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Episode 7: Catch In The Act (1)

The second week of each month in the housing where Bella lives there is a show of the mothers. It should be Mother Alya who came but because she was coughing and fever, Mother Alya decided not to attend and instead Bella was asked to represent her.

Initially Bella did not want to and proposed to leave the arisan money to one of their neighbors but the proposal was rejected by Mother Alya on the grounds as a new citizen, but the proposal was rejected, bella had better come to get to know each other better with other neighbors.

Neighbors are, after all, the people closest to where they live, so it's important to occasionally have contact with them. Who knows if something happens to them, it must be the first neighbor they will ask for help.

That is the reason Mother Alya and Bella also want to not obey to represent her mother attending the event.

"Hai Bella, wait," exclaimed someone stopped Bella's steps towards the house of Bu Mayang who today parted as the host of the event because the previous month Bu Mayang who won the ceremony.

"Hi Mbak Lidya," turns out Lidya called Bella. Lidya approached Bella, next to her was a girl who seemed to be the same age as Bella. Bella doesn't know the girl yet.

"You're going to Miss Mayang's house, right? Yeah, yuk together," asked Lidya.

"Have you met Rena yet?" asked Lidya while looking at the girl named Rena.

"Not Ma'am, greetings to know Rena, I'm Bella her son Bu Alya," said Bella as she invited Rena to shake hands.

Rena welcomed Bella's hand. "Don't call mbak dong, I think we're the same age, Rena, just" while smiling Rena replied to Bella's greeting.

"If about Bella anyway I've been a lot of horrors, if you meet in person this time," continued Rena.

"Hopefully the news about Me that Rena heard is good, yes" Bella hoped the gossip surrounding her had spread in the housing where they lived.

"Unfortunately not Bel, but I really do not believe that you are as discussed with people, who about you work who do not really continue to like being delivered by men, well the news is skewed like that," said Rena again.

"Please Bel, consider it the past wind, the important thing is that you are not like that and people who like to spread rumors not clear like this may quickly realize that it is slander," Lidya also responded to Rena's words.

"The mother also let it go, not to be responded to, but if it continues we will find the culprit," said Bella.

"Let's continue the path, even so chat on our side of the road," Lidya reminded Bella and Rena.

They continued their journey while chatting, occasionally laughing together. Although they have not known each other for a long time, they can get along quickly. The conversation just flows.

It did not feel like they had even reached their destination. Before arriving at the door of Bu Mayang's house, suddenly Rena stopped and fell silent.

"Why even silence the Ren?" ask Lidya.

He was astonished by his friend's sudden behavior like that. So did Bella but Bella tried to keep quiet.

"Aamiin.." suddenly Rena said the word, it seemed like she had just finished praying.

"Tumben remembers praying first before entering the house" Lidya sneered. Tumben-tumbenan nih son, thought Lidya.

"I finished reading Ayat Kursi," Rena said after rubbing her face.

Simultaneously Bella and Lidya looked towards Rena. They are confused about the Ayat Kursi instead of a special prayer before entering the house there.

"Look," pointed Rena towards the three pairs of wedges that are side by side separated from the other footwear on the terrace of Bu Mayang's house. Looks like Rena recognized who the owners of the wedges are.

"Eh what near the wedges there are demons huh?" Bella asked again. Lidya leaned towards Bella, the feeling of Bella and Rena just chatting together a few minutes ago was already in rhythm in terms of her ngaco.

Before Rena replied, there was a chat from inside the house and it made the three of them instantly speechless.

"In fact, Mom, he just said that the original college children were just employees of the pulse counter," a familiar voice in Bella's ear was heard.

"Well Mom, you know where?" the voices of other mothers were heard asking.

"The day when I want to buy a pulse, stop by the counter on Jalan Arjuna, that's the biggest pulse counter there, well there I met him, he said, he said the new employee was there, "the other mother explained.

This mother's voice was like the voice of Bu Ratih and the other one was the voice of Bu Damar. Bella is sure this is their voice. Keep who they talk about.

Suddenly Bella felt that what they were talking about was her because the only big pulse counter on the road belonged to Bella.

"But ma'am yes, what is the counter employee's salary, at most millions but the items he uses are fine, you must be expensive, from where try he can buy if not have a side job that is so good or dating the same om-om rich, cool language mah have sugar daddy," said Bu Ratih.

"Or maybe bought with his mother, yes his name is a mistress must have a lot of money," the mother Bella suspected was Bu Damar also speculated.

"Now kW times ma'am, now it's a lot of kW goods but it looks good from afar, if up close especially if we touch new caught fake," another mother that Bella suspects is Bu Dian with her pretentious style also contributed to the allegations.

Realizing that Bella looks angry, Lidya pats Bella's shoulder slowly, as if asking Bella to be patient. The feeling was that what they were talking about was Bella.

"The devil's talking again" whispered Rena.

"That Rena can't do that, no matter how they are older, can't carelessly talk about it," Lidya said slowly.

"They just carelessly talk to other people, I used to be ugly with them because Bu Ratih wanted to borrow money not be given equally mamah, I, papah all the family I'm being bullied," rena grumbled while whispering.

"It's not that they are also spreading rumors that Mommy married because of pregnancy first," continued Rena is still in whispering mode.

"Bel, where are you going, here.don't go in yet," Lidya tries to stop Bella's steps towards the entrance. Lidya is sure Bella will hit the three mothers.

"Let's go, let Bella hit them, just talk carelessly," Bella said as she tried to release Lidya's hand that held her back.

Soon Lidya pulls Bella towards the carport on their left. Rena followed them.

Although Bella is slim but her strength is quite strong, Lidya has a bit of trouble dragging Bella away from the door.

"Sir.." Bella begged to be released.

"Sir, Bella wants to talk to them, they can't be left like that, Bella's heartache heard," Bella continued to try to let go of Lidya's hand.

Lidya understood Bella's feelings, she had also felt how her heartache was made into their gossip. But if he let Bella who is in a big angry mode face the three mothers it is not a wise thing that there will even be a storm and become a spectacle of citizens.

How this confused Lidya, really confused.