The Widow of Bahenol

A tough decision.

After tidying the Roses and Jasmine, Bidin invited them to breakfast.

"Father made Neng fried rice, will you?' ask Bidin.

The rose nodded then pulled the bench and sat there.

Likewise with Melati, she also pulled the bench, then sat down.

Bidin filled up empty plates for them.

After Bidin scooped the rice onto their empty plate, they ate it.

"Enak sir, the fate of the fry made by Mr. is delicious" said Mawar as he brandished his thumb. After that, Bidin left them.

"Father go to the room first yes, you spend the rice" Bidin ordered.

The rose and jasmine nodded.

Bidin put his foot into the room.

He looked in the mirror. He looked at himself from the mirror.

"What should I do? Should I divorce Yati?" thought.

Bidin changed his clothes with a t-shirt. After this, Bidin intends to house Yati's parents to ascertain the whereabouts of his wife.

Bidin came out of the room and saw the state of his children.

They eat while joking.

Roses fed his sister, as well as Melati, he fed Roses, so the dining table was a mess.

Seeing the presence of Bedin, Roses fell silent. He realized he was wrong.

The rose is afraid when her father is angry.

But apparently not, Bidin was not angry. He just fell silent and sat back down.

Melati continued her eating activities, while Roses, she tried to clean the dining table, because it was strewn with rice because of her sister's actions.

"After this, we will go to Aki's house again yes, you can play satisfied there,"

bidin on Roses and Jasmine.

"Are we going to get Yati Pak tea?" ask Roses.

Bidin was silent for a moment. Then he realized that he should not look sad in front of his children.

Bidin replied,

"Look at it later, if Yati tea is there and want to come with us, yes we can take Yati tea home. But if Yati tea does not want to go home with us, yes, I do not need Yati tea to stay with us."

Then Melati asked,

"Where will Yati's tea be staying sir? Who's the same weight?"

Bidin turned towards Melati.

A child as small as Melati alone could ask like that, meaning she thought about it. But did Yati think of them?

Bidin took a long breath.

Bidin did not answer.

Meanwhile, at the Ibing kang house, Yati is still being interrogated by her entire extended family.

"Father embarrassed Yat, I'm really ashamed of your behavior!" bengpak Mang Ibing's.

He stood up, and walked here and there while laying on his waist.

"You have tarnished the good name of the family in front of your husband! And you can't keep your husband's good name! Is it true what Kang Bahar told you? Answer Yati!" snapped Ibing mang while hitting the table.

All who gathered there simultaneously fell silent.

Then Nini, the mother of Mang Ining got up from her seat. He turned his head towards Mang Ibing, then said quietly,

"Ibuh, you want to talk to you."

Nini also walked to another room followed by Mang Ibing.

Nini sat on the chair slowly, because she was old, her movements were not as fast as the young ones.

Mang Ibing approached him, he sat on the floor.

"Yes ma'am, what's wrong?" ask Mang Ibing to Nini, the Mother.

"Have you spoken to Yati before, ask her what she wants?" ask Nini.

Nini tried to be wise. He knew very well the behavior of Yati who was still childish.

"I have asked Mom, the answer is he asked to separate it from Bidin, he was bored he said, had to take care of the children, could not play, he had often run away Mom, I am ashamed, I am so happy, I am ashamed as her parents, I have also spoken to her husband, the Bigin, I once asked, have you ever been rude? She says no, and Yati agrees that her husband was never rude to her. It means that the Yati base is a jerk!" answer mang Ibing.

Nini was silent after listening to the reviews of Mang Ibing. Nini thought about what step was good for everyone.

"We must preserve the honor of the family, but we must also think of each other's feelings. Do not let whatever the decision, we have hurt one of the feelings, do not let our friendship be cut off. Maybe it is the soul of Yati who still wants to play, still wants to be free" said Nini.

"Yes indeed. But instead of him connecting with his friends, playing here and there, hanging here and there, mending he married, I think, it was the best way for Yati, Yati, uh this is even a rich gini, so shameful shame!" said mang Ibing with a pressing voice.

Finally I, Mr. Mang Ibing and Ratmi joined the room.

Aki sat on the chair, she also tried to shine wisely, although in fact she was already very angry with the behavior of her grandson.

But she had no right to judge him, because Yati was only her grandson, she still had parents, namely mang Ibing and Ratmi.

Ratmi sat there and said to everyone,

"We have to make a decision, what is the best path we have to take, for the good of all?"

They look at each other too.

Meanwhile, Bidin was getting ready with Roses and Melati was going to the house of Mang Ibing.

From inside the house, Arum looked through the window of his house that was clear glass, he observed the motion of Bidin's movements.

His gaze was full of hope of love, yes, Ima also noticed the gestures of her son.

Ima's heart also felt sad to see his son who had fallen in love with a man who did not love him, to spend time with his solitude. Because Arum had entered the age of 29 years, while in the village, the woman with the age of twenty but not married, the woman was already considered a spinster.

Because Iman did not want his son to dissolve in his feelings, eventually Ima snapped Arum to go back into his room,

"Arum! Enter room! Why are you standing there!"

Arum turned towards Ima then he looked down. Upon hearing Ima's orders, Arum immediately went back inside his room.

For years Arum harbored a love for Bidin, but unfortunately, Bidin never responded to his attention. It seemed that Bidin thought that Arum's kindness and care were just ordinary attention, he never responded that Arum's attention was special.

Therefore, Bidin never treated Arum as a spatial person.

Until this moment Bidin still not. Understanding Arum's good attitude towards him. (There's a rich guy, yeah, that's Bidin hahahaha).

Bidin started the engine of his blind motor.

As usual, Jasmine rose in the front, while Rose rose in the back.

"The embrace of the Father yes Neng" Bidin ordered to the Rose while looking back.

"Yes sir, the Rose hugs the Father" said the Rose with a loud voice.

Bidin also drove his vehicle to the house of mang Ibing.

On the way, Rose asked Bidin,

"Sir, we're now going to Yati tea house?"

"Yes Neng" replied Bidin.

"We're going to get Yati tea?" ask the rose again.

"Depending on Yati tea, want to or not go back to our homes," replied Bidin.

"Don't expect more Neng, Yati tea easily won't come home to us, and we can force him to stay home" he murmured inwardly.

A few moments later, they arrived.

The sound of Bidin's butut motor was heard all the way to the house of Ibing mang.

Asep went out and. Welcoming his brother-in-law.

While Yati, after hearing the sound of Bidin's motor, Yati immediately got up from her seat, her legs stepped into the room and locked her up.

It seemed, Yati was already unwilling to meet with Badin anymore. And it looks like Yati wants to immediately separate from Badin.

Bidin entered, then Ibing and Ratmi greeted him and invited him in and sat down.

As usual, Bidin treats both.

Bidin was surprised to see Nini and Aki Yati. Bidin smiled and greeted them.

Their meeting was very warm, and they also loved Badin.

Ratmi serves a warm drink to Bidin. While Rose and Melati play with Asep and Usep.

"Don't let the children negar the adult conversation, we play a bit far away from Us," Asep asked his sister, Usep.

"Yes A', Usep also used to do that, let's not be horrified. They are smart, spit eavesdropping, tar the edges we are also the ones who bother, because they ask us" said Usep.

As for the Rose, he turned to look for a single figure. Both eyes rolled, looking at every corner of the house mang Ibing room.

Suddenly Rose asked Asep,

"Mang Asep, where is Yati Tea? How come there's no?"

Asep looked puzzled to answer the Rose question.

Aswo and Usep looked at each other.

Then Usep distracts the Rose,

"Eh we play to saung aja yuk, ayooo who wants to be in the rear hold?"

Roses and jasmine cheered each other.

They snatched the request in the hold by Usep.

"Aduuuuh, Aa' is not strong if two of them ask for a sling with Aa', how about one. Jasmine the same Aa' Usep, and Rose the same Asep mang?" ask Usep.

They also returned to cheering.

While inside the Ibing Mang house, the atmosphere became tense and stiff.

Their faces stiffened.

Ratmi, Mang Ibing, Nini and Aki, including Bidin.

But Badin tries to be more relaxed, his speech attitude looks flexible.

And it seems, Bidin has resigned to what will happen.

Bidin started a conversation between them,

"I'm sorry, if my arrival and the children disturb Mr. Bdan Mother, as well as Nini and Aki, I'm here to go back to find my wife, Yati, Yati, maybe he's here today."

Nini and Aki throw each other a glance.

Then Nini asked, "So you said go back looking? What do you mean, Kid Bidin?"

Bidin turned his head towards the Ibing man, then the Ibing man nodded, a sign Bidin had to explain the matter from the beginning.

"Look Nini, yesterday I had Yati come here, but she didn't exist. I tried to wait here until late afternoon, but Yati was not there yet. Bdan today, I am here again hoping that Yati, my wife is here" replied Bidin explained.

Ratmi was silent, she lowered her head in embarrassment to her daughter-in-law.

Meanwhile, Aki and Mang Ibing looked at each other.

Aki nodded her head, as a code, in order for Mang Ibing to speak immediately.

"Nak Bidin, we as Yati's parents, apologized to Nak Bidin, for all of Yati's attitude and behavior. We as Yati's parents, feel very embarrassed in front of Nak Bidin."

Hearing his father-in-law's words, Bidin dodged immediately,

"No Sir, Father and Mother should not be ashamed of me, even I should be the one who apologizes, I should be ashamed of Mom and Dad. Yati is my responsibility, but I have not been able to educate her to be a good wife. As for me as a husband, I have tried to educate him gently, and I as a husband have felt like a failure."

They also fell silent.

The atmosphere at that time was so quiet and tense.

Then Mang Ibing spoke up again,

"Because Yati did not want to try to change her attitude, we just talked about it and we have also said, Nak Badin."

Now Bidin's face looks more tense than the others.

Bidin pressed both molar teeth, until it was seen from behind his cheek.

Bidin clenched his hands. But whatever the decision of the Yati family, Bidin must accept.