
The hunger Tama felt made her eat voraciously. Sometimes he coughed because he was choking. Khalid looked at him strangely.
" Tama.. carefully eat it, later you will continue to choke" said Khalid.
" It's okay, Khalid. Let him enjoy his meal. I think he's very hungry. Very sorry for you, Tama." said Arti then gently stroked Tama's hair.
While waiting for Tama to eat, Arti tried to contact the police station. He wanted to report the incident that the Tanu family had experienced.
After half an hour, the police car came and stopped right in front of the resting Arti.
" Good morning, ma'am. Is it true that you called the police station?"
" right, Sir. Help us." replied Arti while holding Rama who he had changed his clothes and wrapped him with his cloth.
" ha? Mommy brought a baby corpse? Is this Mom's son?" asked the Police again and was surprised when he saw Arti carrying a baby corpse.
" Yes, he's the son of my master sir. And the one who was eating it was his brother. Help us, Sir. We don't know about my employer's family. We intend to go to my employer's house after a long time I return to my hometown. My employer promised to pick me up as soon as I arrived at the terminal. But until now, my employer was difficult to contact. I decided to walk with my son. In fact, I met his son who was carrying the corpse of this baby staggering from his house. I'm afraid something has happened at my employer's house."
" Okay, our report. Now can you show me Mom's employer's house?"
" I know his house, sir. I'm on my way there too."
" Then, Mom's coming with us. Better get over there now."
" good, Sir. Khalid. Come with Mr. Police on the car. Help Mom bring in our things." pinta Arti on her son then he brought Rama and took Tama into the car.
Before long, the car had reached the path to Rani's house. Police stopped his car and rushed down to Rani's yard.
How shocked the police were when they saw bodies everywhere. The smell is pretty stinging. Some of their faces are unrecognizable.
" O Lord, who would do all this? This is so savage!" the police shouted and immediately called an ambulance.
The meaning of walking towards every corpse scattered in the yard of Rani's house. He suddenly screamed after he recognized that some of the bodies were all members of his employer's family.
" Back Tanu!!! what's going on here. Why did everything become like this? Mr. Police, among the five bodies are the employer and his children. Who would do this to my employer!" yelled Arti while crying loudly.
Khalid approached his mother and tried to calm her down. Meanwhile, Tama still looked confused. Why did she scream, when she saw the people lying in her yard.
He approached Arti and asked Rama from his arms.
" Aunty, let Rama come with me. He's my only friend even though he doesn't want me to play."
" Tama, your sister is dead. He can't play anymore. Auntie's gonna bury him with your mom and dad. They're all dead. Only you're left alive."
" Is that dead, Auntie?"
" Died then they were lifeless. They're not breathing, they're not moving. They will change too slowly. His body will be exhausted. And the rest is bone."
" What's like my cat? Then they can't talk to me anymore?"
" cat? why your cat?"
" I used to have a cat, he used to play with me before Rama became my playmate. He had not eaten for a long time and he slept and would not wake up again. Mother said he was dead."
" No. I don't want to. Rama is my only friend. I don't want him to die."
" Tama, it's fate.Your sister is dead. He's not sleeping anymore. Until he never wakes up again. Now, Aunt and Aunt's son are gonna be your friends."
" No, Bi. I won't. Give Rama to me. I want to play with him. Rama.. Let's go play. Let's talk to Brother. Ramah.."
Hearing the words of Arti Tama became sad. He did not want to lose his sister. He kept forcing Arti to give Rama to him. He asked Rama and wanted to take Rama away from his house.
" Tama.. Aunty will bury him with your parents and brothers. Poor him. He's already dead. Trust Auntie."
" No. no... Bi, give Rama to me. I want to carry it. I want to kiss her." Tama kept whining at Arti.
" Tama. Your sister should be bathed immediately. He's already dead. He should be buried soon. Otherwise, he'll be stinky." Khalid also calms Tama down when Arti is unable to persuade Tama.
" He's my brother. I have to look after him. I promised Mom that someday I would learn to make my sister laugh. I promise I'll make her stop crying if she cries. I don't want anyone to bother him."
" Nobody bothers him, let him sleep forever. Let him live with your Mom and Dad in heaven. Now, I'm your friend. I can keep you playing."
" No!!! my sister can't die. Rama, let's get out of here.. Rama. Brother misses your laugh. Come on, wake up Rama!"
" Look.your sister is not moving anymore. He's already dead. Even if you yell at him, he won't be able to hear your voice."
" why? Why don't you care about me, Rama. Is your brother guilty of you too? answer Rama.. Now I can't make you joke anymore. Mother.I'm sorry. I can't take care of Rama. He is now dead."
" Tama. surely your mother already knew that your sister died. No, no crying. Now your sister must be hanging out with your mom and dad and your brothers somewhere. Now you are the remaining family member. Keep living and keep going."
" Why did they all leave me alone? Don't they love me?"
" Tama, not that they don't love you. But it is because of circumstances that they have to leave you. They all died because a bad man killed him. They tortured your family and killed it." The meaning of trying to give understanding to Tama.
" So that bad guy killed Mom, Dad and my brothers?"
" Do you recognize her face, Tama?" ask Meani.
Tama nodded her head. He looked far away. The thoughts in his head seemed to be brutal. The little boy had recorded all the events that made him suffer. He was able to think if he grew up later, he would look for the criminal. And do the same with what the criminal did to his family.
After the evacuation was completed, several ambulance cars came to the site and brought the bodies in the yard of Rani's house for autopsy. Tama could only look at her with sharp eyes. He does not believe, if the person he has always considered to have changed, is his family who has died. Tama repeatedly rubbed her tears that kept flowing.
" Mom, Daddy.. Older brother.. Rama... Where are you going?"
" Tama, they'll be taken to the hospital. After bathing, they will be buried. Auntie doesn't know where they're going to be buried. Aunty will try to call the numbers on your Mother's Mobile Phone. Who knows in his phone there is contact with his family" said Arti then tried to turn on Hp Rani who he got from the Police in charge of looking for some clues to the investigation.
" A minute, oh whose number is this. Why does Ms. Rani repeatedly call her number. Ah, let Aunt try calling him. This time it was his brother."
Meaning of trying to call the number of the person Rani last called. He tried very hard to get to that number. He did not want to stop calling even though no one would pick up the phone.
The meaning of canceling his call, he grasped tightly in his hand then a few minutes later tried to contact the number again.
This time the phone is connected, Arti says about the situation of Rani and her family.
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