Droplets of Night Creatures

30. Devia And Derry

Jaka who realized he was being observed by Aruna also looked wrong and threw his gaze in another direction.

Suddenly Derry asked something that made everyone look back at Aruna with an anxious look.

“ Kalo emang Kak Deon nemuin Kak Aruna in the form of a ghost, meaning Kak Aruna can talk to the same ghost dong. Can Brother help us talk to him now.?” ask Derry expectantly.

“ Mmm. Are you sure you want to communicate with him..?” ask Aruna.

“ Yes...,” says Derry and Devia together.

“ I asked first Deon yes..” said Aruna then silent for a moment while staring at the empty place on his left side.

Everyone waited anxiously. Jaka's wife seems to be docked towards her husband because she can't imagine Deon's ghost appearing before them.

“ He will not be seen but can only be felt aja Aante..,” said Aruna with a smile.

“ Oh so...,” sahut Jaka's wife while sighing in relief.

“ You guys see there. Deon will answer all your questions through writing on the white board.” said Aruna while pointing to the whiteboard where Devia taught Derry to count.

Everyone nodded then looked towards the white board. Aruna seemed to hand over the marker to something invisible and the marker began to move.

“ Hi...,” a greeting written there.

“ You're really Deon..?” devia asked with a trembling voice.

“ Yes..,”

“ Brother Deon dear same I ga..?” sela Derry with enthusiasm.

“ Yes..,”

“ Thanks for helping Brother and Derry ya Deon. Sorry if all this time Brother has always been your enemy and not horrified your words..,” said Devia while sobbing.

“ Equally..,”

“ Now Brother is where...?” ask Derry.

“ Here...,”

“ Here it is where Brother...?” ask Derry curiously.

“ Deon is next to the white board and again mengeliatin You Derry. Deon can only answer briefly and he needs extra power to be able to write words. So please don't force him to answer in long sentences yes.” said Aruna.

“ Ok, sorry sis...” said Derry while staring at the white board with teary eyes.

Suddenly the marker fell down as Jaka's phone rang. Aruna turned her head towards Jaka and observed the change in her face when she saw the name of a person on her mobile screen.

“ Sorry, I have to receive a phone first. You continue yes...,” said Jaka while rushing out of the house.

Deon's ghost appears to float following Jaka to listen to Jaka talk with the man who called her. Jaka is seen looking for a place a little far from the door of the house and it makes Deon's ghost more suspicious.

“ Hello Jaka...,” voice call across the phone that Deon's ghost recognizes as the papi.

“ Hello Sir..,” sahut Jaka.

“ Why so long. Where are you now..?” ask papi Deon.

“ Oh, coincidence. Please tell Devia that I need money. Have him transfer money to my account now yes.” said papi Deon.

“ Devia has no money, how can he transfer Pak..,” said Jaka annoyed.

“ Come on Jaka. I know that if Devia has money, the proof is that she can finance Derry's operation..,” said Papi Deon.

“ That's right Sir. And it should be your responsibility as his Father.” Jaka said cynically.

“ Yes. But I'm still tight. You know if I hid because I was being chased by debt. So please help me yes, it's not your money. That's Devia's money...,” said papi Deon.

“ That's not my money sir, but Deon's money !. I don't have the heart to talk to Devia to transfer to her Papi because her Papi needs money to pay for her new wife. If I were Dad, I wouldn't have gotten Devia and Derry on that frivolous business. I will work to meet the needs of my household and not ask for my child, let alone the child I have thrown away.!” sahut Jaka was angry.

“ Don't be insolent You yes. I don't need your advice because you're nobody. Now I want to talk to Devia, first love your phone with Devia..,” said papi Deon riled.

“ Sorry, I don't want...,” says Jaka fast.

“ Jaka...!” call papi Deon.

“ Did you yourself say that I am nobody. So I have no obligation to obey the orders of the Father who is nobody anymore now.” quipped Jaka then ended the telephone connection with annoyance.

Deon's ghost who heard Jaka talk with his papa looked sad. He did not expect if Devia and her sister were expelled by the papi who has now married again. Deon's ghost floated up to Aruna and said something to Aruna.

“ Actually I have to go Deon, this is a very late afternoon.” said Aruna while looking forward.

“ Did Deon say something Aruna.?” ask Jaka who just went into the house.

“ Yes Om. Deon said Devia can't give money to her Papi. That's Deon's money, and he wants the money just to finance the needs of Kak Devia and Derry.

“ You are calm Deon. Om will protect your brother and sister from your insane Papi Kalian. You should move from here, which is far away so that the men of breng*ek can not find you and undermine your life.

“ I agree Om...,” sahut Devia fast.

“ Keep this house how is Kak..?” ask Derry who still objected to leaving the house of the grandfather's legacy.

“ Contravened just so you still have income..,” said Jaka approved by Devia and Derry.

“ Yes Om. I'm sure one day Mami will come back here because this is her home. Here Mami was born and raised, Mami will definitely come back here for our nyari.” said Devia with teary eyes.

“ Uda Kak, don't cry anymore huh. Brother is alone. Now I'm healed, I'll take care of Brother.” said Derry while hugging Devia tightly.

“ Yes Der. Since we were expelled with Papi, Big Brother has no other dream than living with you.” said Devia while tightening his embrace.

Deon's ghost looks moved and hugs Devia and Derry tightly. Devia and Derry looked at each other and smiled as they felt that something was surrounding them at the time and they were sure it was Deon.

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Jaka immediately arranged the move Devia and Derry. He accidentally moves Devia and Derry to another city in the hope that the papi can not find them. From the money left over from Derry's treatment and his grandfather's rent, they could only afford a small and simple house. But Devia and Derry had no problem with that. They seemed enthusiastic about occupying the new house.

In the city, Derry enrolls in Junior High, although late but Derry looks school spirit. While Devia took a course in gourmet practice. He intends to open a cake shop to sustain his life and Derry later.

Jaka and his wife still visit them often and it makes Deon's ghost happy. Although Devia and Derry are now living without parents, they look happier.

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