Gondo Flower

Chapter 45: The Drizzling Rain

Drizzle flushed the earth's atmosphere, freezing the activities of residents in the morning. The crowded street seemed to be slow, no one wanted to pass by without interest. Inside their huts, gathered with the family, enjoying a plate of boiled yams accompanied by the smell of mud that was pounded by rain overnight.

On the porch of the house Doni sat, dangling his feet down, enjoying every drop of rain that touched the skin of his feet. Inside the stage house a man stared at Doni, smoke billowing from the kettles he was sucking, making the girl beside him cough.

The middle-aged man approached Doni, offered him a twisting cigarette, and ended up in rejection. They were sitting next to each other, the man was sitting with his right foot on the bend.

"The rain is long!" the man opened the conversation. Doni turned his head, smiled slightly—resume his previous activities.

Smoke rose higher, then disappeared into the rain. A child passed in front of them, bathed in rain, followed by the cry of his mother who carried some wooden twigs. Doni smiled looking at him, recalling his childhood memories, it turns out that the memories are now so beautiful to remember.

"If the continuous rain like this will probably affect the harvest!"

"There's a long drought soon, too, Mas!" doni replied in response to the words of the person next to him.

"Long grapes are also not good for plant growth! We farmers are wrong." The man chuckled, again sucking his twisting, the smoke billowing back.

"Since from where? Very far away from the village we have guests!" continue the man after he finished smoking a cigarette. Doni was a little excited, there was no way he was telling the truth, the villagers would be suspicious if they found someone who had run out of the forest.

"Go back to visit relatives in the suburbs, Mas! But, on the road we get a disaster" said Doni lying.

"Fortunate Njenengan can come out alive from the forest. The forest had access to the pedestal, just as haunted!" Without needing to explain Doni also already know about this, alas ruwah has access to the swamp forest.

"Yes, mom! I'm with my wife very grateful to still be given the chance to live. I'm very grateful to you and your family."

Meanwhile inside the house Sumi was already beginning to wake up. The cloth on his little finger had been changed, and his wet clothes had also been replaced. A girl approached Sumi, bringing her a plate of boiled yams and a glass of warm water.

"Sir.this is from my mother!" said the little girl.

Sumi smiled and thanked me. Sumi drank warm water, then spent half of the sweet potato served. After a while the wife of the homeowner came, wanted to ensure the condition of Sumi herself.

"Where? Did you eat?"

Sumi smilingly answered the man's question, the woman in front of Sumi looked at her stomach, Sumi realized then explained her current condition which was pregnant young.

"I call Husband njenengan first Nggih mbak!" said the woman.

Sumi fell silent thinking back to the words of the woman, which husband was actually meant, she never married anyone. It was possible that the person was Wijaya, but soon he tepis considering the possibility when Wijaya sent people to kill him, of course it could not be Wijaya.

Someone entered the room, Doni approached Sumi who was sitting leaning against a pile of pillows. When Doni enters Sumi's face suddenly changes, the person she did not think would help her. Doni asks to talk alone with Sumi, The woman immediately understands and invites her daughter to stay away.

"Mas."

"Where? " Sumi just nodded her head, telling Doni that her current condition is fine.

"Why, Mas?" ask Sumi.

"Go as far as possible, do not let Wijaya get this child. She still doesn't know you're pregnant with her child. If he finds out, Wijaya won't ask me to kill you." Doni approached, grasping Sumi's still cold arm.

"Where to go to mas? Is there a place that can hide me from Wijaya?" ask Sumi again. Doni stared intently, trying to understand what was inside Sumi's head at the moment.

Doni can't answer Sumi's questions, he knows the chances are very small. In the confusion, Doni suddenly remembered Alingga and his mission. However, he himself is not sure if Alingga still wants to help him after what he did to Mas Yanto and Mbah Slamet.

"There's a way!" Doni stared hard at Sumi, trying to convince Sumi there was still a way they could go.

"But_"

Doni stopped his words when he realized someone was eavesdropping on their conversation. Doni hints that Sumi is quiet, he settles down, looks out of the room, and finds a girl preoccupied with eavesdropping on their conversation.

"What are you doing?" ask Doni ketus.

The girl was a little scared, but Sumi quickly stopped Doni who was going to scold the boy.

"Why are we allowed to?" ask Doni to Sumi.

"He's just a kid, Mom! Don't make things worse. We have been helped by them, after all the child will not dare to complain to anyone." explained Sumi trying to convince Doni not to enlarge this problem. Doni glanced at the boy, trying to threaten him with his sharp eyes.

"So, how's next? Where are we going?"

Doni returns to Sumi's side, continuing their interrupted conversation.

"Are we asking for help from Rina, Mas?"sumi advises when they haven't found a way out yet. Doni could actually agree with Sumi's advice, but he also knows how Rina's current condition, it's not possible.

"Bak Rina is currently possessed by an evil creature, Sum! Helping yourself can't, how can you help? "

They fell silent again, there were many possibilities they could try. But none of them helped. The content of Sumi the longer it will increase, of course Wijaya can realize the existence of the baby if they are too close to Wijaya.

Wijaya only has Mayang, he has no other children. Somehow he ended up impregnating Sumi, his own abdicator. If later the child conceived Sumi is a boy, then he will be the successor of Wijaya. And at that time all their efforts to free themselves from the snares that bind them will be in vain.

"Why not throw it away, Mas?" ask Sumi.

Doni was dumbfounded, he held onto Sumi's shoulder gently.

"I'm sure you don't want to lose this baby!"

Doni's words are true, if the only way to be free from Vijaya is to kill this child, Sumi will not do that. That is why Doni insisted on taking Sumi away from the reach of Wijaya, so they could start a new life without getting involved again with the Wijaya family.