Hold on or let go!

Eps 1's

My mom just had a treat with green bean porridge as a side dish. Titin's mother, my mother-in-law, was none other than my husband A Alby's mother.

"Neng, is Aa not home yet?", asked the mother.

"Perhaps soon Mak, this is Saturday mak.Pasti Aa again in line payday."

My mother-in-law looked at the courtyard.

"Sorry mom yes neng.You are so bothered to take care of a mother who is this way.Gara-ara mother too, you so postpone giving grandchildren to mother!"

"Astaghfirullah mother, Bia has often said Mak.The child is a fortune from Allah, if indeed Allah has entrusted a child for us, surely Allah loves Mak", I hold the wrinkled hands of my mother-in-law.

He was silent, still staring at the page. Lucky for me, having a mother-in-law is very good and accepts me for who I am and considers me like her own child.

A Alby's only son, Memak was married before marrying his late father A alby,Mak Titin is not A Alby's real mother but she has been caring for A Alby lovingly since her parents died.

We live in one of the hamlets in the remote district of West Java.Our life is fairly simple.A Alby is just a porters building since a year ago after he was stopped from the factory since last year's pandemic.While I alone, used to work in one of the minimarkets that are widely spread throughout Indonesia.

I am a native of Java, met and finally decided to marry A Alby since two years ago.A few months before the pandemic was announced, we finally went home to the mother.And at the same time, it turns out that my mother suffered from pain which was quite a cost.

In between the daydreams of the two of us, I saw A Alby enter the yard of our house with his motorcycle.After a while, he approached us who were relaxing on the porch of the house.

"Assalamualaikum!", why Alby.

"Walaikumsalam!", answered me and Mak together.

A Alby shook Mak's hand, and then I shook my husband's hand.

"Come on Mak, you want magrib!", said Alby. My mother followed the two, and I did not forget I closed the door to our living room.

Soon azan magrib reverberated.

"Neng, you're the same mother pray first yes. Aa's gonna take a shower!", Alby said.

"Let's Mak, we'll wudu first!", I said slowly.Emak can still walk, just have to slow down.

After our ablution, I took my mother to our small house musholla.More precisely the small corner in this house that we made a place for prayer.

Sure enough, we finished the A Alby prayer just finished bathing.After that he caught up with us at the place of prayer.Sambut waiting for A Alby prayer, my mother and I took the time to tadarus.

There was no chat between us until Azan isya reverberated.And we also prayed together.

"Mom, A...Bia want to nyiapin eat first yes!", I said while folding my face.

"Yes Neng!", said Mother.A Alby just nodded slowly.

Soon for me to prepare our simple dinner because basically I only provide asem vegetables, tempeh and salted fish and sambel terasi.

I saw the mother and son chatting as I returned to the prayer hall.

"Come on Mak, A! we eat first!", I asked.Emak and A Alby got up from his seat.Then A Alby also led his mother to the dining table. I poured rice on my husband's plate, and then my mother's plate.

This simple dinner you went through quietly.

After eating, we sat in the living room with the television.I chose to sit on the floor mattress, while Mak sat on the sofa single.A Alby also sat down below like me.

"Neng, this is Aa's payday.Please accept yes!", Alby handed the money to me. Five hundred thousand sheets and fifty thousand.

"Alhamdulillah, thank you mas.May be a blessing to all of us, especially for the healing of Mother!", I said.A Alby rubbed my head that was not wearing a hijab.Mak also smiled at me.

"Wouldn't want in what tomorrow Mak, or this...Mak wants to buy something that Mak wants?", I hand over a piece of red money to Mak.

But Mak rejected her and shook his head slowly.

"You alone keep neng, Mak treat also you.Make what Mak hold money."

"It's not Mak, I mean Bia.Mak probably wants to buy something Mak."

Mak rubbed my head lovingly.

"Wouldn't want anything Neng.Mak has neng, is a great happiness for Mak!"

I could not hold back my harrowing feeling, I immediately hugged Mak's feet in front of the sofa.

Yes, Mom is my in-laws but her affection exceeds the affection of my own biological mother who is now happy with her new life.

A Alby rubbed my shoulders slowly.

"Mak want to rest in the room, you guys if you want to watch television please.Don't forget, lock the door to the living room!", said Mak.

"Alby deliver to Mak's room!", Alby also lead mother to his room which is in the back close to the bathroom.

Waiting for A Alby to drop off Mak, I locked the door to our living room.

Suddenly A Alby put his hand around my neck.

"Astaghfirullah, Yes!It was a shock!", I said.

"Why be surprised, only aa can hug you!", said Alby and then stole a kiss on my cheek.

"Aah! Mak hasn't slept yet ah?Shame atuh!", I said.

"So why?Yes let me atuh, Mak ge understand."

I also just follow what he wants.

"To yuk neng's room, Aa kangen?", whisper it near my ears.

"Yes A!", I said as I pinched his cheek.

A Alby took my hand towards our room which was close to the television room. Not to forget he turned off the living room and living room lights.

"Oh yes, there's something Aa wants to say!", said Alby to take me to the mattress on the floor because we did not use the bed after locking the door of our room of course.

"Yes, by the way!", I said as I leaned my back against the wall.A Alby did the same. Not forgetting that he held my hand.

"Neng, there's a management Aa who nawarin Aa become a private driver in the city.According to neng how?", asked Alby looking at me fixedly.

"To the city?", my number parroted.

Alby nodded.

"Kang Asep who gives info, he said his boss friend is in need of a driver. If neng ngijinin, Aa go.But if neng ga ngijinin, Aa keep at work as usual."

I'm speechless.

"Neng?", Alby covered both his hands on my cheeks.

"You know what?", you ask.Alby nodded.

"Udah, that was abis solat isya we had a little chat."

I didn't answer directly.

"Neng, I'm telling you it's up to you.Mak just follow your decision."

Honestly, since marriage I have never been far from my husband other than because of work.But this???A Alby's going to work out of town, can I get away from him???

"What worries about heum?", Alby looked me in the eye.Because I couldn't stand it, I hugged my husband's body.Alby returned my embrace.

"Can I be far away from Aa?", I looked up at her handsome face that looked tired.

Alby smiled briefly and then kissed my lips for a moment.

"For the sake of our future and for the sake of healing Mak!", replied Alby.If I may be selfish, I want to always be with you A! Batinku.

I'm getting my arms tight.

"A promise, will always tell you.And if you can, he will try to be able to often go home to see you neng!", Alby looked at my face.

"It was Aa's decision, I went with A!", I said.

"Thank you neng!", said Alby.Tak forgot he showered me with a friendly kiss until finally our union occurred.

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