
"Papaaaaa...!" The elder screamed, when Fadli had just parked his car in his carport. Shortly thereafter, Rima and their second child appeared.
Fadli got out of his car and smilingly looked at his son and wife. Rima's face looks so happy when she welcomes her husband home. But the happy face was immediately lost, when he saw the bundo Halimah get off the passenger seat. Rima immediately looked at Fadli with a look of disbelief. As if understanding with the contents of his wife, Fadli went to help Halimah bundo to bring her bag and ask bundo, his children and also his wife to enter their house.
"grandmother.." Greet the grandson on Halimah bundo.
Bundo Halimah smiled and hugged her grandson to release the longing in the chest. But suddenly Halimah's round smile faded, as Rima's increasingly unpleasant gaze to her.
"Bundo apologizes, for not informing before," Halimah told Rima and Fadli.
"Why did you suddenly come here? Did Siti and Batra not want to take care of the bundo?" Rima asked with a cynical sounding tone.
"It's not. Bundo's the one who wants to stay with you. Bundo was not comfortable living with the Batra. After all, the bundo house was already burned and flat with the ground. So, where'd Bundo go again?"
"In Jakarta, follow Siti." Rima Pungkas.
Fadli looks awry when Rima says it to her mother. While Halimah bundo looks surprised by Rima's answer.
"Rim, we have room three... Can't.."
"With room three. One for both of us. Two for the firstborn, three for the youngest." Rima Teas.
"But isn't the firstborn sleeping with the youngest?" Fadli Tanga.
"This is what I want to talk about with Uda. I just wanted them to sleep apart, to be independent."
Fadli was silent at Rima's words.
"There's one more room" said Halimah.
"Helper's room? already in the same contents of Rima's maid, if Bundo wants to sleep there, it's okay. But narrow. The maid's room was designed for only one person. Most sleep on the floor with a mattress." Bright Rima.
Hearing Rima's words, Fadli was only able to swallow her saliva.
"Again, who told you not to tell us. If this is how we are confused to put a bundle where. It still hurts, too" said Rima.
"The regime.." Fadli tried to put the brakes on his wife's increasingly sharp remarks here.
While Halimah bundo only able to be silent, resist the annoyance and also the sadness of his daughter-in-law who lacks respect for him.
"It's like this. It's late, let the bundo stay here first huh. Later try to communicate with Siti."
Rima breathed out violently. Then he rolled his eyes up.
"Don't dawdle. If you can be picked up tomorrow," said Rima, as he moved from his seat and brought his two children to enter the room.
Halimah's bundo face looks crimson. In addition to emotions, he also carried a sense of sadness and also disappointed in his daughter-in-law. Back when Rima became Fadli's lover, Rima's figure was very kind and polite to parents. It is not expected by the Halimah bundle if the original nature of Rima is very inversely proportional from the previous one.
"Bun, I'm sorry Rima. Now just rest in the room," said Fadli, helping Halimah bundle to walk towards the empty room.
There was a shout of Rima who was in the room, to prevent Fadli carrying a bundle of Halimah resting in the third room. But Fadli tried to ignore it and still brought Halimah bundo to the third room to rest.
"Later your wife gets angry Dli," said Halimah's bundo with the end of a choked voice.
"Let it be Fadli's business. Now Bundo just rest here. Bundo's eating?" Ask Fadli.
"Not yet." Sahut bundo Halimah quickly.
"Yes, we're done cleaning, Fadli wait at the dinner table ya."
Bundo Halimah simply nodded and let Fadli leave the room.
Shortly afterwards, there was a noise from the main room. That is the room Fadli and his wife, Rima. clearly heard all the words of Rima, so Rima did not receive the mother of Fadli will stay in their home.
"Just have your sister pick up a bundo!" Say Rima with a high tone of voice.
"Can't be so dong deck, bundo kan just arrived."
"No matter I'm uda! I've been taking care of two people's children, plus taking care of bundo? I can't uda! Anyway I'm males just as fussy as bundo! More than just a child!"
Bundo Halimah was silent with a heart that was silent, when she heard Rima's words.
"Who can stand bundos? Fussy, criticizing a lot, this is wrong it's wrong! It used to be Rima's time to uda village, what bundo did to Rima. Bundo is a nyinyir! Everyone wants to comment! Feel the most perfect! In the eyes of the Rima bundo it was just wrong! Washing dishes in say less clean! Clothes washing, said less clean, how can you take good care of uda! Time says not good! sweeping in says less clean. Just sat down, said lazy! Do you think Rima is not a grudge in being treated like that? What bundo wants to look like, why Rima does not like the same bundo uda!"
The deg!
Bundo Halimah was silent, her tears were seeping on her old cheeks.
He remembered very well a few years ago, when Rima had just become a member of his extended family. At that time, Fadli had just become a civil servant. Because Fadli wanted to get married, he proposed to Rima to be his wife. In addition to Fadli's confidence in Rima, Fadli and Rima have also been knitting for one year.
Halimah bundo means, Fadli do not rush to get married. Fadli better raise money and help the family first. But his name is a boy who has been urged to marry by the lover, Fadli was blind because of love and fear of losing Rima. So Fadli was determined to immediately interfere with Rima. Because the money that Fadli had was not enough, finally bundo and must also help their wedding costs.
After marriage, Fadli and Rima were forced to hitchhike at Halimah's bundo house. They occupied Siti's room which was empty at the time, because siti was in Jakarta. Living together with in-laws is not easy for Rima. All the good intentions of Rima, in one eye by Halimah bundo. Everything is wrong and never right.
From incident to incident that continues to lower Rima's self-esteem as a daughter-in-law, making Rima's heart become stone. Yes, everyone has limits. Not all people have a broad heart like Batra or many daughters-in-law out there who are able to understand and apologize, without the person concerned willing to apologize.
Today, like a lioness who regained her fangs, Rima continues to bring all the evil behavior of Halimah bundo to her first. All the words of Rima, make the husband not wince. Because everything is a fact. Why facts? Fadli knew what his mother was like.
"Just Saturday, send the bundo back to the village!" Rima Teas.
Bundo Halimah cried hearing the ultimatum of the son-in-law. Especially the intention and purpose of Rima who said those words in a loud voice. That is so that Halimah bundo can hear her dislike of Halimah bundo. It was more painful when Halimah bundo heard the answer from Fadli.
"Yes, on Saturday I'll return the bundo to the village."
Destroyed was hope and arrogance bundo Halimah. In fact, no one is willing to accept him. Who he willingly caci maki, who he willingly satirize and blame, except BATRA.