Pig Slamming

14. There's a Secret

"You want to know the real story!" Mang sarpu asked back while staring fixedly at his best friend.

"Yes Abah! want to know, anyone knows you can follow the footsteps of mang sarpu who have been successful like now." Bah Abun's reply showed seriousness.

"Can you keep my secret?" Sarpu asked back.

"Why, how is that the question?"

"Yes Abah, just answer! can you do what? You see this is very sensitive, and can make me embarrassed." explains Mang Sarpu who did not let go of his gaze.

"Mang Sarpu has known Abah for a long time, Mana may Abah dare to divulge the secrets of his own best friend" replied Mbah Abun with a serious look.

"If it's like that, wait a minute!" said mang Sarpu while rising from his seat, then he went into the room. shortly after, he came back followed by his wife, but that made Mbah Abun feel astonished, he said, because when the husband and wife came out of the room, he saw there was a holster of his.

"It's Abah's holster, right?" asked Mang sarpu while giving the glove in his hand.

"Yes, this is Abah's holster! Abah is sure because the smell is the same, and the end of the Sarung, the weaving has been partially detached." explained Mbah Abun while paying attention to the new sheath given by mang Sarpu.

"That's why the sheath can be on me" asked Mang sarpu again staring at Bah Abun.

Mbah Abun just shook his head, because he did not understand what was really going on. Why can his glove be in the hands of Mang Sarpu, that's how the brain of Mbah Abun.

"If you want to know, actually what my job is. until I can be successful as now.and you can keep the secret.I will replace the sarong Abah with my best holster, my best holster, Abah can choose the scabbard as he pleases Abah, as long as Abah can keep the secret of both of us." said Mang sarpu while standing up and then he opened his wardrobe, sure enough there looks there are various sarong motifs from various brands.

"Those who must believe the same abah, Abah is not a person who likes to divulge the secrets of others. Now Please Tell me how Mang sarpu can be as rich as now, who knows if Abah can follow in the footsteps of Mang sarpu, who knows, Abah was tired of selling trinkets, because from morning until afternoon, Abah could only sell 5 pieces." Babah Abun said as if he did not give up on his curiosity.

After getting an answer from Mbah Abun, he was seen taking a deep breath, like a man who was gathering courage, when he was about to speak.

"Quiet, Abah! do not worry, later all sales Abah, all I bought, even I will give a gift to Abah."

"Gift for what?"  asked Mbah Abun who frowned.

"Gift because Abah saved me, Abah remembers the incident last afternoon, when Abah watched a show of swinefighting, and Abah collapsed, because the pig was going to attack Abah." asked Mang Sarpu, who was a pig, maybe she was afraid that it would be heard outside her house.

"Yes Abah remember! Abah will not forget, the fateful incident. What happened to that incident. What does this have to do with help." Asked Mbah Abun who was filled with curiosity, which was churning in his brain.

Before answering a question from Mbah Abun, Mang Sarpu shifted his seat, closer to Mbah Abun, then mang Sarpu brought his lips closer to his ear.

"Change! if you want to know, why did the pig not hurt Abah, because the pig was myself, who could not return home. Because Marni, whom I assigned to keep the lights on, she fell asleep."

The deg!

Hearing such an explanation of Mang Sarpu, made the heart of Mbah Abun seem to stop instantly.he did not expect that his best friend, did such a despicable thing. Until willing to sacrifice his perfect body by turning him into a pig, but he did not show excessive expression, for fear of offending his best friend.

"So! so!" Mbah abun did not continue his words.

"Yes bah! I made a deal with a pig demon. I did a gift to achieve my success. Because Abah also knew what my life used to be like, I often insulted a lot, because I was poor. I'm tired of living like that." said mang sarpu still whispering.

"Don't you love the mang family?

"I really love my family! that's why I did it."

"It's not that if you make a pact with a demon, you have to make a collision every year."

"This one is different, we do not need to prepare a tumbar. But we are only given the time of life to enjoy our possessions.we want to take a grace period like what, as long as we are smart to keep the agreement, then we will live as long as possible. While continuing to enjoy our wealth." explained Mang sarpu made Bah Abun slightly change the perception, where the pesugihan must hold a tumbal.

"real bah! You know, I never lie. And if you still do not believe Abah can see the existence of my family that is still complete until now." hearing the explanation of the mang sarpu, Mbah Abun was silent for a moment, as if re-twisting the memory of the memory of sadness, as if, which he has experienced in the last few years.

"If you come, the conditions are still the same?" tanya Mbah Abun, began to be interested in the work done by Mang sarpu.

"The bah! the conditions are still the same, are you interested?" Mang Sarpu asked back.

"If there is no tumbal, I want Mang. Then Abah is tired of living a hard life constantly."

"real bah! difficult life is very despicable, we are not appreciated by others.we are not respected by others.different when our possessions are many, they will submit to what we say." said mang Sarpu as if defacing the thought of Mbah Abun.

"If it is like that, when can Abah meet the demon pig" asked Mbah Abun.

"Can't be rushed, Mbah! because this agreement must be agreed by our families, especially by our wives, because we cannot work alone, but if to make a deal, Abah can come alone, without having to take a wife." Mang sarpu began to explain.

"Kok so Mang?"

"Yes bah! Because the rules are like that, I say this because Abah has helped me, and if we are not old friends, I do not want to talk about this matter to others."

"Continue now what should Abah do?"

"Tomorrow! after coming home from here, invite Ambu Yaah to chat Both, To explain the work Abah wants to do. after getting approval. Abah may come here again, later we both face Kuncen, to meet with the demon king, to make a covenant."

After getting an explanation from Mang sarpu, Mbah Abun resolved to follow the advice given by his best friend.he will discuss his intentions with his wife first. and he promised to see Mang sarpu soon after the decision.

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The next morning, early in the morning after Bah Abun woke up from sleep, he immediately said goodbye to the host, Abun wanted to quickly go home, he wants to quickly discuss his intentions who want to change life by doing the exercise.

Not to forget Before returning Mang sarpu, give some money, because however Mbah Abun is his rescue angel.if Mbah Abun did not give the sarong last night. maybe mang sarpu will continue to get lost in the form of wild boar.

"No breakfast first Abah? though just wait for Marni to finish cooking." hold Mang sardu's wife.

"No, I want to go home early in the morning, let it not be hot on the road."

"Yes already! if so, be careful on the road.and do not forget our secrets." said Mang sarpu finally he relented, because he could not hold his guests who want to go home.

After saying goodbye, Mbah Abun began to walk away from the family residence mang sarpu, he continued to climb the climb until finally reached Salamah stall, a stall on the sidewalk.

The shop although still early in the morning, there was already a light that was burning out from the front of the warehouse.Maybe Salamah had prepared her merchandise as early as possible, so that in the afternoon she was focused on selling.

"Good morning!" sapa Mbah Abun who looks sumringah, a happy conscience makes him look happy.

"Eh Abah! just go home. Where's the trade?" salamah asked who glanced for a moment, because she was frying her fritters.

"Pushed Bi! same Mang sarpu." replied Bah Abun while sitting on the stall bench.

"Thank God then!" salamah replied that looked reluctant, when he heard the word Mang sarpu.

"Right what Aunt said yesterday, it turns out Mang sarpu's life has really changed.but he remains humble!" Praise Mbah Abun to his friend.

"Ooooooooh!" only that word came out of the mouth of the stall guard.

"Whatever fried food is ripe, I want to have breakfast nih Bi."