Aunt Melinda

Misguided

Linda just finished bathing and changed clothes, then saw the state of her father who was in the room.

"Mama!"

Erli greeted him, standing up from his seat. Which is on the edge of his symbiotic bed.

"Sit Lin," asked her mother, then shifted her own sitting position. Give Linda a place to sit together on the edge of the bed as well.

Linda sat herself on the edge of the bed. Just like her mother did.

"So, no complaints, right, Mom?" linda asked her mother.

"It's okay. This earlier, pas magrib is still literate. Sleeping abis voice adzan finished. Erli was waiting for her to return home, too," her mother said, giving an answer.

Linda nodded her head, hearing the explanation given by her mother. His hand rubbed the back of his father's hand.

The skin of the hand is thinned, with wrinkles typical of parents who go through difficult times, hard and full of struggle.

"Hum... Linda, Linda, I'm sorry, sir. I couldn't pick up my dad."

Linda invited her father to talk, although she also knew that his father was asleep.

The movement of his father's chest that goes down because it looks calm. Breathe in regularly. And don't get piqued with Linda's hand rub on the back of her hand.

"Where are you going, ma'am?"

Linda was reminded of her sister, Danang, whom she had not seen since.

"Post to the mosque. Can mumpung holiday, can gather with mosque teenagers. Most come home later isyak." Linda's mother, replied by giving an explanation. Where and what Danang is doing right now.

Linda no longer asked. Now, he's instead stroking his son's hair, with a wistful look in his eyes. She refrained from crying, remembering the problems she was having with her husband.

"You go eat first Lin. That Erli had not eaten as well earlier. Suapi there!"

Linda looked at her son, who was now nodding his head. Gave a gesture to him, if what his daughter said was true.

"Erli want to eat?" ask Linda, to Erli.

"Yes Ma. Let's eat yuk Ma!"

Erli came down from the edge of the bed, then pulled her hand Linda. So I immediately invited him to dinner.

"Yes-yes, sweetie."

"Mom, Linda ate first. This Erli looks like he's really hungry."

Her mother just nodded, smilingly looking at her grandson. While Erli still tugging at the hands of his mother. To get out of the room faster, then take dinner for the two of them.

Now, Linda is eating and feeding her child in front of the television.

"Ma. When will you come home, Ma?" erli asked suddenly, with his mouth filled with food.

"Eat first, dear. Talk later when it's done. Fear will choke you know," said Linda gave advice to Erli. Not to talk while eating.

Erli finally complied. He no longer asked about his father, who was going out of town.

That was to Erli's knowledge, because this morning, he had indeed taken his papa out of town. Even if it is just behind the market.

"Ma," call Erli again.

He forgot the advice his mother had just given him.

"Hum..."

Linda also only responded with an unclear murmur. Erli called him back.

"Mama!"

"A. Come on a first!" pinta Linda to Erli, to open her mouth to be fed again.

But Erli refused. He did not want to open his mouth, to accept the bribe given by Linda.

"New little darling. Come on a again!" linda's great-grandson doesn't care.

He also thrust a spoon that two hold, to feed his son again. But Erli still shakes his head unwillingly.

"Eat Erli!"

Linda's patience couldn't hold her back, thus raising her voice. He snapped at Erli, who did not want him to bribe anymore. Because I feel full.

Hearing the clasping of his mother, Erli became frightened. His eyes were teary, recalling his high mother's voice.

"Huu... Erli was full of Ma. Don't want to eat anymore. Huuo..."

"Sir, what the hell makes Erli cry?"

Suddenly Danang was near them, asking Linda the question.

Danang felt that her sister was in a depressed state. This makes his emotions uncontrollable. And the target is his own son, Erli, who happens to be unwilling to obey him.

Linda was speechless at the question asked by her sister. He knows if he's wrong. But he also did not intend to snap at Erli earlier.

"Ma_sorry. Forgive Mama Darling. Mama didn't mean to yell at Erli just now. This. this is Mama..."

"Bak just rest. Let Danang silence Erli."

Danang asked Linda to rest first. Because right now, Erli was still in a state of tears. Without knowing, what really happened to her mother.

Linda stroked the tip of Erli's head, as she stood up from her seat.

"I'm sorry, dear Mama" said Linda, before leaving Erli, who was in Danang's arms.

He went to his own room, to rest. Just like her sister said.

Erli did not answer. She's still crying in her arms, Danang. He asked his mother to go to rest.

"Huhuhoo..."

"Cup cup darling. Erli is a smart boy, so there is no need to cry. Mom was just tired of it." Danang tried to silence his nephew, so as not to cry anymore.

Erli's cry was still heard, thus making his daughter Sewan come out from inside the room. To see his condition.

"What's wrong?"

Her mother came out of the room, headed to the front of the television. Where he found his son, who was trying to silence his grandson.

"Lho Nang, Erli why is that? Where's your mom?"

His mother was surprised, because she did not see the whereabouts of her son, Linda. She was eating with her granddaughter, Erli.

"Just went into the room. Linda is sleepy Mom. This is for Danang to take care of."

Hearing the answer given by Danang, his mother knitted her eyebrows together. He felt that something was happening to his son.

"Your sister has a problem?" ask her mother again.

But Danang did not give any answers or explanations. She gestures instead, so that her mother no longer wonders or talks about her sister, Linda.

"Goddessa.. huuu..."

Erli's cry grew louder, as her daughter asked her Om, about her mother.

"Eh.. uh, cup cup cup darling. Kakung wake up later! that was Mbah Kung. Is it sick, is it Sewah?" her mother Linda, trying to silence her crying granddaughter.

And it turned out, his words made Erli aware. If it is now, his legs are indeed sick. I just got home from the hospital this morning.