COBBY

Tenth Wolu

Not much different from the atmosphere during the day. The night came with a thick fog that seemed to be eternal in the village of Ebuh. The sound of crickets creaking slowly which indicates the air temperature is getting lower. Occasionally there is also the sound of toads and toads, which come out of nowhere. It probably came from a puddle of water behind the Purbo house.

Dini painstakingly back to connect connect the dark blue wool thread in her hand. His fingers are so skilled at knitting, to form a scarf that is quite good. While Purbo sat in front of the dressing table, watching his beautiful and calm wife.

Purbo still feels foreign to the environment of Ebuh village. The more days it feels the inconvenience of living in a remote village at the foot of the hill. However, Purbo began to feel comfortable and at home to have a good partner Early.

"Why the hell is Mas looking at me like that?" dini asked after waking up Purbo looked at her continuously.

"You're beautiful, fine, kalem. How can you choose a husband who is temperament like me? I feel more and more angry in this house, especially at Mak Nah," Purbo said squinting both eyes.

Silence does not answer. His hands were still busy with knitted wool threads. For Purbo, Dini seemed to avoid questions from him.

"Yes? I wonder, what makes you like me? Aren't there a lot of guys out there expecting to be with you?" ask Purbo then.

Early put down her knitting needle. He sighed, then looked at Purbo deeply. The dim room lights make clear Early eyeballs look like glass. Or maybe she was holding back tears?

"I'm an unlucky person. Before meeting you, I felt the pain of being abandoned several times. The beauty I have turned out to be only a target of conquest. No one is really sincere to me," said Dini with a soft look.

"Then, am I that good?" Purbo scrunched his forehead.

"You came at the right time. You are there when I need Mas," Dini said.

I heard the door knocking. Inlet us enter. Mak Nah brought a glass of wedang parem on a tray. Apparently the old woman listened to Purbo yesterday who protested against him because he had entered the master's room.

"The parem sir. In order for the body to be healthy and fit," said Mak Nah while putting wedang parem on the Purbo front dressing table.

"Kok Dini is not prepared also Mak? Not healthy?" ask Purbo curious. Questions that make Mak Nah feel annoyed.

"There's quite a lot of red ginger powder sir. If you drink Madam Dini I am worried that later Madam's stomach is too hot," replied Mak Nah reasoned.

"I'll excuse you. Don't forget to drink, sir," Mak Nah inching back out of the room.

Purbo plays a glass glass filled with wedang warm parem made by Mak Nah. He tapped on the clear side of the glass as his mind wandered, watching far away.

"Not drink it straight away?" ask Dini.

"Ah, yes it's still hot. Emm, I want to tell you the truth" Purbo said, waking up from his daydream.

"What's up, Mom?" ask Dini curiously.

"Actually I sometimes think that this parem wedang that makes me forget everything Din," Purbo stared intently at Dini.

"Huh? Why that?" Dini gasped in shock at Purbo's speech.

"Imagine Din, in a day I have to drink it twice. Well, it feels very pushy. Isn't that suspicious? Don't don't Mak Nah does intend to make me forget Din," Purbo held his forehead.

"Don't think weird. You were always so bad to think about Mak Nah. But Mak Nah it was very good. You drank wedang parem this morning?" ask Dini with a face that looks worried.

Purbo nodded quickly. Suddenly, now Purbo has a bad prejudice on Dini. What if it turns out that his wife conspired with Mak Nah to continuously poke her with wedang parem? What purpose? What are the uses of wedang parem actually?

Inner Purbo churned. The other side of the heart refuted his bad preconceived notions. Early gentle nature and attitude, and felt very fond of Purbo, it makes no sense if Dini has bad intentions on her husband.

Purbo hurriedly walked out of the room. He did not go to the living room, but continued to step up to the front porch. Cold air immediately felt piercing the skin. No other light was visible except the dim lights of his house. True darkness is thick, imprisoning the netra with a dark black color.

Slightly in a hurry, Purbo threw away the liquid wedang parem in the front yard. He poured everything on the ground, occasionally turning his head inside the house. After the glass was empty, Purbo rushed back into the house. It turned out that Mak Nah was standing next to each other in the middle of the living room, noticing Purbo's movements with his round, black eyes.

"Sir where?" tanya Mak Nah is full of search.

"Oh this, it was like the sound of frogs on the terrace. I've been expelled," answered Purbo reasoned.

"Cock?" Mak Nah frowned.

"Yes. This is Mak, the glass I returned. Wedang paremnya steady," said Purbo while rubbing his lips, pretending as if he just downing the drink from Mak Nah.

"Ohh, almost forgot. Close the door later, Mom. I'm sleepy, I'm going to sleep. Hooaahhmm," Purbo evaporates wide. Then step into the bedroom, leaving Mak Nah who is still standing sculpting.

After Purbo left, Mak Nah put the empty glass back in her hand onto the living room table. The old woman went to the door, noticed the front porch for a moment then pulled the door leaf and closed it slowly.

Purbo went into the room, did not forget to close the door and immediately went up to the bed. Purbo clenched Early, rubbed his oblong stomach and occasionally kissed him affectionately.

"In the near future you will be born into this beautiful world of baby PeDe" Purbo said.

"Kok baby PeDe?" early Protest.

"It stands for Purbo Dini Yaang. Funny right?" Purbo.

"Iihhh, what the fuck," Dini chuckled.

"Emm, did you drink the parem?" ask Dini later.

"Iisshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Like the little boy who should be reminded to drink milk only me this," Purbo shook his head.

"For your sake Mas" said Dini quickly.

"What kindness? What if I don't drink?" ask Purbo full of search.

"Huh? Are you not drinking?" Back to asking.

"Yes drink, it's over. What if I don't drink?" Purbo repeated his question again, putting emphasis on his sentence.

"Yes let you be healthy, fresh, fit and strong," replied Dini reasoned.

"I'm not strong what the hell?" Purbo.

"Hi hi hi hi, yes strong Mas. Strong love meu," said Dini spoiled. Purbo just smiled looking at her.

"Turn off the lights. I'm going to sleep" Dini said.

Purbo nodded in agreement. And the lights were turned off.

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