Aunt Melinda

Stay

In the end, Ferry relented to follow the will of his son, Erli.

So, tonight the three of them are staying at Linda's mother's house. Because Erli wanted to be able to play with the dolls. Together with his friends who, small around this symbolic house.

Erli started telling me about the incident earlier this afternoon, when he fell out of bed. Because you can't snitch when you're asleep.

"So, Erli played a doll in the front house. Keep invited to go home with Om Danang. Ask to sleep because it is already noon. When Danang left, Erli fell out of bed."

"Well! Did Erli really fall? How can?"

"Can't you, baby?"

Ferry and Linda, asking simultaneously, pretended to be surprised. Because they both also know, if Erli can not stay still while asleep though.

With her adorable demeanor, Erli told me. Occasionally, he also demonstrated how he was, when he fell asleep.

Although actually, Linda and Ferry also know, how Erli is when he is sleeping. But the two of them, still pretending to be shocked and responding to his son's story.

"Oh, Erli should be tied up just after sleeping. Let's not move there to here. It will not fall too," said Linda, pretending to echo. Because the child could fall out of bed.

"No, I don't want Ma!" sahut Erli fast.

He certainly felt afraid as well, if he would be completely tied up while asleep.

"Hehehe."

Linda hugged her son, with an amused chuckle. Realizing that, his son took his words seriously.

"Tomorrow, when you work and there are assignments for a week. Erli same Papa yes! Can't be naughty. Once in a while, Erli would be taken to the waste house and sleep here as well."

"But don't fall again?"

"Really Ma?" asked Erli quickly.

Erli felt very happy, because he could sleep and play in this symbolic house. If she was left by her mother.

Ferry nodded and smiled. When his wife and son were talking. Occasionally, he chimed in, if the child was acting worried.

After getting tired of telling her mom and dad, Erli ended up falling asleep as well. He was flabby by both his parents.

"Mas. Isn't it okay Linda's staying a week tomorrow?" linda asked, making sure her husband didn't mind.

"Yes it's okay. You need that training."

Linda nodded and smiled, hearing the answer given by her husband.

"Mas tired, right? Linda just took a moment, so I can sleep well later."

Ferry just nodded. Then position himself, so that his wife can massage his body comfortably.

After a while, Ferry asked Linda to give up her job. "Already Deck. You're tired too. But tomorrow we're playing around. It's uncomfortable to have Erli in this bed."

Linda nodded her husband's words, smiling amusedly.

He was also still feeling tired, with his activities all day. So, she could not have done anything, if she had to serve her husband.

Now, they both prepare to sleep. With their own thoughts.

*****

The next day, Ferry invited Erli to chat on the front porch of the house.

There was Danang wiping his motorcycle. And there was also his father Linda, who was bathing some of his pet birds.

"Lins. You have a lot of friends, right to Jakarta?" ask Linda's mother, for fear that her son will go alone to Jakarta.

"Son Ma'am. There are many friends who take part in this training..And not just a leader. There were several managers who accompanied his men. That's the leader."

Linda tried to explain to her mother, so as not to worry about her departure tomorrow.

"There's a bus from the company. There is also a place to stay there, ma'am," added Linda explained about her duties as a representative leader in her building.

Although every building, there are five leaders who are given assignments. Only Linda is the new kid. Linda has not worked for two months at the company.

The training period is not over. SK has not yet come down. But he was appointed by the company to be able to train in Jakarta.

"So, Linda should be able to take advantage of this opportunity ma'am."

That was the explanation Linda gave her mother. And of course, her mother was also pleased with what Linda said.

Linda's mother was proud. Because right now, Linda is no longer unemployed and is no longer beaten by her husband.

"You are diligent. What the boss says, obedient and followed. Will be going to office soon." His mother gave encouragement, so that Linda still tried to be able to work well in the company.

*****

Around eleven o'clock eight in the morning, it's all done. Erli had also taken a shower. So too with the others.

And now, they were all gathered in the living room, which was in front of the television. They'll all have breakfast together.

"Let's take a day off and get it all together, mom and dad will talk for a minute."

Linda's father, told everyone, before starting their breakfast.

"What's up, sir?" ask Linda, who knows nothing.

Slowly, her father Linda explained about her rice field. He guaranteed the rice field to Linda, as a guarantee for the money he gave to Danang yesterday.

"So, that rice field status is now yours Linda. But it happens if, Father or mother and Danang, can't pay off the money."

"If you can pay, yes the rice field still belongs to the Father. And only then can you both have, by the time you're gone, as an inheritance."

"Mr what the hell is it! Linda didn't think that far either" said Linda, who wouldn't if her father or mother thought about the money.

Danang just looked down and was quiet from now on.

Perhaps, he thought if, all this was because of his fault. Linda had never thought about anything other than helping her family.

Ferry was silent too. Two only serve Erli, who had eaten his daughter's handmade crackers.

Finally, their conversation no longer continued.

They started the breakfast. Because Erli was starting to fuss and wanted to quickly be able to go play with his friends, who might have been waiting for him outside the house.

*****

"Sir. Why did you have such thoughts?" ask Linda to her father. When he had the opportunity to talk alone with his father.

"It's okay Nduk. You also talked about this to Danang and mother as well. And the two of them don't have a problem with that."

But Linda still did not want if, her family thought that she wanted to master her father's rice field.

"It's okay Nduk. Than to be pawned to someone else. You can't be part of it if there's a harvest."

"With you, you still have a part. Because it's just some kind of guarantee. What matters is, everyone already knows the same."