Love Needs Debt

Love Needs Debt
Who's That Man


Who's That Man


“Wah, Gani, are you here?”


The greeting of a middle-aged woman behind him, made Gani surprised, as she stood in front of a typical country house that looked new in paint and repaired.


The man who was just carrying the shabby backpack turned his head and immediately greeted the woman who was walking into the house, while carrying a scraped pouch, solemnly. She is Lilis—ibu her in-laws.


“How are you, Buk?” gani said kindly and courteously.


“Good. Thank God, how are you? Why not tell me if you want to come here?” lilis' voice sounded nervous and surprised, as Gani came suddenly like something she was covering up.


“Good, Buk. Alhamdulillahot. Which Asthma and Azam, Buk?” Gani asks the whereabouts of his son and wife while sitting in the living room, after being invited by Lilis. He did not see his two favorite people.


“Asma has not returned home from work, and Azam was invited by Adit for a walk, Mother had just returned from the stall.” Lilis explained the existence of her family one by one.


Gani nods while spreading her gaze around the house, even though she misses her son who, now brought by Adit, Gani's sister-in-law.


“It's late afternoon, Buk. Asthma has not come home yet? Magrib in a moment!”


“Indeed like this every day .. he used to go home at night, because overtime, the money is good!”


“What do you say used to come home every night?”


“Yes! But you don't have to worry, because there are people who want him to use the car, so it's safe!”


“Oh ...” Gani said while thinking of something, “Oh yes, said Mother here lives with Grandma?”


“Yes, this is the house of Mother first time small before invited to go wander with her father Asma, but now this house is like our own, Gan! Because her grandmother Asma has not existed for a month, after we live in this house.”


“Oh,” back Gani nods around, she feels happy because they can be more free, considering all the Lilis brothers who happen to be all women, already have their own home and, like, their own, living well in other areas


“Buk, I deliberately did not tell Asma if I wanted to come here, because his HP could not be contacted. He didn't change his number, did he, Buk?”


“Oh, about that, maybe he forgot not in cas! Oh yes, how is the motor, you can sell how much?” Lilis quickly switched the conversation and, she asked about the sale of Anas's motorbike, which they had talked about last night over the phone.


“Sold already Buk ... Thank God, but, only sell five million!” Gani said while taking out an envelope from inside her bag. Both Lilis and Gani, quite understand that the old motorcycle was sold at a price of that amount.


“This, Buk. All the money is here, the receipt is also, I have not unloaded.”


“Really, haven't you unloaded?” lilis said as she took out the contents of the envelope on the table, Gani nodded as the woman counted the money and checked her receipt.


All the money was still intact according to the amount written in the receipt, making Lilis smile with satisfaction.


“You don't want to ask for parts, do you?” lilis said after finishing counting.


“Yes! It's up to Mom, the motorbike is your inheritance, the proceeds of the sale are also the rights of the heirs. If you want to share it with me, maybe I will just pay the debt.”


“Busy already from the beginning said, don't owe everything to you, you want to be alone, right, so you have to gig!”


“Iya, Buk. I know, all the debt is of my own volition, I also do not want to burden Mom and Asthma,” said Gani while leaning and waiting for his wife and child to come.


Shortly after Lilis puts all the money into the room, Adit comes while holding Azam his son. Gani also gave up longing for his three-month-old son. She already looked big and funny, Gani kissed her plump cheeks, she saw the child last time when she was just one month old.


Suddenly a car was parked in front of the yard, when the novelty between father and son gave up longing. From inside the car, Asthma comes down with a man.


“Buk! Who is that man?” gani asks Lilis who is involved in anxiety.


“Dia ..”


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