My In-laws

Chapters 16. Bedbugs

Fadli was relieved to leave the mother of Najah after casting, he was not worried about his mother disappearing as before, with the cast meaning the mother would not be able to go anywhere. And Lara wasn't too tired to take care of the in-laws.

A few weeks passed after casting, it turned out that the advice of Mr. Ahmad was very good for the mother of Najah, he was lying quietly in a mattress, not bothering Lara like the beginning.

But unexpectedly, strange events appeared again, the hair of the mother of Najah was filled with blood-sucking animals like fleas, but larger, in my place called Baga. As they crept into her hair, the mother of Najah incessantly moved her head because of the itching and agitation of the pest.

Lara panicked again, sometimes Baga crept out of the head of the mother of Najah, if exposed to a bite is very itchy and miang. As it really sucks, Lara does not understand what to do in any way to solve the problems that come and go.

"Try the plant pest cure!" bi Leha's.

"Not poisoned? Fear of harming mom!" Lara's worried.

"Mix a drop of two drops of plant pest on a bowl of water, then rub off the head of Najah!" bi Leha taught Lara.

"But this is okay? It smells so sharp, I'm afraid you're fainting from this medicine!" Lara was still anxious and doubtful.

"I'm sure nothing will happen, usually the little ones are smeared as soon as the lice nest in their hair!" bi Leha clearly confirmed.

Finally Lara according, he looked for plant pest medicine in a nearby stall, after returning he began to do Bi Leha's advice. A few moments later, there was no reaction, Baga in the head of Mother Najah increasingly crept wild and added a lot.

"Bi, there's no result! The bunch just keeps hanging around, even more!" peekik Lara is worried.

"That's due to his black magic, one by one strange events will appear, you should find the right solution. If left this way will be more fatal, and add to the gossip of the citizens!" Bi Leha suggested finding another solution.

"There is no other way but to pass on your black magic, Bi?! Who wants to inherit it? Me? Bi Leha?" tanya Lara bertubi .

"We all don't want to, but someone has to make sacrifices between us. You as his son-in-law, I am his best friend! You or I should have replaced her!" bi Leha's speech was not unusual resigned so, it was because he had run out of ways to help his friend.

Lara was not excited, would her dream come true?! He will inherit my knowledge which belongs to the in-laws.

"So this can't happen, it's impossible!" Lara is in the heart.

Disquiet began to hit, Lara resigned at first glance and wanted to at that time also replace the position of the in-law, but her instinct forbid, but her instinct forbid, because it is ridiculous to sacrifice choosing a heretical path in order to maintain an old man who is near death. But on the other hand Lara was really tired with all the trials that came in a row never finished.

"Lara, it's not just you who's upset, it's me too! Not because of this feeling, want to scream so badly. Tired, already very tired of this suffering of Najah!"

"Life is sometimes unexpected, a lot of unexpected surprises, surprises that make you hang!" Lara felt sad as if she could not continue the journey of her life.

Residents began to know about the emergence of Baga in the head of the mother of Najah, this new incident was again discussed by residents in the stalls as usual. Reportedly it spread throughout the village.

Fadli is saturated, every time he comes home there is always a new problem, he starts to feel emotional with the condition experienced by the mother. For a few weeks he did not go home to see his mother and wife. At first Lara was anxious, but for a long time could understand what was in the mind of Fadli. Lara thinks Fadli doesn't want his job to be interrupted because he thinks about his mother's situation.

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But every time Fadli came, the same fragrance stuck to his shirt.

"Surely the coworkers' seats are close together, so the perfume's scent is nular everywhere!" once again Lara persuaded herself not to be prejudiced.

The incident repeated until continuously, Lara was lazy to question the fragrance, and reluctant to ask the truth to Fadli, afraid to make him emotional.

The condition of the mother Najah remained as before, getting worse and worse with Baga creeping on his head. Therefore, Lara did not want to ask questions about Fadli, because she did not want to add to her mind.

Purnama came and went, the condition of the mother of Najah remained the same, finally the residents stopped taking care of how the mother of Najah was. Lara and Fadli get happy news on the sidelines of grief, Lara is pregnant for the second time.

Now that Lara is focused on her pregnancy, the affairs of Najah's mother are taken over by Bi Leha who is willing to take care of her, although Lara remains caring. But Bi Leha asked Lara to focus on her health and pregnancy.

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"Lara you better not take care of Najah first, the left side of his head starts to fester due to Baga's bite, I'm afraid you can't see it!" pinta Bi Leha's.

"Oh Allah, what else is going on?" Lara nodded with the situation.

"You better not go in this room often, just cook for us, and the rest in the room!" Bi Leha's advice to Lara.

"You're so good, Bi!? I've never met a friend as good and sincere as you, even though all this is very risky, other people certainly can not afford even paid anything!" Lara praised Bi Leha.

"Maybe this is called by the saying: Life does not want to die!" Bi Leha also began to resign.

"This is the toughest test for us, Bi!"

"If I had known, Najah wouldn't have gotten this crazy!" regret Bi Leha.

"It's all happening, Bi! Maybe it's your destiny!" let Lara surrender while rising up to the kitchen to prepare lunch.

Day after day Lara patiently passed though trials and obstacles came in turns, she tried to toughen up. On the other hand he was very happy because he was no longer alone, the holy spirit in him always accompanied him all day.

Lara began to feel small kicks from her stomach, a joy of her own in between her struggles against her boring days.

The stench, fishy and rancid occasionally pierced his nose, mystical nights with the strains of his mother-in-law's growl always adorned the dimly lit room that was getting creepy. Lara thinks she should change the atmosphere of the house, but she does not dare to act as she pleases because Najah's mother does not like bright rooms.

Vibe horror at the house was increasingly felt along with the growl of the mother of Najah who occasionally shouted like seeing a demon, residents were often surprised to make, especially Lara who lived in one house.

"Arghrghrgrhgrh arghrghrgrh!!!"

The grunts of the mother of Najah followed by the howling of dogs, it is said that some residents saw the appearance of a large black creature around his house.