THE NOURA VAN KEMMERS

Arrival of guests

Sudarman walked fast. This time he did not pass the Van Kemmers house. From Cambodia Road, he chose to turn the direction through the path to the village where he lived.

The goal is only one. He had to stop back to his house for a while to pick up some blankets for Noura. Darman remembered that she still had a few pieces of the blanket that Lady Helena had given her. Sudarman could not bear to see the Dutch Noni shivering in the cold every night.

The sarong fabric he gave was not enough to warm the Dutch girl's body.

How long will he hide Noura in that hut? when did the situation start to be safe? may the police act immediately and arrest Johans Alois and his Centeng-fortress, and Mr. Adrianus and his family soon be found.

Sudarman entered his courtyard. Two days later, the house is abandoned since Sadeli called her during the Van Kemmers abduction, and she must save Miss Noura. Miss Noura as the only survivor in the incident because it was successfully hidden by Nimah and Sadeli.

Sudarman opened the door and prepared to enter as a voice called out to him. Sudarman. A middle-aged man with a shabby appearance walked over with a stick standing in front of the fence of his house.

"Assalammualavall. Is this really Sudarman's house?" ask the man.

Sudarman was a little surprised. Observe the man carefully. Who is that guy, huh? why do men know his name? does he know the man?

"Greetings walaikum. Sorry, who's Beh looking for?"

"Aye find Sudarman's house. Aye, Mahmud, Babanya Sarmili" replied the man.

"Aye comes from Bojong. Aye's son, Sarmili hasn't been to work for a week. Be ill. Aye's here, you want to ask for help. Aye Belom's child's wages are paid for by Mr. Kemmers. Kemaren, aye datengin aye children's workplace in the plantation. But in sono deserted. Mr. Kemmersnye is not ade. Aye again need a lot of money to make aye child, the Sarmili, berobatin," said the man.

Sudarman. So this middle-aged man is the father of one of the workers on the estate? but which one is Sarmili, huh? Sudarman thought hard. Trying to remember. But there were dozens of workers on the estate and he didn't really know her one by one. Then how did this middle-aged man know where he lived?

"But Beh is. Aye, inget-inget first whose name is Sarmili. Orangnye kayak gimane? who works in rubber plantations that pan a lot. Aye didn't want one-on-one." asked Sudarman.

"People are small, skinny, his skin items. Rada diem's guy, not a lot of shit. He lives in Mess plot deket plantation. At most, once a week he returned to Bojong. It's been two weeks he hasn't been back at work. Ngendon at aje's house" replied the man.

Sudarman thought again. Near the plantation, there is a small room made of bamboo that is used as a place to live for workers who want to stay. Sudarman took a deep breath. During this time the plantation business was handled by Mr. Adrianus himself. And Mrs Helena occasionally helps with the finances.

"Babeh, do you know aye darmane's house?" ask Sudarman again.

Sudarman approached the man and let him into his house. How could he let this old man stand for too long in front of his house? Sudarman felt sorry. This man must be very tired and thirsty.

"Sorry Aye, Beh. Ampe forgot Babeh came in. Let's Beh! "

The man came in and sat on a wooden bale. Sudarman rushed to the back and took a kettle filled with water. Not forgetting, he put aside a piece of bread he had bought to serve the middle-aged man. My parents must be hungry too..Sudarman.

The man drank and ate the bread. While chatting he continued to tell me about his sick son Sarmili, about the conditions of the quiet plantation, about the Van Kemmers family and about the wages his son received while working on the plantation. The parents seemed very happy to talk. Sudarman tried to respond to the man's chatter kindly.

"Beh, aye to the back first ye. Aye's gonna take a shower. Gerah," said Sudarman.

Sudarman rushed to the back well to clean himself up. From yesterday he had not been able to clean himself. His body felt fresh, as well water soaked his body. His mind turned back to Noura. What time is it now? He had to rush to the small hut by the river to meet Noura.

Sudarman folded some of the blankets he had prepared into a tote bag of rattan, not to forget he was also fever medicine and bread he had bought.

"Beh, aye still has needs. Aye has to leave now. If Babeh wants to rest here, please aje. But this is the state of aye's house. Instead of Babe having to go back to Bojong. Especially in the afternoon like this, Beh," said Sudarman.

Sudarman was really pitying to see the state of the middle-aged man. Letting the man rest in his house is not a bad thing. He was not suspicious at all. That guy looks like a good guy. His face and manner of speaking were so clear. And in his house there are also no valuables that worry about being stolen. So it must be safe, Sudarman thought.

The middle-aged man nodded and thanked him. Sudarman gave the man two coins to buy food for the night. Sudarman said goodbye and prepared to leave.

The middle-aged man held her back and asked her to speak for a while. Sudarman. The man continued to talk about the hardships of life, about the disease that befell his son.

He continued to talk until Sudarman who was getting ready to leave felt bad and finally decided to take a moment to listen.

So engrossed in listening to the babbling of the middle-aged man that he finally felt his head hurt and heavy. His gaze was twitching, his chest felt hot and tight. His body was so thick that he finally fell and collapsed unconscious.

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