This Taste

by the river

Ryan sent a team to find Nat. They finally found the car. But Nat Gaka was there, there was only a driver who had not had time to escape so he lost his life. Rtan was getting panicked, his heart was shaken. Where's Nat? Why can't he find her?

Everyone was trying to search along the river stream. Check for large stones along the stream. The divers tried to search the riverbed, but nothing, all without success.

"Ryan's all tired, we better get home to rest first" said Bob, who saw people were exhausted.

"You go home first. I have to find Nat" said Ryan listlessly.

"Can't be Ryan. We'd better continue looking for him tomorrow when it's too dark now" Bob said, convincing Ryan to go home. While Bob was still talking there was a search team approaching them.

"Sorry sir, I found this. Does this belong to your friend?" said the person while handing over the thing he found. Ryan received a bneda iru, a necklace with a heart pendant that Ryan was very familiar with. Yes, it's Nat's necklace.

"Where did this hall meet?" ask Ryan. Getting the necklace seemed to get his spirit krbali. Hope Nat survived.

"On the riverbank near the rock, sir" said the man, pointing towards him and finding Nat's necklace. Ryan immediately ran in the direction the person pointed at. He was researching the scorpion near the rock. Because it was dark Ryan couldn't see clearly.

"It looks like Nat is still alive Ryan. If the necklace was found here means Nat has gone out of the river, maybe someone helped him" said Iob tried to encourage Ryan.

"Easy Bob. I hope it's good people who help him" Ryan said expectantly.

"We'd better continue tomorrow Ryan. We rest. I told people to go home. If you have a fuss you're sick and can't find Nat anymore" Bob said. Ryan nodded. He thought Bob's words had a point, too.

Bob drove Ryan home. Along the way Ryan daydreamed. His heart aches considering he doesn't know the whereabouts of Nat, or the state of Nat. Life or death.

"Den Ryan why? What's up?" The aunt who saw Ryan's face was lethargic and looked very sad approaching him. Her master whom she took care of from small very dear. Auntie knows when Ryan's happy or sad. Suddenly Ryan hugged his aunt. An aunt whom he considered his own family. Ryan wanted to let go of his sadness.

"Why what's wrong?" ask your aunt again as Ryan lets go of her arms and sits on the couch.

"Nat bi Nat" Ryan was unable to continue his words.

"Non why den?" aunt said she was getting anxious.

"Nat is harmed by bi people. His car fell into the river and Nat was lost" Ryan said, covering his face with his hands.

"Geez, that's Non Nat. Please find Non Nat ya Den, he's a good guy"

"I'm definitely looking for Bi"

"Yes bi, I went to the room first yes" said Ryan.

"Den Ryan must not have eaten, aunt ready to eat first yes" said Aunt while heading to the kitchen to prepare a meal.

Ryan went into his room. He went straight to the bathroom. The water makes it quieter. He's been in the bathroom long enough. When she came out, she had prepared a warm meal at the table in her room. He took a little meal to appreciate auntie already preparing it.

Ryan couldn't sleep. He was always thinking about Nat. It felt like he was so guilty when Nat went out of nowhere, while he comfortably slept on his bed. Has Nat eaten? Is he sleeping comfortably? Is he warm or cold? Is Nat still alive? That question made him tremble. He can only pray for the best of Nat.

Ryan couldn't sleep last night, was still very early in the morning when he woke up and went straight out. He wants to find Nat. He headed for the river after contacting Vino. The job at the office he gave it to Bob.

Before Vino and the team get to the place where Nat's necklace was found. He watched her carefully. There he found a man lying down with a few footprints. He's getting convinced that ads are helping Nat. Now he has to find that guy. Ryan called Vino to cancel the search on the river.

"Why did Ryan stop?" vino said astonished.

"I found something. It's better now that you look for yu if there are any residents around the river who find Nat" Vino understands and immediately executes Ryan's orders.

Meanwhile. In one of the modest houses, Nat is bedridden. He tried to open his eyes, his body hurt all over. He felt alien to the place he was lying. It's not the hospital, it's the house, or Ryan's. He looks around. A simple house with half permanent walls. The window beside her bed was slightly open. He opened the window and looked out. There was only a forest and a vegetable garden outside his room.

"Have you woken up?" said someone who entered his room. An old woman with a friendly smile.

"I where'm mom?" ask Nat.

"Home on my deck, oh yeah call me mbok Sum?" said the old woman. Then he gave Nat a drink.

"Still mbok" said Nat while receiving a glass from mbok Sum.

"Yesterday my son and husband found Non on the riverbank" Nat recalled what he had experienced yesterday. He remembered yesterday that his car had crashed because it had been hit by people.

"Ryan." said Nat involuntarily. He thinks of Ryan. Ryan must be looking for her. When he woke up, he felt pain in his leg. He saw that his leg was quite badly injured.

"Don't move the deck first" said mbok.

"Well, do you have a cell phone?" nat asked, he wanted to tell Ryan that he was okay.

"It doesn't have a deck, but the kids have. But he's back on deck town. Tomorrow's just back." hearing that Nat was a little disappointed. But what else. He can only be patient