Tyranny Mother-in-Law

40 Days

"Sorry, Jeng, I just found out Mr. Wid passed away. I'm from Jakarta in Rima's place, these two months." Ms. Kusuma came to serve with her husband.

"Yes, thank you. Oya, how's Rima doing?"

"Sound rhyme. It just so happened that her husband often went abroad, so she was lonely being left behind." Said Bu Kusuma with a smile.

"Oh.kok did not follow her husband also abroad."

"The rhyme was busy with its new store in Jakarta as well. Since getting married, she has deliberately opened a branch in Jakarta for her busy life. But, we also still often depend on him to take care of the store in Semarang." Said Bu Kusuma with a smile.

Ms. Mirna could only smile wryly Hearing Bu Kusuma's story of Rima sounding more successful and happy.

"Yuk, Mum. You still have to work again. There's a meeting." Sela Pak Kusuma patted his wife's thigh.

"Oh, yes. Excuse me, ma'am. If there's anything, or need a friend to talk to, call me as usual. We are now full in Yogya." Ms. Kusuma said goodbye while telling Ms. Mirna.

"Eh, yes, almost forgot. Tomorrow the day after forty days Mr. Widodo. If there's time, I hope you and Mom can come."

Father and Mother Kusuma looked at each other, then took a slow look.

"We'll try to come." Tukas Pak Kusuma with a smile.

"Thank you." Sahut Bu Mirna while driving his guests to the yard.

*

"Mas, don't you want to go home?" Niken approached Bima with his wheelchair.

"Make what? My mother told me to go and not accept me anymore. So why do I bother to go home."

"But today is 40 days, Mr. Mas. But we also do not send prayers to the father. It's still late afternoon, we can be ready first."

Niken patted Bima's shoulder gently.

Bima grabbed Niken's hand and clasped tightly. Then slowly he kissed his wife's hand gently.

"You're always patient."

"Mas Bima is also always patient. Always defend me in front of mom, choose me, even willing to be hard just for me."

"I've chosen you, Niken. Until any moment, we'll always be together."

"Bas....!" Niken could not stem the tears that began to flow from the corner of his eye.

Bima hugged him and calmed Niken down.

*

That afternoon Bima and his family came to the residence of Bu Mirna to attend 40 days Mr. Widodo.

"Eh, Mommy! Ma'am Niken. Come on in, it's starting. Just go through the side door, straight inside."

Take Seruni while welcoming the presence of her brother and family.

"Eh, there's Mom, too." Seruni greeted while kissing Bu Lusi's hand respectfully, then hugged Laras.

The smiling God greeted his brother from within.

Unlike Ms. Mirna, whose facial features suddenly changed when she found out Bima and her family were coming.

Bima, Niken, Bu Lusi, and Laras sat in the back room together with other neighbors, and also Seruni.

Niken sat in his wheelchair as he chanted a prayer for his father-in-law along with the residents and relatives who were at the residence of Bu Mirna at that time.

"Thank you, for your presence, Mr. Ustadz, Mr. RT, Mr. RW, Mr. father, and mother, who have been pleased to be present in the forty-day commemoration of our Father, Mr. Widodo. Thank you for taking the time to pray for his soul. And as a form of suama, then, we have prepared a little food to be able to enjoy together. Please, Mr. Ustadz to begin with."

The god as the representative of the family became the spokesperson at the event.

"When did that woman come here?!" Mumbled Bu Mirna with. Face knobs don't like.

"Already,Bu. Mas Bima and Mbak Niken also want to pray for you." The god restrained his mother's arm.

"God, you don't have to defend that woman! It's obvious she's a fucking lady!" Say Miss Mirna with ketus.

"Mbak Niken why, anyway?" Asked a neighbor beside Ms. Mirna half-whispering.

"He's a fucking carrier! Don't know, how can Bima want to be like that woman?"

"Who's next to her, Mom?"

"No idea! Maid kali. People don't have, they wear helpers. Not her child, not her mother!" Said Miss Mirna cynically.

"Kok Ma'am Niken in a wheelchair?"

Mirna looked towards her neighbor.

"He is a quality! He always teased his father-in-law. Never Mr. Wid that nyopir can curve, if not disturbed. He was the last person to be with Mr Wid in the car at the time of the accident. Now he's paralyzed!" Tukas Bu Mirna turned to Niken.

From a distance, Niken smiled and nodded respectfully at her mother-in-law.

Bu Lusi stroked Niken's arm encouragingly.

"You're coming?" Said Ms. Mirna as Bima approached to greet her mother, after the guests and neighbors had returned to their homes.

Bima nodded slowly.

Miss Mirna quickly pulled her hand from Bima, and turned her head towards Niken.

"Why did you bring him here? Doesn't she deserve to come to this house? Not satisfied if he killed my husband, your father Bim. You have no people! He's already given our family a lot of hardship, but you're sticking with him." Ms. Mirna snorted in annoyance while shaking her head.

"Mom, Niken is my wife. You never had a problem with Niken, why do you keep hating Niken?"

Ask Bima with a slightly firm tone.

"Listen, Bima. From the beginning, all he wanted was father and mother. Even we ask not to take care of the factory also finally, I agree. Until now, where? You give me a mandate, but you don't do it at all! That woman is a bad influence on you! I've been reminding you from the beginning, but you've always not hugged me! Now, father is dead. It's all because of that damn woman!" Miss Mirna pointed at Niken, and stared intently at Niken.

Niken running her wheelchair slowly approached Ms. Mirna.

"Sorry, Mom. L am... I don't know... I didn't expect that day. The car suddenly hit my car, and it left me dead." Niken tried to explain the real events to Ms. Mirna.

"Go you! Stay away from my family! You are a fucking carrier! Just go! I'm not looking at you anymore! You took my son, then my husband! You really are fucking! Not satisfied that you killed my husband, and then you dare to come back to this house again? Enough, my husband accepts you! You don't deserve to be in the Widodo family!"

Ms. Mirna brushed off Niken's hand that was about to touch her.

Trembling, Niken pulled back his wheelchair.

"Mom! Why is this mother? Father died in an accident, and that the police have identified, even Miss Niken is not wrong what." Seruni approached her mother.

"You're defending him?!" Ask Bu Mirna with a stern face.

"I don't defend who, Mom. But Runi is telling the truth."

"The truth is, that woman seduced your father! Your father spent more time in the factory, and only briefly at home, as if not at home with mother."

Grunts Bu Mirna annoyed.

"I'm sorry, I don't want to interfere. But, it would be nice, if a mother and wife did not say that." Bu Lusi said while smiling at Ms. Mirna.

"Who are you?" Miss Mirna asked me again.

"I, mother of Niken."

"Oh.oh... So here comes the seed! Take that kid away from my house! I don't want him to be my daughter-in-law!"

"A mother, don't have a bag saying that, Mom."

"What right do you have to forbid me?"

"Because I'm also a mother."

"If you are a good mother, from the beginning if, one is not approved, yes do not be condoned as well. I never thought the marriage of my son and your daughter would happen! So please get out of here!"

Without much being able to, Bu Lusi pushed Niken's wheelchair and pulled Laras' arm out of the house, ignoring Bima who was still arguing with her mother.

His heart was very sick and sad, seeing his daughter treated like that.