Aunt Melinda

Sundays

"Unfortunately Papa..."

Ferry, who had just arrived, greeted his son, Erli. At the time Erli was on the front porch of his house, both with his om. That's Danang.

Erli also rushed towards the arrival of Ferry. Who just got home from work.

"Papa.." he shouted as he ran, asking to be carried.

"Hap!"

Ferry caught Erli's body, then took him in a sling. Erli seemed very happy, especially when he found out, if on his papa motorbike hangers, there was a snack or favorite snack.

"This is for Erli. But.. That, Om Danang in for ya! Papa wants to take a bath first," said Ferry, by giving a crackle containing light snacks that he brought.

"Yes Pa. Thanks... cup!"

Erli spoke crisply, while peeping his papa cheek at a glance.

A smile rose on Ferry's lips, which saw happiness on his son's face. When Erli's eyes sparkled with pleasure.

"Here, Erli sat again the same om Danang ya! Papa go take a shower first."

"Yes Pa" said Erli quickly, nodding.

Danang also greeted his brother-in-law, while confirming Erli's sitting position.

"Laris Mas the rice?" tanya Danang, as a form of greeting. Because from now on, Ferry was busy with Erli alone.

"Yes that's how Nang is. Thank God, someone bought it. Understandably, start on this up staple."

Danang nodded his head, hearing the answer given by his brother-in-law. Due to the conditions later this year, which are uncertain in the market.

The prices of goods quickly rose. But not accompanied by solutions that can be quickly accepted by the community. So that the suppliers of goods need to panic themselves, fearing the lack of supply of their goods.

Unfortunately, they actually hoard these items, while waiting for the policy to be implemented.

But all that actually makes a lot of rare goods, and the increase in the price of these goods can no longer be avoided in the market.

The impact is actually on the lower middle class community.

"Mas, are you home?" greet Linda, making the explanation given by Ferry to Danang no longer continued.

"Eh yes Dek. This is just about to enter," said Ferry, welcoming Linda's hand to greet her hand.

"Yes, let's take a shower! Mumpung has not magrib," said Linda with a face that looks up. Estimating if magrib time is coming soon.

Ferry immediately entered the house, preparing to take an afternoon shower. Linda asked Erli and Danang to enter the house.

"Honey, Erli's in yuk!"

"Nang, get Erli in come on! I want magrib. There will be an olo temple!"

Candi olo is candik ala or twilight or candikala is the condition of the sun before sinking in the western horizon. A mixture of yellow, orange and black color berdarakan decorate the sky. Very beautiful but mystical. The atmosphere of this twilight time air turns cold and moist.

This happens because many people believe, if at that time, the door of space and time is opened between good and evil. So it is associated with the supernatural natural world.

That is why, all the doors of the house are also recommended to be closed. To avoid the jinn Umm sabyan. According to the teachings of Islam, the task is to disturb small children and pregnant women, and just giving birth.

*****

Tonight, at Linda's mother's house, everyone has gathered. After completing the magrib prayer, they ate dinner together in front of the television, while Lesehan stroked the mat.

"Let's eat, yeah!"

"This was also a vegetable gori from the jackfruit tree behind the house."

"Wahhh." welcome Danang who really likes young jackfruit vegetables.

A few moments later, everything was done with the food.

When Linda and her mother had just cleaned their cutlery, a guest knocked on their door.

Tok tok!

"Assynoltom..."

"Wallaikumsalam..."

They all answered the greeting at the same time. Then Danang got up from his seat. He walked towards the door of the house.

Cleks!

Door opens.

"Kang Mus's. Let's Kang in!"

The guest is a kang Mus. Brother away from Linda's mother.

"Monggo Kang is sitting down."

He invited his guest to sit down first. And kang Mus also nodded his head in agreement.

Kang Mus sat down, and Danang sat down. They talked for a while to talk first.

"Sorry Nang. I just came to visit your father. I just got back from out of town."

"Yes Kang, it's okay. I am also healthy, Kang. Oh yeah, just a minute don't call me dad."

Kang Mus only responded with a thin smile, nodding his head. To send Danang to call his father first.

Shortly after, his father Linda came out to talk with the kang Mus. Who came to see him.

"Alhamdulillah the Mus. I'm healthy wes. Piye is your mother?"

Finally they talked to many things, asking about many things that they had not talked about for a long time. Because they rarely meet, with their own busyness. In living each other's lives.

Linda's mother also talked to the living room. While Linda and Ferry, along with Erli, are only in the room.

Linda did not want to meet the Mus kang, because she was uncomfortable with their circumstances at that time. Although he was also very grateful for the help of kang Mus, when he needed information about the mobile number of the rice mill.

While Ferry was also lazy to go out for a while, just greeting kang Mus, for fear that the guest would offend the problems he had along with mbak Nana. Which has become an open secret in rice milling.

*****

At nine o'clock, the house is deserted.

Kang Mus has been home since. Danang also goes weekly nights out of nowhere with her friends. While Erli, already sleeping in the room, accompanied by Linda.

And Linda's mother, was in already lying in bed. Because you feel tired after a day struggling with all your activities.

Ferry was just about to enter the room, after finishing from the bathroom.

"Son Ferry, sit here for a while" asked his father Linda, asking his daughter-in-law to come sit with him in front of the TV.

Ferry also abandoned his intention to enter the room. She complied, and finally sat down to accompany her in-laws watching a television show tonight.

In the end, his father Linda talked to Ferry. Ask him something that has been going on his mind lately.

"Mom wants to ask you something. But you don't get angry! This you're just looking for a meeting point of some news that's been around the house lately."

Ferry's face can no longer be the same as it was. Surprised, when he heard the unusual words of his father Linda.

He felt that there was something, that his father-in-law would ask. Because not usually, Linda's father is talking as seriously as now.