Istikharah
JI 2 - Mother's Wring

Along the way even when it reached home Pearl still nagged. The middle-aged woman was very upset with her son's behavior.

"Observe you! If Arini gets bitten by a snake again and that's because of you, Mama will punish you, Leon!" nagging Pearls while taking a drink in the dispenser.

"Yes, Ma. Yes," replied Leon with his face bent, annoyed by the mother's uncreative scolding. The time of his tirade was the same, there were no other words. The man also drank because he was thirsty.

"Just never bring Arini to that damn place again."

"Yes, Ma. Understand." But in Leon's heart he said, he would take Arini there again. Unfortunately, yesterday he and Arini were not satisfied to enjoy the beautiful scenery there. That damn snake is bothering Leon and Arini's night.

"Don't just be!"

"Yes, Ma. Leon understands."

Patience, Leon. This is your own mother. Don't be emotional Leon said in his heart.

The pearl whipped into the front room. The middle-aged woman shouted softly to call her favorite granddaughter. "Yusuf.... Dear Joseph. Where are you, Cu?" The pearl raised its head to the top floor.

From upstairs, Jasmine appears with her picture book. "In the room, Oma. Read the fairy tale again" he said.

Pearl did not reply to Jasmine's words, but she still stepped upstairs. Looking for the whereabouts of his favorite grandson.

Meanwhile, Leon who saw the pitiful sight could only bite his lower lip firmly. She felt sad when Jasmine was treated unfairly by her parents. Jasmine is Leon's biological child. Grandson Pearl and Malvin too.

"Father!" Jasmine's voice shocked Leon.

"Hey, Papa's son. What's up, son?" asked Leon while squatting to align high with his first baby.

Jasmine thrusts out a picture book. "Open it!" said the little girl.

Leon also complied. He opened the picture book that Jasmine had proffered. In the picture book, Jasmine draws Leon and Arini.

So sweet, inner Leon.

"Why like?" tanyakanya.

Leon nodded as he rubbed Jasmine's head affectionately. "Like. I like it" he answered honestly.

Arini who just finished bathing, looked astonished at the child and the father. "What are you doing?" tanyanya.

"Mama... Are you done with the bath?"

"Already, Honey. What the hell are you guys doing?" ask Arini while looking at the picture book in Leon's hand.

"Here, our son drew a nice picture" praised Leon while giving the result of Jasmine's drawing to Arini.

"Waaah... Greatable. It's cool," praise Arini sincerely.

The praised Jasmine simply smiled shyly. The girl tomorrow has started painting lessons at Sanggar Pratiwi. Leon and Arini have signed up their children to the famous sanggar.

"Leon! You're tired, aren't you?" ask the pearl that just suddenly appeared. Leon's mother was holding Joseph. It's old but the power is still strong.

"What's wrong, Ma?" leon asked, looking at his mother.

"Please buy seafood soup. Yusuf pingin seafood soup said."

Leon and Arini looked at each other. Since when did Joseph like to ask for strange things? Because all this time the little boy always ate what was in the house. Never a request.

"You're suspicious as it is." The pearls chuckled slowly. "Yes yes, Mama ngaku. Mama wants seafood soup. Please buy, will you, son? It looks like Mama cravings," said Mutiara while grimacing.

Leon could only shake his head at his mother's behavior. Just-there's. Already manupause can still crave? Funnier.

Pearls shaking. "Buy that. To eat one house" he said and asserted by Leon.

***

Malvin, Mutiara, Leon, Arini, Jasmine and Joseph were having dinner at the dinner table. They enjoy Wulan's seafood soup.

Leon had been going around here and there not finding a restaurant that sold seafood soup. Finally he bought raw seafood and told Wulan to cook it.

"What are your legs, Rin? Still sore?" ask Pearl on the sidelines.

Arini shakes. After the chew in his mouth was swallowed, he just replied. "No, Ma. It doesn't hurt at all" he replied.

"Thank God." The pearl breathed his breath a sigh of relief. "Just watch out, Leon! Don't you dare take Arini to that damn place again."

"Yes, Ma. Leon understands. Mama's talked about this more than ten times, you know."

Malvin could only shake his head to see his wife. While Jasmine who already knew a little bit from Wulan, glanced fearfully towards the Oma. His oma is serem. Plus if again nagging like this, add double serem.

"You are bebel. Must be told ten times can only be heard," said Pearl upset. "It's sometimes just hear it, it's not done at all."

Leon just looked down and enjoyed the food. He really didn't want to argue with his mother at the dinner table. It can lose the appetite of one family if they argue constantly.

"Jasmine want more?" arini asked when she saw her daughter's bowl was empty.

Jasmine nodded in fear as the gaze of her eyes unintentionally met the Pearl. Meanwhile, Pearl instantly averted her gaze and resumed eating.

Arini who was sitting next to Jasmine, immediately added soup to the bowl of the child.

"You want the rice too?" ask Arini.

Jasmine shakes.

"Yes, this." Arini handed a bowl of soup to Jasmine.

The girl then focused on eating. Enjoy his seafood soup.

In the middle of eating suddenly a shell floated into the bowl Malvin. The culprit is the beloved grandson. Joseph.

The boy accidentally floated a seashell while trying to remove the meat from his shell. Fortunately, Malvin was done eating. Leon's father's bowl was empty.

"It's hard, huh, Cu?" ask the pearl with love.

"Class, Oma." Joseph pointed to the shell in his bowl.

Malvin then helped Joseph remove the meat from his shell. The grandfather took out the meat using skewers in the kitchen cabinet drawer.

Jasmine glanced in envy towards Joseph. It's so good for his sister. Dear grandparents and grandfather. While himself, he was born.

"Papa is very pained" said Leon as he piled his bowl and Arini. Because they both finished eating.

"Make a favorite grandson must be painstaking," said Malvin and was taken to agree by Pearl.

Leon glanced at Jasmine who was sitting next to Arini. The little girl lowered her head while enjoying her soup in a slow motion.

Leon then nudged Arini and gave Jasmine a look. Now Leon and Arini look on Jasmine pity. They both know what it's like to be Jasmine.

Left in their own families.

Depressing.