The Girl Who Tapped
2. Left by Beloved Mother
Mother's embrace weakened and then collapsed in our midst.
“Bu..mom why, let's get up, don't faint again!” father shaking mother's body.
The mother of the owner of the house gave eucalyptus oil and drilled it on the mother's forehead, the mother did not budge.
“Mother why?” isaac Marlina asked everyone there.
“inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi rojiun” yelled sambal hugging mom's body.
Everyone just mutely watched mom droop. Marlina could not help but cry, she felt that she was the cause of her death.
The villagers together brought the body of the mother to the house of Mr. Maryono. Along the way Marlina became the talk of people, both from her village and the surrounding villagers.
That afternoon the mother was immediately buried, crying haru accompanied the mother's funeral. Almost all of the mourners' eyes looked in disdain at Marlina, the grandmother felt uneasy and pulled Marlina's hand into the room.
“Gendhuk (call for girls) here yes, no need to go out the room first.” belai grandma in Marlina. Marlina could only nod slowly while shedding tears. When the grandmother went out of the room, Marlina pulled the hand of the grandmother, “Mar wanted to nganter mother to the tomb nek.” “Let's go if mom's buried, we're a long pilgrimage, baby. Now you are in the room first and do not go out, for your sake.” said the grandmother as she sauntered away from the room.
The sound of the crowd away, indicating the mourners also took the body of the mother to the tomb. Marlina can only cry over her fate that has lost the future even more so than losing her beloved mother.
After the funeral, Grandma went back home with her father. Grandma immediately closed the door so that no more mourners or guests would come. Grandma walked into Marlina's room and hugged her single granddaughter. “We must be strong through this ordeal dear, do not let the sacrifice of her mother be in vain. You must rise up, show the citizens here that you are strong by continuing school at Sana” High School
“No.. noooo, Mar ga wants to go to school again. The school lost its mother. Mar ain't gonna lose again. Mar has been destroyed. Mar wants to be at home with Granny” isak Marlina.
Grandma Sholihati simply stroked her grandson's cheeks then smilingly nodded her head in agreement.
Tonight we sat quietly three in a narrow room with dim sticky lights. The food on the table was untouched, there was no hunger, there was only sadness, disappointment and anger in the heart. Since my mother's funeral, there hasn't been a word out of my mouth. Only Grandmother remained patient in serving Marlina.
It's been a few days since I went to the garden, still lamenting the loss of half of my soul.
This morning Grandma took Marlina out to the front to shop for vegetables at a traveling vegetable merchant.
“Eh, there's Marlina. Want to find what vegetable?” greet the friendly vegetable trader.
“You looking for any problem there is ga bang?” asked mom gembrot nonchalantly, the vegetable kang just smiled answering the question mom gembrot.
“Well yes, girls really deliberately looking for school problems far away. Disturbed new people know he's” timpal bu Gendis not want to lose.
“That's how to kill parents slowly”
“Liat tuh his father sampe ga dare to go out of the house because of shame to bear the disgrace of his son who is a snobs sinister school SMA”
“Pak Kuncoro the rubber boss is just school SD you know, if high school sampe can be boss what?”
“Indeed if you have a high school, can immediately become president huh?”
“Bu Maryono it was from the first can not be admired, easy to faint. His son even deliberately made his mother cepet die”
“Maybe he deliberately tested his guts, went to a far school to be a champion yes, finally let's say virginity”
“Search for free, the menu is short, dense and delicious to water”
The laughter of the mothers surrounding the vegetable kang made Marlina's chest tight.
Grandma Sholihati moved away while pulling her grandson's hand.
It turned out that from home the father heard what the mothers were talking about the child and his wife could only shed tears. Failing is the intention to preserve the dignity of his family.
Sholihati's grandmother could not see that her great daughter-in-law now looked fragile after the departure of her ribs. Moreover, Marlina who had tried to rearrange her heart was destroyed by neighbor gossip.
Brothers and neighbors who used to be familiar are now one by one away. There is no empathy at all with Mr. Maryono's family. Marlina shut herself off from the neighborhood. Only Sholihati's grandmother ventured out of the house to work so that the stomach needs of the housemates were fulfilled.
Mr. Maryono is more silent and tends to stay away when spoken to by grandmother. Sholihati's grandmother was very understanding of her favorite daughter-in-law and granddaughter.
One morning Mr. Maryono was getting ready to go to the garden to scrape the rubber trunk belonging to the boss Kuncoro. Sholihati's grandmother feels moved by her daughter-in-law's change, may this be a good start for the future. Although reluctant to approach his daughter, Mr. Maryono still greeted the wrinkled hands of his in-laws with reverence.
Marlina felt that the sin she committed was not forgiven by her father. His father was only silent when spoken to by him, a little talk if asked Sholihati's grandmother.
The sun is not yet high, Mr. Maryono has returned home. He put down his equipment, downed a glass of water and entered his room without saying a word.
Grandma Sholihati and Marlina just look at each other's behavior Mr. Maryono. There must be something in the garden that causes Mr. Maryono to return home quickly.
Shortly afterwards, Sodikin a boss Kuncoro employee came to the house to deliver some rupiah as a wage for Mr. Maryono who was not taken from before the death of the wife.
“So her father Marlina to the garden, why not hand it over directly to her?” ask Sholihati's grandmother.
“He immediately ran away when he was spoken to by the boss, tanggung he” replied Sodikin while laughing loudly.
“Do you say what the same boss about my son-in-law?” cecar Sholihati's grandmother.
“Yes I said, if the boss wants to add a wife, just take the Marlina, so it's not expensive, but the boss does not want the same, want the original just let the kinyis-kinyis, even the Maryono immediately run away, I deh who was part of this money, all washing the eyes of the wild Marlina, can Nek?” beber Sodikin's.
Sholihati's grandmother just kept silent while looking sharply at Sodikin, feeling cornered finally Sodikin resigned.
Marlina just kept quiet from behind the wall hearing the chatter, her heart was sliced into the ridicule of the boss where her father worked.
This afternoon, Boss Kuncoro came to the house carrying some big plastic bags to Grandma Sholihati's house. “Nek, this is food for grandmothers and families” said bu bos while putting the plastic bag. “Thank you ma'am, may you be bestowed with more sustenance and more blessings”, Grandma Sholihati moved while shedding tears because of the kindness of the boss mom.
“I ask you to please keep my grandmother's grandchild away from my husband, I do not want to be combined especially with children who are no longer holy. I hope grandma understands my intention and purpose of coming here!”
Grandma Sholihati was immediately surprised by the words of the boss mom, “cucuku is not that low, even if purchased with millions, will not please my grandson to anyone!”
“Not low but the purity is spread everywhere.”
“Alright, thanks for the briefing. I think there is nothing to talk about anymore, please come out”!
“One of my messages, take care of your grandson so that his foul smell does not interfere with the breathing of others.” Boss ma'am swaggered out of the house.
Bruuuk, the sound of a large object falling in the room. Grandma Sholihati immediately entered the room and saw her daughter-in-law fall on the floor, “You why?”
Marlina ran towards her father's room, she saw her father lying on the floor.
What happened to Mr Maryono?