RECIDIVISTS
CHAPTER 20
There is something strange.not like what Vinda thinks of her parents. They both look confused to see the look on Winda's face when coming out of the belly of the car, Winda's face looks anxious. He reached into the hands of his parents and shook the old hands, the girl looked at the faces of his father and mother alternately.
“Emak... father... be well, right?” tanya Winda was astonished to see both parents in good condition without any health complaints as said by AKP Anom.
Not only Winda, but Bu Janah and Mr. Sulton, were confused by his daughter's question for a while. The two parents who had already reached the age of twilight felt strange seeing the exaggerated indecisive expression seen on the face of his youngest daughter.
“We are... be well, but you are sick, foggy like a possessed person,” Read Mr. Sulton. The man extended his neck to look at the upright figure of the man standing in the courtyard of the house.
“Iya, you ni Win.. take her friend's cake in,” between Bu Janah.
Hearing the protest from his mother, spontaneously Winda looked back. Meeting his parents who were reportedly sick made Winda forget about Herman. Engraved a cheeky smile on the lips of Winda when he saw Herman standing upright in the yard of the house. The guy looks good in his police uniform.
“Oh yes, here Man I know my parents. Father, this is Mr. Herman, your friend. Herman used to be here with Lukman, but since he has been titled FATHER, Mr. Herman never came here again,” while joking Willa introduced Herman to both parents.
Herman slightly bowed in greeting, kissing the hands of the two Winda parents. Herman's eyes stole a glance at Winda as soon as their eyes met Herman's medelik made the girl chuckle. The tingling in Herman's heart heard Vinda's joke.
“Ooo... his friend Lukman yes, have you ever been here? Skarang has become a police officer, handsome again,” praise Mr. Sulton.
Herman could only smile cheekily at the praise from Mr. Sulton, while Winda carved a cheeky smile while grinning his forehead several times like a monkey looking at a banana. The girl was amused to see Herman who was now misbehaved with the praise given by his father.
‘Oh yes, Lukman where yes, long time never look, the tumbens you go home unaccompanied Lukman, Win, Win,” between Bu Janah who just came from the kitchen carrying a napan containing a cup of coffee and tea.
For a moment Winda and Herman looked at each other, as if asking each other what answers should be given to Ms. Janah's question.
“Lukman, emmm... Lukman's still working, mama. Yes, Lukman is still working,” replied Winda was wrong.
Winda does not want his parents to know the problems he is currently facing. And Herman was also very understanding with the intention of the gaze of the eye of Winda briefly earlier to invite him to cooperate in carrying out lies for good. Winda was forced to lie because he did not want to make his parents become anxious, they both would not be calm if they both knew the problems that now befell his youngest daughter.
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I don't know how many photos taken by Darmayanti while in the park, earlier. Photo of the moment when Erni was cheerful to play with her new friend, Yos. Darmayanti took the photos secretly and the young mother took all the moments of happiness of her daughter to cyberspace, Darmayanti uploaded all the photos to the facebook homepage that she made on behalf of Erni.
In fact, Yos strongly disagreed with the act of darmayanti, but he just kept silent not wanting to spoil the joy of the mother and child that had just been seen on their faces. Yos blinked his eyes as he saw the figure of someone he knew passing by on the homepage of Erni's Facebook homepage, the man's face turned serious he looked closer at the smartphone screen that was in Darmayanti's grasp.
“Can I see for a moment?” pinta Yos's.
Darmayanti looked at Yos face, astonished to see the expression on the man's face that turned serious. Darmayanti's head nodded, her hand extending her smartphone into Yos's hand without saying a word.
On the Facebook page was seen a photo of a teenage girl with a sad face kissing an old woman's forehead, the old woman's eyes were tightly closed and on top of the photo it said ‘happy way... do’aku with you’.
Yos body was stunned on a wooden bench, his face looked desperate, the look of his eyes could not be separated from the smartphone screen that was in his grasp.
“What is it about, how sad is it?” ask Erni in a soft voice.
“Who is he, Yos?” Darmayanti also asked.
“That girl is my sister. He took care of me when I was a child, long ago,” Yos said, his voice sounding vibrating.
Darmayanti was silent not flinching to hear the story of Yos, her eyes staring at the faces plastered on social media. The young mother saw the date and time of the status update from the account owner, “today the date of 2 Yos, this status was up date a few hours ago, this status was, this means you still have time to see your late grandmother for the last time.”
Engraved a forced smile on Yos lips, his head shook weakly at the suggestion of Darmayanti, “I should not come..I have been banished from the family,” Yos voice sounded slow, not excited.
“Hmm there is still time... Come with me!” Darmayanti gently drew the hands of Yos and Erni and the two only complied even though they looked confused.
A four-wheeled vehicle left by the late Naufal, driven by Darmayanti, pulled away a little from a row of vehicles parked on the piggy bank of a small road. The road is indeed a bit smaller getting narrower because of the number of vehicles people who attend the funeral.
The car stopped and parked but they were still still motionless out making Erni feel confused, “ayo om, we go there!”
“No dear, we are from here aja,’ said Darmayanti explained.
From behind the black car glass, Yos looked at me because my grandmother had taken care of him a long time ago. The old woman also had time to fill the love of a mother and father that Yos never got from both parents. For Yos, the old woman who had now become the deceased was both her mother and father.
Erni's small screams make Yos' memory of her grandmother flying scattered, Yos watches the little girl who suddenly acts strangely. Erni hid her face in the arms of Josh. The little girl's body felt shivering, terrified.
“The guy, om...” timidly Erni slightly reviewed the few men who walked towards their car. Erni puts her index finger under her eye patch, “that guy hit papa. The person in black here,” Erni shows a birthmark under the eyes of one of the men.
The funeral is not yet over, but Rio and some of his friends have moved to leave the place, they all enter the belly of the car parked next to Darmayanti's silver-colored avanza.
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**Although** was only brief but the meeting with both parents felt very meaningful. Removing the longing for some time did not meet and also eliminate the worry over the bad news given by AKP Anom. Although feeling deceived by the news from AKP Anom, but Winda is very grateful because with that he can also be given permission to visit his parents.
Herman slowed down the speed of the car when it was going to cross a traditional market, the traditional market was seen crowded to cause a bit of highway congestion. The car, which had been crawling slowly, had now stopped in the back of a truck. The road was jammed up to a few meters ahead. Winda looked at Herman's face when he heard a rough gasp from the man's nose. From the line of his face, Herman looks depressed with the condition of the highway.
“Cause ajalah Man, count us the streets sorelah,” said Winda a little entertaining.
Herman did not reply, only nodding his head as a signal to say the words of Winda, the man was able to catch his breath, relieved that a little more would be released from the sea of vehicles. Slowly, Herman began to step on the gas pedal to make the four-wheeled vehicle he was steering moving faster. Namu immediately Herman again slowed down the speed when the car was shaking, the man turned on the signal light and immediately pulled over, stopping the four-wheeled vehicle by the roadside.
“What's Man?” ask Winda.
“Entah, I don't know either. Wait, I checked bentar.”
The car door slammed rather roughly reflecting the current mood. Herman stared at the old rear tire of his car, “sial, leaked,” muttered Herman, his eyes wildly reviewing the goods when there was a workshop around the place because he did not have a spare tire.
“Why Man?” again, Linda asked the same question.
“Ban leaked out,” replied Herman, his brain spinning fast thinking what steps should be when it is like now. “Is there a workshop near here?”
Seeing Herman who now looks confused to make Winda forced out of the car, “here many workshops but all motor workshops,” replied Winda.
Herman was well aware, at times like now he had to be vigilant, but the situation along the outskirts of the road was rather crowded to make him feel calmer, he said, because if something happens to him and also Winda surely the local people will not stay silent. Herman stepped to the front door of the car looking for his phone in the car, he had to contact his team at the office, the man intended to ask for help.
“Herman..!!” yelled Winda, loud.
“Out...!!!!”
A four-wheeled vehicle coming from the same direction, traveling at high speed, hit Herman's body from behind causing Herman to slam several meters forward. Herman's body was limp on the highway, covered in blood.
The atmosphere turned boisterous, seen the crowd began to crowd to help lift the body of herman who was already drowning unconscious.
As if he could not believe what he had witnessed just a moment ago, Winda retreated a few sites back not caring about the crowd of people who helped, the girl looked very surprised. Unwittingly, a hand holding a handkerchief that has been spiked with drugs smothers the mouth of Winda from behind.
