Canticles

155. Unobserved

Tako screamed as the tip of his fingers touched the figure of Nyai Hadini. Zada was surprised to see three ends of Tako's fingers hurt. Apparently the tip of Tako's fingers was cut off and now three fingertips were lying on the floor just like that.

Tako stared angrily at Nyai Hatini and was convinced that it was the woman who had injured his hand.

" Sia*a. Apparently you want to mess with me huh...!" said Tako lantang.

" Why angry, I did nothing to you.." - Nyai Hadini said with a smile.

" Among the three of us you're the only one with the machete, so you must have done it...!" tako was upset.

" Well, what do you want...?" challenge Nyai Hadini.

" I want this...!" sahut Tako while stretching out his arms while pushing forward against Hadini.

Zada just shook his head at Tako's stupidity. After knowing he was hurt untouched, but Tako is still desperate to get close to Nyai Hadini.

" Bod*h.., base" maki Zada glared.

Zada's guess is right. The next second Tako screamed as his hands cut off to the elbows. Afterwards Tako's body collapsed to the floor as his left leg was cut off to the knee. Zada rounded his eyes because he did not see the Nyai doing anything to Tako but the man had fallen down covered in blood.

" Ampuuunn.., hentikaaan..," Tako cried.

But Tako's moans don't make Nyai Hatini pity. He is seen swinging his machete and chopping Tako's right leg up to the groin. Blood spurted everywhere to wet the floor and walls of the house.

Tako's screams blared inside the house. Zada was sure that Tako's screams were heard leaving the house, but strangely no one came to see what was happening.

Not stopping there, Nyai Hadini again swung his machete up several times and made Tako's body no longer shaped. Now Tako is floundering on the floor in terrible conditions with his body cut into pieces.

Zada closed his eyes because he could not see Tako's condition.

" Open your eyes Zada !. Now look and see how the person who always meant evil to you almost so bangk*ai...!" nyai Hadini ketus.

Zada followed Nyai's orders and stared at Tako's body piece while shivering in horror. Tako was still alive marked by his two blinking eyes and the moaning of pain that came out of his mouth.

" I don't understand why you're going after me and want to hurt me" Zada said, staring fixedly at Tako.

Tako didn't answer Zada's question. He just grinned and died. Shortly after, Tako's body blackened and was crushed into ashes and lost in the wind. Zada let out a long sigh as he saw Tako's body disappear from before him.

" Thank you Nyai. I don't care why Nyai helped me. The important thing is I don't have to see him again later" Zada said with a smile.

" Together Zada..," said Nyai Hadini.

" Hmm.?, can Nyai help me get out of here...?" ask Zada who is taken by Nyai.

Rex frowned as he watched Nyai Hadini help Zada out of the house. Because after that Nyai Hadini did not follow Zada as usual. He seemed to let go of Zada just like that with a sad look.

And a moment later Rex knew the answer. Turns out Zada had a single accident. Zada was hit by a car that drove fast from the right until it crashed into the middle of the highway. After that the driver continued to drive his car and let Zada's body lie dying just like that.

Several other cars that witnessed the accident stopped. Then some people came out to help Zada. And in an instant the place had been crowded with citizens, police and Hospital officers.

Rex turned to Nyai Hadini and saw Nyai shedding tears.

" Why did you just let him go. Why not help him when you can...?" rex asked a little annoyed.

" I can't defy God Rex's destiny. His destiny is over today. I'm just helping make his end more honorable. Wouldn't it be better to die a hit-and-run victim than to die a victim of perk*s*an..," said Nyai Hadini lirih.

" Why then have you been helping her all this time...?" ask Rex curiously.

" What do you mean...?" rex didn't understand.

" The end of Zada's life is similar to the end of my life. If I die because I was killed by a man who was the second wife of my Husband, then Zada died because he was killed directly by someone who hated him.

Hearing Nyai Hadini's reply made Rex swallow her saliva with difficulty. Zada's death by accident alone has thrown Rex into disarray. And Nyai Hadini's description makes Rex again made surprised.

Suddenly Rex remembered Arini's story. He realized that there was a clear difference between the actual events and Arini's story about Zada's death at that time.

As if understanding what was in Rex's mind, Nyai Hadini also showed who the driver of the car that had hit Zada.

Rex saw the driver of the car was a woman. He seemed to laugh in satisfaction after successfully injuring Zada.

" Mamp*s Lo...!" said the woman in her laughter.

The car kept going fast with the driver laughing inside.

Then the car stopped somewhere. Then the woman got out of the car and approached a man sitting in a chair.

The man smiled to welcome the woman. The two of them hugged each other and sat side by side.

" Have you waited a long time...?" ask the woman spoiled.

" Fair. Where are you from, how long...?" ask the man.

" There's a business for a while..," said the woman quickly.

" What business...?" ask the curious man.

" Important business but arguably not important. Pretty business disturbs my mind because it's related to you.." said the woman with a knotty smile.

" Don't bother why the hell, ." said the man a little annoyed but made the woman laugh.

" No need to talk about it again. I'm done too" said the woman, leaning spoiled on the man's shoulder.

" Related...?" ask the man.

" Yes..," said the woman with a sweet smile.

Then Rex turned his head towards Nyai Hadini while asking.

" Who are they...?" rex didn't understand.

" That's Andra and that woman is her lover." said Nyai Hadini but surprised Rex.

" Andra's son, Ms. Arini...?" ask Rex.

" right. Until here you understand why Zada's death looks strange and like it's not revealed...?" ask Nyai Hadini.

Rex pensively for a moment then nodded.

" So Ms. Arini deliberately covered up the cause of Zada's death because it involved her son's girlfriend. Isn't that so Nyai...?" ask Rex.

" right. Now it's up to you, whether to reveal Zada's death or just leave it alone..," said Nyai Hadini to make Rex speechless.

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