DRIBBLE

CUT DOWN TREES

"Kuuun. buruan oruh, laper nih...!" Thunder from the dining room.

"Thunder, don't yell that ah," said Mamah Karmila as he picked up the rice on the third plate.

Although it was his own home but Thunder still put forward his solidarity. Thunder and mamahnya may eat first but it does not do they still appreciate the existence of others. Even Thunder and his mother no longer considered Kunto as someone else even though there was no blood relation.

Soon Kunto was nongol with a disheveled face, then said;

"First it was Gun, auntie. I again mergerjain campus duty," said Kunto then immediately back again.

"E e,e... curly, eat first.." timpal Thunder.

"First," Kunto said.

"Cunto eat first, finish eating and resume the task again. It's been taken," sergeant Mamah Karmila.

Kunto stopped his steps to return to the room, he obeyed the words of Mama Karmila and sat in the chair before which he had taken rice on a plate by mama Karmila. Kunto is hard to resist if Mamah Karmila has intervened.

Tonight the city of Bandung has been raining since last afternoon. Cold air enveloped the Thunder family who were enjoying their dinner while accompanied by small talk.

If the figure of Kunto is Aryo maybe the atmosphere will feel warmer and more complete also the happiness felt by Thunder and Mama Karmila.

But unfortunately such an atmosphere never existed and has been lost since Thunder was born. Because since that time Aryo strangely felt not at ease to linger at home let alone to stay overnight.

Mystery is not kerasannya that no one knows even Aryo himself does not understand with everything he felt while at home. It seems like someone is constantly telling her to leave and the mystery is not revealed until Aryo dies.

“Gun, how was the case yesterday, is there a new development?” Tanya Mamah Karmila then fed the last spoonful of food to her mouth.

“O yes this afternoon Om Asrul called, he was nervous that today also the police moved to arrest the brain of his murder mah,” replied Guntur then finished his meal.

“Mamah wonder why until you want to be killed huh Gun? Does this have anything to do with your business?” Mom Karmila asked.

“At first I also did not understand mah, but after Om Asrul many stories turned out just because the boss did not like me mah,” said Guntur.

“Which boss? Means the problem of dong company,” mamah Karmila frowned confused.

“Well, there it is mah. Guntur also thought it had something to do with business competition but it turned out only because of Hafizah problem,” said Guntur.

“Hafizah? What happened to Hafizah? Mama Karmila was confused.

“So gini mah, mamah remember the time at the Thanksgiving event, when Mr Robi pointed to a boss whose fat body was sitting at the middle table with his wife and a young man gondrong?” Ask Thunder for a moment.

“Mmm, yes yes,” replied mamah Karmila nodded despite still somewhat vaguely remembering it.

“That's loh Tan, who said Mr. Robi ngingetin Guntur in order to never cooperate with the company's boss who said evil,” sela Kunto.

“Oooo, yes ya mamah remember now,” timpal mama Karmila.

“Nah, that guy's name is Anggoro. This Anggoro wants Hafizah to marry his long-spirited son. To the extent that he forced by threatening Om Asrul all. While on the show yesterday the Anggoro and his son saw the closeness of Hafizah and I said mah,” Light Guntur.

“The simple? Until you kill Gun?” mama Karmila was astonished.

“Not only that mah, after we said the ceremony Anggoro asked about me to Om Asrul because he saw Hafizah so familiar he said. Om Asrul said that I was his son-in-law, Om Asrul meant to say that so that Anggoro canceled his intention to force Hafizah to become his son-in-law. He said after that Om Asrul was also threatened with death. Yes, hopefully quickly caught Anggoro is mah," said Gunawan ended his explanation.

"O yes, he said he wanted the tree behind it cut down, so no? I've asked Suro sir for help to find a tree cutler.

Mamah Karmila was silent for a moment, her mind filled with anxiety. If yesterday-yesterday said it was in an emotional state but now feel doubt after seeing the events yesterday when Thunder survived the attack of the criminals. He believed that Karbala protected Thunder.

"It's up to you, Gun" said Mamah Karmila gamang.

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The weather that morning in the sky looks cloudy enveloping the city of Bandung already since after dawn. The cold air makes everyone lazy to reveal their blankets and reluctant to leave the house if they do not have to carry out their routines and obligations to leave for work or school.

"Kun, I go to the office first. Watch out not to go anywhere, accompanied by the lumberjacks there may be things they need" said Guntur.

"Every single boss," Kunto replied then saluted by putting her hand on the side of the head.

"Aaah, fuck you. I'll marry you soon!" the Thunder Glean then passed from before Kunto.

In the back yard Kunto stood watching the two workers who would cut down the tree behind the Thunder Runah. The shady tree turns out to be a type of banyan seems to have been very old because it is seen from the roots that protrude out to the surface of the surrounding soil. The trunk is quite large and leaves very thick.

Kunto should have left for college at 8 this morning but because of the command of the boss singles asked him to watch the cutting of trees was finally forced not to go to college.

Mau asked Mr. Suro to accompany Kunto but was stopped by Thunder because it was not hearty to see his stall was always crowded with fans of old books. Meanwhile, Mamah Karmila was busy in the kitchen to cook lunches for the lumber workers.

"How long is it about to finish?" Kunto asked the lumberjacks.

"If there are no obstacles before Duhur also kelar mas," replied a man wearing a cowboy hat.

"Indeed cutting down trees is there any obstacle sir?" Tanya Kunto frowned feeling astonished.

"Usually if old trees like this are mas, there are obstacles" replied the cowboy-hatted lumberjack.

"It's hard sir, hard on the trunk?" Ask Kunto plain.

"If the trunk of the tree is all the same can be cut with a chainsaw mah, but not all trees are empty mas," said the lumberjack.

"meaning?" Kunto was more confused not to understand the direction of the conversation the tree feller meant.

"Sometimes like to have a waiter for gold," said the woodcutter then stepped closer to his friend who was preparing a saw machine.

One of the lumberjacks was seen preparing his equipment to install a saw blade on a saw machine. Then a logger wearing a cowboy hat stepped up and stood under the banyan tree about 10 steps from its trunk, facing the banyan tree.

For a moment he looked down his mouth and read something. The ritual is always done by the lumberjacks every time they will start doing his job of cutting down trees.

For them the profession as a lumberjack also has its own rules and manners not as much as slash. Because not infrequently they have to deal with subtle creatures who claim to be the tree guard and claim that the tree is his home.

Kunto sat under the wall of the fence on the grass watching closely what the lumber workers were doing while enjoying a cup of coffee and snacks provided by the mother of Karmila.

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