
At night, at the priest's residence.
”Loh, Mom. What is the rest of the burnt?” ask the priest.
”Mr? Dad's home yet? This is Pa, Mama burning a dead snake.”
”Snake carcass? Did something happen while you were away?” the priest looked worried, however, remaining calm.
”Iya, Pa. It's good we're sitting on the porch, Pa. Ayok.” take the wife.
They both sat on chairs, on the porch of the house.
”Father has prayed Maghrib?” ask the wife.
”Already, Ma. From Dendi's house, Papa directly to the mosque.” replied the imam.
”Pa, four snakes attacked Ali and Viona.” the wife of the priest told her husband everything. ”So, Pa. Pa, Mama's starting to think about people's words. As long as Andra is keeping Viona asleep, the snake does not come. And after Ali replaced Andra, the snakes came attacking. Weird right, Pa?”
The priest sighed, ”Astaghfirullah, Mama. Mama can't think that way about Andra and Viona. Try to think, if it is true that their goal is to sacrifice Ali, why should Andra help Ali attack the snake? Then, if Viona is a snake plot, why did the snake attack Viona? It almost pecked at Viona. Then Andra, if he was indeed a snake plot, why did he kill the snake instead?”
The priest's wife was silent. Her husband's words are right. ”Sorry, Pa. Everything happened suddenly. Kan Mama so suspicious.” regretted.
”So, they're still in mushola?”
”Iya, Pa.”
”Alright, Papa to mushola used to see Andra. Mama go inside accompany Anisa cooking.” said the priest.
”Iya, Pa.”
Ali's mother went into the house. The priest went to the mosque.
By mushola.
”Andra, how are you feeling now?” viona's anxious face was still visible on her face.
”Just limp away. My hands are also cramping.”
”Andra, after this incident, Viona is afraid that the priest and his family assume that we are a snake stealth cabal and make them victims.”
”To be frank, that's also what I'm afraid of. I myself became confused, why when I was guarding you, the snake did not come to attack. And when I told Ali to guard you, the snakes attacked.” Andra sighed.
”Why don't you tell Ali to go get me some medicine?”
”Because in the bag there's a knife. I don't want Ali to suspect me for looking at that knife.” explained Andra.
”Then, how should we do? Do you still stay here or go back to your house?”
”I choose here first. At the very least, other than myself, there is still Ali and the priest sir who will protect you.”
”Or... Better, I just leave this village. I'm going back to town, alone. I don't want to endanger you and the priest's family. What they were after was me. If I'm not with you, you'll all be safe.” suggested Viona.
”Then you better kill me, Vi. Here, take my knife. Kill me!” andra's tone was sniffling and her face was stifling with anger.
”Sorry, don't be angry. I only think about your safety.” said Viona sad.
The hearts of these two men are very clean, the mind of the priest.
He steps into the mosque after deciding not to steal the talk of Andra and Viona.
”Assalamu 'alaikum.” greet sir imam.
”Wa 'alaikum greetings. Mr. priest.”
”You just put up first. Don't force yourself to move.” prevent the priest. When I saw Andra who wanted to get up from her bed.
”Sorry, Mr. Imam. This incident is because we are in this house.” said Andra and Viona.
”Do not offend yourself. This incident is a disaster for our family.”
”How are you doing?”
”In addition to limp and cramp in the hands, others are healthy Mr. Imam.” replied Andra.
”Aalhamdulillah's. Adhan Isya has been reverberating. I went to pray first.” pamit pak imam.
”Iya, Mr. priest.”
The priest went from the mosque.
”Don't expect the priest sir not to blame us for this attack.” said Viona.
”Pak priest is a good person.” Andra said.
.. ..
In the goa.
”Sorry, Boss. We didn't kill the girl.
”Argh!” he threw a machete at his subordinate. The machete precisely pierced through the heart of his subordinates. ”Useless! Why don't you just die at their same slash!”
His other subordinates fell silent and lowered their heads listening to his boss' anger.
”Bos, your child came to visit.” report the subordinate.
”Bring him in!”
”Good, Boss.”
”You guys, clean up this corpse!” tell it to the other subordinates.
The subordinate nodded. They picked up the bodies of his friend and the others cleaned up the blood splattered on the cave floor.
”Papa.”
”My son, what made you visit Papa? Didn't Papa say, let Papa go visit you.”
”I'm angry with Papa's men. He has hurt the people I love.”
”People you love? Wh who? Why don't you tell Papa you love someone?”
”I forgot to tell Papa. I'm just focusing on that damn woman!” his face angrily called out the woman in question.
”Papa has already sentenced the useless man to death. Don't be angry anymore.” persuade the Papa.
”Pa, I'm here to ask for an antidote to snake venom. I'll go visit him, and treat his wounds. I want him to recover soon.”
”Good, Boss!” one of them went to the medicine room and took the antidote. Then, he went back to his boss. ”This is the cure, Boss.” he gave the medicine to his boss.
The boss took it. He gave the medicine to his son. ”Take this medicine. In drink until finished.”
”Thank you, Pa.” he took his medicine, with a happy smile.
”Who is that guy son? If you need Papa's help, Papa will help you get the man.” bargain the papa.
”Can Papa get me the man I love?”
”Iya. Snake love potion. By drinking the snake love potion, the man will always chase you unwilling to let you go. Wherever you go, he will follow you. The drug is also the one that Papa used to get your mother.” said the papa.
”Alright, I need this snake love potion Pa.”
”Papa will see you tomorrow night. Papa will come and bring you the medicine.”
”Why not now anyway, Pa?” face pouting.
”This banquet is not arbitrary, my son! It took a long process to make it and Papa needed the man's name to make his potion.”
”Hum? What was his name? Papa didn't hear it clearly. Try repeating, whisper again the name of the man!” tell the papa.
The head of the papa nodded in understanding after his son whispered back the name of the man. ”From his name, it looks like he's handsome.” guess the papa.
”Iya, Dong, Pa. If not handsome, not necessarily your son is crazy about him. Okay, Pa. I'll go home first. Thank you, the antidote.”
”Sama-sama, my son.” said the papa. ”You guys, take my son home.” his word to the subordinate.
”Good, Boss.” the subordinate executes the command. He escorted the boss' son home.
.. ..
At the priest's residence.
”We ate it how is this, Pa?” ask Ali's mother.
”We ate together in mushola only. Pity Andra if she comes down. His hands are not free to move.” replied the priest.
”Iya, Mother. The doctor also said that. Said the doctor's sister, at least bang Andra got an injection once again to neutralize the rest of his snake venom. And it seems, in an hour should brother doctor will come to give an injection on bang Andra.” said Ali.
”Then, Anisa, Ali, help mom pick up the food, take it to the mushola. Papa, go directly to the mosque.” Ali's mother said.
”Iya, Ma.” sahut them.
Anisa and Ali enter the house following the mother. The priest went to the mosque.
By mushola.
The priest looked around the mosque. He didn't see Andra and Viona there.
”Ah, slow down Vi..” scream Andra.
”Sorry, sorry, accidentally.”
The priest looked at the direction of the mosque toilet. He saw Viona was having a bit of trouble reaching Andra.
The priest approached them. ”Sini, let me help.” he took over Andra's body from Viona.
”Pak imam, let Andra sit leaning.” said Viona.
”Hum.” pak imam sits Andra quietly. ”In addition to your hands, it turns out that your legs are also injured. Why didn't you tell me your leg was hurt?” ask the priest.
”Yes, Mr. priest. At first, Viona did not know. Now this time when memapah Andra go to the new toilet Viona knows when she screams in pain to move her legs.” said Viona.
”Sick why are your legs? What's in snake bite too?”
”Not, Mr. priest. It was Andra's own fault. Andra who is not careful.” replied Andra.
”Eh, mom, Anisa, Ali, why is the food down here? Viona and Andra become troublesome mother.” said Viona.
”It's okay. We eat in the Mushola. I also want to feel how to eat in this slightly open place.” replied the mother.
”Then, Ali, you sit down. Let Viona help mom and Anisa.”
The priest nodded as his son, Ali looked at himself, asking for an opinion.
”Good.” Ali sat next to his father.
Anisa, Viona, and the mother go back down to get some food.
”Try me see the wound on your foot.”
”Ali, please lift up my trousers, the right one.” Andra said to Ali.
Ali according. He's raising Andra's trousers. ”Loh, how can you wound like this, Bang?” Ali was surprised to see the wound on Andra's shin.
”When I ran to the mushola, my legs tripped and when I fell, the knife I was holding hurt my legs.” Andra said.
”Why not talk Bang, if brother's leg is injured. Can all of you earlier brother doctor treat his wound Abang.” Ali's tirade.
”I forgot, besides I didn't realize that my leg was hurt. I don't feel the pain either. Right now, it just hurts.”
”Astaghfirullah, pretty big wound on your leg, Andra.” Viona was shocked and panicked to see the wound on Andra's leg. He quickly placed the dishes on the floor.
He took the wound medicine that was on the bookshelf. He's approaching Andra. ”The wound needs to be cleaned. Wait, Viona will clean the wound first.” Viona ran off in a hurry downstairs.
He took a small, delicate towel from inside his bag. Then he went to the kitchen, fetching warm water in small places. He'll go upstairs soon.
Slowly and carefully, Viona cleans Andra's wounds. Occasionally Viona blew it as Andra grimaced in pain.
Is this how it feels to be happy to be noticed, cared for, and worried by your own lover? I'm lucky to have Viona's affection. Thank you, Vi. For the love you gave me. Andra's mind.
Ali's mother, the priest smiled seeing Viona's panicked and worried face for Andra.
Andra's wounds are clean. Viona applied the wound medicine to Andra's wound. ”It's done.”
”Thank you, Vi.” said Andra sincerely.
”Sama-sama.”
”Because the wound has been treated, now is the time to eat. Come, eat.” take Ali's mother.
They also take food to eat. Viona takes food for herself and Andra. She feeds Andra and herself, alternately.
The priest smiled happily at the two people who understood each other.