The Malang Widow

Forced to marry Deri by mother

Almost even a month Deri returned to Lampung and never again contacted me which I never expected. It's just that every time I call my mom always tell me about Deri. Several times he often visited my mother at home, bringing some souvenirs such as snacks for my mother. This sweet attitude that may be getting longer makes my mother melt in him.

"Assalamu'alaikum, hello ma'am?" my bro is calling my mother.

"Walaikumsalam, what are you, son?" ask my mom as usual.

"Mom's habit, again work" I replied, anticipating Uwais's crying at any time so that my mother would not be suspicious.

"Oh... is it kog you never have a holiday like, every phone mom must be working again?" ask my mother a little suspiciously.

"Yes not ma'am, yesterday was also a holiday, but coincidentally if the holidays I sleep a lot because tired, so forget the mother's phone" I replied complaining.

"Ohhh... That is, you have been alone for a long time, do you not want to marry again so there you have a friend, so you do not worry you are alone there?" asked my mother while giving a code to be betrothed to Deri.

"Yes later ma'am.

"Well until when to choose... You've never been married, so maybe a little difficult to find a soul mate again, this could be someone who wants you to refuse?" my mother said it was starting to lead.

"Who is mom?"

"Who else if not the frequent story mom comes to the house bring mother snack".

"Deri again....Deri again... huft.." I sniffled back with a long sigh.

"Mbok don't do that to son....Deri is a good person, what's wrong if you accept his proposal, mother agrees you are the same as him, kasian kalo if Deri wait a long time" said my mother seduce.

Hemmm naturally mother said that. try to know who Deri really is, I'm sure will not be open the door of my house for him to enter, I murmured in my heart.

"Bunga.. replied the mother, do not forget, the mother will be seneng if you marry with Deri, the home of her parents is also not far from the mother here, so if there is anything must be easy, it is easy, I'm sure your mom will agree, and then she'll say." said my mom, convincing my heart that made me more upset. Of course I also want to make my mother happy, if I refuse her wishes she will be disappointed.

"Yes later I thought it was mom. I want istikharah first,..."

"Yes, has it been from yesterday why are you not istikharah from yesterday anyway?"

"Iiiiya is already ma'am, but there is no answer yet." I replied nervously because it is impossible to explain myself just finished the puerperium.

Since then my mother has been urging me to marry Deri, every call has not been free to discuss the matter of Deri. Until sometimes I get a little lazy to call my mother because I can't stand her whining with me.

"Tok..tok.." suddenly there was a knock on my door. Immediately I stepped forward to open the door and find out who came to my house all of a sudden.

"Assalamu'alaikum, how are the flowers? where's Uwais?" greet someone who is none other than Deri who just arrived in Jakarta at dawn at Rumah Ferdi and this afternoon has approached me at my rented house.

"Walaikumsalam, fine" I answered and immediately carried the sleeping Uwais in the room.

"Halo Uwais.." said Deri while caressing the cheek of Uwais who was so adorable.

"Can I carry it? I miss it...?" pinta Deri to me. With a heavy heart I extended my sling to her to remove Uwais from my hand.

Instantly he kissed Uwais' face as if he missed her a lot. I looked at them a little moved, but soon I patis so as not to get carried away with my mood.

Worse than my previous rented neighbors, around my residence seems to be a location where every corner there are mothers gathering and gossiping about what they will discuss. Not infrequently I also become one of the discussions between them.

Given that I rarely hang out with them and are fairly new citizens here, they often say I'm an arrogant neighbor, because I rarely get together, only occasionally say hello when buying vegetables to a traveling vegetable maker. The rest I hardly ever talk to them.

They were wondering about my status. Many times there are those who want to pry about me further, but I never respond. Moreover, I live with baby Uwais and without a husband by my side makes them certainly more curious about my status. It is natural that the arrival of Deri instantly makes one of my neighbors curious to know.

I just smiled seeing him pass after reprimanding us with that sentence.

"I see you're not comfortable with the environment here?" asked Deri who was holding Uwais.

"Yes, more or less so, especially because your arrival here will certainly make them suspicious.." I said a little ketus.

"I'm sorry I made a slander on you"

"Hmmm, no matter how many times you apologize, there's no point in it, the rice has become porridge" I replied as I passed towards the dining room to sip a glass of water to treat my thirst due to the hot weather at this time.

"Flower, why shouldn't you just get married...?" asked Deri who immediately turned my face.

"How can I get married if you keep coming bothering me!?" I saturut ketus who immediately returned to the living room.

"Sorry.. does Arif still want to marry you Flowers?" ask him to try to snore.

"No, he married a girl in Borneo a week ago" I replied with a flat face.

"What are your plans after this?"

"Find a soul mate through ta'aruf" I answered briefly and spontaneously made Deri's face look furious.

"Flower, what exactly is it that you can't accept me anymore?" ask her gently as if taking my heart.

"Of course I want a man who can be a good priest for me. And that's not in you. I used to crave you when I was stupid, but not for now, moreover, you are the one who has ruined my life" I explained with a long sigh dampening the emotions of my soul.

"Well... now I realize that I don't deserve you. If so give me time to change as you want.let me learn and process..." said he was reaching for me.

"Never change yourself just because of someone else, it will not cause sincerity for you!" ketus.

"No, it's not just because of you. Maybe it's also a warning to me that I should go back on the good road, become a devout human being in my religion and be an example to Uwais... because I realize that later I also have to be a role model for my son and wife later, it is impossible if I am not religious to educate him.." he said, which immediately shook my heart, but as much as possible I control not to be lulled.

I just fell silent and tried to take Uwais from the hand of Deri who now started crying a small sign of wanting to suckle.

"I want nyuin Uwais, please go first" I said as I passed into the room.

Shortly Deri was ready.

"Am I saying goodbye, Assalamu'alaikum?"

"Guil, don't forget to close the door!" I said from inside the room.