Painting Images With Light
The Part 55
Leisurely, Bagio along with Citra, walk down the village road, which leads to the rice fields.
Every now and then, Citra stopped her steps, and took the pictures she wanted, using the photo camera she was carrying.
Bagio who has poultice, from the name of the owner mentioned by his neighbor earlier, took Citra away with him, leading directly to the place.
And from a distance, Bagio could see Kartono and one other person, who seemed to be cleaning weeds, among the rice plants.
Kartono was seen hunching, with his legs submerged in mud, up almost to his knees, and apparently, he was unaware of the arrival of Bagio and Citra, there.
Until Bagio was already in a very close distance, then Kartono who put a look of surprise, then look rushed, moving out of the mud of the rice field.
Quickly, Kartono approached Bagio, then greeted Bagio, saying,
"Bagio?! ... When did you get here?"
"Just now," answered Bagio, then introduced Citra, who was standing next to him. "Name Citra ... My friend from the city."
"Sorry, No! ... Filthy hands!" kartono said, greeting him, even if only by raising his hands a little, and bringing the two palms together
"Oohhh! ... It's okay, Mum!" sahut Citra, while greeting, in the same way as Kartono.
"My name is Kartono" Kartono continued, introducing himself.
"My name is Citra" said Citra, who also reintroduced himself.
"Thankfully you're home! I don't know how to tell you" Kartono told Bagio.
It was as if something had happened, when Bagio was not in the village, so that he could make Kartono look riled up now, when facing Bagio.
"Why?" ask Bagio, who is confused.
"You're gonna be here a long time ago?" Kartono asked back, to make Bagio so curious.
"No. By the end of the afternoon, we had to return to the city. Because tomorrow I have to work again" replied Bagio. "What's wrong?"
"Wait a minute!" Kartono who did not immediately explain to Bagio, only made Bagio become more curious.
However, Bagio still waited for Kartono to turn around, and met the person who worked with him in the rice field.
Kartono was seen chatting for a while, with the person still standing in the mud of the rice field.
Until finally, the person who worked with Kartono, was seen nodding his head, and Kartono then returned to approach Bagio.
"We can talk in that cabin alone. But...."
Kartono who seemed hesitant to speak, finally just fell silent, and did not continue his sentence, while glancing towards Citra.
For those who understand the meaning of Kartono, who most likely, feel hesitant to speak, because of the image there.
Bagio then looked towards Citra, then said,
"Partner! ... Do you still want to be here? Or do you want us to go back to my house?"
"Hm ... It's okay if I'm here first? I want to take a walk, while looking around," Citra said.
"Oh! Okay! ... I'll have a little chat with Kartono. It's okay, right?!" bagio made sure.
"Yes ... Just please! I won't go too far either" Citra said, then walked away from it.
After Citra's departure, immediately Bagio and Kartono went to the nearby rice-field cottage, then sat on the floor of the cottage, with their feet hanging out from the floor.
"You're talking! ... Really screwed!" said Kartono, who looked very agitated.
"Now good talk! I understand if you talk like that!" sahut Bagio's.
"His father Sarimunah ... He hasn't paid your pawnshop deposit in the last three months" said Kartono, who surprised Bagio.
"How's the story? I've deposited money, for two deposits. It should only be this month that has not been paid," said Bagio, confusion.
"That's it! I don't understand either. The money you deposited on me for a one-time deposit, I gave it to him. Plus my money, to cover the deposit this month....
... But, a few days ago, a pawnshop employee came to your house, and almost sealed the house, as well as your rice field," Kartono said.
Bagio furrowed his brows, massaging his forehead, as his head suddenly felt a little dizzy and aching.
"I was told by your next-door neighbor when the pawnshop employee came, and looked for you as the owner....
... I can't do much. So, I'm just asking for help, so that they will buy time, so that I can pay a little," Kartono continued, explaining.
"What about Sarimunah's father? Have you met him?" ask Bagio.
"It already! ... When the pawnshop employee arrived, Sarimunah's father did not show up at your house. But, I went after her to her house....
... The family is a jerk. He said they would change the money. Because it was not used intentionally, to buy something," Kartono said.
"What's the problem, when can they replace it?
... While from the pawnshop, only give a little time for repayment, before they confiscate your house and rice fields," continued Kartono again.
Bagio counted, and thought about what he should do, so that his house and rice fields, were not confiscated by the pawnshop.
The salary received by Bagio, it is possible to pay off five times the remaining debt deposit at the pawnshop.
Even if that were the case, then Bagio would have no money left at all. But Bagio didn't bother about it too much.
However, even then if the deposit is not added with a fine money, which usually exists, because of late payment.
And if there is a fine, of course the money owned by Bagio now, it is still not enough to pay off the debt.
It's Sunday, and of course the pawnshop office is closing, so Bagio can't deal directly there.
Plus, Bagio's money is stored in the bank.
How, he can spend that much cash, in a village like this? As far as Bagio knows, no one provides a self-contained cash bridge machine.
Bagio might be able to transfer it, but into whose account?
"Cartono! Do you have a bank account?" ask Bagio.
"Eh! There is no ... My money is not as much as what, until I have to save it to the bank" said Kartono. "Do you have money?"
"I'm only getting paid this month. But, I don't know enough to pay off the rest of the debt. Also to change your money," replied Bagio.
"You don't have to think about my money. That's not the main problem. Let's just focus on paying it off first. Because I don't know how to handle it myself" Kartono said.
"Huuufft...!" Bagio gave a rude snort, because he who also could not find the right solution, for his problem was.
"This is because of Sarimunah's family. Those who have harmed you" Kartono said, grumbling, and looking very upset.
"What do you think? You want to not, if we both go to Sarimunah's house? I can stop working first, today....
...Because you have the right to sue his father Sarimunah. If I came alone like that time, they just laughed at me....
... The behavior of those who harm you, they have done many times. No way, they were left alone," continued Kartono, at length.
Bagio looked at the image that looks like he was busy taking pictures with his photo camera, although in the rice fields it feels very hot, because of the hot sun.
Actually, Bagio only sees the image just, and does not really pay attention to the movements, or think about something about the Image.
But Kartono may have misjudged, and thought that Bagio was deep in his thoughts about Citra.
"What would be the problem if he knew, what would happen?" ask Kartono.
"Eh! You mean, what?" ask Bagio.
"Cartra ... That new friend of yours," answered Kartono. "Are you just friends?"
"I'm dating her ... Not long ago," replied Bagio.
"Well! Great! ... You can have a boyfriend! Pretty anyway!" kartono said, with his excited tone.
"I didn't think too much about a woman as beautiful as Citra, which you can take home....
... Because he was too focused on pawnshops, and his father Sarimunah," continued Kartono, shaking his head.
For some time, Bagio and Kartono, just fell silent there.
And suddenly, Kartono then looked like he was jerking, as if something was surprising to him.
"Bagio! ... If it is not a problem, even though Citra knows about your debt. How about we go to Sarimunah's house now?
... You take Citra there. Let it hurt, Sarimunah and her family's eyes, see it." Kartono looked really furious, with Sarimunah and her family members.
In fact, Kartono was indeed more eager than Bagio, to take revenge on Sarimunah.
"The image already knows, about me who still has debt. But, is now the right time to invite Citra?
... How later? In case there are members of the Sarimunah family, who even make a fuss, when I discuss the issue of deposit money," said Bagio.
"ah! Bodo greatly!" kartono, ketus.
"If they are bad, they will be ashamed of themselves. There is no way Citra will blame you" continued Kartono.
Bagio then fell silent for a moment, while thinking.
Actually, if Bagio was going to Sarimunah's house, even though he did not intend to show off Citra, still Bagio would bring Citra with him.
Because it is impossible for Bagio to leave Citra alone. While no one, known by Citra in the village, other than Kartono, who will also join Bagio.
"That's it! ... Whatever, if you want to bring Citra there, or not. Of course, you still have to go to Sarimunah's father....
... There's no way you'll ever forgive them, their bad behavior again, right?! It's free for you to go all the way to the city! At the end of the day, they're still underestimating you."
Kartono as if he did not want to give up just like that, and still tried to convince Bagio, to confront the Sarimunah family.
