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“Inong Balee? Why did they come here? It must be Bang Wan.” Leut Man said worriedly. After giving up the fish, Leut Man rejoined Abu and the other fathers. Both women monitored the movements of the men in the house.

Not long after, several soldiers came to Leut Man's house with full weapons.

“Assalamualaikum.” Speak to the soldiers from the door. I clenched Rendra tightly, the two women also looked anxious.

“Walaikumsalam.” Say us simultaneously.

They went straight into Leut Man's house. “We saw there are many people in Bang Man's house, so we want to check.”

The two women looked panicked, “This is my hometown, sir. They came to see us who were stricken by calamity.” Cheque Wan said, while Leut Man had been seen anxious by the existence of the two women known is ‘Inong Balee’.

“Male is just this?” Ask the soldier back.

“Iya, Sir. Only parents like us are still in the village.” Abu replied, which made the soldiers smile.

The two women finally went to the kitchen. I saw the anxiety on their faces and one of the soldiers was as if to code some of his men and it was clearly visible when some of his men went straight out.

The mothers who were cooking with laughter seemed unaware of the situation in the living room until finally the presence of the two women in the kitchen surprised them. “Give this to Cheque Wan!” Then the two women came out from behind the house and disappeared. Da Maneh took a peek as the two women disappeared, and how many minutes.

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There were twice the sounds of gunfire, without warning we all lowered our heads. The sound of a communication device hanging on one of the shoulders of the soldiers still sitting with us shocked me. It's like they mentioned some numbers and I don't understand. The soldier then looked at Abu and the fathers who came here.

“Do you know the two women?” Ask the soldier seriously.

“No, Sir. The car we were riding in was suddenly stopped by armed men in the middle of the road, after the two women boarded, we were told to go back.” Answer Abu.

“We got a report of a member of Inong balee coming here. And they managed to we sum up in the back garden. What need do they follow the Fathers?”

“We don't know, Sir. They stopped our car in the middle of the road then the two women got on and did not say a word.” Reply Bang Yusuf the transport driver.

From the direction of the kitchen, Cek Wan's wife along with the others entered the living room. Chek Wan's wife handed over the paper given by the woman. “Can I see?” Wan's cheque handed the letter to the soldiers who were still there.

“We are still waiting for the donation of Cheque Wan!”

“It looks like Bang Wan and the family are no longer able to return to the village. They are waiting for donations from Bang Wan.”

“Abang stay here, I'm afraid they will come again.” Leut Man.

The lunch that was filled with jest turned into anxiety because of the canned letter and the arrest of the two women who followed them.

Coastal areas are not too scary with other areas. In his village of Leut Man, people and soldiers lived side by side and there was rarely any contact with gunfire. So close, the soldiers were even invited to just eat lunch at the homes of residents. Arson or kidnapping is rare because to enter the coastal area many army posts are built so as to make it easier for them to identify anyone who enters and leaves.

Coastal areas also do not have rat roads like inland areas. The security forces also take a persuasive approach to the community so that without them asking questions, the people themselves say it directly and without them knowing of course.

For example, the soldiers every day come to one by one the houses of the citizens on the grounds of bercilaturahmi. Enough reason to make the community accept unsuspecting. They will be in the house for a while while observing the house and its inhabitants. They will ask about children or the work of the husbands and of course with tricks that are not realized by the community.

From such an approach they know the residents who inhabit the village. In the village of Leut Man is also still seen quite a lot of young people. Their work as farmers, salt makers until fishermen make them rarely exposed to calls to be rebels.

The average income of the villagers of Leut Man is from ponds, salt and fish. So, the young men who still have parents will refuse to follow the call-to-call to be warriors. “Sorry Bang, I can't come. No one helps mommy in salt kitchen.”

“Sorry Bang, I have to help you go to sea.”

“Sorry Bang, I have to take care of the pond.”

Such was the answer of the young men from the coast who refused to be invited to fight like the rebels. Even the young men could marry the girl from their village or the neighboring village safely.

“Man, we want to go to sea for a while. What can?” Da Maneh asked his sister.

I smiled shyly at Da Maneh, apparently let him be a chatty person and always talk as he pleased but he still remembers my wishes. “Come, I'm interracial!” Leut Man finally took us all to the sea. Although the weather was quite hot but the sea breeze that blew was quite soothing to us. I am the most enthusiastic human being of the rest. All the way we took on foot. My smile was hard to hold. I kept staring around like a person who had never seen the outside world.

Five minutes to reach the beach. “You need a picnic Bang Man?” Excited a soldier from the post located on the side of the road leading to the beach.

“My family from afar want to go to sea, Bang.” Replied Leut Man then walked back until finally the sound of waves and a vast expanse of sea unfolded before my eyes at this time.

“Download si Gam! Let him feel the sea sand.” Da Maneh told me. Da Maneh calls little Rendra with call ‘Gam’ which means male.

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