PAMAL

Envying

In a village that is quite remote that its residents already have MCK in their homes but for their homes on the edge of a small river they still have a STEM (formerly MCK used with the river flow made of wood large assembled with board to be fused are also made ****** / toilet like a house but small size only fit 1 person) but now switched function just to sit back and relax enjoying the view of the river flow of its reddish water original peat ground water or just for fishing.

Hanif sits casually on his trunk holding a fishing rod made from the stem of the leaves of Salak.

Eva slowly approached him walking on a board as a connecting bridge between the kitchen patio to the bar.

"What's wrong" though did not see who came but Hanif's feeling was Eva.

Eva did not answer, she just continued to step over to Hanif, sitting next to Hanif, but there was still some distance between them.

Eva looked at the clingy Hanif who was still looking forward not caring about Eva who was beside her.

"who is that girl? " ask Eva

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Flashbacks

Many residents scattered in the courtyard of the village office looking for the missing Arif, including Hanif ,he also searched when he arrived at the corner of the village office fence he saw Arif but his focus was diverted to see a little girl lying her face pale stiff not far from Arif just a few meters away, just a few meters away, Hanif's tears fell limp feet unable to support his body he fell down close to the little girl Hanif was only able to cry in silence.

flash off

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"He's my brother"

" why are you so surprised ? "

"i know he was taken by the creature but I couldn't help him at that time I was so scared, I could only come every day to the place to feed him and comfort him,"

"already, they don't believe, they think my sister was kidnapped, I told her where my sister went missing back then when I went there she was gone, finally they think I'm not sane because I'm very close to my sister, brother and mom decided to take me to the school"

"you just found out your sister's dead? "

"No, it's been a long time , a few months after I entered the pasantren, he came my dream saying goodbye, I returned to the village when it was looking for a body but did not meet "

both of them quietly ventured in the mind of each hiangga for a while.

"Hanif, "call Eva quietly but still be heard by Hanif

"yes" he answered

"why did you hate me when I first came to this village? "

"i envy Va" she said lightly

Eva knitted her brows not understanding why Hanif envied her when they had just met.

"before you come here kai burhan has many stories about you as we and kai said that Eva's grandson acil son (aunt) soraya will be home for some time, kai Burhan said you are just like me but you can communicate with them there are even some of them who are afraid of you, I envy if I were like you maybe I was back then I could save my sister like you saved Arif"

Eva just silently absorbed every word Hanif said, her heart as if stabbed by a sharp knife was very sick to hear Hanif envious her but she was not grateful for the advantages that could help people.

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Hanif and Eva leave Batang, Eva passes through the slats that lead to Hanif's kitchen through a row that leads to the side of Kai Burhan's house.