Pellucid

Chapter 27 - Uncovered

Three months passed, though,

The age of the content of Bening, has now entered the fourth month. During early pregnancy, she did not experience nausea. It's just occasional cravings to eat fruit rujak. What is more, there are lots of young mangoes.

During this time, he could still cover the condition of his body shape. Where the condition of his stomach began to bulge a little with the road wearing very loose clothing.

It's just that Ayu once commented to him when he devoured the spirit quickly as if a pregnant woman who was cravings. It's just that Bening can divert the presumption of Ayu at that time with a joke so that Ayu who is famous for being funny considers Bening not pregnant.

But fateful when Bening was changing clothes in his room, he forgot to lock the door.

"Ning, this is fried rice ka_ order," said Ayu who opened the door to Bening's room immediately stopped.

Ayu's mouth was gaping wide and the fried rice she was carrying immediately fell on the floor. He was shocked to see a clear stomach that was distended like a person was pregnant.

Ayu was very sure Ningsih was pregnant. Because he had seen the stomach of his co-worker who was pregnant for several months, not much different from the stomach is clear now.

Degs...

"Ka_you, pregnant Ning?" tanya Ayu stammered.

"A_y.. i_tu. A_I can explain to you Yu," great-grandson Bening softly and stammeringly.

"You want to explain what? Are you pregnant out of wedlock because promiscuity keeps you running here just to hide because your girlfriend is not responsible. Escape with other girls. Or you're planning on going to my grandmother's house, huh!" pekik Ayu growled.

Ayu is a type of village girl who highly upholds customs and honor. Even until he was nineteen years old, he never dated or close to any man.

Because many friends in the vicinity are contaminated with free city child association. Even in the village of Ayu there is one of the neighboring children and several other friends who work in the city, back and forth bunting alias pregnant out of wedlock.

Proudly they gave birth and left the baby to their parents in the village. Then go to the city again on the grounds of looking for a job when they do not know what they are doing in the big city.

I left the child in the village. Parents are used as baby sitters aka babysitters who are not clear who the father is. Not always sent money every month. What an irony of today's children.

For the sake of money willing to give his honor. Pawned his pride. It is easy to open the legs to a man who is not her husband.

And of course Ayu immediately accused Bening like friends in his village that had been contaminated free association in the big city. Just for the money. So impressed cheap. Have no self-respect.

"No Yu. I'm not like them" said Bening with teary eyes.

Ayu stared at Bening sharply.

"Worthy if you're not like them, then your stomach is so swollen why? It's impossible to get a wind pump from a motor workshop, right?" sindir Ayu is very sad.

Finally, Bening was forced to tell that she was raped during her school graduation a few months ago. He did not want to tarnish his family's good name so he ran away from home. Then stranded in Solo city and met Grandma Minah, the boarding mother and adoptive grandmother Ayu.

"What makes me believe you? My grandmother's kosan will not be willing to accommodate women who are not really. Brings shit!" hardik Ayu firmly.

"I can't make you believe, Yu. Because I don't have any evidence. Only God witnesses me. You are like my close friend. How could I possibly lie to a friend who I consider my own family."

"I don't have a family here. Don't know anybody. And I don't want to abort this. This baby is innocent of any kind. I beg Yu to believe in me. If you hate me it's okay. Just so you don't hate this baby of mine. Please don't drive me out of here. Especially now outside is raining heavily," said Bening as he sobbed bitterly and knelt before Ayu.

"Haissshhh. If my grandmother finds out, she can hang him. Stand Ningsih! I'm not the God you should worship" Ayu said firmly.

"I beg Yu, have mercy on my baby."

"Stand up Ningsih!" pekik Ayy.

Luckily, the grandmother was going to the study to the next village. Not hearing the conversation of the two. The boarding house at the home of Minah's grandmother is also just a Bening.

Because no one else wants to spend there. The old house is rickety. Being in a poor neighborhood. Even the seedy impressed. Of course no one is interested.

But Bening felt at home living in Minah's grandmother's house. In addition to the affordable price, the treatment of Minah's grandmother to him is also good and although the surrounding slums, but in the house of Minah's grandmother is very clean.

Grandma Minah is very clean in her house. Although the condition of the house is old and there is only simple furniture and not so broad. But really comfortable and make the Bening feel at home.

There are only three bedrooms in it.One is occupied by Minah's grandmother, one is Ayu's bedroom and the other is a room occupied by Bening. He accepts Bening so that his house is not deserted and can be a friend to Ayu, his adopted grandson.

"Eat my fried rice first. Pity your baby must be starving" Ayu said, handing over her fried rice packet to Bening to eat.

Then he went to get a broom and cleaned the remaining fried rice that Bening had fallen.

"What do you eat?" asked Bening mutely to see Ayu who also has not eaten.

"Easy. Later I can make instant noodles in the kitchen," said Ayu while leaving Bening's room.

"We eat this fried rice together, how about it?" haggard.

"You have eaten that. Don't let my niece starve. I'm honestly still surprised to see you get pregnant without a husband. But the rice has become porridge. Can't turn back into rice again even if you stir it a thousand times. I trust you Ning. Even if you lie. Which is your sin, not mine."

"Still Yu," said Bening with a full smile knowing that Ayu trusted him to sacrifice his fried rice only for himself and also the baby in his stomach.

"Hum..."

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Trust and honesty are the basic capital of a relationship. Whether it is a relationship of romance or friendship.