Has Been Hanged
08. Ensuring
Ms. Lusi has closed the front gate, the door of the house, and has tightened all the curtains in the official house. A comfortable heritage house but just came someone claiming to be its owner. Greatly undermined Ratria's tranquility as a natural inhabitant of the house.
"Where are you going, Rat,?" tanya is surprised. Ratria came out of the room with a triangular hood that was tucked in the original neck only.
"I want to go to my mother's place for a while, ma'am," replied Ratria while pocketing the room key.
"What's wrong? It's almost ten in the night, Rat,?" mbak Lusi reminded somewhat anxiously.
"It's late afternoon, ma'am. Not yet at eleven. Maybe I'll just stay at my mom's house,!" exclaiming Ratria while holding the key of the house and opening the seal that had been installed mbak Lusi.
Ratria rushed out followed by Susi behind him.
"Assalamu'alaikum, ma'am,!" pamit Ratria after being outside the fence. And turned to rush toward the block of the house that belonged to his stepfather.
"Wa'alaikumsalam,! Careful, Rat,!" reply Luci who kept watching Ratria until his back was completely destroyed by the night.
Ms. Lusi is still holding the iron fence and has not yet locked back. Ignoring the gusts of frost that pierced down from the direction of the plantation.
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Ratria walked quickly and wanted to reach her mother's house soon. Want to get certainty once again from the only surviving and valid witness. Ignoring some people sitting around casually on the edge of the front street of housing. They are Butak mountain climbers who rest and spend the night in the plantation area, before continuing the climb tomorrow.
No wonder if the mountain climbers of Butak gathered in the plantation area. Because in Sirah Kencong is one of the places to get official permission to climb to Mount Butak through the expanse of tea plantations.
Which is not uncommon for some reliable climbers, from gunuung Butak they will shift quietly to Mount Kawi which is located next to the mountain Butak. Heavy terrain and not open, willing they tripe because of the relatively shorter and closer mileage.
It is not a strange sight if on national red days and Saturdays and Sundays, Sirah kencong will be filled with climbers who spend the night. They will rent a villa together or set up a temporary tent in the field, SDN page Sirah Kencong.
So the show that often exists on television shows, mountain children down to the city on foot by kikometer up to a dozen kilometers to go to school, is real and not new to Ratria. And no exception for all friends on the plantation.
But special to Ratria, only if you have to..
Because while still alive, the grandmother is very safe and overprotective on her beloved grandson. Looking for a pick-up introduction for Ratria. But after all, the grandson often also has the sense to be able to go and go home on foot with friends. And for him it was much more fun.
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The living room in the official house of the stepfather was still brightly lit. With adult humans who are sitting and looking at each other occasionally. They are tense discussing.
"Tomorrow Saturday, Rat. The last day of the bank provides an opportunity for its special customers to trade. Cook must wait Monday, else you will have to come to Telkom," concluded the mother to Ratria.
His mother did correct the hanging marriage between Ratria and the grandson of the factory owner and the garden. But do not expect if the big boss is still serious and interested. Even after his death, there were still those who managed it. Fatimah's mother was very surprised and had even forgotten about her.
Just tell and be honest with Ratria. If the big boss routinely gives compensation to mother and Ratria every month. Also the official house for them to live until Ratria mature and married. And Ratria's mother confirmed that the official house could be on behalf of Mr. Shahdan.
But because the mother chose to marry again, then willingly and self-aware, all compensation was left to the in-laws to finance all the needs of Ratria so far. So since then, Fatimah's mother has not taken a penny. All handed over to Ratria.
That is, Ratria has never had trouble in terms of finances. Grandma always gave more than whatever amount Ratria asked for for personal and school needs. Until Ratria managed to finish his undergraduate studies.
And even though finances are now shifting to mbak Lusi, but the woman is no less good than the grandmother. What turns out is that Susi is a man from her own big boss.
Even Ratria felt even more lax now. Ms. Lusi is insightful and gives freedom to Ratria. While the attitude of the late grandmother was very conservative to treat Ratria.
The grandson is like a pingit girl whose association is limited and quite restrained. But Ratria is a slippery and resourceful eel girl behind the grandmother.
