Three Hundred Rolls

On Friday night the town was very quiet. It was cold, and a thin rain was falling on the river. At a quarter to twelve Ana went down to the kitchen in her socks, carrying her trainers in her hand. She turned on only the small light over the table. Then she listened. Upstairs, behind Walter’s door, she could hear him snoring slowly and deeply.

Pada Jumat malam kota itu sangat sunyi. Udara dingin, dan hujan gerimis turun di atas sungai. Pada pukul dua belas kurang lima belas menit Ana turun ke dapur hanya dengan kaus kaki, sambil memegang sepatu olahraga di tangannya. Dia hanya menyalakan lampu kecil di atas meja. Lalu dia mendengarkan. Di lantai atas, di balik pintu Walter, dia bisa mendengar dengkuran pria itu yang lambat dan dalam.

She had prepared everything she could. The flour was ready in its big bags, and the trays were clean and stacked by the oven. She had written the plan on a piece of paper and stuck it to the fridge, next to the hospital letter. Rolls, then loaves, then the normal bread for the shop. Ana had read it so many times that she could see it with her eyes closed.

Dia telah menyiapkan semua yang dia bisa. Tepung sudah siap di kantong-kantong besarnya, dan loyang-loyang sudah bersih serta tersusun di dekat oven. Dia telah menulis rencananya di secarik kertas dan menempelkannya ke kulkas, di sebelah surat rumah sakit. Roti gulung, lalu roti tawar bundar, lalu roti biasa untuk toko. Ana telah membacanya berkali-kali hingga dia bisa melihatnya dengan mata tertutup.

At exactly midnight there was a very soft knock on the back door. Crumb lifted his head. Ana opened the door, and Michael was standing on the step in his long coat, with rain on his hat and a small bag in his hand. For a second neither of them said anything.

Tepat tengah malam terdengar ketukan yang sangat pelan di pintu belakang. Crumb mengangkat kepalanya. Ana membuka pintu, dan Michael sedang berdiri di anak tangga dengan mantel panjangnya, dengan air hujan di topinya dan sebuah tas kecil di tangannya. Selama sedetik tak seorang pun dari mereka bicara.