Becoming Like My Mother
CHAPTER 30

"Assalamu'alaikum" said Melati when he arrived at the apartment.

"Wa'alaikumsalam." Lulu replied from the inside and immediately opened the door.

"Alhamdulillah Mel you come home at last." Lulu.

"Yes, sister,"

They entered and Melati went straight to her room. Because he was cold enough, especially his clothes were wet because while waiting with his best friend earlier, the car passed fast enough to make water splashing towards him.

Long enough he soaked to relax his body he also moved. And do his routine maintenance.

The ringing of his phone made him quit his activities. His father's name is on his cell phone screen.

"Hallo Assalamu'alaikum Well,"

"....."

"What's the matter, Dad?"

"....."

"Of course, why not?"

"....."

"Certainly could be Well. I'll make it right now."

"...."

"Yes Well."

"....."

"Alright, yes. Assalamu'alaikum."

"....."

The phone connection was cut off and Melati quickly completed her activities earlier. His steps led his feet to the kitchen. He wants to make something.

***

"Dec, you're eating now Dad. Poor with her baby Dede", stroking her wife's belly gently.

"Don't want Mas, if you force him like that then I'll spit. This is not my wish."

Ikhsan let out a sigh and took his temples, and from that moment he was dizzy seven circumference with the state of Mina. His wife always expressed what was on his mind, whether it was food, goods and others. But when everything was in front of him, in an instant he had already rejected it not even touched at all.

"Well, what do you want right now?" Ikhsan asked who was holding back his arrogance.

"Feeling Melati, well I want it so much. Yesterday his fried rice was very tempting for me." Mina replied without feeling any guilt.

"You sure?" Ikhsan.

"Yes,"

"All right, I'll call him." Ikhsan. He dialed his daughter's number and it was not long heard from his cell phone that the one across there answered his phone.

"....."

"Wa'alaikumsalam Nak."

"....."

"So like this, son, you know for yourself how your own mother is now. Father had offered everything he wanted but then he refused. I'm worried because your mother didn't want to eat. So kid if you don't mind, will you make him some food because now that's what he wants."

"....."

"You can make it? Later your brother Alif will pick you up."

"....."

"Thank you very much, son."

"....."

"Yes Dad's closed first, your mother has called me again."

"....."

"Wa'alaikumsalam."

Ikhsan cut off his phone connection. He stood up and went to Mina. "He's coming here, are you happy?"

"Thank you." Mina tightly hugged Ikhsan's body.

Ikhsan also replied no less tightly.

***

"What are you doing Mel? Are you hungry? Why didn't you tell me?" Lulu approached Melati who was struggling in the kitchen.

"I want to make rendang Kak, my mother really wants my cooking."

"Your mother?, asking you, What is she?"

"Well my mother is pregnant, so there's just something that is cooled by pregnant women right."

"Ouh like that anyway. I want to help you.."

"Of course, the day after tomorrow you made it too and it's really good."

"All right.."

Melati and Lulu end up making together the food that Mina wants. Before long the doorbell rang, I don't know who came this afternoon.

"I opened the door first, brother." Say Melati while putting the cooking tools.

"Assalamu'alaikum,"

"Wa'alaikumsalam.." Melati answered, raising her voice. Because from then on people who were outside kept pushing the bell.

Chequek. Look at Alif with his Hoodie jacket

"Oh come on in."

"Have you made it?" Alif asked who was walking behind Melati.

"I'm making it, it's gonna be over soon." Melati then left Alif in the living room.

Alif nodded and took his gawai. Before long Melati and Lulu with Melati carrying a plastic challenger in her hand.

"Have you?" Tanya Alif looked at Melati and smiled at Lulu. Lulu also replied with a smile.

"Yes, sister,"

"Have we left now?"

"Yes, and thank you, brother, you helped me."

"Are you helping Melati too?" Ask Alif to Lulu.

"Yes" replied Lulu.

Alif smiled, "Thank you, Melati didn't bother you?"

"Of course not Al, instead he is very good at cooking."

"It must be good because you helped her."

"So if Kak Lulu doesn't help me the food doesn't taste so good?" Grumpy Jasmine because of the words of his Brother.

Alif just sniffed his shoulders and put his hand in his pants pocket. Then get out of that apartment.

"Sucks." Melati grunts looked at her pretentious sister.

"Have Jasmine Your brother was just joking." Said Lulu holding onto Melati's shoulder and stroking her.

"But still Brother." Adu Melati by advancing her lips a few mili.

Lulu chuckled at Melati's facial expression, it really looked cute like a child. "Even Jasmine, you better follow that your brother. Hasn't your mother waited too long?"

"Yes, you're right. But are you okay alone?"

"Of course it's fine, I'm used to it too. And anyway there's still Asyifa here."

"Yes I've left first, brother." Pamit Melati's.

"Yes." Yeah." Lulu delivered Melati to the front door.

"Assalamu'alaikum Brother." Said Melati leaving the apartment.

"Wa'alaikumsalam."

***

Husein rushed to the door when he heard someone say a greeting, not forgetting he answered his greeting.

"Dec where's Mom?" Ask Melati.

"Who was in my room. Mom was vomiting." Answer Husein took his brother and took him to the mother's room.

Melati nodded and got there in front of the door.

Tok to tok. "This is Jasmine."

Chequek. The door opened and Ikhsan immediately smiled seeing his daughter's whereabouts.

"Let's go in, son."

"Mom I made you rendang, do you like it?" Said Jasmine and sat beside the Bumil.

"Sure son, I really like whatever you cook."

Enthusiastically Mina received the food brought by Melati, she was already hungry. But I don't know how much food he ate ended up vomiting. Smelling the delicious aroma of rendang brought by Melati makes her stomach thrashing to be filled.

"Sister, the smell alone is as tempting as this." Praise Husein to Melati.

"Of course," said Melati to pride herself.

"Oh yeah if you want it, I've brought it for the others too. You can go to the kitchen. It was taken by Alif."

"Hurray, you know I haven't eaten since." Husein got up from his seat and ran after his eldest brother in the kitchen.

"How's Mom, how's my cooking good?" Melati asked who saw Mina finish chewing the first mouthful earlier.

"Yes, your cooking is really good and I really like it too." Mina smiled and really enjoyed the meal.

"All right, ma'am?, I gave you whatever food you always refused." Ikhsan said astonished at Mina's behavior. But in his heart he was grateful, because finally Mina's stomach filled.

"Really Well. Are you gonna taste it this is so good." Mina said thrusting a spoonful of food in front of her.

Ikhsan took a bribe from Mina, Melati who saw him smiled if her parents were happy. But with this he also actually made her remember the mother of Sharah.

"Well, that's really good. Jasmine I'm so proud of you and I'm sure your in-laws will love you so much."

Melati chuckled at him, "All right Daddy Mom just enjoy the food, Melati go first ya."

"Dear, thank you for making this rendang for Mom."

Melati glorified and passed from Father and Mother. He approached his two brothers in the kitchen. Actually he himself has not eaten, he deliberately brought more because he wanted to eat with his family. He misses this kind of atmosphere.