I Can Without You

4. Hit by Mothers

Today is Sunday. Shofi who just finished drying clothes saw his mother a little hassle in his small shop because of the many people who want to buy. Ah, Shofi just remembered that Hamzah had permission to go to his friend's house for a while by taking Keinan with him. Worth her mother a little trouble.

Shofi breathed a furious breath, his feelings a little dilemma at this moment. But because he saw the troubled mother, Shofi finally stepped into the small shop, to help his mother.

"Let's help, ma'am," said Shofi.

"Eh, brother. No kak, no pa-pa kok," replied Aminah, a little hesitant as well.

"No pa-pa, ma'am, just calm down" Shofi assured Aminah.

Finally, Shofi still helped Aminah serve the buyers. And after a while, strangely the buyers who come even more. Most buyers are young men and young men.

Honestly speaking, Aminah was currently feeling very worried. Not much different from Shofi who is helping him serve the growing number of buyers.

Not long after,

"Ooohhh, it turns out that the widow again helped the sale . It is fitting that our husbands in the storm want to come to the stall Bu Aminah to buy hodgepodge," shouted one mother, loudly.

Shofi, Aminah, and all those who were waiting in line at the Aminah stall were shocked and immediately turned their attention towards the source of the sound. There were several mothers with faces full of emotion standing in front of the Aminah stall.

"Yes, Mom. It turns out that the widow again spread the charm to seduce our husbands here," cibir the other mothers.

"Basar dowager gatel. The beauty keeps her beauty benefits her beauty to seduce all men" added other mothers.

"Yes, ma'am, just unsettling. Find another husband there, so no need to seduce another man's husband."

And a few sentences of insults and insults still continue to sound simple to each other. Shofi and Aminah exhaled tired breaths. This is the reason for Shofi's anger and Aminah's worry. It's always like this if Shofi helps Aminah to serve buyers in her stall.

Aminah embraced her eldest daughter. Both try to explain as much as possible to a group of mothers who are burning emotions.

"Sorry mothers, but my daughter didn't mean it at all. Shofi helped me because I was having a hard time serving buyers and it just so happened that Hamzah was also away" Aminah explained.

"It's just an excuse, ma'am," the first mothers argued in disbelief.

"Yes, Mom. That's the only reason" the other mothers don't believe.

"Where there are thieves who want to tell me, if the thief wants to say yes a full prison is," said one of the mothers.

"Udah is the mothers, we do not need to waste energy to defend the widow of this gatel. Mending now we take care of our husbands and bring them home before finally getting pellets with this widow gatel," ketus the next mothers.

"Yes Mom, yes. Let's bring our husbands home now" said the other mothers.

Then the mothers pulled their husbands and invited them home while nagging them along the way. Now there are only a few people left who really want to buy hodgepodge at the Aminah stall.

Again Shofi and Aminah exhaled tired breaths. Too often they face the anger of mothers who feel their husbands are being teased by Shofi.

"Patience to Shofi's mother, Ms. Aminah," said one of the mothers in the headscarf, commonly called Ms. Hajah Maryam. "Don't get into the heart of the words of the mothers," continued Ms. Hajah Maryam again.

"Yes, Mrs Hajah. We are used to mah" replied Aminah.

"Yes, Mom. They often go overboard. Ms. Shofi and Ms. Aminah do not have to care about their words, rather than eating their hearts later" said the other mothers.

"Yes, Mom. Thank you," replied Aminah as well.

"But it seems there is also a point in the words of the mothers, Aminah ma'am. Maybe if Mbak Shofi had a husband again, Mbak Shofi would be able to avoid such slanders. Sorry, Ms. Shofi, not that I want to interfere in the personal affairs of Ms. Shofi," said Ms. Hajah Maryam again a bit hesitant.

"No pa-pa, Mrs Hajah. I understand what Bu Hajah said. And thank you that Bu Hajah has paid attention to me" Shofi replied with a small smile.

"We ask for his prayers, Mrs Hajah and all the mothers. May my daughter be reunited soon with her soul mate if indeed Shofi is destined to build a household again by Allah Subhanahu wata'ala," said Aminah asked for a do'a from Bu Hajah Maryam and others.

"Aamiin Ya'a robbal 'aalamiin, '" all those who are still there are also guaranteed.

"Aamiin Ya robbal 'alamiin. I will always pray for the best for Ms. Shofi and Ms. Aminah. Including for the best matchmaking for Ms. Shofi as well," replied Ms. Hajah Maryam.

"Thank you very much, Mrs Hajah," said Aminah again.

Shofi could only be silent. I don't know, Shofi seems to have no intention at all to build a household again. But seeing the people around him who expect Shofi to get married again, especially with his own son who also always expects the presence of a new father figure, Shofi's heart becomes his own dilemma.

Exhaling slowly, Shofi could only give all this to Allah Subhanahu wata'ala, the Most Willing of all things. If indeed Allah Subhanahu wata'ala destined Shofi to re-marry and build a new domestic relationship, then Shofi will be sincere in living it all.