The Ghost Story of LESTARI

27. Bitter Reality

This afternoon the sun looked so dim, cloudy darkened on the faces of the sky as if in sorrow.

Damar and Samsul have finished with their task of collecting jackfruit according to the orders of Ki Gedhe Tirtayasa.

"We go home now Sul, it looks like it's going to rain hard, afraid of another big flood, we might get stuck here can't go home."

Damar.

Samsul nodded.

They also immediately tied their harvest jackfruit into a basket which was then hit by Samsul.

Damar himself holds a basket containing some breadfruit, papaya, and also long beans that also seem to be harvested.

They walked down the road to the river.

Looks like the river flow has begun to cloudy, seen on the hills and mountains it seems like the rain has also begun to pour.

Damar lets Samsul cross first, while Damar walks behind him.

Until then once they get to the edge, they quickly go up to higher ground and choose to go through shortcuts.

"Mar, are you going to talk to Ki Gedhe Tirtayasa?"

Ask Samsul.

Damar who was behind Samsul Direct said without hesitation.

Drizzle began to come down carried by the sweep of the wind. Samsul and Damar accelerated.

Until finally they reached the back of the store, Damar immediately opened the door for Samsul.

Samsul entered while carrying two baskets full of jackfruit.

Samsul lowered his pikulan, which was then greeted by two helpers at the padepokan.

"That's very fragrant."

Said one of the Emban so approached Samsul that the basket was full of jackfruit, and one of them he had already split first in the garden."

"It's so sweet, just take it inside."

Samsul.

They are happy not to play.

Excitedly they also help carry jackfruit from the basket.

Damar himself immediately took his basket to the kitchen and placed it there.

He looked wildly looking for the figure of Lestari in the kitchen where there appeared Nyi Esih frying fish.

"Let's."

Damar who did not find the figure of Lestari, finally ventured to approach Nyi Esih.

"Ah Bang Damar, are you home?"

Sapa Nyi Esih's.

Damar nodded.

His face was tired and he looked hungry too.

"Be ready for the food soon. I prepared for Ki Gedhe Tirtayasa's family first."

Nyi Esih.

Damar nodded in understanding.

"Nwg... Nyi."

Damar was actually hesitant and also embarrassed to ask about Lestari to Nyi Esih. But, Damar was curious because Lestari was invisible.

Is he maybe sick? Or is he studying? Or was eating with Ki Gedhe Tirtayasa's family inside?

Nyi Esih who actually knew very well if Damar wanted to ask about Lestari seemed to sigh.

Then...

Nyi Esih lifted the fish from the frying pan and put two more fish into the frying pan, looking then turned to Damar.

"Bang Damar is looking for Lestari?"

And the question made Damar instantly gasp, his face slightly reddened, but trying his hardest to suppress it.

"Lestari was transferred to Losari this morning, where Ki Gedhe Tirtayasa's youngest son was."

Nyi Esih.

Hearing Nyi Esih's words, of course Damar was surprised.

Whahuh?

Moving out?

Why suddenly?

Why so suddenly?

"Have any Japanese come looking for Lestari?"

Ask Damar.

Nyi Esih shook her head.

"Either Bang Damar, I do not know for sure, Lestari also did not say anything, it seems he was also very surprised, even he cried since packing and until he was picked up by an envoy from Losari."

Damar clenched his hand.

Especially when then Nyi Esih spoke again.

The dimar of his eyes brimmed, imagining his heart lover waiting for him made Damar's heart so hurt.

Damar then without saying anything more to Nyi Esih seemed to rush out of the kitchen.

Damar's move was so quick, though, he did not even pay attention to Samsul who passed by him when he was going to enter the main building on the steps of Ki Gedhe Tirtayasa where currently Ki Gedhe Tirtayasa must have just finished enjoying his lunch.

Meanwhile, it was raining out there.

"Where is Bang Damar going?"

Suddenly the voice of Ki Gedhe Tirtayasa's wife was heard from behind Damar.

The middle-aged woman was seen approaching Damar.

"I'm important with Ki Gedhe Tirtayasa."

Damar Sahut.

Ki Gedhe Tirtayasa's wife smiled,

"Oh yeah of course, he's in a study."

Said Ki Gedhe Tirtayasa's wife.

Damar nodded, then rushed towards the room where Ki Gedhe was.

For a moment Damar knocked on the wooden door of Ki Gedhe Tirtayasa's room, after hearing the words from inside, only then did Damar open the door of the room.

Ki Gedhe Tirtayasa sat down in front of a short table on which was a thick Dutch book.

Damar gave his greetings, after which the handsome young man sat down before Ki Gedhe Tirtayasa.

"What's wrong with Damar?"

Ki Gedhe Tirtayasa asked pretending not to know what purpose Damar met him this afternoon.

"Sorry Ki, I feel like I have to ask Ki Gedhe this directly."

"What's Damar about?"

Ki Gedhe Tirtayasa closed the book he was reading, and chose to focus on talking to Damar.

"Lestari, why did Ki Gedhe suddenly move him to Losari?"

Asked Damar finally without further ado.

Ki Gedhe Tirtayasa who of course already knew Damar was meeting him just for Lestari's matter seemed to smile.

"I'm sorry Nak Damar, because I had to."

Said Ki Gedhe Tirtayasa did not try to cover up what had become his decision.

Damar frowned.

"I know you're in love with that girl, and I'm very familiar if you fall in love with Lestari considering her beauty that anyone who sees her will recognize."

Ki Gedhe Tirtayasa.

Damar seemed to tremble, his chest now felt thumping firmer.

He really did not expect that Ki Gedhe Tirtayasa very quickly realized that.

But what was the reason for making the decision to move Lestari to Losari to make the distance between Damar and Lestari so stretched far.

"I want to marry her Ki."

Damar.

Ki Gedhe Tirtayasa nodded his head in understanding.

"I really want to marry her, I'll talk to Dad."

Said Damar.

Ki Gedhe Tirtayasa looked at Damar with a gaze that was difficult to interpret Damar.

Yet...

"You better not have to think about Lestari again, return to focus on your task here to learn many things and prepare yourself as well as possible to continue Mr. Ageng Parta Prawira."

Ki Gedhe Tirtayasa.

Throttled damar.

"But Ki..."

Damar was about to speak, but Ki Gedhe Tirtayasa shook his head.

"Free you try like anything, Lestari already has Nak Damar."

Like being struck by lightning, Damar his eyes widened to look at Ki Gedhe Tirtayasa.

"The... Who's Ki? Who could have a girl like Lestari? Which prince? Or where's the young man from?"

Asked Damar with a chest that felt burning with extreme jealousy.

Ki Gedhe Tirtayasa sighed.

"Congratulations..."

Ki Gedhe Tirtayasa said it so hard, but he had to tell Damar so that the young man could try to stop expecting Lestari again.

And...

"Lestari will marry Mr. Ageng Parta Prawira after the age of seventeen years later."

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