Divorced on the First Night

Salads

“Yes, geez, Jeng. Don't bother like that. Jeng Asih this is too manjain Anha, deh,” said mama is not happy—padahat, anyway, actually like to also see Anha given such an expensive bag. Ordinary.

“No papa, kok, Jeng. Lagian Anha is also already my time in the hospital first.”

“Please, Aunt,” said Anha while putting the tote bag on her lap. Jeng Asih smiled and nodded. Then Jeng Asih looked at her mother Anha and gave the code to her best friend. Mama smiled and understood the meaning of Jeng Asih's gaze and blink.

“Anha. You make drinks the same as snacks first there for Aunt Asih.”

Anha nodded. Put the tote bag that was originally on the bench on the table.

“Ah, do not bother, Jeng,” said Jeng Asih.

“No papa, kok, Aunty. Bentar, yes, Anha ready first.”

Jeng Asih finally nodded. But Anha's steps stopped for a moment when Jeng Asih called her name.

“Anha. Is there a salad? Aunty does not like sweetness, not obtained by a doctor. Ordinary, the disease of the elderly,” said Jeng Asih while pouting. Sometimes the illness is troublesome. Can't do this, I. Can't be that, lah. Many challenges. Everything cannot be eaten.

Anha gave a quick thought. There are still some vegetables in the fridge.

“There's Aunt. Bentar, yes, Anha makein first.”

Jeng Asih smiled happily.

“Indeed,” the words of Jeng Asih are only Anha replied with a smile—of course a smile that is forced for the sake of hospitality and for the sake of looking fine.

After Anha went into the kitchen. Jeng Asih looked at Hamkan with a sharp gaze and hands that were criss-crossed in front of his chest.

Let's just frown and not understand the codes like that. Usually, his name is also male. Unsensitive.

His mother glared at him. Let me grimace, it turns out that was the purpose of the movements of his mother earlier. Why not send it directly to him.

“Iya, Ma,” replied Hamkan obediently. Finally Hamkan stood up to help Anha in the back. Whatever his mother said, must have done. Hamkan would not reject him at all because he loved his mother very much.

When the two young men went back. Jeng Asih shifted his seat so that it was close to his mother Anha.

Jeng Asih held the arm of his best friend. Now his expression changed again. Turned to sad.

“Jeng. I didn't think Anha's marriage would be annulled. I'm so sad, Jeng. Anha must be very sad. I can't imagine it.”

That was the actual word Jeng Asih wanted to say. And the intention was to send Anha and Hamkan back so that he could say this to Anha's mother.

“Iya, Jeng. I as a parent was also very sad to see my own child slumped like that. But what else. Maybe not a soul mate.”

Jeng Asih rubbed his best friend's arm.

“No papa, Jeng. Anha's a good boy. Well-favoured. Calem. Surely he will get a replacement that is also good.”

Mama Anha nodded her head. There is also hope that the best one might be one of the children of his best friend who is sitting next to him.

Is it okay if he hopes like that?

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When we got to the kitchen door. Let me pause for a moment to make Anha look back. Anha was quite surprised also by the sudden arrival of Hamkan behind her.