GROWINGS
61

"HASSELL...!!"

Nata stopped immediately. He pretended to see a special shampoo bottle of a cat. Actually he was embarrassed not to play when Sandra and Hassel had to keep cats like this.

It is better to shop alone, rather than having to be with a mother and child who never get along.

"What do you mean, Hassel?!" Sandra's voice shrieked to the next shelf aisle.

"Ihh, don't get booed again, mami!! That's food for tomorrow night's picnic..!"

"What picnic?!"

"Yes picnic with Hassel's friends, mami!!"

Sandra smelled bad. Last week, when his son said he was going to have a picnic with his friends, he set up a tent and a bonfire in his narrow front yard.

And even more horrendous, Hassel lit the bonfire with a bottle of gasoline! Almost a great fire happened that night.

"There are no picnics! How old are you?!"

"Mommy, I've never been younger! You..!"

This time Sandra didn't play a hand. But he returned all the food and goods that had filled Hassel's grocery trolley.

"You're having a picnic, buy yourself a new pillow!" Sandra glanced sharply.

"Bantal Hassel is mami ilerin, so it stinks!!"

"God..!"

"Or ahh! Hassel wants to buy! Passion Hassel will buy him his own money, mami..!"

"Money Sister Nata!" Sandra glares.

"Sir Nata's money is Hassel's money! But Hassel's money, Hassel's money!!"

Sandra shook her head while massaging her forehead. Fortunately, it is not currently in the framework of the holy month of Ramadan. If yes - can break his fast.

"As far as you are! But you have to bring your own groceries!"

"Bodo!"

Hassel had already darted back with his trolley. And at the end of it, Sandra saw her son was taking a sack of fertilizer that was for nothing.

"The mbok's gone yet, Auntie?"

Sandra thought for a moment. "Tante doesn't know either, Nata. But it feels like it's already.."

Nata also took four large boxes of calcium milk for the elderly.

"You bought a lot of chocolate.."

Nata reviewed the smile. "I have never given anything to my employees in a long time. They'd love to.."

Gredeekk.. Greedeekk..

Hassel deliberately crossed. "Duhh, don't huddle in the middle of the road. Just block!" He said with a cynical look.

Sandra's forehead flinched. He felt like there was something strange about his son. But what is it...?

Sandra pushed Nata's trolley. "Is there anything to buy?"

"Hmmm.., I think that's enough. Auntie."

Sandra nodded. The two decided to take the trolley, which was already full of food and other items, to the cashier.

"Well, it's the boy's trolley. Where's she?!"

Sandra spread her eyes. And instantly he was inflamed back. In the distance he saw Hassel pushing another trolley with a happy face.

"I've bought everything. At least until next month. Hhehee.."

"Sorry, who are you?" Sandra said with her hands folded in front of her chest.

Hassel immediately pouted. "For sure I am not the son of mothers whose hobby is gossiping and watching soap operas until night.."

Sandra also grabbed Hassel's ear. "Once again you talk like that, you sleep with the mbok!"

"Ogahh mommy! Mbok is the smell of rubbing oil!"

Not a few other visitors who continue to pay attention to the three of them. In addition to the behavior of Sandra and Hassel like cats and dogs, the people also noticed three trolleys full of groceries brought by Nata, Hassel, and also Sandra.

"If Hassel will fast full, Kak Nata want to love Hassel what gift?"

"What yes? I'm confused too.."

"It's confusing at all!?"

"You here, can you lower the volume?!" Sandra pinched her son's cheek.

"Make a pool next door, sister Nata!"

Nata. Even so with other visitors who are made to look at by Hassel's babble.

Sandra rolled up the brochure paper. Then..., Plaque...!  He hit his son's head.

"Don't do much with your behavior..!"

Hassel tried not to respond to her mother. Now he has moved to the front of Nata.

"We cuekkin aja sirih leaf-eating grandmother yes, Kak Nata."

"Hey--you don't think Mami heard ya?!"

Hassel laughed gigglingly. It seems, this war with her mammoth is still not going to end.

After almost 20 minutes, Nata finally arrived.

"A lot, Brother. Want an event?" The cashier was suave.

"It's my groceries!" Hassel. "Shopping Kak Nata, just a little."

"Ohh yes. Sorry yeah.." The cashier looked wrong.

"Mbak and mas kasir, I have now been appointed as the commander of children in the RT loh environment. So I'll be in charge of any conducive circumstances that occur.."

Plaque...!

"What are you talking about, huh?" Sandra hit her son's head slowly again.

Once again Hassel tried to ignore. He took out his wallet, and showed the children's group membership card at his housing complex.

"If you want a list, I'll give you a cheap one. Only two million each year, you'll be able to access the secret codes of other gangs."

"Sweet Hassel, do you want Magnum?" Said Sandra while opening a pack of her son's favorite ice cream.

Hassel nodded with his eyes fully rounded. He immediately grabbed the ice cream, and greedily enjoyed it.

"She was silent as well.." Sandra really had to put up a wall face if she was walking with her son.

"Dumpling!!" Hassel reflexively shouted as he pointed towards the crowd ahead. "Hassel look at the copet, Brother Nata!! He's the copy!!"

"Start again..." Sandra patted the forehead.

"Sir Nata, there's a copet!" pekik Hassel while pulling Nata's hand.

"You sure?"

"Related, Brother Nata! That's the guy!! The one with the brown veil, the one with the baby!"

"Hassel, you didn't see it wrong, did you?!"

"No, Brother Nata!! Hassel's eyes aren't as ugly as mami's!!"

Sandra glared not playing. He wanted to pinch his son's arm. But unfortunately, Hassel and Nata had already gone away from the cashier.

"THIEF..!" yells loud Hassel, suddenly seized the attention of shopping center visitors.

The mother with the baby was clearly astonished by what a boy who was now standing before her with a fierce face said.

"Mother is a thief!?"

"Ehh-you don't be reckless!" The mother started to fight. "Dare to accuse people without proof! Have you never been taught manners?!"

"I see, if the mother took the wallet --" Hassel dyed. "Om that's it!" Hassel pointed at a man who was riding the escalator towards the top floor.

"Did you really take it?" Nata spoke up. And people began to intensely notice them.

"I didn't take anything! Look out, I'm going home!" The mother tried to get through Nata. But Nata swiftly confronted him. "Surge, you!" The mother's voice was shrill. And only a few seconds later, the baby in his carrier woke up, then cried loudly.

"Sorry, what's going on?" ask a security.

"These two kids are so disrespectful, sir!"

"If security doesn't believe me, search!" Hassel is getting bolder.

"That's silence!! Come on, get searched, sir!!"

"I'm not stealing!"

"What's this?" Another security came over.

"This sir, they saw that this mother took a visitor's wallet" security explained earlier.

"That's it, brother?"

Hassel. "Security look at Hassel's eyes! Still clear because you like to eat carrots!"

Sandra looked at not playing. Though Hassel never once eat carrots. Because carrots are the food that he dislikes the most.

The senior security also called for another security.

"To prove it, let my colleague check on you.."

The woman's security nodded while commenting on a smile.

"I'm not a thief!" The mother still insisted.

"Search, sir!!"

"Yes! Just search!"

"Bikin fret!!"

If Nata had looked at the mother with annoyance, now it was the opposite. He felt pity, because so many people were increasingly cornering him.

"Whose wallet is this?"

The mother looked nervous and misbehaved.

"My husband..."

"Then, these other three wallets?"

"That's--"

"Is this mom's phone?"

"That's--"

"WOOOOOOO...!!"

The screams immediately sounded rumbling. Makes the mother tremble in fear.

"BURN AJA!! POOR RICH HE DOESN'T DESERVE TO LIVE!!"

"We'll just take this mother to the post. And you two - please come with us too."

"Karenne!!" Hassel squealed in excitement. "We will definitely be on tv, Brother Nata!! We are thieves!"

Nata approaches Sandra again. "I'll go with them first, aunt. Then the groceries will just drop here." He handed over his credit card.

"Be careful, Nata.."

Nata nodded. To be honest his mind became extremely uneasy.

"My son is sick, sir, please don't imprison me..."

"Mom don't pretend!"

"Hassel's.."

"Let's go to Nata! Let the mother and the child be thrown into the sea, continue to be eaten by sharks...!"

They also arrived at the security post at the mall. Nata and Hassel sat in the waiting chair, while the mother and her baby son were still crying, sitting on the cold, dirty floor.

"Report, Commander!"

"Yes!?"

"One of the wallet owners is on his way here.."

"All right."

"Know what it's like to be in jail forever!" Hassel chattered without thinking about how the mother felt. "Where is the noise again his son..!"

Ten minutes later, two male figures appeared escorted with a security.

"Sir, this is the father of the owner of the wallet."

The two people, looked shocked when they saw Hassel and Nata.

"Then, please check first. Is there money or something missing...?"

The man checked his wallet. "none. Everything is complete."

"You sure?"

"That's sure."

"Please forgive that mother.." Nata said as he got up from his seat. "I beg you, please forgive them.."

"Na --"

"This is my business card. If there's money missing, then I'll take full responsibility."

"Sir Nata!" Hassel.

"Security sir, please don't imprison the mother. Because I'm the one who's gonna have it full."

"O Allah, Mas Nata -" The thick-bodied man shook his head. "I--"

"NATA DON'T BE A GOOD PERSON!! MOM IS A THIEF! AND THE THIEF HAD TO SLEEP IN PRISON!"

"Father and all of my men know me. And if later--- there is between the owner of the wallet and the phone that will take it, and ask for compensation, let me replace it."

"I won't report it.."

Nata turned to the man in the dark blue shirt. Then his smile broadened.

"Thank you, Mr. Inu!! Thank you very much! May Allah repay the good Mr. Inu.."

The man's face stiffened immediately. His body trembled as the juvenile figure before him, calling him an unusual name.

Nata approached the mother and her son. "It's very hot, ma'am.."

"My son has a fever for a week, Mas.."

"We'll take it to the doctor after this.."

"I how, Mas? I'm going to jail, right?" Said the mother with tears. "I stole because I had to, Mom. My son is sickly..."

"Where is my husband?"

"My husband is married again, Mom.. I live with my three children..."

Nata rubbed the face of the mother's baby son. "Don't cry anymore. I'll buy you milk, biscuits, same toys.."

The baby was silent. His fingers were small and red, tightly grasping Nata's fingers.

"Later, we'll pick up the other mother's child. We'll take them to the hospital, yeah.."

"Oh my God, my -- I am so ashamed - I am so sorry, Mas.."

"Nata's.." Sandra was standing next to Hassel.

"I'm going to the hospital with this mother, aunt."

"You want aunty to accompany?"

Nata shook his head slowly. Then he looked back at the two men.

"Thank you..."

The mother bowed in gratitude and apologized with great regret.

"So, mom contracted?"

"Yes, Mom..."

"Nata --"

Nata who was outside the post, then turned back. A voice called back to him.

He smiled at the man with the yellow sweater.

"Yes..? Kinno...?"

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