Husband, If Your Father Is On Your Mother, Your Sins Are On Me

Episode 37's

I walked with Dre to the vegetable vendor who was running. Some mothers are seen shrouding the merchandise brought. Mas Yandri had already left together with Mother and Lita. Mother and Lita decided to return to the house they occupied because my condition had completely recovered.

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The mothers greeted me when they saw me. Bu Jejen swiftly put down his shopping bag and invited Dre to play.

"Re, this abis wants to go to Bu Indah's shop?" ask her.

I'm nodding. "Yes, ma'am, you want to buy dish soap."

"I take Dre to the Bu Indah stall first huh?"

"Yes ma'am, I can." I went back to choosing the vegetables I was going to buy.

In the not-too-distant future, the mothers clustered at the vegetable seller had dispersed. There are those who immediately go home because they want to cook, there are also those who go to the Bu Indah stall.

"I can take this first no sir, pay it later?" Someone's voice was behind me.

"Mom, take what you need" replied the vegetable seller

I raised my face and looked.

"Mom Susi? Where did you look like?"

Susi was the first person to greet me a few years ago right when I moved here. I haven't seen him lately.

"Eh Neng Rere, I guess who, did not look at his face earlier." He answered kindly while smiling clumsily.

"Mother was so focused that she didn't squirm at me" I smiled.

"Sir, my wallet is missing, wait a minute." I looked at the vegetable seller and after he nodded I walked towards the house.

Actually, my wallet is not left behind. That thing is on my shoulder. It's just, I heard Susi's question to the father of the vegetable seller and I don't want to make Susi feel uncomfortable because I know if she owes me money.

After seeing Susi stay away from the father of the vegetable seller, I quickly returned there.

"Sir, how much do I have in total?" much

"72 thousand Neng Rere."

The greengrocer looked at me who took the wallet out of my pocket.

"Neng Rere wasn't good here? Afraid that Susi's mom's not so free?"

I nodded, "Hehehe, you know. Yes, I'm not good, who knows he's so reluctant to choose vegetables because there is me."

"Susi's condition is no longer good, Neng. This is the last time he owes me anything. Before that, no."

I was stunned to hear his words.

"Oh yeah? I just know Sir, because Bu Susi is lately rarely seen. I just saw him again today."

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I'm looking for Susi's number in WA group. After finding it, I hurried to send a message.

[Assynoltomodel. Susi's mom is Rere. I just wanted to meet my mother at the vegetable maker. Here's a parcel for mom at the time of study yesterday. I was nitip to Ms. Romlah at that time, but by her returned to me because she said mother did not come home. Is mom home now? Can I go home?]

My message was sent even though it had not been read. While waiting for the reply, I searched for the latest drama from the drama player app.

The vibration of the phone in my hand indicates if there is an incoming message.

[Waalaikum. Thank you very much, thank you Neng Rere. Yes, I am at home.]

I got up and headed for the kitchen. Dre who just slept, I left it to Mbak Tinah.

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"Not want to know! Tomorrow it must be!"

Brak!

Aku menghentikan langkah saat melihat suami Bu Susi membanting pintu rumah dan pergi dengan motornya. Setelah menimbang-nimbang sejenak, aku memutuskan untuk memasuki halaman rumah.

"Assalamualaik."

The sound of a small sobbing inside the house stopped instantly. Not long after, Susi's out. His eyes.

"Vaalaikumsalam. Eh Neng Rere, please come in," he said languidly

I went in and sat in the seat closest to me. The package I brought was already on the table.

"Sorry Neng Rere, Neng became anxious about the unpleasant incident," Susi said as she looked at me.

"What happened mom? I wasn't squirming or ngingering about anything," I smiled.

I said that because I didn't want Susi to be embarrassed or feel bad for me. When I first entered the house, I could draw conclusions from the messy house and the puffy eyes of Ms. Susi, if she had just had a fight with her husband.

"Thank you for the briefing, Neng. Coincidentally the house is finished."

"Sama-sama Ma'am, it's mother's fortune. I intentionally split up."

Silence happened for a while. I knew the woman in front of me wasn't okay.

"Mother ain't nothing?" askaku.

Instead of answering my question, Susi cried. Immediately I moved to her side and hugged her. Unexpectedly, Ms. Susi leaned her head on my shoulder and wept even more.

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Not everyone dares to tell about the bad events that happened to them. Sometimes, telling the wrong person is fatal to yourself. Not the support obtained, even the scorn received.