Voices From Other Realms

Harvesting due to sins

Anum and Dimas live in a modest house, a rented house belonging to Raden Prana.

Although simple, but the rental house has facilities that are quite complete, there is a well behind the house, bathroom, and cooking equipment is available in the kitchen.

Cooking stoves and piles of dry wood for cooking are readily available there.

The house they rented was not far from Ki Sowa's house.

Dimas was also given a job by Raden Prana, he was in charge of helping to take care of Raden Prana's cattle ranch.

By the time Dimas had gone to work, Anum felt like his stomach was wrapped around.

Anum lay in his room to rest.

"Maybe I'm too tired..," he murmured.

Anum tried to close his eyes, hoping that with sleep, the pain in his stomach could go away.

Anum fell asleep, and by the afternoon Anum had a dream...

"Anum.. I'm lonely here..," Raden Bondo came to Anum with a gaping wound on his back that penetrated to his chest.

"Kanda Bondo, you're dead..Why are you still bothering me?" asked Anum with a trembling body.

"I'm lonely.I'm so alone here that I'm tormented" replied Raden Bondo.

"Go Kanda Bondo.I beg you.let me live a quiet life," pinta Anum said.

" What? quiet life? how can I let you live quietly, while I die because of you!" point at Raden Bondo with a face full of anger.

"It's also your fault Kanda Bondo.why you were still chasing me back then" Anum replied.

"Because you have stepped on my pride as a man" Raden Bondo said cynically.

" It's not just my own fault, I'm not happy with our marriage" Anum said.

"But not by having an affair while you were still my wife" Raden Bondo snapped.

"That's because Dimas' mas is more able to please my heart," Anum defended herself.

"You have to pay for everything you did to me" added Raden Bondo.

"I have nothing to pay for it" Anum replied.

"Life debt must be paid with life, pay now." Raden Bondo said in a threatening tone.

" Don't." Anum turned and ran away from Raden Bondo.

"You can't run from me Anum." Raden Bondo chased after Anum.

"No..don't let go of me.." cried Anum still running.

Anum's breathing was panting, he was tired.

Anum looked back, Raden Bondo was still chasing after him.

Their distance was getting closer, Anum was getting sluggish.

Finally Anum was not strong enough to run, he stopped to take a breath.

Raden Bondo had arrived in front of him...

Raden Bondo's hand stretched forward, Anum thought Raden Bondo wanted to strangle him.

In fact, Anum's conjecture turned out to be wrong...Raden Bondo held out his hand to touch Anum's stomach.

"He will accompany me here." - Raden Bondo said with a grinning smile.

"No..don't.please let him go..," Anum said.

"Can't..the debt of life must be paid for life..," replied Raden Bondo.

"Take him off. forgive us...please.

"Yell as loud as you can.no one will be able to help you.ha.ha.ha..." Raden Bondo laughed.

Raden Bondo's eyes turned red, his face filled with resentment and anger.

Anum was helpless, he could only scream for help...

"Please ..anyone help me...," cried Anum.

Raden Bondo's hand gripped Anum's stomach, he squeezed it.

" Don't.

Raden Bondo didn't care, he laughed....

"Please..let him go..no.." Cold sweat has washed over Anum's body.

"Anum...Anum...wake up...you why?" Anum felt his body being shaken by someone.

Anum opened his eyes, he saw Dimas's face which looked very anxious.

"Wake up...it's late afternoon...you had a bad dream?" ask Dimas worriedly.

Anum woke up from his sleep, he rubbed the sweat that flooded his temple.

"Au...," Anum complained.

His stomach is getting sicker, it hurts a lot...

"Why Anum? your stomach hurts?" dimas asked as soon as he saw Anum holding his stomach.

"Oh..my stomach hurts a lot Dimas..." Anum screamed in pain.

"I'm going to find help.Sabar ya Anum," Dimas darted out of the house, he headed towards Ki Sowa's house.

"Ki Sowa's....Nyi...please Anum..," cried Dimas as soon as he arrived at Ki Sowa's house.

"Anum why?" ask Nyi Sowa.

"His stomach hurts...please help Nyi is there a child shaman here who understands?" asked Dimas nervously.

"Let's go home.I'm a child shaman here," replied Nyi Sowa.

Dimas was a little relieved, it turned out that Nyi Sowa was a child shaman...

The three of them rushed towards Dimas' house.

"Go straight to Nyi's room." Dimas immediately led them into the room.

Anum's face was already pale, he was holding his stomach in pain.

Nyi Sowa directly examined Anum, Nyi Sowa held onto Anum's pulse.

Nyi Sowa's face looks anxious, she then revealed Anum's return.

Nyi Sowa looked at Dimas.

"Your wife miscarried..," Nyi Sowa said quietly.

"What?" Dimas like being struck by a glycer.

"Patience yes.I will help remove the fetus from the stomach of Anum," said Nyi Sowa.

Anum who heard Nyi Sowa's words immediately cried.he had to lose their future child.

"Ki, please get me the potion that is at home...Anum had to drink it to clean up her womb" Nyi Sowa ordered her husband.

Ki Sowa then rushed back home to get the potion Nyi Sowa asked for.

"Hold ya Anum.we will take this fetus out" said Nyi Sowa.

Nyi Sowa then massaged Anum's stomach, Anum still looks in pain.

Blood clots appear to have come out...

Anum could not bear the pain, he lost his consciousness.

"Anum..Anum....," Dimas looked anxious.

"It's okay Dimas, the woman who had miscarried was indeed so..At a moment he must have immediately realized," Nyi Sowa calmed Dimas, while Nyi Sowa cleaned up the remaining blood.

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"Remove the potion" Nyi Sowa ordered Anum.

Dimas handed the freshly cooked medicinal decoction water to Anum.

Anum is still crying...

"Delay our future child Anum..do not cry again.now the most important thing you must quickly recover," comfort Dimas.

Anum gulped down all the medicinal decoction water given by Nyi Sowa.

"Remember Dimas, later the potion must be given to Anum for up to three days," ordered Nyi Sowa.

"Well Nyi...thank you for the help.we are very indebted to Nyi Sowa and also Ki Sowa," said Dimas.

"The same Dimas.don't think about it, the important thing is that Anum is healthy again quickly," replied Nyi Sowa.

Anum closed his eyes, feeling that he was getting a reward for the sins he had committed.

Anum took a deep breath, he had to feel the consequences of his actions.

He who has sown sin and is now harvesting the consequences of his sin.

Tears flowed from the corner of his eye...