
The melodious and seductive voice of the Adhan woke Mely from her beautiful dream. With his eyes still closed, his hands groped the bed. She was looking for her husband's whereabouts. Because all night Rival always holds it like a hen who gives warmth to his son in his wings.
"What is the Adhan Abang Rival?" he murmured, trying to collect his life to get out of bed.
"It's cold." His words laid back his body, curled up behind his back. It is very lazy to get out of the bed that is classified as not soft.
Mely wanted to go back to sleep, but the imam's voice in the mosque and the sound of chicken crowing disturbed her concentration. He could no longer close his eyes.
Ten minutes later. Rival went into their room and found his wife still in bed, curled up under the covers.
Slowly Rival got on that bed. The movement felt by Mely. But, he pretended to be asleep. He really liked the way Rival woke up.
"Darling, wakeup... Pray first." Rival pulls the blanket that covers Mely's body up to her stomach. Hiding behind a blanket, still pretending to be asleep.
"Darling, Honey....!?" Rival starts stroking the top of Mely's head and stroking Mely's cheeks slowly, which makes Mely unable to bear, to not open her eyes.
"Five more minutes, huh?!" the door opened one of his eyes. Mely still felt very sleepy. It felt as if his eyes were paved with a huge stone.
"It's almost six in the morning, soon the prayer time is over dear. Wake Yuk...!" Rival tried to lift Mely's upper body. But Mely immediately dropped her body again. So that now his back rests on the chest of his field Rival.
"Why did you get to the village to be this lazy? usually also Adek Always quickly wake up and immediately exercise. This is why you're going to sleep." Rival said, He kept trying to wake his wife.
"It's really cold here. The AC is losing." He said, looking up at the annoyed face of his Husband.
"Yes, it's winter here. Get up, we'll take a bath in the river. After that we look for mushrooms. But, before his Adek pray first." cap Rival, he got out of bed. He pulled his wife's arm out of their bed.
Mely walked slowly to the public bathroom. Arriving in the bathroom. His presence made the occupants of the bathroom wonder. So that even whispers are heard.
"Ise do boru i, jeges hian. (Who's the girl, so pretty)." Mely heard the middle-aged mother say to the other Mother in the public bathroom, where MeLy did not know what their words meant. Mely also just smiled at the mothers in the public bathroom.
"Inda hu boto hotel. Pette da aso hu sapai jolo (I don't know, wait I ask first)." Answer the other mother who is younger.
"Hall he deho Dek? (Whose guy's Deck?)" asked one of the young mothers who was taking a flower bath to Mely, while Mely was looking for ablution.
Mely's forehead grazed, but she smiled at Mom who asked her to speak. He did not understand the language that Mother spoke.
"Sorry, what is it?" mely said kindly, looking at the Mothers who asked her to speak.
"Inda mangarti He discussed. Use Indonesian ma Hita sapai jolo ( He doesn't understand our language. Just use Indonesian language). " Said the middle-aged mother.
"Whose guy? and whose brother?" ask the younger mother.
Mely smiled kindly. "Include Ma'am, my name is Mely, Medan Man, his wife Abang Rival." Mely replied kindly and continued her ablution activities.
Mely again heard the whispers of mothers in the bathroom.
With a slightly irritated feeling, Mely entered the house. Ignoring Rival who was sitting on a plastic chair on the porch of their house who was smiling at him.
After the prayer, Mely chose to join Rival and her mother-in-law in the kitchen.
"This is close to the furnace. Let Adek's body warm." Rival moved his hand calling out to Mely. Trying to smile, Mely approached her husband. Even though the mood is not good. He should be able to put it down.
"In a moment, we're looking for soil mushrooms huh Dek. We'll take it first." Rival looked at his mother, then turned his eyes back to his wife. Sitting on a short bench near his father-in-law.
This morning Rival saw a friendly and loving look in his mother's eyes. It was very different from her mother's eyes when Rili was in the house.
For a moment, Rival remembered all the moments of his togetherness with Rili when they both cooked each morning. Where is Rili who always acts stiff and awkward when it is to him. Suddenly Rival's eyes glazed over, as painful memories flashed by. When he found out that his wife was battered made by his mother.
"What's the matter?" asked Mely who saw the change in the look of her husband's face.
"It's okay, because of the smoke your eyes get watery." Rival ngeles, he quickly melted his tears.
"Mom, it's very cold here, isn't it?" mely said, She smiled at her mother-in-law.
"Iya Parumaen, it's been a week every morning the weather is very cold. When the light of day the sun is very hot." Speaks kindly. Mely who was sitting next to him immediately embraced her Mother-in-law and smiled at Rival. The eyes are still thick.
"What is Parumaen?" mely asked kindly, now she looked softly at her mother-in-law.
"Parumaen, the name for the daughter-in-law. Like your mother's call to you. And then you'll call Bou to Mom." Said Rival's mother kindly.
"Ooh.... Yes Bou." Say Mely with sumringah. He repeated the call Bou. Which made Rival's mother laugh. She felt Mely was very funny.
The scenery in front of Rival is in stark contrast to the events of eight months ago, when Rili became the daughter-in-law in the house.
Whether his mother really has changed for the better, after serving a sentence in prison. Or because Mely was a rich man, so her mother was kind. I don't know, I hope that mother really has changed.
"Abang, have all the souvenirs been removed from the car?" mely asked, accepting with pleasure, as Rival warmed his hand with Rival's hand that had just been brought to the furnace.
"Here, it's cornered." Rival answered his eyes leading to the enormous number of hands that were carried by Mely. Then Rival brought his palms closer to the furnace. After feeling her hands warm. Then He will put his warm hand into his wife's.
"That's a lot you guys bring.". Said his mother Rival, turning to the corner that has been neatly arranged by Mely who is soon ready to be shared.
"Assalamualaikum.....?" there was a woman's voice whose intonation was very soft.
TBC.
Who came who did?