
Sarah who was beside her grandfather turned her head immediately, astonished.
“What did Grandpa say just now, Cake?” ask Sarah.
Mbah Suko glanced at it for a moment. He just woke up.
“No! Nothing ... “ replied Mbah Suko, “Grandfather only prayed.”
Silence soon approached them among the sobs of the crowd around Rezky's body reciting the sacred verses of God.
By late afternoon, Rezky's body was immediately buried. Ardy couldn't hold back his tears as Rezky's body began to be put into a burrow. The echoes of the word of God also accompany the procession.
Sarah holds Ardy's shoulder. As if to reveal that he feels the same way.
Little by little, the burrows were drowned with the ground. Covering up Rezky's entire body lying in a narrow hole. Until then the ground was scattered with flowers that were seeded by pilgrims present.
“Let us pray that his spirit will be received and have a worthy place at His side. Aamiin .. “ a prayer leader closes a series of funeral processions.
One by one the residents who took part left the cemetery area. Ardy and his family and Sarah and Mbah Suko are still beside the tomb.
“Already, Dy! Relieve your sister's departure, huh?” sarah said comfortingly.
“He's a kid, Sar! Why am I not the one God calls first?” ardy cried while crying.
“Don't talk like that, Dy! It's God's will to call your sister first. We better let go and pray just .. “ said Sarah back.
Ardy.
After saying the prayer, Ardy intended to leave the burial area. But his steps came to a halt when the tail of his eyes caught on like a human standing under a tree. Not far from where they were at the time.
Ardy's eyes grew so familiar with the figure ....
“Control ... “ Sarah pulls Ardy's hand.
Ardy kept staring at the figure he saw earlier. Mbah Suko turned his head in the direction the young man was heading. The old man saw it clearly.
Mbah Suko smiled as if giving a warm greeting to the figure who was under the tree.
“What's up, Dy?” ask Sarah for wonder.
Nola, who was next to Ardy, held her brother's arm. This girl is scared.
Ardy intended to show where the figure was under the tree with his index finger, but the hunt was held Mbah Suko.
Ardy looked astonished at this old man. When the young man's mouth was about to speak, Mbah Suko immediately crossed his index finger in front of his lips. Ardy broke his intention.
Now it is precisely Ardy who feels surprised by the attitude of his grandfather Sarah.
“What's up, anyway?” ask Sarah back.
Mbok Inah noticed the behavior of his employer's child on this one, without being able to understand what was really going on.
“Nnggg ... ti .. tit ... daaak ... nothing!” answer Ardy was broken.
Then together they immediately left the deserted burial area. In addition to human figures buried in the bowels of the earth.
After their death, Rezky's burial ground seemed to twitch. Like someone was trying to break it from the inside. The movement is getting stronger for longer.
Before long, a human arm appeared from the ground. Clawed move trying to get out of the heap of the tomb soil ....
“Rezky ... “
Ardy looked around the corner of his room. At first glance, there was a shadow of a human body that flashed and caught the corner of his eye.
There was no one there but himself.
“Yes, Lord!” ardy's murmured closed his eyes.
He was still reminded of the figure of his sister who had died in a state of concern.
“Kak .. “ vaguely sounds like someone called him.
“Dik .. “ back Ardy sweeping his gaze.
Silence is nothing.
I don't know, Ardy felt that his sister was alive but in another dimension he couldn't see.
While Lady Amanda is still lying weakly in the hospital. She was in deep shock upon hearing the news of Rezky's death, crying incessantly.
Ardy tried to calm his mother down.
But for Mr. Karyadi, the man seemed steadfast in the face of the incident that had just happened to his family. There was no expression on his face. Chilly.
“Already, Ma! Relief of Rezky's departure. It's God's will. We can't possibly reject it,” said Ardy calming.
Madame Amanda's eyes suddenly grew. He glared at the firstborn. Mbok Inah who came to visit until back, because he was afraid of the look of his female employer's eyes.
“What do you know about God? God it's not fair, you know?!” snapped Madame Amanda.
Ardy's surprised.
His whole life, only this time his mother snapped in such a way.
“Quiet, Ma! Relax ... “ said Ardy back, terrified.
“Shut up! You child don't know yourself!” once again, Mrs Amanda's voice boomed in the treatment room.
Ardy backed away from his mother. Nola takes refuge behind Ardy, seeing the anger of Lady Amanda.
Doctor Santoso, who happened to be at the scene, immediately injected a sedative into Mrs Amanda. A moment later, the middle-aged woman fell asleep.
Mr. Karyadi turned to Nola and Ardy with compassion.
“I'm sorry this papa of yours, yes, Eky! It's all Papa's fault. Forgive ... “ said Mr. Karyadi in heart.
The eyes of this man are closed to hold the pain felt in the heart, “The law has come to fetch!”
Ardy's bowing his head. Everything has changed. Since Rezky's death. The warmth of the family that had been felt together for many years, began to waver. Replacing with disasters that come and go.
Madame Amanda's attitude towards Ardy changed completely. He used to be so tenderly affectionate, now turned violent and full of extreme hatred.
Lady Amanda alleges that Rezky's cause of death was due to Ardy's negligence in guarding her sister.
The young man could only endure the pain in the heart. Now, it's like he's like a stepson who is always looked at one eye. Or is that really so?
I don't know! Event after incident that hurt Ardy, always received every day from his mother. Surprisingly, Mr. Karyadi never defended or protected at all from his wife's rampage. The man kept quiet more and let his wife do so.
The days that are usually passed with beauty and harmony, always never separated from the insults and dirty words of Mrs Amanda.
The painful events and treatment of my mother never stopped. Until the time did not seem to run a few years since the death of Rezky.
Family harmony has changed like hell. Lady Amanda has turned into a human figure full of anger. Not once or twice his hands come to talk when the emotions can not be dammed again.
Mr. Karyadi is not at home more often. He is busy with work affairs with company assets that are increasingly abundant. His efforts are advancing.
Ardy spends a lot of time at home with Mbok Inah. The old maid felt sorry to see the pain that her young master had suffered. Nola has changed a lot. She became a wild girl who spent a lot of time outside. Drugs and various liquor became his daily friend. A very drastic change.
Not infrequently Nola came home drunk with his friends.
One morning, Ardy prepares to leave for college. Breakfast is available on the table. She has not seen Nola and the rest of the family.
“Breakfast, Den?” ask Mbok Inah to Ardy who is neat.
“Iya, Mbok,” replied Ardy briefly.
Mbok Inah felt sorry to see the condition of the young man who looked thinner.
“Where is it, Mbok?”
“Maybe you're getting ready in her room, Den.”
Ardy took a breath.
Nola came in the dining room. The girl looked around for a while, the morning menu that was already available with a cynical eye highlight.
“Huh! How, anyway, are you, Mbok? Every day the food is like this? Bored!” said Nola while grumbling.
Mbok Inah was silent.
“Every day is also like this, Non,” replied Mbok Inah afraid of being scolded by Nola like the other day.
Nola bulging.
“You can cook no, anyway? You old maid is useless! It's free for you here if you don't work!” snapped Nola rough.
“Do not talk like that to parents, Nola!” Ardy tried to mediate.
“Who told you to say, huh?!” Nola turned angry at Ardy, “Gua again talking to the old man, you know?! Elo don't interfere, deh!”
The girl pointed her face towards Ardy's.
“Dragon your attitude, Nola. It is not appropriate for you to talk like that to your brother,” Ardy trying to hold back emotions.
Nola laughed out loud.
“Kakak? Ha ... ha .. ha ... who knows the cave brother? The elo? Ha ... ha .. ha .. funny you!”
“Quite, Nola! I've been trying to be patient all this time with your increasingly insolent attitude!”
“Halah ... ! Don't be a pretentious, deh, you! That's the cave business!”
“Enough!” snapped Ardy rough.
“Already, Den. Don't be watched,” Mbok Inah is getting scared.
Nola turned towards Mbok Inah. While Ardy's hand to the point of shaking held back anger.
“Why you? Want to save her, huh?!” point Nola on Mbok Inah back, “do not-don't be right, yes, if you're an illegitimate child picked up from this jacka's advocate!”
Ardy was no longer able to hold back the anger that was dammed earlier. At that instant, the youngster's hand floated violently on Nola's cheek.
THE PLAQUE!
Nola slammed backwards. His white cheeks instantly blushed red forming a palm.
“You've gone too far, Nola!” ardy shouted out loud.
Nola held onto her sore cheek from Ardy's slap.
It just so happened that Mrs Amanda was heading to the dining room and saw the incident.
“What is this? You dare slap my son!” exclaims Mrs Amanda while approaching Nola who grimaces in pain, “you're okay, right, dear?
Nola grimaced rubbing her cheeks.
Lady Amanda immediately turned to look at Ardy and Mbok Inah.
“Bad you!” snapped Madame Amanda while approaching Ardy.
Lady Amanda slid her palm against Ardy's face hard. Over and over again.
THE PLAQUE!
THE PLAQUE!
THE PLAQUE!
The boy remained silent from where he stood. No expression of pain at all. Slap by slap she enjoyed with all her heart. Until finally the middle-aged woman was exhausted
by oneself.
Mbok Inah to tears saw the pain experienced by his young master.
“If Mama is not satisfied, please do as you wish Mama,” said Ardy challenging.
Lady Amanda widened her eyes at Ardy's words just now.
“Bigger you! This is if you still want it ... “ Lady Amanda threw the plates on the table.
Again the young man did not budge or try to avoid.
The plates drifted and hit Ardy's face and body. Blood flowed from his wounded body.
**CONNECTED **