PURPLE WITCH

14. DESIRE

after bathing and changing clothes, Via immediately went home.

arriving at his home, impatiently looking for his mother.

"Ma..., Ma...., Mama where...?!"

"here baby...!" reply to her mother, from the family room.

entering the family room, saw mom, papa, and his two sisters were busy watching a movie.

"have you come home, baby...?" ask her mother to be aware of Via's presence.

"yes, Ma..."

"have you eaten?" ask her mother again.

"yet, Ma..."

"yes, then help mama ready for dinner, yuk..."

Via nodded.

not long after, Via and his mother look cool cooking in the kitchen.

"Ma..., what does your mom want to talk to?" ask Via while stirring the frying pan.

"about your future, baby...!"

"ah, that again...! is there anything else...?" Via said lazy.

"don't be so dear...! it's all for your own good...!"

"village Via? or papa's kindness mama...?!" Via looks a little emotional.

"your kindness dear.and also our family..."

"but Ma...! Via has said many times, that Via..."

"already Vi, do not discuss now...! after dinner, let's go with your papa...!"

"i. yes, Ma..."

***

after dinner, Via, papa and his mother then sat in the living room, while his two sisters were back to watching the film.

"how was your show last night? exclaim?" the father started the conversation.

"so very exciting, pa...! there are fireworks and bottle-throwing...! hehehe.." replied Via sumringah.

"bottle throwing...?! what's the event...?!" his papa looks astonished.

"new Pa show, drive crazy...!hehehe.." replied Via chuckling.

"what a strange event...! then, what has the show suddenly left you...?"

"do you know, papa knows...?" this time Via looks astonished.

"the reason was last night suddenly Adi came home to say goodbye...! and he said the ship was leaving...! papa who from the beginning felt strange about the place to hold the event.., plus the sudden change of departure, guessed that He deliberately wanted to run away from you.., and papa guess papa was right.!, you know...!, hehehe.." clearly the papa.

"In..., my mother's father you are still parting...! at the same time you didn't say anything...?! you fool...!!!"

"papa's right...! that fool indeed ran away and left the event at will...!" reply Via looks upset.

"hahahaha... you've guessed...! He is a strange child...! hehehe.." his father chuckled again.

"but that's not what we want to talk about now, Vi.., but your future...!" back his papa looks serious.

"what's the future, Pa...? not now that Via has complied to want papa and mama to study in management, and study as entrepreneurs...?! then, moreover...?!"

"we know that.., but papa just wanted to ask, do you feel happy now...?"

for a moment Via fell silent, then replied, "Via also did not know Pa...! but clearly, Via has followed what papa and mama want...! and as long as your mom is happy, Via is happy too...!"

"you are a good boy, Papa is proud of you...! but once again papa would ask, are you happy...? please be honest with us...!"

back Via was silent,

"honestly, all this time Via always felt depressed...! it's not that Via doesn't want to learn...! but Via can't...!!! however Via tried to learn the name of organization, arrangement, and numbers.., Via never understood...! even until now Via has never understood the name of the trade balance...!"

lvia looked grim, as if she was bearing a very heavy burden.

"in that case, how have you always been able to complete your task...?" ask the father again.

"because all this time Via didn't do it alone, Pa...! Via Adi's help...!"

"papa had guessed.., there is no way you can do it yourself, there must be someone who has been helping you all along...!"

"oh, so all this time Adi who always help you...? but honey...? not that Adi is not in college...?! how can He help you...?!" this time my mother asked.

"maybe you don't believe.., but he's very smart in matters related to business and management.., be it trade law, work system, balance of income, finance and others...! just by reading a book once He has understood and understood many things....!" clear Via

"yeah...?! then, it means your best friend is a real aspiring businessman, dong...?!" her mother looked surprised.

"ah, it's a pity that he's gone...! if He could continue to help you forever, surely we would all be very happy...!" her mother smiled meaningfully.

"ma..., you mean mama...?" tanya Via stamped.

"i mean Mama.., if Adi could be your husband, surely Mama and Papa would feel calm...! because someone can be trusted to continue our efforts...! and surely you will also be very happy to be his wife...! isn't that right, honey...? hehehe.." answered his mother with a big smile.

"uh, mom...!" via's face was suddenly reddish, as red as the embers that had not been extinguished.

...

"we come back...., if you are not happy to be a businessman, then what exactly are your ideals...?!" the papa asked back.

"as Via once said, Via wants to be a DOCTOR..! Via wants to cure various diseases...!"

"but Vi..., papa has said many times, so the doctor is not easy...! it is harder than being an entrepreneur...! besides having to be meticulous and nimble, his memory must also be strong...! not that papa would underestimate you, but you yourself know, besides being slow, your memory is not that good...! even the simplest things you often forget... !!!"

"Via knows Pa, Via tau...! Via knew it was impossible for Via to become a doctor...! but that's what Via.!" wants...!" Via looks sad.

for a moment the mood became quiet.

it seemed that his parents were watching Via who looked down sad, until a while later, his mother again said, saying,

"mama still doesn't understand...! although you know your ability does not allow you to become a doctor...., but why do you still insist on being a doctor...?!"

"because as Via said earlier Ma, Via wants to cure many diseases...!" reply Via.

"if that's the only reason, I don't think you can be this strong...! you must be hiding something...!" his mother looked at Via inside, as if looking for an answer to the question earlier.

Via was silent, not replying to his mother's words.

"Dear Via..., try to say honestly, what exactly motivates you, so you insist on wanting to become a doctor..? who knows, we can help you find a solution...!" this time it was his father who said softly.

for a while Via looked doubtful, but as his parents kept looking at him, he finally said,

"all because of Him.., Via wants to protect him...!"

"Who is he, baby...?"

"A... Adi..!"'s search...!"

his mother never asked again, Via said again,

"during this time Adi always helped, guarded and protected Via.., even often He had to get into fights and fights for defending Via...! but Via could never repay him...! never mind replying to him, just help him Via rarely...! not that Via does not want to, but Via never knows how...! He looks always perfect, as if he doesn't need Via..!"'s help...!"

"maybe this time Via can't help him, but Via is sure.., someday when He returns again, He will definitely need Via's help...! therefore Via wants to become a doctor, so that he can treat it and protect it from people who want to harm it later...!"

"why can you think like that...?! I mean, Papa, why do you think someone will harm him...?" His father looks astonished.

"SINCE ONE DAY, HE WILL DEFINITELY BECOME A BIG PERSON...!!!"

"hahahaha..so you mean, the Shucks will one day become great people, and many people will become rivals and opponents, so you feel the need to take care of him as a doctor...?"

Via nodded.

his father laughed again,

"hahahaha.a very distant thought...! but frankly, Papa likes that thought of yours, at least you have a clear purpose for your future...!!!"

"but Via dear...., if indeed you want to help her, why should you choose to become a doctor that is far beyond your ability...?! why didn't you choose to be the other one...? maybe a lawyer or a psychiatrist...!" continued papanya.

"Via doesn't know either, Pa...! but the feeling of Via saying that was the fate of Via...! somehow Via always felt there was a call of the soul to help and help the sick...!"

"soul calling...?!" back his papa looks astonished, this time while rubbing his chin that is not bearded.

Via nodded again.

"maybe you will consider Via excessive.., but since five years ago, Via often had strange dreams...! sometimes Via dreams of treating wild animals in the forest, sometimes Via dreams of treating people with crowns of gold and diamonds...! sometimes Via dreams of treating small children in strange places, and not infrequently.., Via dreams of treating corpses and dancing on the cemetery...!!!"

"a really weird dream...!" his father looks to be mumbling to himself.

"but that's not how Pa, Ma...! later, Via had a dream and experienced a very unreasonable event...!"

"not getting into the deacon...?!"

back papa and his mother looked at Via in wonder.

"there... in the dream.., everything looks as if it is real...! and when Via awakens, what Via experienced in the dream becomes real in Via's body...!"

"you mean be real...?" ask papa.

"what Via experienced in a dream turned out to be imprinted on Via...!!!" via clear.

"yeah...? since when have you experienced that...?" this time the father looked angry.

"about six months ago, pa...! at that time Via had a dream at Siska's hit, and when he woke up, Via felt his stomach hurt, as if it really hit him...! but at that time Via did not pay much heed to it, Via guess it just happened that Via's stomach hit something...!"

"then the second one about four months ago...! at that time Via dreamed OF MAKING LOVE WITH AYU.., and when Via woke up, all Ayu kisses in a dream imprint on Via...! the chest and neck of Via red-red kayak were bitten by a giant mosquito...! back then Via was sure, it was definitely not a coincidence, something must have gone wrong...!!!"

"ke... why haven't you told your mom so far, baby...?" her mother looks angry.

"because Via is afraid mama doesn't believe...! in fact, maybe you will think Via is a same-sex lover, because you dream of making love with Ayu...!"

papa and his mother looked at each other for a moment, as if they were speaking without words.

after a while, his father again said, "Vi.., you wait here for a while..."

"i. yeah, Pa..."

papa and his mother then went into the room

...

after a while, papa and his mother returned to the living room.

"Vi.., Papa and Mama were discussing about your future.., and we suggested, you should undo your intention to become a Doctor...!!!" papanya.

"i. yes pa..., Via understand...!" answer Via slowly, disappointment clearly on his face.

"but instead.., if you really want to learn the science of medicine, you can meet your grandmother, the mother of your mother...!"

"grandmother of mama...?! via still has a grandmother...?! isn't grandma dead...?!" Via looked surprised.

"hush! don't talk carelessly...! don't kill your grandmother...! when did we ever tell you your grandmother died...?!" reprove momma.

"out of this time, Papa and Mama never talked about it...! so Via thought grandma was dead...! hehe..." Via cengar-cengar ga clear.

"never talk about it does not mean you are dead...!!! all this time we were just lazy to talk about it...!" reply mother.

"trus, why did Via have to meet grandma...?"

"so this is so dear.., earlier you said you want to cure various diseases, while you know yourself, you are not capable enough to learn medical science...! therefore, the only way to treat the disease without studying medical science is to study the SCIENCE OF TRADITIONAL MEDICINE...!"

"mama means SHAMAN...?!"

"not the shaman dear.., more precisely HEALIB...!"

"oh, Physician...! so, what does this have to do with grandma...?!"

"your grandmother, she was so great in traditional medicine, so great, to the point of being called a WITCH, because she was able to treat the ones that no one else could afford...! even the best doctors in the world have been amazed by his abilities...!"

"so my mother meant, Via had to learn traditional medicine from grandmother...?"

"yes, baby.., even if you want...!"

"Via wants...!" reply Via without thinking.

"don't hurry, baby...! you think you're okay, just decided...! because after deciding it, then there are many things that you have to sacrifice...! you will be away from us, you will lose your friends. You will stay in a place that you do not necessarily like, and of course, you will lose all the fun you have so far...!!!"

Via fell silent, thinking about his mother's words.

"Vi.., you should take a break first, and think carefully about our proposal earlier.tomorrow, or whenever after you make a decision, then we will talk again about this...!"

"no need...!" reply Via fast.

"Via was already convinced by Via's decision...! VIA WANTS TO STUDY MEDICINE AT GRANDMA'S PLACE.

"yes already, if you are sure, from tomorrow you must start preparing yourself.You must strengthen your physique and familiarize yourself with the forest, because your grandmother lives in the forest...! in three months, after you've turned twenty-one, you've just gone to see your grandmother" she said.

"three months...?! how long, Pa...? can't it be accelerated?" reply Via.

"don't underestimate the forest...!!! with your current abilities, do you think you can last more than a day in the forest...?!" Her face looks a little emotional.

"Your father is right, dear.., the forest is not as easy as you think...! you better follow the words of your father, train your body and your mind first, before you go there...!" her mother advised.

"i. yes ma...., from tomorrow Via will start training for three months...!" Via no longer dared to argue.

"good, then now you rest...! tomorrow morning we go to the store to buy your gear...!"

"i. yes pa..."

just as Via stepped away from his parents, Suddenly his father exclaimed,

"oh yes Vi...! one more thing...!"

"i. yes, Pa.." Reply Via while turning the body.

"if you're having weird dreams again, tell us quickly...!"

"i. yeah, Pa..."