Sense of Sense

Repeated Tragedy?

Hearing Rafa's words makes Ashqar seem sucked into another dimension, trapped in it and difficult to return. His mouth that was open and closed several times was unable to make a sound. He was too surprised.

And what Edi also said afterwards made Ashqar lose power. Both told him about the chronology ten years ago and the aftermath of the tragedy. Surprised and a very complex story, Ashqar had to try to remember what Edi had said before his marriage to Sapphira.

“Amentay, Sir.” Ashqar pauses Edi's speech. “Sorry, but I'm a little confused. So what does this tragedy have to do with? What motive? If I'm not wrong, as I remember you once told me about the dislike of the late Eyang Prapti to his mother Safira, ‘kan? So I think the tragedy had something to do with him.”

While Edi rubbed his face, Rafa let out a long sigh. It was a curious Ashqar.

“It's quite complex, Ashqar. Eyang Prapti's son obviously had nothing to do with the tragedy because he died months earlier. And the motive for the murder was due to the quarrel of the Father and ... Pakde Teguh or Hendra three days before that day, heartache,” explained Rafa.

Edi looked at Ashqar seriously. “And actually Mas Teguh was the first child of Bude Prapti. He's an unrecognized child in a large family. Before marrying her husband, Bude chose to run away from home, refused arranged marriages and went with her dream man who came from an inadequate family. A year or two passed, the men of choice Bude Prapti actually went so alone with other women. Long story short, Bude finally returned to the family and married a soul mate who had been chosen by the family, on condition; besides family, no one should know about the status of Mas Teguh. He was exiled and considered no.”

“Like Safira,” Inner Ashqar, recite Edi's remarks.

Now Ashqar understood a little why Eyang Prapti did not like Sapphira so much. Probably because Sapphira was physically very similar to her late mother-in-law, considering that her favorite son Eyang Prapti had mentioned that Safira's mother was the woman he loved. Plus it may also be because Eyang Prapti saw the picture of himself on Edi who chose to marry someone with a much different background and thought that the fate of Edi who was then his responsibility would be like him in the future then.

“After the incident, Safira always felt frightened. He didn't even want to get out from under the bed or table. At that time I did not have the heart to see the situation of Sapphira was very concerned, until finally after days he fell unconscious and after examination, the doctor said that some of Sapphira's memory was lost. Lost memories are also very random, but it is certain that the memory of the day of the tragedy is also lost.”

Edi's long explanation somehow resonated clearly in Ashqar's mind. “Yes Allah, give your servant this strength and guidance.”

Then he held his body up and walked straight towards the bathroom. After washing his face, which made some of his t-shirts wet, Ashqar returned to the living room.

Safira fortunately did not mind being accompanied by Mbak Jum so that he could go home to take a shower, prepare a change of clothes and the needs of the children as well himself, and the most important thing is to check the CCTV footage.

Seeing that, Ashqar involuntarily held his breath. However, when nothing happened and Sapphira came back in, Ashqar breathed a sigh of relief. Unfortunately the feeling did not last long when the bead of his eyes again caught the shadow of someone behind the fence of the house.

Ashqar pauses video footage. “What have I been spying on all this time? Because if Mr. Hendra did it, it feels a bit awkward. So many moments where Safira was alone at home, but Mr. Hendra did nothing. But it could also be if he was waiting for the right moment as said Father and asked others to be the executor while he got alibu,” monologue Ashqar, back play the video. “But ... Safira when—”

Ashqar's words were incomplete. His jaw suddenly stiffened when he saw someone in a raincoat enter his house and before long Safira went out of the house, directly facing the stranger.

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Is anyone confused?

This chapter and maybe some future chapters will step up all to sip-inget again the same story Ansu or clue clue in the previous chapter of the Taste Song.

And the plot I use a mixture, there will be a back and forth. So make all the friends please read slowly. If you are afraid to crash 🤭

ps. today update 1 chapter only, because my laptop asks for care. Spoiled emang 🤧