The Chronicle Of Jawata (Compilation Trial Edition)
26. Ballad Student Naughty
The twilight has not changed.
As usual, it was dark and gloomy along the path to the women's bathing area of Tanapura Palace. The area is wide and naturally formed from the stream, surrounded by dozens of feet of stone walls.
Four angles flowing water source. Then in the middle of the room, lined dozens ranging from large rooms to medium-sized wrapped curtains on the walls made of bamboo. The splashing sound of dozens of water showers through artificial channels leads to the outside of the bathing area. Cool and clear water is very tempting anyone wants to take a shower. Not to mention the surrounding scenery designed to resemble a garden.
Under the dim light of the torches dragging on the edge of the passage towards the bathing area, it faintly seemed that three middle shadows were settling towards the entrance of the area. The dark atmosphere almost hid the whereabouts of their figure. Because also the guard around the area is not tight enough as in other official places.
Three figures in the darkness approached the doorway. Their whispers were full of caution and alertness.
”I go in, you guys keep watch at the door!” someone told two of his colleagues.
”Typically, these moments he was taking a shower ..” he whispered again to another.
”Yes, I've seen her shower in the evening like this. Maybe he was embarrassed because his body must be full of ape fur!”
”Sst .... Don't be noisy!” one of them stopped the move.
”What if it fails?” someone hesitated.
”Quiet, not Seruni if it doesn't work!” from under the torchlight, an enthusiastic face.
”Seruni. Nephew of the Chairman of Geneva, will not easily give up after being humiliated!” said Seruni with a clack.
”So, what will we do?” said a friend. Seruni showed me something in the basket.
”What is it?” ask two of his friends. The seruni showed something from within.
”Daun-leaf itching? For what?” someone from his friend looked astonished, seeing that many leaves were brought by Seruni. They don't know what he's planning yet.
”You're right! I'm going to scatter these leaves while he's going to take a shower. After that, what we will see is a fun thing! Then the next day, he will never want to go to school and for weeks locked himself in a room,” not yet Seruni laughs greeted another laugh.
”Sst ...," she instantly shuts her own mouth and reminds others.
”What if it gets caught?” worried friend.
”I am not afraid, as long as Seruni is a Geneva family. Then I'm not afraid to lose," boasting his surname, Seruni is very confident.
”What about Princess Alingga? Nor is there any fear of him?” another considered the word Seruni.
”Alingga! She was lucky to be born a princess, but still I was the smartest and most popular in the Beginner's Physician Level class. Everyone should admit it!” Seruni grumbled at his two friends. His anger due to the treatment of Princess Alingga this afternoon in the classroom is still clearly imagined, very difficult to forget to be vengeful.
”Look at it later, princess Alingga will also admit it!” continue Seruni and begin to step foot into the bathing area.
Kriyai ....
Slowly the sound of the bamboo door was pushed by three young girls. Incidentally the main door entering the bath area was never locked, was not installed bar. The more they go inside, the louder the sound of water splashing down the entire area fenced in rock rock walls.
”That must be him! You guys just wait here!” misik Seruni answered the nod of his two friends and he continued to step into a series of rooms.
”Can!” pekik Seruni was stuck in the throat after crossing dozens of bamboo chambers. His pair of eyes in the darkness quite quickly caught a translucent shadow from inside a room at the end of the row and closest to the waterfall jutting into the bathing area.
Not many more words, Seruni approached the intended room. Step by step, finally arrived near the bamboo wall of the room. When he had time to lurk inside, it seemed to him that only one's back was half soaking while wiping his neck and body with foam water that began to fade in a puddle of water. And completely unaware of the presence of someone else who is not well intentioned.
Seruni further pushed the door of the unlocked room in order to be able to more clearly see the figure in the room. Then a scene appeared to him, instantly making his pair of eyes wide open.
He gasped while holding back his screams, because what he was seeing was almost unbelievable. He was too surprised to the point that he slipped. Reflex! A bag of baskets containing itchy leaves, the plan will be sprinkled through a bamboo reed shower that leads into the room, thrown up, then fell right into his face in an upside down and open.
”Argh!”
An irresistible sound again appeared as countless leaves scattered onto Seruni's face. Next, the voices of people fell.
Of course the sound caught someone's attention from inside the bathroom. Feeling that someone was lurking, the figure quickly changed clothes.
”Who is it?” then he rushed out. Before that person had time to come to the origin of the sound, Seruni quickly ran away.
”It turns out she Lanting!” pekik Seruni crossed the two friends who were guarding around the door. Seeing the action of the thousand steps of Seruni, of course they did not remain silent. The three ran off to the exit.
Yet another person happened to have just come from the entrance, catching a glimpse of the direction the three figures were running in.
The leaves were scattered from one third of the way along the bath until they reached the rear doorway. Someone from inside the room rushed out and followed the trail of the leaves. Lastly, he stood before the female disciple who appeared and seemed to be intending to take a bath.
”Shaninka?” somewhat astonished, the person saw Shaninka's arrival from the direction of the entrance.
”Lanting?” the expression was not so different from Shaninka's countenance when she saw someone she already knew was also in the same place at such twilight moments.
Though usually, no one this late comes to that place. Even more astonishing was Lanting's panicked face with breathless breath and slightly ambiguous clothes like a rush while wearing it.
”So, you were the one who asked me earlier?” suddenly Seruni said something that Shaninka did not understand at all.
”I peeked at you? Just be right!” It sounded strange at first, but Shaninka giggled. Though Lanting was very serious and worried. It is strange, for what purpose the disciple of the healer house loved her to take a bath.
”If not you, then who?” ask Lanting.
Lanting was astonished to see the 10-year-old girl uncoil the outer layer of her clothes. Then all that is left is a cloth wrapped up the chest to the bottom of the legs.
”You took a bath together?” shaninka asked without further ado. Lanting was silent, continuing to see the young girl submerge herself in the pool water that looked clear to the bottom and only as deep as the stomach.
”Why?” shaninka asked, Lanting was stunned for a long time.
”No. I've taken a shower..” replied Lanting looks wrong, ”.... I just go out,” he said, turn around.
”Any. There were three disciples I saw running around, "Shaninka just spoke, making Lanting turn and almost go out the door.
"Three students?! Did you see clearly, who are they? Where did they go?” a series of questions Lanting mixed with anxiety and fear.
Since then Shaninka was surprised to see there was panic on Lanting's face but for no apparent reason. The sentence he had just said was not something serious, but the senior was very curious.
"In the direction of the back door, what is it?” ask Shaninka back. Without answering, especially if you are sorry, Lanting rushed in the direction she pointed.
Astonished, but not much concerned, Shaninka only saw the figure of the senior disciple running into the darkness there.
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A short time later, at the Geneva family's halfway house, Graha Pualam Biru, the name of his residence. There was a serious conversation between the families that were gathering.
Chairman of Geneva, leader of a civil union that heads four important divisions in Tanapura. He was present at the sudden meeting. It is certain that his existence which does not have an arbitrary rank is very influential.
”You're not playing around with a rabbit, my niece Seruni?” still not sure he after almost an hour talking about the strange thing from the testimony of the 10-year-old girl in the arms of her mother.
”True,” answered by nodding to the various times. Almost half of his body was full of reddish bumps ranging from neck to wrist, intermittently groaning and crying because of the overwhelming itching he felt.
While not far from the half of the extended family that swarmed the Serunis, it appeared Razel, the male cousin, was sitting on his feet to the table. Even though he had followed the conversation from the start, he was still silent.
”Seruni is still 13 years old, there's no way he's lying. Everything he said must be true!” mother said defending, ”The children have harmed her, it is inexcusable!” he continued and others confirmed the same.
”There should be a calculation for their treatment!” this time the men spoke.
”How is it possible? the bathing area is not an area that should be my refuge. What would people say if I had to intervene just because of a shower problem!” his reply expressed his objection.
”See Seruni! It was because of them! It took a whole month to heal and recover from hives due to the itchy leaves!” His mother reiterated repeatedly and because the Chairman of Geneva still gave the same answer, he finally determined to take action himself, ”If you can not handle this problem, then I myself will face the Chief Physician!”
All glared at the same time, especially Seruni. Suddenly she screamed in her tears.
"Don't!”
”Why, Seruni?” ask the others.
”I'm afraid ...,” stub Seruni as an answer.
”Why be afraid, Seruni? It must have been you!” suddenly Razel who had been silent since, spoke up.
”What do you mean?” Seruni was astonished at Razel's cousin.
”He must have made a plan and failed, Dad! Do not believe him just like that let alone do something that endangers the position of father just because of the ridiculous act of Seruni!”
”Shut up!” Seruni is angry to see Razel who rarely agrees with him.
”Shut up, you guys!” The Geneva chief broke up before the fighting took place.
”Look, I'll talk about this matter first to the Chief Physician. But that does not mean a complaint. After clearly Lanting who did all this, then I will take action to punish him,” finally the Chairman of Geneva took a decision.
”More than that, Uncle ...,” Seruni stands. All leads to Seruni.
”What do you mean?” said Geneva Chairman, ”At the very least, he deserves to be punished for cleaning 100 public toilets!”
”More than that!” seruni said louder.
Geneva Chief raised an eyebrow, ”Do not expect expulsion punishment for the beloved disciple of the Physician School Head!”
”More than that!” seruni Teeth chattered in anger. Everyone looked towards Seruni astonished.
”What's wrong with Lanting?” asked the Geneva Chief did not understand seeing Seruni's face to say something.
"Lanting is not a woman,” said Seruni greeted by shocked facial expressions of all the families gathered.
”He is a male disguised Medicine student,” continued Seruni.
"What?!"
All dumbfounded.
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