Aunt Melinda

An Offer

Linda's love affair with Romi is getting closer. Moreover, the ease in communicating by phone and messages that they can do for time and place, which can be said at any time.

Romi, also always fill the pulse of the mobile phone owned by Linda, her lover. He did not feel any loss, even though he was just a long-distance girlfriend.

But, the laziness appeared, when her mother Linda began to feel that, Romi was just playing games with her son, Linda, and there was no seriousness in their relationship.

"Linda, you find a boyfriend who's here. Don't work out of town. Especially in a big city. Romi's just a fad about you."

That's how it is, the thought that was in the mind of her mother Linda.

Her mother, wanted her son to get married soon, and her husband had a job nearby, so that there was no long distance relationship.

Linda's mother was worried that her son would be abandoned by Romi, if one day, they got married.

This is because of Romi's work in the big city. Moreover, his mother often heard some stories, if there are in the fields, that people who go to wander and work in the big city are not loyal.

They will have other girlfriends or wives, who are in the big city as well.

So, the ones in the village, at home, are just a display for their status.

"Sister Romi definitely isn't the same as that ma'am," Linda said, defending her own boyfriend.

"You are, I say, arguing. You don't know what it's like, if it's honey how it tastes?"

"Mom. Brother Romi is not an unfaithful person" said Linda, who continues to defend Romi.

Linda does not want if, her mother continues to demean and vilify her boyfriend, Romi.

In Linda's heart, she felt very confident that, Romi is the type of guy who is loyal to his partner.

But because her mother constantly gave some examples, Linda was a little influenced by all the stories.

In fact, during Linda's relationship with Romi, has tried also to fight his bad habits, which he often does when he is asleep.

This is because he was talking to Romi, by phone call, or texting, so Linda forgot her strange habit.

"You've been twenty years Linda. It's time to get married" her mother said, giving her a reason why she asked her son to immediately find a boyfriend who was not far from where he lived.

Linda was about to cry, as her phone rang.

"It's just a phone call, not serious!"

Linda tried to remain silent, and did not reply to her mother's words earlier. He also let out a long sigh, so that his voice could sound like usual, so that his girlfriend, Romi, would not be suspicious if she just wanted to cry.

..."Assalamualaikum."...

..."Waallaikumsalam Deck. Where is it now?"...

..."It's at home, brother. What is it, brother?"...

..."Oh, it's okay. Later, sister will ask her brother, to come to the house. Give me a deposit."...

..."But. It's already night, brother. What if tomorrow?"...

..."Didn't she? But, tomorrow is school Dek."...

..."Let Linda come to see her sister Romi. Or, just leave it to my brother. Kanek Linda, the school is also in the same place as sister Romi. Our old school."...

..."Oh yeah yeah. My brother forgot it."...

..."Hayo, think what? until I forget it's worth it."...

..."Hehehe.. This is because of Linda's deck. I miss Dek."...

..."Ah, sister could've made Linda happy and wanted to fly."...

..."Don't fly to Dek."...

..."Why?"...

..."Brother has no wings, to be able to fly with Adek."...

..."Hihah... Romi can do it!"...

..."Yes already. You don't sleep at night! We still have to work tomorrow. Let her titipannya, Brother entrust to Adeknya Brother. Let's be given to Dek Linda as well."...

..."Yes Brother."...

Click!

And Linda, so smiling to herself, imagined how Romi, who turned out to be not as cold as the two first imagined, was in school.

"Don't be crazy Linda. It's just sweet on the outside, when he's not your husband yet."

Linda was silent, and no longer smiled to herself, when she heard her mother's words, about Romi, outside her room.

"And remember Linda. If he's serious, immediately ask him to come marry you."

Hearing her mother's words again, Linda finally tried to shut down and forget all her mother's words.

'Mas Romi is not like that.'

'Mas Romi is not like that.'

Linda continued to say in her heart, reassuring herself, if the lover of her heart, was not the same man, as many others had talked about. Including his mother.

But because she kept thinking about what her mother said, Linda could not quickly close her eyes to sleep.

Now, Linda sat back down and fidgeted herself.

And that strange feeling, coming again, without Linda controlling it.

*****

In the big city, Romi was taking a break, along with his friend, before returning to work.

"Rome. He's called Boss tuh!"

Romi turned his head towards the voice, which called out his name.

"Call for the Boss?"

"Yes. The chunky!"

His friend Romi, who had just arrived, told himself that he was being searched by the Boss.

"What's wrong with you? Kok Boss nyariin tuh," asked one of his friends, who took a break together with Romi.

"Don't know. I felt no mistake, " replied Romi, who finally got up from his seat.

Now Romi is walking, heading to where his Boss_'s room is.

Tok tok!

Romi knocked on the door of the room, before being invited into the room of his Boss_.

"Lake in."

Clamps!

Romi opened the door of the room, when there was a voice from inside, asking him to enter.

"Good day sir. Are you looking for me?" ask Romi, when he was in the office of his Boss_.

"Yes Rome. I have a good job for you, one that can make you feel good right away, without having to work as hard as you are today."

Romi listened to his Boss_says, carefully. He felt, if there was something important, that would be conveyed by his Boss_.

"What job sir?" romi asked curiously, because the Boss did not also continue his sentence.

"Would you not, I marry my sister?"

The deg!

Romi's heart seemed to stop beating, when he heard the answer given by his boss.

He was surprised, with an offer, which he himself never expected, if there was such a job offer.

"You're married to my sister, who is now three months pregnant."

The deg!

Romi was again shocked, by what he had just heard.

'How can I accept this offer?'

'What about Linda? he's very much in love with me.'