CONFINEMENT

CH 76 - GARUDA MERAH ATROCITIES PART III

The youths followed Light's steps towards Suratmi's room, arriving in the room there was a sense of haru emanating on the faces of the people saw the old body that was rolled helplessly in a bamboo hall that was only based on pandan mats and a blankets of rags that covered it. The old woman's eyes seemed to be still closed with regular breathing.

"Sir Yu, what kind of sick mother, why is it like this?" disya asked the Light, the girl was seen approaching and sitting on the lip of the bed.

His face was full of novelty staring at Suratmi whom he had known before while on the slopes of Ijen.

"Emak was sick from being attacked by people while we were still in the village, Rin."

"There were bruises on his body that some Balians who treated him said were caused by poison."

"Poisons, Ms Yu?" disya's face grew increasingly anxious with Light's answer.

The light just nodded its head.

"How come, Ms Yu?" bring the girl back.

With a long sigh Light began to tell what happened during the time in the Stone Snake Country, how he and his mother were attacked by a mob of Garuda Merah Garuda Gold dynasty who forced want to control the stone Sulaiman Honey owned by his family.

Light also told me that the poison that spread in his mother's body was caused by the blow of one of the members of the mob that made his mother sick until now, until his meeting with the old Balian from the banjar Gelumpang who was none other than Gus Aji Putra who helped him when he just arrived at the Beach Country.

Hearing the Light story, Disya grew furious.

In his mind, he recalled the accident that claimed all his family in the Coconut Country which was also caused by one of the family members of the Garuda Gold dynasty.

The girl was seen clenching her hands holding back her rage.

"They seem endless making a mess and tormenting the commoners." muttered Disya inwardly.

"It should be something like this not to be let go, Ms Yu."

"Just report it to the authorities in the Emerald kingdom."

"So that they may be rewarded for all their deeds" said Disya growled.

His hand clasped the fingers of Suratmi's fingers still asleep.

"What is the power of our little people, Rin?"

"Our report will instead complicate the problems we face." with the languid face of Light gazing towards Disya. There was despair on the girl's face.

Mrs Rizza, Diera and Sekar just fell silent to the conversation of the two people in front of him, as if they could not digest what problems the Muhibbin family was facing.

"But has Brother Cahaya ever reported this to the authorities?" now Mrs Rizza is speaking. The woman from the cognate land stared fixedly at the Light.

"No, Mommy."

"There's still a lot we've considered for this."

"It also has to do with my sister Muhibbin." replied Light to Mrs Rizza.

"What does this have to do with Muhibbin, brother?"

"Wouldn't Ibbin have acted, let alone there's already evidence that points to the Garuda Gold dynasty?" puan Rizza is back. The woman from the cognate Country looked into the eyes of Light to confirm the answer she thought was awkward.

"The problem isn't as simple as you think."

"The Garuda Emas dynasty is none other than the big family of Sariwati."

"And I don't know what reason the family wanted our Honey Sulaiman stone."

"That makes me hesitant to report this matter, let alone this concerns the relationship of Muhibbin and Sariwati." said Light with a deep sigh.

All eyes were wide open to hear the reply of Light except Sekar and the Holy Kingdom who already knew the background of Sariwati.

"It turns out the damn woman was a member of the Garuda Gold family."

"He's been covering it up from us all along."

"It's appropriate in his life to always make trouble and treat others at will." muttered Disya could not resist her frustration.

"Did Muhibbin know that the woman came from a family that has harmed you, Brother?" tanya Disya is back.

"He knows, Rin."

"Wati is actually the son of the governor of Timoti but since childhood fostered by the lord of Bendowo who is none other than the successor of the Harsuto dynasty or who we have known as the former ruler of the Emerald kingdom."

"That makes us doubtful, because whatever we face is one of the most influential families in the country."

"And we have no power to resist it" Light explained to Disya and her friends.

"But it's not like that either, Ms Yu!"

"What the jala women's families are doing*ng is already outrageous."

"I'm upset with Muhibbin's attitude."

"What the hell is he really thinking?"

"He always put his woman first and didn't think about his family's feelings let alone his family's life at stake!" disya exclaimed in a high voice, now the girl's face was flushed can not cover her anger.

Everyone in the room fell silent, Light looked at Disya's face deeply.

"Come, Rin."

"Mbak Yu was also confused by this state of affairs." replied Light with a raised face looking at the girl in front of him, her eyelids condensing holding back her cries.

A silent atmosphere rippled through the room after a bit of debate between Disya and Light, all silent with the upheaval of each other's minds.

Suddenly the shrill voice of Suratmi broke the silence of the atmosphere,

"Is there a guest?"

"Who's coming, Nduk?" ask the old woman to the light.

The old woman tried to get up from where she was lying, but Disya's hand that was closer held Suratmi's body to stay lying down.

"Emak don't move much first."

"Lay down, Mom!"

"We're okay" Disya told Suratmi representing her friends.

The girl began to shed tears, however Suratmi was a familiar figure.

While on the coffee plantation on the slopes of the family of Muhibbin much help his family, Suratmi at that time often helped the household work of the Samarta family, Disya's father.

Mrs Hilda, Disya's mother trusted Suratmi to help her take care of her household needs at that time. Until the death of Ahmad who was none other than Muhibbin's father due to an accident fell from a coconut tree, because it was asked Disya who was then seven years old.

And a year after the death of Mr. Ahmad, all the family of Muhibbin moved back to the hometown of Muhibbin's father.

"It's me, Mak."

"Karina Larasati the daughter of the lord of Samarta." said karina shrieked between her crying voice.

Suratmi thought for a moment to remember the young girl beside her lying down.

"Non Rina?"

"Is this really non-Rina?" exclaimed Suratmi softly, the woman forced to rise from her place lying down even though Disya's hand still held her back from waking up.

"Let Mom touch your face, Non." said Suratmi, the old woman insisted on getting up. Both of his hands were seen clutching Disya's face and fingers as if to confirm the truth of the girl's confession in front of him.

After a while, Suratmi hugged Disya who was in front of her.

"Oh my God, non-Rina!"

"This is you, Nduk."

"How are you and how are you, lord Samarta and lady Hilda?

" What about Mr. Ardi and non-Diondra?" a series of questions came out of Suratmi's lips.

Before answering the question of the old woman before him, Disya wiped her tears, there was a deep pain when it emanated on her oval face when she remembered all her family who had been lost due to the accident.

"My family is gone, Mommy." said the girl sobbing.

Disya stammered back to tell the calamity experienced by her family to how she changed her name from Karina Larasati to Disya Kumala Dewi the daughter of Sirkun as she had told earlier in the Light.

The blue atmosphere marked the meeting of the two people.

"You're patient, yes nduk."

"All things have been appointed by God, we can only surrender and obey with all His ordinances."

"The experiment you've been through is hard, but you can't give in to the situation, face it with chesty hands." Suratmi said gently as she stroked Disya's hair in her arms.

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