BETTING

BIKES

I threw myself in the bed. My hand reached out to pick up the bag and pulled out a brown envelope.

"A lot of it, Neng. Money from whom?" Bik Onah sat down to approach me.

I'm counting the money Ummi handed over this afternoon. I always do it in the room after all the kids are asleep. Kitchen secrets let me know.

"From Ummi to Abah. The money from this sale is Bik's parlor, divided for the children."

Bik Onah was silent. His face looks sad. If this home is sold and we can't find a place to replace it, what will the future hold. He no longer has a family. I am the only hope where he lives.

From the very beginning he was with us, he had already given up his life. I promised to take care of her for the rest of her life, accompanying her until dusk. Think of him as his own parent.

Symbiosis mutualism.

I started counting one by one. My eyes were fresh at the red money in front of me. The world seems to be coming back to life. At the very least, there is oxygen for us to survive some time ahead.

"So you stopped by there, did you?"

"Yes, called Ummi. On the phone at the store. Lin thought what, it turned out to be in love with a lump of money." I smiled happily. With this much money, who wouldn't?

"So it's been sold, Neng? Where will we stay?" Disappointed looks from the look of his old face. I let out a breath.

"Not yet, Bik. Elin has no money to pay for the new contract. Expensive now the price of the house." I try to explain slowly and give understanding to parents is not the same as talking to children.

The most obvious elderly tendency is excessive fear. Naturally, all the elderly experience it. Bik Onah is one of them. He could not sleep for days since the home was declared to be sold.

I try not to panic and be as calm as possible rather the atmosphere remains conducive. The kids know what? They just eat and play. As long as they can still play until they are satisfied, their hearts are happy and do not worry about anything.

"Kids how to. Want to get off on the streets? Their kasian, Neng. Bibik is not heart." Bik Onah's eyes focused on seeing the money I counted. Ah, I'll slip a sheet for him. For him to keep, how to know there is a need of his own.

I'm shaking. "Engga. Bibik is calm. Lin met with the buyer of this house. We're still in extra love in a month. But after that ..." I'm speechless.

Last sheet I finished counting. Fitting, fifty pieces of money a hundred thousand. For this operation a lot, but to pay the new contract is clearly less.

Where am I going to find the rest? Needless to think of Lin, that sustenance would exist. Do not doubt Him Who is the All-Giver. Alhamdulillahot. I give thanks in my heart.

"Buying this house is good, Neng. If someone else has been kicked out our time."

"Yes, Bik. It turns out that Elin's upperclassman was in college." I told you a little. All this time it was Bik Onah where I complained. She was always there to accompany me, like my own mother. On the contrary, consider me his biological daughter and children like his own granddaughter.

"Ooo, has he succeeded?" The old woman looked curious. Is there anyone that good in this world? Usually also play throw away, no matter the contract wants to stay where after.

"Well, it's the basis of his rich parents, Bik. He wants anything he can." I won't explain at length. Enough he knows at a glance. Let the rest be my own secret.

"Remort of ga, Neng? Time and time again you know." The woman laughed amusedly. When it comes to men, he likes to tease me. He hopes I get a mate soon.

Started again. Why does everyone want me to get married. They don't know what, I still haven't thought about it. Only the kids are my priority now.

Well-established men, handsome and still single at this time is rare. Most are married and have children. Even if there are only two possibilities, maho or impotent? Uh!

"Keep that time we have not found a new place how?"

"Maybe Elin will accept Mr. Broto's offer." The last option is just that. Let bandotan also he is rich. My children will be well if I greet them.

"Yes, Neng. Don't." Don't." His tone signified his sense of disbelief. He doesn't like. He said it was inappropriate. But we don't know a soul mate, do we? If it was my destiny, what else would it be?

"How else." I'll just let it go like this.

"Emang eneng willing virgin cower in the old man's bobol? Bibi is not willing." He sneered.

Ha .. ha .. ha ... I laughed hearing that.

"Yes, you don't know either. Later Elin tried to talk again the same who bought the house. Times get light again." I tried to calm down.

"Yes, Neng. If he's rich, then both are fine."

Uh what is this? Why even suggest I be a snatch for someone's husband?

"Yeeee .. aunt. Mending is Mr. Broto's wife. Don't take people's husbands." I'm shaking. Don't ah, I can't bear it until it happens. Women cannot bend each other. Camn it!

"If bibik let him be the second wife but his young lakinya cute. Neng pan pretty, time dapet grandpa peyot." His lips returned. Maybe imagine the face of Broto sitting next to me in the armchair.

Just-there's.

"Yes, Bik" I laughed in my heart.

"Hopefully there is a way, Neng. Don't be Miss Broto. Bibik could not squirm it. Let me just go first. Once in a while there will be a soul mate other than Broto ntu."

Instead, he was the one laughing. I shook my head. Aunt, good at joking too.

"Amen. Hopefully yes, Bik. May the best love be for us."

I hugged him tightly. It feels good to be in this woman's arms. We continued our conversation while sleeping in bed.

As usual every night before going to bed, share stories. I told her about the activities in the store, she told me about the pranks of the children in the parlor.

A aunt who always complains about the behavior of naughty children, which makes her dizzy. I was just listening, I knew he was just tired but never left us.

Its mouth is super-barnished when directing children, but lovingly caring if one is ill. It made me realize that I wasn't alone in dealing with all this. There they are with me, being reinforcement and protector in the face of all the trials to come.

Which other favors do you want to deny?