Rania's Invisible Search
PART 46 THREAT OF CHARCOAL CANDIDATES
This morning the travel car that will take us to the village has arrived. We were preparing to get into it, suddenly Mbal Ayu ran after us with a backpack on his shoulder.
"Bude, Ayu can come, right? after Ayu thought all night what Rania said. Ayu needs time to think in a quiet place."
We were all surprised to hear Ayu's decision, suddenly he came to us without speaking first. But Bude only showed his smile, and said there was no problem for us, if Mbak Ayu came with us to the village.
"But Nduk, did you say goodbye to the people at home? then how's your job?" Bude Walimah stroking long hair Ma'am Ayu.
"Later, Ayu will send a message to the school. For the family in this house, let Ayu just think, how to talk to them. Honestly, Ayu doesn't trust all the families."
"Yes, we go straight in. Pity the other passengers are waiting" said Wati as she got into the car.
I just kept quiet and said nothing, whether to be relieved or not with the presence of Mbak Ayu with us. I should have been relieved, because Madam Ayu would have stayed within my watch. But this feeling is getting worse, as if something is threatening.
Plaac!
Ayu's mother patted me on the shoulder, she raised her chin up. Code with her body gestures, to ask why I was just sitting in the car.
"It's okay, Ma'am, I have a lot to think about."
"Including my thinking huh? sorry yes Ran, because of the will of the late mother, you so bothered to think about me." said Mbak Ayu with a sad face.
"No, I'm glad I could help you. Delivering one's last message is a noble task because not everyone can do it. I am grateful to be able to carry out that trust. Not everyone has the talent that I have, so thank you for what I can do right now. As long as it is useful for others, God willing I will keep going. The important thing is that Maak Ayu must be sure of himself, if Mbak Ayu will not fall into the practice of false science. I'll keep helping you Ma'am, as long as I can and can." you said with a smile.
"Thank you Ran, you've helped me so much. Though you never know the late mother, but you want to run the message to take care of me. Actually I follow you guys away not without reason, besides I feel uncomfortable with the situation in the house. I also felt watched by them, as if I were a prisoner. Do not know why, after the events of those people, the atmosphere of the house became somewhat different. Luckily they didn't wake up when I decided to go with you. Maybe the clothes I brought were incomplete, notar anterin I bought some underwear in the market huh? there's no way I'm minjem daleman to you guys."
"Dih Mbak Ayu, why do you think daleman everything anyway? your life is being threatened, you even think of buying daleman in the market everything." said Wati by hooking both eyebrows.
"You mean I have to be sedodorant don't use that?" mbak Ayu replied staring from a spoon of eyes.
I could only laugh at the conversation between the two. Wati is so, sometimes like to melt the atmosphere. The two were still arguing over underwear. While I went back to silence and thought of something that stuck in my heart. As if knowing the restlessness of my heart, Bude Walimah clasped my hand, then nodded her head.
"Calm down, God willing, everything will be fine."
"Bude, is it okay if Madam Ayu comes with us to the village?"
"God will not happen anything Nduk, the group no one knows where Ayu went. After all, no one knows where our village is."
"Hopefully Ayu is fine Rania. Wasn't he wearing a pendant from his late mother?"
"It is precisely what Rania is worried about the people in our Village. During this time the group tried to find Mbak Ayu to make him the stakeholder. After they managed to find Mbak Ayu, he just left. Wouldn't that be a big deal for them. For sure the group will do various ways to find Mbak Ayu. And I don't know what they're going to do, given Mbah Karto's sick condition. There will be no one to protect the villagers from the rampage of the Leak followers. Not to mention if the name Charcoal Candidate comes, everyone's life can be threatened." I explained with a trembling voice.
Without us knowing, it seems that Mbak Ayu secretly listened to our conversation. He cried and apologized to us. Because he does not know if his presence with us to the Village, will invite big problems for the villagers. I feel bad to say it all, because seeing the reaction of Mbak Ayu who is so sad and feel guilty.
"Better Ayu get off here, Bude! Ayu doesn't want to make everyone wretched. If Ayu knew this from the beginning, it was better for Ayu to stay in that house alone."
"Don't Ma'am! I grabbed onto Madam Ayu's hand by shaking my head.
"You better go to the village, if only for a few days. Maybe everything will remain fine, I will also feel calm if you are in my view. Sorry to make you anxious with my words, I don't mean anything. Sorry yeah?"
"It's okay, Rania. I understand your anxiety. So it's only natural that you talk to Bude. But what stuck in my mind was the man who manipulated my mother into ending her life. Surely that person was very familiar with the nature of mother, until that person nekan mother to end his life. I intentionally went with you to reflect on that. Who knows, I could get a clue from my next thought. Thank you very much is very good to me." said Mbak Ayu by hugging me.
Wati heard interrupting the conversation, she was surprised to see us hugging each other in the car.
"We are arriving soon to the village. You guys are even engrossed in hugs without me" Wati said with her lips pursed.
Bude Walimah smiled her smile and embraced Wati by pinching her cheek.
"You never changed Wati's trinket."
Seen a yellowing rice field out there. Some farmers are busy working on their fields. Some plough the fields or burn dry grass in the corner of the rice fields. I inhaled a deep breath, feeling the typical air of the countryside.
Travel car through the gate welcome. Yes, welcome to Rawa Belatung Village is big. I remember the first time I came to this village. There are many experiences that I will never forget until now. But there is something different about my return this time, because there will be no figure of Sewba who will welcome my arrival. Without any tears, I sent al-fatihah to the late Sewah. May he be calm in the realm of eternity, Amin.
...Hopefully what worries Rania does not happen, and Mbak Ayu can find the answer to her curiosity. ...
...Connect. ...
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