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"Assynoltom...Bi, Mang Min!"

tock, tock, tock....

Bi Iyah who was busy chatting with Mr. Min discussed everything about themselves about his employer, about this house, which seemed to belong to them because no one lived in this house.

"Waalaikum salaam, Astaghfirullahaladzim sorry was not heard, the doctor has gone home?"

"Yes, Bi. I'm done with my final class assignment." Retno turned her speech in a direction that might make the hearts of Bi Iyah and Pak Min calm.

Trying to hide her domestic problems, knowing not to know they think Retno is not something that should be discussed with anyone.

"But the doctor hasn't been home either, Mom, it's been a while."

"I know Bi, let my husband finish his job first, then go home when it's time."

"Yes, yes, ma'am."

Bi Iyah took the tote bag in Retno's hand and kept it on the family room sofa.

"The doctor sat down first maybe tired, let Aunt make a drink first. What do you want to drink sweet or cold?"

" Thank you Bi, sweet tea is warm Bi, I think I'll let you restore energy again."

"Good, Mom." Bi Iyah rushed to the back.

Retno sat on the sofa, right as Mas Prabu said, all inside this house is so reminiscent of our loved ones, who once together carved through their beautiful day.

The first time Retno entered this house and they kissed on this sofa, also Retno had slept all night on this sofa because she was afraid in her own room, Mas Prabu also ended up sleeping while sitting next to him accompanying. If having to be both in one room is not possible, they were not legal at that time to be husband and wife.

Bi Iyah came with one big glass of sweet tea, Retno immediately gulped it down like she was thirsty.

Retno looked around the house on the ground floor, all looking clean and tidy in place.

"Bi, isn't my room in the lock?"

"No, ma'am, never been in the lock before, because if the key can not be cleaned."

"I went to the room first Bi."

"Yes ma'am, please"

Bi Iyah looked at the back of her employer, the wife of the doctor who started to climb the stairs.

Retno let out a sigh of relief, and walked to the second floor of her new private room two nights away, reception night and the night after the reception.

Retno opened the door, the sheets had been changed, all looked neat her nightgown hanging on the clothes hook. Retno opened the dry bathroom no one used and then closed it again.

Sit alone on the side of the bed that was once in its contents with love and anger. Retno got up wiping the slippery sheets and kept her sling bag on the shirt cantolan.

Retno looked out and opened the curtains, where the last time Retno asked, fighting until Mas Prabu slammed his phone until it was crushed and finally Retno left when the emotions peaked could no longer be contained.

Again looking out, Retno in the voice of Bi Iyah who spoke to her.

"Mom, do you want to eat? I'll prepare."

"Hemght ... What kind of food is Bi?"

"Doctor, what do you want?" Bi Iyah. asked Retno.

"I want him to eat the pedes-pedes Bi, berkuah warm, geez so ngeces like this Bi look tuh my saliva to netes, heee...."

"Byeah, Auntie cooked the village's chicken soto. Pak Min's chicken in the back is big, Pak Min's pantesan wants to cut chicken this morning the doctor's mom wants to go home."

"Yes, we eat together later I take a shower first Bi."

"Yes, Mom." Bi Iyah came down again while smiling happily.

Retno bathes, soaks with her leisure, refreshes her whole body and mind until satisfied and finds herself in freshness.

After bathing Retno dried her body with a towel, glazed still in the bathroom, rubbed her stomach is still flat.

Honey, Mama has not told your Mbah in Pekalongan there, surely they are happy there will be a new family and a first grandchild for them.

But in the end you are born later, hopefully smoothly wherever you are born.

Retno came out of the bathroom and dried her body and hair, put on a house shirt and her stomach was hungry.

Retno walks into the dining room.

"Bi! Bi Iyah's! we eat yuk."

"Auntie is the same Mr. Min was mature, because hungry Mom, please doctor here Auntie is with you." Bi Iyah came from the side door of the house.

"So, I ate it myself?"

"Nothing, eating that much Doctor ma'am looks a little thin." Bi Iyah opened the food lid and saw Retno concoct her own desired soto before being brewed with sauce from the pot on the stove with a small flame.

"Well there's a pitcher too, is this Bi's champ?" It looks like Retno is very enthusiastic and probably tastes great.

"Auntie eats only two ma'am, it was a pedal yesterday but it's stored in the refrigerator if you want to eat a new fried aunt."

Bi Iyah sat on the stairs while looking and observing her master's doctor, who began to taste her cooking dishes.

"Bi, here sits I want a story, but while eating huh?" Retno pulled one seat to her right which was only four dining chairs only.

Bi Iyah pulled the chair a little further away, then sat there.

"Mhpitch ... It's really good to have a photo, Mr. Min where is Bi?"

"Again clean the back garden he said to plant taras, continue to feed the chickens the most."

"Bi, soon aunty will be bothered, and in this house will be rame, Aunty know what I mean?" Retno looked at the face of Bi Iyah who was looking at her.

"So what do you mean by doctor, pregnant woman?" Bi Iyah really looked happy.

"Iya Bi I'm pregnant, want to have children, from yesterday I still nauseous no appetite. But coming home hungry, this is also I want to see." Retno mix again sohun, cabbage, tomatoes and other appendages and ask Bi Iyah to brew it again.

"Alhamdulillah Doctor ma'am, Auntie is very happy, here Auntie get her rice again."

"No need to be bi, this time I want to be sad."

"Do you doctor have checked?"

"Already Bi, now entering the sixth week, do'ain Bi let that in the bladder and contain it equally healthy."

"Aamiin ma'am, means the doctor's mom isn't going away now?"

"Nggak Bi, my college has finished waiting for graduation, work also temporarily resigned. I want to be total with this pregnancy."

"Thank God, Mum doctor don't be tired first, just this job there is this Aunt, Auntie is very happy especially Mr. doctor is the same Doctor." Bi Iyah had imagined, being able to weigh her master's child who must be beautiful and handsome like her Mama Papa.

"Oh Bi, full of stuff." Retno got up from the dining chair and carried the dishes and bowls while turning off the fire under the pot.

But Bi Iyah took it and washed it all.

"Mother doctor drinks it warm, yes, let reduce nausea after eating, let auntie make warm tea want?"

"I made myself Bi." Retno opened the flask, poured the glass and tea and mixed the cold water, then carried it forward.

Starting in the afternoon and soon dusk, Retno sat on the porch of the house with a warm glass in hand, How are you? I've enjoyed the atmosphere of this house, and I'm with your son out to eat.

When will Mas come home? I'm waiting for you here in our house.

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