Durjana's In-law
Chapters 2. Crime Begins

Presumably Hanum's and her mother-in-law's last conversation wasn't the real end. It was a new chapter for the Hanum and Ismawan households.

"Num, today it's your job to take care of the house. Starting from cooking, beberes, and everything. Because you live hitchhiking, so please be self-aware," Kasmirah said without caring anymore that Hanum is her daughter-in-law.

Ismawan has been going to the factory since morning. After breakfast of course. The cook is no longer Kasmirah, but Hanum himself.

"Mom, but Hanum's been cooking from morning. Hanum just continues to wash the dishes. No more work, right?" hanum said instead of subtly resisting.

"Ck, you think it's just cooking and washing dishes? You also have to sweat, mop, wash the clothes of all family members in this house. Do not forget to wash all the curtains. It's time to get down. In addition, do not forget to change the bed linen in all rooms. It's also time. Don't forget to wash it too" Kasmirah explained all her daughter-in-law's duties.

Hanum. Want to refuse, but as a daughter-in-law it is difficult to accept orders that list along the way memories and as wide as the hatred of her mother-in-law.

While Hanum finishes homework that he finds unreasonable, his mother-in-law instead goes to a neighbor. More precisely to gather with neighbors. Especially the activities if not gossiping ria and type obrol endless.

"Loh, Tumben Bu Kasmirah. How can you walk and be this relaxed? Usually it's also very busy if Hanum's mom isn't home" said her neighbor.

"Oh, yes obviously, Mom. I have to teach her how to be filial to her in-laws. It has also been taught from my family. So, Hanum must follow the rules of the game," said Kasmirah proudly.

"Yes, God, Mom. That's a ghost, what's a maid spec?" satirize his other neighbors.

Kasmirah doesn't care. You want to say a maid or whatever, who is wrong to be unemployed. Hanum should look for another job and give Kasmirah rupiah coffers when like he worked in a company before PHK that time. The intensity of meeting is also not too often so as to minimize hatred and rejection from it.

"It's not like that, Mom. Consider it because it has become my man and got my son is a gift. So, in order to show her gratitude, yes definitely had to help her mother-in-law's work. My wife is a good mother-in-law. I cook every morning for breakfast. Not to mention the day, afternoon, and evening. My son-in-law did another job. Fair enough, right? Cook, I'm the one who has to wash my son's clothes, who is now her husband. Obviously that's not possible. Umpah, deh. Like the mothers who are here. Your in-laws used to be very dear, right? If not, where maybe you can get better now," said Kasmirah made up the story.

It seems to enjoy leha-leha with the neighbors is enough. Kasmirah has to make sure that Hanum does the job well. He also had to give a warning because according to the experiences of some mothers who were invited to chat today, that they often complain of his father-in-law to the child, so that his own son is hostile to his mother.

"I have to make sure that Hanum doesn't talk to Ismawan. My son could have trusted him and started to defect from me. Just yummy. The birth and cost of all my son's life was the hard work of my late husband. It's good now to be beaten with ghosts," muttered Kasmirah along the way home from bahibah.

Arriving home, Kasmirah saw Hanum drying some bed linen. He also pulled out some curtains that just squeeze it and dried.

"Everything? Your mother and husband's clothes, have you washed them too? Remember yes, there are many more jobs," said Kasmirah reminded.

Kasmirah went to the kitchen. He intended to make tea for himself, but seeing the sugar in the jar was up so he yelled out to call his daughter-in-law.

Hanum who was still focused on drying out some curtains. He had to leave his unfinished clothes and head to the source of the sound.

"Yes, Mom. What was? I'm still sunning the curtains and it's not finished."

"This is sugar gone. How are you supposed to be that ghost, anyway? Not very sensitive. Know sugar is out mbok yes buy. I want tea and no sugar. Come on, buy some sugar at the stall first" Kasmirah ordered.

"Where's the money?" ask Hanum.

Kasmirah, who was pretending to be busy arranging some empty condiment jars, now turned to look at his daughter-in-law.

"You asked mom? Yes, use your money. You're the one who hitchhiked here, not mom. From this moment on, I don't want to know. All your kitchen needs to be purchased. Not just that, anyway. Daily shopping, electricity, LPG, and all the needs of this house you have to pay. If you don't want to, it's easy. I just talk to Ismawan if his wife does not obey her mother-in-law" Kasmirah threatened. This is indeed Kasmirah's plan to anticipate his son who will support his son-in-law. That can't happen. Kasmirah had to be queen in her own home.

Grace hastened to leave the Kasmirah and its unfinished clothes. He also took the money to be used for shopping. Lucky to still have the rest of the severance factory that some of the money has been given to his mother-in-law.

After returning, Hanum handed over the sugar he had bought from the shop next door. He then handed it to his mother-in-law. What happened next made Hanum even more have to thicken his patience.

"Mom, here's the sugar" said Hanum, handing over a kilogram of white sugar.

"What kind of daughter-in-law are you? Already know her in-laws want to drink tea, eh mbok ya made all of you. Don't count you. Make tea too soon. Just boil water and then pour. Please make. I want to watch television" Kasmirah said.

If it wasn't for her mother-in-law, either Hanum would have done what. It was from the morning that Hanum cooked, prepared her husband, and took care of all the housework. She still had no forgiveness from her mother-in-law.

After delivering a cup of tea, Hanum intended to return outside the house and continue to hang the curtains. Moreover, some of the clothes of her husband and in-laws have not been washed.

"Wait on! Where are you going?" tanya Kasmirah prevented the departure of her daughter-in-law.

"You hang the curtains and take care of Mom's clothes and Is mas," said Hanum.

"Oh yeah, don't you dare complain about Ismawan's mother. Just once you talk to her, I will not hesitate to kick you out of this house and ask Ismawan to divorce you. Do you want to be a widow for the second time? Just be careful if you complain," threatened Kasmirah.

For Kasmirah, this was the beginning of evil for his son-in-law. There are still further episodes that will make Hanum choose two paths in his life, namely survive or release.