Patok Tumbal Village
CHAPTER 15 KAILA II
Alia was only silent for a moment to hear Kaila's words, she thought back about the book she had read yesterday, and what Kaila told her to take the book for.
"But it's got people, it's impossible that brother took it" Alia said confusedly.
"The book is no longer proprietary, so what's wrong with taking the book" Saut Kaila said.
"Stay still, it's the same as stealing" Rejected Alia.
"Wait, what are you two talking about?" Confused Jamal.
"Come to the hall now!" Said Kaila who inexplicably just wanted to go to the hall, but she really did not want to go.
Kaila looked at Jamal, and poked his hands together. He gave the code, that he wanted to be carried by Jamal. Jamal, who was confused, still stood, did not understand the meaning of the code that the hooka gave him.
Alia who understood, immediately whispered into Jamal's ear, and said that Kaila wanted Jamal to carry him all the way to the village hall. Jamal finally understood and nodded his head.
Slowly Jamal lifted up Kaila's body, and walked towards the hall along with Alia beside him.
"So don't wear a cloth on my brother's head?" Tanya Kaila with a carefree face.
"Oh this, this is called hijab. Brother does not feel sultry at all, this even makes you feel cooler and more confident." Alia smiled.
"Then, can Kaila try to wear it too?" Tanya Kaila was still indifferent, but a little curious as well.
"Well, I can dong, not Alia" replied Jamal.
"Yes very true, it just so happens that you bring one hijab in your bag" Saut Alia.
Alia and Jamal stop their footsteps, and Alia takes the hijab in her bag. Carefully, Alia stuck a pentul needle into the headscarf attached to Kaila, so as not to puncture the skin.
When she finished, Alia and Jamal, with their cheerful faces, praised Kaila's beauty. She looked perfectly suited to the light-colored hijab attached to her head.
"Wah Kaila fits really with the hijab, the chubby cheeks look more cute, i..gemes deh" Praise Alia, while pinching slowly Kaila's cheeks.
"But it's hot, it's said to be cool" Kaila complained.
"Haha, later also get used to it." Jamal's saut laughed a little.
"Hhh, i-iya later also Kaila will get used to it. But if it is gasuka, the hijab is open to gapapa ko" Reply Alia.
"Gamau" Reject Kaila. "Let's hurry to the village hall" Kaila ordered.
Alia and Jamal continue their journey to the village. Arriving in the village, the three of them cross paths with Budi, Awal, Dirga, along with some fathers who want to go check the state of the trap.
Alia asks Jamal to give Kaila to her, and Jamal can go with the others to where the traps are set.
"If so I go first Alia" Pamit Jamal.
"Yes, thank you for helping me to persuade Kaila" Reply Alia.
"I don't help you, because Kaila himself finally wants to go here" said Jamal.
"That's why you helped me. Yaudah there, the others have been waiting for you, the beginning has also begun to frown waiting for you." Alia said with a small laugh.
"You're still insensitive" muttered Jamal.
"What?" Ask Alia.
"A, gapapa. I go first well" replied Jamal a little panicked.
Kaila felt uncomfortable because she continued to be noticed, finally she asked Alia to hold her. Alia did not mind Kaila's request at all, instead she was very happy because Kaila started to look spoiled like a child in general.
Arriving at Ulan and Fitri's place, Alia took Kaila down and sat on her lap.
"Well, did Kaila come, want to eat a banana?" Tanya Ulan stuck out the banana that was in her hand.
Kaila shook her head, and hugged Alia like a frightened person.
"I think Kaila is afraid of you Deh Ulan" Saut Fitri concluded.
"Aaaaa ko that's it, Ulan's brother is good" Reply Ulan with a sad face.
Two children from the orphanage approach Kaila, to invite her to play together. But Kaila refused, and tightened her embrace to Alia.
"Kaila why the game play?, whereas kaila friends want to play together." Ask Alia.
"Udahlah Alia, it's possible that Kaila is indeed a little sensitive to the outside world." Ulan.
"Yes, yeah. Yasudah, if there's anything, Kaila says it's the same with Alia or Kak Ulan and Fitri." Alia told Kaila.
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All residents are busy preparing various kinds of customary ceremony needs. The women were busy making various kinds of food, and the men were installing some torches around the village as lighting devices tomorrow night.
Bu Susi and Bu Ningsih, teach Alia, Ulan and Fitri about how to make ketupat. Initially it is a little difficult, but over time it will definitely be easy to make.
The three of them are very trying to make ketupat and some traditional cakes, such as klepon or onde-onde, barongko, and many more.
Because the banana leaves used to make the cake were exhausted, Bu Ningsih asked Fitri and Alia to accompany him to take the leaves that were sunbaked near the river.
While taking the banana leaves, Alia involuntarily asked Bu Ningsih something.
"Mom have a son?" Alia asked unconsciously. It made Fitri startled, as she recalled that yesterday they entered the room belonging to a girl in Bu Ningsih's house carelessly.
"Where do you know that?" Ms. Ningsih replied, while throwing back the question to Alia.
"A.that's Ma'am, we just saw two photos of women in the room at the mother's house yesterday. Those rooms open their own doors ko Bu, not us who open, it's Alia." Fitri replied in a bit of panic.
"I-iya, sorry Mom for seeing the contents of the room in the house of the mother carelessly" Saut Alia.
"Ah gapapa." Reply Bu Ningsih. "Mom does have two daughters, but both are gone" said Bu Ningsih.
"Sorry Mom for reminding me." Alia said apologizing.
"Gapapa ko na Alia. Honestly, I still miss them both very much. I felt guilty for not being so strict with the two of them, so they were both attacked by a pack of boars while wandering around at night." Curate Bu Ningsih. "Gosh, I'm sorry well, I even vent gini" said Ningsih's mother.
"Gapapa ko bu, heard mom's story just now. Alia wants you to stop blaming yourself, because it's not really mom's fault." Alia.
"Yes na Alia, once again I'm sorry that mother's words just now might make you both think." Saut Bu Ningsih's. "Well, let's go pick up the leaves, the others will be waiting." Said Ms. Ningsih reminding.
We hurriedly lifted up the banana leaves we had separated from the breakers, heading towards the village. In the village, the mothers were resting while waiting for the leaves to come.
When the leaves have come, everyone goes back to making the cake. A few hours passed, unknowingly time has shown at 13:02, Alia and Fitri finally again asked permission to pray at the house of Bu Ningsih.
Ms. Ningsih allowed the two of them, and they left with Kaila who suddenly wanted to come along as well.
