Pariban So Rokkap

When Netta Determined to Study

One year later.

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Jakarta.

Hour 06:15

“Means I said go to the Doctor, until when you guys are like this, I'm saturated waiting,” the sound of Mami's nagging is like singing every morning to us.

Creak...

Decit the door at the open, Netta entered with a look of tired face, like whatever Mami sings to her, she will remain calm and silent never refute.

“Abang is awake, want me to make coffee, Bang?”

“Mami said what else, this time?,” my question to Netta.

“Still as usual,” her lips smile thinly.

“Abang want to drink coffee what is the direct absorption?,” ask Netta again.

“Action together just below, I leave early, there is a meeting at the office,” I said, get out of bed and get into the bathroom.

Netta swiftly cleaned the bed, preparing the clothes that I would wear to the office.

“Abang, just go down first, I want to take a shower first,” said Netta brought a dress instead.

“Alright,” I replied and went downstairs first.

At the dinner table my family had gathered together to sit in a circle following the shape of our dining table that looks like a round table, because it is customary in my family every morning absorption, he said, this time the absorption is provided by Rika's assistant in the household, who has worked for many years in our house, so already memorized the Favorite menus in my family's house, he said, so this morning our absorption menu fried rice teri medan. The favorite menu in my family then if Mother Rica has cooked it as much as sure to eat voraciously and run out.

From the smell alone has made the worms more excited, the smell is evocative appetite.

Just dropped my pelvis on one of the chairs at the dinner table, Mami was already singing back to me.

“You Than, didn't you go to the Doctor Mami said that? why?,”

“Iya, Mi yesterday I have a meeting in the office,” I replied casually.

“Why does Netta also not go, busy too, Dia?”

“He also lectures, Mi,” I replied.

“Lectures, what a great lecture, the warmest I see him, do not know himself,” said Mami blabbering.

Netta finally came down, she was also tidy, she had a lecture this morning.

“Where are you going now?”

“I have morning lecture, bou.”

“No, not the two of you, now to the Doctor who Mami said, do not argue, you!,” said Mami looks too imposing her will, whereas Netta also never denied Mami's words, Mami said, but Mami sometimes look for Netta's mistakes.

Netta's eyes glanced at me,

“Alright, Bou,” he replied later.

“I've called earlier Doctor, made a deal, you guys came to his place this morning said Mami staring intently at Netta.

“You also go Than, no rebuttal no excuses,” said Mami pressed you both, no,.

“Alright,” I replied, no one dares to refute the orders of Mami the Great Mistress.

Papi just kept quiet and Eva's sister too and her husband just kept quiet, no one should stand up for us and deny her Mami's orders.

Exactly one year ago. As per Janjiku Netta finally entered one of the State Universities in Depok area. He majored in medicine as he wished.

It also made Mami inflamed and disliked Netta since then, because she attended college and majored in Medicine.

But with his lecture Netta made Mami very angry, even very hate him, almost every day Netta got angry with mommy, harsh words even he had received, but still he was patient and silent, never once denied, I salute his stance and patience, rarely Batak people have such patient hearts, usually if the batak drill, he received one curse, has answered with a hundred words.

Mami thinks Netta is using me and wants to prorot her property. What else the cost for studying Medicine is very expensive.

“You are already a daughter-in-law in my house, that means you have bought for a daughter-in-law in this house. Where maybe you ask for college again and do not ask permission first with me,” said Mami one year ago.

“But Bang Nathan as husband I have allowed him ,Bou,” replied Netta right after he was accepted at the famous University.

“You are Crazy, do not know yourself very well, my son alone there is nothing I schooled so Doctor, you village boy I have collected, I buy expensive for my son-in-law. You even acted like you wanted to go to college as a doctor. I don't want... Don't go to college!,” said mami , she looked very angry at the time.

“Sorry bou, but I have been accepted, later I will learn to get a scholarship,” said Netta, any anger Mami he remains at his establishment wants to go to college.

“You know not, the cost of college Medicine is expensive as, children of the rich are not necessarily able to, I do not want to spend a penny for your tuition, do not expect,” said Mami.

“I will work, bou,,” said Netta would not give up, however Mami scolded her, she still did not want to give up.

“Work, you think with you work, can finance your college! what do you want to do? You think it's easy to find work in Jakarta, what else you are from Kampung,” said Mami demeaning.

“Let's definitely no Bou Road,” said Netta.

“Than, did you tell him to go to college?”

“I just support it, Mi,” I said.

“Do not try to give money to her yes, she is indeed your wife but you work in a company that built Mami and Papi,” she said cruelly.

“Alright, I won't give you anything,” I said, for Mami to stop being angry.

At that time my mother really hated Netta, not willing to give her money a dime.

I was forced to give Netta money secretly to help her.

Right now, our marriage is over a year old, but lately Mami is starting to put a lot of pressure on us both about heredity.

I don't know how many doctors we went to because of Mami, I don't know how many times Netta was sorted and told to take uterine fertility drugs.

All he did without refuting, there was not a single command of Mami that he denied except, to quit college.

Back in time this morning, both today when he was about to go to college, he was told Mami to check with the obstetrician, check our fertility both, because why until one year was not yet pregnant.

“Come bang,” says Netta.

“Eat first,”I saw he ate his absorption, just some bribes.

“It's full, bang we go,” because Mami doesn't stop nagging bring everything up, making Netta want to quickly go.

“Alright, come.”

When in the car suddenly Micah called, the name of Micah I changed to a samara, Juan sir.

“Iya, sir juan.”

“Beb, my friend dong, I have a photo shoot in Sudirman, but my assistant is sick again so there is nothing between me, want Yes Beb,” Micah said on the other end of the phone, his voice was clear I could not refuse.

“Sorry sir Juan, I can't today I have any important business,” I said, staring at Netta and hanging up.

Netta just like when she was new to the world, she was still a quiet person, if nothing mattered, she wouldn't start a story or start a conversation with me.

“That was sir Juan, in the office there was a real meeting,” I said lie to him again, I don't know how many times I've lied to Netta about many things especially about Micah.

“Abang go, let me go to the Doctor, later we arrange a deal for brother again, later let me talk to the Doctor, I was the one who checked today,” said Netta , she's always been like that this year, always my angel when Mami scolds me.

“Totally Can?” I said excited

“By, brother is in a meeting, right?”

“Iya,” I said hesitantly, feeling a little guilty for constantly lying to him, even though he did not know that I met Micah.