
"Why does Master look at me like that?"
"Who is looking at you? I was looking forward so my car wouldn't crash" Ray argued.
"Is your home still far away?" tanyanya.
"Maybe in about an hour."
Sacred quickly closed her mouth as she suddenly yawned.
"If you're sleepy, just sleep. I'll wake you when I get there."
"Do you know where my house is?"
"The Village of Prosperous' isn't it? I can find it with my smart phone."
The Saints did not respond to Ray's words anymore. The girl sitting next to him.
"It's worth being quiet, apparently sleeping. Already know want to travel far, why only wear short-sleeved shirts?" murmured Ray.
He took off his jacket and put it on the Holy body.
Saints gasped in shock as one of Ray's car tires crossed a hollowed-out street.
"We're here, sir."
The appearance of a luxury car in front of the Holy house certainly makes residents who are serving in his house astonished and curious. They were even more astonished when they saw that the girl who came out of the car was Sacred, the eldest son of Bimo sir.
"Well, great yeah. Just worked in town for a little while, brought home a fancy car."
"What is the Holy One married to a rich man?"
The whispers had been caught by the Holy ears as he passed in front of the citizens.
"Assalamu'alaikum, everyone," Ray said shortly after getting out of his car.
"Wa'alaikumsalam."
"Wow, bejo temen uripmu, Nduk. Nemu bojo nice lan sugih," said one of the neighbors Suci.
(Oh, how lucky your life is, son. Meet handsome and rich husband)
"Sacred Brother!" Pure and Fitri were seen coming out of the house, they then poured into the arms of the brother.
"Buddy .. Ma'am. Budhe. Hu ... hu .. hu…"
"Yes, I already know."
With a doldrums Holy step entered the living room. His cry immediately broke when he looked at Tini's corpse which had now been stretched rigidly on the floor which was only covered in thin mats.
The thin cloth that covered the face of the aunt, the figure of the woman who had been considered like her own mother.
"Budhe .. I'm sorry if I got a lot wrong" he said.
"Sorry, Mr. Bimo. The body must be buried as soon as possible, soon Maghrib," said one resident.
"Nduk already. Relieve your bud, do not burden the step," said the father.
"Come, Ma'am, we go to the tomb" said Murni.
"Bak's not coming, Dek. Ma'am must not be strong to see budhe put into a burrow."
"Yes, let me and my father go to the tomb. Ma'am Suci and dan Fitri at home only. Oh, who is that guy?"
"His name is Mr. Rayyan. He's the father of Arsen, the baby that's busted up in town."
After funeral.
"I'm sorry if Saints trouble you to take her all the way to this house" said Bimo
"It's okay, sir. I'm just worried Saints didn't get the bus when they got home this afternoon."
"Oh yes, sir. If I may know what really happened to Budhe Tini? It seems impossible if he died without cause" said Suci.
"Actually .. actually your budhe died because of Panji ma'am."
"Mrs Panji? What did he do to Budhe?"
Bimo took a breath.
"It all started when I saw Bu Panji and his two children coming home from time."
"Kali? What do they do at times?" ask Sacred.
"You know, since Panji was imprisoned, Panji and his two children's lives are very concerning. Their efforts went bankrupt, even to survive these they lived as rock breakers at times. Last afternoon you accidentally saw them passing on the road when the tread came home from looking for grass. The youngest son of Panji's mother fainted from exhaustion. Feeling pity, the father hugged them and took them to the village midwife's house. But when he got there the midwife's house was empty so he decided to take them to our house because he thought there was your sister and your budhema who could help take care of his son. However, you do not expect if your budhemu yell hysterically when he saw the existence of the Panji bu of this house. Suddenly he attacked her. Apparently Panji ma'am did not want to stay silent. He retaliated for your slave attack by strangling him like a doormat. They tried to get through their quarrel but failed. Budhemu died at the hands of Bu Panji, Nduk," Bimo said.
"Oh Allah, it is not true of the fate of Budhe. So, now where is Bu Panji and his two children?"
"Bu Panji has been detained by the authorities, while his two children live in the village head's house. Looks like the village chief's father wants to take care of them."
"I don't think if the husband and wife are in jail for wronging the same person."
"Ehm .. sorry, son ehm, …"
"My name is Rayyan, sir."
"I'm sorry if tonight Nak Rayyan has to stay at my humble place like this."
"Oh, it's okay, sir. It's more than enough." Ray low.
That night Suci slept with her sisters, while Rayyan slept in the room of Tini's former house.
Rayyan was asleep when her phone suddenly rang. Half-consciously he raised the call.
[Hello .. hello ..]
[Mr. .. Mr.]
Suddenly the call was cut off.
"Mbok Asih's? Why did he call me this early?" muttered.
Ray tried to dial back his home phone number, strangely, he could not call that number. He also dialed Zola's mobile number but always failed. An uncomfortable feeling immediately broke out.
"What's this?" muttered.
Ray got out of his bed and approached the Holy Room. I want to go back to the city right then.
"Holy," he called out as he knocked on the door of the room.
A few moments later the door opened. But it is not the Saints who come out, but the Pure.
"Sorry to wake you up this early morning. But your brother and I have to go back to the city right now" Ray said.
"Ehm .. anu, sir. Holy Brother from last night had a fever. I've compressed it but the heat doesn't go down."
"May I check?"
Pure opened the door a little wider and let Ray into his room. Ray then placed the back of his hand on the Holy forehead. It turned out that his body temperature was really hot. He even shivered in the cold.
"Tu-Tu-Tuan."
"I was going to take you back to the city right now. But with your situation like this I better postpone it" said Ray.
"Why did you take me back to town this early morning?" ask Pure.
"I'm okay, sir."
Suci removed the compress cloth from his forehead and then moved from the mattress. Suddenly his body was broken. Lucky Ray with his supportive attitude.
"You're not well, we better get treatment now. May the village midwife be in her house."
"T-t-but, Master."
"This time do not argue!" firmly Ray.
The uproar that occurred in Pure's room also forced Mr. Bimo to come out of his room.
"What's this about? Loh, where are you going?" he asked when he found Pure who was treating Saints out of his room.
"The Holy Father is sick, sir. I tried to compress it but the heat did not come down. Mr. Rayyan will take him to the village midwife."
"You're home, Nduk. Let the father who accompanied your mbakyumu," said Mr. Bimo. The teenage girl nodded in understanding.
The three then went to the village midwife's house.
"Assalamu'alaikum," said Mr. Bimo from outside the house.
A few moments later the door of the house opened.
"Waalaikumsalam, Mr Bimo? Sacred?"
"We're sorry to wake the midwife this early. Hot washing body, Pure has compressed it but the heat does not go down," explained Mr. Bimo.
"Come on, come on in."
They entered the midwife's house.
"My son's okay, isn't he, Mom?" Asked Mr. Bimo when after the thick-bodied woman examined Saints.
The midwife who was commonly called Bu Dahlia commented on the smile.
"It's okay sir. My daughter has a normal fever. I've given him a heat-lowering drug. But I advise the Saints to rest a lot. Do not travel or heavy activities," he explained.
Mr. Bimo nodded in understanding.
"It's medicine for Saints. I hope he drinks it regularly" the midwife said, handing a plastic bag over to Mr. Bimo.
"How, Ma?" ask Rayyan.
"Thirty thousand rupiah, Mas."
"No need, son. Let you pay the cost in the form of Saints" said Mr. Bimo.
"It's okay." Ray took out 100,000 bills from his wallet and gave them to the midwife.
"Little money, Mom."
"It's okay, just take the change."
"Let's see, tomorrow I leave the change to Mr. Bimo. Who is this, by the way? It doesn't seem like a villager here."
"I'm not a citizen here, Mom. My house in town. It just so happened that this Saint was working in my home as the nanny of my son. I drove her home because her budhe died. It was almost afternoon, I was worried that he did not get a bus to this village" explained Ray.
"Oh, so."
"Yes, ma'am, we'll excuse you."
"May be healed soon."
"Thank you, ma'am, Assalamualaikum."
Ray, Suci and Mr. Bimo then left the village midwife's house.
"Listen to the midwife, you have to rest a lot and do not travel" said Ray."
"T-t-but, Master."
"Not to argue."
"So how, son? It looks like Saints can't go back to the city today" Bimo said.
"It's okay, sir. I'll go back there myself. So it can catch up if he's cured."
"I'm fine, Sir. We go back to the city now only" said Suci.
"Not to argue!" firmly Ray who was to make Saints speechless.
"Son Rayyan left for her town after dawn. Usually in those hours the road is quite crowded," said Mr. Bimo.
"Good, sir."
**"**
"I left town first, sir," Rayyan said.
"Sorry, Sir. I can't come home today" Suci said.
"It's okay, you just take a break to get well soon."
"Be careful."
Ray then left the Holy house and went to the city.
Along the way Ray tried to keep calling his home phone number and Zola's mobile number, but none of them were connected.
At seven in the morning Ray arrived at his house. Ray honks his car repeatedly, but Mr. Bondan who is on guard at the security post does not appear. He got out of his car and opened the gate himself.
"Sir Bondan .. Mr. Bondan," he called from the security post door.
Moments later the middle-aged man woke up.
"Astaghfirullahaldzim! Ma-ma-af, Sir. I felt so sleepy last night. I didn't hear you sound the horn."
"Sound! It's not usually Mr. Bondan like this, "his inner self.
"Loh, sir went home alone? Where is the Holy Mother?" ask Mr. Bondan when he finds the car owned by the master empty.
"Sacred is sick in the village. I told him to catch up if he was cured."
After parking his car in the yard, Ray went into his house. Somehow she felt the atmosphere of the house that morning was so different from usual. Mbok Asih who is usually the most diligent in the house was not heard his voice.
"Mbok ... mbok .. has Mbok not woken up yet?" Ray's voice sounded from the front door of the room mbok Asih.
There's no answer.
"Mbok .. Mbok," he called again.
"Astaghfirullahaldzim! Tu-Tu-Master! Young master Arsen! Oh God!"
"What's up, Mbok? Why are you panicking so?" tanyakanya.
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