Aunt Melinda

Not At The Right Time

..."Lin, hello Linda!"...

Kang Mus called out Linda's name, because Linda didn't answer her questions.

..."Hello Linda! You're okay, right? Where are you now?"...

..."Uh, emhhhh.. yes kang Mus, sorry."...

..."Piye? what's up?"...

..."Can Linda please help Kang? That's you know, Linda wants to ask for the phone number of the owner of the rice mill. He's a friend of kang Mus, right?"...

..."Oh, why don't you ask your husband? He's in the rice mill. The friend of the owner of the rice mill is also not it?"...

..."Yes Kang. Linda forgot to ask. But Ferry's cell phone is off."...

..."Okay, I'll send a message later, okay? uh, but you're okaywhy is this?"...

..."Yes Kang, Linda is okay."...

..."Yes, already then. I'll send you a message soon."...

..."Yes Kang. Thank you."...

Click!

After the phone call was closed, shortly thereafter the message notification was heard.

There is a new message coming in, from the mobile number of kang Mus. He sent two numbers at once. Because the owner of the rice mill, did have him hape. With a different number as well.

Linda also thanked the Mus kang again, by replying to the message.

Shortly after, Linda made a phone call. But this time he called the owner of the rice mill. He wanted to know if Ferry really had work out of town, with him or not.

Tut tut tut!

Tut tut tut!

The phone call did not get a response. Even Linda repeated her call. But still not answered.

Linda finally tried to dial the other phone number. He hopes that this time his phone call will be picked up by the owner of the rice mill.

Tut tut tut!

And sure enough, before long, Linda's phone call was connected. And the owner of his own rice mill raised it.

..."Hola! Who's this?"...

..."Excuse me. Is this true with the owner of the rice mill?"...

..."Right yeah. Who are these with?"...

..."Emhhh. This is Linda. His wife was Ferry. But please don't mention it again, if the current Ferry mas is with you yes."...

..."Ohhhh. No. gabe. Ferry is not with me. What's up?"...

..."I'd like to ask, is Ferry any duty from you out of town?"...

..."Out of town? There aren't. I've been out of town a few times, but not with him. What's up?"...

..."Oh that's it. It's okay, sorry if you've interrupted your time. Thanks for all the answers."...

..."Yeah-yeah, it's okay. If something happens, don't hesitate to talk. Maybe, I can help."...

..."Thank you."...

Click!

Linda hung up her phone call, after she finished saying thank you.

He doesn't want anyone else to know the truth about his family.

Linda wants to solve it herself. Without having to ask for help directly from others. He wants to take care of everything himself.

*****

From the talk of the two of them, it was finally agreed that, they would meet within an hour. After some of the work they are doing is done.

An hour later.

Kang Mus and the owner of the rice mill met also at the stall, which is near the rice mill.

"How's the boss, what's Linda asking? I mean his wife Ferry." Kang Mus began their conversation, by asking the owner of the rice mill.

"Just ask about Ferry." The owner of the rice mill, answered as is. This is in line with what Linda asked as well.

"meaning?" ask the Mus again, quickly.

"I don't know Mus. She didn't say anything after asking about her husband."

The owner of the rice mill, gave an explanation to the kang Mus. About what Linda asked him.

"What is this about Ferry's relationship with one of his rice customers?"

Finally, Kang Mus can conclude for himself, about the problems faced by Linda at this time.

"Is there a Ferry at the rice mill?" ask Kang Mus again, before the owner of the rice mill speaks. Responding to his words earlier.

"There is no Mus. His usual place he sold is empty. There were only a few piles of rice sacks that he had been living in yesterday, along with the sacks of rice bran ordered by cattle ranchers."

"Usually, the cattle rancher takes it upon himself. It's normal, even though there's no Ferry on the line."

The owner of the rice mill, again gave an explanation to kang Mus. If Ferry wasn't at his place of work.

"Maybe Linda's already suspicious. Or is there someone telling him?" ask kang Mus lirih. As if asking for himself.

But of course, the owner of the rice mill heard the question.

"I didn't tell him, or anyone. But in the rice mill there are many Mus people. It's possible, some of them told Ferry's wife."

Now, kang Mus nodded his head. Hearing the answer given by the owner of the rice mill.

'I'm Danang huh? I was talking to Danang yesterday, when I met him at the hospital.'

Kang Mus seemed to pat himself on the forehead, as he recalled Danang.

"Why are you Mus?" ask the owner of the rice mill, who saw the behavior of his friend.

"I forgot."

"Forgot what?" ask the owner of the rice mill again, quickly.

He felt that his friend was acting strange and unusual. He knew the kang Mus as a mature man, who never interfered in the affairs of others. More silence and no neko-neko.

Time is used only for work and work. So that the savings are many, and can invest their capital in several places. Including his rice mill.

"I'm talking about Ferry to Danang. Is it possible that Danang talked to Linda after that?"

"Who else? Why do you also talk to other people? not usually you're a bucket like a mother's mouth Mus."

Kang Mus smiled wryly, hearing all the questions and insinuations from the owner of the rice mill.

"I just feel sorry for Linda. And Danang's Linda's sister."

Now, the owner of the rice mill nodded his head, hearing the explanation given by the kang Mus.

"Mus. You are Linda's brother. Why didn't you just take that to his wife Ferry as your wife? Than Ferry, it's not clear that's the guy."

"So the police were fired. Trade rice, do it too. Hadhe..."

Kang Mus smiled again. But this time the smile looked sour.

He also dodged a few times, while recalling all the events of that time. Where he asked Linda to get married, but she herself didn't know the time.

Linda refused. Because at that time, Linda had just graduated from school. Bekum works and has no experience.

But the kang Mus just kept quiet, and did not tell about his past to the owner of the rice mill. He would not, if his friend mocked him later.