Am I Different?
(S2) ~ Mbak Rasni

"Well, is Dedek there? Since when? Why not join?" ask dad.

I stared at them one by one. I felt so insignificant that I had to be behind my back.

"Why with me? What should I open again? Why not just talk to me directly? Why the back?" I said full of questions.

Grandma came up to me, then followed by father and mother who followed behind her.

"Don't want to talk, just happened to fit you still in front and Mom, your father is here," reason grandma.

"But why not just talk when I'm around?" ask again.

Mom pushed my wheelchair, before the others answered.

"We went for a walk, Dek. Get some fresh air outside," mother switched my conversation.

I refused to answer my mother's words, I was a little disappointed. He kept patiently asking me to talk even without my response.

Mom asked me out, currently walking on the street in front of grandma's house, just before the street looks like people are huddling there. Most of the mothers and their children.

"What's up, Mom?" my many.

Before when I visited here I never knew if there was activity at the end of the road not far from my grandmother's house.

"That's moms shopping, Dek. It's there every morning" replied the mother.

"Kok I never know, Mom? New, huh?" ask again.

"No, Deck. It's been a long time, every time you come here never goes this early" replied the mother.

"Loh, I usually sunrise the streets with Jeje, ma'am. But never see" I said, getting closer to the crowd shopping.

Mom smiled as she stroked my head.

"Sell if the sunrise has moved to another place, Dek. The merchant is originally from the village next door," said the mother.

I just nod my head to understand. We arrived at the place where we were going to shop, the mothers who huddled and took the vegetables that would be purchased.

"Later ask me to wulan, the tantnya became strange," said one of the mothers who were there.

"Morning, Mum. What are you cooking this for?" ask mom to try to be friendly with them.

They looked at me from head to toe.

"Eh, Alfie. She's cured, when's she coming home from the hospital?" ask one of them.

She smiled at them before answering.

"Alhamdulillah, yesterday just came home," replied the mother while choosing the vegetables to be cooked.

"Old yes, Ma'am. One month more yeah, how much money's up, Mommy?" ask one of the other mothers.

In my heart I said, 'O Allah is a man, so be careful.' Before the mother answered him, there was suddenly a girl, probably in her twenties. He came over, probably going shopping.

"Eh, Wulan. The Rasni has really been different since Anton died?" look at one of them.

"Yes, Mom. He still thinks that Om Anton has not died, even I often hear him talking to himself in his room," said Kak Wulan.

I was shocked to hear Brother Wulan.

"Inalillahi wasa ilaihi rojiun, Anton died?" ask mother.

Mom stroked his chest.

"Astagfirullah, Ma'am Alif also grieved yes wulan," said the mother while stroking Kak Wulan's shoulder.

Brother Wulan smiled in response.

"Eh Al, Anton used to be your school buddy, huh?" ask one mother.

"Yes, she was one school with me from Elementary School to Junior High. If high school is different," replied the mother.

There are still many questions that they ask Mbak Wulan. Horrified from the story, if the name of Rasni's mother since her husband died so never left the house or even chat with others.

He moments after Ashar like to sit alone behind his house, precisely under a large achem tree to almost magrib. After that what Mbak Wulan did did not know, because before the magrib until it was finished Mbak Wulan taught njai in the mosque.

Listen again Rasni's mother currently likes to take a shower when magrib arrives. Though previously he was always cheerful, diligent worship, even bathing when going to prayer ashar. Unlike now, when her husband died.

After that I didn't know anymore, because my mom took me home because the shopping was done.

"Come, Mom." Said mother farewell.

They say mother's words at the same time. Those who shop first are not finished, just to huddle. I was there just silent, because I didn't know what to say.

My mother pushed me back to go home.

"Mom, you can't take a magrib-magrib bath?" my many.

"In medical science, it has been explained that bathing when magrib or 18:00 is not allowed and in the hadith is also explained that such a twilight bath is not allowed" replied the mother.

"Well good shower when, Mom?" manya curious.

"The good bath is when the ashar time arrives, because if we take a bath after the ashar increases the death suddenly, especially at 18.00-19.00 it is the heart at its weakest stage," replied the mother.

I nodded my head, feeling that I had gained new knowledge from my mother.

"Say also if the bath when the magrib is the time of the devil to roam so we are a lot of interference at that time, in the hadith explained :

ذَا كَانَ جُنْحُ اللَّيْلِ أَوْ أَمْسَيْتُمْ فَكُفُّوا صِبْيَانَكُمْ، فَإِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ يَنْتَشِرُ حِينَئِذٍ، فَإِذَا ذَهَبَ سَاعَةٌ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَخَلُّوهُمْ

When it's dusk, hold your children. Because when the devil wanders. And when it's been in some time of the night, please let them. (CHR. Bukhari 5623 and Muslim 3756). I see, Deck," explained mom.

I looked at my mother and threw my smile. I feel lucky to have parents who know a little about religion. Without us knowing it turned out to have arrived at the gate of grandma's house again.

Mom opened it slowly, then pushed back my chair. We went inside the house, I saw Jeje was getting ready to take a shower.

"Je, where are you going?" my many.

"You take a shower, I'm going to school" Jeje replied as he breezed into the bathroom.

"I went to the kitchen, yes" I said.

Mother without answering, hurriedly pushed back towards the kitchen. It looks like Aunt Santi and grandma are peeling off ingredients that previously existed. And currently the addition of groceries from the mother.

We join them.

"Mom, Anton is dead? I just heard from the mothers and Wulan," she told me.

"Yes, Al. Six days ago if not wrong yes, Mom," replied Aunt Santi.

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