The Black Pirates

CH. 28 – Healing Akma Jaya

At night filled with dense fog and a full moon shining brightly. Their ship continued to advance towards the continent of the Prosperous Trench. Thankfully back then, their voyage was completely unknown to the other pirates.

“Tabra, our journey will take approximately nine days. Don't you want to rest?” ask the doctor to look at Tabra.

Tabra sighed. “Somehow I felt I couldn't rest, what happened, was so scary. I have not been able to forget it,” replied Tabra with a sad face—not excited.

The physician nodded. “Alright, wait. I'll cook soup for you two to eat.” He was trying to understand the feelings of two children who were looking down not excited. Hoping with the soup would dilute their feelings of sadness.

He was a physician who was good at cooking. Frequent going while checking the patient. He learned to cook, one of the things he mastered was cooking soup.

Tabra looks confused. Aisha beside him was just silent, how could a healer have any ingredients for cooking. Meanwhile, they travel in a state of not bringing food.

Physician laughing. “You see the contents of my bag?” He took the bag, opened it and showed it. Tabra stared happily, inside there was a lot of material.

Not just medicinal plants, but a variety of raw foods. The big bag was on the ship from the beginning, it turned out that the healer from the beginning arrived in Muara Ujung Alsa village had left his provisions in a large ship bearing a skull with a red flag that was carrying them sailing. The ship belongs to Captain Lasha.

Inside the bag was a special bag of raw food wrapped neatly. Full soup ingredients.

“Great. This foodstuff is enough for a month.” Tabra was grinning wide.

The doctor laughed again. “You overdo it, not enough of it, need more material for a month.”

Tabra mangut-mangut, not just smiling. He also looked happy staring not looking sad anymore. The doctor left them both. He cooked the soup to reconcile the atmosphere.

The large ship bearing a skull with a red flag was equipped with a kitchen, as well as complete cooking utensils. Raw food ingredients are also complete, the healer cooks fish soup with a mixture of vegetables.

A few hours later, the soup was finished cooking. Still steaming its delicious aroma, poured into a bowl.

“Tabraa ... Aishaaa.” The physician called out. The bowl is neatly arranged on the table. He waited for their arrival, busy arranging the food.

The two of them also walked up to the healer who was arranging and around the table was arranged food. How surprised and happy they saw the fish soup with a delicious aroma.

“Ayoo .. we make!” Physician exclaims. With a big smile, he looked at the two of them. He finished preparing the food.

Aisha and Tabra looked at each other. Slowly sit at the table. Then slowly take a spoon, slowly eat the soup, one breathes with a relaxing blow.

After eating it, Aisha seemed to smile, while Tabra praised the greatness of the healer in cooking, not expecting a healer who was being stared at turned out to be able to cook.

“You are great, this soup is delicious. If you make a place to sell, surely this soup will sell at any price.” He continued laughing, patting the healer's shoulder many times.

The doctor smiled hearing that. “Ah, you're always overreacting. Then, you should eat this soup until the entire contents of the container are exhausted,” said the healer pointed towards the soup with a large container—place of cooking.

“Which is possible, my stomach will not fit!” Tabra exclaimed with a flat face.

Physician laughing. “I'm just kidding.” Laughter from her made Tabra laugh, Aisha seemed to only listen to the conversation of the two of them, not hirau.

The three of them finished the soup, now their faces were smiling. Togetherness makes Tabra forget for a moment the previous event. He can rest, then sleep well, and so can Aisha. At night that day, they sleep and are comfortable no longer restless.

***

Five days passed, five days passed and the day changed. Their voyage had already left the Maura Hiba continent, now they entered the ocean of Albamia.

On their present voyage. In the cabin of the ship. Tabra sat down beside Akma Jaya with the intention of accompanying her best friend. At that time, Akma Jaya suddenly moved her forehead, opened her eyes, then woke up from where she was lying.

The situation has signaled the total cure of the poison that resides in his body, while Tabra is on the side of Akma Jaya. He was clearly looking at her. Then screams happily. “Akmaaa .. You are already aware!” Tabra uttered a reflex with a wide smiling face, then hugged tightly while patting Akma Jaya on the back.

A happy shout from him was heard to the exit of the cabin. Aisha and the healer who were outside the room rushed into the cabin.

In the deck of Akma Jaya patted her friend's back slowly. “Tabra, are you okay?” asked Akma Jaya with a sad face.

Tabra gawked, letting go of the cribs, staring confusedly. “Why are you asking that?” He asked back with a face that was not pleasant to mention.

Aisha and the doctor arrived at the cabin. They looked at Akma Jaya who was waking up from lying down, staring with a smile.

Meanwhile, Tabra was astonished. Akma Jaya hasn't explained anything yet. A child of Captain Lasha looked at the smiling healer. “Tabib, I want to thank you for being able to treat the poison that resides in my body.”

The healer patted Akma Jaya on the shoulder. “It's been my duty.” He continued to shake hands, making peace.

Just now what Akma Jaya and the healer said made Tabra even more astonished. As well as Aisha, they both do not understand Akma Jaya as if they know the previous events. In fact, at that time he was lying weak, was in the subconscious, it was impossible to hear or see the incident.

“Not just a task. You have cured the poison in my body, even saved us all.”

“Iya, thank God .. you've recovered, also we can all survive and escape from Captain Kaiza.” The words of the healer this time increasingly make Tabra pelongo-pelongo. Oh, my God, what exactly is going on?

“What is this? Akma ...didn't you have been lying, blindfolded, unable to speak, moving and so on. Why do you now seem to know all the events that have happened?” tabra asked straight to the point, not long-winded. He asked with a serious look.

Akma Jaya looked nodded. Laughing, looking seriously. “Yes, I know all things, although I cannot see, but my ears can still hear it, the poison only paralyzes the whole member, sight and speech, while my hearing can still hear.”

“Did the physician not explain this to you?” Akma Jaya continued asking looking seriously.

Tabra heard it, then quickly looked towards the healer who was stroking the beard, playing as if trying to remember the incident. Tabra asked her absurd question.

Tabra understood that, and she remembered it. When the audience, witnessed by many residents, also pirates. The healer said that Akma Jaya was still alive, even able to hear their words. When he remembered it, he smiled and did not want to talk about it.

Now, Tabra has one thing that feels heavier. In the mind of his mind it was a sense of unease and guilt for the events that had happened, events that he could not prevent.

“Akma .. I deeply apologize to you. I can't protect your mother, I came late,” Tabra said with a lowered face. The physician and Aisha silently looked.

Akma Jaya held Tabra's hand and her face looked smiling. “Do not blame yourself, I am the guilty one. If only, I had not been lying weak, I would have been able to protect my mother, but at that moment, I could not move and could not do anything about it. It's not your fault, it's my fault. At the time of the incident, I did not know that my mother was hit by a slash, but when I heard your cries, I knew it. Back then, when you said an apology to me, I forgave him.”

Through the words of Akma Jaya that was heard softly, Tabra shed tears. She slowly hugged him, then hugged him tightly. “This is the new Akma attitude I know.” Tabra happily joined her wide smiling mouth.

“Tabra, you hugged me too tightly. I can't breathe.” Akma Jaya struggling— trying to escape, the same when Tabra was hugged by Captain Gaiha.

Tabra laughed, taking off the hug. “It's nothing, Akma. Do you remember what happened when we were in the forest, when we were looking for wood to make a cage, when I fainted, then you hugged me, now I'm the same as you.” Tabra reminds of past events.

Akma Jaya recalled that the two friends were laughing and embracing each other. “Tabra, have you eaten?” tanya Akma Jaya broke the laughter between them.

“Hey, I should have asked that, Akma? You've been lying down for almost a year. You know, it makes me feel worried about the circulation of time that I think is so long. No moon and no stars in the darkness of the night seemed silent, the day of the sun I stared wistfully.” Tabra pitched for a moment.

Physician laughing. “Araiya. You say it like the dawn in winter.”

Tabra gawking— don't understand. Aisha chuckles. The doctor did not continue his speech, instead permission to leave for a while, he said he wanted to continue reading.

An old healer could not abandon his routine activities. Reading the medicine book, of course, the older he said he had to remember a lot of concoctions of drugs and various other types of toxins.

Inside the cabin left the three of them chatting with each other. As if they were rising together, flowers were blooming. Previous longing for the family is treated with togetherness. There was nothing else on their side. One thing now is that they must look after each other and keep together through time until solid strength is established without faltering.

Aisha yawned for a moment. Akma Jaya suggested that he rest. Aisha nodded. Now, leaving Tabra who remained faithful to accompany.

“Akma, you need to know not only your mother, your father, not only me, but Takma is also worried about your situation. He could have been tweeting looking up at the horizon, hoping you'd get well and play with him.”

“You're kidding?” Akma Jaya laughed. The words of Tabra are like a person who transcends logic, in the view of animals unlike humans, more likely it could happen. Difficult thinking. Akma Jaya just laughed back.

“Eh, no. What I said was true, I did not lie.” Tabra waved, brushed aside with quick remarks.

“How?” ask Tabra again.

“How is it?” Akma Jaya asked back. Confused and not understanding.

“How you feel, you must miss Takma. Looks like you've forgotten it.” Tabra raised an eyebrow, crossed both hands.

Through the words of Tabra. Akma Jaya briefly defended herself, dumbfounded. “Ah. A takma?! Right, I almost forgot about him. Where is he now?” Akma Jaya asked as if confirming Tabra's words.

“Shortly, Akma. I'll take you to Takma's place, but you have to eat first, come with me.” Tabra pulls his best friend's hand. Then he called the physician who was busy reading. The smile from them clearly seemed radiant to fill the atmosphere of happiness.

Akma Jaya nodded. “Alright, Tabra. We'll both eat together. You have to agree.” He's a little pushy.

Tabra momentarily gawked. “Eh, I've eaten.”

“Eat again.” Akma Jaya.

The doctor approached them. Preparing food. At the dining table, the two of them sat waiting for the healer to finish preparing the meal.

A few minutes passed, the healer returned after finishing preparing the meal. They both ate together. At that time, Tabra greedily ate food, while the flat-faced Akma Jaya stared at the greedy attitude of her best friend.

Had he not eaten before, why now he was like a starving man. Akma Jaya muttered in her mind. Tabra glanced at the glance, clasping his hands, patting the table. “Come, we are racing!” He shouted out loud.

Akma Jaya was silent and only nodded at a glance, they were racing to devour food quickly. A few minutes, very fast. They're full of flatulence.

Tabra laughs. Akma Jaya sighed, drinking water. Tired, eating so voraciously, fast and racing who will win, but there is no golden cup. They only get the cup of pleasure. That was enough for them to fill their time.

When they end up eating. Tabra adjusts speech. He brought Akma Jaya to Takma's place of existence. That time, when he ran with the healer and Aisha. He himself held a cage. The healer carries Akma Jaya on his shoulders.

Meanwhile, Aisha brought clothes in the closet. The three of them whizzed, splitting the mist, towards the ship until the bird cage was placed in the bow. There was a wooden view near the deck of the ship.

The bird cage perched majestically staring towards the ocean. When Akma Jaya arrived at that place. He looked happy.

Not even so, he seemed to be excited many times flapping his wings, issuing a distinctive sound of his. “Aakk—maa .. jaa—yaa.”

Akma Jaya smiled hearing her pet bird say her name. He also feeds. Takma knocked on the food, chirping repeatedly.

“Wah, it seems like Takma is very happy to see you've recovered, Akma. Look, he's twittering so happy.” Tabra stared with joy.

“Iya, I am also happy to see and meet Takma back. It had been a year I lay, if only I could see my mother, but it turned out everything was so, somehow I felt sad because I could not see my mother's face ..” Akma Jaya looked down a little sad. He reflexively says it.

Tabra patted him on the shoulder. Smiling cheers. “Iya, Akma. I also feel sad. But, I realize with sadness we will not be able to repeat time. Our village was destroyed when the ship left and while at sea left the village. I clearly saw a huge fire burning. Back then, I never thought that the incident had befallen our village, the family and residents had been killed by their group.”

“Tabra, do you know how my father is doing? Is he still alive?” Akma Jaya questioned something else, regarding her father—Captain Lasha.

Tabra. “I didn't know, Akma. back then I was at your place, looking after you. The physician came to tell me that my father had been killed at the hands of Captain Kaiza. At that time, your father faced Captain Kaiza. I don't know what happened after that, either, after Captain Lasha confronted Captain Kaiza. I didn't know it. At that time, the healer only looked for a moment, behind the bush he said and rushed to your place. He took us sailing out of the village.”