The Three Chosen
335. Remembering you
After hearing ‘curahan hati’ Sukun and his friend, Faiq and Shera also say goodbye by bringing Ratih with them. Memed only resigned to see the departure of Ratih who was the longest occupant in the boarding house.
Memed recalled the time he first knew Ratih. At that time he saw Ratih was dragging his suitcase on the road while looking to the right and left as if he was looking for something. Memed who happened to be standing in front of the house greeted him.
“ Find whose home address is Mbak..?” asked Memed kindly.
“ Oh, don't search sir's address. I again nyari kost house...,” said Ratih while rubbing sweat on his face.
“ Hostel, mom is not here.?” tanya Memed while observing Ratih from head to toe.
“ Yes Sir, I'm not here. I worked at a company far away from here. So I search the boarding house that is deket from the office so that it does not cost anymore..,” said Ratih while smiling shyly.
“ Oh that. The house is also empty. Find another tenant. But if Mbak only needs one room only maybe I can prepare..,” said Memed at the time.
“ Really Sir. Thanks for that...,” said Ratih happy while observing the house behind Memed.
“ Both Ma'am. Let's go in...,” take Memed while opening the gate.
Ratih followed Memed while dragging his big suitcase. Train looks amazed by the house that will be
his place.
The house looks very large, has striking colors, a spacious courtyard with a beautiful small garden. Only the building is a little irregular shape like a patchwork. But overall the house is very worthy to be occupied because it is quite large and clean.
“ How Ma'am, are you interested in staying here.?” asked Memed after he finished showing the condition of the house to Ratih.
“ God willing I want here Sir. But the price is not expensive, sir.” pinta Ratih.
“ Mbak just calm, especially for Mbak Ratih the price is given cheap. Because Mrs Ratih is the first person who wants to host here. Ntar also invite other friends to want to kost here yes Mbak..,” said Memed.
“ Ready Mr. Memed...,” said Ratih while giving his thumbs up to make Memed smile.
Then Memed showed me the room that Ratih would occupy. After putting the bag in the room, Train went out of the room to meet Memed.
“ If the house is so big it is not good to rent, why not make costs and aja Pak. It is good for income every month. In addition, nolong people also have difficulty living in Jakarta are rich I gini..,” said Ratih.
“ Yes Mbak. I agree with Ratih. I'll make an announcement as soon as possible so I'll calm down. Just for the info, Ma'am, I don't live here. I only come twice a day, morning and evening to check the condition of the house. So if there is a rich problem of dead faucets, broken doors and so on, Mbak Ratih can say directly the same I..,” Memed explained.
“ Keep Me Alone Sir..?” ask Ratih.
“ Yes Mbak. Why the...?” ask Memed.
“ If you live alone in this big house I don't want Sir, I'm afraid. Better I find another boarding house aja deh..,” said Ratih while preparing to return to the room he just occupied to take the bag he put there.
“ Ok deal. I agree...,” said Ratih with a smile.
And since then Ratih helped promote the boarding house to his friends. Ratih also helped Memed put up a banner at the gate to make it easy for people to know. Within a week the boarding house became more crowded. All the rooms in the house were filled. It makes Memed happy because finally the house entrusted to him now managed to make money.
“ All because of the hard work Mbak Ratih..,” Memed said with a smile.
“ I don't admit anything sir. I just helped promote myself to my friends at the office. Because deket from the office and the price is cheap, so this house has many enthusiasts.
“ Yes, but thank you Mrs Ratih has helped me promote this house. Now the house is rame and warm..,” said the memed who is called Ratih.
Memed rubbed his face for being sad considering his friendship with Ratih while in the house. Because among the many residents of the boarding house, only Ratih is familiar with it and wants to share it with him.
Memed also remembered when Ratih complained if he was disturbed by the subtle creatures waiting for the house. Initially Memed was in disbelief and tried to comfort Ratih. But when Ratih almost cried telling me everything Memed tried to distract.
“ Maybe Mbak Ratih misbehaved.” said Memed at the time.
“ I could not have seen wrong Sir. Kan I haven't slept when the shadow and the voice flashed in my room.” said Ratih riled.
“ But others relax. The ghostly time is picky. It's not that the ghost wants anyone. Strangely enough horror, the time of the thirteen hostesses is only Ratih Mbak who feels bullied by ghosts.
Memed's words offended Ratih, but he could not force Memed to believe him because no one believed his words.
“ It's up to Mr. Memed to believe it or not. But if continuously disturbed rich gini better I just move to another place Sir..,” said Ratih while removing tears that dripped on his face.
“ Don't Mbak. Please be patient yes, let me find a pinter person to ngusir ghost..” said Memed.
“ Really Yes Sir..?” tanya Ratih who is called Memed.
“ Yes Mbak...,” sahut Memed assured Ratih.
But unfortunately Memed only promised and never seriously looking for ‘pinter’ people he meant earlier. While Ratih still continues to tell about the mystical disorder he experienced during his stay at the boarding house. But then Ratih said nothing. Afterwards Memed never again heard Ratih's complaint.
Unbeknownst to anyone including Memed, at that time Ratih was frightened by the threat posed by an invisible creature when he wanted to get out of the house. Indeed, Ratih was forced to obey the creature's desire to stay in the boarding house for fear that the creature would hurt himself and his family.
“ If there was anything I could do to help you, I would. But I also don't want my Wife's Son abandoned just for defending your interests Ratih..,” muttered Memed while closing the gate of the boarding house after Faiq's car drove away from the place.
Memed knows if the ghost that bothers Ratih is the ghost waiting for the house. Memed is helpless because of him
he also needed money to support his life and his family. So far Memed is believed to take care of the big house with a very large salary so that Memed can support his family better. Memed is worried about losing his job if he helps Ratih stay away from the ghost of the house guard who is ‘mainan’ the owner of the house.
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