CONFINEMENT

CH 56 - RETURN TO COASTAL LAND PART IV

Sariwati was still seen lying on her bed, her eyes could not be closed and her head still felt dizzy, suddenly the sound of knocking on the door again sounded from outside.

"Mistress!" mek Iluh's voice was heard calling from outside.

"What's up, Mek?

" Get in!" the girl replied in a lying position.

Iluh opened the door and stepped into the room.

"There's the governor! do I let you in the room, Ni Mas?"

"He was waiting in the guest room" said mek Iluh lirih next to Sariwati who was still lying down.

"No need, Mek!"

"Let me go out to see Dad!" exclaimed the girl while rising from her bed.

"Is Ni Mas okay?"

"Ni Mas's face is so pale!" exclaimed mek Iluh again worried about the condition of his jury.

"I'm fine, Mek!" the girl then stepped out of her room, the maid followed her from behind.

"Mek, please make me a drink!" pinta Sariwati on mek Iluh.

"Well, Ni Mas." the middle-aged woman stepped out of Sariwati towards the kitchen.

Seeing the back of her maid disappear behind the door of the middle room, Sariwati hurried to step to meet Mr. Timoti.

"Good morning, Dad!"

"Tumben daddy's here early in the morning?" ask the girl who is behind her.

Mr. Timoti who was enjoying the beauty of the moon orchid hanging in the hall of the guest room Villa Sandat turned to the direction of the sound, which came,

"Good morning too!"

"How are you doing this lovely father's son?" said Mr. Timoti as he stepped closer to Sariwati and hugged her.

"I'm fine, Dad." said the girl with a smile.

"Hi, you're hot, son!"

"Your face is pale too, are you sick, Wati?" said Mr. Timoti let go of his embrace to Sariwati.

Now the back of the governor's palm is pinned on Sariwati's forehead.

"You have a fever, son!"

"Have you taken any medicine?" ask Mr. Timoti back.

"I'm fine, Dad." replied the girl briefly.

"What's okay!"

"You're an Alchemy, you should know your condition!" said Mr. Timoti while holding Sariwati to sit on the sofa chair in the guest room Villa Sandat.

No matter how long, Iluh walked into the living room carrying a tray containing a glass of hot coffee, the old woman respectfully put the glass on the table.

"Thank you, Mek!" exclaim Sariwati.

"Thank you, Luh!" said Mr. Timoti.

"Together master, Ni Mas. Please drink the coffee, I stay back first." replied mek Iluh to his employer.

Seen the governor smiled and nodded towards Iluh's mek, his hand gesturing for the maid to leave immediately. The old woman stepped towards the kitchen leaving the governor and Sariwati.

"What brings you here early in the morning? sariwati asked after sitting next to her father.

"Can't you come see this beautiful father's child?" replied Mr. Timoti while pinching his son's nose.

"Yes, but usually not this early." exclaimed Sariwati with a smile back.

"You're right! besides I missed you, there's something I need to tell you, son."

Sariwati fell silent and only looked at her father's face with an occasional smile on her red lips.

"Actually I want to invite you to dinner at the rice field shop later, all of you accompany me to welcome and entertain my father's colleagues from Tidar State."

"But looking at your condition now, I doubt you can accompany me later." shady eyes gleamed from the governor's eyes while sipping hot coffee in front of him.

"I'm fine, Dad!"

"I also feel bored at home continues, some days my activities are very crowded here and there's no harm in occasionally I go out looking for the wind, right?" answer Sariwati.

"Yes, you rest first and don't forget to take your medicine."

"Let father's adjutant pick you up later this afternoon."

"You can, right? mr. Timoti said to his daughter.

" I'm working on it, Dad! hopefully my condition will improve later in the afternoon." replied Sariwati.

"Good, it's just my son." - Mr. Timoti's smile.

"Two days ago I got a letter from your papi in the Flood Country" said Mr. Timoti and the man continued his words again,

"Your fire knows about your presence here and the condition of your body that has been freed from the curse of the Rain Jade Box inherited from the Harsuto dynasty."

Sariwati who heard the news was flabbergasted, her beautiful eyes fixed on the face of the father.

"How can you know my whereabouts and my last condition, Dad?" ask the girl.

"Dad who preached it by letter."

"And my father also told Kang Mas Bendowo and Mbak yu Warika that you already know who you really are." explained Mr. Timoti to his daughter.

"What do you and your mom say, Dad?" ask Sariwati curiously.

"Didn't they miss me, Dad?" reemerged.

"They love you so much, son."

"They will come here after I get word from them, if there is no obstacle next week they have arrived here" said the governor, stroking the scarf-covered hair.

The governor told Sariwati everything.

"Did they really miss me and love me, Dad?" said Sariwati lirih, clear water melted between the corners of her eyelids.

"Hi! you should be happy, not even crying." cried Mr. Timoti while hugging his daughter who began as he pleased.

"I miss them, Dad!"

"It's been a decade since that incident, I've harbored this feeling" said the girl sobbing in the governor's arms.

"Here you go, you should be happy that your sentence is over and your papi and mami will visit you here."

The girl nodded slowly, in her tears with the end of the veil she was wearing.

"Dad has to go back to town to prepare for a meeting later tonight with dad's colleague."

"You should rest first, later in the afternoon we meet again." concluded Mr. Timoti.

The girl simply nodded and master Timoti got up from his seat. The man stepped out in following Sariwati behind her.

"Later in the afternoon my aide will come to pick you up, I'll go first" said the governor.

"Yes, Dad." answered Sariwati.

Before leaving Villa Sandat, the governor kissed his daughter on the forehead. He stepped towards his carriage leaving Sariwati.

***

Elsewhere, it is seen that Muhibbin and his family continue to step on the streets of Banjar Gelumpang following the old Balian who helped his mother.

"Let's go in, nice boy!" exciting old Balian after arriving at a pretty beautiful house.

His rare hand pushed open the wooden door of his house.

"Tut, Ketut! here first, Ning!" old Balian exclaimed at a sweet-faced girl with long hair neatly bunned and part of the hair tips left on her shoulders. It looks like the girl is sewing canang sari in her house dangin hall.

"Excite , Dad!" replied the girl called Ketut while approaching the grandfather and some people who were with him.

Balian the elder introduced his grandson to Muhibbin and his family.

"This is my granddaughter, Good boy!"

"His name is Ni Ketut Setyawati" old Balian told Muhubbin.

"Tut! this is Wayah's guest, Ning."

"Nak Bagus Muhibbin and his family are temporarily staying overnight in our house."

"Pity them, Ning. You prepare a guest room at the dauh hall for where they stay. Mother Nak Bagus is sick, Wayah will treat it." explained old Balian to his grandson.

The girl extended her hand to Muhibbin and his family.

"Oh yeah, Tut! please prepare food for them to eat breakfast." cried the old Balian to his grandson.

"No need to bother sir, we have brought supplies." said Light chimed.

"It's okay, Ning. Let my granddaughter prepare everything." said the old Balian.

"Thank you sir, our presence even troublesome the family" now Suratmi with a soft voice joined the conversation.

"It's okay, Ni Sanak. It is our duty to help each other." concluded Balian.

Mr. Balian invited his guests to rest in the hall of his house. Ketut Setyawati delivered Muhibbin and his family in a room, the sweet girl deftly helped memapah Suratmi, sometimes he was seen stealing glances at Muhibbin beside him.

"Please Ki Sanak and Ni Sanak rest, I stay behind first" Setyawati told Muhibbin and his family.

"Thank you, Gek." Muhibbin told Setyawati.

The girl just nodded and smiled and soon left the guests.

 

*Daddy /Silver: grandpa or call on old man