Husband's Regrets: My Wife's Tears

Episode 49: Call on Umi

On a clear morning, Michelle had woken up the earliest along with ART. They are busy with their own work. After the dawn prayer, Michelle sat in the back garden of the house reading any verse so that her heart would calm down.

"Are you awake, son?" ask Umi.

"Eh, Um. Umi Yes. Michelle is awake. Michelle wants to breathe fresh air" he said.

"Alhamdulillah. You finally want to leave the room. Umi is very anxious to see how you are, son!"

"Umi don't worry about Michelle too much. Michelle is fine, Umi!" he said smiling thinly.

"How can Umi not be worried? You locked yourself in your room all day!"

"Next time Michelle won't be like that!" said Michelle.

"How about we go for a walk?" ask Umi.

"Where are you going Umi?"

"It's up to you, son," said Umi.

"Ehm, Michelle is being lazy Umi," she replied.

"Come on, you need refreshing, son!"

"But where are we going?"

"Shopping maybe,"

"We go to the market. How's it?" ask Umi, "We cook your favorite food. Cook sweet sour lobster,"

"Ehm, how is it?"

"Come, Son. We haven't been to the market together in a long time. Cook together. Umi kangen, honey!"

"alright. After the Dhuha prayer we go to the market" he said.

"Ratna come!" ratna's voice was heard from inside. Then he poked his head in the door.

"Ish, you just fuck!" said Umi, but Ratna just chuckles amusedly.

"Well, we'll leave at eight. Let it not be too hot," said Uminya.

"OK,"

Abah got a message notification from Nathan. Nathan said he would come to Bogor, and still be on his way. There was a little bit of worry in Abah's heart. The old man rubbed his own face.

"How's this? I have to act tough on Nathan. I have to hand over the divorce papers for Nathan to sign, "inner Abah.

Umi came out of the room wearing nice and neat clothes. His wife also picked up a black bag. Abah to wonder. Where's that wife going? Because it's not usually.

Umi will dress up neatly if you want to travel. However, if at home, he only wears a long negligee that he thinks is relaxed and made from adem.

"Where are you going?" ask Abah.

"Oh, Umi's going to the market with Michie and Ratna. Wh why? Do you want to nitip something?"

"What a coincidence," said Abah.

"Well, why daydream?"

"Eh, no," replied Abah stammered, "Change nitip favorite market hawker Abah dong, Umi. Bandros and combros" Abah said.

"Okey, Umi will buy it," replied his wife.

After all was ready, the three of them set off in Abah's car. Mang Udin became his driver.

They leave with a cheerful heart. Especially Ratna, she did not stop telling her sister. Making Michelle smile, sometimes giggling.

Ratna is Michelle's sister. Abah and Umi's last child. He was in college, and soon Ratna would graduate. He wants to be a psychologist. That's why he majored in Psychologists at his University.

At the market, they got off the car. The three of them walked around the market. Buy the ingredients needed to make the food they will cook today. They bought two jumbo-sized lobsters, and squid.

"Umi, buy avocados as well" said Ratna pointed to avocados that are still fresh.

"Well, we'll buy two kilos, okay?" Umi. Ratna bought avocado at that place. Michelle's bead looked towards the tavern that sold various kinds of Bogor pickles. Michelle swallowed her own saliva.

"Umi, Ratna, let's go there!" take Michelle to Umi and Ratna.

"Guilt shop," murmured Ratna.

"Yes. I don't know why I want to eat Bogor pickles. This heat must be very hot," said Michelle repeatedly swallowed the saliva, "Let's ah hunted!" Michie withdrew her second hand to rush into the tavern.

Michelle picked an empty bench. They sat close to the fan. The heat turned into adem.

"Ah, the fresh," murmured Ratna. Umi and Michelle chuckled at Ratna's childlike behavior.

"What do you want, Tea?" ask a waiter to Michelle.

"I want the fruit and vegetables! That's super spicy, and the nuts are overblown," said Michelle with a smile, "Umi same Ratna want a message what?"

"Umi, pickled fruit only," said Umi.

"Ratna is just like Umi, Teh" Ratna said.

"That means the pickled fruit is three, and the pickled vegetables are one yes, Tea," said the waiter noted the order.

"Yes,"

A few minutes later, the clothes they ordered were on the dining table. Two servings of Michelle's pickled spent without any leftovers. Umi was stunned to see her daughter ate all the pickles, even to the end.

"You really want to eat pickled food? Umi just found out that you like pickles!" uminya.

"Yes. Ratna was astonished too. Eat a lot more. Two servings, Umi," of Ratna. Making Michelle's cheeks flushed in embarrassment.

"I don't know. All of a sudden, Michie wants to pickle, Umi. And here it tastes really good, Umi," said Michelle chuckling.

"Umi join seneng if you are already eating. Yesterday Umi was worried because you did not want to eat and leave the room" said Uminya.

"Ah, Michie's so embarrassed,"

"Why should I be ashamed? If you want to pickle again, Sok or message again. Umi will pay!" Umi.

"Really, Umi?"

"Yes," he said.

"Ratna also wants dong treated, Umi. Time is just a little trickle," Manyun Ratna.

"If you want to pickle, support, Umi will also treat you!" Umi.

"Ratna doesn't want to be salted. Ratna doesn't like it very much, Umi. How about meatballs?" tawar Ratna's.

"Ck, heart begged for a heart!" cebik Umi to Ratna. Ratna just chuckled.

"Yes, it's there! Patent tuh! There is also a meatball shop!" point Umi at the stall next door, "You want to, honey?" bargain Umi to Michelle.

"No ah. Michelle wants to pick fruit at home. If it is placed in the refrigerator must be very fresh," he said imagining pickling coming out of the refrigerator.

Out of the store, Umi invites them to the traditional hawker market. There are many sellers selling their merchandise. Traditional Bogor cakes are there.

Umi is looking for her husband's order market hawker. She loves Bandros and Combro cakes. Traditional snacks are never empty of customers.

Bandros and combros. There are misro, katimus, gemblong, kalontong and many more traditional snacks that are still sold in traditional markets. Not only traditional snacks, foods such as Bogor laksa, fried toge, ice nutmeg, glossor noodles and others are also sold in the market.

to be continued ...