The After I Die

A Farewell Warning

Eda heard the words coming out of Kina's mouth he just nodded stiffly, while Dayuti replied with vigor.

The sun had appeared completely from behind the clouds, the temperature was getting warmer, the three of them were walking warily back to the village, settling from one place to another.

“Why so quiet?” Dayuti could not bear to make a sound as they watched all the doors and windows shut tightly, not a single villager was seen, even under the bell.

“I don't know,” said Kina while whispering, she noticed Dayuti's agitated face, her kenya wrinkled. “What's up?”

“I have to find my brother.” Dayuti glanced at Kina. “I have to go home.”

Kina nodded slowly, she saw Dayuti darting straight towards her house, Eda who was beside Kina said softly. “Are we going to your house?”

Kina did not answer, she slipped from house to house, her mind was raging, her mother was covering her may have a certain purpose, it may have been that her mother had known about Ni Lewun's collision from the beginning, he was inexhaustible, but blood was thicker than water, he could not let his parents die in such a horrible way just to satisfy the eternal life desire of an old woman, he said, he had to save his parents immediately.

House after house, Eda pulled out Kina's hand and told her to hide under a house full of firewood.

“Ni, what are we doing this Narsih?” Sada murmured, he dragged a woman with an empty look, Kina and Eda could only see their feet, other than Sada, there was Ni Lewun, who was, and a woman who had clothes exactly as Mother Mursa used to wear.

“We have to do the ritual back, how dare this despicable woman tricked me,” said Ni Lewun with a cold saura piercing, he stopped and slapped the woman who dragged Sada.

Kina and Eda looked at each other, confused. Didn't Narsih's mother Nukas have died in the well some time ago? Why is Miss Mursa called Narsih?

“What can I do, Ni. They are twins, even Pak Mursa was not aware his real wife was killed in the well.” Sada snorted, his large body looked hard to bring Narsih.

Kina closed her mouth, her eyes bulging in disbelief, so all this time Narsih was alive? And the one who died was Miss Mursa? That means all this time Nukas was with his own biological mother?

“That's it in that tree,” said Ni Lewun pointing to a tall towering balranger tree, without much Sada said carrying out Ni Lewun's orders. He tied Narsih with the rope firmly, woman

it was not rebellious, just looking blankly while holding a bushel.

“We must immediately catch other candidates for tumbal.”

“Ready, Ni!” Sada exclaimed, he followed the steps of the woman excitedly, when they were already far enough away, Kina and Eda breathed a sigh of relief.

They came out from under the house carefully, looking up at the house, it turned out they were at Ni Lewun's house, he then glanced at Narsih who was staring at him glaring, the woman chuckled.

“My son .. my son .. Nursih is very cruel …. No. Ni Lewun is cruel …. Beat …. My son was beaten .. “ Narsih cried a mouthful, thrashed with his body firmly bound, his tears streaming down, his hair disheveled as his head was blown against the wall. “Free of defects, he remains a victim .. Stupid nursih ... poor child ... die ...”

Eda pulled Kina's hand, they couldn't linger here listening to the chatter of the person who had already lost her sanity, Kina gulped her saliva, her legs felt heavy to step following Eda.

“Nukas ... stupid child .. already know ... why ... no ... run?” Narsih raved again, Kina turned her head with a frown.

Free crippled? Does that mean Nukas is pretending to be mute?

Kina shook her head, then she stopped suddenly. “Nukas pretended to be mute, his body full of scars ...”

Eda came back after Kinas, he heard Kina muttering about Nukas. “What's up?”

“What do you mean?”

“Nursih, I mean ... Ms. Mursa had been beating him and telling him to act like a mute so that Nukas would not become a victim. He's trying to protect Nukas.”

Eda looked at Kina with a slice, he suddenly recalled his father, does the man also know something?

“But he remains a victim,” said Eda lirih, he took a deep breath. “We don't have much time.”

Kina as if awakened from her daydream, immediately nodded, they again ran silently, through the small road behind the house, Eda suddenly stopped. Kina would open her mouth when she saw a cloaked figure

shabby confronted them, he and Eda put on a standby stance.

The cloaked figure raised his right hand in front of his chest, in a slow motion he lifted the hood of his robe.

“Arna?” Kina said in astonishment, she remembered this classmate of hers, the one who first looked for trouble with her, from that day on Kina had never spoken to her again.

“What do you want?” Eda asked in full search, he stood in front of Kina, trying to protect his friend, he did not know which side Arna would be on, they were both candidates for the collision that Ni needed

Lewun, but given Arna's poor temperament, and his blood ties to Ni Lewun he may be on Ni Lewun's side.

“Calm down,” said Arna quietly, her voice hoarse like not drinking for days, her face haggard and her hair limp. “I want to take you guys away from here.”

Kina and Eda fell silent, Arna showed a serious face, yet they found it hard to trust anyone at this moment.

“I know you won't believe me,” continued Arna again, he let out a long sigh and glanced at the tightly shut houses. “They are currently hunting us. I hope you're safe tomorrow

is the last ritual.”

“Besok?”

“Yes. The remaining ground will be finished off soon today, beware.” Arna pulled her hood, she stepped past Kina and Eda, but before that she turned her head back and looked at Kina fixedly. “I'm sorry,

for my rude remarks first.”

Kina was silent, she did not know what to answer to Arna, too much information she got today, all she thought was to meet her mother had just fled this village with Eda.

“Come!” Eda pulled Kina's hand after feeling that Arna's talk was over, but Kina was unmoved from her place. Eda looked at me with a questioning look.

“I hope we meet again,” said Kina while gulping, she never felt saying goodbye as horrible as this, at this time their lives between life or death.

Arna nodded stiffly, smiling slightly, she approached towards Kina and put something in Kina's hands.

“Gift from me,” said, Kina looked down and saw a kitchen knife glistening in the sun, she looked up in astonishment.

“One more, be careful ... with .. Dayuti.”