Captain Arkan

Ch. 5

Their car stopped right in front of the door of General Baskoro's house. Arkan and his mother went down. After saying hello, the owner came out and welcomed their arrival.

"Mother Wijaya, why don't you tell me if you want to play here?"

"Aduh Bu Baskoro, my son is impatient to meet his future wife" he replied while glancing at Arkan who became wrong.

"Ah, is this Arkan? How dashing, lucky I have a daughter-in-law like you. It turns out that the famous Captain is really handsome."

Arkan smiled and greeted Baskoro's mother.

"I'm sorry, Arkan. Mithanya wasn't home, she just left this morning."

"It's okay Auntie, let me wait."

"But Mitha was three months away. He served as a volunteer in the village of Mulyosari. He said it was a remote village near the border. Aunty was sad to see him leave, but her father was proud."

A mulyosari? Isn't that the village I visited yesterday? Hamka still lives there. Heh like her she's an attractive girl.

"It's okay Auntie, let's just say I silahturahmi."

"Yes, okay, Arkan. You must be tired? You can rest in Mitha's room. You're engaged, you better get to know each other. Come on Auntie will take you there."

Vijaya's mother blinked her eyes at Arkan. Arkan just complies.

Mitha's room was very spacious, the whole room was dominated by pink. Starting beds, dressers, study tables, cabinets, sofas and even window and door curtains are also pink. Arkan looked at every photo hanging on the wall of the room.

She's very pretty. His eyes were black with thick eyebrows. His nose is pointed, his lips are pink, he smiles sweetly and shows dimples on the right. Hmmm Mama is smart to choose a daughter-in-law. But, the rumor is she is a spoiled, whiny and selfish girl.

Arkan sat in front of his study table, he picked up a book that was lying down, then opened it sheet by sheet. Arkan looked at the book.

It looks like a diary. The spoiled girl poured her heart out on a book. Huh how childish.

His eyes were fixed on a piece of writing about the reason for his departure. Arkan read it with a smile.

It turned out that she did not like this matchmaking, and she went there as an act of protest at her parents. But not expecting, his father was even proud of his desire to become a volunteer. Haha.

Arkan was amused by the writings in the book. Until he found a strange picture in the book, and on top of the picture there is the inscription "my husband's candidate".

Arkan laughed as he watched the picture carefully. Apparently looks ugly, his posture is fat, short with a distended stomach. Then there is a writing.

I hate you even though I don't know you. Let alone your face not even your name I don't want to know. I didn't want to marry you at a young age. I want to achieve my goals. You ugly fat man, I've burned your picture without seeing it. I have no regrets and I am content not to see clearly that old, distraught you.

This girl, how dare she burn my picture without even seeing it first. He's so sure that I'm a big, ugly old man?

Arkan looked at his face in the mirror. Even though I am twenty-seven now but I still look handsome and dashing.

Hmmm alright, since you consider me a bloated and ugly old man, then I will follow your groove. Hehehe

Suddenly, Arkan was excited. He wants to play his fiancee.

"Arkan, are you still in the boy?"

Arkan closed the book and kept it behind the jacket he was wearing. There was noise from outside the room. Arkan rushed out.

"What's the matter Ma?" his question was astonished to see Wijaya's mother crying.

"Arkan Mulyosari village flooded. Mitha and her colleagues were trapped by a flood in the forest. They can't continue...."

Suddenly Arkan's phone rings. He also asked for permission to answer his phone.

"Captain Arkan!"

"Ready Commander!"

"I'm sorry we had to interrupt your vacation. The border area suffered a major disaster, there were volunteers trapped there. You and your troops are ordered to head immediately to the location!"

"Ready Commander!"

"Ready Commander!"

Arkan returned to the room where Wijaya's mother and I were sitting. There was Pak Baskoro and his father.

"Sorry, I have to go on duty. I'll secure the flood victims on the border"

"Ah really? Son of Arkan save Auntie's son, you have to take good care of her, she's your future wife"

Arkan nodded, after saying goodbye to everyone. Arkan called his teammates and prepared to leave for the border. Arkan tried to contact Hamka. But can't connect.

After all gathered, they set out for the border using a united fighter plane. Arkan is still trying to contact Hamka, and this time he can connect, but Hamka does not answer.

The eagle kept calling.

"Captain!"

"Hamka, are you okay?"

"Yes Captain, we took refuge in the former base hill first. I brought them here for a while."

"Thank God, thank you Hamka. How's the condition there? Is there a road that can be crossed? We've arrived on the tarmac."

"The situation is still the Captains, the water is still high. For a while the streets could not be passed."

"Do you know there's a group of volunteers just getting there?"

"Well, Captain, we saved them. Now they're here to help the injured"

"Alright, help me protect them. I'll try as soon as I can to get you guys."

"Well Captain, but we're short of groceries, emergency tents and Captain's blankets."

"I get it, I'm gonna have the pilot put us on that hill. You guide the road and the location for the helicopter landing. I brought all those needs."

"Ready Captain!"

Arkan and his men re-entered the helicopter. They will go directly to the location of the hills. Arkan received a message that the runway could not be used because it was flooded. Arkan and the troops were preparing emergency stairs to get off the helicopter.

After the helicopter lowered its altitude, they threw the necessary items and food. Then they went down one by one. Down there Hamka and the other villagers were gathering goods and food.

Arkan and ten of his colleagues immediately jumped to secure the victims.

That night they worked hard to set up a makeshift tent as a shelter from the rain. Until dawn they are still busy making tents and fireplaces to warm. Some troops were on guard from the beasts. Vague sunlight began to break through from the crevice of the leaves. The flood has also receded a little.

In the tent there was a noise. It turned out that it was a group of volunteers who were sent as health and education workers. There was still a loud noise from there and occasionally there was a sound of crying.

Arkan just remembered that his fiancee was in the group. Arkan approached their tent. He was looking for information from the person standing outside the tent.

"What's going on? Is anyone hurt?"

"No sir, that's.mm there are volunteers who ask to be sent home."

"He wants to go home before he even starts his duties?!"

The man nodded in fear. Arkan broke into the tent. He saw a girl who was soaking wet was crying hugging her bag.

"You guys get out, I'll talk to him!"

Two friends rushed out of the tent. The girl looked up at Arkan. He was happy to see the man in the army uniform appear before him.

This man must be Papa's man, I know Papa must have saved me.

"You're the one who picked me up?" mitha asked excitedly while touching Arkan's arm.

Ah so this is the real face of my fiancee? She still looks sweet even though innocent without make up. Hahaha well spoiled child, I will educate you here before you become my wife. It's a safe location for me to work with you, because your father can't monitor me. Hehehe