THE FORBIDDEN TREASURE

Episode 23

“Mbah is trying to cheer me up, right?” Ardy hesitated while shaking his head.

“Trust me, all of that is indeed true, Om!” sarah helped her grandfather answer.

Ardy stared at Sarah. Moreover, the call ‘Om’ called earlier, more confused him.

“Not possible, Sarah! I still can't believe.“

“What Grandpa said was true, Om. Even Grandfather had sworn by the name of God. Grandfather will never dare to lie if it concerns his belief in the Almighty.”

Ardy shook his head back. So heavy the problem that is being faced, now comes back new things from someone who claimed to be his biological father.

“Yes, God! What trial, anyway, did you give me this?” Ardy's got his head.

“This is not a trial, Om. But the grace of God that He has given to Om Ardy to reveal all the mysteries of life, which Om has felt and possessed ... “ Sarah trying to convince.

“No Sarah! Ii'm sorry. This is not about believing or not, but .. yes, my Lord, if this is true, give your guidance to me immediately, Lord!” ardy said, closing his eyes.

Mbah Suko raised his face, “I will not force you to believe all my words, Son. But, just often worrying about your safety,” Mbah Suko again sobbed, “ allow me, the person who has claimed to be your father, to keep you from the target of the perverted devil, even though my own life as a bet!”

“Kakek .. “ Ogre Sarah calls Mbah Suko.

“Let's, Cu. So many sins that I have committed that caused my son's life like this,” Mbah Suko's crying became more and more.

Ardy opened both his eyes, “Give me time to think!”

Mbah Suko nodded his head, “Well, if that's what you want right now, son. I'm just reminding you, you better stay away from the house you've been in all this time.”

“I cannot leave my own family, Mbah!”

“I know. I'm not asking you to run away from your family there, I just asked ... stay away from your family's house!”

“That means I have to leave my family, right, Mbah?”

Mbah Suko stared at both of Ardy's balls full of worry.

“No! No way! I can't do it!”

Mbah Suko's hand held Ardy's shoulder gently, “Stay with us here!”

“Yes, stay here, Om. We will always open this house door wide for you,” timpal Sarah added, “how, Bu?”

Sarah's mother, who was present there, nodded her head with her smile, “Of course, Sarah. Ardy too, right, his sister Mother.”

This time, Ardy's view turned to the figure of Sarah's mother who had just joined them. The young man never thought that he had an older brother. Female. One father, different mother.

Ardy's really confused. Mama often said that she was a bastard. But Papa never told me the truth. Now there is a man who claims to be a real father and also an older sister.

He was puzzled as to who was right and who had lied covered up his life history.

“I'll say goodbye first!” ardy finally said.

“Where to, Nak?” ask Mbah Suko worried.

“Night here only, Om. Until everything is safe!” Sarah tries to keep Ardy from leaving the house.

Ardy looked into the girl's eyes.

Overnight at Sarah's? No way! Given Sarah's attitude to him when he was about to enter the house, it feels like Ardy still has to go and keep his distance from him.

“Thank you, I'm sure everything will be fine. I hope what you were worried about never happened to me ... “ Ardy immediately rushed to leave them.

“Dik Ardy .. “ call Mother Sarah.

Ardy stopped for a moment, then immediately got into his car. He disappeared in the middle of the night.

The young man did not come home, he preferred to gather with his friends first, David, Jocky and Boma.

With a few bribes of various foods that were deliberately prepared, the three young people accepted Ardy's presence wholeheartedly.

“Kalo you want to rest, just fall asleep on the mattress Jocky, Dy,” exclaimed Boma who immediately glared at the owner of the mattress, Jocky.

Ardy smiled wryly, “Gue can sleep anywhere, right, guys?”

“Sure! Can!” answer the three compact then simultaneously raided the food that was brought by Ardy earlier.

Once again, Ardy smiled at the behavior of his friends.

The young man laid his body on David's bed, his eyes fixed on the top. Looking at the white ceiling of the room while remembering the events that have passed.

The shadow of Rezky and Nola is again present in his memory. Remembering the innocent figure of Rezky who looked very frightened, when he left first in the hospital.

The night that the late Rezky died was in a very sad state. He began to think, there was something that his sister had experienced before breathing out her last breath. His wide-eyed ball was like a sign that he had experienced such overwhelming fear. It must have been an unnatural death.

Then the shabby male figure who often appeared himself, last time came through a dream. It happened moments before Rezky died. Ardy recalled his words that always gave warning to stay vigilant.

Many times he said it.

Ardy thought the man was just an ordinary kingpin who was about to scare him. But if you connect all the series of events with his words, it is possible that the figure is not an ordinary human being. He's not a bully and not crazy. He must be someone who has a life relationship with the Ardy family. But what and who?

Then the presence of Mbah Suko in his life who claimed to be a real father, Sarah with the call of Om and Mother Sarah also called him Sister, what is the relationship of all these events?

Ardy continued to think hard until finally asleep in the cradle of nature sleep.

Mbah Suko did not have time to tell about the slums of men and often appeared, only, to the Ardy.

Mbok Inah sobbed sadly in the room accompanied by Sri Kemuning, his son.

“Why, anyway, you could do such a thing, Ndok?” ask Mbok Inah to Sri.

“I'm sorry, Mom. Sri himself does not know why can khilaf like that?” sri replied while hugging Mbok Inah with a guilty feeling.

“Mother does not think, you should be able to take care of yourself as a woman, Ndok. Not even make trouble and humiliate Mother like that,” said Mbok Inah lyirih, “Mother has been working in this house for decades. There have been many services and debts that Mr. Karyadi and Mrs Amanda gave to Mother. Even willing to accept you work here. Now what's your reply?”

“Iya, Sri apologize, Mom. Lady Amanda has forgiven Sri. What else should Sri do? Back to the village? We, right, have no one left in the village, Mom!”

Mbok Inah continues to cry bitterly, “Mother is ashamed, Ndok! Shy.“

“Excusations.“ Sri's speech stalled.

The young woman suddenly felt nauseous. He immediately ran to the restroom. His stomach felt stirred, until it went up. Spewing back the contents of his stomach that had filled some time ago.

“Sri ... “ Mbok Inah watching his son from behind.

Sri did not answer. The nausea was still left and regurgitated the contents of the stomach for the second time.

“Sri ... “ Mbok Inah holding his son's shoulder, “you're sick, Ndok?”

Sri shook her head. But the look in Mbok Inah's eyes could not hide that the old woman was guessing something.

“Maybe just catch a cold, Mom,” replied Sri slowly.

Mbok Inah shook his head, “Betul only catch a cold, Ndok?”

“Hopefully just catch a cold, Mom!”

“How many days have you not got your period?” ask Mbok Inah suddenly.

Sri turned her back to look at her mother's face, “Bu? What did you ask that?”

“You're pregnant, right?”

“Bu?”

“Jawab only, Ndok!”

Sri did not answer. He hurried to leave his mother's figure pensively sad while rubbing his old chest.

“Duh, Gusti! Forgive us.“

* * * * * *

I don't think the day goes so fast. Even the night has come. The originally sunlit highway that shone hot, changed with colorful street lights.

Ardy drove his car home. I'm afraid you'll get angry if you're late. Usually things that are small, often used as a reason for Mama to vent her emotions.

So before eight o'clock at night, Ardy intends to be home.

Sure enough, once Ardy set foot, Mama was waiting in front with hateful eyes.

“Where have you been? A whole day running around in Papa's car! Want to show off wealth and want to be considered the son of a rich man?” Mama is getting angry, “too you! Basic child does not know himself!”

Ardy won't serve. The young man went straight to his room and lay on the bed.

“Then I slept! Damn kid!”

Ardy covered his face with a pillow so that the voice of Mama who continues to grumble is not heard.

Feeling unconcerned, Mama leaves Ardy in her room.

Meanwhile Mr. Karyadi was in his room. Busy with all kinds of flowers and incense smoke pouring from the censer.

Lady Amanda was astonished to see her husband's behavior.

“What are the flowers and the frankincense smoke for, Pa? Like a shaman!” said Mrs Amanda showed a displeased face.

Mr. Karyadi turned to his wife.

“Tonight we will have a special guest. It is time for Mama to know and get to know Papa's special guest,” replied Mr. Karyadi.

“What is it that will come?”

“Later too Mama will know!”

Ms. Amanda didn't ask again. He couldn't stand the incense smoke that filled the room. The half-old woman came out of the room while coughing.

“Which guest likes frankincense smoke?”

After Mrs Amanda's disagreement with Mr. Karyadi last night, the woman did not dare to oppose her husband again.

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