Jum Wo Ai Ni

Chapter 23

"Where's your brother, say it quickly!"

"I don't know!" Bayu answered loudly, the teenager stood in front of the grandmother to protect her.

Wito came to the small house to look for Arumi, but unfortunately he did not find the girl he had taken his honor. Only Marni, who's home.

Wito had made a fuss and broke some items, the man was willing to push the old Marni's body. Fortunately Bayu came at the right time, half running after throwing his bag just like that on the ground. Bayu stopped Wito's hand.

"Arm, Arum hasn't come home for a week! Didn't you tell Arum to work in your house!" Shouted Bayu.

From the beginning Bayu did not like Wito, but he also could not prevent his mother to marry a man who Bayu said was not good.

"He didn't come there, quickly tell me where he is?!"

"I don't know!"

Wito's eyes reddened, he was inflamed because he could not find Arumi. Mr. Karto has contacted her many times, even sending his men to harm Wiri.

Eegk.

Both hands Wito gripped Bayu's neck firmly, his eyes glared giddily at the stepson. Bayu held Wito's hand, trying to escape from the black hand.

"Watch on where's the fucking girl?!"

"A-I'm not ta-hu," Bayu replied chokingly, he felt a great pain in his throat.

"Hey ... Hey ... Release my grandson!" Pekik Nek Marni panicked, with his vulnerable hand Marni hit the arm of the son-in-law, in order to release Bayu.

"Detach my grandson..! "

"Let go!"

"Whisper!"

Brugh

Wito pushed Nek Marni with one hand until the old woman fell, her hunchback hit the bamboo booth that became the wall of Marni's reot house.

Bayu's eyes widened when he saw his grandmother fall, he also tried to escape from Wito. But unfortunately Bayu's energy lost strongly, the teenager who sat on the bench of Junior High Class VIII was unable to fight his stepfather. Although he had kicked and hit Wito's arm, but the man was a painless man.

"Please!"

"Please!"

Marni shouted, hoping that the neighbors would hear and come to help. He could not get up, felt pain in the waist, making it difficult for him to wake up. He could not bear to see the face of Bayu who had started to pale, while he himself could not bring anything.

"Please!"

"Please!"

Wito was angered by Marni's yelling, and soon he released his hand from Bayu. Pushed by the teenager's body violently, Wito turned to look at Marni, he stepped closer with a measured hand about to do the same thing as Bayu.

However, Wito's hand had not touched Marni's neck. A young man came to shout at him.

"Heh you want to do Mbok Mar!' screech with a finger pointing at Wito.

"Please, Mus! He wants to check on me," said Marni with a face that had been frightened mixed with pain.

"O ... Want to make your act in this village, instead of filial to in-laws even kdrt!" Shouted Musidine.

While holding the sheath, the man stepped quickly to help Marni.

"No sir, I just want to call Mom. It had accidentally fallen," said Wito nervously, because there were already several other residents who came behind Musidin.

"Lied Mr. Mus, he's going to hurt you!" Sahut, Bayu who just got up.

The wood was pushed, until his left waist hit the table, and made the teenager's forehead make out with hard teak wood.

"O .... Brazen man, how dare as a little child as a parent!" Hardik one of the citizens who came.

Wito's face grew increasingly panicked, seeing the citizens who began to arrive. Do not want to die silly, because the thumped people sekampung, better Wito go. The black man took a thousand steps, some citizens would catch up but Marni prevented them.

"Moza wants Papaya!"

"Mely want a banana!"

"Ok, brother Arum, take a minute." Arumi got up, took the pieces of fruit that he had prepared, then put them on a plastic plate in front of the two funny pebbles. Moza and Mely are taught to start independent, sisters should not feed them. Although messy, but Juminten wanted to let his two daughters learn to eat by themselves.

With her small hands, Mely and Moza took the fruit on the plate and put it in her mouth.

"Sir Arum want to?, Papaya sweet, delicious," Arumi with slurred language. Arumi shook her head slowly.

" It's Moza's papaya, you'll take it for yourself" he said, rubbing the corners of his lips.

Arumi smiled seeing Mely eat the banana greedily. The smile on Arumi's face slowly faded, her heart feeling uneasy was unclear, as she herself did not know why.

"Rum, what's wrong with you?"

A gentle pat landed on the girl's shoulder, Arumi flinched as she turned her head. A woman wearing a typical baby sitter shirt stood behind her.

"Emh, it's okay, Miss," he said.

"Don't lie, you think of something. The story is the same as me, if you know I can help," said Winda then sat next to Arumi.

Arumi let out a long breath." Actually from earlier I was worried, Ma'am Win, I was afraid but do not know what fear?"

Winda mangosteen heard the story of Arumi, the thirty-year-old woman took a tissue cleaning Mely's cheek affected by a banana.

"Try calling the house, ask them how they are doing. Not that I want you, but usually it's a Rum hunch" said Winda.

Arumi was silent, since Arumi's arrival in this house three days ago she had not contacted her sister at all. She feels hesitant to ask Max or Juminten for help, Arumi also rejects Juminten's desire for Arumi to return to old school. He believes Wito is still looking for him, for Arumi there is no safe place other than this house, but what about Nek Marni and Bayu?

"Moza same Melly shower first yes, abis it bobo noon," invited Winda, the woman who has been babysitting twins since she was a baby.

He actually works with Yani, but Yani chose to stop and take care of the mother who had started to get sick, especially her father also died.

Arumi, who heard what Winda said after helping to carry Melly, took them to the room and cleaned them. It didn't take long for the two youngest daughters of the Li family to lie down, their bodies like they had automatically slept at this hour.

After lunch, Arumi sat back in the kitchen daydreaming, the plate she was using still lying on the table. His eyes stared blankly at the dead stove.

Max who had just returned home from college and was about to grab a cold drink in the kitchen frowned, seeing the cool Arumi dissolve in daydreams. To not hear Max's footsteps coming towards him.

"What dream?" Max nudged Arumi's arm, making the woman even more shocked.

"Oh my God, I'm sorry" he said.

"Why apologize, I'm just asking you again what? Seems serious?"

Max sat down on a chair near Arumi, staring at the girl's face intently. Arumi's hands were clinging to each other in nervousness, Max who saw that was just smiling but he also felt saddened by the cigarette on the back of Arumi's hand

"Sister Max."

"Hem," Max replied briefly, Because he was still busy observing Arumi's pretty face without the girl noticing.

"Can you ask for help?" Tanya Arumi hesitated.

"Sure, if I could. I'd be happy to do it," Max replied seriously, he felt happy depending on her.

"Can Max take me to Grandma's house? I - I was worried something happened to him," Arumi said softly, since this morning his mind was filled with Bayu and Nek Marni.

Feeling agitated and afraid for no reason, Arumi could not contact Bayu because he forgot his sister's phone number. Moreover, Arumi's phone also disappeared, lost somewhere when he tried to escape.

"Ok, we're leaving now." Max got up from his seat with vigor .

"Really?" Arumi's eyes sparkled to see Max who was wearing jeans and a black shirt.

"Sure, when have I ever lied. Quickly change clothes, I want to tell Mami for a moment," said Max then passed.

Arumi's eyes stared fixedly at Max's back that was getting away, what a fortune for Arumi to meet Max. Such a good and responsible man.