The Fate of Adipura Kingdom

74. The Story of Ki Wara II

The hug from his father was so tight and strong that tears flowed down his father's cheeks. Ki Wara is still not aware of his condition now, but he does not want to take a headache.

He then asked his father, "Pa'e, why are so many people coming here?", Ki Wara asked after breaking away from his father's embrace.

Ki Wara's father was aghast at the question from his son, "You've been missing for three days!!!", his father said.

"missing? Three days?", Ki Wara was confused. His feelings say that it was only a moment that he had walked in the forest and now his father says that he has been missing for three days, "What is really going on?", his mind speaks.

"This child!!! Biyung you went on a hunger strike for losing you!!!".

The heavy voice of an old man then he heard, Ki Wara knew who the owner of the voice was none other than the uncle and the eldest brother of his mother's family.

The eyes of his uncle and everyone who was now looking at him were deeply ingrained, never before had he seen these people put on such an expression.

"It's the kang, the important thing is that he's back. We better take him away from this place and go home as soon as possible", Ki Wara's father asked his brother-in-law not to get too late in his worries.

According to him, by finding his son, the worry he felt was gone, it was better to continue the conversation in a nicer place.

All groups agreed with the statement of Ki Wara's father, feeling everything was safe finally they moved from the place to bring Ki Wara who was still young.

Ki Wara could only obey, his father's hand holding his hand so tightly as if he did not want to escape from his father's hand. Before starting to feel the distance between his entourage and the forest he had to look back.

It was then that he found that in his place stood the beautiful woman who was with him just now stood looking at him from afar. She faintly saw that the beautiful woman was waving her hands up as if saying goodbye to her.

But for a heart that has already fallen in love, the curiosity of who the beautiful girl beat her common sense. After everything was under control he planned to return to the forest to meet the beautiful girl.

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Not long after that the group finally arrived in front of the house owned by Ki Wara's father, in an instant the crowd of villagers also came to witness the miracle that had happened.

Hot talk began to fill the afternoon's silence, with the news that the child, who had been missing for three days and two nights, was finally found safely without any abrasions.

Ki Wara's mother who heard the noise outside her house finally decided to leave the house and after the tears that she had accommodated since morning finally erupted like a volcano.

He immediately ran away with tears flowing down his cheeks, "Nnaaakkkkkk, you are finally back.... Hhuu.. Huu... Where have you been, son? Biyung is scared to death after hearing from your sister", her mother continues to whine while hugging Ki Wara's body.

Residents who witnessed sobs from his mother Ki Wara stroked his chest repeatedly. They understand very well what a mother who lost her child feels.

They also heard and witnessed for themselves that a few days before Ki Wara was found his mother became lethargic and did not intend to eat to just fill the stomach.

The days that his mother went through were filled only with crying and several times fainting, she said, the residents became unbearable and decided to conduct a full search for one day and one night with the command of his uncle Ki Wara who as the village leader.

Residents search in turn, some do during the day and vice versa. Until the third day, residents felt frustrated because there was no sign of Ki Wara.

Initially that day the search will soon be stopped because there have been many stories of elders who were in the village saying that Ki Wara had become a victim of the forest guard.

It was with confidence from the words of the elder that finally uncle Ki Wara decided to stop the search and asked that his parents release his son.

But not a mother if she does not have a premonition about her biological child, that day also Ki Wara's mother rampaged so badly. He did not want the search to stop, if only it would be stopped he himself would look for it into the forest alone.

His heart could not see his younger brother continue to rebel like a madman due to the loss of his child, he then gathered the citizens who still want to accompany him to search for the whereabouts of Ki Wara missing.

Because of being compassionate with the condition of Ki Wara's mother who continued to weaken over time finally residents willingly helped the search again. That same afternoon they prepared to enter the forest again. All equipment was brought including sajam and torch as lighting when entering the dark forest.

After all the preparations had been completed, the group that went looking finally set foot into the forest where Ki Wara was lost. Despite the feeling that their efforts were in vain, they had no other choice.

Ki Wara's father did not stay silent, he entered the group to find the whereabouts of his son. Likewise with his sister, he who knew where the last time he saw his brother also participated in the search.

Forever her brother lost dozens of times he asked that his mother not be too late in grief, he tried to remind her that her mother must maintain health.

But his words were like the wind passing by his mother's ears, his words never responded by his own mother. Losing her brother figure made the atmosphere at home at that time so gloomy and quiet.

No more laughter as they eat together, tell stories together and enjoy life as usual. Everything vanished like swallowed by the earth, finally he decided to find the existence of his brother at any cost.

Either a premonition or the fate of the god finally that day his brother was found safe. From far away he faintly saw a pair of young people walking out of the forest.

His eyes opened wide when he recognized who the young people were, he then shouted to his uncle saying that his brother was right at the front door of the forest.

The atmosphere became so bright after the presence of the older brother he saw actually happened, he felt a matchless pleasure. Finally the search for her missing brother yielded a sweet result.

But not only that, he who realized the existence of his brother first accompanied by a deep curiosity. Who was the girl who was with her brother when they were about to approach where his brother was.

The thing that he witnessed was very disturbing in his heart, actually he wanted to ask his brother but the atmosphere that happened now made him have to be quiet first.

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Hello everyone, sorry to make you all wait for the next story.

This time I re-presented the new episode yes, and this story was inspired by a true story experienced by my own uncle.

Yep, my uncle had experienced the incident where he went missing for two days and one night.

According to my mother's own chronology when my mother was still dating my father. Well at that time my father was teaching my mother to ride a motorcycle, because my uncle finally asked my father to teach it as well.

But the parents of my mother did not allow it, because it was considered favoritism finally my uncle ran away from home and disappeared that day.

And according to my uncle at that time he ran to the forest behind my mother's parents' house and decided to hide behind a hoard of towering bamboo trees.

He thought that he was only hiding for a moment but he was wrong, whether there was a hunch that he could see the hordes of villagers looking for him while shouting his name.

He who was about to come out of his hiding place could not move, even to shout my uncle could not. But finally there was a fresh breeze where one of the people who was looking to feel the existence of my uncle and finally found his existence who was sitting lethargic behind the bamboo trees where he hid.

And thank God my uncle that day can be found, well this is just a story I got from my own mother.

Whether or not only those who know, given my place in Kalimantan, it is very difficult to dismiss that the incident never existed where the mystical story is still so attached to our community life.

Well maybe that's all from me, good luck waiting for the next episode. Warm regards from author 😀