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9. Who's Zada ?

Rex and the troupe returned home in the afternoon. Tini and Rusminah welcomed their return with joy.

" How long. Where have you been...?" ask Rusminah.

" Mang Daud ngajakin stopped by the palace of Nek kasepuhan..," said Lilian while straightening his legs.

" Well, what about...?" rusminah asked as she looked at Lilian, Rex and Gama alternately.

" Seneng dong Nek...!" three teenagers at the same time.

" If Septia seneng ga streets with Kak Lian...?" rusminah asked as she gently rubbed Septia's head.

" Nek Seneng. Last time I nemenin Kak Lian swimming while soaking in warm water. Eat ice cream and buy dolls too. Needy, good right...?" septia asked while showing the toy Lilian had bought earlier.

" That's great. But Septia likes it...?" ask Rusminah.

" yes. Brother Lian told me to choose my own toy to buy..," said Septia with a smile.

Then Septia began to recount the excitement she experienced. Rex and Gama don't want to lose. The atmosphere of the living room became crowded because no one wanted to give up. David and Tini smiled at Septia's closeness to the three teenagers. David silently looked at his wife and hoped that Rusminah had succeeded in advising her.

" Want to coffee here or at Mas' house...?" ask Tini suddenly.

" Here is Tin.." - David said quickly.

" I'll make it for a while, yeah" said Tini as he walked into the kitchen.

David nodded and followed behind Tini. He wondered what Rusminah was talking about to his wife until her face looked swollen.

" You're crying, Tin. Why...?" ask David carefully.

" Oh this, gapapa Mas. I'm a cry brother but a happy cry..," said Tini with a smile.

" Braved cry, how can you...?" ask David.

" Yes can dong. How I'm not moved and cry right tau if Landung wait for us at the door of Heaven Mas. Mak Rus said, Landung will not want to return to heaven if we are not allowed to go there. Isn't that a fun thing ?. When others are competing to pursue heaven, we are already mourning first so that we can enter there. Now we have lost Landung, but he is waiting for us in the best place," said Tini with a trembling voice and teary eyes.

Hearing Tini's words moved David. He grabbed Tini into his arms while whispering a soothing sentence.

" I'm happy that you can finally let Landung go. Now we're focused on setting our future with Septia and Tin. We educated him well in order to make Kita and Landung proud." said David.

" Yes Mas..," said Tini while hugging David back.

If David and Tini were hugging each other, in the living room there was a commotion. That's because Rex was flushing gas. The consequences can be guessed. Lilian told Rex to come out of the house so that the unpleasant aroma he released was immediately evaporated.

" Bas filthy..," said Lilian irritatedly.

" It's not on purpose, sister..," Rex said with a laugh.

" Don't believe it !. The proof is that you laughed out loud afterwards. Look at everyone close their noses because your farts smell so bad...!" lillian said as she threw the seat pads at Rex.

" It's just the wind. If not, then stay home. That's just a bother..," said Rex with a look of innocent face.

" Reexxx..!, keluar...!" lillian said loudly as she prepared to throw an empty glass on the table at the sister.

Rex ran off to the terrace of the house. Gama and Septia laughed at him while Rusminah just shook her head while covering her nose.

" It stinks anyway. What did you eat there...?" ask Rusminah.

" Eat the codot Nek..," quipped Gama.

" I heard about Gajah Mada...!" said Rex from the porch of the house.

" Buset, it's a long time, sister...!" rex protest.

" Bodo very...!" sahut Lilian's.

Laughter reverberated in the living room. Rex could only wait on the terrace like Lilian had ordered.

Rex grumbled inwardly with both eyes staring around him. It was then that Rex again saw Zada passing by. This time not on the street but in the mango orchard belonging to his family. Zada stopped at one of the mango trees while holding his stomach.

Rex stood up suspiciously looking at Zada's movements. The teenager looks to look to the right and left as if avoiding something or just do not want to be seen by others.

" The rich are afraid. But afraid of why, he wants to help. No..," muttered Rex as he stepped slowly towards the mango orchard.

From a short distance Rex could see Zada's shabby appearance. Rex frowned as he looked at the blood on Zada's clothes, precisely at the back of his skirt. Rex's eyes were rounded when he knew it was menstrual blood. Rex is confused as to how to say it but he has to tell Zada so that the girl can go home and get changed.

" Ehm, Zada, right...?!" greet Rex in a friendly manner.

Zada was surprised and turned to Rex. Zada appears to be shifting his body out of fear that Rex will hurt him.

" Don't be afraid Zada, I'm not a bad guy. I'm Rex. I'm Nek Rusminah's granddaughter, the owner of this house. Do you know Nek Rusminah...? " ask Rex who Zada calls.

Lilian and Gama came out of the house and approached Rex and Zada. From where Lilian stood, she could see that Zada was having a period. Lilian rushed inside the house to pick up blankets and pads, then ran outside.

" Pake this blanket first yes let the red stain on your skirt not look like..," whispered Lilian while covering Zada's body with a blanket.

Zada looked at Lilian fixedly. On his lips appeared a thin smile received Lilian's gentle treatment.

" And this is a bandage. You wear it after you shower. If you have never used it, you can see the way it is dressed outside the packaging..," Lilian said as she handed a packet of pads.

" Thank you.." said Zada Lirih then hurried away from the place.

" My name is Lilian, don't forget it...!" lillian said loudly.

Zada stopped walking and smiled at Lilian. After that he ran quickly to the highway.

" Hopefully he's really coming home this time..," muttered Lilian.

" Where else is he going but go home, brother...?" tanya Gama did not understand.

" The length of the story Gam..," said Lilian.

" Gapapa Sis, I am ready to be horrified really..," said Gama.

" But unfortunately it was I who was missing the story..," Lilian said.

Rex laughed at how his best friend was being bullied. But a moment later they looked serious.

" The girl is weird, pretty sweet but why is it so shabby...?" ask Gama.

" No know. I think he's saying something.." - Rex.

" Maybe he has a reason why he looks like a madman. You see, Brother Zada used to be so rich" Lilian said.

" Sister knows Zada...?" ask Rex.

" Don't know deket, just often squirm. He said he changed after losing his parents." Lilian said as she passed.

Rex and Gama fell silent while staring at each other. They're going to investigate Zada. Because both of them feel challenged to uncover the mystery that envelops the girl.

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