Two Ribs

#2 This is my family (2)

Ramadan is completely different. I am married and have children. Preparing iftar and sahur every day with Mama. I do tarawih in my own house because Azwa is a child, sometimes I also do not tarawih but also sleep with Azwa. While Bang Handi is in charge of escorting the father of tarawih prayers with Kakaf. Strangely in tarawih this time, Mama does not want tarawih with the father in the mosque near the house. But mama chose tarawih in the big Grand Mosque in my city which is quite far from home.

"If no one wants to take you, you take a taxi"

Always so the words of every mother wants to leave tarawih. Finally every day finished the maghrib prayer, Bang Handi or Kakaf drove Mama to the mosque on a motorbike so quickly, and we took home a crowded car. Azwa and I always come to pick up mama tarawih. Even if Kakaf picks me up, I always come along. Sometimes we all included my father to pick up my mother.

Grand Mosque where mama took tarawih is indeed longer time because there is always a lecture after the isya prayer and the prayer was 21 rakaat. Unlike the mosque near the house where the father prayed, only eight rakaat so that the sooner he went home.

Once upon a time, it rained from the afternoon. Mama still insisted to pray in Masjid Raya even though he asked to pray at home. Finally Bang Handi drove mom in the car. Because of the rain, many streets in my city are flooded. When Isya has entered, only Bang Handi and Mama arrived at the Grand Mosque.

Bang Handi also decided to pray at the Grand Mosque, not returning home.

And the result is, after eight rakaat. Bang Handi returned to the car to sleep while waiting for mama to finish praying tarawih.

"During prayers ma'am, I overslept. Mending sleeping in the car"

Bang Handi brought the story when he came home.

"Yes, I can't stand it"

I'm just smiling.

"Makanya Mr. now pray in the mosque here only. I used to go to the mosque too. Now I can't stand sitting for long said the father".

"I can't stand it young"

"What the hell did it do?"

"Long-lasting over your body"

I threw Azwa's little pillow at Bang Handi who immediately replied to me by lunging and then hugged me.

"Cold ma'am, can ya find warmth"

Bang Handi tightened her embrace on me as her hand went into my nightgown.

"De, Handi"

The sound of Kakaf knocking on the door called us to cancel Bang Handi's intention. Bang Handi got out of bed and opened the door.

"Sister buy martabak, let's go and eat"

Without further ado Kakaf asked Bang handi out of the room. Soon I heard my big brother's number coming. I knocked on the door of my room and opened it.

"Azwa sleeping de?"

Brother Andi, my third-number brother popped his head on the door of my room.

"Who's brother coming?"

"Self, called mama"

"Why? got a monthly ration?"

"Know that, right? brother go upstairs first yes"

I nodded as Brother Andi closed the door to my room. My brother number three is only working freelance. Helping people to take care of letters such as birth certificates, death certificates, land certificates and so on, including divorce papers, Kak Andi also takes care of it. My marriage letter was also brother Andi who passed it with the help of insiders.

Azwa's time was newborn, without me asking Kak Andi to directly make a birth certificate for Azwa.

You have asked Brother Andi to help you again in the field. But Mr and Kak Andi like north and south who will never meet the end or like tom and jerry who never get along and agree.

Brother Andi who is always in the defense of Mama even though fighting with me chose to retreat to help the father rather than continue the war with the father. And this is how it ends, Mama is always the shield Kak Andi in front of the father. And Mama is also where Brother Andi raised his hand when there is no money.

"Mom, called Kakan"

Bang Handi opened the door and called out to me. I went up and gave a few pillows and bolsters so that Azwa could not move far.

Because of my call to Kakaf, finally the call to my brother was all short. Kakan, Kalfi, Kalfi, only the late Kak Didi I call Kandi. Which means Kanda Didi.

I stepped into the living room.

When I saw her, Kakan immediately asked me to sit next to her.

"Here de, brother kangen is with you"

"Same sister Mia make a favorite cake ade ya kak"

I sat next to KakAn while plucking the light of the moon.

"Why don't you tell me there's a moonlight, you said it's just a martabak"

"The one who brings the light of the moon. Kakaf just bought martabak"

"That's why you call brother. Because you know you like the light of the moon"

Andi's sister scratched my head with her index finger.

"Sister Andi ngajakin iftar tu de, you are usually the coordinator"

"Where? at home, huh? it's hard to bring Azwa out to eat. Mama must be angry if not tarawih"

"No exclamation, beyond the end. Kakaf wants to be his donor"

"Allah, at least the aftermath of the father who paid"

"Whose contribution is it? no need, it's the biggest bitch"

I glanced spoiled at my two brothers. Bang Handi just kept listening.

"You ask mama first de, don't want to break the fast outside"

"Yes, I'll ask my mom first. Ade entered yes, afraid azwa nangis not heard"

"Silver brother cries yes" Brother Andi moved to stand up.

I rushed into the room and locked the door. I heard the laughter of the three of them.

Tomorrow I ask my mom.

"Ma, the sisters are breaking their fast outside. Mama want?"

"Don't want. Mama don't want to burrow tarawih. This is my mother's last tarawih"

"The last one ma."

Mama just shut up.

"So, open the fast at home?"

"You want us to eat after mama comes home tarawih"

"Yes, I'll tell you brothers. Titip Azwa ya ma, it's still sleeping with his father. It was a little bit of day that his father left"

Mama nodded. I kissed my mother's hands and her cheeks. Mama drove me until my bike came out of the fence.

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After a mutual agreement, we chose a seafood restaurant for us to eat together. Two days earlier I had a reservation. I even distributed the menu list to all family members. It has become a habit in the family, if I am the coordinator of every family event.

Tonight I came with Bang Handi and Dad. While Kakaf was in charge of picking up mama tarawih and headed straight to where we ate together. As soon as my mother came, my father led the prayer and we ate in the typical jokes of our family.

And this year it was Afrizal who became our bullyan material. Because mama said she wanted to marry Kakaf to a friend's son who graduated from the boarding school. But Kakaf was silent.

"Mama's still alive. If you're not around, who's taking care of your life?"

"There is ade" Brother Afrizal pointed at me with his chin.

"Your family has a family of their own. Can't keep you going. Ademu also has to take care of your father"

I looked at mama. Why did mom from yesterday always give the impression that mom was going to leave?

Maybe it was just my feeling.

"Who would you like to match?"

Alif asked my mother.

"The son of Haji Ridho. Just got out of the pesantren"

"Ma, not wrong?" I asked in a surprised tone.

"Why? Body stinks? mouth too?"

"Mama knows for herself" I laughed a little.

"Later to buy alum so it doesn't smell anymore. Mama gave me a nice toothpaste so her mouth wouldn't smell. Or later you take it to a special doctor's mouth"

"It's really my intention, Kakaf is not doyan"

I still argue with my mom.

"You want to keep taking care of your brother?"

"No pa-pa. From ade not sincere Kakaf married ma his son Haji Ridho"

Mama wants to get back to sound. But stopped because the father who first spoke.

"Already, what the hell is in the storm. Let izal find his own soul mate. Don't be in a match-fight"

Afrizal immediately stood up and bowed respectfully to the father.

"Bapa is the best. Izal likes that sir"

"So, if his wife cheats again it's not our fault"

The father again made a sound that was greeted with the laughter of Brother Alif, Brother Andi and Brother Alfian. I immediately choked on the food I was eating. Bang Handi gave me some water.

"Ter the best izal pull again sir"

Kakaf immediately sat back in his chair with his face in the thousand fold.

I smiled to see them all. Here's my family. I almost lost them all because of a mistake I made. It's a good thing they kept embracing me and making me part of this family again.

 

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