The Story on the Slope of Mount Merapi

4

Seeing Sulastri in Ivory pain who had been patient and allowed himself to be insulted continuously now became angry. Without thinking any longer he jumped to the side and pushed Suradal's chest hard until this child was unable to master the balance of his body. No doubt, Suradal fell to the ground.

"Traitor's son! Dare you push me and drop me!" shouts Suradal.

Suradal then stood up and lunged with a hard kick and followed by five of his friends who also took punches and kicks. The children did not care about Sulastri's cries. Ivory tries to fight with all his ability. However, the –boy attacked him violently and blindly. In a battered state almost fainted Ivory felt his body lifted with a crowd of –ramai and brought to the end of the academy.

Here there is a room that is not too big. The water looks clear and calm. It is said that in this kedung inhabited baurekso in the form of a very large white crocodile. Their ivory bodies threw them into the cloak. Still fortunately his body was thrown not too into the middle in the deep. Although the situation is really clear but Ivory did not get drowned. After throwing Ivory into the kedung Suradal and his friends left the place.

"ivory! Ivory...!" sulastri's voice called out repeatedly.

On the edge of the room he stopped. Look over here. Then his gaze stopped when he saw a body figure with a stumble –seok trying to crawl to the edge. Finally with great difficulty Ivory made it to the edge. His entire body was bruised, his left eye was blue, his lips were broken and still bleeding.

"You are injured Ivory, we must immediately meet Ki Angsana the medicine shaman in Watu Gilang. Come hurry, I'll deliver"

"Honestly my body hurts. My bones feel like they're broken. My head is dizzy but I don't think it's necessary to go to the shaman. I'm fine –what nothing to worry about"

“ Right? You okay –apa?”

“ I'm fine –apa Lastri “

"Then you have to go home quickly, bore your body with a param and change clothes."

"I dare not go home. Uncle will definitely be furious and might hit me with a rattan!" replied Gading while sighing long.

"If you don't come home, it'll be even worse, Ivory! Let me take you!"

"You're so good Sulastri. But if uncle sees me with you the chastisement will multiply over me!"

"Eh, why is that?" asked Sulastri astonished.

"Said your father's uncle once threatened him. If I dare to play with you then your father will have Ki Jagabaya beat up uncle! You'd better go home first, Sulastri..."

The girl was silent for a long time. Then slowly shake your head. "I wonder." said the girl faltered, "Why does everyone in the dukuh Kedungtuban hate you. Even your uncle. Is different views and serve in Pajang is a great sin, disgrace or a betrayal of Jipang ?"

"I never thought of that Sulastri. But when every uncle scolded me also always said like that, inevitably I so have a mind lest I am a child traitor. My late father also served in Demak. My brother, Sukmo Aji's brother became a wiratamtama in Pajang serving Sultan Hadiwijoyo. In fact, my family and I are from Jipang. Maybe this is what makes them hate me, even my own uncle..."

"They're outrageous. Those bengal kids too! I hate them all...! "

"You can't hate them Sulastri. You can't hate anyone." said Gading. Then he stood up and held the girl's arm and said, "We'll just go home Sulastri. You take the right, I'm on the left. If anyone sees us walking together, I'll be fucked..."

The two children were both shocked and looked to the left. Ivory's face paled while Sulastri felt his knees wobble in fear. But this girl quickly broke her heart. He waited quietly for what was to happen.

A few steps to the left stood up to two men. On the front of the large tall and cross-whisked was Demang Wiryoboga, none other than Sulastri's father. His fierce face looked furious. His eyes bought and his temple moved. In Kedungtuban Demang Wiryoboga is known as the richest man because he is the only demang who has dozens of rice fields and livestock, including the owner of fish ponds on the north coast. His wealth made him respected and more respected than any previous demang.

On the back of Demang Wiryoboga stood a man who looked no less fierce even creepy because his left eye was narrow while his right cheek was scarred or scarred. This guy wears all-black clothes with a wulung-colored headband. At the waist behind his large belt is embossed upstream a tiger-carved machete. He is Lampitan, a servant or bodyguard, or more accurately said the bouncer Demang Wiryoboga.

In his position as a constable, Lampitan was also often tasked to act as a debt collector. The citizens of the academy or anyone who is late in paying the debt to Demang Wiryoboga will definitely be visited Lampitan. Not infrequently this person is playing kick and hit if the person in debt has not been able to pay off his debt. Therefore gradually the respect of the residents towards Demang Wiryoboga turned to fear. Especially if the Lampitan has appeared, as if this earth is the apocalypse!

"Father, I..."

"Not many mouths!" shouts Demang Wiryoboga.

"I'm lucky Suradal told me. Otherwise you would have been insulted by this accursed child!" His hands moved and Sulastri was heard screaming as his ears were turned hard and pulled.

"Go back!"

The little guy's body was pushed until it almost fell. Sulastri bit his lips to avoid crying. The boy staggered to step away. Before disappearing behind the thicket of bushes he still had time to look towards Ivory.

"I'm sorry Sulastri It's all my fault that you get punished." said Ivory.

"It's not your fault Ivory! But Suradal's bad boy is the culprit!" sulastri answered and continued in her footsteps while holding onto her aching ear.

"Now your tyrants are taking the punishment of a traitorous boy who doesn't know he's lucky..." One big hand grabbed Ivory hair hard. His head fell to the ground.

The pain is not playing makes the child grimace. One of them is Demang Wiryoboga.

"Demit boy! Don't you realize it's not worth playing with my daughter? And you dare to take her to this quiet place! What have you done to my son?"

"I didn't do anything. Sulastri helped me..."

"Plaakk...!"

One loud slap hit Ivory's face. The boy complained of pain. His lips that had broken again shed blood. The view became dark and his legs felt dazed. Then in such a state his body was thrown to the ground.

"Ki Demang, what should I do about this damn brat?!" heard Lampitan ask. Big but raucous voice. His right hand was ready to pull out a machete.

"Kick it to the second! Next time he dares to approach my son, I order you to break his neck!" replied Demang Wiryoboga and left the place.

"Fuckin' son! There are things that make my business!" maki Lampits.

His right leg moved quickly towards Ivory who was still lying on the ground, Ivory body bounced away and collapsed on the edge of kedung. The thicket on the right suddenly bled. From there Suradal appeared with six friends. Cheering they ran to the edge of the kedung where the body figure of the Ivory coiled motionless.

"Feel by you traitor!" suradal shouted as soon as he arrived in front of Ivory. While spitting on the ground.

"The son of a traitor wants to sell! It's still a good thing Ki Jagabaya didn't slit your neck! Otherwise you're definitely a carcass by now! Ha ha ha...!"

Five other children laughed. In his pain Ivory could not open his eyes. But his ears caught on clearly and recognized that the one who spoke was Suradal, the bekel son of Kedungtuban.

A moment later Suradal and his friends' voices were heard, "Let's leave this place. Let this boy be on the prey of this white crocodile baurekso kedung. Look, the sky looks cloudy. It's gonna be raining soon..."

Shortly after Suradal and his comrades left Ivory tried to get up. It was hard and painful all over his body. In the sky the lightning struck and then there was thunderous roar.