Grandma's health has been quite bad for several days. My own grandfather died about 10 to 12 years ago. Still, Grandma sometimes talks about my grandfather, how he behaved, what he used to do and what his role was in our family. Grandfather suffered a lot at one time in his life, but he could not bear the consequences of that suffering in his life.
"How is your health now, Grandma?" I asked sitting next to Grandma and holding her hand.
"God has kept me well but I am feeling a little sick. Are your exams over?" Grandma said while lying down and holding my hand.
"My exams are not over yet, there are still some exams left, but I got some time in between exams, which is why I came home from the city," I said a little louder because Grandma cannot hear.
Several months ago, she was taken to the doctor for treatment of her ears. Still, the doctor cured her a little. Her ears will gradually get better. Although Grandma is very old. Still, Grandma can read various books with her eyes. But to talk to someone, people have to speak a little louder.
"I came home from the city, who told you this, Grandma?" I said.
"I have seen since morning that a lot of food has been arranged. So I thought my grandson was coming," Grandma said with a little smile.
My mother is sitting next to me, she is eating rice. My mother is listening to our words very well. There was a cupboard in the room.
My mother opened the cupboard and said to me, "Look, your grandmother has still kept your grandfather's watch carefully. This watch was given to your grandfather by your grandfather's brother."
I took the watch in my hand. It was a very old watch, but it looked like it was a foreign watch, maybe it was brought from Malaysia. My grandfather's brother lived in Malaysia many years ago. That's why he might have gifted that watch to my grandfather. But it doesn't work anymore and is in a very broken condition.
I asked Grandma, "Grandpa's brother gave a lot to Grandpa, didn't he give you anything?"
"I hated him a lot in my heart. Because he did a lot of bad things to our family. As a result, your grandfather had to die," said Grandma, turning her face to the side.
A lot of curiosity arose in my mind, I asked curiously, "What happened?"
The wind was coming in from one side of the window. And the fan was running in the room. But the weather was quite good. Everything seemed to be quiet. My mother was sitting next to her, drinking water.
Now my mother asked my grandmother, "What happened? Tell me a little bit and we'll listen a little bit."
"When I first came to this house after marriage, I treated everyone very well. Your grandfather only had one brother. But his brother was older. As the eldest brother in the house, your grandfather and I respected him a lot. My father-in-law also loved him a lot." Grandma said in a low voice.
"I knew that my granduncle was already in Malaysia, living an expatriate life," I said.
"I know that your granduncle left for Malaysia a few years after your grandfather's marriage," my mother thought for a moment and said.
"Yes, that's right. Your granduncle was a very good person to everyone. Everyone respected him, but at home he cheated your grandfather," Grandma said with a rather irritated face.
"How can you do that, Grandma? "You told me how my granduncle treated my grandfather," I asked my grandmother as if I couldn't bear to wait any longer.
Grandma started talking in a half-hearted manner, "Your granduncle didn't have the money to go to Malaysia. Your granduncle told your grandfather to sell his share of land. Later, he would go to Malaysia and send the money, then he would buy your grandfather's land."
"So he didn't send the money after he went to Malaysia?" I asked in between conversations.
"Two years passed after your granduncle went to Malaysia. Your grandfather called him and asked about the money, but your granduncle started making various excuses. Even though he wanted to give the money, he never contacted us again," Grandma's eyes seemed to be filled with tears.
"What did my grandfather do after that? He sold all the land that was left to run his family, didn't he?" I asked Grandma with magical eyes.
"Besides, there was no other way to run the family. Your father's education expenses had increased a lot. At that time, there was no other option but to sell your grandfather's land. Your father told me all this," said my mother in the middle of our conversation.
"I had respect for your granduncle, but he betrayed us and left us in a bad situation and went to Malaysia. Your grandfather later forgave him, even though he was his own brother," said my grandmother with a sigh.
I thought to myself, "How can a person do such a thing? The person whom people trusted, for whose good my granduncle did so much, deceived us. On the surface, he was very good to us, but deep down, he had such a bad character."
I took my grandfather's watch in my hand and thought, "I will fix it and wear it myself. Because it will be a memory of my grandfather to me."
Suddenly, the electricity went out. It started to get very hot inside the room. My mother gave my grandmother medicine. I came out and thought that this saying is true,
“A wolf in sheep's clothing”
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