BABE JADULKU

The Part 37

Our leisurely journey continued, this time we stopped in the city of Lubuk Attitudeing, the capital of Pasaman district. In this city we are looking for a place to rest. There is a restaurant that provides a place to pray and sleep.

"It's a nice tourist spot here anywhere?" I asked a woman who served us a meal.

"Oh, Bayang Aia, Ciracai Waterfall, there continues to be Rimbo Panti" replied the woman.

"Which is close, Uni?"

"Baby Aia, just half an hour from here, there's nice, clear water,"

"Oh, thank you, Uni," I said later. Want to see what Aia Shadow is like.

"Daddy, do you know that woman?" bang Parlin asked, playing with his son.

"Son, Bang, who do I know here?"

"Do you know his name?"

"Where's the tau, Bang,"

"But this adek called Uni, it's called Uni?"

"Yes, Allah, Bang, Bang, the Union is a call for women here, so, Bang, the streets are frequent,"

"Here call girls "Upik" call boys Buyung," said Bang Parlin again.

"Different, Bang, that's a call for kids,"

"Like it, Deck,"

"There are tourist attractions Bayang Aia, Bang, to there, Yuk," I said later.

"No need, Dek, there's this Scout, trouble us later," replied Bang Parlin.

"Yes, yes, Bang, but what does Aia's Shadow mean?"

"Day of Him,"

"Who is he?"

"Some,"

Our lighthearted talk came to a halt because the husband's HP rang, this is something that rarely happens. What reads is the old-school HP Nokia type 1100 even though the husband already has a new HP, he is still using the communication tool.

"Who from, Bang?" I looked at the HP screen. No name, meaning a number that has not been named.

"Hallo, Assalamu'alaikum," said the husband.

"Turn on the speaker, Bang, listen up" I said.

Husband then turned on the speaker, then heard a voice from across, but his voice was not clear, like the sound of the crowd and noise.

"Hello, hello, who is this?" husband said again.

"It's Ria, Bang,"

"Si Ria apparently," said the husband while handing the HP to me.

"What's up, Ria?" my many.

"Father, brother, father Bang Parlin,"

"Why, why Amang Boru?"

"Fall down, now we're on the way to Panyabungan hospital, now,"

"Amang Boru, Bang, fall, let's go home, Bang," I said later.

Our journey had to turn back, from the bottom of our Attitude back to North Sumatra. This time there is not much rest anymore, the husband is also more silent behind the wheel.

Passing back Panti, Rao, Tapus, Muara Sipongi, Kotanopan until finally reached the City of Panyabungan. Panyabungan is the capital of Mandailing Natal district. The journey from Lubuk Attitude to Panyabungan takes about five hours. We arrived at isa. Straight to the hospital.

At the hospital, all were gathered, there, Ria and her husband, my sister and her husband, there were also some Bang Parlin employees.

"Father is still in the ICU, not yet found," Ria said

Bang Parlin looked agitated, he walked back and forth, not saying a word.

"How did it fall?" ask an employee.

"Sneak, brother, you want to go up to the house, there will be stairs, suddenly you fall, maybe the stairs are slippery," said this employee.

It turned out that Father-in-law could not recover anymore, according to the doctor he would be in a wheelchair forever. Bang Parlin looks sad.

"Stupid time I, I let the old man alone in the garden" said Bang Parlin.

"Don't blame yourself, Bang, you will." I tried to calm my husband.

Indeed, the father-in-law has often been invited by his son, but he does not want to live with children, he still insists on living in the garden. He said one day he didn't work, his body hurt all over.

Two weeks in the hospital, we brought my father-in-law back to Medan.

"Sorry, Dek, I'll take care of Dad for the rest of his life" said Bang Parlin.

"Yes, Bang, there's no need to apologize, it's a child's obligation" I said later.

My Ria-sister husband became the successor to my father-in-law, he was given the mandate to take care of the oil palm plantation. Take care of fertilization, take care of the salary of the harvestman.

Our daily lives are changing, every day Bang Parlin takes care of all the needs of Father-in-law, starting from diapers to bathing. Bang Parlin won't let me help.

"Please, Deck, let me take my paradise," the husband said as I offered to help.

Every morning Bang Parlin would take Father-in-law to the musholla for the dawn prayer. Pushing the wheelchair. The one thing you can't stop is cigarettes.

"Bang, if at home, do not smoke Amang Boru, we have toddlers" I said one day.

"How yes, Deck, on one hand brother wants to please parents in his old age. On the other hand, Brother is also responsible for the health of children" said Bang Parlin.

It turned out that our conversation was heard by Father-in-law, he called me.

"Maen, come here first, Maen,"

I approached and sat down near him.

"Here you are the queen, Maen, if in our custom, you are the king, so do not hesitate if I do wrong, just rebuke, Maen, Maen, for Maen and Opaque Doli's sake I'm going to quit smoking" said the father-in-law.

"Sorry, Mang Boru,"

"Don't apologize, Maen, I'm grateful, there's finally a reason to quit smoking" said the father-in-law.

I am very grateful, I have understanding in-laws. He really stopped smoking, never again saw cigarette smoke in the house. According to Bang Parlin his father-in-law still smokes occasionally, but if smoking brought Bang Parlin far away.

(Nia, sharlok your location, we want to come to Medan) message from Bang Parta's wife.

Wow, this will be a lot. I'll give you the full address immediately. Two hours later Bang Nyatan also called, he said they wanted to come too, they walked overland from Jambi to Medan, already on the way, while Bang Parta was on a plane from Pontianak.

"Bang, this will be a lot of people, Bang Parta and Bang Nyatan will come," I reported to my husband when they just returned home bringing my father-in-law to treatment.

Soon I shop to welcome our guests, I will cook my best cuisine, namely soto Medan. Bang Parlin went to pick up Bang Parta to Kuala Namu, Bang Nyatan has arrived first.

As soon as it reaches the salim and cries to Father-in-law. Then they speak a language I don't understand. I continue cooking. Not long after, Bang Parlin arrived. The crying happened.

The next day we gathered in the living room. Bang Nyatan as the eldest son began to speak.

"To appreciate Nia and the other daughters-in-law, we speak Indonesian yes," said Bang Nyatan.

"Yes, agreeuu," I said directly.

"Look, I'll take you to Jambi, I'll take you there" Bang Nyatan said.

"No way, I also came to pick up Dad, I want to be filial too" said Bang Parta.

"Can't, I'm the one who treated here, all this time I was the one who treated, said Bang Parlindungan.

Wah, tiga orang bersaudara lagi rebutan, bukan rebutan harta, tapi berebut menguruskan orang tua mereka. Entah kenapa aku jadi terharu. Kulihat istri Bang Nyatan juga sampai menitikkan air mata.

"Replace, Parlin, I also want to feel the pleasure of taking care of parents, I will stop working for the sake of parents, I will take care of him in the rest of his age," said Bang Parta.

"I am the most entitled, I am the oldest child, anyway Dad I brought to Jambi," said Bang Nyatan.

Duh, this long shall. We daughters-in-law just quietly waiting for the husbands scramble to take care of the old order that already can not walk. If out there people are fighting over the inheritance. The family is taking care of their father.

There is no word of agreement, each remains in its stance, fighting each other's arguments interspersed with tears. Me and my two sisters-in-law just kept waiting. I'd be right if Bang Parlindungan had won this title. I will help Bang Parlindungan reach his paradise.

"Bakal alot is a discussion" said Bang Nyatan's wife.

"Yes, no one seems to want to budge" continued Bang Parta's wife.

*somewhere exclamation....*