ALL ABOUT REVENGE

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PLACE

In the silence of the night, a father and son walked down the street. There was no one, except the two of them. The sound of their laughter and jokes made the atmosphere of a quiet night become crowded.

" Pa. Why don't we take Aunt Ratri away? Three is fun."

" No need, next time if you want to invite Aunt Ratri. She's asleep anyway, isn't she. Papa won't interrupt his break."

" But we can wake him up. Poor him alone at home. Pa, Aunt Ratri for Xena is like Xena's own mother. Xena doesn't want to leave if she's not invited."

" Xena, don't be.. She's not your mama even though you feel close to her. Xena, I want to take you somewhere. I want you to know something that people have never understood. I want you to know why I have, until now, survived by living in solitude. Come on, we'll walk another five kilometers. Prepare your strength."

" What, five kilometers?" xena asked as she scrunched her forehead.

" Yes, five kilometers. Not far from here. Are you sleepy?"

" Xena's not feeling drowsy, Papa. But Xena did not want to be told to walk five kilometers. Xena alone if the road is still falling often."

" Hahaha.no Xena. Papa will carry you. Papa won't make you walk alone. Come on. If you need to, we run all the way to it."

" It's up to Papa, Xena will be carried by Papa."

" Hehe. okay. Are you ready? We'll run and jump."

" But don't hurry, Xena's afraid.."

" Let's calm, Papa won't hurry. But..."

Suddenly, Wijaya held Xena and ran quickly regardless of Xena's ban. He jumped and continued to run to his destination.

Fifteen minutes later, Vijaya and Xena had arrived at a bright place. The expanse of grass like a field stretched for hundreds of meters. Vijaya crossed the place, after arriving at the end of the field, there was a mound of high ground three hundred meters above the ground. Vijaya took Xena up the hill.

Arriving on the hill, an amazing thing happened. Millions of stars and crescent moons above the sky, as if falling on a lake behind a hill. Its radiance made the entire place around it bright. Xena was amazed by the sight she had never seen.

"Papa, look at it. The view is so beautiful. The stars and moon look beautiful. Xena likes this place, Papa.."

" Xena, do you know where this is?" wijaya asked Xena who was still amazed by the beauty around her.

Xena could only shake her head without saying a word. He enjoyed the place and ignored the words of his father.

" Here, I met your late mother. And this is also where we tie our love. It was exactly like that time. Nothing has changed. The position of the stars is still the same. And when Papa expressed Papa's love to your Mama, the Moon there witnessed it. To this day, Papa still misses this place."

" Oh, so..So Papa comes here often? Why don't you take Xena?"

" In fact, Papa's been wanting to take you for a long time. But Papa has no time. And now here, Papa just brought you here."

" Pa.. does Papa miss Mama?"

" Of course Papa misses, Xena. Papa misses him a lot. Papa misses your brother too."

" Surely they've calmed down in nature there. Xena will always pray for them to be happy in heaven."

" You're right, Xena. We must pray for them. Look at the lake, and the sky is up there. It's as if we're looking at two different worlds, even though the lake is actually a mirror that reflects the view from the sky."

" Yes, Pa. This place is very nice. But Xena's afraid to go out here alone."

" Tomorrow if you come here again, Papa will accompany you. It's only natural that you're afraid. This place is so quiet. Especially if it's midnight like this. Long ago, people came here. But ever since Papa bought it, Papa forbids anyone to come to this place."

" So this place belongs to Papa? Gee.. Papa is great. Xena never knew that Papa could have a place as good as this."

" Yes, Papa didn't expect either. Later, this land will be yours. You should be able to use it well "

" But Xena doesn't know anything, Papa. Xena, you're a kid."

" Haha.I mean Papa, later if you are an adult. Not this time. For example, you can start now. Kan, you're a genius."

" Yes, Xena wants this place to be opened again to the public. We can get some more money from this place, Pa."

" Haha.. Xena, Xena, you did inherit your Mama's nature. You're smart and smart like your brother, too. Still small, have thought about how to get money" said Wijaya while laughing out loud at the cuteness of Xena.

" Pa, what's Mama like Brother Xena like? Xena's never seen a picture of her."

" Oh yes, tomorrow Papa will take you to your brother's house. There's still pictures of our family."

" really? Well, now, Pa."

" Xena, it's night. You have to sleep."

" But Xena is not sleepy. Come on, let's go to Brother's house. Xena wants to see their photos."

" Tomorrow, Xena. If it's morning. The place is far away. We have to use the car to get there. Not running like that."

" Yeahh, but Xena wants to see their photos soon."

" Patience, Xena.. Soon morning. We'll go there in the morning. Now enjoy this place. Imagine that your mother and sister are in our midst. In this place, while looking up at the sky."

" Well, Pa. but Xena can't. Xena can't imagine never knowing their faces."

" Hahaha.you're right. Being around you, Papa feels like a fool."

"Haha.. Papa is not stupid. Papa is smart, genius, strong. Anyway Papa's a great man."

Just as Wijaya finished speaking, Xena fell silent and did not respond to his words. Wijaya saw Xena looking down and hugged her legs with both hands. Suddenly there was the sound of Xena's stomach feeling hungry.

Wijaya looked towards Xena, but Xena still lowered her head. Until a while, Wijaya never stopped looking at Xena.

Xena knew, from earlier her father saw her continuously. He then turned to look at his Papa while pinching his cheek.

" Papa. Why is Xena.."

" Haha.. Xena, Papa heard your stomach. You hungry?"

Xena laughed. Then he answered timidly while holding his stomach. " Hehe, yes Xena is hungry."

" Hahaha..well, what do you want to eat?"

" Xena doesn't know. Is there food here?"

" Wait a minute, Papa's gonna find some food.."

" Xena doesn't dare, here alone. Xena's scared.."

" It's okay. Nobody's gonna bother you here. Papa just went for a second, all right."

" Xena won't, Papa.. Xena's coming.."

" Hey.well if you're afraid, I won't go."

Because Xena did not want to be left alone, Wijaya undo his intention to leave. But he could not bear to see Xena feeling hungry. Though he wanted to spend the night in that place until the sunrise.

Wijaya twisted his brain. He finds a way to leave without Xena's knowledge. By using Rendra's form-changing style, which he learned and then combined with the knowledge he had. Wijaya produces a new style that is able to fool anyone who sees it.

With his new style, Wijaya was able to change himself into two. One is shaped like him, and one is shaped according to what he wants. But the weakness of this style is, when Vijaya changed shape to another form, Wijaya who is still in the form of a whole human being is not able to do anything. His body was stiff as wood. He also does not move or talk, like a sleeping person.

Repeatedly Xena asked Wijaya why she was silent. But Wijaya did not give an answer. This makes Xena suspicious and tries to wake up Wijaya's sleep.

Luckily, Wijaya with his original body that changed shape into a cat came. He immediately swapped his cat-shaped body with his body beside Xena.

" Papa. wake up.. Xena was afraid." said Xena while shaking her Papa's body.

Wijaya. He then woke up and opened his eyes. She saw Xena crying while hugging her Papa body.

Instantly his heart was broken. The little girl was actually very small. She still needs her mother's milk. When she was just a few months old, her mother died. Little Xena kept crying from thirst. Meanwhile, his mother who should have been next to him and suckled him, was gone.

Xena's crying tonight is exactly the same as Xena's crying when she left. Wijaya shed her tears. He hugged and held his beloved daughter.

" Xena, don't be afraid.. Papa is okay. Don't worry.don't cry. Papa knows Xena's a strong boy."

" Papa, Xena is just afraid of losing Papa. Xena's a kid, who's gonna guide and raise Xena if Papa isn't around."

" Papa's okay. Look, Papa's still healthy, Papa's still breathing. Don't cry."

" Good, Papa.. Then let's go home, Xena's cold."

" Will you go home? are you bored here?"

" It's not so, Papa.. Xena's cold. Xena's hungry, too."

" Haha.all right, we'll make a bonfire here. And we'll eat here."

" What do you want to eat? Papa, don't bring food."

" Be calm.. Wait here for a second, Papa's gonna get some wood."

" where? don't go far."

" Not far, wait a minute."

Vijaya left Xena alone. He picked up the firewood he collected when he turned into a cat. Not long after Wijaya returned to where Xena was.

" Where did papa get the wood? Why so much?"

" There is a tree that is already fragile and fallen. I got that wood from there."

" Owh. that's it." said Xena while helping Wijaya arrange wood to make a campfire.

Vijaya began to burn the wood that had been arranged. A warm atmosphere enveloped the place. The air that was originally cold as ice water, became vanishing exposed to the burning heat of the flames.

" Well, Xena, you can warm your body, now. Papa's going to the lake for a while, to find fish."

" Good, Papa. Xena will be waiting here." Said Xena, then she sat down while hugging her two tiny legs.

Five minutes later, Wijaya returned with a big fish. He called out to Xena. Xena greeted her father with excitement.

Wijaya's presence in Xena's life is indeed very happy. He forgot that he had not slept for a minute all day. His drowsiness was removed by the presence of Wijaya beside him.

The night grew higher, did not feel the originally dark sky, now began to look bright. The sound of chickens crowing from a distance was heard all the way to that place. Xena was overwhelmed by the beautiful scenery she had never seen. Shortly after his stomach was filled with fish meat, his drowsiness began to come. He also fell asleep in his father's lap.

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