
Pakde Karto directed Mala to a place on the outskirts of the city, Mala was a little surprised when they arrived in a slum adjacent to the irrigation canal. Mala parked his car in an empty field, Pakde Karto looks excited out of the car, he then took his cage cricket in the back seat.
Mala followed Karto's pakde who walked into a narrow alley, not far from there Karto's pakde had been greeted by some friends who were quite old age, they smiled and waved to Karto's pakde, he said, vice versa.
"Sir, long time no come here?" Ask one of Karto's friends who may be 40 years old.
"Let's be busy. I'll take the crickets, we'll fight right now, but I can get out."
"Prophe sir, get to know the beautiful girl you're with."
Pakde patted his own forehead, he turned towards Mala, then pulled Mala's hand. "Known this is my ponakan, beautiful to, she's still single, if you have a single child you just know Mala." Said Pakde Karto with spirit. Mala turned towards the pakde and looked at him sharply, maybe he was promoting myself, the inner Mala.
Mala smiled and shook hands one by one friend Pakde Karto, he tried to look as friendly as possible.
"Try I was young, better as I was, already beautiful, smiley, friendly again, complete package anyway your nephew is sir." Praise one of the friends and make Mala blush from embarrassment.
"Yo wis let's fight now, then hunt malem." Bring pakde Karto. Then they all went near the irrigation canal, there were already many people apparently, not only for cricket, there were also pitting chickens. Mala felt uncomfortable because there was only her only woman, but she still followed Karto's pakde because it was part of her job.
Pakde Karto and his friends are already near the cricket arena which is box-shaped with 4 feet and made of wood. Pakde Karto took out his crickets and put them in a complaint, then one of his friends did the same thing, now two crickets are ready to be pitted. Mala observed carefully, for him this was a new thing that was quite interesting for him.
One of them acted as a jury, stimulating crickets that were ready to be pitted against the grass, then the two crickets attacked each other. During the match, they all kept quiet and watched closely, after one of the defeated crickets Pakde Karto shouted with excitement because the cricket won.
But apparently the cry of Pakde Karto disturbed the other cricket claimants, some people even looked at Sangar pakde Karto, there were even some people who were approaching Pakde Karto and his friends. Among the people who were walking towards the group of Karto's pack, Mala caught a figure who was not familiar to him, Sofyan, siss Mala. Before the men were near Pakde Karto first pulled Mala to hide behind his back.
"That's a lot of brisket." Maki is one of the people who came with Sofyan.
"Sorry, sorry, I was so excited, so happy because I haven't been playing cricket for a long time." Pakde Karto said he realized his mistake, because while fighting crickets, there should be no sound so that the crickets are not disturbed.
"Basic gob*lok." Maki the man earlier and pushed Pakde's body to stagger but not to fall. But because of that Sofyan realized the existence of Mala, he grinned and approached Mala.
"I finally met you." Sofyan said while blocking Mala's wrist. "Do you know where you nyimpen your parents' stamp?" Imbuh Sofyan violently.
"What stamp?" Mala is confused because she does not understand Sofyan's intentions.
"No need to pretend to bego deh lo, come with me now." Sofyan pulled Mala's hand so violently that they became the center of attention.
Pakdeh Karto confronts Sofyan, he does not accept that Sofyan took Mala by force.
"Take him off." Pakde Karto.
"It's none of your business, move aside."
"It's my business because Mala came with me."
"Brother brash, you know well and even play rough."
" Here forward my opponent." Challenge Sofyan arrogantly.
Not yet pakde Karto replied Sofyan again punched the face of Pakde Karto, he pulled the collar Pakde Karto then his knee he used to hit the stomach of Pakde Karto.
Mala screamed to see the face of Karto's uncle who was bruised and the corner of his lips bleeding, Mala tried to break them but Sofyan actually pushed him so that Mala fell on the ground. The people who were there just watched the fight, they didn't want to interfere.
Seeing Mala fell on the ground, Karto's eyes began to turn red, his head moved left and right, then he stared intently at Sofyan. Without further ado, Karto immediately punched Sofyan in the face, not once but many times and without mercy. Mala swallowed his saliva to see Pakde Karto hit Sofyan blindly, but Mala soon realized that the current rampage was not pakde Karto, but Petra. Seeing the helpless Sofyan, Mala immediately wakes up and holds Petra, however Sofyan remains her family, she does not want anything to happen to Sofyan.
"Stop it, I beg you." Mala said while holding Petra's hand that swung in the air.
"Soge away." Excited Perta, he glanced at Mala at a glance and then brushed off Mala's hand and went back to beat Sofyan who had been trapped on the ground.
Mala panics when Petra pulls Sofyan's leg and takes him to the edge of the irrigation canal, Mala runs, the girl is confused but she immediately hugs Petra's body from behind and begs Petra to stop.
"Please stop, I don't want you to be a murderer." Said Mala with a decapitated voice.
Petra let out a rough sigh, she twisted her body so that they faced each other with the position Mala was still hugging her.
"Do you know who I am?" Petra asked with her hoarse voice.
Mala nodded, the girl looked up her head and looked at Petra whose eyes were still red.
"Who am I?" Petra asked again, but now her voice sounded softer.
"Petra." Reply Mala.
"Arthur told me how I am. So let me go, I have to kill the badjet who hit my handsome face." Petra said, then she let go of Mala's hand forcibly.
Apart from Mala, the young man immediately approached Sofyan and retracted his legs, now they were very close to the irrigation canal which was very wide in size.
"Let go, please don't kill me." Iba Sofyan, but Petra just glanced at him and smiled smrik.
Perta lifted Sofyan's body, she was about to throw Sofyan into the murky water, but Mala suddenly jumped into the water and disappeared there.
"Natales.."
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