Chapter 7
Turns out they're still human too, just like me.
"Want to ask what else, Dek? Ask, who knows we can answer," she continued.
"You said that many trains passed by, but I didn't see any of them there," I replied.
"Is that so, Dek? Doesn't it look the same as you? Well, that's one example," replied the brothers, I reddened. He pointed at a motorbike that was speeding past me.
"That's a motorcycle, Sis. Not a train," I said annoyed because I felt lied to.
"Here's the name of the train, Dek, what do you think the train is?"
"The train," I answered simply. They even laughed out loud at my answer.
"Oh, you're funny, Dek. Until your stomach hurts, you laugh all the time," they said in unison. You freaks, I finally left them feeling irritated and annoyed.
"Where have you been, Clara?" welcome Mas Azzam with a question when I enter the house. Apparently they were both awake. Sis Winda is busy cooking something in the kitchen. I shudder as I remember the depravity I'd seen earlier in his kitchen.
"Clara, you haven't answered my question. Where have you been, wandering out of the house so early!" asked Mas Azzam again.
"I'm looking for breakfast, sir. Hungry," I answered simply.
"If you're hungry, you should cook. Don't even buy it outside. It's called wasting!" said Sis Winda. It looks like she's finished cooking. Two plates of noodle soup that still smells of smoke are placed on the dining table.
"Why do you keep looking at my cooking, tastes, huh? Cook yourself there!" She said arrogantly.
"No, thank you. I'm full," I said and left the two of them. I'd better take a shower, while Mas Azzam I saw was busy eating the noodles cooked by his dirty wife. If his stomach doesn't hurt, there must be a lot of germs that enter his stomach. Maybe he's already immune, yes?
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"Clara, where are you? Come here quickly!" I heard Sis Winda's scream from the bathroom.
"What's going on, anyway? That person really likes to scream!" I grumbled. I turned off my cell phone which was playing my favorite Korean movie. I had to stop the fun I was enjoying earlier. Even though what was playing was having fun, holding back a feeling of irritation, I went to Sister Winda who kept shouting my name.
"What's the matter, Sis? You just keep shouting like Tarzan!" I protested when I was near her
"Let it be, like Tarzan, like gibbons, what do you care about. My mouths, why are you busy too!" She replied curtly.
"It's true that you have a brother's mouth, but my ears are mine. If you have an ear, your brother may have been numb, but it's a pity that my ears hurt to hear your screams!" I replied no less curtly.
"Idiot, never mind, here you help me drain this bathtub. It's been three months and it hasn't been cleaned!"
What? The tub has not been drained in three months? Extraordinary! Luckily I took a shower with the water in the bucket earlier, otherwise I would have felt itching all over my body by now.
"Three months, Sis? Euw, that's really dirty. Can you take a bath in that tub," I said disgustedly. "You've said that many times, that's why now you're helping me drain it. I can't get into the tub, it's slippery. Then I slipped. Hurry up and get in there!" he ordered.
"Get into that dirty tub, Nehi Mohabbatein Ki Coro, yes, Ma'am. That's not my job, just call someone else, give me money, easy, right?" I replied as I left him. It's just nice to delegate arbitrarily tasks to me.
"Clara! Watch out, okay! I'll report it to Mas Azzam later!" shouted Sis Winda.
Whatever! I better get out of the sis Neti's house. Talking with the mothers, uh, the tamarind tree guardians. However, it's already noon, they must be busy in their respective homes. I had arrived near the tamarind tree, it turned out that the coquettish trio were still busy hanging out there. I approached them with pleasure. At least I have a place to hang out until this afternoon.
"Why, Adek, why are you back again. Want to find a speeding train, huh?" asked the brother in blue. I just smiled and said that I could be at home, so I wanted to hang out with them. Ms. Neti, Ms. Lia, Ms. Rahma gladly accepted me. They talk about anything, for the time being I'm still a good listener
Suddenly, Sis Lia asked about her relationship with Mas Azzam's family. Like our agreement yesterday, I also claim to be Mas Azzam's younger brother. Thankfully they just believed it. It turns out that they are not among the mothers who like to be curious about other people's business.
Their conversations even discussed online business, how to take care of children, and many other topics. It seems I will be more comfortable, here, joining them. However, I want to know how they view Mas Azzam and Kak Winda.
"Sis, you have lived here long?" I asked to open the conversation.
"Since I was born, I has lived here, Dek. This is the house inherited from my parents. For the two, here, it's only been a few years. Their husbands live here with them," answered Kak Neti.
"According to the three sisters, what is Sis Winda like. Does she like hanging out with the neighbors too?" I asked again. This time directly to the topic of discussion that I want.
"Where are you, Grandpa, Derek. Confused, we want to answer. If we answer honestly, I'm afraid that Adek will not accept it," said Kak Neti again.
"I'm okay, really, Sis. We live far from them, the three of you who know better how Sis Winda really is." Sister Neti approached me, whispering she said that Sis Winda had cheated. He deliberately traps Mas Azzam so he can marry him. My eyes widened when I heard it, I couldn't believe it when I heard Kak Neti's answer. Trapping, what do you mean? I have to find out everything!
To be continued