BUNCHES

CHAPTER 19

Cici's hair again bristled, feeling the touch of someone's hand touching his right shoulder.

"Criiing...criiing...."

Journey began...

Cici enters a door with Inyiak Rampai. Entering a very different world. The world that only exists in the mind of Cici in watching a movie, now must he be real in an ancient Kingdom, a kingdom of nowhere that he never knew.

"Where's this? Why are so many buildings obsolete, even very creepy!"

Cici did not want to make a sound, she only saw the left and right sides messing with the situation so as not to become a calamity for herself when returning home to the same road.

Cici looked at the pile of ancient gold, like a treasure was in front of her, she closed her eyes again so as not to bring anything but her husband Akmal.

His heart skipped a beat, his sweat pouring down his head to his face.

"I where..? Why am I being taken to a place like this?"

Thinking of the appearance of a strange sound from above, which gives a sign that usually appears before someone's death or a sign that someone will die, Cici suddenly felt all her hair back goosebumps.

Cici rubbed the nape of her neck that was sweating profusely and she asked stuttered.

"Sir, did Grandma hear any vultures?"

Cici saw black crows flying very loud, even very deafening under him, approaching them more and more, the three black crows were ready to pounce on Cici's head, Cici said, if it is not covered with a scarf attached to his head.

"Yes....!!!" 

A black crow approached the woman, crossing Cici's head getting closer and closer.

"Reviews....!"

Inyiak Rampai swung the wooden branch in his right hand, to repel the black crow that repeatedly passed in their head back and forth.

"Buruang pampering carcass, manandoan ado death mute at risk!" (Corpse-eating birds, signalling that there will be death tomorrow!)

Hearing the sentence that came out of Inyiak Rampai, Cici thought back to her husband Akmal.

"Abi, hangin... Ami get Abi!" Cici again cried inwardly, because of the worry she felt at this moment.

Cici turned to her left to see a middle-aged woman, staring sinisterly at her. Cici just looked down respectfully, not wanting to make a sound or show fear on her face.

"Inyiak..kau tibo mambaok urang new, means mute crew bararak gadang, manyambuik urang new! But the batino manga you're bailing out? Manga male supo Upiak Rayo baok patang?" (Indiak, you are present to bring new people, meaning tomorrow we will have a big party, welcoming the arrival of new people! Why the woman you brought? Why not men like the one brought by Upiak Raya like yesterday?)

Hearing that sentence, Cici believed that the woman named Raya brought was her husband Akmal.

Cici closed her lips, not wanting to ask much of the woman who did not like to look at her. He preferred to remain silent without much talking, as Datuak Mangkuto Malin had directed him.

This Rampai just smiled, back on the road to enter the market is very crowded and very surprising Cici as an ordinary human being.

"Bali apo ni.. piliah lah ni, ado lapi cake, kalamai," shouted the young woman who was very beautiful looking at Cici. (Buy what Uni, choose.there is a layer cake, crowding,).

Cici who looked at their trading materials were very unreasonable. Layers are offered, in the form of peacock bricks, as crowded as brown clay, and there are some very disgusting, in the form of a lump of worms and rotten meat, which they consider fresh.

A fishy smell gushed back into Cici's nose, recalling the very frightening events in his residence. He really just followed the steps of Inyiak Rampai towards a very large and spacious palace.

The ancient palace, made of gold inscribed in Arabic, even looks like a building that has been abandoned for thousands of years.

Cici looked back at Inyiak Rampai, swallowing her saliva a little hesitant.

Rampai did not reply, he just continued walking without any fear.

NO....!!!

There was a sound of door slamming from the inside, but it could not be seen because they were still outside.

Three times Inyiak Rampai jerked the tree branch in his right hand to the ground, making Cici widen his eyes, when he saw the doors of all the rooms opened wide.

Cici saw before him, there was a spider web that looked thick, even the fishy smell that was getting stinging, "Oh my God, am I in the kingdom of the past? Why was all this left behind by the residents here!" 

Rampai's inneriac throws some flowers into a corner of the room, to sterilize from Rayo's Upiak attack.

"Son, tired of looking for your man in that room.. pariso sadonyo... tired...!!!" (Son, quickly find your husband in that room, check everything....!).

Cici ran fast, checking all the rooms on the lower floor, his eyes were very careful looking for Akmal's whereabouts.

"Pig... Where's abi? Ami's here, Bi!"

Cici's heart pounded even more, and the more she looked frightened, she stopped her steps, "Grandmother, nothing!"

"Find tired.... jan a lot of sniffing!" (Find it fast, don't talk too much!)

Hearing that stern sentence, Cici again searched for Akmal's whereabouts. Running with all his might in the vast palace, surrounding all the grounds that were shrouded in pitch-black clouds, signified that there would be heavy rain.

As her legs began to feel tired, her initial spirit lit up without wanting to stop, Cici came to a halt on the third floor, which was enormous.

Akmal seemed to be curled up in the corner of a large room alone, even as if waiting for someone to pick him up.

"Abi..... Abiii...!!!"

Cici screamed, running towards Akmal who looked confused, even frightened when he saw the presence of Cici in front of him.

Cici tightly hugged Akmal's body, "Quick, Bi. We're out of here! We don't have much time!"

Isak Cici with a hoarse voice, even crying, because he still found his beloved husband. He tied his hands with a golden yellow cloth, so that Akmal's grip did not come off, as he was about to escape from the kingdom of Datuak Rajo Omeh.

"Let's go home...!"

Akmal looked confused, not understanding what was happening. He just followed Cici's steps which drew firmly their already tied hands.

Cici went down the stairs to the second floor very quickly, until she managed to go down the stairs to the ground floor.

However they were startled by the presence of a firm male figure who looked like a resident of the palace for quite a while.

"Well, you...! Nio kamano you're good at Datuak Rajo Mudo! Inyo Upiak Rayo son of ambo! Inyo is ambo marry diiko!" (Who are you! Where are you taking Datuk Rajo Mudo! He's my son's husband Upiak Raya! I married them here!)

Shake Datuak Rajo Omeh, with a rumbling voice, even very scary.

"Jan, you've got the boy Tuak! Find konpantinyo...!" (Don't take this kid's husband, Grandpa! Find another replacement!)

Not waiting for long, the voice of Datuak Rajo Omeh, again shook the old palace that looked magnificent to them, so that some people came out from inside the palace with a very creepy face.

"Naaak...copek, lariii...!" (Son, run fast!!)

Cici pulled firmly Akmal's hand ran with all her might towards the exit. The hand that is still fused because it has been wrapped tightly with the fabric given by Datuak Mangkuto Malin, strengthens Cici's belief to immediately leave the old palace of Datuak Rajo Omeh.