Arumi Sekar

it begins to look its true nature

after the two families agreed, we finally had a pretty lively wedding.

Bima is not from a family, from a simple farmer family, even the rice fields his parents worked on, the rice fields belong to others.

Bima has two brothers, one sister who now lives in Surabaya and has a family, her name is mbak ayu, and one younger brother, her name is beni, still single and working abroad as TKW.

the first impression I got from them was friendly and kind, even his mother Bima loved me so much, every day always news and stories by phone, he said, there will be many things that he will tell even sometimes repeated with that story alone, bored and besit uncomfortable, but I try to understand it, he said, maybe most parents would, so I consider that a natural thing.

after getting married, we decided to stay at my mother's house, yes even though I could actually buy a new house with the savings I had, but I was reminded of the words of the last mas and om huda, but I was reminded, to be dishonest with the property that I have for a while, instead of what, it's just that we do not know each other's character and attitude well, he said, so the huma and the final mas asked me to hide what I had.

early in the marriage, Bima mas seemed to be very friendly to my mother and sister, look polite and so respectful to mother, but all changed when Bima began to tease the results of my hard work money, he started to want to manage and even seemed to want to master my salary.

marriage is just entering the age of four months, but it has been faced with various problems and all the problems created are all just a matter of money.

mas Bima comes home once a week, he is surabaya, because his work is there, and I stay in Kediri and sometimes to Surabaya on weekends, I try to understand his situation.

during the four months of marriage with him, I was only once given a living money, that was not how much, five hundred thousand rupiah, mas Bima said, his salary was exhausted to pay montor installments and support his mother, Bima said, as well as paying rent in Surabaya.

bima's salary of approximately four million, given to his mother of two million, make the installment of his montor five hundred seventy, and pay the rent cost of five hundred, the rest he save for gasoline and food, and, in fact he borrowed money from me often, but never returned, and again I tried to understand and accept, anyway my salary was more than enough and I did not lack anything.

but for a long time I began to be uncomfortable with his attitude as if he wanted to manage and master my salary.

"Somekar, it's not better your salary ATM, I'm holding it, I'm your husband, and I have the right to arrange household needs, so you don't get used to shopping, and do not want to give money to your mother, she will already have income from the store" mas bima said as if his words were true and did not hurt my heart.

"what do you mean, ma'am?

why are you talking to my mother like that?"

I try to stay calm, so that these emotions don't explode.

"cook you do not understand what I'm talking about, you are a scholar, even you are very smart right, cooking must be explained again" mas Bima spoke without guilt even seemed indifferent and entitled to manage my money, who is he, even though he is now my husband, but there is no right to interfere in managing my money.

"sorry mas, I don't seem to agree, you set my money, I've received it with iklas, you don't spare me, but please don't nosy my sweat, let it be my business, have I not tried to meet our needs?"

"don't disput your husband Sekar, you're my wife, your money is my money too, I have the right to regulate it" Bima began to speak in a high tone.

I just silently stared, it felt like the emotion in my heart was going to explode, if only I did not remember the sin, maybe I had thrown the ashtray of his mouth that was awkward.

"well, I don't want to continue this debate, I stick with my decision, let my money be my business"

I stepped out of the room with a thunderous chest, it turned out that what became a premonition om huda and mas end proved, mas Bima was not as good as I thought, in his brain only money and money, in his brain only money, though the wallet never contained, huh delicious just want to fool me.

I tendered the body of the living room chair, saw mother peeking from behind the door of her room, maybe mother heard my quarrel with mas Bima who is not for the first time, her eyes were red with a look of a gloomy face, she said, oh, I'm sorry your son made you uncomfortable with this marriage.

mother closed the door again, and shortly after that mother came out to me in the living room chair, her wrinkled hands stroked my shoulders gently and clasped this fingers tightly with love.

"Some, I'm sorry, I didn't overhear you, if it's money, take this, son, I have a stash, you just use it"

mother thrust a bag of crackle that was filled with money that was thick enough, I sighed fretfully, embarrassed mixed sad, my mother had to see this.

"Mom, this is not the case, Sekar's money is still very enough for our needs, but it's just that Sekar does not like the way Bima who want to master the results of his hard work Sekar, but just that Sekar does not like the way he wants to master the results of his hard work, I just save my money, don't you want to go on Hajj? use this money Mom, insya Alloh will be Sekar added again" I offered again a black crackle containing money to mother, I do not want mother to use the money she saved so far, I do not want mother to use the money she saved, just for the egoism of Bima mas, even with the symbol of Bima mas already dare to talk about my mother, honestly I do not like it.

"wah wah" prok mas Bima came out of the room clapping and staring cynically at me with mother, what does this man mean.

"it turns out you prefer your money to run out for your family than to be brought your husband, great you Sekar, wife does not know nob".

mas Bima spoke as if he was right, basic man has no ethics.

"what are you saying mas?, don't be presumptuous of you, my mother has her own money, and is not a burden on her son, mother never hangs herself on us her son, she said, my mother always works hard and can even raise money to expand her business, so don't talk once as if she's spending my money, and one more right, if I give my mother money, it was my duty and my own desire, because to me, mother was the most meritorious person in my life"

I can no longer bear to not reply to his words that ngawur, let him offended, anyway what I said is all real and the truth.

"are you insulting my mother Sekar? you're not fucking insolent"

mas Bima raised his hand to slap me but mother passed it.

with lightning fast, Huda snatched his mother's money and took her into the room.

"return my mother's money, it's not your right"

"didn't mom give up this money with you, so I'll keep this money"

mas Bima wanted to put the money in his backpack, but with lightning fast I grabbed him, it was good that he wanted to take my mother's money which he had painstakingly collected, he said, a man is shameless.

"what are you Sekar, give me back the money, let me use it to buy cows and goats for my mother to care for, if the cows and goats give birth, there will be benefits".

"no, my mother's money, if you want to buy cattle for your mother, use your own money, not my mother's money"

I went out of the room and followed her in the room, but she locked it from the inside, I better put this money in Rina's room to make it safer, so tomorrow I'll sign mom to the bank to open an account, in order for mother's money to be safe, because I believe, Bima mas people reckless and reckless, he could have taken this money by force from mother.

I set foot on the upper floor, towards her room, and it turns out that Rina also seemed to hear my quarrel with mas Bima, she sat on the foam mattress in front of the television in the lounge room upstairs with a grim face.

"mom, don't you think?"

Lina immediately asked when she saw me approaching her.

" no papa, it's fine, owh yes, this is mother's savings, you keep it in a safe place, do not let Bima know and take it, it turns out the man is really embarrassing, it's a shame, do not know shame and act arbitrarily, mbak regret for not listening to the advice of the final mas and om huda at that time".

Rina hugged me and her hand stroked my shoulder repeatedly, as if giving strength so that I wouldn't feel alone.

"already mbak, do not need to cry over the situation that has already happened, precisely with all this, we so know what kind of Bima and her family, mbak who is patient yes, and remain hearty, hearty, because such a person would be determined to do what he wants"

"yes, he had also hidden his assets in a safe place, because he could not remember with the advice of the late mas at that time, and now all seemed to be his true attitude"

"you have saved this money, tomorrow you will open the account mother to save the money, and later you keep the ATM and savings book, hide it in a safe place yes"

" just relax, I have a safe place that even you don't know"

"owh yes, hemm cheated yes"

and we laughed, a little treat my annoyance with mas Bima.

" it has gone down there, it is not good to leave the husband in a state of anger, finish and talk well, maybe Bima mas was just a khilaf".

"well, I don't know Rin, I'm tired, I just want to sleep here"

"babe, Lo's sin, no good, down there"

I looked at my sister who was starting to be mature with all her tenderness, hopefully, she was reunited with a kind man who sincerely loved her.

"why do you see me like that?" asked Rina probing while frowning in wonder.

"no, I'm just proud, my sister is mature and wise again"

Lina smiled shyly.

"yasak mbak down first yes, you do not forget to keep the money in a safe place, and lock the entrance from the inside"

"okay my dear, ready to do it"

we laughed and then I went back down.

when I got to the bottom floor, I saw Bima mas sitting while carrying her backpack, aah going where she was, was not just this afternoon she arrived, suluk kayak women only, lebay base.

I tried to ignore his existence, honestly my heart was still upset with his attitude, I stepped foot into my room, and Bima followed me from behind.

"Somewhere, I borrow your money for five hundred thousand, make the fare to my mother's house, and give me a million to hold the mother" said Mas Bima lightly.

"what did you do?, try repeating what you said?"