Aunt Melinda

You Who?

"What do married couples like Nana's mom mean? I don't understand."

Linda feels strange, with the way her husband and wife are actually just taking advantage of the opportunity to have children from her husband, Ferry.

"I don't know Deck either. In fact, her husband said that Nana had long known my true identity."

"I mean, know that I'm an ex-cop" Ferry explained to his wife.

Linda's eyes narrowed, hearing the explanation given by her husband.

"Emhhhh, maybe this means, Ferry asked to be quiet. And not divulging their secrets. Either to Nana's own family, or to her husband's family."

Linda's thinking was also embraced by Ferry. It could be, they, mbak Nana with her husband, do not want if someday, Ferry or Linda make a mess by opening their secrets.

"We don't know where their real home is. We only know if they're from that town."

"Yes, it's Dek. I don't want to worry about them anymore. What matters is that you forgive. It's been more than anything." Ferry said what he wanted, with Linda's fingers.

While one hand was the other, patting the back of Linda's hand that was in her grasp.

Linda speechless. She did not speak the words spoken by her husband. Because in truth, he had not completely been able to forget all the events he had seen himself.

"Linda prepare dinner first Mas," said Linda, then intend to stand from her seat.

"Dec," call Ferry to arrest Linda, holding her hand.

Grep's!

Ferry hugged Linda quickly. When Linda just got up from her seat. She hugged him tightly, as if unwilling to let go of his embrace.

Linda was silent while closing her eyes. She has not returned her husband's embrace.

But as Ferry sobbed slowly, Linda slowly returned her husband's embrace. Nor was he so disheartened, letting Ferry feel swayed himself in regret over all his mistakes.

"Already Mas. Forget everything. If what her husband says is true, take it. But we let it go, we keep it."

"If someday, there's a problem or whatever it is. We can give it back to them."

Ferry just nodded, saying all the words spoken by his wife. Shortly after, he released his embrace to Linda, but with both hands that changed cupped on his wife's cheeks.

Slowly but surely, Ferry kissed Linda's lips. At first it was only on the surface. But for a long time he felt like getting attention and replies from his wife. For the kiss he did.

"Mas," rebuked Linda, who was still trying to master the situation. So that she is not affected by the treatment given by her husband.

"Mas, Erli will wake up to eat."

Linda reminded Ferry, because Erli did go to bed early. But I haven't eaten before I went to bed.

By force, Ferry let go of his embrace. But she kissed Linda's lips again, in a quick motion. Only then did he break away and sit down again at the edge of the bed.

Linda let out a long sigh first, before finally going outside from inside the room. To go towards the kitchen.

After Linda's departure, Ferry laid her body on the bed.

"Hhh..."

Many times Ferry wasted a breath. Throw away the tightness he felt in his chest.

*****

In the afternoon at Linda's mother's house, before Danang came home from work.

"Sir. Do you want to take a shower, or do you want a sibin?" (sibin is cleaning the body with a cloth or wet towel. Usually done while sick )

"Mother's shower, Mom, this is your body. It's been two weeks you haven't had a shower, right, during the illness."

"Yes already. Mother prepare warm water first to take a bath Father," said his mother his wife, then walked towards the kitchen. She will prepare water for her husband's bath.

Bremm...

"Assynoltom..."

"Wallaikumsalam..."

His father answered the greeting spoken by Danang. Because right now, he's sitting on the TV dean.

"Good father? Nothing to complain about anymore, right?" asked Danang, as soon as he finished shaking his father's hand.

"Yes. Father is fine. I re-control it twice. No progress yet, Nang?" sahut. Responding to the question asked by his son.

"Hehehe. Yes Alhamdulillah if it is better sir."

"Oh yes, which mother is sir?" ask Danang later. Because he didn't see his mother at home.

"What's looking for mom?"

From the direction of the kitchen, his mother appeared and asked Danang a question. Because of hearing the question asked by her son to her husband earlier.

"Hehehe. kirain where Ma'am. I don't look at it!"

Everyone's habits, if they just came. The question is definitely the invisible one at that time. Usually, the person never goes anywhere.

"Sir. The water is ready."

"Yes Mom."

"Wes yes Nang, I want to take a shower first. I haven't had a bath in two weeks, it's so sticky."

Danang nodded, allowing his father to take a bath. As for him, he himself moved from his seat.

But just as Danang walked into her room, there was a knock on the door outside the house.

Tok tok!

"Assynoltom..."

In addition to the knocking of the door, there was also a male voice, which said greetings.

"Wallaikumsalam..."

Danang hurried to go outside. And in the doorway of the house that was still open, there was someone who had not been found again by Danang for a long time.

"Mas Romi," said Danang, mentioning the name of the man who came to visit this afternoon.

"Yes Nang. It's Romi."

"Emhhh. Let's go in. Let's go in. Sorry, Danang just got home from work. Not had time to shower," said Danang, by allowing his guest to enter the house.

Danang had not had time to ask about Romi's news, when his mother shouted from the kitchen. "Who's Nang?" asked his mother, because she was listening to Danang who was talking to someone.

Not yet Danang replied, his mother has appeared in the living room.

"Mom" said Romi to Linda's mother. Who was almost his father-in-law.

"This... who is this? Why did you forget," asked Linda's mother, recalling who the guest who came to her house this afternoon.

He with Romi, did not have time to meet intensely. At a glance, it doesn't say much either. Because at the time Romi and Linda were in a relationship, they rarely came to this house.

If you take Linda, just talk on the front porch. That was just for a moment.

"I'm Romi Bu. Linda's friend."

The deg!

Linda's mother was shocked, when she heard the answer given by her guest.