Rania's Invisible Search
PART 184 FLASHBACKS 3.
This morning I woke up from sleep because of the sound of the alarm. Before the dawn prayer time ran out, I immediately carried out my worship. Rika's sleeping sister never woke up, so I prayed alone. After the prayer I made a warm tea and sat on the front porch of the room. Suddenly the figure of Narsih came in front of the big tree, he again glared at me. Gosh again always glared every time he forced his desire.
"All right, Narsih, I give you an hour before I get ready to go to the office. So don't follow me when I go to work, okay?"
Narsih's figure only nodded his head while smiling through the corners of his lips. Then he darted to my side and touched my shoulder, then the images of the past reappeared in my head.
Flashbacks.
Days passed quickly, Risma grew into a sweet girl with a tall body and not thin dry as before. She is now transformed into a jaipong dancer girl who began to be known by people. He became a jolly and spoiled figure, especially when with Narsih or Bardi. Although there is a little anxiety and worry, because Risam looks too confident and says ready to replace Narsih as the main dancer in the dance group Bardi. But Narsih is still positive, he considers Risma just a plain girl. Even sometimes Bardi also spoiled Risma too much. And they look joking like a pair of fathers and little children, both tickling and hugging each other. Although jealousy arose, but Narsih tried to brush her off with the thought of posting. Perhaps slowly love had grown in Narsih's heart for Bardi, so he began to be upset to see Bardi behave so to Risma. Finally Narsih reprimands Bardi, and asks him to keep his distance from Risma.
"Please don't spoil Risma too much, she won't grow up if treated like that continues." Narsih said with her lips pursed.
"Alright Narsih, I will follow your orders. I spoiled her for thinking of her like my own sister."
Either Bardi really respected Narsih's request, or he only hesitated to Narsih because in recent months Bardi continued to borrow money from Narsih to pay some dance members who were short of wages. And since then Bardi really changed not to spoil Risma anymore, and made the girl was surprised by the change in attitude Bardi. Risma keeps wondering if she made a mistake, so Bardi or Narsih slightly changed his attitude to her. But finally Risma got used to it, and acted as usual.
Risma looks painstaking keeping Sumpah at home when Narsih gets a dance job to various regions. Because these days the waste is often sick and needs someone to take care of it. Narsih felt grateful because there was a presence of Risma in his life, so he did not need to worry about leaving his Worship at home. One day, Narsih and Risma had to come to a village. Because the dance group led by Bardi got an invitation. But Narsih was anxious to leave her Worship alone, because she had trouble getting out of bed. Narsih eventually tried to cancel his departure. But Bardi warned of the threat from the Meneers and their Centengs.
"If you don't go there, there could be a problem with our dance group. The meneer can go berserk and do anything, if you don't fulfill his special request." Bardi's face with worry.
"Alright Mas, I will ask Risma to stay at home just to look after Simbah."
Risma who secretly heard the conversation immediately rejected Narsih's remarks. He proposed to leave Sewba to the next door neighbor only. Of course Narsih did not accept it, and was angry at Risma.
"I don't want to trouble anyone else, and I trust you more Risma. Just listen to me, next time you can dance next time.
"I don't want to ban you Ris, but you have to understand the situation. I don't want to go either and you could have replaced me, but what if the Meneers were angry that you replaced me. I promise that once Sumpah recovers, you can come dance with me again."
The look on Risma's face was disappointed, but she just lowered her head saying nothing. Narsih finally prepared to leave and say goodbye to his Worship, then he left the money to Risma, to be used during Narsih's departure. Narsih hugged Risma, and said that she loved Risma very much and was grateful that she was in her life. There was no reply from Risma, she just smiled through the corner of her lips. Like something he was thinking.
But a few days later, after Narsih finished dancing with Bardi's group. He was surprised to see the crowd in front of his house. Narsih panicked and rushed into her house. Seemed his body stretched out stiffly covered with a cloth of jarit. Risma was crying beside her corpse. Narsih just froze to see the figure he loved the most was gone. Suddenly Risma ran to embrace Narsih, and realized Narsih if at that time her Worship was completely gone. The much money that Narsih gets from the results of working feels free. He lost his only family.
Narsih's life was ruined after Simbah's departure for good. After that, Narsih can only surrender to deliver the body of Sewba to his final resting place. At the funeral, Risma was talking to Bardi. I don't know what the two are talking about, Narsih chooses to ignore it. And focusing on himself, he was too sad to talk to people and chose to go straight back home and lock himself in the room.
Narsih saw his money storage box, he again cried bitterly. Because of his intention the money in the box, he will use it to buy a piece of land for his Worship. But his intention was dashed because Simbah was gone. Tears of Narsih dripped over the pile of money in the box. A figure was watching Narsih from behind the veil of her room. Feeling that someone was watching him, Narsih closed the money box and put it under the bed. Then Narsih came out of the room and saw Risma rolling up the mats in the living room.
"Where have you been Risma? Why did you come home in the afternoon?"
"I am from the house of Pak Haji Mbak, will there be a study at home tonight. So I asked what was needed. I also saw Mas Bardi in the back of the house, but Mbak Narsih has not met Mas Bardi? He's helping with the firewood in the back."
"After the house why is he afternoon-afternoon with firewood?"
"Don't know Ma'am, that's Ma'am Narsih in the room all day?" Sahut Risma by hooking both eyebrows.
"You're not saying from Ris, yes I've been to the back first yes nemuin Mas Bardi." Narsih said as he stepped on his foot.
Narsih walked to the back of the house, the spatter made the ground a bit muddy. But Narsih still tried to find Bardi, and shouted to him. But suddenly someone pulled his hand, then threw his body to the ground. Then Narsih was dragged back to the muddled ground. Narsih's voice cries out for help, but a person who is not so clearly seen silences Narsih's mouth, then overlaps her body from above. So that Narsih had trouble moving, he was just trying to pull the face cover that person was wearing. But one of the men's hands managed to hold Narsih's hand tightly. There were faint footsteps approaching, but Narsih could not see clearly who had come to the place. And the man who was piercing Narsih's body clenched his hand, and hit Narsih's head hard. He made her head heavy, and Narsih was unconscious.
I was almost surprised to see Narsih lying with blood soaking her head. Was it the end of his life, but who was the one who hit him. And whose footsteps were approaching him. The figure of Narsih even covered in tears, he held his chest that felt tight. His figure took his hand off my shoulder, and he was covered in tears of blood. I could only breathe out a long breath, because I didn't know what happened next. But it seemed as if Narsih's figure was recalling her past wounds, and she felt devastated a second time. Whether the figure of Risma who had hurt her, or it was Bardi who had previously been behind her house.