Aunt Melinda

Attitude Change

Two years later.

Linda, who was taking care of a baby, was shocked when her husband came in drunk.

"Heh fucking woman! Prepare me for a bath!"

A loud bang and harsh words came out of her husband's mouth.

And this, it's been going on for a few months now, when Linda was pregnant.

Without saying much, Linda put the baby into the baby box.

She rushed towards the kitchen, to prepare warm water for her husband's bath.

Linda never thought, if the hard and rough nature of her husband, she would get.

All this time, before Linda lived a married life, she always dreamed of a harmonious family and protect each other.

Understanding and loving each other, just like the time before marriage.

But, Linda's hope seemed to be just empty hope. Now, the life he had was far from comfortable.

And it's unknown to Linda, what and why happened to her.

In the past, when Linda decided to choose her husband, the Ferry police, she hoped to live together happily.

She wants the affection and love of her husband, sincere from the heart of the Ferry police.

Just as Ferry police said, when proposing to her, and hugging her while crying, when on the way home they were both from the big city.

After meeting and seeing how Romi is. Linda's old boyfriend.

But it seems like all of that is a memory. All the perfect dreams were lost in the last few months.

And Linda never got the answers, to her questions.

Because of her husband, will be angry and slam anything that is nearby, if Linda asks or breaks her words and requests.

'Why did he change so drastically? what wrong? is he in trouble?'

That's how it was, question after question, that came to Linda's mind right now.

Linda's burden increased, when she was no longer allowed to work, and faced the birth of their first child.

Because of the change in attitude of the Ferry police as well, who no longer provide regular shopping money, the same as before.

Linda is not allowed to work, but finances are not well managed.

Preparation for the birth of his first child was also not a top priority for Ferry police.

He no longer paid any attention to his wife, Linda.

Every time he came home from duty, Ferry police were angry and something was done, to make a scene at home.

Fortunately, the two of them had already lived in their own house, which was quite far from Linda village.

Their housing, it could be said, was still deserted. So, the commotion that occurred, was unknown to others.

Moreover, Linda also rarely went out of the house, so what she experienced, did not see people.

He often gets a reward for small mistakes, which he accidentally commits.

"Mas. The water is ready" said Linda, on her husband's couch, who had not yet taken off her police uniform.

"Huh..noisy!"

Her husband, instead, snapped at her by shaking his hand.

Linda backed off, and went back into the room. She held back her tears, so as not to cry anymore.

She used to get the words out of her husband's mouth, out loud.

Now, he wanted to accompany his son, who had not fallen asleep properly.

Fortunately, his four-month-old son, not fussy and like to know, how his mother is, at this time.

"Thank you, baby. You're the one who made me strong, and you're still trying to survive under these circumstances."

Linda kissed her son, who was asleep, in the cradle.

*****

A few moments later. When Linda just fell asleep.

Brakk!

And Linda knows who did all that.

Surely, her husband had woken up and went to the bathroom, to clean up his drunken self.

"Linda! Linda!"

Linda Hang had just woken up, of course not being able to quickly get to the bathroom.

"God! Budek is it you?"

Her husband, angry that he got the bath water he asked for earlier, was already cold.

It's no longer warm, to take a night bath of Ferry police.

"So Linda woke up Ferry. But..."

"Stupid You!"

Linda wasn't done with the sentence she wanted to say, but her husband, already cut and snapped at her with harsh words again.

Byurs!

Even now, the water in the tub, which had been provided by Linda to bathe her husband, was poured on her.

"Yes..."

Linda who never thought that, she would be tempted, of course, now in a state of wetness.

Brakk!

Ferry police, slammed the tub, after there was no water.

He also just left, regardless of the circumstances of his wife, Linda.

"Hiks hyks..."

Linda could only cry under these circumstances. And all this time, he never told her about his condition, to his parents.

All they know is that, just as everyone else knows, his life with the Ferry police is fine, and he is happy.

*****

A few months ago, when Linda had just given birth. Both of his parents came to visit.

"Linda. You should apply your face. Even though she just gave birth. Look at that, your white face looks even more pale."

His mother, warned Linda, to take care of herself, to keep looking beautiful, even though she had just given birth to a baby.

Linda could only nod, without saying much.

He did not want, if both his parents, especially his mother, to blame him, with the circumstances he had today.

Later, her mother will blame her, because it can not make her husband more considerate, just like before.

"It's your own fault. You can't take care of yourself and please your husband. Yesterday, when you were pregnant, you couldn't do anything about it, because of your cravings."

Such were the words of her mother, when Linda once complained, about the change in her husband's attitude, when she was in a state of cravings. Young pregnancy time.

Linda realized that, at the time of her cravings, in the early days of pregnancy, she could not perform her duties as a wife normally.

This was because, every night, while sleeping together with her husband, Linda always felt nauseous and wanted to vomit.

But, it was only for two months, at the time when it had just been discovered if she was pregnant.

After a few days, the cravings did not exist, it was her husband who changed his attitude.

When Linda wanted to know what happened to her husband, Linda was treated harshly, for the first time, and until now.

Linda also never got an answer, to the questions in her heart, about her husband's change.

Because every time Linda asked, her husband would get angry and beat her up.

"Wife is useless. Don't ask too many questions! Just take care of yourself!"

Such was the change in attitude of the Ferry police, which Linda never expected.

And it was, continuously until Linda could no longer hold back, to just stay still and do nothing.