Silence of a Son-in-law

DSM-9

After feeling Mas Ashraf's attitude like that, I prefer to be quiet for a while. Not greeting. All I did was not get angry at Mas Ashraf because he quit his job. However, more to the disappointment with the attitude of Mas Ashraf who too distinguish between myself and his mother. 

I prepared dinner and asked the man to eat together. My attitude is a little indifferent even when eating, I am not at all tasteful. Some I saw Mas Ashraf glancing at me, but I pretended not to know it. 

"You're mad that I got fired?" Mas Ashraf's voice sounded full of emphasis when we had just entered the room.

I nodded weakly without answering at all. It still felt very lazy to open a voice let alone chat with the man. 

"If you're not angry then why is your attitude like this? There hasn't been a day that I quit my job, but you've been acting like an enemy to me. What if I don't work at all." 

"I'll work, Mom." I chimed in quickly. I lifted my head and saw Mas Ashraf looking at me.

"Why do you insist on continuing to work? I asked you to live a good life. Stay home, wait for me to come home with a bed all day and receive money while I pay. You don't have to bother with energy, do you!" 

I could only sigh deeply when I heard Mas Ashraf's thundering voice. So lightly the man said I was just sleeping at home. He really didn't imagine being in my position. Mas Ashraf doesn't know how uncomfortable it is to live with in-laws. Having to have a mentality of steel, not to mention a husband who does not want to understand makes me have to have a heart that 'smart'.

Not wanting to have a big fight, I prefer to pull the blanket to the neck and let Mas Ashraf still with his anger. I had enough to argue earlier and I didn't want to expend too much energy. 

***

"Where are you going, Mom?" tanyaku wonder when he saw Mas Ashraf already looks neat even though the new clock pointed at six in the morning. 

"You go with Yuni, she says the factory needs employees. So I went with him" said Mas Ashraf. 

"Today, did you start working?" I asked again in surprise because Mas Ashraf had never talked about this before. 

I saw Mas Ashraf clucking. "I just wanted an interview. Yuni who will invite me to meet with her superiors so that it is easier to enter. Pray I'm accepted." 

"Definitely, Mas. May all your business be carried out. Wherever you work, may you have a good and baroque sustenance" I pray. 

I was shocked when Mas Ashraf suddenly kissed the top of my head. Things that this man never did. I smiled wryly when I saw Mas Ashraf walking out of the room. 

After the departure of Mas Ashraf, I immediately cleaned myself and cleaned the house. I don't care even if I see my Mother-in-law who has been standing not far from my position since. In fact, that woman has been glancing at me ever since. Maybe she was watching me, but I didn't care. 

"Ehem!" 

As I was sweeping the living room where my mother-in-law was sitting there, I heard the middle-aged woman thumping loudly. But I don't care and continue to do my job. 

"You're so happy today? Is it because Ashraf has started work and you can ask him for money again!" 

I stopped the movement of my hand and looked at the cynical looking mother-in-law. I really did not get out of thought with my mother-in-law who seemed to dislike my existence here. 

"Sorry, Mom. Of course I'm happy that Mas Ashraf is working again." 

"And you can memorize the money again, can't you!" he cut my words. 

Kurem*s the broom handle I'm holding. Really, I feel like I'd really like to rem*s my mother-in-law's mouth. He said I memorized Mas Ashraf, but all this time he got more money from Mas Ashraf than me. 

This woman is truly ungrateful. Omelku in my heart. 

"I've never memorized Mas Ashraf, Mom. But it was Mas Ashraf's duty to give me a living. In fact, according to the words I heard, that the husband's money belongs to the wife, not to her let alone her mother." 

I don't know what demon possession. I can talk like that. In fact, I was not at all afraid when I saw my mother-in-law already glaring at me. 

"You dare to be rude to me!" 

I heard his voice so jarring and like it was about to break the eardrum. "I'm just talking as it is, Mom." 

I also immediately left when I saw my mother-in-law had been sniffing sharply. I purposely abandoned the woman and only I heard her loud nagging. 

Huh! I can't be too weak right now. Don't let you be so easily trampled by others, Ra. My inner. Strengthened myself.