THE BRONDONG SECRET
8. THE BRONDONG SECRET
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As usual, this morning
Lovely on duty to cook with Lena. The division of duties during this KKN, they are in charge of cooking
alternately, two people two people. Today they both plan on cooking tofu
tempe bacem, green sambal salted fish, mustard stir fry, and crackers. As long as you are in
this KKN place they are indeed processing cuisine from existing raw materials. So then
menu served around tofu, tempeh, eggs, salted fish, crackers, and
local vegetables. Nothing, sometimes they learn to live by accepting circumstances.
Consume food
local is healthy too. It is healthy in the bag too. Especially if you can handle that food
well done. The nutritional value contained in food is not reduced.
Less than an hour, though,
the food prepared by the two had been cooked. The food later
put into serving plates and bowls and put in a cupboard.
Later in the day they usually have lunch together before 12.
“Aduh...” Suddenly
just Lovely dropped the empty plate from her hand. The sound of the plates clashing
with the ceramic floor, it made Lena shocked. The plate broke apart nearby
beautiful Legs.
“In, you're okay
right?” Lena immediately approached Indah and helped her clean up the broken dishes.
“No papa Len. Only
all of a sudden, my grip came off.” Beautiful squatting clean up the shards
platter. “I feel deg-degan, Len. My heart is pounding.” Beautifully rubbed
her chest.
Lena staring Beautiful, “You're sick In?”
“Not also. I
just healthy. Only my heart suddenly thumped fast.”
“Maybe you are tired.
Or sleep deprivation last night. Yes already, then just rest in the room.” Lena
soothing Beautiful. He rubbed his friend's arm with worry.
Not for long
then the phone that was in the pocket of the Beautiful pants vibrated. He's reaching
pocket his pants and look at the screen of his phone. For a moment he was stunned to see the name
Aunt Helena's on there. Tumben, auntie called, don't-don't be around
connect with Kenan. It was beautiful to Kenan's mind.
“Hallo aunt.”
....
“Good tan.”
....
“Go home? Mean aunt?”
....
Beautiful no longer
stand up straight. His body sucks up on the kitchen wall and then slumps.
He fainted. Fortunately there was Lena next to him who was swiftly catching her body.
***
“Huhuhuhu...” Exquisitely
still sobbing in Helena's arms. His body seemed to be powerless. He is incapable
hold her sitting up straight. His bones seemed unable to be enforced.
Four hours ago
It was beautiful to arrive at this hospital. He did not get to meet his father.
His father died first. The hospital said that
his father died at the scene of the accident, when the truck was carrying
the rolled piece of wood crashed into the car his father was driving. Temporal
his mother, he still had time to talk to his mother before finally mother
take the last breath.
“Dad, Mother... hiks...
hiks...” Isak Indah's.
“Sayang. Patience nak.”
Helena hugged Indah and rubbed her back gently. He felt
beautiful Sadness.
“Dad and Mother
leave me alone, aunt.” Her tears rolled back down her cheeks.
“Nak, Beautiful now
got mami Helena. We're family, baby. There's mami, papi, Adelia, Kenan, and
Jennys. We're all your family now. We're all dealing with this together
dear.” Helena again tightened her embrace, giving strength to
the little girl in front of him.
***
Beautiful POV :
Today is the moment
the saddest thing in my life. My mother and father left me
alone in this world. No brother because I was an only child.
afraid face. All this time I have been very dependent on Father and Mother.
They pamper me and always try to make me happy. I can't
imagining facing my days without Father and Mother. What if you
facing problems? What if I face difficulties? To whom I
will I ask for help later?
Be happy? I haven't
it gives them a sense of happiness. God gave me no chance.
Even my school is not finished. Dad, Mommy, why don't you wait for me
any minute?
The opportunity? Actually
lots of opportunities to make them happy. But I was not aware of
that opportunity. Just doing the little things that make them
blissfully. Now, there's no chance of that at all.
Regretting. That's what that's
it's on my mind now.
Turns out this is what it feels like
a very sad loss.
Mother could speak
a little bit to me and Aunt Helena before letting go of her last breath. It
leave me to Aunt Helena. And what I remember most is
his request to make me Helena's aunt's daughter-in-law, is to be
wife of Kenan. I'm no longer surprised, because Mommy once talked about it
this to me.
Aunt Helena is still
hugging me who was crying. He was trying to comfort me. And aunt too
accept me as his son. Of course as his son-in-law's candidate. My mind
still confused. I can't think of anything. And suddenly everything becomes
darkened.
“Indah... Is beautiful...
Beautiful..” I hear voices calling me. But I just want to sleep.
I want to be embraced by a dream that can make me happy. Then everything became
dark and cold.
***
Kenan POV :
I see the body
her smallness slumped, becoming powerless in front of mami. Lovely fainting again.
I don't know how many times Lovely fainted from experiencing the most
sad in his life. All day I saw him cry
and fainted.
I'm not close to
Beautiful, just to know. But today I felt pain in my chest looking at it
crying in mom's arms. I feel like I want to replace mommy, hug her and
giving strength. I wanted to grab it and say everything would
doin' fine.
Suddenly this strange thing
it's spinning inside my head. Why would I want to protect her? I
mami's sense of speech the other day about the matchmaking plan had begun
influenced my thinking, making me see Beautiful as another figure. Figures
the woman I want to protect.
God, give me
a chance to take care of it.
***
Beautiful week
permission not to follow the activities of KKN. he is still in his hometown.
After sending a prayer on the seventh day he had only planned to return to
Kkn location. KKN's friends had to visit his home, as well as his three friends
they are Tengklik, Upil, and Arif. Surprisingly, Ben is not
showing off his nose. But never mind the presence of his friends
give strength and comfort to the beautiful.
It is beautiful alone now
in house. He still enjoys the aroma of his house fixed because tomorrow he
I have to leave this house. Tomorrow he must return to the KKN location. Although Helena
insist that Indah stay in her house, but Indah still wants to remember
memories with his father at his residence.
Beautiful still can't
taking care of his parents' clothes. Let him keep everything as
reminiscences. Because that's all that's left. Even the clothes are still there
the scent of the bodies of his parents, according to Indah. One day, if he has
ready, he will surely clean it all up.
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Ma'am Indah again sad, ask for company.
