The Love of Village Girl

Passage. 33

Sinta and Jason sat together by the river. Enjoy the beautiful nature of the village and the clear river water.

Crackle. Crackle.

Sounds like Jason's stomach is charging for food rations. Sinta smiled.

"Hungry Son ?" ask Sinta.

Jason was shy.

"Eating fish ?" ask Sinta.

"Yes Aunt. Where do fish come from ?" ask Jason.

"That's a lot of fish" pointed Sinta towards the river.

"How to catch him ? We don't have a fishing rod." Jason said.

Sinta laughs. The little river is his world. Fishing is nothing new to him. Even without any tools.

"Look at this Son" Sinta said into action.

Take the road slowly on the river. His hand was buried in the water following his barely audible footsteps. Sinta moved her foot. Sometimes he also put his feet back. Suddenly Sinta's hand moved very fast. Jason's eyes could barely keep up with Sinta's hand.

Hup. A fish thrashed in Sinta's hand. It was also a big fish that Sinta caught.

"See Son !" sinta shouted while laughing proudly.

Jason shouted in excitement.

"Come now Jason try !" challenge Sinta.

"Okay Aunty." replied Jason ready to accept the challenge.

Jason tried to replicate what Sinta did.

"Hore ! I got another !" shout Sinta.

Jason pouting. Trying for so long hasn't worked.

"Hore Son ! Got another !" exclaim Sinta.

Jason bent his lips. His lips are like an arrow. Manyun.

"Udah Son's. There are a lot of fish. Tomorrow again try to catch fish." said Sinta.

"Ntar was Aunt. In a minute !" jason answered, half screaming.

"Yes already. You continue the fishing practice. Auntie cook first huh ?" said Sinta.

Sinta prepares a wooden fish grill, while Jason is still busy catching fish. Also be persistent the boy.

"Hore Aunt. Got it !" jason shouted with excitement.

Sinta gave a thumbs up. Jason's not a fish, but a tadpole. However, Sinta does not want to wipe out Jason's happiness.

The roasting place is done. Just grilling fish.

"What about Tan ?" ask Jason.

Without answering Jason's question, Sinta collected the dried leaves. Then two stones were taken. The rock was gathered near the dry leaves he gathered. The sparks that arise make the dry leaves burn.

"Weih. How can I get Auntie !" jason shouted happily.

"Great aunt !" praise Jason.

"Let's roast the fish !" bring Sinta.

They started to roast the fish Sinta caught. It's so exciting Jason twirled the fish that was being roasted.

Without them noticing there were two people passing by beside them. A grandmother and her young granddaughter. The fish caught his grandson's attention.

"Miss. The fish pengin !" whispered his grandson to Grandma who accompanied him.

Sinta heard that.

"Come on Grandma ! Grandpa ! Here !" bring Sinta.

Two grandmothers and grandchildren approached Sinta.

"Please Grandma ! This what's her name ?" ask Sinta to the little girl.

"Ninda." replied the boy short.

"Come Ninda. Please try. Just do not use spices." said Sinta while handing a grilled fish to Grandma and Ninda.

"God, which spices from the market ?" ask Ninda to her Grandma.

"Oh yes. I have seasoning. It was in the market." said Grandma while removing the spices she brought. Complete already baked ikang eating event on the edge of kali.

"Gee. Thank you, Grandma. Steady on this." said Jason.

"Come ! Come onl. Later if less I stalk again" said Sinta.

They greedily ate the grilled fish Sinta caught.

"By the way you two aren't here ?" ask Grandma to break the silence.

"How did Grandma know ?" ask Sinta back.

"Oh. We're way too far, Grandma. Suddenly Jason was hungry." Sinta said lying.

"Have you ever met a woman named Sinta ?" ask Grandma.

Jason and Sinta looked at each other.

"Why is Grandma ?" ask Sinta curiously.

"Juragan Tono, was looking for Sinta's whereabouts. That's his wife" Grandma whispered.

Jason glanced at Sinta. Sinta shook her head slowly.

"There is a lot of money if you can provide information about Sinta's whereabouts." continued Grandma.

Sinta and Jason were silent.

"Since Sinta was brought here, the trail disappeared. But certainly not out of the village." said Grandma.

"What is this village ?" ask Jason.

"This is a hidden village. Used to make a place to live his young wife Mr. Lurah. This village is surrounded by a ravine. So if you have entered, the exit is only through 1 gate. Tuh di sono." replied Grandma while pointing westward.

"Lho. You don't know yet." Grandma asked in astonishment.

"Jason was a kid, Grandma. Don't know about this kind of matter yet." obviously Sinta was a little nervous.

"Yes. Yes." replied Grandma while nodding.

"Mr ! Go ! Already." whine Ninda Grandma's granddaughter.

"Oh Yes. Sorry, son. This Ninda" said Grandma.

"We'll excuse you. Thank you for the grilled fish." continued Grandma.

They're moving away.

"Mom, wait ! It's the spices left behind." said Sinta.

"Already, just make you guys." said Grandma.

"Thank you, Grandma." said Jason happily.

Grandma and Ninda leave immediately. Then it disappeared from Sinta and Jason's sight.

"So, this village is indeed a place to hide the young wife of Pak Lurah. That's a lot of mystery" Jason said.

"Don't be so smart about Son !" sinta timpal.

"Lho talked about Ninda's grandmother earlier." said Jason.

"Huhh." said Sinta.

"The wife of the sirinya loanman Tono is Sinta. Sinta is Aunt. Don't-don't !" Jason says.

"Not to be pretentious. Sinta's name is just me. Sana report to Tono that Sinta is here." challenge Sinta.

"Tante doesn't have to be so angry. The important thing is that Tono's wife is not a aunt" Jason said next.

Jason looked at Sinta sharply. He looked at it from the tip of his hair to the tip of his foot.

"But, Auntie deserves to be Tono's wife." Jason said.

"Can you shut up !" snapped Sinta.

"Yes aunty" said Jason fearfully.

They both fell silent. Sinta is engrossed with the roasted fish that is already complete taste. Jason was engrossed with a myriad of questions, why Sinta was angry. Each is immersed in the struggle of feeling in each of them.

"Jason, don't forget the fire is turned off when it's finished" Sinta said.

"Tante, I want to go again. But the fish's gone."

"Not full yet ?" ask Sinta.

"This is the one inside the belly there's a worm what dragon ?" sinta said while laughing.

"Ih Aunt. It's not funny." Jason replied as he returned back to the river trying to catch a fish. Sinta followed him, but did not come down to the river. He let Jason catch his own fish.

"Come on Jason, you can." said Sinta encouragingly.

Hap. Hap.

There was no fish in Jason's hand.

"Come, try again !" challenge Sinta.

Jason tried again. He stepped slowly in the river. Hands have been put into the water. And ...

Hap. A fish fluttered in Jason's hand.

"Hore Aunt. Can ! Can !" jason shouted with excitement.

Sinta poked her thumb and clapped her hands.

"Great Jason ! Come on, let's go roast it ! The afternoon hunt." cried Sinta.

The sun is on the west side. A copper red tinge welcomed the evening that was coming.