniar while smiling wryly.

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In contrast to the family of Miss Maryam, with great joy the family of Miss Salma gathered to celebrate the day of victory. Danita looks like she's putting together a food menu on the table. Every now and then she glanced at the wall clock, it was almost 08:00, but her brother hadn't come yet either.

"Sir Niar so go home no matter what, Mom?" ask Danita to her mother who is preparing mango juice.

"He said so. After Ied's prayer, he wanted to gather first at the house of the Yandri family, after that he just came back here," replied Ms. Salma.

"But this hour has not come yet. He does not know what, if we are already very tired," said Danisa while sipping mangoes that are being peeled by her mother.

"Ish, Deck. If you want to eat, just eat. Don't worry about gini, ah. Not good!" ms. Salma replied as she patted the back of her youngest child's hand, which was picking up a piece of mango.

"Yes, Mom ... just nyomot mango doang," grumbled Danisa.

"But that's not polite, Dek. I don't like it ah" replied Ms. Salma.

"Yes-yes, Ma'am" Danisa replied, hugging her mother from behind.

"Well, you better eat now. Poor husband with your son, Nit. They must have been very hungry" said Ms. Salma.

"So we don't have to wait for Niar's sister, Mom?" ask Danita again.

"Neither, Niar must have understood. Yes, the hunt calls Roni Fayyadh!" continued Ms. Salma.

Danita nodded. A moment later, she went to the living room to call her husband and son.

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After the pilgrimage to the tomb of his father, Yandri and Daniar decided to go home without stopping at his mother's house. The atmosphere of the road is quite quiet, not many public vehicles passing by, maybe because it is the first day of Lebaran.

During the walk to his mother's house, the neighbors who met on the street, greeted and shook hands with Daniar. How common is the tradition of Lebaran, they also apologize to each other.

"Assalamu'alaikum!" daniar as soon as he arrived in front of his house.

"Wa'alaikumsalam," Danita replied as she opened the main door. Danita smiled when she saw who was coming. "Minal aidin wal faizin, sister Niar," he said, hugging Daniar.

"Minal aidin wal faizin too, Dek, replied Daniar, returning the brother's embrace.

"Come, yuk!" take Danita after releasing her embrace.

Daniar and Yandri enter Miss Salma's house. The middle-aged woman's smile widened to see the arrival of her eldest child's small family.

"Star, Enin's grandson Darling. Here, Enin's carrying Nak. Uuh, Enin really miss the Star," said Ms. Salma as she grabbed the Star from her father's lap.

The star chuckled as Ms Salma kissed both her cheeks, making Fayyadh put on a sullen face in jealousy. The little boy ran up to the grandmother and pulled the end of Ms. Salma's clothes.

"Well, Fayyadh wants to be carried too, yeah. It was carried by Enin. Dedek Fayyadh carried by Tata only, yes," said Ms Salma while pointing to her youngest child.

"Cats, ogah. Fayyadh, 'it's heavy, '" seduced Danisa

The little boy immediately whined for his mother's cradle

"Here and there, Fayyadh is carried with Dad only, yes," Yandri said as he grabbed Fayyadh and carried her.

The little boy, who was only three months younger than the Star, was delighted to be in Yandri's lap

"Bikin kupat same opor chicken, ma'am? Niar is very hungry," said Daniar who was his stomach had felt sore earlier.

"That's a mandatory menu in our family oruh, Ni. Yeah, you guys eat first, gih. Abis that we keep hugging around to the house of relatives. Later in the afternoon, we go to the tomb," said Ms. Salma.

"Yes, I'll eat first. Fayyadh let Roni be fat," said Roni while carrying his son from the lap of his brother-in-law.

Daniar then went to the dining room to eat special Lebaran food that his mother always provided.

"Oh Brother Niar, be careful dong eat it. Very greedy, the cake of new people just eat," Danita joked when she saw Daniar immediately grabbed the food greedily.

"Sister is a clapper, Dek. Not enough food in the morning. Just drink mineral water in the bus," replied Daniar who always spoke bluntly.

"Ish, before you get here, you don't have breakfast?" ask Daniar.

Daniar shook his head.

"Ih, Sister Niar is very lazy, cook dong! Pity also yes, bang Yandri .. should dapetin slacker wife kek Kak Niar. I was hungry every day because I never had breakfast. The bin is lazy to cook, anyway," ledek Danita.

"Have a son!" tukas Daniar while throwing crackers at his sister. "This is also because your brother-in-law who told you not to cook. He said he wanted a family gathering. Uh yearya, pas comes quiet house. Where there is no more food," said Daniar, the look of his face back upset considering the incident this morning.

"Well, it's quiet. 'Kan lebaran, Brother. Is her brother bang Yandri not at the get-together?" ask Danita, astonished.

Daniar just shook his shoulders.

"Ih, in fact, 'the brother of the brother bang Yandri a lot," continued Danita.

"Yes, I feel sorry for her mother Yandri. She must be lonely. Lebaran is not lebaran, the atmosphere of the house is the same," said Daniar.

"What the hell is that, brother? Lebaran is only once a year. Can't they just take a little time for her mom?" Danita asked back.

"Come on," Daniar replied.

"Hmm, our mother is very lucky huh, sister. Even though we're just three brothers, we can still make time for mom" Danita said.

"Yes, deck. Ah, no need to talk about that anymore. Not good also if the buzzing kang Yandri," concluded Daniar.

Without them knowing, Yandri was already standing at the door of the family room and dining room. And he had heard all that his wife and sister-in-law were talking about.

Yandri smiled wryly. The atmosphere of Eid at her in-laws house is indeed very different from the atmosphere of Eidan she felt since her father died. Hmm, I don't know when I feel the warmth of my extended family again? insinuations

"Abang why stand here, ngalangin aja street," grumbled Danisa who was about to take mango juice in the dining room.

Yandri was stunned, he only scratched his non-itchy nape. Daniar and Danisa can only look at each other when they see Yandri standing in the doorway.

"Astaghfirullah, did bang Yandri hear our conversation, brother?" whispered Danisa.

"That's it, it's okay" Daniar replied in a whisper as well.

A second later, Daniar took the plate and filled it with chicken peel and opor. "Eat here, Dad!" call him Yandri.

Yandri smiled, he then approached his wife and pulled the dining chair opposite Daniar.

"Thank you, Bun," said Yandri while eating food that has been provided by Daniar

"Dad must have heard what was said with Mommy and Nita. Mommy's sorry, yes," Daniar's great-grandson.

"It's okay, Bun. That is a fact. I am grateful because here, I can get a very warm atmosphere. Hopefully the sound of the day, this kind of warmth can also happen in your big family" Yandri replied at length.

"Aamiin's."