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"Ehm um..."
Suddenly we both were busy learning about the story of one of Ummul Mukminin was shocked and immediately turned to the source of the voice and we found his mother and father Mas Zein was near the door not far away from where we sit.
"How did Zein get hurt?" Ask Zein's mother before we open our voices.
"Prophey ma...!" Her husband tried to calm the wife who looked emotional.
Me and bang Alif stood up to honor the person older than us.
"Night Sir..." Bang Alif said politely and then shook hands with his papa mas Zein.
"Night..." Answer her mother briefly. " So how?"
"Sorry aunt, I was wrong....." Answer me with a down. I did not shake hands with him because I still remember how the mama Mas Zein rejected me so I anticipated that later my hand would hang unresponsive.
"Then you must take responsibility!" He said while straddling.
"Ma.h. It must have been a misunderstanding". his father Mas Zein rubbed the shoulders of his angry wife.
"Good Aunt...." I answered still looking down. I know I'm wrong then I should also know his consequences and take responsibility until he recovers.
"Oh yeah? Are you sure you can take responsibility for Zainal? How's it?" He was still an emotion that made me look up at him. Yes, I know I was wrong and I am willing to take responsibility why should I be angry?
"I'll take care of Zein's mas until he's cured...." I answered while looking at the woman who loved Zein.
"just that?? You think that's enough of what he's going through now? You must take responsibility for my son! You made it that way so you have to take responsibility....!" His words sounded harsh and his voice was also fierce as it held the tightness in his heart. Her husband who tried to calm her was not ignored.
Bang Alif also just saw it without knowing the words of his mother Zein and did not defend me in the least. I feel depressed but can't dwell let alone yell back.
"Ma. uhuk uhuk aaaggh..." Zein's voice made us all look at him. He must have been shocked by our quarrel and his mother approached him immediately.
"Zein...Who is sick?" Said the woman who still looked beautiful as she rubbed her son's chest.
My brother and I were standing some distance away from Zein's bed. Do not want to disturb the meeting of the child and his parents. Bang Alif hugged my shoulder and tried to calm me down because I was emotionally involved.
"Mahs.... Ani was not wrong. I followed her and Ani felt like someone unknown was stalking her. Then he came to my feet and I fell. That'sthat's all". Mas Zein really stood up for me.
"But he has to take responsibility! Mama doesn't want to know..."
"Yes!!!" Papa mas Zein suppressed his voice with a tinge of emotion.
"It will take care of me until I am healed. Is it in?" Asked Zein who seemed to be still in pain after coughing earlier and I immediately nodded my head. Somehow this atmosphere was like a quarrel between in-laws and daughter-in-law and then her husband and in-laws defended her.
"Ma....". Mas Zein seemed to be trying to calm his mother so as not to get emotional and suppress me again.
"Mama doesn't want to know. He must be responsible!" He said while accusing me of feeling more guilty was also upset.
I know a mother will be angry when her child is mistreated by someone else but it's not a little outrageous because I'm willing to take responsibility. Why as if I wanted to escape.
"The only way you have to marry Zainal and take care of her properly. I don't want him to go on why-why....." She said crying on her husband's shoulder.
Did I hear wrong? Wh-what really happened? I was still standing looking at the woman who had just been angry at me. I saw a Zein mas who was as confused as I was. Then I turned to the Alif bang that was beside me.
We were all confused but no one spoke to ask what really happened.
"Otherwise? Didn't your son suffer after separating from him? Do you want to see Zein become the weathered and sad bachelor he used to be?" He said still in a shaky tone.
"Ssttt. be careful when you say so! Your words are a prayer for your son ma...! Papa Mas Zein said in a rather loud voice.
"Because it's a reward.... I want your son to be as happy as the girl he likes ".
I saw Zein who was crying. Maybe mas Zein felt overwhelmed by the recognition of his mother who despite fiercely begging for mercy but turned out to be very dear to him.
Is there anyone who proposes to a girl in such an angry manner? Oh my God. I don't know how to answer now. Not yet become a daughter-in-law has been ferocious asking for forgiveness what if later it will be a daughter-in-law?
"Why don't you want to take responsibility?"
"Well...where is there a parent who proposes to a girl for her child in such a way? Come well to his parents and ask him to give up his daughter to be a daughter-in-law in our house...!"
"Mama doesn't want to know. He can't refuse, anyway he has to want to. period"
"Maybe now your future daughter-in-law is thinking how to live in a relationship with in-laws like you..."
"Mama doesn't want to know. He must want to" he said as he sat on the sofa.
Her wise husband was only in response to his wife's strange behavior.
"I'm sorry, both of you. Please understand. This is how we old people are. Sometimes we act like a child forgetting the age of forgetting that the child is an adult... I mean the father's wife wants Ani to be willing to be his daughter-in-law but doesn't know what to say..."
"Pa.a.h"
"Yes sir, I can understand. But this is about my sister's wedding so we have to talk about it again" said bang Alif wisely as usual.
"Yes of course. Now that we have it, both of you please go home first! No papa!" He said calmly.
"Tell me tomorrow morning he's the one who must take care of Zainal's reward!" Her mother is still sniffing.
Again the middle-aged man shook his head.
"Can I talk to Ani for a second bang?" Ask the Zein mas by showing the face of the melas ala-ala.
One by one the people in the room went outside leaving us both. I walked closer to him too.
"Don't long Zein!" Bang Alif said.
"Yes bang.." The answer.
"I'm sorry my mom.... Her mouth is level 10, but I'm sure she won't be holding you when you're my wife and already her daughter-in-law. Trust me! I will take care of you in... Please look at me! If necessary, we have our own house and do not mix with our mother. You want to be in.. be my wife?" His eyes were glazed over and so was mine. We have no power to stop our cries.
"Mas Zein I'll go home first..." I said I didn't answer the question.
"In...."
"Tomorrow morning I'll come again...." I immediately turned around while wiping my tears and walked away from her.
"Di's.... I love you...." He said in a hoarse voice.
I looked up and smiled at him.