Asti Girl Carrying the Curse
Chapter 33. Rioters
During this week, Asti began to be overwhelmed with anxiety. Sometimes the baby in the stomach kicks very strongly. Until Asti holds the pain and must wipe - rub the bulge in his stomach while having sholawat.
Yesterday, the results of his last examination in the practice room of Siska's doctor, showed a positive thing.
After the obstetrician checked Asti's pregnancy record card. Her pregnancy is at 38 weeks. This is enough for a normal birth.
There was the sound of a different car engine, stopping at the front door of his house. Since Asti was already guessing, it was not the arrival of Satrio. So let Bude Prapti open the door and receive their guests to enter.
" Bulks? "
The woman called by her name smiled broadly as she opened the door of her room. The body of Asti whose stomach is getting bigger and looks uncomfortable.
" Healthy, baby! "
Asti cried in the arms of the loving woman. Asti's cry can mean a sense of relief because there will be people nearby who continue to accompany him for the labor process later. Also the tears of anxiety imagined the struggle she had to live to become a mother.
" Your mother-in-law will leave from Purwokerto tomorrow. There's a neighbor who died, so Satrio's parents are still helping the family."
Bulek Ratih's report was received by Asti calmly. The eyes of Lek No's wife examined some baby equipment that Asti had prepared in this room. There's a small closet for baby clothes. Baby crib at the end of the room. Plastic shelves full stacking with baby towels, perlak, cloth bedong also toiletries.
" It must be strong, " whispered Bulek Train." Here there is a true Winangun successor. Brought the good name of the ancestor." Said the woman again while rubbing Asti's stomach.
" Bulek same Lek No, will stay here long?"
" At least until your baby is born. Later Bulek with your mother-in-law who help if you are born. Bude Prapti returns to his village. The youngest child, Budi wants to propose his girlfriend to Madiun..."
Lek No was still chatting up front with Bude Prapti. Apparently they brought an open tub car that Lek No had bought two months ago. The man continued to learn to drive the car he would use to lift the rice harvest later.
Behind the tub are three sacks of rice that best harvest their rice fields in the village. There is one bunch of banana king that looks yellowed evenly also some coconut grains.
" This is your order, Asti. Bu Anggita's house number 24, right?" ask Lek No.
The man raised a sack of rice for supplies in this house. Also 6 grains of green coconut to drink Asti every day.
The car was driven by Lek No, towards the house of Ibu Anggita. Asti could not repay the kindness of Pak Sadewo's wife, except by bringing a little harvest from their rice fields and gardens from the village.
At the moment, they were enlivened by the presence of Satrio's parents. Anyway, all the families have gathered together to provide moral support for Asti during the delivery process later.
The house is getting crowded. Precisely Bulek Ratih and Widya's mother who slept in Asti's room while the fathers prefer to sleep in the middle room by holding a mat while watching the ball. A few months ago, Satrio bought a sophisticated antenna that can capture television broadcasts from abroad.
In the morning, Mr. Cahyadi drove Bude Prapti and Bulek Ratih shopping to the market. Many Vegetables, side dishes that they will buy for storage in the coming days.
Now, accompanied by her mother-in-law, Asti walks leisurely through several blocks of the police member's special housing.
" Slow down the path. The important thing is that your body is also moving and not stiff.." Widya's mother said she gave advice.
They returned to their way home, when the vegetable pack was beside the house. Beside the house Satrio there is a mango tree that is already rather tall and quite lush. Said Ery's mother, the previous resident of the house who planted the grafted mango tree two years ago.
Mothers gathered to shop. Asti tried to reprimand his neighbor kindly.
" Morning walk, Miss Satrio?"
" Yes, Mom. Find this sweat...."
Bude Widya's hands stretched out, because Asti was like holding something in her stomach. " Asti?"
Every now and then he just felt the pain that came with arriving. Maybe he was too excited this morning. So it goes a little far, surrounding the complex.
" Mama-in-law has arrived, Miss Satrio? " ask a young mother whose child is only 11 months old.
" yes. Let's moms, I'm in first."
Apparently, Bude Widya was interested in the pile of ripe mangoes in the cart of Pak Sayur. So that his mother-in-law asked the price because she wanted to buy Satrio's favorite fruit.
Not until five minutes, Bude Widya entered the house while carrying two plastic bags of mango fruit shopping.
"Have you been paid, Mom?"
"Not yet, I'm going to take the money first. Where's mom's purse, huh?"
" How much is it all, ma'am?"
"Twenty-five thousand, Asti.. " Bude Widya's voice was heard from inside her room.
Soon Asti took three ten thousand sheets that were always prepared on top of the refrigerator. Slowly, Asti walked to the front of the house. Now the buyers of Pak Sayur have also changed people again.
"Sir, I paid for the mango that my mother-in-law had bought, " said Asti while offering her money.
Among the two mothers who were still surrounding Pak greens, there was Jeng Inneke there. He saw the car pulled over driven by Lek No. Along with that, two other passengers from the back door came down
"The Company is coming!"
Of course Asti was surprised to hear Mother Suparlan's words were quite loud and also heard two mothers in front of him.
Asti's eyes looked at the woman who had been sneering at her family members. Asti walked away from the vegetable cart that the old motorbike was carrying.
Yes, God! Many times Asti said Istighfar. Getting angry is free too! All this time all the words of the woman who hurt and underestimate him can be tolerated. Now the arrival of his family, does it disturb the peace of his life?
" You shopping again, Asti?" Tanya Bude Prapti while carrying her shopping cart.
" So Widya's mother wanted mangoes."
Lek No laughed," Who's pregnant who's cravings huh, Mas!"
Mr. Cahyadi just smiled at the man's words.
" No, don't suck, yeah.! " Tegur Bude Widya who just came out of the house intends to pay for her groceries.
" No need, Mom! I already paid. Come on in all the hordes of rioters. The neighbors will be disturbed..."
Asti's rather loud voice and the sound of holding back the anger shocked everyone, including the two people in the mother who were still shopping and Pak greens .
" Jeng Ineke, be careful when you talk, anyway. It seems that Bu Satrio is offended!" Advice from Ms. Bambang whose house is on the right side of Asti's house.
"Biarin, indeed their family is a mob! All the villagers were invited to come to this house. Understand the village, yes. Ma? It's tacky, make a fuss if you're visiting!"
Bulek Ratih who was dropping the remaining groceries in the trunk of the car also heard the remark as well. The woman did not continue her work. Continue to observe the movement of Suparlan's mother who circled the park to cross the road in front of her house.
Unknowingly, Ninuk's mother said something. It seemed like that woman was the one Ninuk had talked about a few weeks ago. Judes don't think, do you?