JODOHKU CLASSMATE

WOMAN

Sunday mornings are a good time to get together with your family. That's the thing they all feel. Clutches warmly, laugh together and tell interesting things for them to discuss.

After breakfast, mom, Dana, Cloud and the others sat in the living room watching television. They had a fight and occasionally laughed because of jokes thrown from friends Dana. Until the afternoon, some of them decided to return to their home cities. There were his two mothers, his sister, and his friend the Difa who was still in the middle room. Difa is from the same city as Dana so he will follow Dana's advice to go home with his mother later in the afternoon.

Dana who was cutting fruit in the kitchen then pulled by her mother to the backyard.

"Here first" said Mama, whispering a little.

"Why mah?" ask Dana.

"Mama gave her son a black parcel. Dana just stared at the package in astonishment.

"It's a herbal medicine, Mama got this from your high school friend who just came home from Taiwan. In the past when young mama, mama often drank this to improve blood circulation. Good for reproduction, you drink? mama never wanted to make you maksa cepet-cepet have real children, but why delay to nduk?"

"Ma..." Dana paused her words. "Okay, Dana's drinking" said the girl smiling. Dana won't fight with her mom on this special day. According to him, what's wrong with asserting his mother's speech for such trivial things.

Dana then returned to the living room after finishing her activities in the kitchen.

"Here, mama again chat with Awan, this lo, your mattress will be high, later if your advice mama for example you already want to have children, mending buy a mattress floor only. Like mama used to be like that, so later the baby does not sleep in the box, can be more awake as well. You can also get closer to the children." Dana just listened to her mother-in-law's words. He now sits next to the Clouds who directly embrace Dana.

"Yes ma, we will buy a new mattress" said Dana smiling. Mama Santi and Dana's in-laws are still talking about momongan. Dana just looked at them with a smile. His mind has now wandered somewhere. He felt guilty because he could not realize the dreams of many people around him. Meanwhile, he wanted to remain firm with the principles that he had been holding.

The cloud that saw Dana's smile only looked at his wife closely. He knew that the woman sitting next to him was only spreading a fake smile to make their parents happy.

"Can we talk?" differenta asked her best friend when Dana was washing dishes in the kitchen.

"May, the time is not" said Dana smiling "You want to talk about what Dif?"

"I know you from college days and, I know your dreams from a long time ago. I just thought the same thing your mom said. Yeah, just to say there's nothing you need to think about. You don't have to make everyone happy Dan,"

Dana smiled hearing the words Difa. He hugged his friend tightly.

"Thanks Dif,"

"Focus on you guys, I'm sure your mama will be happy if you're happy" Difa told Dana.

"You can call me if you need anything. God willing I am ready" said Difa smiling.

Flashbacks!

"Mama told you, don't eat much chocolate! you'll be fat!"

"Ma, but Dana wants to, once. Please!" Dana said whining.

"No, it's not good for health anyway" she told her daughter.

Little Dana just sniffed in annoyance and went inside the house.

"Sir, the woman is like a trade if the old man says. You have to take care of yourself in order to have a good man. Must be smart so as not to be demeaned. Must have good manners of mind for your provision in the community and for your provision in educating children later." Mama sat next to her son who was still sitting quietly on the bed. Dana is still angry at Mama because of her pretty harsh attitude towards her.

"But why should women be like that ma? are men like that too?" Ask little Dana who is still full of question marks. The eyes of the 12-year-old boy looked at his mother with teary eyes. He thinks questions about why and why about women and men make him sick. Mama always treated him like a child forging ancient times. Of course with the demands that he said did not make sense in the common sense of 12-year-old girls.

"As an adult you will know how important it is to take care of yourself. Men different nduk, women are natures in choose, while men naturenya choose. Mama said this to you is also for your own good."

"So if Dana's fat and ugly and can't take care of herself no one will marry Dana?" Mom looked at her daughter's face warmly.

"Then it's good, Dana doesn't have to have children and raise them like she raised Dana." Dana then went to remove her mother who was still sitting in her bed.

(Hi readers..a little interlude, this is just a conversation from the point of view of some families only yes, maybe some readers still experience this, some are also not. The author only takes a little perspective from the Dana family which is still there is a discussion like this between children and parents. Hopefully we can learn a lesson for all of us too.)

Flashback off!

That afternoon, Dana and Awan drove mom, sister and Difa in front of the gate of the house. Dana's hand waved towards their car.

"Yok coming in," Cloud said to Dana. He then grabbed his wife's shoulder while walking into the house.

Dana tidied up the remaining glasses on the table. Meanwhile, Cloud folded the carpet that was in the middle room.

"Women,"

"Hem?" The clouds looked at his wife. Dana seemed to think before opening her mouth.

"What words?"

"I. I think the same thing mom said about having children. I mean, I'm afraid of cheating on them, they must have high hopes for us. I mean, maybe if my mama would understand, but your mama..." Dana's words came to a halt due to a hug from her husband. A hug that somehow made her forget her anxiety.

"Our wedding Dan, I don't want you to think about a lot of things," Dana stared fixedly at Clouds, for some reason the gaze of the Clouds calmed her heart so much. His eyes seemed to say that everything would be fine.

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Day change day. During that week, Dana was busy with her office activities. Of course with a myriad of files that mount the result of the review he made. His head was tired of the job.

"Hi, how was the day?" ask Awan when he picks up Dana at the office.

"Hi, I'm so dizzy, but it's only the middle of the month. Pingin spit-cheek is done" said Dana holding his forehead.

"You're at home sleeping so, already at work, at home overtime." Said Awan twitching his wife's shoulder. "And, if you want to resign papa no. I can still take care of you" Cloud told Dana.

Hearing her husband's words, Dana turned to look at the clouds.

"No, this is my dream job Wan, and of course everyone's dream. Not necessarily if I come out can be caught again" said Dana explained.

"Well, can we go home now?" cloud asked his wife. Dana just nodded answering the Cloud question.

Before long, they arrived home. Arriving at home, Dana gets a phone call from Lita's sister.

"Hello brother?" ask Dana from the phone.

"Hello Dan? have you reached home? Can you please send Mr Andi's file to me? I need to make this happen now."

"So, wait yes I open the laptop first" said Dana immediately opened the laptop. He sent the file that his co-workers asked for. The clouds that saw it just passed towards the room. Dana who was bogged down with her job finally chose to continue working at home. Even the woman had not changed her clothes. He just sat on the floor with his laptop on the living room table.

The cloud saw Dana who was still struggling with her laptop.

"Let's go ahead and go" Cloud said to Dana.

"Yes Wan for a moment, I made another 1 client review" said Dana who was still not staring at the Clouds.

The time has shown at 18:30, Dana is still not moving from where she sits.

"Maghrib first, take a shower too. You haven't changed your clothes yet" Awan told Dana.

"Yes Wan, in 5 minutes" Dana said.

"And" said Awan, who was waiting for him for the Maghrib prayer. "Maghrib's time is short" Cloud said again.

"OK, okay..." Dana finally complied. He closed the laptop and rushed to fetch water. They then prayed together. After that, Dana took a shower and cleaned herself. Not forgetting to put clothes in the washing machine. Dana also immediately washed the clothes that had been piled up in her washing machine.

While waiting for the machine to work, he opened his laptop again. Input data and of course make a review.

"Can't it be if the house doesn't take care of the work?" asked Awan who looked at his wife who had been busy with her work.

"Wan, if not in the installments will pile up. This month's work has piled up, if not in installments how to try? we're going home this week, you want me to work at home tomorrow? don't you?" dana said occasionally looking at her husband who is now sitting in the living room shofa.

"Outside you are indeed a career woman Dan, but in your home my wife."

"What the hell is Wan? please, I don't want to argue! I'm tired of serious Wan, please understand me, okay?" The cloud did not respond to Dana's remarks. He just walked into the room and lay there.

Not felt, the clock has shown at 2 am. The cloud that accidentally fell asleep is now awake. The clouds still can't find Dana in their bed. The clouds looked around waiting for his consciousness to recover.

After he was fully conscious, the Clouds walked out of his room. He was looking for his wife's whereabouts. How shocked he was when he saw Dana still in front of his laptop.

"Not done?" asked the Clouds while folding both of his hands in front.

"No, wait! You haven't slept?" ask Dana to the Cloud.

"That's why?"

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