The Malang Widow

Back to Jakarta

Tiredness certainly includes ourselves at this time who just fought with traffic jam when returning from home this morning. Deri and my two children are still asleep. While I woke up to cook rice and heat some side dishes that mom brought us.

Shortly Deri was awakened by smelling the scent of rendang that I was panning it. Rushing the two of us ate together before being interrupted by Umar and Uwais. If the two of them had woken up, of course my time would only be drained to take care of my two children.

"Hallo....?" the sudden voice of Deri received a call from someone and seemed to be moving away from me who was washing dishes in my kitchen sink.

"Yes hello....Deri what are you again? have you been back to Jakarta yet?" ask a woman who is none other than Lani.

"Yes, just this morning until Jakarta, what is it?"

"Yesterday when I was in Lampung I really wanted to see you again, but I went home" said Lani who made Deri more evasive from me when I tried to approach her.

He looked straight out into the front yard to avoid me wanting to know who was calling him at the time.

"Yes. yesterday I was busy lebaran my family, it is impossible to meet you, later what the feeling of Flowers, can be guessed there will be nothing between you and me...." said Deri again in that conversation.

"Yes, too, but believe me, I do not mean to disturb your relationship." said Lani reassured.

"Yes.I believe in you.." said Deri who seemed to get comfortable with their chat.

"Der...I need help you can?"

"What help?"

"My plan is to find a job in Jakarta, for a long time I am tired of living just waiting for my husband who never came home, if there are activities that can be quite enough to divert me a little.." said Lani hopeful.

"Yes, why don't you find a job in Lampung to make it easier, why go to Jakarta?"

"Well, I tried, but it didn't work, it's hard to find a job, you know yourself..."

"Where do you want to work here?"

"I've sent an application to a company, Alhamdulillah there is an interview call, that's why I want to go to Jakarta, you can help me make it between me to the company's address? same search for me temporary residence?"

"What about ehmmm? the problem is that I'm going to work tomorrow... When are you planning on going here?"

"You won't be tonight, the day after tomorrow..You can pick me up right when I get there?"

"Oh... How is it....??" said Deri confused while scratching his head.

"Please Deri..I am confused who to ask for help, I have no friends who live in Jakarta, only you who I know.." said Lani continued to beg.

"Yes, I'll try to find a hostel for you to stay for a while..."

"Thank God, thank you, Der.you will help me...."

"It's the same" Deri said, ending the call.

Shortly after that he approached me who was bathing Umar and Uwais who had awoken from his sleep.

"Hello abi's son is awake....!!!" deri exclaimed at Uwais and Umar.

"Same phone who loh... kog deketin directly avoid that.....??" manya curious.

"That, my friend, watch the news of the boss problem in the office. rather serious anyway, so I stay away from you, because you are afraid that you are tempted to talk later so it is not necessary I admit..." said Deri evasive.

"Yes.gimana I want a story..at home you are busy keep taking care of our children, sometimes I want a story but you already sleep soy sauce...."

I have not had time to answer, Umar immediately fussy sign immediately want to suckle. I rushed into the room to suckle her. Deri playing with Uwais.

That night, I somehow wanted to tease my own husband. For a long time he did not ask me to be served in bed as usual. I who was wearing her favorite lingrie clothes began to launch my style when she was sitting in the living room.

"Pearly baby....Uwais just as Umar has been sleeping...,yuk.." My sentence while doing some palpation on his body.

Unlike usual who was immediately excited by the activities of husband and wife this one, but this time Deri looks ordinary. Although he agreed to my wish, but as long as we did, I felt like he was not as usual.

"My husband....why are you not so excited? am I not attractive anymore?" I also feel discouraged while approaching next to his body docked on his shoulder which is still bare chest.

"Kog you say so anyway baby.I'm not papa kog, just a sauce, we just went home and back, and I drove from yesterday... I'm sorry.." said himself gently, landing a friendly kiss on my forehead, and not forgetting to caress my hair lovingly.

"Yes already so.we rest yuk.." said I who then let him sleep.

The next day, I made breakfast as usual for Deri. Not to forget I accompanied him to his breakfast on the table. I observed that since then he was very enthusiastic about his salary, until the breakfast that I offered him was like to be forgotten.

"Sayank kog play Hape continues??" I'm a little upset.

But Deri seemed to ignore me. Spontaneous I snatched his gawai from his hand. I found her looking for princess boarding information on one of the apps.

"Why are you searcing princess boarding? who do you want to do it for?" I began to suspect.

"Darling.. you do not misunderstand me first dong..kemaren temenku ask for help find info kost putri for adeknya girls who want to go to college in Jakarta, yes I just help you...." his speech was convincing, while taking back his salary from my hands that I had not been able to explore further.

"Owh.... kirain....???" I looked at him suspiciously.

"What circuit??? kirain I have an affair???" asked himself to shake his forehead.

"Yes kali... nyari kostnya until so serious.." said ketus.

"Darling....worse to think it is not good loh....would I cheat while I love too much you??? no thought at all dear to me cheating.now for me it focuses how to make my wife and my children happy.." his sentence really makes me blush on the cheek.

"Hemmm" I said withstanding shame.

"Yes, I left first.. Assalamu'alaikum?"

"Walaikumsalam.." I said as I welcomed his hand.

****

Deris

In his office, Deri was busy looking for info about the princess boarding house, ranging from asking his friends, to contacting some friends who live in the boarding house.

Until noon at lunchtime, he finally found a daughter's boarding house from his coworkers' information.

"Yes, where I hostel is still empty, I will tell the hostess if you really want to use it for your adek..." said one of his coworkers' girlfriends who was still single and living in the boarding house.

"Yes I want kog, tomorrow I take my brother directly there yes, please bookingin first let not be taken first, this money panjernya temporary" said Deri while handing over some rupiah to his friend.