The Rose of De Haas

Chapter 46: Vreselijk Voorval

The appetizing aroma of toast comes out of the kitchen, where the Rose is now busy baking bread is assisted by Tukiyem, one of his Babu.

"Geez, Madam! You don't have to bake the bread. I can do it myself, if you know he will definitely scold me immediately," said Tukiyem unpleasantly when he saw Rose busy flipping the toast in front of him.

"I want to do it myself, Tukiyem. You can do another job. Hurry up, the bread will ripen soon lest my husband know that I roast it myself, "the absolute Rose said, making Tukiyem only nod.

Really, in fact, Tukiyem felt jealous of the attention Cecilion had given to the Roses. He also wants to have a husband or Master who wants to support himself as a Nyai.

To date, there has been no Londo

who chose himself to be made Nyai what else to marry.

After all, the scope of Tukiyem's association with the Europeans was very narrow because he was too busy working in this house especially he was just an ordinary servant not a prominent noble princess.

It was still early in the morning, even the sun had not revealed its existence.

The sky is still dark like crow wings, but the Babu Van der Linen family is busy with their respective work.

Some are sweeping the yard, some are cleaning the inside of the house and others have gone to the market using a bicycle to buy orders from the Lady of the house.

"Good morning, my wife" said Cecilion shortly after he arrived in the kitchen.

The man landed a warm kiss on the top of the Rose's head, a friendly greeting that they routinely do every day.

"I don't know what it would be like if we were separated. I really can't live without you" muttered Cecilion in a low voice, hiding his face around the Rose's neck.

Although it makes Rose a little amused, but she likes the behavior of her husband who is sometimes very spoiled like a toddler. For the rose, however, it is a very sweet thing.

"Don't think of something that doesn't necessarily happen that way, my husband. We never know what God's plan is but we must always prepare ourselves" replied the Rose as she rubbed the mane of the thick legam owned by the husband.

Although the sound of the Rose sounded soft and calm, the woman was actually struggling with her own mind and hoped her husband did not know it.

There were so many things he was worried about in his mind that the Rose could not sleep well last night.

Cecilion nodded, commenting on a smile so sweet as honey to his wife.

"You're right. All right, honey, let's have breakfast," Cecilion asked, clutching his wife's hand leading him to the dinner table.

The young Van der Linen couple sat face to face, starting to eat breakfast that had been served on the plate each covered with morning silence.

Alongside the light conversation, the couple enjoyed their morning routine before starting their usual activities.

Sayup-sayup heard the voice of Babu who was busy cleaning and tidying up all corners of the house.

This family home is always calm, away from the commotion that makes anyone who comes to see will feel at home.

Roses and Cecilion also always treat the neighbors well, no matter which social status they come from which of course makes the neighbors very fond of this couple.

But yes, even though everyone likes the Van der Linen couple, they still keep their distance because they know that their closeness to the Dutch is very prone to trigger a dispute with fellow natives.

Not infrequently, such things happen the opposite.

"Master! Madam! Quickly go cover!" sumi shouted from the main doorway of the house.

The calmness of the house suddenly turned gripping, along with the very loud screams of Sumi just now.

"What's up, Sumi?! Why are you yelling like that?" asked the panicked Cecilion, hurriedly inching towards the front of their house.

"The Nippon army has surrounded the region! We can't escape anymore, just find a place to hide!" said Sumi with a sharp breath.

"Then where are Tukiyem and Denok?" ask Roses, looking for two Sumi colleagues who are not in the house.

"They haven't come back since going to the market, ma'am... I was really worried about them" Sumi's great-grandchild with fear and anxiety clearly drawn on her face.

"What should we do now?" ask the Rose whose tears have been pooled in the eye pelupuk.

Truly, he did not expect that this incident would actually happen.

Likewise with Cecilion, he had not prepared anything at all to protect himself and his wife.

"You two go into the biggest cupboard in the barn. There are two big cabinets I'm sure that's enough to hide yourself for a while until those Nippon soldiers leave, hurry! We don't have much time!" cecilion's orders, leading his wife to the warehouse of their home.

"Then what about you?!" ask the hysterical Rose with tears that are no longer unstoppable.

"I can hide in my workroom, isn't it quite hidden? After all I have a gun I keep there," replied Cecilion who immediately opened the door of the largest closet in their warehouse.

A large cupboard made of teak wood, Cecilion was sure it could hide his wife for a while.

Sumi then went into the other closet, closed the door of the closet where she hid while praying that God would still let her survive the terrible massacre.

"Come in, wife. Do not leave the house before the atmosphere is completely silent, I will immediately return to pick you up," said Cecilion as he kissed the top of the head of the Rose, implying his deep love for his wife.

"You must return, my husband!"

"I will try my best, my wife," said Cecilion as he closed the cupboard where the Roses were hiding.

With a step frenzied, Cecilion came out of the warehouse and locked the warehouse door from the outside not forgetting to throw the key back into the warehouse in the hope that his wife could survive.

Arriving at his study, Cecilion immediately locked the door from the inside.

In a hurry, he grabbed a firearm that he had been keeping in his desk drawer.

Skillfully, Cecilion filled the bullet casings of that revolver-type pistol.

After feeling the preparation is mature, he then hid himself behind a long sofa with a crouching position.

"Lord... Please save my wife and children. If today is the day on which I must return to Your lap then I will. However, I beg to save them." said Cecilion who was already unable to hold back his tears.