Aunt Melinda
Niatan Uncle
Danang was embarrassed, with the words of his Uncle Della. Especially concerning her sister, Linda, who just held the status of a widow because she lived to die.
"Sorry Uncle. Danang wants to take a bath first" said Danang, without waiting for approval from his uncle.
He also did not answer the question that his uncle had asked. Because it would increase his uncle's time to keep talking.
Della also threw away her face, upon hearing the words spoken by her uncle.
"Uncle! My uncle has two wives. Just take care of the truth, both of them. There are children as well Uncle," explained Della giving advice.
"Heh boy! I was the perfect man. It's handsome, rich again. Who doesn't know me? Who is the woman who does not want me to be her husband? And I still have two quotas for the woman who will be my wife."
Hearing his uncle's ravings, Della could only shake his head. Because he did know very well, if his Uncle was a rich and successful person.
So, in this region, his uncle was a person who was respected by the surrounding community.
Rich man with two wives and five children. Each one is given a very large house and also more than enough spending money.
That is why, there are indeed some women who want her uncle to be her husband. Both are still girls, who certainly have a lot of mind matre, and also widows.
But Della wouldn't have been willing, had Linda been his uncle's wife.
She still wants to see Linda get to be with her sister Romi. Although now she has become her sister-in-law Linda, but she wants to make her brother happy too, by uniting Romi, so that she wants to marry her former lover. Who is now a widow.
Della had asked some who understood religious law, if Linda was Della's sister-in-law. Then Linda will marry her older sister.
According to the religion he espoused, namely Islam, it is permissible.
"I'm sorry, Uncle. Linda's sister was Romi's boyfriend since she was in school. So, if now mas Romi wants to come back with mbak Linda, it will not hurt. So Della hope, Uncle is not a barrier to happiness mas Romi."
"What?"
His uncle was surprised, when he heard the explanation given by Della.
"But... Why is Romi silent?" ask his uncle again.
It seemed like she couldn't believe what Della had just said.
"Serah Uncle! If you don't believe me, just ask Romi."
Della had no words to give her uncle any more advice. So he used the reason for the truth about his sister and Linda in the past, so that his uncle would step down.
But it seemed that his uncle did not give up. He picked up his phone to call his nephew. Which is now in a big city.
Tut tut tut!
Tut tut tut!
Della was already feeling anxious, in case her uncle asked and her brother could not give an answer, or say no.
His uncle would be very angry with him. Because he lied to her.
Eventually, Della focused on calling her sister. With misgivings, Della prayed, may her brother be sensitive, and gave an answer that made her uncle withdraw from his intention to propose to Linda.
And it turns out Romi received a phone call from his Uncle.
..."Assalamualaikum Uncle."...
..."Waallaikumsalam Rome. How are you doing there?"...
..."Good Uncle. What's up, Romi's phone tumben. So suspicious. Hehe..."...
It seemed Romi was already suspicious of what his uncle was doing this time. Unusually, his uncle contacted him directly.
Usually, if there was a need, his uncle contacted him asking for Della's help.
..."Ah, you could have. Haha..."...
..."What's the matter Uncle?"...
..."Oh yes Uncle. Indeed why?"...
..."For example, this is yes, for example! Uncle wants to make her his wife?"...
Across the street, Romi was silent at the question asked by his uncle.
He was thinking hard, looking for an excuse for his uncle to forget his intentions, to be able to get Linda as his third wife.
..."Uncle. Doesn't uncle want to see Romi happy?"...
..."Meaning?"...
..."If Linda's done with iddah, and healthy. Romi wants to propose and make himself a wife."...
The Iddah period in Islam is the time when a woman who has divorced her husband, either because her husband died or because of divorce when her husband is still alive, to wait and refrain from marrying another man. Her goal was to maintain her husband's blood relationship. If there is a fetus that turns out to grow in the widow's stomach.
..."Oh so yeah... But Uncle still wants him to be Uncle's wife. So, Uncle will propose to her first, before you come. Haha..."...
..."Uncle what the fuck is this!"...
Click!
His uncle actually cut off the phone unilaterally, after finishing beating the drums of competition with Romi. Who was his own nephew.
Della melengos, seeing her smiling uncle satisfied, after hanging up her phone call with Romi.
"Uncle go first. Assalamualaikum..."
"Ohh.. waallaikumsalam."
Della could only let out a long sigh, while answering her uncle's greeting.
But she was grateful, because it turned out that her brother was quite sensitive, by giving an answer that was almost the same as the answer he had said to his uncle as well.
After her Uncle left, Della was like contacting her brother.
Tut tut tut!
..."Yes Del, assalamualaikum..."...
..."Waallaikumsalam Mas's. Uncle's gone too far!"...
..."Did two come to the house?"...
..."Ja. He even asked Danang mas about the same thing."...
Della finally tells her about her uncle, and also the reason he gave her. So that his uncle was not satisfied, then directly contact Romi directly.
..."Oh.. Good thing that brother gave the same answer that you gave yes Del."...
..."Yes Mas. I was worried earlier, if Mas was insensitive. Then give an answer that makes uncle more determined."...
..."But he was..."...
..."It's okay, Mas. Let Della try to talk to Linda later."...
..."Hhh. I'll try to talk to Linda later."...
..."You know, Mas Romi is in a big city, when can I talk to Linda?"...
..."I forgot Del, if now Linda's finished her iddah period. Kan I said to Uncle, if I'm gonna propose to Linda finish her Iddah period."...
Apparently, the words spoken by Romi to his uncle will be done soon.
He did not want to see his uncle impose his will on Linda later.
Della can only support her sister, to get her heart back. Because she also disagreed, if her Uncle was going to make Linda his third wife.
