MYSTERY OF TWO STAGES

Section Four

I was so excited to walk with Salmah. We passed by the cocoa trees which were quite regularly planted on the right left side of our road. The weather today is cloudy and foggy, the sun does not show its light.

“More your home?”

“Tak, bye near”

“Salmah, can you ask something?”

“Ape?”

“Salmah never heard of someone who ever came here?”

“Sape?”

“A boy, his name is Hartono”

“Tak”

“Serius Salmah never heard?”

“Abang not pecaye Salmah to? Brother Sangke Salmah lied ye?” Salmah stopped walking while looking at me. Looks like he's offended. I feel bad about it.

“Not so Salmah, Brother just want to make sure”

“Tak de any Salmah ever heard there Hartono come here, if ade certainly Salmah hear”

“Iya yes, Brother trust”

"Nape with die bang? A whoi? Hartono ye's?"

"It's okay. Hartono's a friend of brother, just curious had not seen him for a long time"

"Owh, ye laa tuu"

Salmah continued her steps. I followed behind while watching the curve of the road.

On the way we met some women. And it's amazing, I see everything is so beautiful. Even all the same age as Salmah, they wear typical Malay brackets with a scarf on the head.

“Balek to Salmah?” Ask one of them.

“Iye, want to mane ko Limah?” Salmah answered to those who asked.

“Nak ambek fruit, want ko ikot?”

“Not want, want to go home je” said Salmah again.

“Elok is right that ko bawe ni Salmah, mane ko got? Divide us as” said the woman who was called Limah earlier by Salmah while laughing giggling, her friends also laughed.

I know what I mean is me. I knew their language this time.

“Taklah ko nak mess up Limah, dah lah balek first ye”

Salmah hurried to leave them, I followed behind.

The women seemed to be still in place and giggled about me.

But really I see their faces are very beautiful. I think this village is amazing. This must not be the village that Hartono meant. My search turned out to be wrong.

After passing through the cocoa plantation we now came to a traditional village.

All the houses here are just like Miss Nor's. The stage house is made of planks and wood.

Unseen by the people outside, very quiet.

“Where is everyone Salmah?” I said trying to find my curious answer.

“In the home, or some of the garden is ambek fruit like the Lime was” Salmah replied.

I just nodded.

“Dah until, this is home of Salmah”

We arrived at another stage house. I followed Salmah up the stairs until I reached the porch. Salmah then opened the door.

“Mak.” Salmah.

But there is no lawfulness.

“Maybe Mak ngan Abah pygi kat kegaman” Salmah said to me.

“Abang to masok?”

“Iya thank you”

I walked behind following Salmah.

“Dudok lah” Salmah.

I sat in a wooden chair.

“Salmah nak ambek minom kejap, Brother wait here”

“Not bother Salmah”

“Truck pun”

Salmah rushed to the back. He soon returned with water and gave it to me.

“Thank you” I said after receiving the water Salmah gave me.

“Abang dah know Salmah house right, balek lah” Salmah said.

“ape judges?”Ask. It seems he doesn't understand.

“Galak, garang” I replied explaining.

“Oooo .. tahpercakan from mane punn”

I smiled with anxiety.

“Salmah, do you have a boyfriend?” I don't know why I asked like that.

“Tak”

"What cooking?"

"Iye, why would Salmah lie?"

“Kalo so Brother's girlfriend just want?” I don't know, I started teasing him.

Salmah.

“Later Brother who does not want to marry Salmah”

Waw...heard Salmah speak like that, my fervor as a man rose.

“Why do you not want to marry Salmah?”

“Abang is not a person here, people from outside do not delah who want to live in the village ni”

“If you want how?”

“Abang won't nak”

“Issss .. want to be married brother with Salmah”

“Taak..”

I looked at her face, she seemed to blush in embarrassment.

“Ape Brother see Salmah cem tu?”

“Tak, Brother look Salmah beautiful very, Brother like lah”

“Later brother regret”

“Why should I regret for example indeed Brother actually married with Salmah?”

Salmah blushed even more, her face flushed red, in contrast to her extremely white skin.

“Mak has gone home” Salmah said.

I saw a woman walking into the courtyard.

Then Salmah pulled my hand out. I was quite surprised when Salmah pulled my hand.

“Mak...” SSalmah said from the porch above his house.

“When home ko” said the woman.

“Sape that I brought to Salmah?” Ask the woman to look at me.

Salmah took me downstairs. I followed.

“This Bang Aryo Mak, guest Nek Nor” Said Salmah introducing me to her Mother.

“Ooo...” The woman tidied up her shawl.

“I Aryo Bu” I introduced myself while clenching my palms. Salmah's mother clenched her hands together and stretched out her fingertips. Welcomed it.

“Have you guys eaten?”

“Dah was at granny”'s house

“This Mak no bring food, let's accompany Mak eat”

Salmah and her mother walked up to the house, and I followed them.

I was amazed to see the women in this village. Even I can't believe that the woman Salmah calls "Mak" is her mother. He did not look any different from Salmah. I think she's still the same age as Salmah. How could she be his mother?

After eating the food brought by Salmah's mother, we had a small talk.

Salmah this time even teased me a lot. Maybe because she feels she has her mother now so she feels comfortable.

I was tempted Salmah actually really like, it feels like I returned the temptation, but I have to respect Salmah's mother.

One of those after our conversation that still lingered in my head was Salmah's mother saying “ ... and let go of her Salmah, pity”

I don't know what that means. At that time I thought maybe he meant not to keep teasing me. But I don't know for sure.

After that Salmah drove me back to Ms. Nor's house. On the way home we passed Limah who had just returned from the garden while carrying some cocoa.

Limah rebuked us, Salmah seemed unhappy with Limah's attitude.

Salmah walked in front of me while I was behind her. When I got into a road dispute with Limah, she touched my arm with her finger while smiling, I returned her smile.

“Heii .. she's flirty” As soon as I say in heart.

Seriate………