Patok Tumbal Village
CHAPTER 16 DISAPPEARED
As usual, Alia and Fitri took ablution and prayers together at the place that Bu Ningsih had prepared yesterday. Kaila, who was just sitting waiting for Alia and Fitri to pray, suddenly went nowhere.
And when Kaila returns, she lies to Alia that she wants to defecate, and wants Alia to accompany her. Since Alia thinks Kaila is not lying, she asks Fitri to go first to the village hall.
When Fitri is back, Kaila looks around first, making Alia confused by Kaila's behavior. Kaila who felt safe, immediately pulled Alia's hand towards the room that Alia said earlier.
"Kaila, what are we doing here?, and why is the room getting messy?" Alia asked uneasily.
"Please take it" answered Kaila pointing to the book on top of the closet.
"Well, wasn't yesterday the book was on the table?" Confused Alia. "I can take it Kaila, it's got people" Alia refused.
"And I told you that the book has no owner!" Upset Kaila.
"But right" Reply Alia.
Because seeing the look on Kaila's face that was so serious and very persistent wanted Alia to take the book, finally with a sense of hesitation Alia reached it and gave it to Kaila.
"Well, you've already taken the book, now let's borrow it to Bu Ningsih first." Alia.
"Sister don't be stupid, if we get to know Ms. Ningsih, of course she won't let us borrow her." Upset Kaila.
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Ms. Ningsih who saw the door of her son's room open again, carefully stepped towards the room. When he entered, he saw no one but the cat he kept in his house.
"Huh..!" Swishing Bu Ningsih. "You must be the one who believes this room will reong" said Bu Ningsih accusing his cat. "But yesterday my mother was real, but you are sure again. Come out" said Bu Ningsih as she lifted her cat out.
Before coming out, Bu Ningsih stared intently at the cupboard next to him, after which he went straight out and closed the room door.
When Bu Ningsih came out, he passed Alia and Kaila who came out from the kitchen.
"Sir Alia wants to pray?" Ask Bu Ningsih.
"Alia had already prayed ko bu, this Kaila had suddenly wanted to defecate, so Alia temenin first." Alia is lying.
"Owh that's it well, you've got mom in first grab the basin" said Ms. Ningsih smiling.
"Yes ma'am, I also paid to the hall first yes ma'am" Reply Alia.
When she turned her back to Alia, the look on Ningsih's face changed immediately, as if feeling suspicious of Alia.
Alia came out of Ningsih's house with a feeling of relief, almost they were both exposed to trouble for having entered carelessly into people's rooms, even taking other people's belongings.
Fortunately, Kaila and Alia immediately realized that Ms. Ningsih was heading towards the room, and went straight out through the window, after which it entered the house through the back door.
"Sister Galupa close the back door to the same window, right?" Ask Kaila make sure.
"Sister closed" replied Alia still not calm.
"So, then stop putting on a worried face that can provoke suspicion." Kaila. "Silver as a person who never takes someone else's stuff" said Kaila with a flat face expression.
"Sister has indeed taken other people's goods, but the items you take are family's own, while the ones you take now belong to people you just know." Reply Alia tried to be calm.
"Udah gapapa, let's go quickly to the hall" Take Kaila while pulling Alia's hand.
The fathers came with a large doe tied to the bamboo and carried it. Everyone in the hall cheered happily, as they managed to catch the deer they had been chasing for a long time.
Everyone stepped closer to the deer, to see it more clearly.
"Wih.gede really" Praised Ulan.
"Yes dong. This if eaten, can even one village loh" Saut Budi.
"The parents of the fathers who gotongin his deer must be in pain deh" Angas Fitri.
"The damage was light, because I was the first to cut the deer up in the middle of the road earlier." Early lying.
"Cih, midway what. Lu had just lifted up for about two minutes, immediately whining for change." Saut Dirga was honest.
"Lied!, Dirga lied. Don't believe it" said the Beginning rejecting the truth.
"Haha, seen from wherever it looks like a lie ko" Reply Ulan with a laugh.
"Hahaha" Fitri, Dirga, Budi, and Jamal laughed.
"AH.....!!. Now, stop laughing and tell me where my Alia is" Kesal Awal.
"Idiih, idih, gausah use the word 'ku' kaliiii." Saut Ulan was amused. "No, he's here because Kaila's afraid of deer." Reply Ulan.
Everything turned towards Alia who was holding Kaila, Jamal and Awal stepped towards Alia. Ulan and the others smiled holding back laughter looking at the two of them.
Ulan, Budi, and Dirga except Fitri know that Jamal and Awal have more feelings than friends say to Alia. But unfortunately Alia does not know the feelings of the two of them, Alia only considers them as family.
Jamal, Alia, and Awal talk about something, Awal also seems to want to hold Kaila, but Kaila refuses. Kaila instead prefers in the carrying Jamal rather than Awal.
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Ulan and Fitri returned to the village hall to help the others. While Budi, and Dirga decided to go to the river fishing along with Mr. Tono, and two other residents.
Before leaving, the five of them ate first, and brought some provisions to eat in the river later.
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The deer that was brought by the people, will be slaughtered tomorrow afternoon. All types of cakes are also finished we make, just a place to put the offerings that have not been made.
The offering place is made to resemble a small house, with rattan as the main ingredient. The size of the place will be adjusted to the size of the deer head that we will present.
Making the offering place takes a long time. The day began at night, but the place was not finished yet, because the customary ceremony will be held tomorrow night, so the residents decided to continue making the place of his offering tomorrow only.
For today all the work is stopped first, tomorrow afternoon we will all continue, and finish all before nightfall.
Tomorrow is the day that we think is the most day in the future, because for the first time we will all gather together to celebrate the traditional ceremony at night.
half the journey we went through felt very different, it felt like someone was lacking. After careful attention, Dirga was not with us at all. Everyone started to worry a little, because Dirga asked permission to go put a mesh in Susi's house.
But until now did not come, finally Jamal and Budi decided to return to the village to look for Dirga, while the others again waited at the inn.
When Jamal and Budi arrived at the village, they headed straight to Susi's house to see if Dirga was still there. But when the two of them got there, Susi said that Dirga had just returned.
