The Black Pirates

CH. 144 – Mermaid

That night Tabra apologized again to Boba, who at one time all was easily forgiven Boba, without any opposition or debate.

“Not why, Tabra. You're not the one who was guilty of the previous incident, even without you apologizing for yourself I've forgiven him. For what to hold a grudge just because of such a trivial matter. It is true what Kalpra said, and some time ago I pondered and found out that the guilty one was myself and regarding the previous events, all of which I took a glimpse of events I do not need to remember.” Boba said in a sad tone. Grievous.

Overlapping the gaping wound he felt inwardly. A guilty feeling like a needle hit his head.

There were pelicans that night perched staring at them on a screen about to laugh. Ngek ngok ngok—beep the screen pole blown by the wind accompanied the silent atmosphere between them, indeed the sound was so dramatic, especially if it was raining or storm. Beuh, it could break.

Tabra felt guilty about herself. He didn't want to say anything first, just make sure. “Are you telling the truth or lying?”

Deep in Tabra's heart was feeling guilty. This is not all Boba's fault, as soon as his heart speaks of accusing himself.

Trying to smile and smile again, it was useless. Wibawa it disappeared due to the feeling of sadness because of feeling guilty about before.

“Heh, apparently you are doubting my words. You don't believe me, I really didn't lie with what I said before and if I lied with what I said for what, it's useless and it seems like it's become a bad habit of yours. You never change, you fool always provoke my anger!”

Boba was not angry. This time it only confirmed his words to be trusted by emphasizing the voice.

It was a sign that he was really serious and not even lying. He was contemplating it.

“Yeah, I didn't mean that.” Tabra drew a thread of words with a voice that sounded as calm as the waves of the night.

Alright, it was felt by him that the pleasantries of the night were enough, regarding this Tabra thrust a mysterious food container wrapped in cloth, then continued her speech. “You just enjoy this soup Aisha made. I asked him to make it special for you.”

It has soup in it. Boba can guess that it is carrot soup that after trying it once. At that time he immediately made the soup into his favorite category. At first he liked carrot soup it happened because he knew Akma Jaya liked the carrot soup. That is the reason why he likes it, especially the taste of the soup is delicious, fitting on the tongue of a Boba.

“This carrot soup.” Tabra continued his words that increasingly made Boba excited as if he wanted to prance pleasure. Boba's guess is right. That's what makes it fun.

“You will forgive even if your fault is like a mountain, even like the ocean and the sky is high. And often give me this soup. Because this is my favorite soup.” Boba explained after taking the food container wrapped in cloth.

Tabra laughs. Boba is sometimes funny his stomach has rung and ready to eat it. Tabra knew that he said there was another need. And pamit left Boba with the carrot soup. Boba was very happy about it, there was no more anger stored in his heart.

That night on the boat. Above the sky are scattered stars. The night sky was beautiful to the eyes. Akma Jaya was in the cabin with a letter in hand. Whose letter again? It was the same letter during the voyage to the Kaima region, a letter written by Captain Atlana.

This second. The feeling that vibrates at that time is quite difficult for the heart. Captain Atlana said. “If you only run and run, even thousands of centuries pass until the river Auphrates dries deflated in the earth. Rest assured, you're a loser who doesn't know what it means to fight. You're nothing more than an insane loser!”

Their group is innocent. And the other pirates were equally no harm in chasing their group to be killed. The perception on both sides of this happening is simply because of the misunderstanding that occurred.

What can you say, CAPTAIN. You are now leading the group, even though behind all this an Author is looking for the best way out of the problem.

“This letter is true. I'm like a loser who runs.” Akma Jaya pondered the letter which made her heart feel numb and tight.

Speaking of love that he said is able to eliminate the feeling of restless anxiety? UH, BUT Never joke about love. All the love in his heart was drained when that day met the mermaid who was at the end of Magenda island. The island where the mermaids come together and settle there every new year, brightening the beautiful atmosphere nan luminous. If you remember all that, Magenda island is like a paradise in the world. The beauty of nature and the beauty of the princesses who vacation there.

Cannot be imagined with the mind. It's over, the old time.

“Captain, are you busy in there? Let's just say that you're not busy because I've been wanting to talk about a plan that I've been preparing since noon, a plan that I wanted to discuss with them, but it failed. This plan is very serious and important, Captain. Considering King Hurmosa is indeed an unbelievable person, we should hasten to make plans so as not to become their laughingstock.”

Tabra said what she was going to say and stood at the door of the cabin, knocking with a sound you know, my friend.

Tok..

After also meeting Boba and already giving carrot soup to him, then talking about himself there is a need, saying goodbye to leave Boba. Oh, so apparently this is a necessity, which he meant before. Necessity wants to talk about the plan to Akma Jaya. If the captain had agreed, Tabra thought the others would have agreed to follow.

Akma Jaya opened the door. Tabra came in with her clothes. “Once you open the door, Captain. If you want to know my legs were almost shaking and I thirsty need to drink.”

Tabra begins his behavior in the presence of Akma Jaya. The captain just laughed as he poured water into the glass and gave the water to the friend who was standing there.

Tabra. “From your face it still seems to be reminded of how mermaid beauty is.”

“Hhaha.” Tabra said earlier while walking, then sat down at one of the tables.

He started a pleasantry. The Tabra custom was so long ago. He always starts the conversation with pleasantries first, never going straight to the core. And Boba was very unhappy about it, often calling Tabra long-winded.

That's how Tabra, he can mince words with anything that is sometimes painful, sometimes even annoying as after he used to sit with one of the men. About the pleasantries he got and was taught directly by Aswa Daula how about the pleasantries can make the conversation feel more relaxed, but unfortunately Tabra even misguided in understanding it. Even to the unjust thing he still said as his reason in pleasantries. A mere nonsense speech that is not important. Sometimes it's fun, sometimes it's the opposite.

“Jawab only, Captain. Is that true? Have you been exposed to longing and have fallen in love with the mermaid?”

“Hhaha.” Tabra was still laughing. “If that's true, happy struggling to meet him every new year.”

Akma Jaya also held a drink and while playing a glass and walked to and fro. He looked at Tabra and said, “You have a point. How could you possibly know what I was thinking? You've been great apparently and can read my mind.”

After that, I laughed. “The mermaid I can imagine. Decorate the view of my eyes with a blue light. The sky above him was cleanly illuminated, the atmosphere was much more beautiful than just standing in a fish port on the turtoga. Yeah, even more..beautiful than you know.”.

“You are so funny, Captain.” Hearing that word seemed a little excessive like a strawberry cake sprinkled with salt on it.

“About this I'm serious and you know I'm not kidding.” Akma Jaya said so, then even laughed.

Then said, “Laugh, Tabra. With pleasure without the burden you think or bear, do not hold back the laughter in front of me. I said it on purpose and strangely you didn't laugh. More precisely I thought you were holding back a laugh.”

Tabra laughed, then said, “That's not really funny, Captain. I'm just laughing because I heard your laughter. Maybe, that's why I've caught it.. Haha.”

Akma Jaya was drinking water, a little bit about to choke. “It's obviously a wonder.”

Tabra shrug. “Indeed it was clearly a surprise, Captain. Even your laughter makes me laugh like an infectious disease that if not funny, still makes me laugh.”

“Better so than just me laughing alone. You might think I'm crazy. Haha.”

“Hahaha... You're not funny, Captain. But when you laugh it's strange that I laugh. I've contracted.” Tabra banged around the table. Like a cake to the face. Plakk!

Wear a round oval shape like a chicken egg. Er, wrong is not what it means.

Tabra slowly stopped the laughter and thought to the next pleasantry material.

“Alright, that one didn't matter, Captain. Let's just find another topic. If not wrong once Captain Atlana talked about numbers that are difficult for me to understand. Mermaid Princess, about that mermaid she spelled it out very strangely. His words really if loaded and put into the dictionary will probably be useful with numbers that people like me can not understand. That's the code or whatever I don't know.” Tabra remembers Captain Atlana.

That day was a meeting they had never imagined and for Captain Atlana it was memorable. Hanging floated in rank one two three four and five. Tabra found out that Captain Atlana was the son of Captain Gaiha. A complicated fate line has brought them together.

“It was the ninth sword style. Turns out you still remember it too.”

“Don't say it in front of me, Captain. I remember everything without even forgetting a little. For in this life everything we have passed is the life of his name. True life however and whatever happens, it is all life and will only be an old story and history for each self no matter what the story, whatever the events. And whatever it is I accept everything and remember also reminiscing about various important events in my life.”

“Yes, that's it. Tabras. We should not forget it, enough to be a matter of reflection and lessons. That's it.”

“Not good also act wise like that. I still remember the words of Kalboza, that a wise person should be followed by real deeds, not just words. Anyone can say easily when he sees a fire with a great blaze he said extinguish it when he was in a room free from fire, he said be patient when he was in worldly pleasures, he said do not shed tears, but his days are lived with laughter and pleasure. I can't imagine, Captain. If the big fire that once happened in Muara Ujung Alsa village. At that time we are not able to extinguish it can only run, not able to be patient, we cry after possible. But, one thing about it doesn't prove anything, I know that's not what the word means. The point is if the wrong use of the word at that time could have been something very trivial to be a messy thing and not in accordance with the logic. Nor is it allowed for yourself in carrying out his speech.”

“You talk a lot and even become a wise man, Tabra. You also exemplified the wrong word.”

“Hhaha.I just want to test you, it turns out you can still think clearly. That is why the brain is needed in order to be able to think in distinguishing what is right and what is wrong.”

“You're right again about that. That's what humans have brains for.” Akma Jaya said it and knew it was just a pleasantries.

“Hahahahahaha.”

“Hahahahahahaha.”

There are still many vocabulary words in Tabra's mind that have not been issued by him, the laughter seems to be an early sign.

After easing his laughter he said something different than before.

“But this one is serious, Captain. One should say the word patience, let alone tell others to be patient. He must know what is the essence of patience and whether in his life ever be patient. If not, it means that he is just a smart ass with this life. Because he does not know the suffering and what kind of pain a person is until he experiences himself and is able to be patient or not. That's where one can understand the nature of patience for himself.” Continued that night.

An old story that Tabra told. A person's struggle with patience. And of the wise man who locks his mouth from speaking wisdom. The wise man realized that many of the beings who could speak to and fro were burning words, and perished because of the tongue with a defective speech.

“That's. Aah, yes. About the mermaid before. I talk too much to make me forget this conversation we've deviated far from the beginning.”

After that Tabra laughed, but not loudly. Either he wanted to create a calm atmosphere or just a joke.

Akma Jaya laughed too. Appreciate the person laughing beside him. “No why I can understand all this.”

“Your story made me realize a little about one thing. Of course about the mermaid that of course I have to be patient if I want to express love to her.” Akma Jaya wasn't serious, she was just joking.

“Hhaha. I'm sure you can. Just waiting for time in every new year, the mermaid is on the island of Magenda and if the soul mate is not going anywhere.”

“Yeah, you were right about that. If it's not wrong, you're here to talk to me about a plan. So, what's the plan you're going to talk about, Tabra? And about the mermaid we will discuss it at a later time. Didn't you say there's an important plan you want to talk about? Then talk about it first.” Akma Jaya continued speaking and went straight to the core.

If you continue to mince words like that when it will end, thought Akma Jaya at night will be getting late and Tabra may even get drunk in talking.

In a sense and meaning it is not aware that time is ticking, no matter if you lie down or run.

Often it happens, often not aware by him of what he said was redundant and lulled in the pleasantries that even lead to a speech that is increasingly widened to the corners of the north pole.

Freezing brains. Meanwhile, the time continues to tick from seconds to minutes to hours. That is the reason why Akma Jaya does not want to respond too much to the words of Tabra which will only waste a lot of time and the night will be getting late with the pleasantries.

“True once, Captain.” Tabra laughed again and intended to end the pleasantries. It was because she remembered Akma Jaya who fell in love with a mermaid. That was funny to him.

Regarding the Mermaid Princess they had previously talked about, how much love was already planted in the mind of the Captain and became the purpose of his life. Either love will be obtained Akma Jaya or not. It will just be a self-puzzle.