I Can Be Happy Without You, Mom

Chapter 54 Trapped

Two days later.

This morning Rania has prepared herself and the children's supplies for the holidays. This time they will go to many tourist attractions that are one way trip so it does not take much time.

"Kok tumben bring a lot of stuff, ma'am?" ask Alisa.

"Dear, I'll go to some places. Rather than bring her clothes more or less is better" replied Rania.

"Yes, ma'am, is this everything?" ask Alisa again.

"It's all, but the food and drinks are in different places,"

"Why not buy it, why do you still have to cook, do you have a lot of money now?"

Rania smiled in response to her daughter's question. He sat her down while holding the stars.

"First, because food made by itself is healthier because we know the ingredients and how to make them. Second, it does not mean we have more money and then we waste money on all things. Not that you can't, but buy it as needed. Food from home will always be missed when we can rarely eat it later. For example, the mother who always misses your grandmother's cooking, it will be a special memory for you later,"

Rania explained patiently, she again remembered her childhood which was far from enough. His family life was very simple, what he ate was also far from luxurious. But he was always grateful, his mother was able to process simple food into food that was second to none for him.

"Mother is right, mother's cooking is the best and second to none" Alisa said.

"Is that really your mom's cooking?"

"Of course, the best anyway,"

Alisa brandished her two thumbs up making Rania not stop laughing.

"Oh yeah baby, next Saturday we go to grandma's house. I miss you, I haven't been home in a long time. Grandma's rarely in touch, either,"

"Well, ma'am. I miss the atmosphere in Grandma's village, it has not been there for a long time. Lebaran yesterday alone we can't go back there,"

Alisa remembers the incident, when Lebaran last year she wanted to go to her grandmother's house in the village. But because his parents did not have enough money they were forced not to go home.

When they were washed away, it turned out that Rangga had arrived. It was so fun to remember those times that they were not aware of the presence of the man.

"Hayo, what are you thinking until you don't know I'm coming?"

Both of them gasped and soon came to their senses from their daydream.

"Loh Rangga, when did you come?"

"Yes Om, don't you hear the sound of the car knowing it's here?"

Both of them looked at Rangga in surprise, while the man was just grinning at that gaze.

"You're too preoccupied to be unconscious. Must be getting me?"

"Oh Om, Om Rangga is too good to gossip. We were missing our grandmothers in the village, so mom wanted to take me and Bintang there next Saturday. That's the story, Om,"

Rangga rubbed the head of Alisa and Bintang lovingly.

"Om come, you want something to talk to your grandmother about" said Rangga.

"What are you talking about, Om?" ask Alisa.

"Secret, later you also know," replied Rangga.

"Used the secret of everything, just look out later Alisa is also the same Om. Let's be curious, too,"

Rania could already guess what Rangga wanted to talk about to her parents. But he does not want to be too confident, because time can change everything.

A little while later, they started putting all the stuff in the car.

"Nia, there's a lot of baggage. Like wanting to stay a few days," said Rangga after entering everything.

"Mother brings her own cuisine Om, the most delicious and healthy mother's cuisine" Alisa said.

Rangga believed, because he had tasted his cooking.

"Yes Om know, your mother's cooking is delicious," said Rangga mimicking an advertisement on tv.

Everyone seemed happy, all the way. This time they passed through the forest because it is the location of the tourist attractions rather entered in the countryside.

"Which one? The one behind us?"

"Yes, the white car is right behind us. I noticed when we got out of the alley of my house they were in the same direction as we continued,"

"Ah maybe your feelings alone, or it just happens to be the same goal,"

"Maybe, too,"

But Rania's heart felt uncomfortable, her feeling said that the car was indeed trailing them. The feeling calmed down a little as the car stopped and was no longer visible behind them.

"It seems like it is just my feeling Rangga, now the car has disappeared," said Rania.

"Yes, I hope you're happy with the holiday this time, yes,"

Just finished talking, a car cut their way so that Rangga slammed the car into the side of the road so as not to hit the car.

"Awas, handle," cried Rangga.

But their car hit a tree and fell into a ditch filled with thickets that were so lush.

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"Have you tied them all up?"

"Already Boss, they definitely won't be able to escape,"

"Is everything unconscious too?"

"I just had to see they're still unconscious, boss,"

"Yes, we'll have coffee first,"

Rania's vegetables could still hear the conversation between the two men. Right now the atmosphere was back in silence as if they were leaving. Rania looked around, she could not stem her cries when she saw her two children also tied up like her. Even worse, Rangga's condition, his head and hands bleeding, he was also tied to a rope.

"Rangga.. wake up Rangga, please get up," call Rania lirih.

There was no movement from the man, it seemed like everything was still fainting. He looked at his son who was far away from him, he felt so guilty.

"O Allah, who are they? Why do this to us" lamented Rania.

Uhuk...

Suddenly Rangga coughed, Rania was happy to see the man had regained consciousness.

"Rangga, are you okay?" ask Rania worried.

"Nia, how are you and the kids?"

Rangga saw that the woman and the children were also tied up, he felt guilty for not being able to protect them.

"I'm fine, it looks like the kids aren't aware yet. You're bleeding, how are you?"

"I'm strong Nia, which is important to you and the kids,"

Rania is touched, she knows the man is in pain but she is worried about herself and her children.

"Who are they really? Why does it make us like this?" ask Rania.

"I don't know yet either, they will definitely hit me after escaping from this bond," replied Rangga annoyed.

"Don't Rangga, we should just obey if they ask for money. What's important to me is our safety,"

KreKK...

"It seems you are aware. Boss Wanto they're already aware of this,"

A fat man told his boss, named Wanto. Then entered a man with a slightly fleshy stature, he grinned widely revealing his yellowed teeth.

"Who are you and why are you holding us here?" ask Rangga.

"It's because you've been meddling too much with our boss's business" the man replied.