Anna's Heart Frame
Ummi's first experience catching fish

Grandma faithfully awaits the arrival of Ira and her entourage.at 22.40 minutes the car that Ibrahim drives reaches Grandma's house. Grandma opened the door to welcome their arrival.The conversation Grandma and Ira this afternoon made Grandma unable to calm down. Grandma is afraid Anna is living a life of fun.

Grandma told Anna to sleep in her mother's room with Ummi. Anna agrees. before going to bed Anna prays isya first.

Ira and Grandma were talking in Grandma's room.

"How, did you manage to see the contents of Anna's ATM?" ask grandma in a soft voice.

"The money in the ATM has not been used buk.even the pocket money that you once gave when delivering Anna is still there and has not been used Anna." Ira replies not expecting Anna not to use the money from the house and the money in her ATM.

Grandma was surprised, meaning that for two weeks the money given from her had not been spent Anna.

"Aren't you asking why he didn't use that money from home?" ask grandma.

"Anna said the housekeeper every Thursday gave her money, so the money from grandmother had not been used" Ira replied.

"O Allah, it's cheap that Anna lives in the city" said Grandma.

"Trus clothes and Hp where did Anna get it?" ask grandma.

"Anna said it was a gift from Adnan." replied Ira.

"Is Anna dating him?" ask Grandma.

"Anna said they weren't dating" Ira replied.

"Oh, can lose people as good and rich as Adnan not be Anna's partner." Grandma said she did not expect Anna to still be able to keep her promise not to date.

"Ira was also astonished buk, is it possible that Adnan really only considers Anna his sister? earlier Ummi Salma also said, they and their children love Anna. it could be Adnan just wanted Anna to be his sister." Ira said she felt sorry if Anna did not match up with a good and rich person like Adnan.

"What Adnan's face is not like the face of his parents, so Anna accepts Adnan as her brother and does not try to get love from Adnan" said Grandma with her mind trying to find answers.

"Either Ira had seen Hp Anna there was no picture of a man just a picture of Anna and her housemates" Ira replied unable to give an answer to her mother's question.

"Why do we even expect Anna to be dating Buk?" asked Ira who was confused by his conversation with Grandma to expect Anna to be paired with Adnan.

Grandma laughed in a discouraged voice hearing Ira's question.

"You were right too, when we told Anna not to date" replied the grandmother still continuing to laugh

"If Adnan's parents propose to Anna, match him with Adnan? You accept no?" ask Ira.

"Receive people as good as they can be rejected." Answer Grandma.

"If Anna doesn't want to?" ask Ira.

"Where maybe Anna does not want, I saw Anna's happy face mention Adnan's name.if she does not like it, Anna has to know us." replied Grandma.

Ira felt Grandma's answer had a point.

"But buk, what if Anna only expects Adnan's money?" ask Ira worried.

"Cannot be. Anna we are not educated with money.she we are educated with love and compassion." replied the grandmother who did not believe Anna was glared with Adnan's treasure.

"Have it, don't think too much bad. It's already midnight, tomorrow we have to cook breakfast. come to bed soon!" said the grandmother who invited Ira to go to bed.

At 03 am Abi woke up, it had become Abi's habit to pray tahajjud with his wife. Abi remembers his wife sleeping in the middle room with Anna.

Abi was reluctant to enter the room. Abi was afraid to see Anna sleeping without wearing a hijab. Abi decided to pray by himself.

Ummi woke up when he heard the sound of people teaching from the mosque in the village. Ummi felt his stomach being squeezed into something. Ummi turned his head to the side, Ummi saw Anna sleeping by hugging her stomach. Ummi smiled, kissed Anna's cheek and rubbed her head.

"Fortunately Adnan has you." Inner Ummi.

Ummi rubbed Anna's cheek. making Anna's sleep disturbed.

"Do you want dawn?" asked Anna with a hoarse voice.

"Dear, come get ready to pray." replied Ummi.

Anna immediately sat down, Anna's shoulder-length black hair looking messy.

"This is Ummi's hair tie" Ummi said as he took Anna's hairband between their pillows and immediately sat down.

Anna obeyed and left her hair tied to Ummi.

"Your hair is smooth and not too thick, it's good to be tied up." said Ummi finished tying Anna's hair.

Anna smiled and looked at Ummi.

"Thank you Ummi." said Anna.

Anna walked to open the door.

"Anna wears the hijab first" Ummi reminded.

"yeah yes, Anna forgot." replied Anna while returning to bed taking her hijab.

Grandma and Ira had woken up they were sitting in the dining room chair waiting for the bathroom to be empty because Abi was still in use.

Anna and Ummi came to make the queue longer.

"I'm sorry Ummi the bathroom is just one, have to queue up" said Anna.

"It's okay just the house feels crowded because it has to use one bathroom" replied Ummi.

"But sometimes make Ummi upset, when you rush to defecate it turns out the bathroom is being used" replied Grandma felt upset if pressed still have to be Antri.

Ummi smiled at Grandma's words.

"Who was sleeping Ummi?" ask Ira.

"Yes I slept well, the room was cold despite not using AC" replied Ummi.

Abi came out of the bathroom, Abi was a little surprised because there were many people waiting for Abi to come out of the bathroom. Abi smiled past them all.

Grandma was happy to see all her family members participate in the congregational dawn prayer even if only at home.

After praying Ira, Grandma and Anna immediately went to the kitchen to cook breakfast, Anna's family used to eat breakfast. Every morning they would cook rice, vegetables and vegetables to eat before doing activities.

Ummi went to the kitchen to gather with them.

"Can you cook Anna?" ask Ummi.

"Can Ummi." Anna replied.

"When we were alone at home, Anna cooked the most" Ira said.

Ummi is amazed by Anna's personality, even though Anna's only child is very independent and not spoiled.

"Ummi is usually a morning meal or breakfast?" ask Anna.

"We are used to breakfast" replied Ummi.

"What do you want for breakfast?" back Anna asked.

"There's potatoes?" ask Ummi.

"So, you want to flap?" ask Anna.

"Boiled it." replied Ummi did not want Anna's family to bother with her taste.

Anna cleaned the skin of her potatoes, after clean Anna boiled the potatoes that were still wrapped in the skin.

They had breakfast together, Abi and Ummi ate boiled potatoes dipped in sauce and drank milk which made their stomachs full.Today uncle and grandfather happened to be off work.

"Where are we today Anna?" abraham asked when they had finished eating.

"Catch the river fish in Anna's garden aja uncle." replied Anna girang.

"If Anna goes, who will accompany Ummi and Abi?" ask Ira.

Anna remained silent.

"Can we come?" abi asked not to be a hindrance to Anna's happiness.

Anna smiled and nodded.

"If you want to catch a fish, just borrow grandpa's pants because we will go into the river" said Anna.

Anna's words made everyone laugh.

"Anna's big Abi's waist, where's my grandpa's pants" replied Grandpa again making everyone laugh.

Anna was embarrassed for giving such unreasonable advice.

"Let's just calm Ummi has brought relaxed pants for Abi." replied Ummi.

Everyone is getting ready to go catch a fish.Grandfather brings a fishing net. Anna carries a fish, Ira carries a bucket, a knife and salt. Grandma brought a relaxing mat and brought food and fruits given by Abi yesterday, they set out in two cars.

The river in Anna's garden is not only about two meters wide, although not very long river width empties into the river Kampar. then walk to the location of the river which is taken by 5 minutes drive.

Until on the edge of the river grandma stretched a relaxing mat under the palm oil. grandmother reminded Abi and Ummi to be careful of the palm thorns are very sharp. Grandma accompanied Ummi to sit under the palm oil.

The river water is only as high as the knees of adults, as for the inside only as thighs of adults. Luci accompanied Arkan bathing in the river which is basically from gravel and sand making the river water look clear.

Grandfather began to put fishing nets downstream of the river on the position of Anna's garden land. the net is installed stretching across the river so that the fish can not run through the net then the grandfather put the net in the middle and finally the grandfather put the net in the river upstream. the distance of one net with another net is about 30 meters.

Anna gets the job of guarding the net upstream. Ira gets the job of keeping the net downstream.

Grandfather invited Abi to come with him to make a commotion starting from the middle net to the downstream of the river by hitting the surface of the water and stomping on the edges of the river so that the fish run out of hiding.

Ibrahim and Danu perform the task as Grandpa and Abi did, and they direct the fish to the upper river that Anna guards. Arkan remained in the river with Lusi. they bathed in the upper part outside the net attached.

Grandpa gave Abi a 100 cm long wood. Grandpa began to exemplify how to make fish out of hiding. Abi managed to follow Grandpa's way. Ibrahim and Danu also did the same thing.Fishes began to come out of hiding because of the noise they created. Grandma and Ummi could not sit quietly, they helped to quote the fish that began to float because of being hit and dizzy because the river water was torn into pieces. They put the fish that was caught into the bucket.

After almost two hours they were in the river fishing activities were completed, two buckets of size 10 liters they carried were almost full filled with various kinds of river fish.

Ummi and Abi were happy to do the fishing activities. the fish were immediately cleaned in the river, all of them helped clean the fish Abi and Ummi also participated even though their movement was not as agile as Anna's family.

After the fish is cleaned Grandma sprinkles the fish with salt so that the fish does not rot quickly.

"Seru ya Abi, this is Ummi's first experience catching fish" Ummi told her husband.

Abi nodded.

"Ummi tired? let Abi flinch." said Abi when the two were in the car after changing clothes in the bathroom at Anna's house.

"Now not yet, it may arrive at the new house felt." replied Ummi smilingly looking at Abi.

They continued on their way to Grandma's house.

At home Grandma the fish they cleaned cooked Ira partially. there is fried and dipepes. partly channeled by arranging the fish on an iron net and given a small fire under it, and, the fish continues to be given a small fire until it is brown and dry.

After lunch together, Anna was getting ready to return to the dormitory. Ira wraps fried fish to bring Anna to the dorm. For Ummi, Ira wraps pepes fish that are deliberately made two, one for home and one for Ummi.

Ummi and Abi love the culinary of fish.they are happy to receive gifts from the Anna family.even this afternoon they ate with a side dish of fish caught together.

In addition to Ira pepes fish also give Hand fruit in the form of forest fruit that is being sold in the district, the name of Tampui fruit.Rambai fruit is a type of fruit that is still widely found in Kampar Regency Riau Province.

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