Forced to Be a Comforter Woman

Granny's Grief

"Make that sweet tea warm there, Nis!" father's orders to Anisa.

"Yes, yeah." answered Anisa.

Anisa obeyed my father's orders and stepped her feet towards the kitchen. Shortly afterwards, Anisa returned to us, carrying a tray of three tea glasses in her hand.

Anisa gave one by one the tea to my grandmother and my father. When she finished, Anisa sat back in her chair.

"Eat her martabak, Nis!" bargain dad.

Dad put the martabak box in front of his favorite child. Anisa took a piece and ate it.

"Who bought this, huh? Lovely Brother, huh?" ask Anisa.

"Yes" replied the father.

After that, the father shifted the martabak box back to the front of Ridwan. Dad also offered the martabak to his son.

"Well, Wan! You want to not?" ask dad.

"You, yeah." replied Ridwan as he took one piece and chewed it.

I looked at my two sisters who were eating my luggage. After that, I immediately reached into the pocket of the pants to take some money in them.

"This is for you, Nis! And this is for you, Wan!"

I said while handing over three hundred thousand per person to the two of them. Anisa and Ridwan also seemed very happy, after receiving my gift money.

"Thank you, brother!" say they're in unison.

"Yes," I reply.

Dad seemed to smile happily seeing me handing out money to his two children. But not with grandma, she looks very upset by showing her sour face to all of us.

I know what exactly makes Grandma that way. Maybe because Grandma was still very angry with the three of them.

Because of financing their school both, then his father always pressured me to constantly send money. Dad asked me for money without knowing the time and place.

"Balek yok, Ndah! Grandma's sleepy." take grandma.

He took me home pretending to yawn in front of them all. I who understood the meaning of the grandmother also immediately agreed to her invitation.

Grandma intentionally did that, so that the two of us could quickly leave my father's house.

Actually, I also did not feel at home to linger in my father's house. And it just so happened that grandma asked to come home soon.

"Yeyy, grandma knows what's in my brain. I love you, Grandma" my mind is in infinity.

Without further ado, I immediately say goodbye to my father and his two children. I got out of my seat and kissed the back of my hand.

"Well, we'll balek first, yeah! Afraid of being on the road, grandma also drowsiness his word." pamit ku.

"Oh, yeah that's it. Let me find the rickshaw first." replied Dad.

"Yes" I said.

Dad started to step out the door to look for the rickshawman, who was around his house.

While waiting for my father to get a rickshaw, I invited my grandmother to wait on the porch of my father's house.

"Related, grandma! We're waiting outside!" take me.

"Yes, Ndah. Grandma's waist has been sealed this time sitting here for a long time." replied grandma.

He stood up from his chair while holding his waist. Seeing me and grandma about to come out, Anisa and Ridwan immediately stood up from their seats.

The two of them approached me and grandma, then shook our hands. After that, my grandmother and I walked to the exit. They both followed our steps from behind.

"That rickshaw already exists, Ndah." said the father.

"okay, yeah. We balek first yes, assalamualaikum."

"Yes be careful on the road yes, wa'laikum greetings." replied the father.

I say goodbye to my father and kiss the back of his hand again. So did dad, he kissed the back of Grandma's hand like I did.

Dad held Grandma's hand to help her get on the rickshaw. After that, I followed my grandmother and sat next to her, in the three-wheeled vehicle.

After the rickshaw we were riding drove to the highway, my father stepped back into his house.

Since the day has begun to dissolve, the streets of Binjai city have been somewhat tenuous from all types of motorized vehicles.

"Stop right here, bang!" ask me to the rickshawman.

"Okay, brother e." answered him.

After handing over the fare to the pedicab attendant, my grandmother and I immediately went down and walked towards my grandmother's house.

After a few minutes of walking through the neighboring houses, we both arrived in front of my grandmother's house.

After opening the door, my grandmother and I entered and locked the door again.

"We'll eat yok, Ndah!" take grandma.

He came out of his room and had already changed his clothes with a house negligee. Grandma walked straight to the kitchen to prepare the food.

"Yes, grandma! I change clothes first." I'll give you back.

I immediately rushed into the room to change clothes. When I finished, I immediately rushed out of the room and stepped into the kitchen to help grandma.

But apparently, the grandmother was ready to serve all her food on the floor that had been lined with pandan mats.

"Laaahhh, it's ready apparently. Though I've been quick to change his clothes so I can help grandma nyiapin this."

I said while pointing to the food that was in front of me. The grandmother who heard my babbling handed me a plastic plate, saying...

"Yes, I'm not sorry, next time help him. Now we eat yes, grandma is hungry." said grandma.

"Yes, thank you, Grandma." I answered while receiving a plastic plate from my grandmother's hand.

My grandmother and I started eating the food in a relaxed manner. I really enjoyed this natural grandmother's cooking.

Grandma's cooking is natural. Without flavoring or sugar. Grandma only used salt for her cooking mix.

After I finished eating, I immediately washed the dishes and arranged them neatly on the shelf.

Then I walked back into the room, and saw Grandma sitting on the side of the bed. I approached him and sat down next to him.

"Not sleeping yet, grandma?" ask me.

"Ntar again, grandma is not sleepy" replied the grandmother.

Grandma looked at my face with dewy eyes. Her face looked very sad and blurry. After a moment of silence, Grandma opened her voice again.

"How many days are you here, Ndah?" ask grandma.

"Two weeks, grandma. Why, why is that grandma?" ask me back.

"Thank God, I thought you were here for two or three days. Not to mention this longing, you're gone again." replied grandma.

He said while shedding his tears. Seeing Grandma cry, I immediately hugged her old body from the side.

After seeing Grandma's sadness, I took the initiative to invite her to come with me to the city of Batam.

"No, grandma's coming with me! We got on a plane there, grandma hasn't been on a plane, has she?" say me.

I offered Grandma to come along while leaning my head on her shoulder. I was always spoiled with my grandmother, because she had been considered as a substitute for my mother.

He was the one who took care of me from childhood to adulthood. I feel very indebted to him.

My mother disappeared somewhere. There are reports that my mother was in Jambi province.

He has a family again and has been successful with his oil palm and rubber plantations, which have reached tens of hectares.

I don't really care about the news, and I also have no intention of finding my mother's whereabouts.

I just thought, if my mother really felt like she had a child she had left decades ago, she would definitely come to see me.

But hope is not in accordance with reality. Until I was 33, my mother never saw me.

He never asked me for news even once. Is it possible that he already thinks I no longer exist in this world? I don't know, only God knows everything.

*Add more to my conversation with grandma*

"No one's home, Ndah. Unfortunately if you stay that way, it will be weathered later if there are no residents." replied grandma.

He refused my subtle invitation to come to the city of Batam, my overseas city. Actually I already know that grandma will not be taken anywhere.

Because he loved his house so much, so I did not want to force him to come with me.

"Well, no papa, grandma. Then we go to bed, ten o'clock!" say me.

I answered while pointing towards the wall clock, which already showed ten o'clock at night. Grandma agreed with my words.

He began to lay down on the bed, then I began to cover him from the tip of his foot to his shoulder with a thick blanket.

After that, I also went to lie down next to Grandma and started to close my eyes. Soon, we both fell asleep peacefully and peacefully.